Revised Practice Schedule

Practice for tomorrow, Saturday, 12/20 has been canceled.

Next practice will be Monday, 12/22. NO practice Tuesday.

PRACTICE TIMES:
-Monday 12/22-"B" team is 6-7:15, "A" team is 6-8pm. (last one before break!)

Holiday Break Schedule
-No practice 12/23-12/28
-Monday, 12/29 11-1pm "A", 11-12 "B" and "C"-Tuesday, 12/30 9-11 "A", 9-10 "B" and "C"
-Wednesday, 12/31 11-1 "A", 11-12 "B" and "C"

Practice will continue as normal on Monday 1/5./09!

Meet Cancelled!!!

The meet scheduled for tonight, December 19th, meet has been cancelled!

The Mt. Vernon HOME meet is rescheduled for Saturday, 1/24/09. Warm ups are 8am at Mark Twain.

Meeting Results Have Been Added to the Blog

The Rye meet results and record holders (as of November 23rd) have been added to the blog under the Results and Records Section (which you can find by scrolling down and looking on the right-hand side of this web page).

The time trials and Tarrytown meet results as well as all future results will be added as they are received.

RSVP for the Holiday Party

The Holiday Party has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 from 4:30-6:00pm at Murray's Ice Skating Rink 348 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers NY 10710.

Please RSVP to coach Julie JUBA224@yahoo.com or Norman Fell nfell@transitcorp.com

Meet Change!!!

MEET CHANGE: Please change your calendar- the January 10th Meet (home) vs. Yonkers YMCA has been CHANGED TO Friday, January 16th (home) with a 6pm warm up.

Congratulations to the Tsunami Swim Team on their 280-200 win over Tarrytown on Saturday!

Thank you to all parent volunteers. The meet results are posted at the pool. An electronic copy will (hopefully) be attached later this week. Ribbons will also be distributed later this week as well.

Congratulations to the following Team Record Breakers!

Angelina Campanile, breaking a record from 2004, 8/u 25 free: 16.79
Jasmine Bennett, breaking her own record, 18/u 50 back:33.15
Leandro Faraon, 18/u, 100 IM: 1:08.54
Brian Heubel, breaking his record again this week (and breaking 40!), 12/u 50 Breast: 39.56
Adonis Fortunato, breaking his own record from last meet, 14/u 50 Fly 29.48

Congratulations to everyone who achieved PB's (personal bests), and we hope to see many more next meet!

The Next Swim Meet is at Home this Saturday, December 6th against Tarrytown

Please be advised that the meet for this Saturday, 12/6 at Mark Twain has been moved up to 8am warm ups, and 8:30am start.

Please notify Julie if you CANNOT be in attendance.

Other news:
-Team uniforms will be handed out this week during practice, as well as ribbons from the Rye meet.
-Only parent volunteers will be allowed on deck during the meet. Swimmers are to remain with the team for the duration of the meet.
-The meeting for moms/girls (info sent from Julie Paxman two weeks ago) that was scheduled for last Monday has been moved to 12/8 at 6pm at Mark Twain. Please contact Andrea at Parks if you have any questions.
-A practice schedule will be handed out for the December/January break (soon!).
-Payment for the team is due IN FULL by 12/15. Checks should be made out to "City of Yonkers."

Also remember that cell phones should not be brought on deck during practices or meets.

Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Julie - email is best.

Our First Meet Is This Friday, November 21st, at Rye YMCA

Please arrive by 6pm for 6:15pm warm ups. (Directions can be found below.)

Here are a few reminders about our meets, please review them with your swimmers:

-Please let Julie know now if you can NOT attend the meet. If she does not hear from you, she will assume that you are coming. Those who do not notify her will not be permitted to swim in the following meet.
-Swimmers are to remain in uniform until the end of the meet (after team cheer).
-Bring an extra towel, water, and a snack.
-Swimmers are to clean up the area after the conclusion of the meet.
-Caps/suits will be given out this week.
-We will need parent volunteers to time, score, run, ribbons, and data entry.
-The space is limited for spectators. Families may want to limit the number of attendees.

Please let Julie know if you have any questions....email is best!

Directions to RYE YMCA (21 Locust Rye, NY 10580 ):
1. Cross County Parkway East to Hutch North
2. Take exit 26E toward I-287 E/Rye
3. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto Westchester Ave/CR-62E
4. Merge onto I-287 E/Cross West. Expy via the ramp on the LEFT toward RYE.
5. Take the US-1 exit -EXIT 11- toward Port Chester/Rye.
6. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto US-1 S/Boston Post Rd.
7. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto Purchase St/NY-120.
8. Turn LEFT onto LOCUST AVE
9. End at 21 Locust Ave

The Blog is Up and Running Again

Thanks to Frank P., the Tsunami blog is back up and running!

