SHST Weekly Report - June 12, 2023

Tina Fruhauf

Morning Practices have Begun & Onto Our Last Dual Meet

HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS

Summer Morning Practice Schedule runs through Thursday, June 22nd

11 & Ups           7:00 AM - 8:10 AM

9 & 10's             8:10 AM - 9:00 AM

8 & Unders        9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Remember NO practice, Friday June 23rd. Come to the team Pancake Breakfast and Pups meet - a highlight of the season! 

Recap: SHST @ the Novato Riptide - Saturday 6/10

The Sea Lions traveled to Novato to face the Riptide for another chilly away meet and swam their way to another win!  Swimmers kept warm with ramen noodles and hot breakfast sandwiches while cheering on their teammates to victory.  The team had many individual successes, with 171 best times, and 122 swimmers with at least one best time!  Way to go Sea Lions!  Bark, bark, bark, bark…!

TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS:                                                                                           

  • Magdalene Arenas (Girls 9-10) 50 Back, 50 Fly, 100 IM
  • Elsa Kastner (Girls 11-12) 50 Free, 50 Fly, 100 IM
  • Holly Hovey (Girls 13-14) 50 Free, 50 Breast, 100 IM
  • Nate Greenberg (Boys 13-14) 50 Free, 50 Fly, 100 IM

BIGGEST DROPS:  

  • Hayden Waskow - Event 10 girls 11-12 50y free   -:10.51
  • Stella Tchakalov - Event 18 girls 9-10 50y back      -:06.15
  • Finn Porter - Event 19 boys 9-10 50y back            -:06.06
  • Ellie Muenzen - Event 16 girls 8&un 25y back      -:05.59
  • Thea Ryder-smith - Event 28 girls 9-10 50y breast -:05.37
  • Soren Scozzaro  - Event 47 boys 8&un 100y i.m.  -:04.10
  • Hazel Prescutti   - Event 6 girls 8&un 25y free       -:03.98
  • Cristina Lucchese - Event 36 girls 8&un 25y fly     -:03.96
  • Oliver Muenzen - Event 9 boys 9-10 50y free        -:03.74
  • Kate Wuertz - Event 20 girls 11-12 50y back         -:03.70
  • Amanda Parlette - Event 16 girls 8&un 25y back  -:02.96
  • Sanne Kostecki  - Event 24 girls 15-18 50y back   -:02.78
  • Cormac Quinlan - Event 27 boys 8&un 25y breast   -:02.78
  • Siena Bermak - Event 18 girls 9-10 50y back         -:02.71
  • Mabel Murphy  - Event 8 girls 9-10 50y free         -:02.69
  • Charlie Bennett - Event 17 boys 8&un 25y back   -:02.64
  • Sonia Berberich - Event 20 girls 11-12 50y back   -:02.51
  • Sebastian Sobieraj - Event 29 boys 9-10 50y breast -:02.46
  • Charlie Bennett - Event 37 boys 8&un 25y fly       -:02.41   

Best time ribbons from Saturday’s meet vs. Riptides will be filed later this week. Similarly, ribbons and medals from Sunday’s All-Star meet will be filed later this week. As usual, if you think you’re missing a ribbon, please make a note of it on the clipboard near the ribbon boxes, or email our Awards Chair. 

Complete meet results are attached and can also be found on the website.

 

 

Recap: All Stars Meet - Sunday 6/11

The Sea Lions were back at Redwood High School to face the top qualifiers across the Marin Swim League in the annual All Stars Meet.  Despite the clouds and arctic breezes on Sunday, the Sea Lions cheered on their teammates in an exciting meet.  The excitement began promptly with our 8 & Under Medley Relay team finishing first!  Great work Julia Hyer, Aero Holt, Hollis Brasch and Soren Scozzaro. Overall, the meet saw 7 Redwood High School pool records broken and 249 best times!  Our Sea Lions broke 2 of those pool records, and saw 44 best times, with 32 Sea Lions earning at least one best time!  What an inspiration these swimmers are!  Congratulations, Sea Lions!

POOL RECORDS:

  • Nate Greenberg (Boys 13-14) set a new RHS pool record with his 50Y Freestyle in 23.03, breaking the old record set in 2014 of 23.11.  Huzzah!
  • Nolan Andrews (Boys 13-14) broke his own record, setting another new RHS pool record for the 50Y Backstroke in 27.01!  Way to go, Nolan!  Again!

TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS:

Congratulations to the following Triple Crown winners – not an easy feat when facing the fastest swimmers in the league!

  • Elsa Kastner (Girls 11-12) SHST 50 Free, 50 Fly, 100 IM
  • Nate Greenberg (Boys 13-14) SHST 50 Free, 50 Breast, 100 IM

TOP TEN TIMES:

  • Sanne Kostecki (Girls 15-18) further secured her 8th spot on Sleepy Hollow's Top Ten with her improved Fly time of 28.36

BIGGEST DROPS:  

  • Lucius Holt - Event 47 boys 8&un 100y i.m.  -:03.85
  • Schuyler Hill - Event 51 boys 11-12 100y i.m.  -:02.78
  • Charlie Bennett - Event 37 boys 8&un 25y fly   -:02.19
  • Sanne Kostecki  - Event 14 girls 15-18 100y free  -:01.61
  • Julia Hyer - Event 36 girls 8&un 25y fly   -:01.51
  • John Fahy - Event 19 boys 9-10 50y back -:01.44
  • Olive Crossley - Event 26 girls 8&un 25y breast  -:01.43
  • Gabriel Porter - Event 33 boys 13-14 50y breast  -:01.21
  • Justin Tachiki - Event 33 boys 13-14 50y breast  -:01.20
  • Sanne Kostecki - Event 54 girls 15-18 100y i.m.  -:01.03
  • John Fahy - Event 9 boys 9-10 50y free  -:01.01
  • Julia Hyer - Event 26 girls 8&un 25y breast -:01.01
  • Charles Wolf - Event 13 boys 13-14 50y free  -:00.98
  • Olive Crossley  - Event 46 girls 8&un 100y i.m. -:00.87
  • Magdalene Arenas - Event 18 girls 9-10 50y back -:00.82
  • Charles Alberton - Event 37 boys 8&un 25y fly -:00.81
  • Winston Olson  - Event 29 boys 9-10 50y breast  -:00.70
  • Nate Greenberg - Event 33 boys 13-14 50y breast  -:00.61
  • Charles Wolf  - Event 43 boys 13-14 50y fly  -:00.60
  • Hunter Panzica  - Event 21 boys 11-12 50y back   -:00.58

Complete meet results are attached and can also be found on the website.

 

Declare NOW for our AWAY meet against Swimmarin - Saturday 6/17

Please sign up now for next away meet on Saturday, June 17th at San Rafael High School. SHST Warmups begin at 8:00 am, volunteer check-in and timer meeting are at 8:00am, National Anthem is at 8:25, and the meet starts promptly at 8:30!

Remember the deadline is Tuesday at midnight prior to every meet!

HOW TO DECLARE FOR DUAL MEETS:

All swimmers must sign up to ATTEND or DECLINE the meet and select the events they want to swim: 

Group 1 swimmers can only sign up for Freestyle and Backstroke.

Group 2, 3, & 4 swimmers can sign up for 3 events but only if they have mastered the strokes. (If you are not sure, contact coach Mark.)

 

Visit our website to read detailed instructions about how to declare, click on “Meet Sign Up”. If your child is not swimming in the meet, PLEASE DECLINE in the sign ups so we do not have to contact you. (You must do this for each meet!)

 

Click here to sign up for the Meet now!  

 

 

MSL Championship Meet - Saturday, June 24th

Remember EVERYONE swims at Champs!  (There are NO qualifying times like there are for All Stars.)  Please come for this truly exciting meet at College of Marin’s IVC campus in Novato. It is the culmination of our swimmers' hard work this season when we swim against every other MSL team. The Sleepy Hollow Swim Team has won Champs for 27 years in a row and we have every intention of keeping this incredible streak going! More detailed information about the Champs meet will be sent soon!

AND REMEMBER EVERYONE MUST VOLUNTEER if your child is swimming. 

There is a hard cut off for signups next MONDAY at NOON. We will not be able to late register you as it is not our team putting together the heat sheets.

Click here to sign up for the Champs Meet now!

 

Champs Dinner - Sunday June 25th!

Mark your calendars for our team's fabulous end-of-season CHAMPS DINNER on Sunday, June 25th.

The whitewater splashing, the barking of sea lions, the smell of the snack bar grill.  We have been enjoying such an amazing swim season!  We are all so grateful at how seamlessly it has run.  Watching the kids earn their yellow PR ribbons, drawing "eat my bubbles" on each others backs, shaking hands over the lane line after each race.  We couldn't be more proud. 

