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Announcements:

WFLY LONG COURSE NEWS

• July 3^rd meet at WFLY
  • Warm-up 7:45am
  • Start 9:00am
  • Regular Practice for Gold 8-10:30am
  • Regular Practice for Silver 10-12
  • No Bronze Practice
• Saturday July 4^th
  • Gold 8-10am
  • Silver 8-10am
  • Bring ice cream for after practice - sign up on board
• All Championship meets have been posted at the pool.  Make sure to note sign up dates, please get them in early if possible.

• Great Job at Corpus, everyone had a great meet:
  • Special Note: High Point Winners
    • Grant Thompson 10-u Boys
    • Sedera Zbranak 11yo Girls
    • Chris Griffin 17-18 Boys

Thanks for a great time at the beach!

• On Monday June 29-31, Ed Spencer a consultant from USA Swimming will be on our deck watching and learning from us on how we can do better as we continue to grow.  We are one of only 40 club teams across the U.S.A. that was granted this great honor.  Go Team!

Thanks always! JR and Nate

• Gold: 8-11am
• Silver: MTTh 9:15-10:00am Dryland, 10-12 in the Water,
• Bronze: 11-12
• Gold and Silver Groups-please bring shoes and workout clothes for dryland training
• As the weather gets hotter and practices become longer it is becoming more important that swimmers stay hydrated.  Please bring water bottles to practice and continue to stay hydrated throughout the day.

• UT Texas Open is posted
  • We will attend this meet on Friday only
• We are going to run a sanctioned short course meet at WAAC July 11^th as another way to pick up qualifying times.
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CONGRATS SENIORS!  We have three swimmers graduating and going off to college.

a.       Alex Etz - George Washington University

b.      Bethany Corbae - Tufts University

c.       Stephen Fumagalli - Texas A&M Galveston

**Both Alex and Bethany will continue swimming in college.**

Parents' Meeting
 Notes on Janet's talk

Ø  USA team is taking over the snack bar—please read the snack bar update below

Snack Bar Update: The snack bar has been taken over by the USA swim team. We need parents or high school swimmers to help with this endeavor to provide extra money for the swim team to be allocated by Coach Janet. This will be on-going through the summer at least. Becky needs people to man the snack bar and help stock the snack bar. Email her at becky@wfly.com.

Congrats to all Swimmers Who Attended Junior Olympics!! Our girls finished in 6^th place, boys finished 2^nd and our team was 4^th place overall! Thanks to all the parents that timed and worked at the meet. Thanks to all of the swimmers & parents who cheered loudly for all of our swimmers—Great Job! Ribbons & medals were  passed out Tuesday at practice. If any parents took pictures please email them to Ginny so that she can make a poster.

Congrats STAGS and SR Champs swimmers Ali, Bethany, Jessica, Jackie, Reese, Luke, Paul, Jason, Ben, Taylor, Annie, Rachel, Sedera, and Mitchell! Great Job to Swimmers at Senior Champs & STAGS!!  Best times by everyone!! Yeah Flyers! Check out the poster in the breezeway for results!

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.

Everyone has a Championship Meet or 2 to attend so if you’re not sure just ask Janet or Ginny. Championship Season is upon us—make sure you have:

1) Turned in your entries
2) Booked a hotel
3) Bought your fast suit
4) Are eating right and getting LOTS of rest
5) Are getting Excited!!

Please mark your calendars with the Championship Meet dates below. If you are unsure which meet or meets your child should compete at, ask Coach Ginny, Janet, or John. USA Team members look for a handout in practice this week with more information.

Senior Champs & STAGS: Feb 20-22
Grand Prix & Sectionals: March 4-7
TAGS: March 12-14
Junior Olympics: March 27-29

USA Announcements—Championship Meets are Coming Up: We are heading into Championship season and Ginny and I are excited to take everyone to a championship meet this year!  Meet write ups for all championship meets are posted on the glass windows as you come in the front gate. Please check your times and events to see which meet or meets is right for you and sign up NOW. If you have questions about your times or which meet you should go to please contact Ginny (ginny@wfly.com 263-4282) or me(Coach Janet) (266-3400 or 748-6185).

 USA Team Fee: please note that the second team fee is assessed in the January bill. The fee is assessed three times a year, fall, winter, and summer. 

Thanks to everyone that participated in the Majic of Christmas gift drive and wrapping.  We collected over 70 gifts and wrapped hundreds on Dec. 20.

Please help your swimmers stay warm!  As the sun sets, it is cooler on-deck.  Send swimmers with warmer clothes for before and after practice. 

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

Bronze Practice:
M-Th 3:45-4:45
Silver Practice:
M-Th 4:45-6:15
Gold Practice:
M-Th 4:45-6:45

 New swimmers welcome please call 263-4282 to learn more about the WFLY team.
 

 WFLY Registration Form
 

USA Swimming Form

USA Swimming Transfer

June
28-31 Ed Spencer from USA Swimming visits WAAC

July
3 WAAC SC Meet
7-11 Nationals (Q times)
10-12 TAGS/Sectionals (Q times)
15-18 Sectionals (Q times)
25-26 JOS at WAAC
29-Aug. 2 TAGS (Q times)

Aug.
4-8 US Open
5-9 South Zone 15 & Up
6-9 STAGS
7-9 Senior Champs
10-14 Junior Nat'ls
31 First Day of Short Course

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

Please mark your calendars with the above dates but note that there will be many more to added.

WFLY Received Bronze Medal Honors from USA Swimming! 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!!

USA Recap of Short Course—What a Great Year!:
Junior Olympics: 40 swimmers 4^th Place
STAGS (12&un): 5 swimmers
SR Champs (13&up): 9 swimmers
TAGS: 2 swimmers
Sectionals: 5 swimmers
JR Nationals: 2 swimmers
Grand Prix: 9 swimmers

 High School:
Districts: 13 swimmers
Regionals: 13 swimmers
State: 6 swimmers

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 happen.  Only 22 teams in the country have achieved this level, with only two in south Texas, AAAA in San Antonio and WFLY 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:

1. Business & Organizational Success
2. Parent & Volunteer Development
3. Coach Development & Education
4. 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 Paul & Jessica on great swims at TAGS!! Jessica Shepard & Paul Corbae both made finals and had great times at the Texas Age Championships.

Jessica:

100 Breast 1:08.57 3^rd Place
100 Fly: 101.41 11^th Place
100 Back: 1:01.21 9^th Place
200 Back: 2:13.40 12^th Place
200 IM: 2:10.45 2^nd Place

Paul:

100 Breast: 1:05.31 13^th Place
100 Breast time trial: 1:04.30
200 Breast: 2:14.20 3^rd Place

WFLY Swimmers did a great job at Sectionals and Senior Champs
Sectionals
Alex Etz 13th 200 back, 9th 100 back
Chris Johnson 16th 100 back
Chris Griffin 6th 200 fly, 24th 200 IM
Ben Shepard, Jessica Shepard
Grand Prix
Chris Griffin 13th 400 free, 15th 200 fly, 31st 100 fly
Timothy Wylie 20th 200 back, 27th 100 back
Bethany Corbae, Paul Corbae, Jessica Shepard, Ben Shepard

Great Job STAGS/SR CHAMPS Swimmers!!
Annie Holcomb, Rachel Pedley, Mitchell Beckage (9th 50 back), Sedera Zbranak (1st 500 free, 3rd 200 free, 7th 100 free, 8th 50 free, 8th 50 back, 15th 50 fly), Ali Cisewski, Jason Easter, Luke Brennan, Ben Shepard (8th 200 breast), Paul Corbae (1st 200 breast), Reese Bishop (8th 500 free, 12th 200 free, 12th 100 fly, 15th 200 IM, 15th 100 free, 16th 50 free), Bethany Corbae (6th 200 breast), Jaquelyn Zbranak (6th 1650 free, 9th 1000 free), Jessica Shepard (1st 500 free, 1st 100 breast, 1st 100 fly, 3rd 100 free, 5th 400 IM)

UIL State Meet Results of WFLY Swimmers
5A
Alex Etz (Austin High), 3rd 100 back
4A
Chris Griffin (Lake Travis) 4th 200 free, 5th 500 free, 6th 200 free relay
Zach Hoffman (Lake Travis) 5th 400 Free Relay, 12th 200 IM, 13th 100 fly
Ben Shepard (Dripping Springs) 11th 100 Breast, 14th 200 Medley Relay
Jessica Shepard (Dripping Springs) 4th 200 IM, 10th 100 back, 12th 200 Medley Relay
Timothy Wylie (Dripping Springs) 5th 100 back, 13th 100 free, 14th 200 Medley Relay
 

Great Job to All High School Swimmers At Regionals/SPC!! WFLY swimmers looked great at their High School meets this weekend! Congrats on some fast swims.

