West Austin

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WFLY

1024 Patterson Rd * Austin, TX 78733 *  (512) 263-4282 *
becky @ wfly.com

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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!

 

 

 

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 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.

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

 

 

 ** 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.

 


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.

 

 

 

 

 

*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, Je
remiah, Ben) – 6th


La
ke 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 happen.  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:

  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 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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