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Vallejo Aquatic ClubP.O. Box 5846

Vallejo, CA 94591(707) 553-swimwww.vallejoaquatics.org

June – August2010

2009 - 2010 VJO Board

Angelynne Yee, President

Brian Rodinsky, Vice President

Dove Butler, Treasurer

Kathy Lau-Nelson, Secretary

Diane Powell, Membership

Debbi Tucker, Officials

Debbie Rodinsky, Meet Director

Debbie Cameron, Newsletter

Coaches

Coach Tuffy Williams

Coach Aaron Jon Toch

Coach Lesley Ruszel

Shark Attack he Official Newsletter of the Vallejo Aquatic Club

Lady Sharks Set New Pace-

Two New Team Records Set

VJO’s Lady Sharks have been on fire lately and have set two - noone, but two, new team records.

Alyssa Powell achieved two new team long course records as sheswam a 31:47 in the 50 meter Fly at the Long Course Far Westerns andhelped our 11-12 year old 400 meter IM Relay Team in their quest for ateam record at the Long Course Junior Olympics. Her team members inthe 400 meter IM were Mirelle Augst, Ashley Sotelo & Sabrina Yee. Thegirls swam the medley in 5:29.34

Congratulations girls – job well done!

Speaking of “job well done”…

Congratulations to Justin Yee & Alessandro Bond forcompleting their 50-mile hike in Yosemite National Park. Justin& Alessandro, along with other members of Boy Scouts Troop12 of Vallejo, can be seen here on top of Glacier Point. It islocated on the south wall of Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 7,214 feet (2,199 m), 3,200 feet (980 m) above Curry Village. The previous day, the same group ascended Half Dome, in the background.

If your swimmer accomplishes something extraordinary, in orout of the water, please make sure to let the Shark Attack know – and don’t forget pictures – we LOVE pictures! Info can

be emailed to [email protected] or put in

Hot Cocoa Nights to begin again in NovemberHot Cocoa Nights run from November to March and run strictly on donations

from parents. We need donations of hot cocoa, cookies, crackers, chips,veggies or anything else you’d like to bring. We can also use paper goods.Look for a “need” list in the Shark Tank starting in late October. And, don’t

forget, we will also need parent volunteers to help serve.



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Coach Tuffy

and medical information updated. If yhave not signed up yet, please e-maime ([email protected]) scan send you the invitation. The

website will be our primary formcommunication with ourMembership, specifically e-mail.

If you have not done so yet, pleasesign-up for the team’s two upcomingmeets: October 9-10 in Marin, andNovember 5-7 in Napa. These are thetwo closest pools we swim at and areexcellent opportunity to get the yearstarted. Both of these meets are “teameets,” meaning that each member asked and expected to participate. If

you have any questions about how toenter or what to swim, please contacyour Coach and they will be more thahappy to assist.

Thanks for your time...and GoSHARKS!!

Reflections from the Deck

Coach Tuffy for all the hard work he

donated to the team over the summerin organizing and running the annualSwim-a-thon. Along with swim meets,

the Swim-a-thon is the major fundraiserfor our team. We would not be able tosurvive without it--so next time you seeeveryone’s favorite coach make sureyou say “Thank You!”

Over the summer, VJO upgraded itswebsite (our last one was ancient, circathe very early 2000’s!). Please take thetime to check everything out--not onlydoes it look great, but it’s veryinformative (www.vallejoaquatics.org).The new site is a great resource for

parents and swimmers alike: whateverquestion you may have, such as meets,social events, practice changes, willhave an easy-to-find answer posted.There are links to online sign-up andevent fliers as well. Each family hasaccess to their own account, where youcan keep all your contact information

Coach Aaron Jon

I would like to welcomeeveryone on the team to the2010-2011 swim season! TheCoaching Staff is very excited tobe underway and is lookingforward to sharing the year witheveryone.

I’d like to recognize and thank

NOTES FROM THE TUFFGUY

With our return to Cunninghampool we start on a new journeyinto the world of swimming. Onthis journey much will be asked

of you and your parents. Much will beexpected of you and your parents. Youhave chosen this path; we, the coaches,

will do our job to help make you thebest swimmer possible.

