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07 May 2007
Practice Schedule
May23, Wed - TJCC closed for Shavuot
May 28, Monday - TJCC closed for Memorial Day
May 29, Tuesday - Begin morning practice schedule
- Silver: 7am - 8:30am
- White and Blue: 8:30 - 9:30
June 4, Monday - Picture Day 8am (No Practice)
July 4, Wednesday - JCC Closed
July 12 & 13 Championships (No Practice)
10 May 2007
The SAAA Summer schedule consists of Dual Meets, Invitationals and the Canyon Del Oro League Championships.
- Dual Meets have 5:30 pm Warm-ups with a 6pm Start
- Invitationals have 7:00am Warm-ups and 8:00am Start
- Championships are
- July 12 prelims 7am warmups/ 8am start
- July 13 Championships 4pm warm-ups/ 5pm start
To be eligible for the league championship meet, a swimmer must be listed in the
official, final team roster and must have competed as an official or exhibition entry in
an individual event in at least (3) SAAA-sactioned meets. At least (2) of these entries
must be in dual meets. One(1) may be in a SAAA invitational meet.
08 May 2007
- June 4 Individual and Team Pictures at 8am
- (TBA) Dive in Movie at TJCC
- (TBA) End of Season Party
22 Aug 2007
STINGRAYS Rule the Pool!!!!
Our team is awesome!
It was an exciting State Championship meet last weekend at Brophy East’s Campus in Phoenix. The Stingrays did a terrific job. Some best times were achieved as well as several “Q” times for the Far Western Short Course Championship which will be held at the end of March in Pleasanton, CA.
Only 15 Stingrays attended the State meet. Our girls’ team was ranked 11th place out of 25 teams. Our boy’s team was ranked 9th place out of 22 teams. Combined, that put the Stingrays in 9th place out of 28 teams.
18 Jul 2007
These practice times may change so to check back often
8/6 start of SCY team practice (for swimmers who did not goto LC states)
- blue/white 3:45 - 4:45 M-Th
- silver/pre-gold/gold 4:45 - 6:45 M-Thr, 3:45-5:45 F, Sat 8AM-10
8/13 start of SCY practice for everyone
- blue/white 3:45 - 4:45 M-Th
*silver/pre-gold/gold 4:45 - 6:45 M-Thr, 3:45-5:45 F, Sat 8AM-10
New swimmers to the team or year round swimming should come during the week of 8/13 to meet the coach and try out for the team. Please send an email to tjccstingrays@yahoo.com to let us know when you will be dropping by.
Schedule - The meet schedule is currently being determined
Tentative Fall 2007 Schedule: TJCC Stingrays
01 Aug 2007
The Long Course team was represented by 14 of our Stingrays all of whom improved their times. Congratulations to the following swimmers who swam in Finals and to those swimmers who placed in the top 8 and scored points for our team:
- Bonnie Diamond (7th – 11/12 200 Back)
- Marisa Helms (5th – 11/12 1500 Free)
- Claire Houlton (8th – 13-14 50 Back)
- Reed Patterson (1st – 11/12 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 3rd – 100 Fly, 2nd – 50 Fly, 50 Free, 200 Breast [also a NRT - National Reportable Time])
- Andrew Turk (8th – 9/10 50 Free) also got his first Far West time
- Razilee Luker (5th - 11/12 100 Free, 4th 100 Breast, 8th 400 Free, 8th 200 Free)
Layla Anderson, Dakota Kordsiemon, Gabe Partagas and Reed Wallace.
Way to go Stingrays!
Official Results
20 Aug 2007
White, Blue and Silver starting Monday 6th of August
Gold starting Monday 13th of August
Practice as follows:
- White: Monday through Thursday 4:15 to 5:00
- Blue: Monday through Thursday 4:15 to 5:15
- Silver: Monday through Friday 4:15 to 5:30 and Sundays 9 to 10am
- Gold: Monday through Thursday 5:00 to 7:00, Friday 4:00 to 5:30 and Saturday morning 8:00 to 10:30
For the first week of practice (this week coming up) practices will only run from Monday to Thursday
For the following week, this will go back to full schedule
21 Aug 2007
Long Course swimmers break records! Congratulations!
- 9-10 girls Reed Wallace (3)
- 11-12 boys Reed Patterson (6)
- 13-14 boysCole Puchi (7)
The end to a great season. You can see the updated team records at the Long Course Records page.
28 Aug 2007
Coach Greg is working to get the Fall Meet Schedule finalized, as soon as he has it ready it will be posted
29 Aug 2007
The registration instructions/forms have been put in your swimmer’s folder (folders, so far have been made for 2007 registered USA swimmers and as new swimmers pay their fees). If your swimmer does not have a folder as of yet, you can get your registration information at the Sports and Fitness Desk.
29 Aug 2007
Coach Greg and Coach Mike have asked me to tell you this weekend’s practice schedule…
- Friday, August 31st - practice as usual
- Saturday, Sept 1st - practice as usual
- Sunday, Sept 2nd - NO PRACTICE for Coach Mike’s Silver group
- Monday, Sept 3rd - NO PRACTICE for everyone it’s Labor Day!
Please help spread the word. Not everyone is on our email list.
09 Sep 2007
September 2007
2 NO PRACTICE for Coach Mike’s Silver group
3 LABOR DAY – NO PRACTICE
JCC Sports & Fitness is open from 7:30pm-6:00pm
12 NO PRACTICE for White and Blue groups
4:15 - 5:30pm for other groups
JCC closes @ 6:00pm for Erev Rosh Hashanah
13 NO PRACTICE – JCC closed all day for Rosh Hashanah
14 NO PRACTICE – JCC closed all day for Rosh Hashanah
17 Parents’ Meeting @ 6:00-7:00pm poolside
21 NO PRACTICE – JCC closes @ 4:00pm for Erev Yom Kippur
22 NO PRACTICE – JCC closed all day for Yom Kippur
26 NO PRACTICE for White and Blue groups
4:15 - 5:30pm for other groups
JCC closes @ 6:00pm for Erev Sukkot
27 NO PRACTICE – JCC closed all day for Sukkot
October 2007
3 NO PRACTICE for White and Blue groups
4:15 - 5:30pm for other groups
JCC closes @ 6:00pm for Erev Shemini Atzeret
4 NO PRACTICE – JCC closed all day for Shemini Atzeret
27 PUMPKIN 500 – Team Fundraiser (it’s back!)
November 2007
22 NO PRACTICE – THANKSGIVING
JCC Sports & Fitness is open from 7:30am-2:00pm
December 2007
25** CHRISTMAS - JCC Sports & Fitness is open from 7:30am-6:00pm
31** NEW YEAR’S EVE – JCC closes @ 6:00pm
** Practice schedule during the holiday break will be determined at a later date.
02 Sep 2007
This is a PDF Version of the registration form, you can print this out and submit with your registration for the Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 Stingrays Season.
There is a more complete fee schedule and additional information available at the JCC either from the coaches, or at the Sports and Fitness desk. Your swimmers will not be able to swim with the team during practice until Training Fees are PAID and USA registration is complete. (per TJCC policy)
If you are transferring from another USA swim team please get an Athlete Transfer form from Team Registrar or from the Arizona USA Swimming Forms Page
If you have questions or concerns about registration please contact the Team Registrar Kathy Anderson
09 Sep 2007
Rachel C.
Zoe H.
Colin H.
Christina M.
Reed P.
Erik W.
09 Sep 2007
Attached is the meet flyer for our first swim meet this fall. Please note that our team entry deadline is SEPT 14th. (It is only slightly possible that this meet may become closed to our team due to it having a cap of 350 swimmers.) All entries must be sent to this email address tjccstingrays@yahoo.com It is best to reply to this email when entering your swimmer or by flagging your email with “Meet Entry & swimmer’s name”. Nichole Hocheder is the parent in charge of processing all meet entries. Do not send entries to the meet host. Our team is responsible for sending all Stingray entries in one batch.
Please supply the following when entering:
* name of swimmer
* event # event swimmer’s entry time (if applicable-only times from our USA database will be used)
example:
Erika Hocheder
#29 50 free
#31 100 back
Only swimmers who hold a 2007 USA Swimming registration card may sign-up. Session training fees must be paid in full AND your swimmer’s MEAD account must have enouch money in it to cover meet entry costs. Please read the TJCC website or review the registration packet for details.
- 8 & unders (session I) - max of 5 events allowed
- 11 & Over (sessions II, III & IV) - max of 3 events per session allowed
please read all information regarding rules and eligibility.
07 Oct 2007
2007 Fall Meet Schedule TJCC Stingrays
**Time Standards Now Available
Neptune Invite 12/1-2 NTS Meet in Chandler has been ADDED
Octoberfest meet in Scottsdale has been removed
OctoberFest Tucson meet flyer and entry deadline update
Updated Meet Schedule and deadlines
*Meet entry deadlines subject to change.
Email all meet entries to: tjccstingrays@yahoo.com
14 Sep 2007
The Parent Meeting on September 17 will need to be rescheduled, stay tuned for updates
21 Sep 2007
Stingrays Parents’ meeting will be held this Monday, Sept. 24th in the Jewish Heritage Center (JHC) from 5:30pm-6:30pm. The Jewish Heritage Center is the room with the glass entrance located near the main entrance of the JCC. We hope to see everyone there!
01 Oct 2007
- Darya A.
- Colin B.
- Lily B.
- Kenneth C.
- Connor D.
- Ethan D.
- Erika H.
- Matthew J.
- Galen P.
02 Oct 2007
Oct. 28th, 8:30am Check-in, 9:00am Start time
Pumpkin 500 - It’s Back! And better than ever! Events will include 500 yd
Freestyle, 250 yd Freestyle (for 8&U), and 50 yd Freestyle for parents
only. This meet is open to TJCC swimmers and is FREE and fun. All
participants will receive a pumpkin swim cap. Pumpkins will be awarded to
winners in each age group. See FLYER for all the details.
