Wayland Junior Warriors

Hello Junior Warriors Families,

I hope everyone had a nice, relaxing and restful break.  Congratulations to our high school swimmers who spent their break swimming ending their season this past weekend with two state championships!  Last year was the first time a school had ever had both the boys and girls team win a swim and dive state championship in the same year.  And to repeat that feat again is amazing.

We are back in the pool this week…only two weeks left…wow!!  Please read below for info about our intra squad meet and the championship meet!

• Intra Squad Meet – Our second annual intra squad meet is this Saturday, Feb. 27^th.

–          Arrival Time – 1:45 pm
–          Warm Up – 2:00 pm
–          Meet Starts – 2:30 pm

Every swimmer will swim 2 events and a relay.  The purpose of this meet is twofold: (1) To give everyone a chance to race in a meet setting.  We have such a long break between our last meet and championships that this is really important.   (2) To have fun!!

Please sign your swimmers up for the meet on the bulletin board.  As always, we will need our usual group of volunteers, so sign up for that too!

(NOTE:  This meet will take the place of practice on Sunday, Feb, 28^th).

• Championship Meet – The championship meet is Saturday, March 6^th at Boston University.  We assume that every member of the team will be swimming in the meet.  Please let Jeanne know if there is any issue with your child participating in the meet.  It is a fun meet and a great way to end the season.   The meet will be split into 2 sessions:

–          10&unders – Appx. 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

–          11&older – Appx. 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm

A separate email will be sent about the championship meet with directions, arrival times, and volunteer slots needed to be filled.

• Pizza Night Help Needed – We are in need of some people to help with the early shift on the last two pizza Thursdays.  Please contact Maureen Tillett (mctillett@verizon.net) if you can help.
• Locker Room Fixtures – Please remind your kids to treat the fixtures in the locker rooms (toilets, sinks, shower handles) with care.  We’ve only got a few more weeks and we need to keep everything in working order!
• Missing Team Suits – Brian Carmichael and Abby Obar are missing their team suits.  Please check your kids’ swim bags and suits and see if you might have their suits…names should be on the inside tag.
• Schedule – Here is the practice/meet schedule for the remainder of the season:

–          Tuesday, Feb. 23^rd – Practice as usual

–          Thursday, Feb. 25^th – Practice as usual

–          Saturday, Feb. 27^th – Intra Squad Meet

–          Sunday, Feb. 28^th – NO PRACTICE  (good luck to everyone in the spelling bee!)

–          Tues., March 2^nd – Practice as usual

–          Thurs., March 4^th – Practice as usual

–          Saturday, March 6^th – Championship meet

Our team picture is Tuesday, March 2nd…

• Please have swimmers wear their team suits.
• There are 2 picture times scheduled…if your child cannot make the one for his/her age group, please feel free to come to the other picture time.  It all becomes one big picture in the end!
  • 4:45 pm – Ages 5-10
  • 6:15 pm – Ages 11&up

That is it for this week!  See you at the pool!!

Jeanne

We are fortunate to have Jen Dutton offering some clinics over the February break.  In order to have the clinics, we need a minimum of 10 people per session.  You may sign up for individual sessions.   The cost is $15 per session.

Date Time Age Topic

Mon., Feb. 15^th 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm                    10&up          Freestyle Starts/Turns/Drills

Wed., Feb. 17^th 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm           10&up          Backstroke Starts/Turns/Drills

Fri., Feb. 19^th 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm           10&up          Breast&Fly Starts/Turns/Drills

Please let Jeanne know by Saturday, Feb. 13^th if you would like to sign up for any sessions.

To summarize:

• Cost = $15 per session
• Session Size = Minimum 10, Maximum 15
• You may sign up for individual sessions.  Once you are signed up you are committed financially for that session whether or not your child actually attends.
• Deadline for sign ups is Saturday, Feb. 13^th

• Sunday, Feb. 14^th Optional practice as follows:

–3:00 pm – 3:30 pm        6&unders
–3:00 pm – 3:45 pm        7&8 year olds
–3:00 pm – 4:00 pm        9&10 year olds
–4:00 pm – 5:00 pm        Ages 11&up

• Tuesday, Feb. 16^th Optional practice as follows:

–3:00 pm – 3:30 pm        6&unders
–3:00 pm – 3:45 pm        7&8 year olds
–3:00 pm – 4:00 pm        9&10 year olds
–4:00 pm – 5:00 pm        Ages 11&up

• Thursday, Feb. 18^th Optional practice as follows:

–3:00 pm – 3:30 pm        6&unders
–3:00 pm – 3:45 pm        7&8 year olds
–3:00 pm – 4:00 pm        9&10 year olds
–4:00 pm – 5:00 pm        Ages 11&up

• Sunday, Feb. 21^st NO PRACTICE

• Swimmers of the Week – This week’s swimmers of the week are Fiona McHarg, Phoebe Morss, Jack Schwartz and Charlie Cundari. Fiona, Jack and Charlie all swam events at the Flaherty meet that are not necessarily their favorite. However, in each case their swims earned crucial points for our team. Not one of them complained about swimming an “off event” and they truly swam their best for the team. In several cases they were the only Wayland swimmer in their event! Phoebe had a phenomenal relay swim at the end of the meet to touch out her opponent. She was a bit behind going into the final relay leg against a girl who had touched her out in the 50 free. Knowing that the meet was very close, she put her head down and swam her heart out and hit the wall first. True team efforts by all four swimmers. Congratulations Fiona, Phoebe, Jack and Charlie!

• Intra Squad Meet – Mark your calendars for our second annual intra squad meet! It will take place on Saturday, Feb. 27^th at 2:00 pm. We will not practice Sunday, Feb. 28^th (spelling bee).   Since we have a month between our last dual meet and championships, the intra squad meet will give swimmers a chance to race before the championship meet. More details to follow!

• February Vacation Schedule – We will be offering some optional practices for those of you who are around during Feb. break. A separate email will be sent with the schedule.

• Stroke Clinic – Jen Dutton, one of our coaches, will be offering a stroke clinic during February vacation again this year. A separate email will be sent with the details.

• Championship Meet – The championship meet is Saturday, March 6^that Boston University. We assume that every member of the team will be swimming in the meet. Please let Jeanne know if there is any issue with your child participating in the meet. It is a fun meet and a great way to end the season.   The meet will be split into 2 sessions:

• Missing Team Suits – Brian Carmichael and Abby Obar are missing their team suits. Please check your kids’ swim bags and suits and see if you might have their suits…names should be on the inside tag.

• Money Raised for Haiti – Last week we raised $120 from our pizza sales that will be sent to the Red Cross for relief in Haiti. Thanks to everyone for making this happen!

• Pizza Night Help Needed – We are in need of some people to help with the early shift on the next few pizza Thursdays. Please contact Maureen Tillett (mctillett@verizon.net) if you can help.

• Swimmers of the Week – This week’s swimmers of the week are Ben Cerrato, Iain Brogan, Daniel Castillo and Grady LaRochelle. At our meet, we did not have any 15/18 boys to swim the breaststroke. Mystic Valley had three older boys who are excellent breaststrokers. We asked Ben and Iain to swim up an age group against these boys. We explained that we get one point no matter what if we have someone in the event. If we didn’t have a swimmer in the event, we would score no points. Ben and Iain readily agreed to swim so they could score a needed point for the team. Daniel and Grady joined Ben and Iain for the 15/18 freestyle relay. Again, they were up against boys several years older and about twice their size. By swimming, they scored 4 needed points for the team. If they hadn’t been willing to swim up an age group, we would not have scored any points. None of these four boys hesitated when asked to swim these events for the team. That is a true example of putting the team before yourself. Congratulations Ben, Iain, Daniel and Grady!!
• Next Meet – Our final dual meet of the season is this Sunday (yes, Sunday!), Feb. 7^th at Flaherty in Roslindale. Flaherty is an excellent team and this will definitely be an extremely competitive meet. We hope everyone will be there! Please sign up on the bulletin board. Directions to the pool will be sent separately. Timing is:

• Intrasquad Meet – We have a 4 week period with no meets before championships. Last year we had our first annual Black vs. Orange meet and we plan to do that again this year. It will take place after February vacation and will give the kids a chance to race before Championships. Stay tuned for details.
   
• Championship Meet – The championship meet is Saturday, March 6^that Boston University. We assume that every member of the team will be swimming in the meet. Please let Jeanne know if there is any issue with your child participating in the meet. It is a fun meet and a great way to end the season.   The meet will be split into 2 sessions: