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Notes from Paton * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Wind N Sea will be hosting our own C meet June 2 and 3! We will need everyone’s help! Swimmers, parents, siblings, long lost relations… See Paton about signing up to help out. Jobs are as follows:
-------- Wind N Sea grocery bags!
-------- UCSD Summer Swim Camps We are getting the word out about our Summer swim camps and clinics here at UCSD. We have three weeks of summer camp where swimmers will get to work with all the college coaches at UCSD, including head coaches Matt Macedo and Corrie Falcon. Athletes will get to work with current UCSD Swimmers covering all the strokes in a four or five day camp. For ages 10 and up there is even the option to stay overnight in campus dorms. -------- I will be making some minor schedule adjustments for the summer practice schedule. They will start Wednesday, June 13. Blue and Black group will start and end 30 minutes earlier. 2:00 for dry land. Start swimming at 2:30. Blue out at 4. Black at 4:30. White group will start and end 15 minutes earlier on Tuesday and Thursdays. 4:15 start. 5pm finish. Avoiding the current overlap with Red. -------- Splash Bash is back!! June 10, 2012 Click here for Coggan’s Splash Bash Swim a thon forms!! They are having the fun one in June (10th) this year as this October will be the 10th anniversary of the pool! -------- Good parent articles to check out!! Check out this article on what makes a good
(or not-so-good) sports parent… Another good article, this one about so-called "energy" drinks... For more articles on being a swimmer or swim parent, check out our Parents pages! -------- Team T shirts are available!
Wind N Sea Swim Team will be traveling to San Jose, CA for the Far Western Championships March 29 to April 1st! Bennett Bugelli, Reef Guerard, and Zachary Wallace will be competing! Last year, swims could be watched online through Swimming World TV. Not sure if that’s set up for this year but it was fun to watch! -------- Meet officiating Reminder! Time standards * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * There was a Cooper's Hawk at early morning practice, March 16... see it? up on the fence!
Fun! Check out Swim Life's: First Swim Meet video The San Diego Junior Lifeguard Program is excited to announce our new program, JGrommets, for 7 & 8 year olds. This new class would allow our program to begin youth ocean awareness at an earlier age with an abbreivated one week course. The curriculum (see below) would focus on ocean safety, open water swimming techniques, and various ocean activities. The JGrommet program would allow 7 & 8 year olds to begin developing their skills and provide them and their parents/guardians with a general overview of the San Diego Junior Lifeguard Program. The class would provide them with basic skills to safely enjoy the ocean while developing a foundation for successful advancement to the junior lifeguard program as a 9 year old. Dates: Monday, July 16 thru Friday July 20. Curriculum will include ocean awareness, ocean swimming, ocean paddling, rescue techniques, stand-up paddling, ocean operations, boogie boarding, surfing, team relays, and a JGrommet/Parent BBQ on graduation day. If you have any questions regarding this new program, please email us at sdjuniorguards@sandiego.gov. Please forward this information to anyone you may know who would be interested in reigstering for our new JGrommet program. San Diego Junior Lifeguards * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Join us on Facebook and Twitter!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Meet schedule The entire meet schedule through the end of August is posted on the San Diego Imperial Website and is on our website on the Calendar page and on our home page in the right hand column. Take a look! Make sure your swimmer is USA Swimming registered for 2011! All swimmers need to be registered!
Take a look at all meet final results on our Team Stats website or click here for our previous meets results page.