Entries due Oct. 24th.
17 Oct 2007
There are still some issues with the results from the results from the Goodyear Meet in early october. I’ll post them as soon as I get them -Sam D
17 Oct 2007
Congratulations! Many of our swimmers had their best swims today at today’s marathon October Meet - The results are attached. Listed below are swimmers & their improved times. Congratulations!
- Darya A - 100fly
- Rachael C - 50 breast
- Jedediah D - 50fly
- Devi D M - 100 back
- Abby D - 50breast, 100IM (-16.93) Great!
- Katie D - 25fly, 25 br, 25free
- Krista D - 50fly, 100free
- Luna F - 50fly (-12.15s), 100br(-17.33s), 100free(-15.04s) wow!
- Marisa H - 100br, 50back (-10.74)
- Erika H - 50fly, 100free
- Martin H - 50fly, 100free, 50ba
- Sophie H - 25fly(-7.69s), 25fr, 25ba
- Zoe H - 50fly(-12.9), 100fr(-14.57), 50ba(-4.15), 100Im (-33.22s) Outstanding!
- Cindurhi K - 50br, 100fr
- Matt K - 100fr(-8.08), 50ba
- McKenzie L-B - 50fly, 100br, 100fr
- Nicholas M - 50br, 100fr(-12.15), 50ba
- Christina M - 50fly(-7.42)
- Georgia M - 50fly, 100fr, 50ba(-6.83)
- Hannah O-M - 50fly
- Natalia O- M - 25br, 25fr
- Whitney P - 100fr(-7.23)
- Gabe P - 50fly, 100fr (-7.05)
- Noah P - 50fly(-8.06), 50br (-6.85)
- Andrew T - 50br(-8.58), 100fr(-8.50), 50ba, 100IM(-11.03)
- Julie T - 25fly(-7.88), 25br, 25 fr, 25ba
- Alex U - 100fr, 50ba
Please update your swimmer’s fastest times and use them as ‘seed times” for upcoming meets. You will need their fastest times (also look on the usaswimming.org website > individual times) when future meet flyers are sent out.
22 Oct 2007
Please find attached the meet flyer for our team’s next meet - 11/17 & 11/18 at the Flowing Wells Pool. This is a No Time Standard meet - which means you do not have to meet a qtime to enter this meet. Please read the RULES section carefully.
The entries are due to tjccstingrays@yahoo.com on or before 11/9. Please ensure that your MEAD balance is in order or your swimmer’s entries may be delayed. (remember to include swimmers full name, event number and name)
There is also a BB+ meet in Scottsdale the same weekend. The flyer is not out yet but once it is published, I will send it out. Your swimmer will have to meet the BB qtimes (qualifying times) listed in that flyer in order to qualify.
If you are curious - the BB time standards are listed on our stingrays team website. so check it out. You should note that these standards are between the Regionals and State Qtimes.
23 Oct 2007
Here is the meet flyer for the Scottsdale Aquatics Club (SAC) Turkey meet on 11/16-11/18. They changed the meet to a NTS meet (it used to be a BB) so it is open to everyone!
The entries are due on or before WED, 10/31.
THIS MEET IS BEING CAPPED AT FIRST 350 SWIMMERS, this is going to close FAST.
Please do not delay in sending me your entries ( tjccstingrays@yahoo.com ). Same requests: Please read the flyer carefully, noting the # of entries per session/day and make sure your MEAD balance is in order.
27 Oct 2007
On the USA Meet Schedule Page is an early version of the Winter Spring Meet Schedule, if you have any questions please contact the Coaches
19 Nov 2007
Tuesday 11/20 Normal practice times for all groups
Wed 11/21 Normal practice times for all groups
Thurs 11/22 NO PRACTICE — HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Fri 11/23 NO PRACTICE
Sat 11/24 Normal practice
Sun 11/25 Normal practice
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday!
19 Nov 2007
Tuesday 11/20 Normal practice times for all groups
Wed 11/21 Normal practice times for all groups
Thurs 11/22 NO PRACTICE — HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
Fri 11/23 NO PRACTICE
Sat 11/24 Normal practice
Sun 11/25 Normal practice
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday!
24 Nov 2007
Upcoming Security Changes for Swim Team
As our world becomes more complex, we have been forced to rethink our open campus. Most JCC’s have secured their building and although we are reluctant, it has been the consensus of the Board of Directors, as well as members, that we should strengthen security while maintaining the family atmosphere for which we are known.
We are beginning with the following:
Locking the Café Door 12/1/2007
After much discussion, it’s been decided that the café door will be a members only door.
Members:
- Parents may park in back and swipe your key tag for access to bring your swimmer in through the café doors
- If your swimmer is 6th grade or older, they may have their own key tag and swipe themselves in through the door.
- You may also drop off/pick up your swimmer through the main entrance since the front entrance will remain unlocked.
The Café door will open for you when you swipe your key tag. Since it is not manned, it will not open for you if your membership is expired or if you don’t have your card. We did not want little ones to be dropped off with no access through a locked door. If you have received a new tag within the last 2 years, you already have one. We have issued 3 colors so far – pink, blue and orange – and they are all current cards. See Sue, Lechele, or the Sports and Fitness Desk if you do not have a key tag
Non-Members
- You may drop off and pick up through the front door only.
In the interest of safety, your swimmer should remain on the deck after practice until pickup time. They should not be waiting on the bench outside the handicapped door or in the parking lot.
Handicapped Only Sports and Fitness Door 11/2/2007
- Only those with state issued handicapped plates or tags will be granted access through this door.
- Special Door Access Swipe Cards are issued to operate the door. Only these special swipe cards will operate this door. Membership key tags will not.
- The buzzer that was in use has been disconnected.
Please keep in mind that if you currently use the front door, this will not affect you. Please be assured that this is not in response to anything that has happened on our campus. Instead, it is to give you peace of mind in a changing world. Questions? You may call me at x110, or feel free to call Ken Light, Chief Executive Officer (x101) or Denise Blumenthal, Chief Operating Officer (x102). Thanks again for your support
24 Nov 2007
Julian B
Cole D-M
Devi D-M
Bonnie D
Emma H
Sophie H
Sarah S
Belle S
08 Jan 2008
Layla A.
Maddy B.
Nathan H.
Claire H.
Nolan H.
Roger P.
Josh T.
28 Jan 2008
The Arizona Swimming website standards are out of date. The attached are the most current sent to me by the Arizona Swimming Technical Chairperson.
16 Feb 2008
Please note that some of the q times on the flyer are incorrect, to use the attached stds instead. Also, entries are due on or before thursday 2/21 6PM. no late entries will be accepted.
19 Feb 2008
Hello Stingrays! This is a reminder that every swimmer MUST bring his/her current (expires 12/31/2008) USA Swimming Registration ID card to all swim meets. Please attach your card to your bag so that you don’t lose it. At every meet there is a chance that you will be asked by meet officials to show your registration card. We have some very important meets coming up and it would be a shame if someone missed the opportunity to swim because they left their card at home.
If you do not have a card please send me an email so that I can inquire with USA Swimming about getting you a replacement card. If you recently registered or renewed your registration (within the last month) you should receive your card from the Phoenix office shortly.
If you have any questions, please send me an email
19 Feb 2008
Practice for this week will be as follows:
Wednesday/Thurs/Friday:
All color groups (with the exception of white) will meet at the pool at 4:00 pm (3:45 on Friday) to get into the water at 4:15 (4:00 on Friday). It is important that we get in the water while the sun is out and air temperture is warm. Blue group won’t be in long. Silver group little longer and Pre/Gold and Gold will probably last for 1:45 to 2 hours total (I hope).
Saturday….. we will see what the water temperature is on Friday and see if we need to move this practice back to 11:00 rather than 8:00…. We will send out an email regarding this so keep your eyes peeled!!
I understand this is Rodeo Break Week, thus the pool won’t be as crowded as it may seem! Please be prepared to wrap up warmly after practice and not stay cold on the way home. Also, please be ready to stretch out of water prior to entry into the water to prevent injury.
See you at the pool.
20 Feb 2008
McKenzie L.
Noah P.
Xiexin W.
20 Feb 2008
The TJCC Stingrays are proud to welcome our new Head Coach for USA Swimming and aquatics director Amy Behm. She brings new energy and swimming experience to our pool. Please read on to find about the fantastic qualities and qualifications that she brings to the Stingrays.
Swimming Accomplishments: Throughout Amy’s age group, high school and college swimming career, she set several school, State, Regional (now referred -to as “Zones”) and one Junior National record. She consistently ranked in the top 25 of her age group in several events- including breaststrokes and IM’s. Beginning as a 6&Under, Amy’s first NM state record occurred in the 50m free (while swimming breaststroke) and continued thru her age group career. In 1978 at the AAU Junior National Short Course Championships held in Durham, NC, Amy set a Jr National record in the 200 IM. Because of her performance at this National meet, Amy was invited to train with the US Developmental Swim Team the following summer in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center. Here she met George McMillion who was instrumental in recruiting Amy to attend and swim for Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Amy swam for SMU for 2.5 years on a full swimming scholarship and set school records in the 200 IM, 100 breaststroke and 400 Medley Relay. She received All-American honors as well. Amy qualified for the 1980 Olympic Trials in the 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 and 200 meter breaststroke. Unfortunately, the United States boycotted this Olympics due to the US protest of the Russians invasion of Afghanistan. The following summer Amy swam for Schroeder YMCA out of Brown Deer, Wisconsin and finished 8th in the 400 IM at the USA Sr National Swimming Championships held in Brown Deer, WI.
From 1998-2007, Amy was Head Coach for St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe, NM. She was named the “2007-2008 New Mexico High School Swim Coach of the Year” and was New Mexico’s National NISCA Representative. Under her leadership, this small private school’s team (750 total enrollment - 7th thru 12th grade) grew from 4 socially oriented swimmers to over 50 disciplined, dedicated, team-oriented swimmers. Numerous school records, three NMHS state records, two HS All-Americans, one NMHS Swimmer of the Year, and one NMHS Coach of the year honors were recorded while Amy was Head coach for a short 9 seasons. Overall team rankings achieved were 3rd place for boys and 5th place for girls in a state where all HS swim teams, regardless of size, competed in one State Championship meet (5A-A). While coaching at St. Michael’s, Amy was an assistant coach at Kirtland Aquatic Club at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, NM for two years.
03 Mar 2008
The results from the 2008 Southern Regional Championships that the Tucson JCC Stingrays are CHAMPIONS. You can view the Results Site. The Pusch Ridge team did a great job hosting the event, that was fun and successful for so many of our swimmers. Congratulations team
Congratulations to all Stingrays who qualified and participated in Regionals! Swimmers who placed in the top three for each age group received “high point” trophies.
10 & Under Boys
- 4th Place Jedediah Dawson (10)
11-12 Girls
- 2nd Place Bonnie Diamond (12)
- 3rd Place Razilee Luker (12)
- 4th Place (tie) Reed Wallace (11)
11-12 Boys
- 1st Place (tie) Matt Kautz (12)
- 3rd Place Michael Li (11)
13-14 Girls
- 2nd Place Claire Houlton (14)
- 3rd Place Darya Anderson (14)
13-14 Boys
- 1st Place Jordon Belton (13)
03 Mar 2008
- Ruth B.
- Luna F.
- Rebecca G.
- Amber H.
- Marisa H.
- Victoria L.
- Faith L.
- Whitney P.
17 Mar 2008
The Stingrays finished in 10th place (boys team 8th place, girls team 10th) out of 33 teams and only 22 swimmers Stingrays competed! Congratulations to those swimmers who qualified for finals and scored for our team.
The Stingrays have a State Champion! Congrats to Razilee Luker who took 1st place in the 11-12 girls 100IM.
25 Mar 2008
The USA Meet Schedule has been updated with the current long course 2008 schedule of meets. Meets stated in bold are USA Stingray Team meets. Regular print meets listed are the SAAA meets which the coaching staff asks our USA/SAAA Swimmers to participate in if they desire to achieve SAAA Championship Meet status. Coordinating meets with practices is important for overall performance maximization, thus we ask our USA/SAAA swimmers to follow this schedule. SAAA participation over the summer is NOT mandatory, but many of our swimmers enjoy doing both, so we are trying to accommodate all our athletes. USA meets listed above should be viewed as priority for USA swimmers and 3 regular season meets should be attended over the summer months as well as a Championship meet (Regional or State or Far Western).
*Those meets with this notation may/may not be a “team” meet. Final determination will be made based upon entry/participation numbers.
“TEAM MEET” defined as our team members are encouraged to attend and coaching staff will be paid for their time/travel/etc….
09 Apr 2008
We need get your entries for the one day Spring Fling meet (4/19) on or before end of this week 6PM, Fri 4/11. They are capping entries to first 150 so we don’t want to miss out. If you haven’t sent it to me yet, please do so ASAP. Remember, this is long course so we are swimming 50M lengths (Oro Valley pool will be configured to 50M) oh & don’t forget those entries for SW Classic as well.
09 Apr 2008
Please find attached the meet flyer for the South West Classic 5/2-5/4. The entries are due on or before Tuesday April 22. Please be sure to read the entire flyer and enter accordingly. If you have any questions please email the coaches or Nichole
19 Apr 2008
4/19 (Sat) Erev Passover - Sports & Fitness is open from 7am-4pm
4/20 (Sun) Passover - JCC is CLOSED
4/25 (Fri) Passover - regular hours
4/26 (Sat) Passover - JCC is CLOSED
22 Apr 2008
Hey folks!!
Hot of the press….. the results from the Spring Fling Meet! To remind you again, this was our Long Course “opener”. So when you go into examine our kids results, you should realize our Stingrays did very well! Many of our more “seasoned” swimmers (those who swam long course before) may not have made best times which is to be expected (but take a moment and look at the other kids who are “seasoned” and see how much closer our times were from last season to now…. much closer in proximity than our competitors!) We’re doing great and our kids are working hard….. let’s keep it up and have fun doing it!
Amy
Results
29 Apr 2008
Southwest Classic Invitational - 5/2/2008 to 5/4/2008 Psyc Sheet
30 Apr 2008
Entries are due on/before 5/10.
Flyer
Please note that the AgeGroup sessions are held at the Cactus Pool w/ finals being swum in the evenings at the Mona Plumer Aqatics Ctr on ASU campus.
Also this is a Qtime meet – which means your swimmer must meet the minimum qualifying times listed.
Thanks,
Nichole
30 Apr 2008
EDAC May Invational @ OroValley Pool. Flyer This is an NTS meet(no time standard). Entries are due on/before 5/5/08. It is limited to first 150 swimmers so we don’t want to miss out. Swimmers are limited to 3 events/session and 5 per day.
