Tsunami 274, Mt. Vernon 252 (Dec 15)

From Coach Julie:

Great meet on Saturday against Mt. Vernon!! Final Score: Yonkers Tsunami: 274, Mt. Vernon: 252. I will check for new records this week. Thank you to all parent volunteers!!! Mike McNamara was the winner of the 50/50 and has graciously given it back to the team. Thank you Mike!

Several relay members were missing at the end of the meet on Saturday. I ask that the swimmers do not get dressed until the conclusion of the meet. We can't miss these races!Congratulations to everyone who has been working really hard these past few months.

We're off to a fantastic start as we head into the conclusion of thefirst half of our season. Keep it up!

(Here are the results sheets from the MV meet: Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)


In total, eight new records were broken; four boys and four girls:

*Dean Kuldraree, breaking his own record for the third straight time this season, 14/u 100 Free (57.47).
*Ruben Carambia, breaking a record set in 11/2005, 18/u 100 Breast (1:22.37)
*Niamh Butler, breaking a record set in 3/2005, 10/u 50 Backstroke (40.16)
*Michelle Sikora, breaking her own record, 12/u 50 Breast (39.91)
*Girls 12/u 200 Medley Relay (2:21.44) (-2 seconds!):Roxanne Carambia, Aysha Rivas, Karlett Morel, Michelle Sikora
*Girls 18/u 200 Free Relay (1:54.59) (by almost 3 seconds from last meets record!):Jasmine Bennett, Natalia Sikora, Deandra McQueen, Eleanor Daugherty.
*Boys 12/u 200 Medley Relay (2:26.93....old record was 2:33.61 from last meet!!):Pierce Butler, Joshua Gonzalez, Jonathan Cato, Adonis Fortunato
*Boys 18/u 200 Free Relay (1:44.76....-3 seconds off last meets record!)Dean Kuldraree, Ruben Carambia, PJ Hiraldo, Michal Lengowicz.

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!


From Frank:
I want to wish everyone the best of holiday seasons, full of happiness and good fortune for your families. Enjoy the holiday party and lets get ready for a great second half!
(Thanks to Donovan for the pictures!)

The Wave - December Edition

Thursday Practice Cancelled

From Coach Julie:

Practice has been canceled tonight, Thursday December 13th. Yonkers Public Schools are closed due to the weather.

See everyone on Saturday at 7:50am at Mark Twain for our meet!

Be ready to swim fast!

Reminder: Meet on Saturday

From Coach Julie:

Please note the time change for the meet this Saturday, December 15th at Mark Twain. Warm ups have been moved up to 8am and the meet will begin promptly at 8:30am. Please arrive by 7:50am.

I need ALL swimmers (A and B) to attend, as Mt. Vernon has always been a great match up (the meets for the past two years have come down to a matter of a few points). Both teams are looking forward to another exciting meet! (Ed: here is a link to last year's meet results.)

Please note that it is expected of all team members stay on deck in their suit until the conclusion of the meet. In the event that your child becomes ill and cannot attend, please notify me asap (by phone if less than 24 hrs).


(PS -- From Frank: Sorry I haven't posted the results from the last meet. I will as soon as possible.)

Tsunami in the news: December 3 & 4 (UPDATED)

From Coach Julie:

Check out today's sports section in the Journal News.

The Tsunami Swim Team is featured! Congrats and special thanks to our publicist, Susan!

(click on the clipping to see a bigger version, and for a scan of most of the rest of the page, click here. fp)

Also, tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 4th, practice for the "A" team will be for 2 hrs, from 6pm to 8pm.

UPDATED: (picture on right)

Dean, Ruben and Michael were also in Tuesday's Journal News as a part of the Yonkers Boys High School Team at the County Relays. Click on the picture, or here for a larger version.

Go Tsunami!