On every Journey each member has a job to do. First we need a map to getus where we are going. Your coach willcomplete the map, and directions will begiven on a daily basis. If you chose tofollow the map and directions you willbecome a better simmer. How muchbetter depends on how much effort youput into following your coach’sdirections (practice).

Your role on this journey is to doeverything you can to help you tobecome a better swimmer. You will

need to prepare everyday for this journey just like school. You shouldpack your swim bag and check it every

night before going to bed. Be sure youhave a dry towel and swimsuit. Your fiand swim cap. You wouldn’t think of going to camp without packing asuitcase would you?

The first stop on this journey is theNapa Swim Meet. Make sure you signup and attend.

Let’s see how far you can go this year remember the journey doesn’t stop un August 5, 6 & 7, 2011 in Petaluma.

Go Hammerheads…Go VJO!

Tuffy



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SHARK PROFILESJune - August 2010

Favorite Strokes: Backstroke & freestyle

Favorite Meet Events: Any event Aaron Jon hasn’t made meswim

Role Model: My father & mother

Future Goal: To graduate high school & go to a good college

Hobbies: Being a lifeguard, swimming, any type of sport

Favorite Song: Any song with a good beat

Favorite Movie: Ali, Rambo, The Power of One

Favorite Book: The Warrior Within, The Power of One

When Will grows up, he wants to be a traumatologist/coach of something.

If Will could change one thing it w ould be the way we treatothers; to treat others with more respect.

Something interesting about Will that he w ould like toshare: He loves to whittle & play a card game called cribbage.

Chris Rodinsky Age: 18

Will Rodinsky Age: 18

Favorite Strokes: Freestyle & backstroke

Favorite Meet Events: Pigging out at Hospitality and leaving myparents a HUGE tab at the VJO Snack bar

Role Model: Coach Aaron Jon

Future Goal: To be a flight nurse and be as handsome as Aaron Jon

Hobbies: Talking, peacock sounds, swimming, hanging out, andgetting my picture taken to have a jumpstart in modeling

Favorite Song: Lay Me Down – The Dirty Heads

Favorite Movie: It’s a tie The Goonies & Sandlot; mainly baseballfilms Favorite Book: What’s a book?

When Chris grows up, he wants to be a flight nurse and a greatfather!

If Chris could change one thing it would be for Mary to be tallerthan Will & Will to be shorter than Mary.

Something interesting about Chris that he would lik e to share:He is a published poet & he laughs at his own jokes, and…he has thebest pick up lines!



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Anthony Aranas Age

Favorite Strokes: Breaststroke & freestyle

Favorite Meet Events: 100 Free & 50 Breast

Role Model: His father

Future Goal: To get JO times

Hobbies: Fishing, video games, cooking

Favorite Song: Good Morning Life

Favorite Movie: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone

Favorite Book: The Executioner

When Anthony grows up, he wants to be acardiologist

If Anthony could change one thing it would be hisheight & his times for swimming

Andrew Sterling Butler Age: 17

Favorite Strokes: Backstroke, freestyle & butterfly

Favorite Meet Events: 100 back, 100 free, 50 free

Role Model: Aaron Piersol

Future Goal: To be a fighter pilot in the US Navy & swim in college

Hobbies: Airsoft, ride my bikeFavorite Song: Alejandro by Lady Gaga

Favorite Movie: Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid

Favorite Book: Lone Survivor

When Andrew grows up, he wants to be a fighterpilot.

If Andrew coul d change one thing, he would lik eto be able to travel through time.



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ori Singley Age: 16Favorite Strokes: Backstroke

Favorite Meet Events: 100 Back & 100 Free

Role Model: Chelsea Handler

Future Goal: Swimming for Santa Rosa Junior College

Hobbies: Swimming/working on my 1977 GMC Truck

Favorite Song: Welcome to Detroit by Eminem & Trick Trick

Favorite Movie: The Hangover, A Night at the Roxbury, She’s

the Man

When Tori grows up, she wants to be a medical salesman(saleswoman actually).

If Tori could change one thing it would be to have neverplayed water polo due to the injury it created.

Scrip – How you can help!