Coronado BBMAC, May 04–06 2012 Saturday at Coronado featured Finn Bugelli, Rhys Bugelli, and Alex Lovell in the morning session and Paula Conde-Porto in the afternoon. Finn’s 50 free was best time but his moment of the meet was the “crazy” dance with his sweatshirt. Rhys didn’t do a crazy dance for me but he did drop 8 seconds in the 200 free. Alex swam several events for the first time long course and recorded a B time in the 50 free! Paula did great on her own in the afternoon. She improved to an A time in the 50 free and dropped almost 6 seconds off her 100 breast. She definitely set the pace for the weekend as she recorded best times in all 5 of her events. Sunday’s session with Pam: Meet went well! Alex Lovell was the solo 12 & U swimmer; 50 Breast looked strong. In the afternoon, Paula Conde-Porto & Sophia Eliopolous pulled off some solid long course swims. Paula's breast & Sophia's IM stand out as their better races of the day! 5 swimmers competed in 19 races. 15 best times! Hytek Power Point Champions
Fran Crippen Memorial Meet of Champions, April 19–22 Zachary Wallace competed Friday at the Meet of Champions. Zachary is only the second swimmer in WSSTs history to qualify for this event. It was great to have Zachary compete with some of the best swimmers in the world! Many of the names that we will hear about at our Oympic Trials and Olympics were in attendance. Zachary swam two events. The 100 free and 200 back. He recorded best times in both events and improved his 100 free time to a USA Swimming AA standard. Zachary also competes for La Jolla High School and is working hard preparing for the upcoming CIF High School Championships in May.
Pacific Coast Conference Championships, April 19–22 Michael Cohn competed at Grossmont College’s conference championships this weekend. Based on his performances at the meet (Three 1st place finishes) he was named the Conference Swimmer of the Year! Michael broke Conference records in his 500 free, 200 free, 200 back (maybe), 800 Free Relay, and possibly some other relays. Michael will be competing in the State Championships this coming Thursday through Saturday in Pasedena. Then it’s back to full time with WSST to prepare for the Santa Clara International meet in June.
Pacific Swim AB long course meet, April 13–15 Recap from Coach Pam on Saturday afternoon’s swims – A couple of our 13&Over swimmers braved the wind & rain at the Pacific Swim A/B meet last Saturday. Although the weather was subpar, both Minghao & Paula stepped up & had some personal best swims. Their long course swimming looked strong as we're just kicking off the season; way to go! The weather was better Sunday but still a bit breezy and chilly. We had 5 swimmers compete in the morning session and 3 in the afternoon. 9 athletes, 30 splashes – 26 Best times! Hytek Power Point Champions
Far Western Championships, March 29–April 1 Congratulations to this year’s Far Western Championship team. Bennett Bugelli, Reef Guerard, and Zachary Wallace travelled to Morgan Hill, CA to compete in this year’s meet. Bennett swam the 50 breaststroke. Reef swam the 400 IM, 100 free, and 200 fly. Zachary swam the 500 free, 200 IM, and 100 back. This Championship meet brings teams from throughout the United States. Over 1000 swimmers compete. As you can see from the attached results, our swimmers swam well. 2 best times and 5 swims very close to best times. That’s exceptional in that we don’t rest or taper our swimmers for this meet. Hard work in the pool leading right up to the day they travel. Bennett was within .68 of her best 50 breaststroke. Hytek Power points awarded: Click on the days to see videos of our swimmers in action at Far Westerns! Day 1: Reef swam the 400 IM and 100 free Day 2: Zach’s 100 back; Reef’s 100 free & 200 fly; Bennett’s 50 breast Day 3: Zachary’s 500 free and 200 IM.
Novice Fun Meet, March 17 Results from this weekend’s Novice meet. Horrible weather! We had 4 swimmers in this meet: Kevin Korevaar,
Kate Mac Donald, Maia Pearl,
Shayna Kobrinetz
JO Max at El Cajon Valley HS, March 9–11 What a nice hot weekend to conclude the short course season at the JO Max Meet! WSST made our warm-up lane look crowded with our 16 competitors on Saturday morning; for some a first time meet experience. Many best time swims & medals awarded. WSST also had a girls 10&U (9th place) & girls 13-14 (4th place) Freestyle relay teams. Good work & congrats to all our competitors! Coach Pam The HSA JO Max Swim Meet had nine swimmers entered into competition on Sunday. Not a first meet for any, but many 1st times and best times for most! Swimmers were all focused and on time even with the time change. Ciara, Ming Hao & Alex all received medals, but everyone who participated gave great efforts and have goals to achieve. Thank you parents for being supportive and helping out and thank goodness the weather was warm! Coach Jackie Hytek Power Point Champions
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Wind N Sea's... April 2012
Greta Fehlan was just promoted to White Group after excelling as a leader amongst her Novice Level peers throughout this spring season. Greta is always eager to learn while having fun with her team friends. She wears a big smile on her face whether she's at practice, a meet or even at the pool on her own time (which she does to improve her swimming while not in a practice setting). Greta is proof that hard work & dedication do indeed pay off. Way to go! Which group do you swim in?aWhite What do you like best about WSST?aswim meets What do you like best about swimming? athe water |
For SWIMMERS and Here’s a great link from USA Swimming! Take a look!