Now it is time to celebrate all that hard work and dedication! The Champs Swim Meet is like nothing you've been to before, unless of course you have been to one before ☺.  The very next evening we invite you all to join Coach Mark and Coach Paul, and your fellow teammates to commemorate the end of the season with one last dinner.  Come break bread and celebrate our amazing kids on Sunday, June 25th! 

We, your Champs dinner committee, are very much looking forward to hosting this event.  Doors will open at 4:30pm to give everyone time to come in, hang out, play some yard games, and settle in before dinner is served.  Dinner will begin at 5:00pm.  Coach Mark will lead the awards ceremony after dinner, where each and every swimmer gets their moment to be personally congratulated.  Special awards will be given to a few swimmers that made their mark this year. Then we'll finish up the evening with desserts brought by our amazing volunteers (you all) and a video to showcase the unforgettable moments from this swim season.  

You don’t need to bring your suit and towels, just your end of season spirit (and some brownies, fruit, cookies or other to share please!).

Please click here to let us know if you plan to attend the Champs Dinner- this will help us plan!  If you already know you'll be attending, please purchase your tickets here!

 

Team Photos in the Ribbon Boxes

Team Photos are filed in the Ribbon boxes.  Oversize photos are in a labled box next to the boxes.

 

Open Board Positions

Are you loving the swim team?  Are you interested in becoming more involved?  We have Board positions opening for next season, so now is the perfect time to learn more about the leadership roles that will become available. Please email [email protected] if interested!

 

June Fun!

Friday, June 23: Pups Meet & Pancake Breakfast!

While the entire team has been practicing and racing this season, we have little Sea Lions just starting out through the Pups program. On Friday, June 23 we get to see all of the Pups’ hard work pay off at their very own home meet where they race each other and get a little sense of what these Sea Lion meets are all about. Come to the pool and support our soon to be Sea Lions at this adorable and special event! We can cheer on these Pups as they swim and race each other. Come enjoy the last day of the season with pancakes and sausages, followed by a lot of cheering for this year's Pups. Breakfast is served for the 10 & Unders starting at 8:00 AM, followed by the 11 & Ups at 8:30 AM. The Pups meet starts at 9:00 AM.  There is no SHST practice that day.  

Friday, June 23: 11+ Shave Down

All 11 & Ups are invited to come to a Shave Down & Pasta Potluck Dinner to get ready for Champs. Shaving is a ritual swimmers perform before a big meet to reduce frictional drag and get into a fast mindset! And don’t worry, if you don’t want to shave you don’t have to! Come have fun with your teammates and carbo-load before Champs!

If you do want to shave, please bring your own razor and shaving cream. We'll have buckets of water and band-aids on hand in the unlikely event of a nick. Dinner is a Pasta Potluck so each family is asked to send their 11+ swimmers with food to share. Please CLICK here to RSVP, and click on the "What to Bring" link to choose your item.

 

Congrats to our Swimmers of the Week!

PLEASE do not remove the photos from the frames.  You will get your child's SOTW photo in the ribbon box after is it taken down. Thank you!

Group 1: Andie Parlette and Beckett Hamerski

Group 2: Soren Scozzaro and Hailey Hey Hey

Group 3: Finn Porter and Emily Dahnke

Group 4: Colette Holt and Zach Williams 

 

IMPORTANT DATES FOR ALL SWIMMERS

Monday, June 12th: Practices change to mornings (see below)

Saturday, June 17th: Dual Meet against Swimarin (AWAY meet - Sign up here))

Wednesday, June 21st: High School Dinner

Friday, June 23rd: Pups meet and Pancake breakfast

Friday, June 23rd: 11 & Up Shave Down

Saturday, June 24th: MSL Champs Meet @ IVC (No qualification needed - everyone swims!)

Sunday, June 25th: Champs Dinner @ the Sleepy Hollow Clubhouse

 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

 

Recap: SHST @ the Lucas Valley Lightning - Saturday 6/3

The Sea Lions made their way to Lucas Valley to face the Lightning on Saturday, and came away with an exciting victory that saw pool records broken, and many new top finishers! The warm day must have brought out the competitive edge, as we saw Easton Williams, Keaton Williams, Jack Soule (double winner!), Toby Jax Alan Frates, and Olive Crossley swim incredibly fast and score points for our team! The Sea Lions had a whopping 168 best times, and at least 121 swimmers with at least one best time!

