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!