Ever use your Safeway Club Card? If you do, please make sure you are signed up tohave part of your scrip benefit donated to VJO. There is NO COST to you – Safeway willdonate a small portion of sales you make at their store to VJO. It’s easy to do – just log ontoescrip.com and follow the instructions to set up VJO as one of your beneficiaries for yourSafeway Club Card. Our group ID number is 139414752. If you aren’t certain whether or

not you are signed up, you can always review your account info at that site as well.

If Safeway isn’t your only grocery store of choice, Raley’s, Lucky’s, & Food 4 Less alsooffer similar programs. We have cards available for these programs - please see DebbieCameron on deck or leave a note in the Cameron file if you need a card or info on any of these other programs.



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So…Picture Day or Jump Rope Day? Maybe a little of both!

Swim-A- hon 2010

My, what a difference 2 hours make

VJO’s July Meet – Everyone Works, but it sure doesn’t look like work, does it?



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Welcome to VJO

June

Savanna ParanganJared FisherKarah Fisher

Brandon CollinsChristian Richardson

Haile Rosengren

idbits from USA Swimming…

RULES PRIMER

The technical rules of swimming are designed to provide fair and equitable conditions of competition and to promote uniformity in

the sport. Each swimming stroke has specific rules designed to ensure that no swimmer gets an unfair competitive advantage over

another swimmer.

Trained officials observe the swimmers during each event to ensure compliance with these technical rules. If a swimmer commits

an infraction of the rules that is observed by an officIal, a disqualification (DQ) will result. This means that the swimmer will not

receive an official time and will not be eligible for an award in that event. A disqualification may result from actions such as not

getting to the starting blocks on time, false starting, performing strokes in an illegal manner, or unsportsmanlike conduct.

DQs are also a result of technical rules violations. They include but are not l imited to:

Freestyle: Walking on the bottom, pulling on the lane rope, not touching the wall on a turn, or not completing the

distance.

Backstroke: Pulling or kicking into the wall once a swimmer has turned passed the vertical onto the breast. Turning onto

the breast before touching the wall with the hand at the finish of the race.

Breaststroke: An illegal kick such as flutter (freestyle), dolphin (butterfly), or scissors (side stroke); not on the breast;alternating movements of the arms; taking two arm strokes or two leg kicks while the head is under water; touching with

only one hand at the turns or finish.

Butterfly: Alternating movements of the arms or legs; pushing the arms forward under instead of over the water surface

(underwater recovery); a breaststroke style of kick; touching with only one hand at the turns or finish.

For specific language on any technical rules consult the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations book. Violations of the rules are

reported to the Referee. The rules require that every reasonable effort be made to notify the swimmer or his coach of the reason

for the disqualification. If your child is disqualified in an event, be supportive rather than critical. For beginning swimmers, a

disqualification should be treated as a learning experience, not as a punishment. A disqualification alerts the swimmer and coach to

what portions of the swimmer's stroke need to be corrected. They should be considered in the same light as an incorrect answer in

schoolwork-they point out areas that need further practice. Disqualifications are necessary to keep the competition fair and

equitable for all competitors. A supportive attitude on the part of the official, coach, and parent can make a positive situation out of

the disqualification.

July

Courtney WilliamsMegan Neves

Armando RojasOmari Harris

August

Arren CabertoGabrielle Bon Borquez

Claire Yu Antonio Bond

Alessandro BondWilliam BenbergRachel Peralta

Chelsea Banaria Aiden Taylor

Louis Rodriguez



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THE “A” TEAM:

Napa Valley LC C/B/ A+ (6/18-20)

Mirelle Augst: 100 BreastBobby Hilton: 200 I.M.Milton Lau: 50 Free, 200 FreeJose Martin: 200 FreeBrandon Miguel: 100 Back Colin VanDervoort: 100 Free, 200

Free, 200 I.M. Alexander Viray: 100 Free, 200 Free,

50 Back, 100 Back, 50 FlySabrina Yee: 50 Free, 100 FreeMarshall Zia: 50 Free, 100 Back

Vallejo Aquatics LC C/ B/ A+ (7/9-11) Anthony Aranas: 200 BreastRegina Horder: 50 Back, 50 Breast