POOL RECORDS:

  • Congratulations to Holley Hovey, who smashed the Lucas Valley pool record in the Girls 13-14 50Y Freestyle 25.39 (old record 25.85)!
  • Nate Greenberg also broke a pool record set in 1989 (23.65), in his Boys 13-14 50Y Freestyle with a time of 23.42!
  • And finally, Nolan Andrews continues his record-breaking journey by breaking the Lucas Valley pool record in the  Boys 13-14 50Y Backstroke with a time of 27.01.

TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS:

  • Benjamin Wolf (Boys 11-12) 50 Free, 50 Breast, 50 Fly
  • Maggie Arenas (Girls 9-10) Back, Fly , and the IM (Achieved on June 20th)

BIGGEST DROPS:

  • Winship, Jane - 8 & Under Girls 100 IM -25.07
  • Lucchese, Cristina - 8 & Under Girls 25 Fly -12.24
  • Parker, Emerson - 9-10 Girls 50 Breast -8.47
  • Holt, Lucius - 8 & Under Boys 100 IM -7.36
  • Tchakalov, Stella - 9-10 Girls 100 IM -6.39
  • Prescutti, William - 11-12 Boys 50 Breast -5.44
  • Vyenielo, Maya - 9-10 Girls 50 Breast -4.57
  • Carroll, Josephine - 9-10 Girls 50 Breast -4.56
  • Muldoon, Luke - 8 & Under Boys 25 Free -4.47
  • Endress Giese, Caleb - 9-10 Boys 50 Free -4.44
  • Smoot, Imogen - 11-12 Girls 50 Free -4.44
  • Koonce, Emma - 9-10 Girls 50 Breast -3.97
  • Gidirim, Anton - 9-10 Boys 50 Free -3.61
  • Ordonez, Nathaly - 9-10 Girls 50 Free -3.61
  • Manning, Isla - 9-10 Girls 50 Free -3.6
  • Loveman, Sebastien - 8 & Under Boys 25 Free -3.51
  • Farber, James - 8 & Boys Under 25 Free -3.48
  • Skaff, Thomas - 9-10 Boys 50 Free -3.44
  • deGrassi, Cory - 9-10 Girls 50 Breast -3.32
  • McGoldrick, Koa - 9-10 Boys 50 Back -3.06
  • Sobieraj, Sebastian - 9-10 Boys 50 Free -3.02
Congratulations to our awesome swimmers!
 
Heat and Best Time Ribbons from Saturday's meet will be available in the ribbon boxes starting today and look for  Medley and Free Relay  ribbons later in the week.  If you have any questions please reach out to Molly Coughlin @  [email protected]  .  Thank you!

Complete meet results are attached and can also be found on the website.

Thank you Dixon Family...

For sponsoring our High School Dinner this year

2023 Photo Library

Have you seen the incredible shots by our amazing photographers?  Check out the whole 2023 library on our site!

What's in those Ribbon Boxes?

Colored Heat Place Ribbons: Ribbons from dual meets are available in file boxes on the snack bar. Each swimmer has a file (sorted alphabetically by last name) - please only remove your child's contents and instruct your child to do the same. Place ribbons are awarded to all 12 & Under swimmers in all heats and events. Ribbons have a sticker on the back with the event, time and place.

Yellow Best Time Ribbons: If your swimmer earned a Best Time in one of their events (meaning the swimmer got a faster time in a particular event than the swimmer has previously swam in a dual meet in the same season) they will receive a yellow Best Time ribbon.  Swimmers 14 & Under are eligible for Best Time ribbons, and they can turn them in for yellow stars which can be sewn onto their swim team sweatshirts.  If a swimmer swims 2 individual events in a meet, he or she can earn a star once he or she has earned two Best Time ribbons; if a swimmer swims 3 individual events in a meet, he or she can earn a star once he or she has earned three Best Time ribbons. The ribbons do not have to be earned within one meet and they do not have to be for different events. 

If you feel your swimmer is missing a ribbon or has an incorrect ribbon, please email our Ribbons Chair at [email protected]

DQ Slips: A slip could mean a suggestion from a stroke and turn judge or a DQ.  Treat these as learning opportunities…  read the slip with your child, communicate with the coaches, and help your child learn how to improve their strokes.  

Swimmer of the Week Photos: Photos will also be filed in the box after they are pulled from the board (do not remove them from the board yourself – thanks).

Read more on our website on ribbons, best times, DQs, and other awards.

