AWARDS BANQUET

Sherry Mueller

AWARDS BANQUET

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you have imagined. – (Henry David Thoreau)

On Sunday, September 14, we held our first ever Annual Awards Banquet.  It was a smashing success  thanks to the support of our families.  The food was fantastic.  It sure looks like we have quite a few “Italian Chefs” on the team besides some very committed swimmers.

Thanks so much also to our  parents who helped with the setup, cleanup, and coordination.  I was totally gob smacked by how fast and efficient everything went. 

This awards banquet was to acknowledge those swimmers who went confidently in the direction of their dreams.   They worked hard in practice, showed up for swim meets, and are living the life they are imagining.

This is only the beginning. 

PERFORMANCE AWARDS

These swimmers worked hard in practice, competed in most of the swim meets, and excelled in their performance.  These awards are based solely on performance data.  All season performance data is available on our web page under the Performance tab / Team Performance

Swim Meet Attendance

Victory attended 25 swim meets this past season.  Not all swimmers qualified for all 25 but could qualify for at least 16.  We used 16 swim meets as the baseline.  Swimmers who attended at least 50% of these meets were acknowledged with Attendance certificates and medals.

Congratulations to … in order of percentage of meets attended:

Aaron Virgen-Caloca: # Meets Attended - 20 (125%);  Zarek Cabral: # Meets Attended - 18 (113%);  Roy Nicasio: # Meets Attended - 16 (100%);  Regina Estrada Maravilla: # Meets Attended - 16 (100%);  Elijah Dailey: # Meets Attended - 15 (94%);  Izay Cabral: # Meets Attended - 15 (94%);  Keith Johnson: # Meets Attended - 13 (81%);  Connor McAleer: # Meets Attended - 13 (81%);  Sid Gauchan: # Meets Attended - 12 (75%);  Myla Martinez: # Meets Attended - 12 (75%);  Ayden Cuevas: # Meets Attended - 11 (69%);  Jack Adams: # Meets Attended - 10 (63%);  Charles Emery: # Meets Attended - 10 (63%);  David Vasquez: # Meets Attended - 10 (63%);  Sammy Bahena: # Meets Attended - 9 (56%);  Jeremy Bustamante: # Meets Attended - 9 (56%);  Bella Lira: # Meets Attended - 9 (56%);  Leonardo Salgado: # Meets Attended - 9 (56%);  Jeanette Adams: # Meets Attended - 8 (50%);  Temi Oyefeso: # Meets Attended - 8 (50%);  Milan Ruvolo: # Meets Attended - 8 (50%);  Ryder Costa: # Meets Attended - 8 (50%);

USA Swimming IMX

These swimmers received their USA Swimming certificates during practice. USA Swimming’s IM Xtreme Challenge (or IMX) is a national program that encourages all-around athlete development.

The events to qualify for an IM eXtreme score are:

10 & Under: 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM
11-12: 400 Free (LC) or 500 Free (SC), 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM
13-18: 400 Free (LC) or 500 Free (SC), 200 Back, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM

These swimmers completed all 5/6 extreme events.  We are acknowledging their amazing accomplishment.

  • Keith Johnson: Age 11, Score 1282; and Age 12, Score 1282;
    Jack Adams: Age 11, Score 1074

USA Swimming IMR

USA Swimming also acknowledges those swimmers who completed all 5 events in the IM(R)eady challenge.

The events to qualify for an IMReady score are:

10 & Under: 100 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 IM (SC) pr 200 IM (LC)
11-12: 200 Free (LC) or 400 Free (SC), 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 IM (SC) pr 200 IM (LC)
13-18: 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM

These swimmers completed all 5  SCY IM Ready events and are awarded IMR Certificates by USA Swimming.