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May 15 for AB All Ages, May 25–27; NCA, La Jolla JCC May 22 for Grand Prix, May 31–June 3; Mission Santa Clara, CA May 29 for C All Ages, June 2–3; WSST, La Jolla HS Paton has a paper copy with him for these and most of the meets throughout the upcoming season. |
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Meet entries are due by the yellow date at the end of the meet description. Meet results can be found by going to our Team Stats Online site. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sept 25; The Freestyle Festival; MSV / Mission Vally YMCA / Sept 13 Oct 22; ABC All Ages; CNSA / BBMAC / Oct 11 Nov 5; C All Ages; SDAC / Rancho Bernardo HS / Oct 25 Nov 11–13; AB All Ages; PS / Poway Comm. Center / Nov 1 Dec 2&4; Senior Meet; CAST / Joan Croc Center / Nov 22 Dec 3; 12&U Pentathlon; CAST / Joan Croc Center / Nov 22 Dec 10–11; BC All Ages; SBA / Loma Verde / Nov 29 Dec 17–19; Winter Age Group Champs; SI / BBMAC Coronado / Dec 6 Dec 17–20; Sectionals; Long Beach CA / Dec 6 Jan 27–29; 12&O NTS; HSA / El Cajon Valley HS / Jan 17 Feb 10–12; 12&U ABC Meet S; SBA / Loma Verde / Jan 31 Feb 17–19; SI Senior Classic; SI / Poway Community Center / Feb 7 Feb 24–26; JOs; SI / Rancho Bernardo / Feb 14 Mar 9–11; JO Max; HSA / El Cajon Valley HS / Feb 28 March 17; Novice Fun Meet; PS / Poway Community Pool / RSVP by Mar 16 March 29–Apr 1; Far Western Championships; Morgan Hill / Mar 20 April 13–15; AB All Ages LC; PS / Poway Community Center / Apr 3 Apr 19–22; SMOC; Mission Viejo CA / Apr 10 Apr 28–29; C All Ages SC; CAST / West Hills HS / Apr 17 May 4–6; AB All Ages LC; CNSA / BBMAC Coronado HS / Apr 24 May 20; Mini 10&U meet; CAST / West Hills HS / May 7 May 25–27; AB All Ages LC; NCA La Jolla JCC / May 15 May 31–June 3; Grand Prix; Mission Santa Clara, CA / May 22 June 2–3; C All Ages SC; WSST / La Jolla HS / May 29 June 16–17; AB All Ages LC; SBA / National City / June 5 June 23–24; BC All Ages SC; CAST / Ell Capitan HS / June 12 June 25–July 2; Olympic Trials; Omaha, Nebraska / June 12 July 6–8; AB ALL LC; NCA / La Jolla JCC / June 26 July 14–15; C All SC; ICAC / Palomar College / July 3 July 26–29; SI LC Junior Olympics; SI / BBMAC Coronado HS / July 17 July 28–Aug 4; Olympic Games; London, UK Aug 7–11; US Open; Indianapolis / July 31 Aug 7–11; Zone Championships / Grand Junction, CO / July 31 Aug 10–12; JO Max SC; SBA / Loma Verde / July 31 Aug 13–17; Junior Nationals; Indianapolis / July 31 Sep 9; La Jolla Rough Water; La Jolla Cove / June something? For more info on meets, directions to pools, etc. visit the SI-Swimming website -- click here. |
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Where to buy WSST swim gear!!!