Amália Keilholtz: 50 Free, 100 FreeSamantha Man: 50 FlyJose Martin: 50 FreeBrandon Miguel: 400 FreeRebecca Sabio: 200 I.M.Gabriel Tomboc: 100 FreeColin VanDervoort: 100 Back Braeden Yee: 50 BreastMarshall Zia: 100 Free

2010 R.E.A.L. Champio nships (8/6-8)

Taylor Castro: 50 Free Alex Chan: 100 Breast Anjel Falcon: 100 Free, 200 I.M.Izzy Fouad: 100 Free

Amália Keilholtz: 50 Free, 25 Back Joby Miniano: 100 Breast, 200 I.M.Rebecca Sabio: 50 Back Elaine Tandjung: 50 Free, 200 FreeColin VanDervoort: 500 Free, 100

Back, 100 Fly Alexander Viray: 50 FlyBraeden Yee: 25 Back, 25 BreastSabrina Yee: 100 Free, 100 I.M.

Life in the Fast LaneThe following swimmers achieved new time standards at the following meets:

JOOOOOOOOO Times:


Mirelle Augst: 100 Back Brandon Miguel: 800 Free, 100 Fly

Mitchell Zia: 200 Breast

Vallejo Aquatics LC C/ B/ A+ (7/9-11) Andrew Butler: 100 FlySamantha Man: 100 BreastBrandon Miguel: 200 FreeDylan Powell: 100 FreeGabe Viray: 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 FlyMitchell Zia: 50 Breast, 100 Breast

Pacific Swimm ing Long CourseJunior Olympics (7/15-18)

Milton Lau: 200 BreastDylan Powell: 100 Fly

LC Far Westerns (7/28-8/1)Will Rodinsky: 200 Back Patricia Welton: 100 Breast

2010 R.E.A.L. Champions hips (8/6-8)Mirelle Augst: 50 Free, 100 FreeJose Martin: 400 I.M.Brandon Miguel: 50 Free, 100 Free,

500 Free, 200 I.M.Dylan Powell: 200 Breast, 200 I.M.Colin VanDervoort: 100 BreastMitchell Zia: 50 Breast

Far “Out” Western Times…


Alyssa Powell: 100 FlyDylan Powell: 400 I.M.

Pacific Swimm ing Long CourseJunior Olympics (7/15-18)

Milton Lau: 100 Breast

Brandon Miguel: 100 Fly Alyssa Powell: 50 Fly, 200 I.M.

2010 R.E.A.L. Champions hips (8/6-8)

Andrew Butler: 50 Free, 100 Free, 100Fly

Milton Lau: 100 BreastBrandon Miguel: 100 Fly, 200 Fly

Alyssa Powell: 50 Fly, 100 I.M.

2010 Western Zone Swim mingChampionships (8/10-14)

Andrew Butler: 50 Free

“B” TIMES:


Jalen Aquino: 50 Breast, 50 FlyEvan Augst: 100 FlyBobby Hilton: 100 FreeJackson Radley: 50 FreeGabriel Tomboc: 10 BreastColin VanDervoort: 100 FlySabrina Yee: 50 Back Mitchell Zia: 100 Back

Vallejo Aquatics LC C/ B/ A+ (7/9-11)

Sarina Chang: 50 Back, 100 Back Gabriel Hilton: 50 Free

Arnold Imperial: 200 FreeXavier Quintana: 100 FreeJustin Yee: 50 FreeMitchell Zia: 50 Free

2010 R.E.A.L. Champions hips (8/6-8)Taylor Castro: 100 FreeMeigan Dutcher: 100 BreastGabriel Hilton: 25 Free

Arnold Imperial: 100 Free, 200 Free Amália Keilholtz: 100 I.M.Frankie Liang: 100 BreastRebecca Sabio: 100 FreeJusteen Singley: 50 Free

Christina Tampinco: 50 Free, 100 FreeGabriel Tomboc: 100 Breast

“PRT” TIMES:

Vallejo Aquatics LC C/ B/ A+ (7/9-11) Ares Elmore: 50 Free

LC Far Westerns (7/28-8/1) Alyssa Powell: 50 Fly

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