Connor McAleer:  Age 17,  Score 2782;    Regina Estrada Maravilla:  Age 15,  Score 2505;    Regina Estrada Maravilla:  Age 14,  Score 2136;  Izay Cabral:  Age 15,  Score 1848;     Izay Cabral:  Age 16,  Score 1795;    Aaron Virgen-Caloca:  Age 14,  Score 1606;    Zarek Cabral:  Age 13,  Score 1605;    Zarek Cabral:  Age 14,  Score 1490;    Elijah Dailey:  Age 9,  Score 1381;    Keith Johnson:  Age 11,  Score 1329;    Keith Johnson:  Age 12,  Score 1329;    Elizabeth Devine:  Age 15,  Score 1317;    Elizabeth Devine:  Age 14,  Score 1293;    Jack Adams:  Age 11,  Score 1084;    Ryder Costa:  Age 16,  Score 969;    Bella Lira:  Age 14,  Score 964;    Bella Lira:  Age 15,  Score 964;    Sarah Alexander:  Age 17,  Score 919;    Sarah Alexander:  Age 18,  Score 919;    Faith Rodriguez:  Age 14,  Score 871;     Faith Rodriguez:  Age 15,  Score 871;     Roy Nicasio:  Age 12,  Score 839;     Jeremy Bustamante:  Age 14,  Score 732;     Sid Gauchan:  Age 15,  Score 628;     Roy Nicasio:  Age 13,  Score 520;     Jeanette Adams:  Age 8,  Score 357;    Jaime Phillips:  Age 10,  Score 293;     Jasmine Martinez:  Age 15,  Score 34;     Josie Osborn:  Age 12,  Score 5.

These swimmers completed all 5  LCM IM Ready events and are awarded IMR Certificates by USA Swimming.

Connor McAleer: Age 17, Score 2780;  Izay Cabral: Age 16, Score 1765.

Most Improved (Time Drops)

  • Regina Estrada Maravilla: Most Improved - Team;
  • Roy Nicasio: Most Improved - Age Group;
  • Temi Oyefeso: Most Improved - Age Grp Dev

Best Points

  • Aaron Virgen-Caloca: Top Points;
  • Roy Nicasio: Best Points Age Grp;
  • Temi Oyefeso: Best Points Age Grp Dev

ACHIEVMENT AWARDS

Rising Stars

These swimmers showed consistent performance improvements and are the future of our championship and senior teams.

  • Jeanette Adams;
  • Izay Cabral;
  • Zarek Cabral;
  • Ayden Cuevas;
  • Charles Emery;
  • Roman Garcia;
  • Sid Gauchan;
  • Myla Martinez;
  • Faith Rodriquez;
  • Silas Sims;
  • David Vasquez

True Grit Award

True grit involves having the inner strength to face intimidating situations, overcome fears of failure, and persevere through obstacles

  • Elijah Dailey

Mental Toughness Award

Player who is most eager to learn and apply feedback,  Manage challenges, stress, and pressure while maintaining a positive and resilient outlook

  • Bella Lira

Keeping It Positive Award

Has the overall best attitude on the team.  Win or lose, they help to lift everyone’s spirits. This player award is for someone who’s always helping keep the mood positive.

  • Leonardo Salgado

Sportsmanship Award

Has shown the best sportsmanship throughout the sports season. Never getting upset when they’ve had a bad meet, always cheering on the rest of their team, ensuring everything is fair.

  • Roy Nicasso

Coaches Awards

  • Coach Loren - Aaron Virgen-Caloca
  • Coach Jamie - Keith Johnson;
  • Coach Jamie - Sammy Bahena

Thunderbolts of the Year Awards

  • Male - Connor McAleer;
  • Female - Regina Estrada Maravilla

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDEMENT

Commitment to Excellence Award

  • Coach Jamie

WRAP UP

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. – (Walt Disney)

Although we don’t have awards for our parents we know that they inspire their swimmers and give them the courage and support they need to make their dreams come true.  We are eternally thankful for our wonderful  parents.  You make our team’s dreams come true!

And, of course, we couldn’t do it without our incredible coaches!  Kudos to our coaches!

GO THUNDERBOLTS

GMA Sherry