Summer Camp at San Domenico with Coach Mark & Coach Paul

Coach Mark and Coach Paul are running super fun water polo and swim camps at San Domenico this summer.  Click here for more details and to register.

Consider a Donation to SHST

As a volunteer based non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, we rely on swimmer registration fees and generous donations to help us operate while maintaining and building upon our incredible community. Donations specifically help us do this while expenses and costs continue to rise. Donations to our team also help us fund the many FUN events that we host during the season where kids build camaraderie and get to know each other outside of the pool (movie nights, karaoke, casino night, etc). 

Every dollar and donation counts! You can donate ANY amount to our team HERE, and/or donate/sponsor a specific Fun event HERE. Your donation will be tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. 

We would like to thank the Dricken/Jaeger Family for sponsoring 9/10 Karaoke Night,   Zamira Solari Realty for sponsoring the team's Fun Fridays, the Mullen Family for sponsoring our 9/10 Movie Night, Ghiringhelli's Pizzeria for sponsoring 8&U Movie Night, the McMaster/Dixon Family for sponsoring Ice Cream at Team Photo Day!  Thank you also to the Grimm/Spooner Family, the Singleton Family, and the Tchakalov Family for thier contributions to the team. We appreciate your generosity and support!

Practice Details

Practices are Monday through Friday and swimmers may attend as often as they like. Our coaches recommend that swimmers attend practice at least three days a week in order to progress throughout the season. Click here for more information.

Questions regarding your child's practice group should be directed to Mark Anderson.

Practice Schedule

Swim practices start on Monday, February 27th and go through June 9th. 

Group 1             4:00 PM - 4:40 PM

Group 2             4:40 PM - 5:25 PM

Group 3             5:25 PM - 6:15 PM

Group 4             6:15 PM - 7:25 PM*

*on Fridays Group 4 practices from 6:15 PM - 7:10 PM

Practices will change to the morning for June 12th - June 23rd.  Practice schedule is:

11 & Ups           7:00 AM - 8:10 AM

9 & 10's             8:10 AM - 9:00 AM

8 & Unders        9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Please be sure you have read the important rules/guidelines about swim practice here:

  • We ask that parents of groups 3 & 4 not hang around the pool deck/watch practices.
  • Due to the nature of the landscaping, we ask that all swimmers wear shoes when entering the site to keep the pool clean.
  • Practices will change from the afternoons to the mornings starting Monday, June 12th.
  • For more information, please read Getting Prepared for Practice.

Parking and Driver Safety

Please be aware of increased pedestrians and bikers around the Clubhouse, with the start of swim team. Be very careful when walking along and crossing Butterfield Road. Help teach our Sea Lions to be responsible pedestrians and bikers. If driving, slow down and focus. When dropping off your swimmer and/or parking for practice:

  • Do not park in front of the Clubhouse, this is strictly for drop off.  

  • Park perpendicular (not parallel) in the gravel spaces to maximize space for other people.

  • Please don’t ever park in the no parking zones across from the Clubhouse or in the handicapped parking spot in front of the Clubhouse - not even to wait for your swimmer after practice/if you remain in the car.

  • Please do not let your child "jump quickly out of the car" in the middle of the road.  This is not safe!  Please take the extra minute and use the drop off circle.

  • Use the walkway on Butterfield from Katrina Ct. to the clubhouse.  

  • Remind your swimmer(s) not to walk behind parked cars. 

  • Do not block driveways or mailboxes.  Please be respectful of our neighbors! 

  • Please return the crossing flags to their bin on the telephone poles after each use. 

  • And again, please slow down, and watch out for Sea Lions and parents crossing Butterfield and riding and walking in the bike lanes. These Sea Lions are all of our children!

Bikes

 

As we partner with the Sleepy Hollow Homes Assocation to increase safety along Butterfield Road, we encourage families to bike to and from practice, if your child is ready for this.  As a community, we are working to decrease the number of cars along Butterfield Road. If you bike, please remember:

  • Please use the bike racks outside of the main black gate and do not block the Fire Zone/No Parking area. 
  • Don’t forget to bring bike locks! SHST and SHHA are not responsible for lost or stolen bikes.​

No Dogs

Please remember that the Sleepy Hollow Homes Association forbids dogs at the Clubhouse and pool area.  Swim team families MAY NOT BRING DOGS to practices or meets.  Dogs may not be tied up or left outside the gates and fence in front of the Clubhouse, even if you are just running in to drop off your swimmer. Please help us abide by this SHHA rule and leave your dog at home. Thank you!

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