MINDSET – Being Thankful

Sherry Mueller

MINDSET – Being Thankful

Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience.  (Roy T. Bennett)

On Dec 6-7 15 of our swimmers set out to qualify events for WAG at the CCAQ A/BB/B SCY Last Ditch WAG swim meet.  After a 4 day break to give thanks for all their blessings our team was ready to meet the challenge head on.  WOW!  What a great experience our swimmers had.  And many new WAG qualifying entries.  These swimmers qualified events for WAG

  • Owen Bonadiman - 100 Breast (Qualified),  50 Free (Bonus), 50 Fly (Bonus)
  • Orion Castro - 100 Breast (Qualified),  500 Free (Qualified),  100 Free (Qualified), 200 Free (Qualified)
  • Zarek Cabral - 200 Free (Qualified )
  • Elijah Dailey - 100 Breast (Qualified)

We had one swimmer who came so close to qualifying 2 events I just had to give a thanks shoutout to Keith Johnson.  He picked up 3 new BB times.  What an experience!

Here’s the amazing performance of our team!

TEAM RECORDS:

Our swimmers repeatedly demonstrate the highest level of personal performance as team records continue to be broken.  The latest records to fall are:

Individual Team Records

  • Orion Castro (13-14 200 Free);
  • Orion Castro (13-14 500 Free);
  • Elijah Dailey (5-10 100 Breast)

NEW TIMES

More typical are the swimmers exhibiting personal excellence by moving up the time standards from C to B, or to BB, or to A, or to WAG / Age Group Champs (Spring and Summer formerly JO).  These swimmers demonstrate their hard work pays off.

New BB Times

  • Dallas Acosta (15 & Over 100 Breast);
  • Izay Cabral (15 & Over 100 Fly);
  • Zarek Cabral (13-14 100 Back);
  • Elijah Dailey (5-10 100 Breast, 50 Back);
  • Keith Johnson (11-12 50 Back, 50 Fly, 50 Free)

New A Times

  • Zarek Cabral (13-14 100 Free);
  • Orion Castro (13-14 500 Free)

New AA Times

  • Orion Castro (13-14 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Free);

CHAMPIONSHIP TIMES

New WAG

  • Owen Bonadiman (15 & Over 100 Breast);
  • Zarek Cabral (13-14 200 Free, 100 Free);
  • Orion Castro (13-14 100 Breast, 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free);
  • Elijah Dailey (5-10 100 Breast)

TIME DROPS

BEST TOTAL TIME DROP was earned by Orion Castro with a total ( -40.86).  BEST SINGLE TIME DROP was also earned by Orion Castro for dropping (-26.56) for his 500 Free. 

Getting those harder to get time drops are: 

Orion Castro (-40.86);  Zarek Cabral (-6.82);  Elijah Dailey (-6.20);  Izay Cabral (-5.63);  Aaron Virgen-Caloca (-4.83);  Dallas Acosta (-3.88);  Keith Johnson (-3.74);  Charles Emery (-3.67);  Owen Bonadiman (-2.9);  Ayden Cuevas (-0.85);  Bella Lira (-0.49);  Rolando Nicasio (-0.28)

IMX EVENTS

Recognizing our swimmers who stepped up to the IMX Challenge events.

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

IMX Challenge Achieved

These swimmers picked up the final event(s) they needed to complete all 5 events of the IMX Challenge for their age.  They qualified for the IMX Certificate from USA Swimming.

  • None

New IMX Swims

These swimmers added these new events to their IMX challenge for this season/age.

  • Orion Castro (13-14 500 Free);
  • Elijah Dailey (5-10 100 Breast);
  • Regina Estrada Maravilla (15 & Over 200 Breast);
  • David Vasquez (15 & Over 200 Breast)

AWARDS & POINTS

Our  15  swimmers brought home 23 awards.   5  1st place,  2  2nd place,   4  3rd place,  6  4th place, 3 5th place, 3 6th place.  These are our 1st thru 6th place winners.

