Paseo Aquatics - News & Notes - Week of March 3, 2014
MASTERS SUNRISE SESSION IS BACK!
Paseo Aquatics is bringing back the MASTERS SUNRISE SESSION for all you early birds (or fish, as the case may be). Times are as follows:
Turnout for the first session was fantastic!
Please contact Coach Mikaela ([email protected]) if you are interested in signing up.
COASTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
A huge shout out to the swimmers and coaches who braved the unbelievably stormy conditions this weekend at the COASTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS in Ventura.
With torrential downpours, Gale Force winds and cold temperatures, our swimmers battled every element thrown at them and emerged triumphant.
And testimony to their hard work and dedication, it was many of our younger swimmers who shined on such a cloudy weekend, including:
CAMRYN CARTER - 1st in the 50 Free! Also dropped in the 50 Breast and 50 Back.
REBECCA RIETZEL - 100 Free
KAITLYN PACK - 200 Free
TAYLOR TOLEDO - 1st in the 50 Breast!
KAITLYN GREINER - 50 Breast
And again-- a round of applause to COACH HEATHER and COACH MIKAELA who saw these swimmers through every stormy lap.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY POLAR PLUNGE
Our first annual St. Patrick's POLAR PLUNGE will take place SUNDAY, MARCH 16th, to serve as both a team building and fundraising event.
By now all Paseo Aquatics Swimmers should have received a SPONSOR SHEET to be used for recruiting Sponsors. Each Sponsor will pay a sum based on the number of Gold Coins their swimmer collects. Each coin is worth 50 CENTS.
On the day of the Plunge, each swimmer will gather as many coins from the pool for as long as they can withstand the water temperature (the heaters will have been turned off for 3 days!).
Once a swimmer leaves the pool, he/she will take their collection of coins to the official counter, who will determine how much money was earned.
Each Sponsor for that respective swimmer will then pay total amount due to the Paseo Aquatics program.
We will have food prepared by the club, a LEPRECHAUN filling the pool with coins, prizes and more!
This is going to be an exciting and fun-filled event. Family members and friends are welcome to join in the festivities.
Feel free to speak with me or any of the coaches if you have any questions.
FAR WESTERN ZONE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The following swimmers have qualified for the FAR WESTERN ZONE CHAMPIONSHIPS-- an Invitational Meet comprised of the top swimmers on the West Coast.
This represents the very last Short Course meet of the 2013/14 season. It is a highly competitive event-- and these athletes have achieved very fast time standards in order to qualify. Please congratulate:
The Far Western Zones will take place APRIL 3-6, 2014 at the MORGAN HILL AQUATICS COMPLEX in MORGAN HILL, CA (15 minutes south of San Jose).
Swimmers should have informed COACH CHRIS as to whether or not they intend to compete.
For those committing to the event, COACH CHRIS will sit down with you individually this week to finalize your entries.
Travel information will be confirmed for those swimmers and families who have committed to the event.
TEAM MEETING - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12TH @ 4:30PM!
The next Team Meeting will take place on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, 4:30PM at the PASEO POOL.
Topics will include our first LONG COURSE MEET, the FAR WESTERN ZONES, team practices as they relate to HIGH SCHOOL swimming, final details on the POLAR PLUNGE and much more.
Please make every effort to attend.