Great prices and all of the swimming equipment you could ever need. Click on the logo above to visit the SwimOutlet website where you can order everything online and have it shipped directly to your home. Orders of $75 or more receive free shipping. |
USA Swimming posts about Bella Otterson!! On their AMERICA'S SWIM TEAM ATHLETE FOCUS! page USA Swimming posted this about WSST's own Bella Otterson!! Click here to go to the page... |
Support the Coggan Family Aquatic Complex As you know, the Coggan Family Aquatic Complex is a non-profit organization and an unsubsidized public pool. We rely on the La Jolla community and our loyal user groups to help support the aquatics programs offered at the pool. And so, we are asking for your help. |
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Tired of using a pen to fill out the meet entries? Take a look at our website! You can now fill out the form on your computer and print it out. Click here for our entry form PDF!! OR, you can also always find it on our FORMS page ... |
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POOL CLOSINGS & PRACTICE CHANGES
Mon May 28 - NO PRACTICE, Memorial Day
Tues June 12 - NO PRACTICE
Wed June 13 - NEW PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
-- Blue & Black start and finish 30 min. earlier
-- White group will start and end 15 min. earlier on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Fri June 29 - TEAM POTLUCK!
NOVICE—M & W 4:30–5;
NOVICE—F 4:30–5
WHITE—Tu & Th 4:30–5:15;
WHITE—F 4:30–5:30
RED—Mon–Th 5–6; Fri 5–6
BLUE—M–F 2:30 dryland;
BLUE—3–4:30 swim
BLACK—M–F 2:30 dryland;
BLACK—3–5 swim
STARTING WED JUNE 13, 2012
BLUE—M–F 2:00 dryland;
BLUE—2:30–4:00 swim
BLACK—M–F 2:00 dryland;
BLACK—2:30–4:30 swim
WHITE—Tu & Th 4:15–5:00;
WHITE—F 4:30–5:30
WHEN
Tryouts are 4:00 pm on the first Wednesday of every month. Upcoming tryouts are: Apr 4, May 2, June 6
WHERE
Coggan Family Aquatic Complex
800 Nautilus Street, CA 92037-6158
(858) 456-0945
WSST Achieves Level 1!!!
Through Paton's efforts with USA Swimming, WSST has achieved Level 1 in their Club Recognition program (basically a program to help establish a strong foundation in 4 areas).
BUSINESS / ORGANIZATION SUCCESS PLANNING
SWIM PARENT / VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT
COACH DEVELOPMENT / EDUCATION
ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT / PERFORMANCE
Congratulations team!!!
Click here to go to the Parent Education Page!
Articles to date are
(click on article to read):
- What Makes A Nightmare Sports Parent -- And What Makes A Great One
- It's Not About Butterfly (or back or breast or free...)
- Hard Work
- Prelims and Finals Meets
- Kids Should Not Consume Energy Drinks, and Rarely Need Sports Drinks
- Fuel Your Body
- The Awesome 8-Year Old
- FAQs for Parents -- Training and Workout
- How to Attend a Swim Meet
- The Praise Gap
- Perspective
- Real Self-Esteem Builds on Achievement not Praise for Slackers
- Enough Already with Kid Gloves
- The Nature of Stroke Work
- The Praise Craze
- Resolving Conflicts with the Coach
- Two A Day Workouts for 12 and Unders?
- Guidelines for Going on the Road
- Do We Really Want Our Children Drinking Energy Drinks?
- Two Practices Each Day… The Argument for Morning Training
- Workouts and the Common Cold
- Working WITH the Coach
- A National Age Group Championship?
- Setting Goals: The Parent, Coach, Athlete Relationship
- The Myth of an Overnight Success – Real Success is a Result of Establishing Building Blocks Over a Long Term Development
- Practice Objectives and Routines – What to Expect: Notes to Parents fro the Coaching Staff
- Three Variables of a Swimmer's Performance that a Parent Contributes to
- Why Is Swimming a Year Around Sport for Age Group Swimmers
- Playing Favorites
- Who Should the Coach Work With
- On Praising Your Children
- Which Events Should Your Child Swim
- Where Should Fast Age Group Swimmers Train?
- Because They MUST Fail
- When the Coach Is Away with a Few Swimmers
- Nutrition Between Prelims and Finals
- When the Coach Goes to Nationals
- When Swimmers Return from Camp
- When Sally Swims Poorly…
- Why Should a Club Support Its Elite Athletes Financially?
- The Taper Chase
- The Stroke Guru
- "I Went to the Results Board to See How I Did"
- When a Child Starts on a Swim Team as a Teen
Ager - Lifetime Fitness
- Good Starts
- What We Do in Age Group and Stroke School
Practice - Kids and Two Career Parents
- Key to Goal Setting: Parent Support
- Stunned, Shamed, Thankful and Finally... Helpful!
