Archives 08-09 Swim Season 

Our next team tryout is Tuesday, September 2^nd at either Y from 5-6:30pm.  If any of your friends are interested in the team and they didn’t have a chance to come to the last tryout, please remind them of this date.  Remember that you get cash back - $25 - for any referrals that list you on their contract, who join the team. 

At Massad Y on September 2^nd at 5PM, you have a chance to meet, greet and ask questions of our newest AG I and JR coach – Terry Neidl.  He is very excited about joining the team and getting to know the swimmers so that he can begin the process of making them faster.  Hope to see you there.   

At Massad Y, I would like a couple of volunteers to redo the main bulletin board as you come in express entrance, the awards cabinet between the 2 express entrance doors and the Swimmer of the Month plastic frames that need to be updated.  Please email me if you are interested.  Thanks, see you all soon, Bob

RAYS/SMAC Meet Info Sheet

2009 SC Age Group Champs Q Times

2009 SC & LC Senior Champs Q Times

RAYS Equipment Order Form:  I have stock of everything on the list.  Fill out the form, get it to Mike or Bob, with your check or cash, and I will get it to you ASAP.  Write the check to BOB HERLINGER

Gary with Sport Fair will be at Massad Y on Tuesday, September 16 and at Spotsy Y on Wednesday, September 17 from 5-7PM each day.  He will have the new Nike Team Suits, Bags, Sweats and everything else you may want and need.  After these dates, you can order online thru their website. 

Hi everyone, check out the 2008-09 contract  and the comparison of programs  Hope to see you at our tryouts for new swimmers or sign our new contract and see you next season

Also attached is an  Open Water Swim in Roanoke on September 20-21.  If interested, send in your entry individually and then send me an email that you will be going.  Thanks, Bob

As most of you have heard, Terry Neidl has gotten a full time job as an Assistant Principal and Youth Religious Leader.  He will no longer be able to coach at the RAYS due to these commitments.  We will miss Terry, even though he has been here only a few weeks, many of you have found out what a fine person he was and we will all miss him.  Terry will be with us this week until Friday, come by and wish him luck with his future endeavors. 

I am in the process of finding a coach or coaches, one for both groups or one for each group.  At the parents meetings, I will discuss the possibilities until we hire a person or persons.

Have a good week.  Bob

2009-20012 Motivational Times Top 16

RAYS/SMAC Entries:  Individual and Relay

September Practice Calendars (Massad, Spotsy)

Welcome to the Season Lunch and LC Recognition

Group Parent Meetings - please read

Short Course Meet Schedule

Meet Sign Up Information

Josh Friedel came in 9^th place in the country for 15 year old boys in the Long Course 200 Backstroke – 2:08.82.  Congrats!

PEAK All Freestyle Meet - October 5, 2008 - Psych Sheet and Timeline for Session 1.  The distance session will begin ½ hour after the regular session ends and will last about 1 hour. 

Taylor Adams is in the meet but didn’t get in the psych sheet – 50, 100 and 200 FR – no worries!

Massad Y AGE GROUP I AND JUNIOR SWIMMERS PARENTS:

Delwyn Jones has accepted both of the coaching positions for Age Group I and Juniors starting today – Friday, September 26.   He is an old RAYS’ swimmer who swam from age 10 until graduation, in the late 80’s to the mid 90’s, reaching YMCA Nationals status.  Delwyn also coached at Spotswood, Fox Point and Dahlgren RSL teams.  He is very excited for this opportunity to give back to the RAYS.  He also works for Verizon as a private contractor and he is married and has 2 small children.  Welcome him when you see him on deck.  Welcome aboard, Delwyn

VIRGINIA SWIMMINGS SWIMPOSIUM FOR OFFICIALS AND SWIMMERS:  Athletic Clinic, Coaches Talk,  College Recruiting Seminar,  Lunch Registration

IF YOU PAID THE $100 YMCA REGISTRATION FEE TO JOIN THE Y – BEING A MEMBER OF THE RAYS WAVES THIS FEE.  GO TO THE FRONT DESK TO GET A CREDIT. 

NEW!! – You will now be signing up on the website and the website only under the Meet Sign Up tab.  Click into it and it has everything you need to sign up. 

QDD Fall Festival Meet Information Sheet ,  announcement and entries.

QDD WARM-UP TIMES

Sat AM – 12 & under – 7:25-7:50AM – lanes 1, 2 and C;               Sat PM – 13 & over – 1:30-2:00PM – lanes 1, 2, 3 and B    8 & under – 7:50-8:05AM – lanes 5 & 6

Sun AM – 12 & under – 7:00-7:25AM – lanes 4 and 5                   Sun PM – 13 & over – 12:15-12:45PM – lanes 1, 2 and 3      8 & under – 7:50-8:05AM – lane 3

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BE AT THE POOL 15 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR WARM-UP SESSION!  All swimmers should be dressed ready to swim, cap and goggles in hand, lined up at the starting end of the pool at least 10 minutes prior to the start of each warm-up session.

Please re-review the QDD Timers  timers’ assignments  list as it has been updated – both afternoon sessions have totally changed and there were also some individual changes in the AM’s.  There will be no more changes made before the meet, please be flexible and help when and if needed.  Thanks, Bob

PEAK meet results:  Individual and standard jumps

MANNA INFO AND WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS.

MANNA Example

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Sharks Meet Information Sheet, Individual Entries, Relay Entries, Timer assignments

RAYS WU assignments for Sharks Meet

Saturday AM– 8-8:30AM in lanes 6-8; Meet Starts – 8:45AM; Meet should end at 11:30AM
Saturday PM – 12:30-1PM for 13 & Overs in lanes 3 and 4; 1-1:20PM for 8 and Unders in lanes 3 and 4; Meet Starts – 1:30PM; Meet should end at 3:50PM
Sunday AM – 7:30-8AM in lanes 1-4; Meet Starts – 8:45AM; Meet should end at 11:30AM
Sunday PM – 12:50-1:15PM in lanes 1 and 2; Meet Starts – 1:30PM; Meet should end at 4:05PM

Team Pictures Information:

Deborah Schmitz, a team mom,  will be taking Group and Individual pictures at each site on the following dates and times.  Attached is her order form. 

Spotsy Y

Dec. 8th - Juniors  5PM

AG I - 5:30PM

Dev. - 5:45 PM

AG II - 6PM 

Good luck to all attending the Annapolis Invite this weekend.  Just remember, you can do anything you put your mind to.   Mike, Delwyn and Missy will take care of you this weekend.  See you all next week. 

 ASC Holiday Invitational Meet  Announcement and Information Sheet, Important Information, Individual entries, Relay entries   Annapolis Holiday Meet Timer Assignments:

Annapolis Warm Up Times:

All AM sessions – 7AM WU; 8AM Meet starts              All Afternoon sessions – 12PM; 1PM Meet starts

All Finals sessions – 4:30PM; 5:30PM Meet starts

Sharks Meet RESULTS:  Individual, Relay, Standard Jumps

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Also on Thursday, December 18, at both Ys, we are celebrating Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec Birthdays with cupcakes.  Both Kathleen and Karen are still looking for more volunteers to bring in cup cakes.  If you can bring in a dozen or so please email Karen Sizemore, mcsizemore@earthlink.net for MY or Kathleen Shafer, helloshafer@verizon.net for SY.  Thanks for helping out.

January 1, 2009

RAYS Holiday Bowling:  All swimmers and their families please join the RAYS at Liberty Lanes in Massaponax on Tuesday, December 30 for bowling at 10:00AM.  Cost is $10 per person which gives each bowler 2 games, shoes, slice of pizza, 12oz drink and 10 tokens for the game room.  Hope to see you all there

BOB’S NOTE FROM JUNIOR NATIONALS:  Josh and Trevor just kept swimming well during the whole meet.  The 1^st 2 days results are on the website.  On Sunday, Trevor just missed a best time in his 100 Free by .06 sec. and came in 52^nd.  Josh had a phenomenal day – 3^rd in the 200 BK at Finals – 1:47.61 – 6.60 sec faster than his best plus a new team record by 1.86 sec.  This swim also set a VA state record by 1.02 sec and also was a TOP 10 USA swimming time for 16 year olds.  In his 200 Fly – 1:51:84, it was his best time by 5.23 sec and set 2 team records, 15-16 and Senior records, by 2.99 and 1.82 sec respectively.  Congrats to both and way to go RAYS!  

Junior Nationals Times, Record Matches, and Standard Jumps

MIKE’S NOTE FROM ANNAPOLIS:  Just wanted to let you know, this past weekend at the Annapolis Meet everything went exceptionally well.  Our swimmers performed exceptional, they kept Missy, Delwyn and I busy, especially at Finals.  It seemed like we had swimmers in almost every heat, sometimes 2 or 3.  We had alot of swimmers who made it back to Finals for the first time, they make us proud.  And time drops, it seemed like everyone dropped times in most of their events.  One thing I thought was outstanding was the fact that as a team we got stronger both in and out of the water as the meet went on. There was lots of cheering, especially at Finals, little kids cheering for big kids, big kids cheering for little kids.  We had 4 individual and 1 relay records set.  It was a great weekend to be a RAY.

Annapolis Meet Results:  Individual, Relay, Record Match, Standard Jump