06 May 2008
Our Southwest Classic Swimmers and coaches enjoyed a full weekend of sun, fun and FAST swimming- and believe me there was plenty of all of it (sun, fun and Fast swimming!). Numerous and huge drops were made from last years long course seasonal times to this years for all our swimmers and from the Spring Fling times to this weekend! But please don’t take my word for it! LOOK yourself! Far Western cut times were made! State Qualification times were made! “AA” and “A” times were made! We had a great meet! We also enjoyed a really nice time with eachother in the process! Coach Kiely, Coach Amy, the kids and parents had a nice time with eachother!
We are in the midst of creating a new Long Course Far Western Team of which should be very promising….. if all attend!! Summer is here and will go fast, so parents please plan accordingly for your childs success in this sport which THEY want to succeed in! Your kids work hard in practice, desire to achieve and are making goals to do so! They need your support to plan calanders that allow them opportunities to make advancements and goals as well as enjoy family activities that are of course important! Please make plans now to attend the “big” meets (far western, state, regionals, etc) that they earn the right to compete in! They have to make the times as well, so make plans to give them opportunities to make those cut times!
I am extremely happy with the progress the entire team is making! From our newbies in the “pre-swim team training group” all the way up to our Far Western Team which is forming fast!…. we are blessed! Let’s keep up the good work and if there is anything I can do for you…. please let me know!
See you at the pool.
Amy
16 Jun 2008
News Flash! Here’s the latest on our Stingrays performances from our team travel trip to the Lobo Invite held in Albuquerque, NM! There were over 600 swimmers from 6 different states whom competed (NM, Co, Az, Wy, Mo, TX ). There was one Olympic QT set as well! ABQ is at 5,000 ft elevation so altitude adjustments were given to SWIMS times! Check it out www.usaswimming.com !! (1.2 second=200; 5.0 seconds= 400; 10.0 seconds for 800!!)
8 & Unders
Natalya Orbach- Mandal: Best times recorded 100 free (3rd); 200 free (3rd); 100 back (3rd); 50 fly (4th); 100 fly (3rd); 200 IM (5th)- a total of over 20 seconds taken off helped her achieve 3rd place overall high point for 8& Under Girls! Way to Go Natalya!!!
10 & Unders
Hannah Orbach-Mandal: New AZ state qualifications in 50 free; 200 free (6th) and best time recorded in 50 breast!
Emily Belton: First time swims in everything (50/100/200 free; 50/100 back; 50 fly; 200 IM)! This one is on her way to great things! Keep it up Emily!
Martin Hocheder: New AZ State qualifications made in the 50 free (11th); 100 free (8th); 200 free (10th). Best times not only in these events but also in the 50 and 100 breast; 50 fly and 200 IM. Good Job Martin!…. now we need to swim that 100 fly since you’re soooo good at it!!
11 & 12
Bonnie Diamond: Best times in 100 free (3rd); 200 free (3rd); 400 free (2nd); 50 back (5th); 100 back (3rd); 200 back (1st); 50 breast; 50 fly; 200 and 400 IM (4th). New Far Western Zone times made in 200 free; 400 free and 200 IM. Bonnie took 3rd place overall high point for 11/12 girls! Way to Rock Bonnie!…..
Erika Hocheder: Best times in 100 free (9th); 200 free (6th); 100 fly 200 IM and 400 IM (5th) and 800 free (1st)! New Far Western time in the 800 free- this was an amaziing and inspiring race that Erika swam…. YOU GO GIRL!!……
Georgia Matz: Best times in 50/100/200 free; 50/100 back; 50 fly; 400 IM and 200 fly (1st!). Georgia was the only 11/12 girl in the entire meet to swim the 200 fly! She also qualified for AZ State in the 400 IM her first time to swim it! This girl is an “ANIMAL”!!
Alexis Souza: Best times in 50 free; 200 free; 100 back (5th); 200 back (4th); 50 breast; 200 breast (2nd); 50 fly; and 200 IM. She is very, very close to making her Far Western cuts in the backstroke events….. Though she is very quiet and hardly ever says anything (this is a joke from our trip….) she sure makes a roar in the water!
Reed Wallace: Best times in 400 free (3rd); 50 back (4th); 100 back (6th); 200 back (2nd); 50 breast; 50 fly and 100 fly. Reed made her Far Western Zones times in 400 free, 200 back and the 50 fly at the tender age of 11!! This means she has over 14 months to swim in this age group and these events at this meet until she ages up to 13/14! This is not an easy accomplishment for the 11/12 girls age bracket….Way to go Reed!
Michael Li: Best times in 50 free and 50 breast. Good job Michael!
13 & 14
Jordon Belton: Best rtimes in everything he swam!! He made a Far Western cut in the 50 free (2nd) and fell shy of the 100 free (3rd)! Made AZ State qualification times in the 100 and 200 free (5th); Best times in the 400 free (4th); 100 back (10th); 200 back (6th) and 100 breast (8th). Good job Jordon- you have alot more in you that we hope to see this season!