- Weight Training for the Age Group Swimmer
- One Day in the Life of an
Age Group Parent - The Marginally Motivated Swimmer
- Training Aids: Legitimate Tools or Frivolous Fads
- After Your Childs Swims the Event
- My Man Dan
- Teaching Technique –
What We Know, What We Think We Know, and What We Do - Developing Swimmers Progressively
- Training Versus Learning
- Glycogen Depletion
- Watching Your Child at Swim Lessons or Swim Practice
- Learning to Prepare for the Best
- Gain Weight to Gain Strength
- What Motivates the Coach
- Fast Food: How to Lift the Guise on Healthier Choices
- Fast Food: Breakfast Choices
- Turning Obstacles into Opportunities: Coping with Adversity is the key
- Eating on the Road
- Competition and Children
- Thoughts on Age Group Development
- Participation in Activites Offers Benefits
- Coffee and Caffeine
- The Purpose of Travel Meets for Swim Teams
- The Positive Attitude
- Burnout or Choice
- The Parent and the Coach
- Breakfast on the Run
- The Nature of a Judgement Call
- The Importance of Fluid Replacement During Training for Age Group Swimmers
- Snacks
- Balancing Breakfast Needs with Morning Workouts
- The Fallacy of Age Group Rankings
- Are Ideal Weight Charts Meaningful?
- Join Swim Team to Lose Weight?
- Race Day Fuel
- The Coach Seems Harsh
- Are All Efforts Good Efforts?
- The Career Club Coach
- That's Not It
- All-Weekend Meets
- Swimming Tired
- Aging Up
- Age Group Swimmers and Taper
- Swimming is an Investment
- Swim Parents And Masters Swimming: Interview with a Masters Swimmer and Swim Parent
- Adjusting to Different Strokes
- Swim Meets: Basic Info for New Parents!
- Stay with Developing Clubs
- A Family That Plays Together
- Supporting Your Child in Swimming
- What's up with the Suits?
- Letter from an Umpire
- How Big Will You Dare to Be?
- Good Coach Case Study: The Specialist
- Parenting My Champion: Developing Talent
- Improvement's Tortuous Path
SI Junior Olympic Time Standards
Click here for the latest edition of the SI Junior Olympic Time Standards – a copy is also available on the SI website.
All swimmers should be registered with USA Swimming. This is our national governing body and all swimmers must be registered.
Click here for the registration form (a PDF file) to download...
Introducing new USA Swimming "Deck Pass" online program and phone app!!
Swimming has long been a sport about achievements. Now, with the launch of USA Swimming’s “Deck Pass”™, a new online and mobile application, swimmers can easily connect with one another and share their achievements with other members of the swimming community.
Deck Pass™ is an innovative digital application that lets swimmers track their best times, set goals and earn digital patches for their accomplishments in the pool. It’s easy, free to use and is designed to let swimmers capture what they’re accomplishing in the water online and then share with their friends and family. Users can access Deck Pass™ online or via a free mobile application.
Deck Pass™ users can choose to connect their accounts with Facebook to share their swimming milestones with their friends and family. The program is also a great motivational tool that is designed to help guide to swimmers to achievements both in and out of the water. For example, if a swimmer swims a best time at a recent meet, they will automatically earn a digital patch celebrating their achievement.
While Deck Pass™ times updates are automatic for USA Swimming members, the application can be used by anyone. Whether you’re a recreational swimmer, a club swimmer or even a coach, Deck Pass™ has something for everyone!
For more information click here to go to the Deck Pass info page!!
Swim with Mike Masters Swim Workout and Olympian Swim Clinics was a blast!
The "Swim with Mike" event at USC on Saturday was amazing. Shayna was sporting her WSST cap, trained with USC Swim team members and had a blast!
There was another SWM event on May 5 at UCSD. Shayna participated in it. It's a great cause (challenged athletes scholarships) and a good time.
We also hosted some USC swimmers at our home.
Sports injuries website referral
One of our swim parents has located a good web site with info to help prevent sports related injuries: