Week of May 13: High School Season Concludes/Mont Pentathlon
High School Season Completed! Congratulations to all our senior group high school swimmers on a very successful high school swim season. Orinda Aquatics swimmers did an outstanding job representing their high school teams all season with great season ending swims at their league meets, NCS and OAL championships and at the CIF State meet this past weekend. We are looking forward to a very successful summer long course season.
Workout Note: we will continue with the high school season workout schedule thru the end of May (one addition-the Friday PM Senior Group workout will be back in the schedule). Current Workout Schedule (thru end of May)...
2024 Summer Workout Schedule - All Groups (overview of the general summer workout schedule)
Senior Group this week (no dryland this week):
- AM's this Week: Friday AM ONLY (Monday & Wednesday-None)
- PM's (Mon-Thurs):
- Sr4: 3:50-5:20
- Sr2/3: 5:20-6:45
- Friday PM: 4:00-4:30 meeting; 4:30-6:00 Swim All
- Saturday AM: 7:30-10:00
Junior Group:
- Monday - Thursday: 6:45-8:00
- Friday PM: 6:00-7:30
- Saturday AM: 8:15-10:00 (no dryland)
- Sunday: MONT Pentathlon @ Soda
MONT Pentathlon:
- Warm-ups: 7:30
- Team Timing: We are responsible for 4 chairs of timing & 2 Officials. MONT Timing & Officiating Sign-ups...
- Team Shirt: RED
OUTSIDE THE POOL:
- Coach Donnie - Heading to China. Later this week, Coach Donnie will travel to a conference in China as a guest speaker. His presenatations include a Level 5 Coach Certification Course on Coach Professionalism that he has been developing as well as a parent talk about swimming and college.
- Pac Swim Record: Cruz Tamayo swam a 27.25 in the 11-12 boys 50M Fly at the SRVA meet Sunday, breaking the PacSwim Record. Congratulations Cruz, and awesome job by his teammates cheering him on!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Aaron Peirsol Clinic - Tuesday May 28th @ Soda (Aaron Peirsol Clinic Flyer...)
- Saturday, June 1: Kick-Off the Summer LC Season Workouts
- SAVE the DATE: TEAM BANQUET, Tuesday, July 30th @ St. Perpetua in Lafayette (More Details to Follow)
MEET SCHEDULE & ENTRY INFORMATION: Team policy is that swimmers stick to the approved team meet schedule and only enter meets listed for their swim group. 2023-24 Meet Schedule (updated 3.25.24)....
MEET ENTRY NOTE: Before entering ANY meet, be sure the meet is on our TEAM meet schedule and be sure your swim group should is supposed to enter. DO NOT enter meets blindly (it impacts our team & official requirements when swimmers enter meets and then do not attend). CHECK the meet schedule FIRST before entering any meet!
May:
Coach Entered: George Haines International Meet, May 24-27, Morgan Hill. Coach Entered for Senior Group Swimmers that Qualify.
June Meets:
ClOSED: CROW Sr Open Long Course, SUNDAY ONLY!, Heritage High School. SUNDAY ONLY - do not enter Saturday Events. Optional/Recommended for all Sr Group & Jr3 swimmers. Highly optional for Jr2 qualifiers.
STILL OPEN: OAPB C/B/BB+ Long Course, June 8&9, Soda Center. Team Meet - All Swimmers. Enter as soon as it opens - it will fill fast.
Team Hosted: OAPB Senior Open Long Course, June 22&23, Soda Center. Team Meet for ALL 13&up's and 11&12's that meet the Senior Open time standard. Enter as soon as it open - will fill fast.
July Meets:
14&un Age Group Champs (hosted by TERA). July 12-14, Concord. Peak/Shave meet for ALL 14&un Qualifiers.
LCM Summer Sectionals (hosted by TCA). July 18-21, Novato. Peak/Shave meet for All Qualifiers.
Team Hosted: OAPB Summer Finale Invitational, July 27&28, Soda Center. Long Course Session & Short Course Session. Season ending Peak/Shave for ALL Swimmers.
*HOW to ESTIMATE LONG COURSE TIMES (for New to LC swimming and returning swimmers)....
BEYOND THE POOL:
SWIMSTRONG DRYLAND (SSDL):
NEW Upcoming Swimstrong Webinars:
- Athlete Educational Webinar: Prepping for College Swimming: How to Crush Your Fuel Plan with a Busy Schedule. Sunday, May 19 @ 4PM
- Parent Educational Webinar: Athlete Mental Health - Presented by "Be Better". Sunday, May 19 @ 5PM
Orinda Aquatics Swimmer Weekly Wellness Survey (Senior Swimmers should fill out weekly)...
RESTOIC MENTAL TRAINING APP (link)... To sign up for the app free, you will need the team log-in and password.
MERCHANDISE:
Team Apparel/Equipment: Order apparel/team gear or equipment online at Conejo SwimWorks Team Store....
MISC:
USA Swimming Registration: All swimmers must have current USA registration.
- 18-years-old or soon to be 18-years-old athletes:
- Once you turn 18, you must create own SWMM's membership account.
- You are required by USA swimming to take the Athletic Protection Training (APT) course. The course is free and can be access online in your SWMM's account under the Education Tab.
MASTERS CORNER:
Masters: For Information on the Regular Orinda Aquatics Masters program or Open Water swimming, please email New Master's Coach Orin Bentley and visit the Orinda Aquatics Masters Website...