In 5A schools, from Westlake High School we had Paul Corbae, Bethany Corbae, and Luke Brennan. Bethany helped in prelims for the 200 medley relay that got 2^nd and Paul was part of the 200 medley relay that got 3^rd place. Alex Etz represented Austin high school and placed 2^nd in the 200 Medley Relay, 3^rd in the 100 Fly, 1^st in the 100 Back, and 4^th in the 400 Free Relay. Chris Johnson competed for Bowie and placed 4^th in the 400 Free Relay, 3^rd in the 100 Back, 6^th in the 200 IM, and 5^th in the 200 Medley Relay.

In the 4A schools, Jessica Shepard, Timothy Wylie, and Ben Shepard competed for Dripping Springs. Jessica placed 3^rd in the 200 Medley Relay, 3^rd in the 200 IM, 1^st in the 100 Back, and 3^rd in the 400 Free Relay. Timothy placed 2^nd in the 200 Medley Relay,  2^nd in the 100 Free, 2^nd in the 100 Back, 5^th in the 400 Free Relay. Ben placed 2^nd in the 200 Medley Relay and 1^st in the 100 Breast. Reese Bishop, Jason Easter, Chris Griffin, and Zach Hoffman competed for Lake Travis. Reese placed 5^th in the 200 Medley Relay and 7^th in the 500 Free. Jason placed 5^th in the 200 Medley Relay. Chris placed 1^st in the 200 Free, 1^st in the 500 Free, 2^nd in the 200 Free Relay, and 3^rd in the 400 Free Relay. Zach placed 3^rd in the 200 IM, 4^th in the 100 Fly, 2^nd in the 200 Free Relay, and 3^rd in the 400 Free Relay.

Great Job to Louis Leon who competed for St. Stephens at SPC!!

Congrats to Timothy Wylie on his Top 10 Swims in 2008! Timothy Wylie earned Top 10 honors from USA Swimming for his 5^th Place finish in the 100 Back and 9^th Place finish in the 200 Back out of all swims in his age group during the 2008 year!

WFLY Team has upgraded to a Level 3 Team!!  Thanks to Cherie Collister for filling out the paperwork to make this happen!!

WFLY swimmers, coaches, and parents helped wrap gifts at Fashion floors for Majic of Christmas.  The team wrapped hundreds of gifts!!

Chris Griffin had a great JR Natl Meet at UT last weekend.  He swam best times and achieved a 4th place in the 200 fly swimming to a US Open qualifying time!!

Thanks to all the swimmers who helped with baskets Friday night at Jr Nationals,
Zach, Ali, German, Ben, Jessica, Jacquelyn, Reece, Matthew, Sedera, Hunter, Taylor, Rachel, Emily, Annie, Paige, and Riley.

Congrats to Jessica for being named to the South Texas All Star team!!

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!! 

WFLY has been awarded hosting the long course JO meet this summer.  The meet will be in late July and include short course and long course events.

Janet’s Meet Hints (Especially for parents and swimmers going to UT): Our first short course meet at Round Rock was a huge success. Everyone swam great and looked to have lots of fun. 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 swim 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.

Video taping will be avialable this fall.  Coach John and Ginny will record the swimmers and provide Janet with the DVD.  She will then go over stoke improvements with swimmers.  Swimmers may purchase a CD of each session for $5.

Check the board for up-coming meets.

If you haven't picked up a t-shirt please do.  Free to swimmers, $10 for parents.

WFLY team captains are seniors Bethanny Corbae and  Alex Etz!!

WFLY is now a USA Swimming Recognized Club, Level 4! To achieve this recognition a swim team must show excellence in: Business and Organizational Success, Parent & Volunteer Development, Coach Development & Education, and Athlete Development & Performance.