Many thanks to all
of you who participated in the meet with Block House Creek and made a
successful meet. We had lots of time improvements, 23 Invitational qualifiers,
and we defeated the Tidal Waves in the meet.
There were three
team records broken Saturday! Logan O'Reilly set new Armada records for the
11-12 25 yard freestyle (a record that has stood for 15 years) and the boys
11-12 100 yard IM (beating the record he set himself last season). Felix Zuo
broke the record for the boys 13-14 50 yard breaststroke. Congratulations Logan
and Felix!
We appreciated your
patience while the Tidal Waves worked through the growing pains of using the
wireless timing system, as they are new to it this year. The fact that we have
a year of experience with it enabled us to be of great help to them through the
rough spots.
Our next meet is
back home, where we host the Forest North Sting Rays. See below in this
newsletter for arrival time and other details.
Email me any time
with questions at board@wbarmada.org.
For complete team information, visit www.wbarmada.org. Don't forget to check your
folders daily. See you at practice!
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Hi Armada!
GREAT meet against
the Block House Tidal Waves last weekend! I'm so proud of all the swimmers who
participated. You guys have improved so much, and are dropping time from just
last week! Continue to keep up the hard work at practice and it will definitely
pay off! We only have 4 days this week, so try and come to as many as you can.
Remember, we start morning practice on Friday!
A reminder to turn
your MAFs in on time and write on there if you have to leave early or if you
are going to be late. There are a number of people and some hard work that go
into making relays happen and if you leave early without us knowing, it makes
for some chaos. We know that things come up and happen, and if you must leave a
meet last minute, please let your pit parent know or Coach Gina. Also, remember
that we will try to put you in the 3 events that you sign up for, but sometimes
we have to move people around to make the events more even. One of our goals as
a team is improvement, so I strongly encourage you to sign up for events that
you might not like to swim, or want to. You might surprise yourself!
This Saturday was
pretty hot, but it's only going to get more hot! Bring water to practice to
make sure that you are replenishing all the sweat (yes, you can sweat in the
water!) that you are working off! Make sure that you are dressed like a rock
star this weekend, as we will be having a contest who the best dressed boy and
girl are. Congrats to the Justine and Elena Mauerer who rocked their
pirate costumes! Also, congratulations to Felix Zuo to breaking the 13-14 boys
50 breaststroke record and Logan O'Reilly for his two new 11-12 records!
Keep up the hard
work at the pool and GO ARMADA!!
Coach Elisa
coach@wbarmada.org
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Hi Parents!
We had a great meet
on Saturday! Thank you to all of our parent volunteers!!!! Please remember to
fill out the bottom half of your MAFs. This is the easiest way to communicate
with me. If you tell me things to remember at meets or practices, I can almost
guarantee I won’t remember. Thank you again for your patience and
flexibility with the volunteer schedule.
As always, if you
have any questions, please contact me at
volunteers@wbarmada.org. Thanks
for your help!
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Our original
schedule calls for morning practice to start June 7. However, due to a mix-up
with the MUD, we need to move to morning practices this Friday, June 4. We
understand that everyone may not be able to attend the Friday practice and we
apologize for the inconvenience.
| Friday June
4 - Friday July 16 |
Ages 12 &
up:
7:30 - 9:00 am |
Ages 6 &
under:
9:00 - 9:45 am |
Ages 7 - 8
&
9-year-olds that are new to the team in
2010:
9:45 - 10:45 am |
Ages 9 -
11:
10:45 - 11:45 am |
|
Forest North Dual Meet
This is a home meet
- yay! We have the earlier warm-up time to give the visiting team time to
drive. It is important that swimmers are in their pit areas by 5:55 a.m. The
pit parents need to know who is available to swim the relays by 6 a.m.
Swimmers who are not in their pit area by 5:55 a.m. may be scratched from the
opening relay.