That’s about it…. other than a great time bonding and enjoying ourselves, eating some good, food and laughing alot- we had a really great travel trip! There were 11 kids, 2 coaches and one adult male chaparone (Dave Wallace). Special thanks to Mr Wallace who volunteered his time to allow us to make this trip happen! We will definately do this again for Short Course, so stay tuned and please feel free to congratulate these young swimmers whos hard work and dedication are definately paying off!! Way to Go STINGRAYS!
22 Jun 2008
FYI…. I took two of our swimmers to an aquathlon last Wed night as guinea pigs to see how these races are run here in Tucscon….This event consisted of an 800 swim and 3 mile run (they also offer youth distance on Monday eves- this was an adult distance event). Bonnie Diamond and Reed Wallace were my guinea pigs for this event, and as you can see from the results- did extremely well…. Our kids are in excellent condition (since swimming is an endurance sport) and capable of many things! We train adequate yards and have a strong endurance base to have an event like this compliment our training during this time of the season.
Our stingrays swimmers are lean, mean, fightin’ machines- more so than they know!! I believe an experience like this can help our kids gain confidence in themselves and expose them to experiences outside of swimming that will help develope thier overall athleticism and competitive edge.
If you are interested in entering one of these events… I would be interested in knowing! I’d like to take a group of stingrays to a youth aquathlon (200 free/1 mile run) sometime within the next two weeks…
Check out the results! Way to go Bonnie and Reed!!
Amy
Results
02 Jul 2008
Did you have a great time swimming this summer and are interested in continuing to swim during the fall? We guarantee you a positive and enjoyable swimming experience as well as the very best coaching available in Tucson!
Where? On the JCC Stingray Swim Team.
When? Our Fall season begins Aug 18th (Monday) and runs through March ‘09. The Stingray Team is a year round competitive swimming program complete with an 8 lane heated competitive pool, professional coaching staff, state of the art sports facility that provides all our young athletes needs, competitions appropriate for all our swimmers skill levels and a family friendly environment. Currently we are offering a Fall SIGN UP SPECIAL for new swimmers who would like to join our team and make a for new swimmers who would like to join our team and make a commitment by July 15th to our “Fall Session” (Aug 18th - Dec 19).
Cost? Sign up before July 15th Sign up before July 15th and pay only Fall session fees! This allows you to JUST KEEP SWIMMING with no training fee costs for the period of July 10th thru Aug 18th! It’s a give away!
Your payment of fall session fees by July 15th gives you 3 weeks of FREE SWIM TRAINING complete 3 weeks of FREE SWIM TRAINING complete with skill instruction, coaching and motivation… absolutely FREE!
Fall Training Fees are as follows:
* White or Blue Group: $160 (M)); $280 (NM) *
* Silver: $220 (M); $360 (NM) *
* Pre-Gold/Gold: $260 (M); $420 (NM)*
- USA registration fees are applicable – we are a registered USA swimming team
whos members are required to register with USA Swimming…. Just like Michael
Phelps and Katie Hoff!!
Interested? Contact Amy Behm, Head Coach, TJCC Stingrays
email; 299-3000 #513 or (505)-690-6781 (Cell)
02 Jul 2008
Stingrays take the water and the road and…. win!
| Girls |
Age |
Swim |
Run |
Total |
| 1 Bonnie Diamond |
12 |
2:13 |
7:31 |
9:44 |
| 2 Reed Wallace |
12 |
2:19 |
8:46 |
11:05 |
| 3 Alexis Souza |
12 |
2:24 |
9:28 |
11:52 |
| 4 Georgia Matz |
12 |
2:34 |
10:10 |
12:44 |
| 5 Delaney Schnell |
9 |
3:57 |
8:57 |
12:54 |
| 6 Regan Hurkett |
10 |
2:46 |
10:47 |
13:33 |
| 7 Yasmine Medina |
11 |
2:53 |
11:00 |
13:53 |
| 8 Abby Devore |
10 |
3:24 |
10:59 |
14:23 |
| 9 Katie DeVore |
8 |
3:25 |
12:39 |
16:04 |
| 10 Elizabeth McDonough |
9 |
4:20 |
13:03 |
16:55 |
| 11 Angelina Davidson |
7 |
3:50 |
13:32 |
17:22 |
| 12 Rachel Freund |
11 |
4:54 |
14:36 |
19:30 |
| 13 Eleanor McDonough |
7 |
6:08 |
15:11 |
21:19 |
| 14 Madison Major |
7 |
4:17 |
18:03 |
22:20 |
| Boys |
Age |
Swim |
Run |
Total |
| 1 Matthew Kautz |
12 |
2:13 |
7:35 |
9:48 |
| 2 Colin Hurkett |
12 |
2:43 |
8:53 |
11:30 |
| 3 Michael Li |
11 |
2:34 |
9:00 |
11:34 |
| 4 Brooks Fail |
8 |
3:06 |
8:55 |
12:01 |
| 5 Tristan Daniels |
9 |
3:03 |
9:29 |
12:32 |
| 6 Tyler Stites |
10 |
3:31 |
9:13 |
12:44 |
| 7 Colby Moors |
6 |
4:04 |
10:03 |
14:07 |
| 8 Dylan Major |
12 |
3:35 |
10:50 |
14:25 |
| 9 Connor Davidson |
8 |
3:11 |
11:59 |
15:10 |
| 10 Paul Rasoumoff |
5 |
5:34 |
11:58 |
17:32 |
| 11 Caden Moors |
8 |
5:30 |
12:20 |
17:50 |
| 12 Chase Schnell |
6 |
4:16 |
18:30 |
22:46 |
05 Aug 2008
| Group |
M-Th |
Fri |
Sat |
| White Group: |
3:45-4:30 |
None |
None |
| Blue Group: |
3:45-4:45 |
None |
None |
| Silver Group: |
3:45-5:00* |
3:45-5:00* |
8-10:30* |
| Pre-Gold: |
4:30-6:30 |
4:00-5:30* |
8-10:30 |
16 Aug 2008
Wow… have you been watching those Olympic swim races? Just when you thought there was “no way”…. our swimmers were going to beat thier competitors… they do! What amaziing touches, turns, starts, strokes, and DETERMINATION to do the best they can when it counts!