Updates on the team will be posted here for the remainder of the season.

Practice! Practice! Practice!

Practice starts tomorow. Wednesday, the 17th. 

Heres the Rundown:

This week only:
B/C teams: Wed, Thurs 6-7pm, Saturday 9-10am
A team:       Wed/Thurs 7-8:30pm, Saturday (To Be Determined)

Next week:

Same schedule as last year.

BUT adds "C" practice times (any new child ages 10 and under)
Tuesdays, Thursdays 6-7pm, Saturdays 10-11am* (subject to change)

Lastly:

Parents Meeting Saturday at 9:15am at Mark Twain 

Tsunami at Al Buncher Meet

Courtesy of the Journal News:
http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008809110440
(Full story about the meet is here.)

Girls swimming

28th annual Al Buncher Relay Carnival

At White Plains High School

500-yard freestyle relay - Division C: 1. Yonkers (Deandra McQueen, Jasmine Bennett, Stephanie Burke, Eleanor Daugherty, Jackie Annette) 5:30.97.

200 backstroke relay - Division C: 1. Yonkers (Bennett, Daugherty, Annette, Burke) 2:21.09.

Looking back, as another year begins

Wow. Its already time for our swimmers to get back into the pool. How fast the time flies.

As swimmers, families and supporters gear up to improve on last years successes, here's just a little flashback:

At the end-of-year party in the spring, the team awarded the following swimmers:

• MVP, Male: Dean
  
• MVP, Female: Jasmine
  
• Team Spirit: Brian R.
  
• Coaches Award: Nick F.
  
• Newcomer, Male: Chris F.
  
• Newcomer, Female: Julia R.
  
• Most Improved, Male: Adonis
  
• Most Improved, Female: Aysha
  
• "B" Team - Lauren H.
  
• Honorable Mention: Joshua G.

Top swim-a-thon:

• Chris F.
  
• Aine Collum
  
• Dee Dee
  
• Brian R.
  
• Cashya
  

Special achievement

• James M.

We said goodbye to our college-bound Tsunami, Jennifer, and we wish her all the luck in the world.

Remember you can see many pictures of the Team, thanks to Donovan, here (email me if you do not know the password) .

OK -- goodbye to last year. Hello to Yonkers Tsunami Swimming 2008-2009! We've already got a mention on Westchester.com, and the season looks bright.

Coach Julie says:

Happy September! We're about to begin the 2008-2009 Tsunami Swim Season. With a great response from new families interested in joining our team (including 8 and unders...!!), we're confident that this will be the best year yet. Andrea has sent out a letter in the mail about returning swimmers. If you have not yet done so, please inform us as soon as possible of your swimmer's standing with the team. (email or call parks at 377-6439)

Coach Julie Competes at Master's Championships

Coach Julie Schoenlank joined 12 other members of the Yonkers Masters team at the Masters National Championships in Austin, Texas last May.

Here is a journal she kept during her trip, about the experience.

(Photo: Julie with Olympian Aaron Peirsol)

Immediately following last year’s performance at Nationals in Seattle, I decided on two things in preparation for Austin, 2008:

1. Train harder and sooner (stop making excuses)

2. Try some new distance events.

I knew that that Texas was known for extraordinary swimmers, and the competition would only be stronger in Austin. That was certainly the case. Over a dozen records were broken at The University of Texas at Austin during the Masters National Championships May 1-4, 2008. The Texas Swim Center (TSC) has one of the fastest pools in the world. The swim center is considered home to over 30 Olympic medalists. Eighteen NCAA Championship teams have come from their swim program. Numerous American and World Records have been set in this pool since it’s opening in 1977.

The 1,000 yd free was the very first event, and I was ready to go with my brand new fastskin, goggles, and Yonkers Masters cap. This was an event that I had never done in competition, and had only begun training about a month prior to the race. The event was seeded by time and I had an outside lane for my heat.

Originally I had entered 13:24, as that was my initial time in early April. Since then I had gone a 13:04, so I knew breaking the 13 minute mark would be possible. As I hit the wall on lap 40, I saw that not only did I break 13 but I recorded a 12:41 for the race! After four years of competing at Nationals, I finally earned an individual medal with a 7th place finish in my age group! It was certainly the year to do it since the medals were really cool with the Longhorn logo on them. Needless to say, I was quite pleased. (heres her results sheet for the 1000 yard freestyle.)

The next day, I continued my success in lane one with a 2:34 in the 200 back. The winner of each heat was to meet Aaron Piersol (2004 double gold medalist 100/200 backstroke) and receive a signed copy of his DVD. Although I did really well for an event I normally do not swim, I did not win my heat, but I decided that I was going to meet the Olympic Champion anyway. It was quite amazing meeting such an incredible athlete. I was so excited and was able to take a photo with him.

A few hours later, I did the 50 free, which is an event that I have struggled with since college. I had not hit a 26 since 2006. I was determined to give it my best and not hold back. I was excited to see a 26.85 next to my name on the scoreboard. This event was one of the reasons that I moved towards the distance events because it’s easy to make up time while you have 20 or 40 laps to do; the 50 is just a dive and a turn that has to be perfect.
Day three was my last day of competition, but was incredibly long.

I had the 500 at 8am, 200 at 3pm, and then two relays at 8pm. I survived all day on food in bar form: powerbars, cliff bars, nutragrain bars, chewy bars, and drinks ending in “ade”. I felt strong in the 500; for once I was in the middle of the pool other than my usual lane one. I went a 6:01.35, which was my fastest time as a master’s swimmer. I had some energy left over after, so I knew I could have pushed myself harder, but nonetheless, I was pleased with my time.

By the time I did the 200, my body was exhausted from doing 2,000 fast from the previous events. I went a 2:14, which I guess I had to be happy with since I was really tired.

We had two relays as well: 200 mixed medley and women’s 200 free. Twelve hours later, I was ready to see an environment other than the pool and eat “real” food!

Besides Piersol, I saw two other Olympic medalists swim that week: Josh Davis and Whitney Hedgepeth. Josh Davis was a gold medalist in the 200 freestyle and relay events in 2000. We saw him swim a 200 free with what seemed without any effort. It looked as if he took 7 strokes per lap. He broke the master’s record in that event by 2 seconds with a 1:36!! Whitney Hedgepeth was a gold/silver medalist in 1996 in the 100/200 backstroke events. She did a relay right next to us, which was pretty awesome. She is the master’s

coach for the Longhorn Aquatics Team.

(Photo: The Pool in Austin, with Andrea's Time in the 200 Fly)

Overall, this year was pretty exciting for me. I was glad that I found more time than last year to train, which is completely necessary for distance events. I was also glad that I tried some events out of the usual 50 and 100 free. It was exciting traveling to a state so huge on the sport, which is also a state that I had never been to before. Next year will be in Fresno, and you can be sure I’ll be back in the water for those 40 laps, or possibly move on to the 1650….

(From Frank: Here is a video of Andrea in the 100 fly - she is in lane 3.

There are a lot more videos here, but I couldn't find Julie!)

Tsunami Season -- Just weeks away!!! (CORRECTED)

Please call the Parks Dept. to confirm dates and times.

Click here to see the full Yonkers Parks Dept. Program guide.

Stay tuned to the Tsunami Blog for more info about the upcoming season.

Feel free to post questions (in the comments section below) if you have any, or email Julie or Andrea.

The Parks Dept. program says:

Please call Andrea Velazquez at 377-6439 for further information about swimming programs.

Summer Tsunami Swimmers

August 4-7, 2008 Westchester County Swimming Championships, Playland Park, Rye, NY.

From Julie:
Eleven Tsunami Swimmers competed with their summer clubs at the 2008 County Swim Championships at Playland. Congratulations to the following swimmers: Niamh Butler, Liam Butler, Thomas Heubel, Brian Heubel, Delia Kilduff, Dee Dee Hone (Ardsley Swim Club), Alec Nicaj, Rory Kennon (Lake Isle), Eleanor Daugherty, Marco Gobbato, Leonardo Gobbato (Amackassin). Congratulations on an exciting summer season!

The WCSA site is here and the results are here.

UPDATED (from Susan (Thanks!)):

Three swimmers from Tsunami swam at Westchester Country Club on August 14th in the Westchester Swim Conference Finals.

* MaryKate Melynk, who swam for Ardsley in the 8 and under 100 yrd freestyle relay, placed 14th;

* Angelina Campanile, who swam for Lake Isle, won 4th in Breaststroke and her 8 and under 100 yd freestlye relay team placed 9th;

* Rory Kennon, who swam for Lake Isle placed 14th in the 100 yrd Breaststroke.

