Meet schedule updates; Pictures

From Coach Julie:

A few reminders and schedule changes:

Saturday, December 1st:
Practice "A" team: 10-11am (warm up before meet)
Practice "B" team: 10-11:30am

Meet ("A" team only) AWAY at Harrison (Louis M. Klein Middle School). Please arrive by 1pm. Start time is 1:30pm.

PLEASE NOTE DIRECTIONS ARE TO LOUIS KLEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL.


Let Julie know ASAP if you cannot attend/need to leave early etc. We need all A members! Deck space is limited, so please bring a lock for a locker.


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There are also some additions to the season's meet schedule.

The Sunday, December 16 Relay Carnival at WCC, is an "A" priority. Warm-ups start 12 noon.

The Friday, December 21 Meet away at Ossining Recreation, is a "B" team priority, with some "A" age groups. Start time is 6pm.

The Saturday, January 5 meet is a Tsunami Intra Squad Relay Carnival, 10-12pm at Mark Twain. For All team members.


A big Thanks to Donovan for the excellent pictures. Remember, the Tsunami blog is a great place to post encouraging pictures, video or commentary about the team. Just use the links on the right to email me.

Good luck Tsunami!

Results: Tsunami 245, Tarrytown 238 (Nov 17)

From Coach Julie:

Congratulations to the Tsunami Swim Team on their second win of the season today over Tarrytown YMCA. Thank you to all parent volunteers for your continuing help.

The team has been working very hard during practices and today's meet reflected this. Numerous personal-bests were established as well as new team records. I am quite pleased with their performances!

Click here for the full meet results: Pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Congratulations to the following swimmers on breaking team records:

*Julia Rohan, breaking her own record, 8's 100IM (1:39.07)

*Jasmine Bennett, 14's 100 Free (1:01.16)

*Adonis Fortunato, breaking his own record, 12's 50 Free (29.11)

*Dean Kuldraree, 14's 100 Free (58.43) AND 14's 100 Breast (1:17.31) old record set in 2005.

*Boys 12 and under 200 Free Relay 2:09.18 (by 5 seconds!):

Pierce Butler, Marco Gobbatto, Adonis Fortunato, Thomas Heubel.

Reminder:

No practice Wednesday-Sunday for Thanksgiving.

Lost and Found - Updated

Add comments to this blog post if you lost or found something.

We will post as items are added.

You can also find the Lost and Found post anchored on the top right of the blog under the "Upcoming event" section.

Speak to Coach Julie if you think one of the lost items is yours.

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** Have you seen...?
** Boys flippers/goggles: Thomas had them in the locker room and when he went to put them in his bag they were gone.
** Boys suit, size 28: (see comments section)

Thanks.

Swim-a-thon: Miles and miles of laps!!!

Congrats to every Tsunami swimmer for their tremendous effort during this years Swim-a-thon fund raiser. Its more than just a test of endurance -- its a testament to the team's dedication and commitment.

As usual, every team member gave their all in the pool and should be proud of their contribution to raising awareness of the team's new season, as well as helping to fund everything from new team equipment and technology to social activities.

More than 25 swimmers swam over 2 miles, and 9 Tsunami logged more than 200 laps.

Wow. Talk about hard work.

A special word of thanks goes to the parent and family members who helped in this effort, not the least of which includes recording each lap completed by the swimmers, and encouraging them to reach for and surpass their goals.

Click here for an alphabetical list of each swimmer's laps.

All told, the team earned nearly $6,500, which is perhaps double our previous high.

Here are the top 5 contributors:
1. Chris Fell $508
2. Aine Collum $475
3. Dee Dee Hone $400
4. Brian Robotham $337
5. Cahsiya McGregor $300

Way to go Tsunami swimmers and parents.

The Wave: The Tsunami Newsletter

Here is a digital version of the newsletter distributed by Coach Julie. Click on it for a larger version and share it with your friends and family!

Results: Tsunami 288, Yonkers YMCA 190 (Nov 3)

The Tsunami team sprung to life on Saturday for the launch of its 5th year, in a home meet against fellow Yonkers-ites at the Yonkers YMCA. In the presence of parents, family and Mayor Amicone, the Tsunami kick-started the season with a win.

Check out these pictures from the meet, and a video of the final relay
(at bottom of this post).

From Coach Julie:

Congratulations to the Tsunami Team on our first win of the season against Yonkers YMCA. Final Score: Tsunami 288, Yonkers Y: 190. I would like to thank everyone who helped out on Saturday. The mayor was really impressed with the program and plans to return to our meets in the near future.


Congrats to the following swimmers on establishing new team records:

*Thomas Heubel AND Adonis Fortunato: 12 Boys 50 Freestyle 30.37
*Julia Rohan: 8 Girls 100IM 1:40.84

-Relays-
18 U Girls 200 Medley Relay 2:09.69 (broke old record by 3 seconds):
Jasmine Bennett, Natalia Sikora, Jen Cato, Deandra McQueen.
12 Boys 200 Freestyle Relay 2:14.32: (broke old record by 4 sec)
Pierce Butler, Jonathan Cato, Adonis Fortunato, Thomas Heubel

(For the all-time Tsunami Records click here for Men and here for women. In the future look for the 'Results and Record' tab on the right side of the blog).

For full statistics for the Tsunami versus Yonkers YMCA meet, click on these pages.
(I'll try to get it all on one page next time): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6


Here is the video of the 18 & Under Mens and Womens relay.
See you in the pool. Oh and don't forget: No practice on Monday.

Lets Get it Started!

The first meet for the Tsunami team is Saturday morning, and there will be a special guest.

From Coach Julie:

Saturday is our first meet against Yonkers YMCA. Please note that this is an "A" priority meet. The "B" team is invited to come and watch.

Please arrive by 8:45am for our 9am warm ups. Susan Campanile has arranged for Mayor Amicone to come and start the first race of the season. It should be a very exciting event-please come and cheer the team on....Family and friends are invited!!

Best of luck to all the swimmers on the start of what is sure to be a special season.