Each one of the greatest athletes in the world must take one step at a time… one lap, one set, one practice, one week, one month, one season….. (you get it!)…. one step at a time is crucial to the building of a solid foundation in anything we desire to excell at. This includes school, relationships, athletics…. you name it!
Az State Short Course times
Az Regional Short course times
USA Swimming Motivational Times
Pacific LSC- Far Western Zone Qualification time
Now is the time for each of you young swimmers to look at the websites I have provided below for you. You will find qualification times for the least to the most skilled on our team. Those “newbies” or less experienced competitive swimmers you will need to make goals of technique, skill acquisition and confidence building- this will come with practice (so attendance is directly related to your success). More experienced swimmer will not only have our “newbie” goals…. but added to them, they will need to look at time standards for the Regional meet to aim for. Once you have obtained those standards, you need to begin looking at the Arizona State qualification standards and then the Far Western Standards. Along the way…. USA swimming has provide “motiviational” times which break down those “jumps” a little more and create motivation for the swimmers to achieve the qualification times they are heading for. Regardless which times you are hoping to achieve and improve to…. ALL our swimmers need to realize that what they do in practice is directly related to how they perform in the pool at thier event. Coaching staff is dedicated to each of you to give you feedback, instruction and constant encouragement to change bad habits, or make improvements in technique, execution, etc of skills/strokes. But the coaches don’t make the changes…. YOU DO! The sooner you make the proper adjustment, the sooner it becomes “natural” to you and the sooner you can let go of thinkinig so hard when you swim and just race!! When we race we want to be “instinctive”- so practice correct instincts in the pool DURING PRACTICE. ASK THE COACHING STAFF TO WATCH YOU AND GIVE YOU FEEDBACK IF YOU FEEL YOU NEED IT… OR HAVEN’T RECEIVED IT!
Again, please look these times over. Compare where you are and know where you are goinng and then determine within yourself how to get there! PARENTS! Help your swimmers with this please! You are a huge positive resource that your swimmers have on “thier side”- help them understand where they are, give them help in determining where they can go, and help them be responsible for thier part. This will develope your child in more positive ways than you can possibly imagine!
TEAM- Together Everyone Achieves More! That’s what we are TEAM!!
See you at the pool on Monday the 18th!
16 Aug 2008
Greetings Stingrays!
Short Course season is around the corner. Hope all are refreshed and settled into school by now. The following are reminders:
- training fees are due! Please take care of this prior to Mondays practice sesson. You can call the sports/fitness courtesy desk to make payment if necessary.
- ALL swimmers need to bring running shoes, socks, suits, goggles and Caps for practices.
- First two weeks of practice we will be heavily weighted in stroke acquistion and refinement in prepartion for the upcoming season. When in the water, drills, skill, explaination, etc will be emphasized. As always, throughout the season we will refer to these concepts to the general group as well as on an individual basis… but taking advantage of the first two weeks could prove very beneficial to the swimmers overall season performance! One practice builds upon the other just like academics!
- Training Schedule Times:
- white: 3:45-4:30
- blue: 3:45-4:45
- Silver: 3:45- 5:00
- Pre-Gold/Gold: 4:30-6:30
- New faces! We are getting numerous inquiries for tryouts… I anticipate many new kids joining our team as well as returnees… please make a point to welcome new kids (and returning kids for that matter!). Remember how you have felt when you entered into a group of kids and didn’t know anyone- how refreshing it was when a smiling face introduced themselves and helped you when you needed it! (i.e.offer assistance- get someone new a kick board, etc.). This applies to parents as well!!
On behalf of Kiely, Michael, Coleman and myself- we are looking forward to seeing all you back on Monday!!
Amy