Here is a Journal News story about the meet.

(Right: Picture of a familiar face, official Paul McClintock, at the meet. Picture is from The Journal News)

***

From Julie:

Also congrats to everyone who participated in the "Fun Meet" at Amackassin. We had a great time. Events included 50's of free, back, breast, fly, and also an always-exciting t-shirt relay. Prizes were handed out including medals for first place finishers. Congratulations to both teams!

Westchester Triathalon

Its time for the Westchester Triathlon , which  in September, for the kids.

http://www.westchestertriathlon.org/webforms/wp_menuDetail.aspx?pgid=13&pgrp=2

Good luck!

Julie

Olympics: Men's Free Relay video

I'm sure many of you have been watching the Olympic swimming events. I plan to post more about the races ASAP.

In the meantime, watch the last leg of this amazing relay -- the Men's 4x100 free relay, with Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak. Wow.

The full race is here (but you may have to download some software.)

Julie's pre-season swim meet

If anyone from the team is in town this week, Julie's got a challenge for you...


From Coach Julie:

Happy August! Team members are invited to a fun meet with my summer team at the Amackassin Club.

Who: Tsunami Swim team vs. Amackassin Club

When: Friday, Aug 8th 4:30 warm up, 5pm start.**

Where: Amackassin Club. 557 Palisade Ave, Yonkers, NY (Near Gorton HS)
(click here for a map)

Meet format: 8/u are 25's, ages 9-17 are all 50's.
Order of events: Free, Back, Breast, Fly, 200 Free relay, possible t-shirt relay-time permitting. Meet will last approx 1 1/2 hrs.

RSVP: Please let me know via email if you CAN attend and include your current age and 3 individual events you would like to swim.

Hope to see you Friday!

Julie

Diversity in Competitive Swimming: Video

Nicely done piece from the Today Show.




Another story on the topic, and Cullen Jones, from the New York Times is here.

Olympic Trials on TV

From Coach Julie:

Hope everything is going well in the off-season.
Below is the television schedule for the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials,which start this weekend in Omaha. Set aside some time to check it out-swimming is not televised as often as it should be!

Enjoy!

-JS

(Times and dates removed, since they have past - FP)

(From Frank: If you can't wait, or if you missed it, check out some of NBC's Olympic swimming video features here. )

USA Olympic Swimming Psyche Sheet

The USA Olympic swim trials are coming up for the Beijing games.

Michael Phelps has his eye on grabbing gold in 9 events, but there are many more athletes bringing their A-game to the Omaha event. Also Katie Hoff is entered in 7 events.

Here is a link to the psyche sheet -- look at those times!

Here is a video of Hoff's world record 400-IM last year in Australia.

Summer Camp

Interested in a summer swim camp at West Point?

Julie asks to share this info from another Tsunami parent:

"The camp has received good reviews and is very well run and safe. The cost for an overnight 1 week session is $520. "

Check out more info here...

Tsunami take 6th place at Championships

From Coach Julie:

Hi everyone.

Congratulations to the Tsunami Swim Team on their 6th place finish in Sunday's WFSL Championships. This is the highest finish we have ever earned in our short history as a competitive team.

We also have "league champions" in the boys 12/u 200 Medley Relay: Pierce Butler, Joshua Gonzalez, Adonis Fortunato, and Thomas Heubel. Congratulations on earning 1st place and also setting a new team record.

Check out the video of that great race:



Also, enjoy video of the 12-girls medley relay:



Everyone showed tremendous effort and we are extremely proud of the results.

Full meet results will be available later (I'll post them here when I get them - Frank), as well as new records.

Upcoming Events:
-Regular practice the rest of this week.
-Please visit the blog and print out a form for our fun meet, which is this Saturday, March 15th at 10am.

Sign up for any five events and hand in to me by Thursday (email them if you can't make practice); Relays can be entered Saturday morning. Parents, Coaches, Masters, Tsunami are all invited to participate. We will also need 7 timers to help.

Team Dinner: Saturday, April 5th, 4:30pm Coyne Park. Sign ups are at the pool. More info on blog.

We would like to continue the tradition of having the swimmers submit their "favorite moment" of the season which we publish in our end-of-season booklet. Please include name, age, number of years on the team, and your favorite moment. This can be emailed to me with your name and "quote" in the subject line.

Thanks to everyone for a wonderful and memorable season!

Time Trials wrap up; Final on Sunday

From Coach Julie:

What a week of fast swimming! Congratulations to all of our swimmers- There were 18 new team records after the conclusion yesterday, which included the boys-12-age-group breaking EVERY record (7) and tying one of them.

(Click here for full results.)

Saturday is the final practice before finals....top 16 (and 17, 18th places) from 10-12pm.
You must be in attendance.

On Sunday, swimmers should arrive by 9:30am at Felix Festa...doors open at 9:45am for warm ups. A letter with important information will be distributed on Saturday at practice.

Don't forget: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS IS THIS WEEKEND!!

Top 16 (and alternates):

8's: Gloria, Julia, Angelina, Mary Kate

10's: Liam B, Brian, Matthew, Kyle, Alec, Niamh, Lauren, Ylenia, Hana, Cailin,

12's: Pierce, Jonathan, Adonis, Marco, Joshua, Thomas, Yakub, Brian Robotham, Roxanne, Brianna, Francesca, Karlett, Imani, Aysha, Michelle

14's: Leandro, Chris, Rory, Dean, James, Abrahim, Michael Marte, Evan, Jasmine, Eleanor, Deandra, Sarah, PJ

18's:Ruben, Michal Lengowicz, Jennifer, Natalia, Alexia,

Regular practice for all team members will be next week, and our fun meet is Saturday, 3/15. Start getting in your forms!

Good luck to all of our swimmers this weekend!

GO TSUNAMI!

Time Trials: Wednesday 14s-18s (video!)

From Coach Julie:

Great effort tonight. You all did fantastic. Top 16 should come to practice tomorrow (Thurs) at 7pm and also Saturday at 10am.

Here are the full results.

And here's a video of the Boys Medley Relay (Dean, Rory, Ruben & P.J.) racing in what may prove to be team record time of 2:00:72.




GO Tsunami!

Time Trials: Tuesday -- 12-under (Updated)

From Coach Julie:

I'm happy to report that day III of trials was filled with great energy and extremely fast times. I can't keep up with all the new team records; I will have to update and send out on Thursday. I'm bragging, not complaining. =)

(UPDATED: Click here for the full results)

Final Day of trials is tomorrow for the 14/18 age groups. Swimmers should arrive by 5:20pm. Once again, let me know ASAP of any absences or if you will be late, otherwise you will be scratched.

Stop by the pool and come cheer on your teammates!

(NO practice tomorrow (Wed) after meet...see you Thurs)

Top 16 (in bold) below qualified for finals on Sunday. 17/18 are first and second alternates. Congratulations to all swimmers.
Don't forget practice for top 16 on Thursday at 7pm and also Saturday at 10am.
Place/Name/Time

Freestyle
3rd Roxanne 29.1
13. Karlett 30.83
18. Michelle 32.01
8. Adonis 28.84
17. Marco 31.52 (1st alt.)
19. Jonathan 31.86

Back
5. Roxanne 35.78
12. Imani 37.31
23 Francesca 41.54
2. Thomas 34.26
6. Pierce 36.75
16. Yakub 40.96

Breast
10. Joshua 41.91
9. Aysha 40.96
15. Brian R. 45.99
6. Michelle 39.87
19. Francesca 44.49

Fly
6. Karlett 33.69
20. Aysha 39.13
24. Francesca 41.06
3. Adonis 31.81
8. Jonathan 34.96
15. Yakub 34.52
Girls Med Relay: 2nd (2:20.15)
Boys Med: 1st (2:15.55)
Boys Free Relay: 3rd (2:03.32)
Girls Free Relay: 4th (2:05.13)

Time Trials: Monday - 10-under

From Coach Julie:

The Tsunami Swim Team had another great day at trials. The 10 and under showed some of the fastest times of the season in their events!

Top 16 move on to finals on 3/9. Reminder: There will be a short Practice following tomorrow's trials at approx 8pm for 30 minutes (for top 16 and alternates). Please be ready to get right in the pool after the conclusion of the meet.

One more reminder: No one is allowed on deck except competing swimmers and parents who are volunteering with ID tags.

See all the 12's tomorrow at 5:30pm sharp.