1st place

  • Zarek Cabral (13-14 200 Free);
  • Orion Castro (13-14 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Free);
  • Regina Estrada Maravilla (15 & Over 100 Free)

2nd place

  • Zarek Cabral (13-14 100 Back);
  • Orion Castro (13-14 500 Free)

3rd Place

  • Owen Bonadiman (15 & Over 50 Free);
  • Regina Estrada Maravilla (15 & Over 100 Fly, 200 Breast);
  • Bella Lira (15 & Over 50 Free)

4th  Place

  • Zarek Cabral (13-14 50 Free);
  • Orion Castro (13-14 100 Breast);
  • Elijah Dailey (5-10 100 Breast, 100 IM);
  • Charles Emery (13-14 200 Back);
  • Aaron Virgen-Caloca (15 & Over 100 Fly)

5th  Place

  • Izay Cabral (15 & Over 200 Free);
  • Zarek Cabral (13-14 100 Free);
  • Elijah Dailey (5-10 50 Fly)

6th  Place

  • Dallas Acosta (15 & Over 50 Free);
  • Owen Bonadiman (15 & Over 100 Breast);
  • Izay Cabral (15 & Over 100 Free)

POINTS

Our swimmers earned a total of 492 points.  Taking TOP POINTS at this meet was Orion Castro with 92 points followed closely by Zarek Cabral with 75 points.

Congratulations to all our point getters.

Orion Castro (92);  Zarek Cabral (75);  Elijah Dailey (56);  Regina Estrada Maravilla (52);  Keith Johnson (39);  Owen Bonadiman (37);  Izay Cabral (33);  Charles Emery (23);  Aaron Virgen-Caloca (21);  Elizabeth Devine (20);  Dallas Acosta (16);  Bella Lira (16);  David Vasquez (8);  Rolando Nicasio (4)

TOP 10 BEST TIMES

(All Top 10 Times can be found on the web under the Performance tab)

New Top 10

Placing their event in the ALL TIME TOP 10 PERSONAL BEST TIMES for the first time are:

  • Dallas Acosta (15 & Over 100 Breast);
  • Izay Cabral (15 & Over 200 IM);
  • Zarek Cabral (13-14 100 Fly);
  • Aaron Virgen-Caloca (15 & Over 100 Back)

Top 10

Updating their personal bests in the ALL TIME TOP 10 PERSONAL BEST TIMES are:

Dallas Acosta (15 & Over 50 Free);  Owen Bonadiman (15 & Over 100 Breast, 100 Free, 50 Free);  Izay Cabral (15 & Over 100 Fly,  (15 & Over 200 Free);  Zarek Cabral (13-14 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back);  Orion Castro (13-14 500 Free, 200 Free, 100 Free, 100 Breast, 50 Free);  Elijah Dailey (5-10 100 Breast, 50 Back, 50 Fly);  Charles Emery (13-14 200 Back);  Keith Johnson (11-12 50 Back, 50 Fly, 50 Free, 100 IM);  Bella Lira (15 & Over 50 Free);  Aaron Virgen-Caloca (15 & Over 100 Fly)

RELAYS

We did not have any relay events at this meet.

WRAP UP

“Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are.” (Bethany Hamilton)

Everyday I am thankful for the gift of my children, grandchildren and all the swimmers who call me GMA.  I am thankful that God gave me the ability and health so I can dedicate my retirement years to help swim teams provide the health and mental fitness benefits of swimming to hundreds of kids. 

I am thankful for the parents who dedicate their time, energy, and resources so their kids have the opportunity to grow into well-balanced adults. 

And lastly, I am thankful for the coaches who dedicate their time and energy, rain or shine, heat or cold, to support and prepare our kids for a better life.

Giving gratitude brings me peace, abundance, and clarity and transforms ordinary moments into something special, making my life feel complete.

GO THUNDERBOLTS

GMA Sherry