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!

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.

Reminder: No Practice on Wednesday Oct. 31

And an early reminder that Saturday is our first meet of the season, against Yonkers YMCA.

Parent Meet/Bake Sale Coordination

Parents,

Just as the kids are working hard to compete at the peak of the abilities, our Tsunami Parents Association Team is working hard to organize the duties of the parents this season, with fundraising and jobs that make the meets go as smoothly as possible.


As the team said in their email:

The swim team has grown dramatically in the past few years and now numbers over 70 children from 52 different families. With this comes increasing complexity and logistical requirements. In the past, a small number of volunteers shouldered the burden of staffing the various meets and related activities. This year Coach Julie has stressed the need for everyone to participate in some way to share the load more equitably and allow all parents to see their children compete.

So everyone please try to pitch in whenever you can. Click on the links below for info on two major activities, Meet Requirements (timers, scorers, etc), and Bake Sale. Many of the slots have already been designated. If you can volunteer, but have not already signed up, try to reach out to Parents Association Team President Mike McNamara, Bake Sale coordinator Eileen Collum, or one of the committee leaders.

Given the number of families, we hope a small commitment from each family, and Team Work by all, will allow us to meet all of our requirements.

Please lend a hand!

Bake Sale Chart

Meet Coordination Chart

Meet Timers Needed!

Hey everyone,

Just a reminder that parent timers are needed for the Time Trials Meet this weekend. Coach Julie needs 10 parents to time the kids. Email Maureen if you are available.

Don't forget that you need to be on the pool deck from 10:30 unitl
12. Swim practice starts at 10, but the kids will warm up for 1/2 hour before Julie starts the trials.

Timing is easy and fun, and there is no better seat in the house. The kids will even share some of pool water with you (that's a nice way of saying *be prepared for your shoes to get a little wet!*)

Reminder: Swim-a-thon!

Hey everyone,

Don't forget that one of our biggest fund raisers for the year, the annual swim-a-thon is this coming Saturday.

It helps raise money for team stuff ranging from banners and scoring systems to holiday pizza parties.

Its also a fun challenge for the kids -- and parents, you will be amazed when your kid swims the equivalent of 1/2 mile, a whole mile, or 2, or 3!

The schedule for Saturday:

A-team will swim from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
B-team will swim from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

As Julie said: Swimmers have two hours to swim as many laps as they can. Please start finding sponsors (usually swimmers are asking for donations per lap). We ask that only those contributing to the swim-a-thon attend that day. Parents will be allowed on deck that day to help count laps for their swimmer.

In order to swim on Saturday swimmers and parents must have pledges.
Please bring all “Flat” pledge money on Saturday.

Hit the carbs everyone, bring water or sports drinks, and good luck!

Swim Suit Fittings this Sat. -- Meet Schedule Changes

Two important notes:

Swimsuits
Parents, don't forget, this Saturday, Oct. 6, is a mandatory suit fitting, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Payment must accompany orders: checks, cash and credit accepted. The kids must be fitted before they get into the water for practice. If your child cannot be there, please contact Julie Paxman at julnjaz@hotmail.com in advance of Saturday so that arrangements can be made to get them suits.

Schedule Changes

-Sat 10/20 time trials have moved to Saturday 10/27 10am-noon.

-Sat 11/3 was "B" priority meet, now is "A" priority meet with "B" kids to come observe.

-Sat. 11/17 meet vs. Tarrytown now tentative the High School may have the pool for practice.

Click here for the full season schedule.