Boys Medley (5th) 2:41.73
Girls Medley (4th) 2:54.00

Free:
Kyle (12th) 34.91
Brian (14) 35.02
Nick (28) 45.00
Lauren (22) 36.54
Hana (24) 37.21
Ylenia (28) 38.76

Back:
Matthew (10) 43.05
Alec (13) 44.54
Leonardo (20) 49.89
Cailin (7) 39.74
Lauren (21) 48.30
Lara (55.62)

IM (timed final)
Niamh (6) 1:25.03
Cailin (12) 1:27.88
Melissa (23) 1:47.66
Kyle (8) 1:26.37
Liam (15) 1:34.10
Kendall (22) 1:57.87

Breast
Ylenia (14) 49.09
Hana (16) 50.33
Brian (2) 40.69
Liam (8) 47.63

Fly
Alec (15) 49.19
Matthew (17) 50.14
Lara (24) 51.18
Melissa (26) 54.99

Free Relays (places TBA)
Boys: 2:36.99
Girls: 2:27.23

Time Trials: Sunday Results; ready for Monday!

From Coach Julie:

Today (Sunday) the 8/u's did a fantastic job during the first day of trials. We were a small but competitive group! Congrats to all our swimmers!

Monday, begins trials at Mark Twain with a warm up each day at 5:30pm.
Please arrive BEFORE the start. If you are not on time and the coach is not notified, YOU WILL BE SCRATCHED FROM THE MEET.

Monday: 10 and unders
Tues: 12 and unders
Wed: 14/18's. (we will need 2 timers)

We will also need a runner for each night. Tsunami older kids welcome.

After the conclusion of the meet on Monday and Tuesday (approx 8pm), I would like to have a (very) brief warm up (time permitting) for the 12-18 age groups. Come early and cheer on your teammates. It's going to be a fun and exciting week at Mark Twain! Go Tsunami!

Results from Sunday:
Freestyle:
Mary Kate (26th) 20.82
Joseph (24) 20.00

Back:
Angelina (13) 23.5
Mary Kate (21) 25.31
Joseph (23) 27.45
Gloria (29) 32.45

IM (timed final)
Julia (6th) 1:38.25

Breast:
Angelina (5th) 24.00
Julia (7th) 24.62
Girls Medley R: 7th 1:37.03
Girls Free R: 8th 1:30.25

Time Trials; The Wave; Coach's Advice

From Frank:

Its usually around this time, the end of the season, when you look back and are amazed that we started the season together in September, nearly 7 months ago. Heres to hoping that those long weeks of of hard work and dedication pay off in great performances and exciting efforts over the next week during time trials and championships.

No matter what, we should all be proud of the Tsunami athletes. The best of luck to each and every one of you.

From Julie:

I'm looking forward to this year's Championships. We have all been working hard in practice and I want put all our efforts to the best use. Everyone should conserve their energy and get enough rest over the weekend and keep your stress levels to a minimum. "Carbo-loading" is a must the night before your race. Pasta is one of the best ways to get sufficient carbs.

On the day of your races, make sure you eat a balanced breakfast and lunch, as well as a light meal right after school (see December issue of "The Wave"). Eat a few healthy snacks during the day so that your energy level does not fall. Also, be sure that you are well hydrated before your races (see January issue of "The Wave").

Don't forget to bring warm clothes to wear between races, as well as "swimmer food", drinks, and your best cheering voices! GO TSUNAMI!

Heres the latest issue of the Wave!

Tsunami events AFTER the finals

While the championships loom large in the immediate future of Tsunami athletes, here are two events that will occur AFTER the league gives out its last medals.

The first is a fun meet:

Yonkers Tsunami &
Yonkers Masters
2008 Red & White Yard Meet

Swimmers can compete in up to 5 events, and heats will run on times, not age! Try your hand at a new event, or take on your parents and the coaches!

Click here for the signup sheet. (Updated with live link, Thanks Jenn.)

Then in April...

Time Trials Results; Parents meeting this week

From Coach Julie:

Thank you to everyone who helped out last night at the distance meet at Rye (and Coaches Gunter and Eugene), and also at today's time trials.

Unfortunately I have been out sick, but was there in spirit! I'm excited to see everyones' times-you all did very well!

(Check out the full time trials results here.)

See everyone this week- there will be a phone chain as a reminder for Wednesday's MANDATORY Parents Meeting at 6:30pm.

(Click here to see the agenda.)

From Mike:

As a follow-up to Coach Julie's message, there will be a MANDATORY Tsunami parents meeting this Wednesday, February 6 in the Mark Twain School Auditorium.

Topics will include a recap of the season to date, upcoming events (time trials, championships, etc), the year-end party, team finances, and various other topics. Your feedback on areas for improvement and any general comments / new ideas will also be an integral part of the discussion.

