Elite News Bulletin -- 06-06-05

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This News Bulletin is emailed to swimmers and parents each Monday by Bill Deatly. If you aren't receiving a copy, please contact to make sure he has your current email address on his list.

BIG KIDS “MADNESS” IN BIG POOL

Yesterday, Elite Seniors, Senior Preps and Wave Golds competed in their 1st “Long Course” competition of the summer season at Heat Madness, held at Rutgers University with very impressive results.

As a play on the phrase “heat madness,” the host team Scarlet Aquatic Club awarded gag gifts to each “heat” winner (such as baseball caps, lais, towels, bouncey balls). By the end of the meet, Elite swimmers had earned a variety of gifts due to their very fast swimming.

Long course, with delineates a 50 meter course (more than twice the length of Newark Academy) is a considerably more difficult venue to compete in (less turns, more fatigue) than short course. Long course is also the size of the pool most international (including the Olympics) are held in.

Particularly impressive swims for Elite included:

1) new Elite swimmer Chris Dart, whom is among the fastest swimmers in the state, placed 1st in all three of his events and dropped time in two from previous long course bests. Chris not only qualified for LC Junior Olympics in each event (200 IM, 200 back & 400 Free) but also qualified to represent New Jersey in the Summer Eastern Zone meet in all three events as well.

2) ) Priya Duvvuri, whom qualified for LC Junior Olympics in both the 50 fly & 50 back

3) Austin Meszaos, whom qualified for LC Junior Olympics in the 100 free

4) Brittany Ross, whom qualified for LC Junior Olympics in the 200 IM and just missed the 200 fly cut

5) Duncan Hall, whom qualified for LC Junior Olympics in the 50 back and just missed the 50 fly cut

6) Lindsay Scott, whom just missed qualifying for the LC Junior Olympics in the 200 IM

7) Nick Trojanowski, whom just missed qualifying for the LC Junior Olympics in the 100 free

8) New Elite swimmer Crissy Condus, whom dropped significant time in her 400 free

9) Kate Donatelli, whom just missed the LC Junior Olympic 50 fly cut

10) Katie Psillakis, whom despite separate leg injuries to each leg this spring, posted 2 best times

11) Alistair Hall, who had an 11 second drop in his 100 breast time

Swimmers whom participated were:

Lindsay Anderson (2) Danielle Basile (3) Maggie Beaudouin Katie Bohan (3) Sarah Carragher (3) Crissy Condus (3) Victoria D’Altrui (3) Chris Dart (3) Corey Deatly (2) Tad Deatly (3) Claire DiGiacomo (1) Kate Donatelli (2) Sarah Donatelli (3) Brianna Drapeau Priya Duvvuri (3) Venkatesh Duvvuri (3)

Mickey Ennis (3) Dana Gilbert (3) Alex Gonzalez (3) Alistair Hall (3) Duncan Hall (3) Kim Jones (2) Tara Juliano (1) Kirsten Kellstrom (2) Katie Kilcullen (1) Morgan Kiley (1) Danielle Martinez (2) Colleen Mason Megan Mataga (2) Annie McCullough (2) Katie McCullough (3) Shayla McDonnell (1)

Austin Meszaros (3) Meghan Montagna (2) Kendall Murray (2) Sarah Peay (3) Katie Psillakis (2) Katie Ragan (3) Brittany Ross (3) Amanda Scherb (3) Henry Scott (3) Lindsay Scott (1) Veronica Smith (1) Elyse Surette-Dimuzio (2) Lexi Tedesco (3) Lily Thompson (3) Nick Trojanowski (3) Kayla Wolonsky (3)

LAST WEEK OF SPRING 2005 TRAINING!!!! SUMMER SESSION STARTS THIS SATURDAY/MONDAY

As hard as this may be to believe, this is the last week of the Spring 2005 Session. The last day of the session is Friday, June 10.

The Seniors and the Senior Preps will begin their summer session this coming Saturday, June 11 at the Springfield Municipal Pool. Practice starts at 6:00 am with shoulder prevention exercises.

The Wave Golds and Wave Blacks will start their summer session weekday practices Monday, June 13 at Morristown-Beard. Please note that the practice times for Monday, June 13 and Tuesday, June 14 are different than the rest of the summer.