Key Information
| Location |
Home Meet - Willow
Bend Pool |
| WBA Check-in |
5:55
am
Swimmers should be in their pit areas by this time. |
| WBA Warm
Ups |
6:15 -6:45
am |
| FN Warm
Ups |
6:45 -7:15
am |
| Meet
Starts |
7:30 am |
| Theme |
Rock Star
Show us
your inner rocker! |
| Concession Donations |
Age
13-14
We ask that parents of swimmers in the above age group donate
items to the concession stand for sell. Cut up fruit in cups and baked goods
are great. Please avoid chocolate that will melt. |
Spirit Awards from BHC meet
Cheers to
Elena and Justine Maeurer for their Pirate Spirit! |
Parking
We ask that
Armada Parents park in the parking lot across the street. The Pool parking
lot is restricted on meet days to allow the visiting team access. If you have
handicapped tags, please let the parking attendants know. Please respect the
"no parking" signs where posted.
Meet Set-up Friday, June 4 at 8:30 pm
For a home meet, we
must move all tables and chairs and put out ready benches, ropes and the
announcer tables. If you signed up as part of the setup team for your volunteer
assignment, or if you'd like to lend an extra hand, please be at the pool then.
The morning of the meet, we need help setting up pop-up tents around the pool.
We appreciate all the help we can get putting these tents up and taking them
down at the end of the day.
Clean Up
We ask
everyone to clean up the pit and pool areas before they leave. We are having
too many items in the lost/found. |
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Checklist:
 |
2 towels |
|
water or sport's
drinks |
|
blanket to sit on in pit area |
|
nutritious snacks |
|
warm clothes for after warm-up
in early a.m. |
|
Quiet activities to keep them occupied in the pit area between
races |
|
Swim cap |
|
sunblock |
|
goggles |
|
Parents: Bring a chair, wear a hat, apply
sunblock! |
|
The Meet Attendance
Form for the "Tie-Dye" Balcones Country Club away meet is due Friday,
June 4. Please put in the "completed" folder in the MAF Box.
EVERY swimmer should turn these forms in by the deadline. Mark
the box indicating if you will swim or not.
We want all
swimmers who are able to swim the length of the pool unassisted to participate
in all meets. Swim Meets are an important part of being on the WBA. (We
understand if you are out-of-town or unable to participate due to religious
reasons.) We are a team - we need you!
This is a away meet
and the arrival time has not been set yet. Balcones Country Club is located
just a quick drive away near the intersection of Hwy 183 and Spicewood Springs.
Take McNeil Drive past McNeil High School and under 183.
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WBA has the BEST sponsors! We get great support from them in
goods, services and even cash. We hope each of you will patronize the sponsors
you are able to and tell them how much we appreciate their help.
Anytime is
a great time to visit our sponsors but we have also set-up the following times
for a special Armada "Thank-You"
| |
Sponsor |
About |
| Today - June
13 |
California Pizza Kitchen
The
Domain
Mopac Expressway & Braker Lane
512-636-4400
Dine-in,
Take-Out & Curbside Service Available |
A coupon has been put in each
family folder that is good until Dec. 10. Check out all the wonderful items on
their menu - yum!
We encourage WBA families to patronize them May 30
- June 13.. Use your coupon for a free "small cravings" menu item and say
"thank you from the WBA Armada".
|
| June 2010 |
Texenza Coffee
The two
closest locations to Wells Branch are:
Tech Ridge
500 Canyon
Ridge Dr.,
Austin, TX 78753
(512) 873-7730
Parmer
Lane
7700 W. Parmer Ln.,
Austin, TX 78729
(512) 996-7928
|
Get your morning coffee/tea
fix by visiting Texenza Coffee and say "Thank you" from the WBA Swim
Team.
Coffee drinks, teas,
There are 11 locations around
the Austin area. |
| June 27 |
Gattiland
1112 N. I-35 - Exit
253
Located at I-35 and Hwy 79 (Sam Bass) in Round
Rock
512-255-6699 |
Gattiland is so supportive of
teams and schools in our area - including being very generous with the Wells
Branch Armada for many years.
Let's all meet at Gattiland on June 27 for
pizza and a great evening!
It is a buffet style restaurant that
features, salad, pasta, pizza and desert items. There is also a gameroom with
games for the whole family. |
| June 28 - July
8 |
Papa Murphy's Pizza
There are
many locations nearby but the closest store to Wells Branch is:
Austin/Mo
Pac
12407 N Mo Pac Expressway
Austin, TX
78758
512-491-9200 |
They will be at the
Swim-A-Thon June 22 cooking fresh pizza for us - FREE! They will also be
providing pizza to us for our Divisional meet to sell at
concessions.
You go into one of their convenient locations and they build
your pizza right in front of you. Then, you take it home and bake it fresh and
hot! Their salads and cookie dough are awesome too! Or ... call ahead and it
will be waiting for you.
We encourage WBA families to patronize them June
28 - July 8. |
| July 10 |
Freddy's Frozen Custard &
Steakburgers
2602 FM 1825
Pflugerville, TX
78660
512-251-9332 |
Pflugerville is a bit off the
usual path for most of us here in Wells Branch but Freddy's Frozen Custard
& Steakburgers is a two-year sponsor of our team anyway.
What a
great idea to stop at Freddy's after our swim meet against Pflugerville on July
10. |
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Each week the WBA honors the swimmers in each age group that
record the largest time improvement. In swimming, the goal is to try to beat
yourself each week by recording a personal best.
|
6 &
Unders |
7-8
|
9-10
|
Abby Jahnke (-51.02)
Max Uribe
(-3.16) |
Anaya Carter (-7.68)
Brendan
Lanicek (-23.57) |
Janiece Vancil (-24.22)
Patrick
Scruggs (-8.75) |
|
11-12
|
13-14
|
15-17
|
Savannah Cortina
(-4.31)
Hardy Prosper
(-4.57) |
Rachel Scruggs (-3.11)
Eli Burke
(-3.34) |
Isabella Fortunato (-9.24)
Maurice
Prosper (-3.31) |
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Each week the WBA coaches will recognize swimmers that are
working extra hard at practice. Congratulations to this week's winners - keep
up the great work!
|
6 &
Unders |
7-8
|
9-10
|
Calvin Ping
Faith
Larimore |
Max Carriker
Kelsey Runte
|
Anthony Munoz
Shiloe
Harper |
|
11-12
|
13-14
|
15-17
|
Nathan Thompson
Savannah Cortina |
Coe Scruggs
Nicole
Mays |
Josh Bradberry
Victoria
Johannigman |
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The mighty WBA swam to victory Saturday scoring 384 to 245!
Congratulations to the following swimmers who raced to GOLD against the
Block House Creek Tidal Waves!
| Single Winners |
Double Winners |
Triple Winners |
| Anaya Carter |
Courtney Black |
Caleb Bradberry |
| Jocelyn Chambers |
Alexander Buckley |
Brennan Huckaby |
| Stephanie Collins |
Zackary Casper |
Logan O'Reilly |
| Keegan Gavin |
Greggory Gavin |
Heather Wu |
| Alyssa Grunloh |
Felix Zuo |
Sydney Yang |
| Amy Hammack |
|
|
| Marianna Herold |
|
|
| Jennifer Kane |
|
|
| Tucker Lewis |
|
|
| Jeffrey Padavick |
|
|
| Zina Sator |
|
|
| Patrick Sim |
|
|
| Matthew Stehling |
|
|
| Jacob Tolfa |
|
|
| Katherine Turner |
|
|
| Miranda Wadehra |
|
|
| Ethan Wu |
|
|
| Gold Medal Medley Relays |
Girls 9-10: Alexandra Shamblin, Heather Wu, Alyssa
Grunloh, Ramey Williams
Girls 11-12: Brennan Huckaby, Hannah Lehman,
Courtney Black, Miranda Wadehra
Boys 11-12: Matthew Stehling, Kyle Hammack,
Logan O'Reilly, Zack Casper
Girls 13-14: Alix Gavin, Zina Sator, Katherine
Turner, Jocelyn Chambers
Boys 13-14: Caleb Bradberry, Felix Zuo, Coe
Scruggs, Jared Ensign
Girls 15-17: Amy Hammack, Naomi Shamblin, Victoria
Johannigman, Stephanie Collins
Boys 15-17: Greggory Gavin, Cody Utslet,
Tucker Lewis, Maurine Prosper |
| Gold Medal Free Relays |
Girls 7-8: Jennifer Kane, Emma Buckley, Demi
Waworuntu, Sydney Yang
Boys 7-8: Keegan Gavin, Andrew Pham, Jake Tolfa,
Ethan Wu
Girls 9-10 : Alyssa Grunloh, Amy Taffinder, Ramey Williams, Heather
Wu
Boys11-12 : Logan O'Reilly, Josh Trunick, Matthew Stehling, Zack
Casper
Girls13-14 : Jocelyn Chambers, Zina Sator, Delaney Quinn, Katherine
Turner
Boys13-14 : Jared Ensign, Coe Scruggs, Felix Zuo, Caleb
Bradberry
Girls 15-17: Victoria Johannigman, Isabella Fortunato, Stephanie
Collins, Amy Hammack
Boys 15-17: Tucker Lewis, Maurice Prosper, Greggory
Gavin, Cody Utsler
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|
The Northwest Swim Circuit holds a Championship Meet at the end
of the season for qualifying swimmers. Congratulations to our 23
swimmers who have already qualified in the following 47 events.
(Each swimmer will only be able to swim in 3 events.)
| Name |
Age Gp |
Short
Free |
IM |
Back |
Brst |
Long
Free |
Fly |
| Caleb Bradberry |
13-14 |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
| Zackary Casper |
11-12 |
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
| Jocelyn Chambers |
13-14 |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
|
| Alix Gavin |
13-14* |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
| Greggory Gavin |
15-17 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
| Alyssa Grunloh |
9-10 |
|
X |
|
|
X |
X |
| Amy Hammack |
15-17 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
| Kyle Hammack |
11-12 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
| Brennan Huckaby |
11-12 |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
| Tucker Lewis |
15-17 |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
|
| Logan O'Reilly |
11-12 |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
| Delany Quinn |
13-14 |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
|
| Zina Sator |
13-14 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
|
| Alisia Shamblin |
13-14 |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
| Amy Taffinder |
9-10 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
| Katherine Turner |
13-14 |
X |
X |
|
|
|
X |
| Cody Utsler |
15-17 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
| Miranda Wadehra |
11-12 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
| Ramey Williams |
9-10 |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
| Ethan Wu |
7-8 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
| Heather Wu |
9-10 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
X |
| Sydney Yang |
7-8 |
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
| Felix Zuo |
13-14 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
| Name |
Event |
Old
Record |
New
Record |
| Felix Zuo |
13-14 Boys 50 Breast |
32.92
set
2009 by Preston Truong |
32.77 |
| Logan O'Reilly |
11-12 Boys 25 Free |
13.07
set
in 1995 by Michael Riojas |
12.92 |
| Logan O'Reilly |
11-12Boys 100 IM |
1:13.63
set 2009 by Logan O'Reilly |
1:11.48 |
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Our annual
Swim-a-thon & Silent Auction will be held Tuesday, June 22. This is our
primary fundraiser for the year and the funds raised help us keep our
registration fees low and help us purchase needed equipment.
We are asking for
donations of goods or services or gift certificates that we can auction off
during the event. We are a registered 501c3 non-profit organization and
donations are tax decuctible.
Please contact Mary
Hale at 789-3903 or email her at mjhale@austin.rr.com. She has letters
you can distribute to areas businesses.
|
| Lucas
Beran |
Lucas is the son of Donna and Bob Beran and is
graduating from John B. Connally High School. He is in the top 10% of his class
with a 3.7 GPA. Lucas was captain of the freshman basketball team, a freshman
transition camp leader, a member of the HON spirit club, German Club and a
member of the varsity swim team.
|
| Bailey
Bryant |
Bailey Bryant, the daughter of Joy and Gary Bryant,
graduates from John B. Connally High School (CHS) on June 5, 2010. Bailey was
Vice President of the Class of 2010, was a CHS delegate to Girl’s State in
2009, captain of the swim team for three years, Homecoming Queen her senior
year, named the 2010 classmate with “Most School Spirit”, and served
as an AP Ambassador. Bailey graduates in the top 10 students, works as a
lifeguard and swim instructor for the Wells Branch Mud. She joined the Armada
in 2001 as a nine year old and aged out in 2009. She served as a volunteer
coach for several years. . Bailey will attend the University of Texas at Austin
in the fall. She will major in history.
|
| Danielle
Casper |
Hey there Armada! I’m Danielle Casper and I have
been an Armada swimmer since I was nine years old. I am about to graduate from
John B. Connally High School, and will be attending The University of Texas at
Austin in the fall. I’m ranked in the top ten students of my class, am in
National Honor Society, and am treasurer of the senior class. I have also been
co-captain of the Connally varsity swim team for the past two years with former
Armada swimmer, Bailey Bryant. I was crowned 2010 Prom Queen. I plan to pursue
a career in nursing once I graduate from college and hope to work with kids.
Summers on Armada were some of the best times I’ve ever had. I will never
forget all the memories made on this team. Danielle is the daughter of Linda
and Scott Casper.
|
| Bethany
Libby |
Coach Bethany has graduated from high school with 37
college credits and a 4.0 GPA. She is very active in her church, Hill Country
Bible, and she will continue to volunteer there. This is her second year as an
Armada coach. She is planning to complete her core studies at ACC before
finishing her degree in Exercise Sports and Sciences with an emphasis in
Physical Therapy at Texas State. Bethany is the daughter of Janell and Glen
Taffinder.
|
| Marco
Romano |
Marco is the son of
Fabiola and Marco Romano. He is a 2010 graduated of John B. Connally High
School where he was a member of the swim team. Marco is employed by the Wells
Branch MUD as a lifeguard during the summer. |
| Joseph
Moreno |
Joseph is the son of
Monica and Eduardo Moreno and is a 2010 graduate of Round Rock High School.
Joseph completed special coursework in AP Spanish 5, Astronomy and AP English
3. He earned his varsity letter in swimming and was an active four-year member
of the RRHS Swim Team. Joseph is employed by the Wells Branch MUD as a
lifeguard during the summer. |
| Don
Tran |
Coach Don is the son of Hoa and Phang Tran and will
graduate with honors from John B. Connally High School. He was the CHS band
drum major in 2009, wrestling and swim team co-captain in 2010, an AP Scholar
in 2009, HON President for 2009-10 and a member of the Men of Distinction
(Principal's Club) in 2010. Don will attend Texas A&M University in the
fall of 2010 to study Biomedical Science and go into Medicine. |
| Amanda
Trent |
Amanda is the
daughter of Ange Trent and a 2010 graduate of Round Rock High School. She was
an active member of the RRHS swim team and choir. Amanda graduates with honors
and will attend the Unversity of Texas at San Antonio. |
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| This Issue
Key Dates
| 5/31 |
No Practice -
Memorial Day |
| 6/4 |
Morning Practice Begins |
| 6/4 |
MAF Due
for 6/12 meet vs BCC |
| 6/4 |
Meet Set-up @
8:30 p.m. |
| 6/5 |
Swim Meet vs Forest North (home) |
| 6/11
|
MAF Due
for 6/19 meet vs Steiner Ranch B |
| 6/12
|
Swim Meet vs BCC (away) |
| 6/18 |
MAF Due
for 6/26 meet vs Anderson Mill |
| 6/18 |
Meet Set-up
@8:30 p.m. |
| 6/19 |
Swim Meet vs Steiner B (home) |
| 6/22 |
Swim-A-Thon 6-9 pm |
| 6/25 |
Meet Set-up
@8:30 p.m. |
| 6/26 |
Swim Meet vs Anderson Mill (home) |
| 6/29 |
Weather backup
for Swim-A-Thon |
| 7/2 |
MAF Due
for 7/10 meet vs Pflugerville |
| 7/3
|
No Meet
|
| 7/6
|
MAF Due
for 7/17 Divisionals |
| 7/7
|
Swim-A-Thon $$ due |
| 7/10
|
Swim Meet vs Pflugerville (away) |
| 7/12 |
MAF due
for qualifying Invitational swimmers |
| 7/14
|
Awards Night |
| 7/16
|
Last Day of Practice |
| 7/16
|
Meet Set-up @
8:15 p.m. |
| 7/17
|
Divisionals (home) |
| 7/18
|
Invitationals - UT |
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