Attendance to this important meeting has been disappointing in the past so please make every effort to attend.

YOUR PARTICIPATION IS CRITICAL TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE TEAM.

FAST 285, Tsunami 246 (Jan 26)

From Coach Julie:

We had another fun and exciting meet on Saturday against FAST. Thank you to all parent volunteers.

(Check out the full results here.)

We had a fantastic regular season and I'm looking forward to the WFSL Championships in March.

Congratulations to the following record breakers:

* Julia Rohan (8/u) breaking her own record-100IM (1:38.30)

* Jasmine Bennett (14/u) breaking her own records-100 Free (1:00.17)-100 Back (1:10.33)

* Natalia Sikora (18/u) breaking her own record-100 Free (1:06.07)

*Boys 10/u 200 Medley Relay (2:46.47)Liam Butler, Brian Heubel, Matthew Mangan, Kyle Moran

Great Work! See everyone in practice!

Tsunami 302, GBGC 204 (Jan 18) UPDATED

Great meet (and great pictures, thanks to Donovan):

UPDATED: Check out the results here: Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7


From Coach Julie:

We had yet another exciting meet this past Friday against GBGC. YREC came out with a 302-204 win, and also broke 8 records! Everyone is showing great improvement-keep up the great work! Thank you to all parent volunteers.





New Records:

Niamh Butler
10/u 50 Backstroke (breaking her old record) 39.97

Michelle Sikora
12/u 50 Breaststroke (breaking her old record) 39.19

Jasmine Bennett
14/u 50 Backstroke (breaking her old record) 33.37

Joshua Gonzalez
12/u 50 Breaststroke 41.91

Ruben Carambia
18/u 50 Fly (breaking his old record) 28.83
Thomas Heubel
12/u 100 IM (tying his old record from last yr's championships) 1:17.41

Boys 12/u 200 Free Relay 2:04.51 (old was 2:09.51)
Marco Gobbato, Adonis Fortunato, Jonathan Cato, Thomas Heubel

Boys 18/u 200 Medley Relay 2:01.46
(old record was 2:04.06)
Dean Kuldraree, Ruben Carambia, Michael Lengowicz, PJ Hiraldo



Keep it up!! =) See you this week!
JULIE


Meet time change:
Next meet is this Saturday, 1/26, at Mark Twain. Please note the meet has been moved up to 10:30am warm ups and 11am start.
Please notify Julie ASAP if you cannot attend.

Practice:
Starting Tuesday, 1/22:
B team: Mon 6-7pm, Wed 7-8pm, Sat 10-11am
A team: Mon, Tues, Thurs 7-8pm, Wed 8-9pm Sat 10-noon.

Events/Meets:
Saturday 2/1: Tentative distance meet (away) for 10/u TBA (invitational from coach)
Saturday 2/2: Time Trials for all team members, 10am-noon. We will need parent volunteers to help time etc.
Saturday 2/16: Team Photo (morning) TBA


Go Tsunami!

New Rochelle 317, Tsunami 212 (Jan 12)

Check out the full meet results here: pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.


From Coach Julie:

The team was very competitive...against New Rochelle - There were six new records broken, as well as many personal bests. Final Score: NR: 317 Tsu: 212. Many thanks to all the families who helped out yesterday-things went very well! There was also great communication this meet as far as absences etc...it helped me out a great deal! Thanks!


Congratulations to the New Record Holders:

* Dean Kuldraree
14/u, smashing his own records twice in:
100 Back, 1:06.63 (old record 1:12.38)
100 IM, 2:30.31 (old 2:35.29)
* Julia Rohan,
8/u 25 Breast 23.77

* Michelle Sikora,
12/u 50 Breast 39.32

* Girls 12 200 Medley Relay, 2:15.33 (old was 2:21.44!)
Roxanne Carambia, Aysha Rivas, Karlett Morel, Michelle Sikora
* Boys 18 200 Free Relay, 1:44.62
Dean Kuldraree, Ruben Carambia, PJ Hiraldo, Michal Lengowicz.


(PS - Pictures are from the Rye meet, but I think they are still great.
Thanks again to Donovan.)

The Wave: January 2008

Courtesy of Coach Julie:

(click on each page for a full sized version)

Updated Schedule for Jan. 14 week

(Results of the New Rochelle meet coming soon...)

From Coach Julie:
Practices:
This is the last week for this schedule:
B team: M, W, Thurs 6-7pm
A team: M, W, Thurs 7-8pm, Tues 6-8pm.
Regular Practice time starting 1/22
If the Yonkers Schools are closed due to weather, we will not hold practice.

Next meet:
This Friday, January 18th HOME vs. GBGC. Warm up at 6pm. Once again, we need everyone as last year we came out ahead by only 3 points! Notify Coach ASAP of absences etc. (Older kids will be doing 50's).

Distance Meet 1/19 (new):
No regular Practice this Saturday, 1/19.
Instead, a few of the older kids have been notified by the coaches of a distance meet at Mar Twain. Those participating will receive a letter this week with their events. Warm ups are 8am and we will conclude by 11am. We will need parents of those participating to help out with the meet.

Possible Change:
1/26 vs. FAST might be moved up to a later start time. TBA
2/2 Time Trials (everyone) 10-noon.
2/16 Team Photo TBA

Rye is over; Next: New Rochelle

Tsunami Vs. Rye:
Check out the individual meet results here: Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

(I've been away, so here is a quick update.
And check out the great flying tsunami pictures -- Thanks again Donovan.)

From Coach Julie:

Great meet on Friday against Rye!

There were a lot of personal bests, and several new records. Thank you to all parent volunteers.

Everyone had a great time on Saturday at our Relay Carnival!

New Records:
Julia Rohan 8/u-25 Fly 21.16, 100 IM 1:38.35 (breaking her own record)
Aysha Rivas 12/u 50 Breast 39.62
Jennifer Cato 18/u100 IM 1:21.25 (breaking her own record)
10/u Medley Relay (2:48.53) (-5 seconds!)Liam Butler, Brian Heubel, Matthew Mangan, Kyle Moran
12/u Medley Relay (2:25.24)Thomas Heubel, Joshua Gonzalez, Jonathan Cato, Adonis Fortunato18/u Medley Relay
(2:04.06)Dean Kuldraree, Michal Lengowicz, Ruben Carambia, PJ Hiraldo

MEET SATURDAY 1/12 (HOME) VS. NEW ROCHELLE. Please arrive by 8:20am for our 8:30am warm ups. This is another important meet where we will need everyone-last meet was difficult because we were missing 20 swimmers. Everyone is a very important part of this team; Please try your best to attend. Please notify me ASAP of any conflicts.
Congratulations to everyone.

GO TSUNAMI!

Tsunami in the News!

Here's a case of good news, good deed!

Heres the good news... (from the Dec. 31 Journal News, click on it for a larger view)


And heres the good deed... (from the Jan. 2 Journal News. BRRRRRRR!)

The caption reads:

Eugene Doherty of Mamaroneck and Pierce Butler, 12, of Yonkers splash around in the Long Island Sound at Oakland Beach in Rye during the annual icy plunge for the Friends of Claire charity Jan. 1, 2008. About one-hundred people took part in the event, which is a fundraiser to raise money for Claire Gormley Collier, who suffers from ALS, and for ALS research.
(Seth Harrison / The Journal News )

Intra-Squad Relay Entry Form

For Saturday's Intra-Squad Relay.

Click on it and print it out if you need it.

Go Tsunami!

Two meets this week! (Happy New Year!)

Welcome back everyone. Here's wishing you a healthy and happy 2008 full of smiles like these from the annual Tsunami Christmas party.... (Frank)

From Coach Julie:

Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a wonderful (and restful!) holiday. I'm looking forward to the second half of our season!

Practices:
Practice will resume tomorrow, Wednesday, January 2nd. As stated in the practice schedule attached to the December Newsletter, practices (until 1/21) will be:
B team, 6-7 (M, W, Thurs) 10-11am Saturdays
A team, 7-8 (M, W, Thurs) 6-8pm on Tuesdays, and 10-12 Sat.

Meets:
January is filled with many exciting meets! There will be some great match ups at Mark Twain this month. Please make every effort to attend- We need everyone!

Next meet:
This Friday, January 4th HOME vs. Rye YMCA (3-time League Champions)
Please arrive by 5:45pm for our 6pm warm ups.
This meet is for all team members.
Please inform me of any conflicts!

Relay Carnival:
Saturday, January 5th from 10am-noon will be our intra squad relay carnival. Swimmers will chose their own relays. Info will be given at practice this week.

The Tsunami Swim Team made the Journal News again on Monday, December 24th with the headline:
"Yonkers Tsunami swim stays undefeated on the season"
Article to be posted on the web soon! Thanks again to our publicist, Susan Campanile!

Keep up the great work!