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!

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