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

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.