Information regarding the Summer 2005 Session for Seniors, Senior Preps, Wavebuster Golds and Wavebuster Blacks is posted on the website. Information regarding the Fall/Winter 2005-06 Session will be mailed out in mid-June.

HOW’S THIS FOR EARLY PLANNING? TENTATIVE 2005-06 SCHEDULE NOW POSTED ON WEBSITE!!!

Looking Ahead? Elite’s tentative meet & event schedule for the Fall/Winter 2005-06 season is now posted on the website under Meet Schedule!!

With regards to the New Jersey Swimming meets and the elite “event dates” (suit sale, annual dinner, etc), these dates are reasonably set (venues have been contacted and dates reserved).

With regards to the dual meets/intraclub meets Elite will hold next winter, these dates are not as firmly set as fall & winter schedules of both Newark Academy and Morristown-Beard School plus confirmation with opposing teams has not yet occurred.

Hope this helps out those who plan ahead!

CATCH THE SPIRIT: 8 LUCKY ELITE SWIMMERS INVITED TO DEVELOPMENTAL CAMP JUNE 11

Based upon their performances at the Bronze Championships and the 9-10 Silver/Bronze Championships this past March, 8 Elite swimmers have been invited by New Jersey Swimming to attend a free one day swim camp at St. Benedict’s Prep School in Newark, New Jersey. Invitations have been mailed directly to these swimmers’ homes.

Courtney Brosnan, Victoria D’Altrui, Claire DiGiacomo, Priya Duvvuri, Alistair Hall, Tara Juliano, Lydia Vollavanh and Kayla Wolonsky are the Elite swimmers invited to attend.

Sponsored by New Jersey Swimming, this fabulous opportunity will include special guest and 2000 Olympic Swim Team Captain, Bronze Medalist and New Jersey hometown hero/swimmer Tom Wilkens. Wilkens was Elite’s 1st Olympiam guest back in 2001.

The Catch-the-Spirt Camp is designed to have educational sesssions, social opportunities and water activities for approximately 200 New Jersey Swimmers, all of whom performed well at the aforementioned meets.

Congratulations to our Elite swimmers!! Enjoy your day!!

SUMMER COMPETITION COMING INTO FOCUS

As New Jersey Swimming has begun distributing meet announcements, Elite’s summer competition schedule is coming into focus. Below is the tentative schedule (please note that only current Wave Blacks, Wave Golds, Senior Preps and Seniors will be entered into these meets-there is no formal training or competition for Elite Wave Teals, Marlin Blacks or Marlin Teals who should train with their summer clubs).

X-Celence: All Elite Seniors, Senior Preps, Wave Golds and Wave Blacks will compete in this two-day long course meet held Saturday, June 18 & Sunday, June 19 at Princeton University. Because this is a “new” long course meet, the slower cut times allow for all levels of Elite swimmers to compete. In addition, Princeton University’s pool now boasts a state of the art “Diamond-Vision” scoreboard!!!

Summer Sizzle: The most prestigious and competitive meet of the summer season, Elite has entered 7 qualifying swimmers into this meet held at Rutgers University. The meet will be held Friday, June 25 thru Sunday, June 27. Entries and meet information are posted on the website.

Fast Factor Challenge I: As previously announced Elite, in conjunction with Madison Community Pool, will be hosting a 12 & Under New Jersey Swimming sanctioned meet on Saturday, July 9 at the Madison Community Pool. This will be the only New Jersey Swimming meet held “outdoors” this summer (and the first in almost 10 years!!). All Elite Wavebuster Golds and Wavebuster Blacks, whom are 12 & Under will be entered in this meet. Meet information and entries will be posted within the next two weeks. Parents of those Elite swimmers participating will be asked to volunteer their services to time, marshall, etc.

12 & Unders Silver/Bronze Long Course Championships: Due to the increased participation in summer meets, New Jersey Swimming has gone to a Silver/Bronze format in an attempt to accommodate as many swimmers as possible. The 12 & Under Silver/Bronze Long Course Championship will be held Saturday, July 16 & Sunday, July 17 at Rutgers University. All Elite Wave Golds and Wave Blacks training with Elite this summer will be entered into this meet.

13 & Older Silver/Bronze Long Course Championships: The 13 & Under Silver/Bronze Long Course Championship will be held Saturday, July 23 & Sunday, July 24 at Rutgers University. All Elite swimmers training with Elite this summer will be entered into this meet.

