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New Swimmers
Welcome!
For more info or to schedule a time to swim for group placement, call
Coach Janet or Coach John
263-4282
West Austin
Aquatics includes a USA Swimming Team and Recreational Team .
The USA Team is under the supervision of Head Coach
Janet Risser assisted by Jimmy Bynum (Head Age Group Coach),
Tristen Schaulo,
& Elizabeth Carlson (Lakeway). The
recreational team and Senior Group is under Coach John Walsh. The program is designed for a range of
abilities and we welcome children new to competitive swimming or those
who wish to participate mainly for fitness, as well as elite swimmers
aiming to achieve qualifying times
for TAGS, sectionals and nationals. Practices are divided by age and
ability where emphasis is on stroke development and personal
improvement. In its 13th year, WFLY has had regional and state high
school
champions, South Texas and TAGS champions, Sectional and Junior National finalists, National
and Olympic Trial
qualifiers. We have swimmers competing in NCAA at a variety of
schools helping their schools at conference and college nationals. Some
of our swimmers are even now competing in USMS meets or triathlons. We have also had thousands of personal best times
and first ever "proper" swims. We value the swimmer
in everyone and our experienced and positive coaches work with the
swimmers to meet their competitive goals. We hope you'll join us!
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Janet
Risser - Head Coach
becky@wfly.com
748-6185
Hi Everyone!!
Feb
Natl
Feb Sil
Feb Bron
Attached are the February Training schedules for each group. Please note
the variety of changes in practices because of February is a busy month
full of swim meets!!
BB Champs – Huge Success we were 5th place overall with only 18
swimmers. Great Job (Many, Many Best times – YEA!!!!)
Reminder – A CHAMPS & Texas Gold (Georgetown) Best Times Meet entries and
payments due Feb 1
Congrats to All District High School Swimmers – Everyone swam fast & Many
are advancing to Regionals. Congrats to Lake Travis, Dripping Springs &
Westlake winning their Districts.
High Point Winners: Westlake – Paul Corbae
Dripping Springs – Jessica Shepard
Dripping Springs – Timothy Wylie
Lake Travis – Reid Elliott
Good Luck @ Regionals!!!!
The Championship season is upon us, so make sure your swimmers are
eating healthy and getting plenty of rest!!
All Swimmers must wear a WFLY team cap during meets. These are available
in Silicone ($12) and Latex ($6) – please stop by the snack bar to
purchase one.
*A MEET: Feb 17-19, NISD Natatorium, San Antonio. Entries due February 1
(must have qualifying times)
Two hotel choices:
Hilton Hill Country Resort
9800 Westover Hills Blvd.,
San Antonio, Texas, 78251,
210-509-9800 (hotel) (Celeste)
2 Queen Room, $101.15, no comp breakfast
RESERVE BY 2/1/2012: Call: 210-509-9800, ask for West Austin
Aquatics/(under my ph. #: 512-215-2377); block 2/17-2/18 weekend, place
under your name, phone and credit card. At check-in ask for late check out
(up to 3pm w/o charge). Don’t tell them more than 4 to room- more than 4
not allowed.
Staybridge Suites
6919 North Loop 1604 West
San Antonio, Texas 78249
Phone: 210.691.3443
http://www.staybridge.com/fiestatexas
2 Queen 1 bedroom suite, rate $119, breakfast 6:30am included.
RESERVE BY 2/1/2012 : Call: 210-691-3443, ask for West Austin Aquatics
block 2/17-2/18 weekend, place under your name, phone and credit card.
*TEXAS GOLD BEST TIMES MEET: Feb 25-26, Georgetown. Entries due February 1
(14 & under, slower than A qualifying times)
UT Meet (Jan 20-22) entries are DUE by Dec 27
If you
are traveling over the holidays, please email
becky@wfly.com with your entries by these
deadlines!!
Thanks!! Hope you
are enjoying your Holidays!
All
meets are posted on the bulletin board at pool – you must sign up by the
posted date in order to swim in the meet
If you
are a NEW USA swimmer –PLEASE make sure that a copy of your Birth
Certificate has been turned into the office – you can NOT be entered into
a meet without it
Picayune Article on WFLY Junior National Swimmers
Short Course Season starts
August 29!
WFLY Short
Course Reg Form
USA
Swim Registration
USA Swim Transfer
SWIMMING
STARTS BACK AUG 29 SAME TIME, SAME PLACE, SAME TEAM
GOOD LUCK AND
HERE WE GO
ANY QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO CONTACT JANET
*Window
Decal Order: If you are interested in ordering a car window decal,
please email
becky@wfly.com. Each decal is $15. Please
include name if personalization desired.
*TAGS
(Texas Age Group State Championship) –
Congratulations to Christopher & Brandon…both had best time swims!!
*Regular Practice
resumes week of 3/21.
*Highlights from the A Championship Meet:
**Congrats to ALL swimmers -
everyone had best times!!!
**Congrats to Christopher Mayer & Brandon Jeffrey
for achieving TAGS qualifying times
**Special thanks to the
following volunteers that helped WFLY co-host this meet:
Mike Good, Cheryl Lucas, Claudia Newlands, Judy T, Melissa Riggins, Becky
Shepard, John Walsh, Susan Walsh, and
Diane Welch
*Good Luck to those swimmers attending
Sectionals this weekend in College
Station: Travis Bauer, Paul Corbae,
Jason Easter, Reid Elliott, Aidan Fumagalli, Katie Grose, Christopher
Johnson, Ben Shepard, Jessica Shepard, and Timothy Wylie
*Silver / Pre-National Groups…please meet
coaches at the bleachers for dryland.
Meet tips: Swimmers MUST stay in the team
area
Swimmers need to eat and drink every 20 minutes (not a lot  but
enough to keep their energy up)
Swimmers need to stay warm – dress according to weather. It
is better to bring something warm to wear and not use it than to be cold
Parents – make sure swimmers check with coach before and after
each event
Parents may NOT be on deck – timers, officials, and coaches
are the only non-swimmers allowed on deck at a USA Swimming meet
More Meet Hints Here are a couple
of meet
hints for the future: Pack all items the night before—suit, goggles,
cap, and lots of towels. Pack your cooler early—Water, Gatorades,
fruits, sandwiches (have swimmers help). Remind them of what they are
swimming (posted at pool or on the meets psych sheet). Always, always
be on time to warm-ups. This is the time the coach checks in with the
swimmer, makes sure they know what they are swimming and gives the
swimmer a chance to swim in the new pool. (If you are running late,
lost, or something different CALL the coach.) If and when relays are
swum (coach will decide) it is done at the beginning of warm-ups. If
your swimmer isn’t present they will NOT sw im
in a relay. Remind your swimmer to talk to the coach before and after
their swims (get feedback). At many meets parents will not be able to
sit with their child. The swimmers will sit in the team area. The
coaches will help them and you as parents need to sit back and cheer
and get excited for them. I am so excited to be working with your
child and look forward to this year and all that it has to offer. If
at any time you have questions or problems or concerns, you can reach
me at home 266-3400 or on my cell 748-6185. Thanks, JR.
Par
Welcome NEW and
returning swimmers. It's time to get back into the swing of things. So
let's get started fo long course 2011.
Coaches: Janet
Risser, Jimmy Bynum, Tristen Schaulo, Betsy Spang & Lauren Wagh (Lakeway)
USA Swim Team Fall Registration
2011 USA Registration Form
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Please check bulletin board for upcoming events and practice times
** Bring
H2O bottle to drink each day
All Registrations and Payments Can Now Be Done
Online:
Signing up for WAAC programs is now easier than ever.
You can fill out and send all
registration forms online and then
either mail a check or pay with a credit card online also. Go to
www.wfly.com and click register/pay online at the top of the
page.
Note from Coach Janet:
Parents help!
Whatever
happens in the pool needs to stay in the pool. It is our job as
coaches to fix
the
good/the bad/or the ugly. It is your job as parents to comfort,
support and listen to your child. If at any time you have an issue
with my staff, myself, another child or anything else, please,
please, please call me and discuss the issue—there is always more to
the story than one hears or sees. I am always available no matter
what the circumstance is.
JR
266-3400 home
748-6185 cell
Meet results are posted at
www.stswim.org
New swimmers
welcome please call 263-4282 to learn more
about the WFLY team.
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Jan.
2 No practice Bronze & Silver
National 2-4 pm
12 BB entries due
14 Natl Only 8-10 am
14 & 15 B Champs in SA
16 MLK Silver/Natl 10-noon, Bronze 9:30-10:30
20-22 UT Meet
27 Only Silver practice
28 NO Saturday Practice
27-29 BB Champs SA
27 & 28 HS District meets UT and Burnet
Feb.
1 Texas Gold & A
Champ entries due
25-26 A Champs in SA
25-26 Texas Gold Meet (14 & un)
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Dec
Please mark
your calendars with the above dates but note that there will be many
more to added.
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*Congrats to ALL swimmers that
participated in the High School State Championship meet:
5A:
Paul Corbae (Westlake) - 9th in 100 Breast
Chris Johnson (Bowie) – 4th in 100 Back
4A:
Dripping Springs:
Jessica Shepard – 6th in 200 IM, 3rd in 100 Back
Ben Shepard – 6th in 100 Breast
Aidan Fumagalli – 7th in 100 Breast
Timothy Wylie – 3rd in 100 Free, 3rd in 100 Back
Men’s 200 Medley Relay (Timothy, Aidan, Jeremiah, Ben) – 6th
Lake Travis:
Reid Elliott – 2nd in 100 Fly, 1st in 100 Back
Travis Bauer – 12th in 100 Breast
Jason Easter – 9th in 100 Fly
Katie Grose – 5th in 50 Free, 5th in 100 Free
Men’s 200 Medley (Reid, Travis, Jason & Kyle) – 4th
Men’s 400 Free Relay (Travis, Chandler, Jason & Reid) – 6th
*Also, Congrats to
all those that swam at the Texas Gold Meet – WFLY came in 2nd
with 61% best
times!!
Congrats to WFLY
Swimmers at 2011 HS Regions!
Bowie:
Chris Johnson
DSHS:
Ali Cisewski, Ellen McCarthy, Morgan Riggins, Jessica Shepard, Kaitlyn
Thewes, Jeremiah Bartlett, Aidan Fumagalli, Chris Schmitz, Ben Shepard,
Blake West, and Timothy Wylie
LTHS:
Katie Grose, Katie Hathaway, Libby Linton, Kendall Miller, Keely Ratliff,
Natalie Strait, Jackie Zbranak, Travis Bauer, Reese Bishop, Chandler
Crouch, Jason Easter, Reid Elliott
and
Kyle Lucas
Westlake:
Paul Corbae, Matthew
*HS District 2011 Recap:
*Congrats to all swimmers for the great swims last weekend!
*Special Congratulations to Reid Elliott – District 25 Male Athlete of the
Year, and Jessica Shepard – District 27 Female Athlete of the Year
WFLY Received Bronze Medal Honors from USA Swimming
for the third year in a row!
USA
Swimming honors the top 200 swim teams in the country each year by naming them a
medal team. WFLY is one of only 4 teams in South Texas to receive
this honor. Congrats!!
*B
Champs
Recap:
* Congrats to all the
swimmers who represented WFLY at the B Champs Meet!! The team came in 5th
out of over 20 teams and was the top team from Austin.
* Great job to all
participants. Success was earned by those who have practiced hard
daily.
* There were many
best times and WFLY swimmers in finals. Watching their team mate drop :34
seconds in the 500 free and win by :15 seconds was a thrill!
* Way to go Steven
Austrian, Mitchell Beckage, Hunter Bishop, Elena Corbae, Molly Finley,
Aidan Forman, Joshua Fumagalli, Connor Jamail, Elise Johnson, Morgan
Michael, Andrew Patterson, Colleen Pletcher, Hannah Scott, Andrew Smith,
Eloise Smith, Mariana Strawn, and Parker Welch
West
Austin Aquatics is now a Level 4 Swim Club. This is the highest
recognition level ! Below is an explanation of this program from USA
Swimming. Thanks to Cherie Collister (Trinity's mom) for helping
navigate through the paperwork to make this happ en. Only 22 teams in
the country have achieved this level, with only three in south Texas, AAAA
in San Antonio and WFLY and LCA in Austin.
The Club
Recognition Program offers our club members a working blueprint for
developing strong, stable, financially sound and athletically productive
organizations.
Designed over a
two year period by USA Swimming's Club Development Committee, this
voluntary program presents
four levels of achievement across four component areas
deemed critical to long-term club success. The program encourages clubs to
establish organizational goals and to benchmark their progress toward
those goals. The ultimate objective of the program is to strengthen the
club system in USA Swimming by guiding clubs
through a development process that ultimately positions the program and
its coaches to better serve
athletes.
The Club
Development Committee
looked at many different factors that helped create "great" clubs. The
committee grouped all of the factors into four major component areas:
- Business &
Organizational Success
- Parent &
Volunteer Development
- Coach
Development & Education
- Athlete
Development & Performance
These component
areas, along with the markers in each area, were further subdivided into
four different levels of achievement from Level 1 to Level 4 (Level 4
being the highest):
Congrats to Coach Janet
for being recognized as both Age Group and Senior Coach of the Year
based on her swimmers' performance at 2007-2008 SC and LC championship
meets. It is an amazing coach to have success in both
categories!!
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