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!