Long Course Junior Olympics: All those Elite swimmers whom have qualified for long course Junior Olympics thru their summer 2005 competition will be entered into JO’s, to be held Friday, July 29 thru Sunday, July 31 at Rutgers.

Eastern Long Course Zones: Any Elite swimmer who has qualified to represent New Jersey Swimming in the Eastern Zones Meet will be highly encouraged to apply for this prestigious meet. In the summer, “Zone” teams are fielded by long course qualifying times. This summer’s Eastern Long Course Zones meet will be held in Buffalo, New York from Wednesday, August 10 thru Saturday, August 13.

ELITE & MADISON COMMUNITY POOL TO HOST SUMMER MEETS

The Elite Swim Club and the Madison Community Pool (“McP”) will host two separate swim meets this summer during the weekend of Saturday, July 9th and Sunday, July 10th.

Believing that the local area swimmers need more opportunities to compete against higher level competition during the summer months, Elite and McP have come up with a unique formula to provide that competition.

On Saturday morning July 9th, Elite, McP & New Jersey Swimming will host a 12 & Under New Jersey Swimming sanctioned swim meet at the Madison Community Pool (located at Rosedale Avenue at Parkside-just off Route 124-Main Street Madison). This meet will be held solely for swimmers currently registered with New Jersey Swimming (all Elite swimmers are so registered). All Elite Wave Golds and Wave Blacks whom are 12 & Under and whom are training with Elite this summer will be entered in this meet by Bill. Those Elite swimmers who are not training with Elite but would like to compete in this meet will need to contact Bill to enter (and pay the required entry fee).

On Sunday morning July 10th, Elite and McP will host a meet for 12 & Unders for all swimmers participating in summer leagues. All Elite swimmers will be encouraged to enter this meet thru their summer league teams.

The entry deadlines for both meets is Wednesday, June 29.

Meet information on both meets will be posted shortly on Elite’s website. All 12 & Under Elite swimmers are encouraged to participate in each meet! There is nothing in this world like swimming fast outdoors!!!!

PRACTICE SCHEDULE CHANGES

The following are the anticipated practice schedule changes June:

1) Friday, June 10: Last practice for Spring Session

PRACTICE SCHEDULE THIS WEEK

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MONDAY
6-6-05

WAVE TEAL-AT NA
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

WAVE GOLD-AT NA
D: 5:00 PM - 5:25 PM
P: 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM

SENIOR PREPS-AT MB
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SENIORS-AT NA
D: 5:35 PM - 6:25 PM
P: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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TUESDAY
6-7-05

MARLIN TEAL-AT NA
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM

MARLIN BLACK-AT NA
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

WAVE BLACK-AT NA
5:45 PM - 7:00 PM

SENIORS PREPS AT NA
D: 6:15 PM - 6:55 PM
P: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

SENIORS-AT MB
D: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
P: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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WEDNESDAY
6-8-05

WAVE BLACK-AT NA
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

WAVE GOLD-AT NA
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM

SENIOR PREPS-AT MB
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

SENIORS-AT NA
D: 5:45 PM - 6:30 PM
P: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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THURSDAY
6-9-05

WAVE TEAL-AT NA
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM

WAVE GOLD-AT NA
D: 5:10 PM - 5:40 PM
P: 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM

SENIORS PREPS-AT NA
D: 6:00 PM - 6:40 PM
P: 6:45 PM - 8:30 PM

SENIORS-AT MB
D: 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
P: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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FRIDAY
6-10-05

LAST DAY OF
SPRING SESSION

MARLIN TEAL-AT NA
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM

MARLIN BLACK-AT NA
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

WAVE BLACK-AT NA
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

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SATURDAY
6-11-05

FIRST DAY OF
SUMMER SESSION

SENIORS &
SENIOR PREPS AT
SPRINGFIELD
6:00 AM - 8:15 AM

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SUNDAY
6-12-05

NO PRACTICE


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MONDAY
6-13-2005

SUMMER SESSION
SENIORS &
SENIOR PREPS
AT SPRINGFIELD
D: 6:00 AM - 6:15 AM
P: 6:15 AM - 8:15 AM

SENIORS &
SENIOR PREPS
AT MBS
D: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
P: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

WAVE GOLDS &
WAVE BLACKS
AT MBS
D: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM