ELITE NEWS BULLETIN 7-07-08
DART TO REPRESENT GREAT BRITAIN AT WORLD YOUTH GAMES IN MEXICO THIS
WEEK:
Elite’s Chris Dart will represent Great Britain at the World Youth Games in Monterrey, Mexico, starting Tuesday, July 8. Later this month, Chris will again represent Great Britain in the European Youth Championships to be held in Belgrade, Serbia. Both meets will be held in long course venues.
Picked based upon his spectacular performance at British Olympic Trials in early April to represent Great Britain at the Junior National level (Chris is a dual citizen of GB & the USA), Chris will participate individually in the prestigious WYG meet in both the 50 meter and 100 meter backstroke events. The meet has prelims, semi-finals and finals (similar to the USA Olympic Trials set-up). Chris is also expected to compete in one of the two GB medley relays (at the moment, Chris is the 2nd fastest GB backstroker. His new GB backstroke nemesis is Christopher Walker-Hebbon).
Interestingly, Chris’s best event may be the 50 meter back. While the 50 meter back is a staple event in international competition, it is a rarely competed event in the USA. Since Chris’s racing forte is all out sprinting and then holding on, the 50 meter event will prove an interesting event for Chris. At the moment, Chris does not have an accurate 50 meter time, as his fastest time would be his 27.32 split in the front end of the British Olympic Trials 100 back. This split is not considered accurate as Chris did a back turn (which includes the free pull) into the wall.
Results of
the World Youth Games can be followed at http://www.resultadosfmn.org.mx/CMJ2008/.
WINTER 2008-09 ROSTER DEPOSITS DUE NEXT WEDNESDAY (JULY 16);
47 HAVE COMMITTED & ARE NOW LISTED ON WEBSITE UNDER TRYOUTS:
Swimmers who plan on training with Elite for the Winter 2008-09 Season need to have their $300 deposit received by Bill by Wednesday, July16 to reserve their roster space. The updated list of 47 swimmers who have committed to Elite for next winter is now posted on the team website under Tryouts.
Receipt of the deposit will trigger the purchase of the team uniform (suit, t-shirts, sweatshirts, racing caps) in late July for each registered individual. This procedure also allows Elite to understand how many openings there are per training group prior to the July 22nd tryouts.
Those swimmers who fail to have their deposit in by July 16 but are still interested in training with Elite will need to tryout for Elite at one of the two tryouts (Tuesday, July 22 or Tuesday, September 2). Depending on the numbers within each training group, there is no guarantee that roster spaces will be available at those dates.
TRYOUTS TUESDAY, JULY 22; VOLUNTEER TIMERS WELCOME:
Tryouts for Elite’s Winter 2008-09 Season will be held Tuesday, July 22 at Morristown-Beard from 4 pm to 6 pm. There will be no pm practices held that day.
Make-up Tryouts will be held Tuesday, September 2 at Newark Academy from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm.
Elite swimmers and/or Parents are welcome to volunteer their time to help the coaches out at both tryouts!
ELITE WELCOMES 14 NEW SWIMMERS!!!
As the result of coaching changes at nearby competitors, 14 new swimmers have joined Elite in the past few weeks!! In addition to these excellent swimmers, 11 other swimmers have sampled Elite practices recently and some of other swimmers could also very well commit to Elite in the near future.
As of today, Elite welcomes the following 14 new swimmers:
Wave Golds: Chelsea Allocco, Anthony Don, Kevin Greener & Adam Weinbrom
Wave Blacks: Jenni Allocco, Jess Gorham & Karl Melchior
Wave Teals: Mark Berns, Emily Gorham
Marlin Blacks: Matthew Critchley, Jack Hughes & Caroline Paulson
Marlin Teals: Colin Hart, Aiden Hughes
Please introduce yourself to any new swimmer and/or parent you see. We look forward to these swimmers adding to the positive work environment at Elite!!
OPERATION “THRIVAL” UNDERWAY: CLINICS SCHEDULED:
With the help of Elite parents, coaches & friends, Bill will be providing free stroke clinics this summer at a number of summer league clubs. At the moment, Bill’s schedule looks as follows:
Monday, June 30: Maplewood-completed
Tuesday, July 1: Bee Meadow-completed
Wednesday, July 2: Maplewood-completed
Monday, July 7: Millburn
Tuesday, July 8: Fish & Game
Wednesday, July 9: Roxciticus Country Club & Brookside Beach
Thursday, July 10: Springfield
Wednesday, July 30: Summit
More teams/venues are expected to be added. If you would like Bill to provide a free clinic at your club, please contact him immediately.
RUTGERS
HOSTING NATIONAL JUNIOR DISABILITY CHAMPIONSHIPS:
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED:
Children’s
Specialized Hospital (
at
Over 400 physically challenged
Athletes from 20 countries and the
Competitions will be held at
Volunteers are integral to proper management of the event(s) and
are greatly needed. The swimming events will be held Tuesday, July 22nd
and Wednesday, July 23rd from 7am to 12:30 pm. They need
volunteers at swimming to time and move wheelchairs and personal effects
baskets. They will be swimming International Pre-Lims and National Timed
Finals in the mornings and International Finals at night.
For more information please
contact: Stephanie
Kolterjahn Volunteer Co-Coordinator: steuiegrl@aol.com
WINTER PRACTICE SCHEDULE SAME NEXT YEAR AS LAST YEAR:
The Winter 2008-09 practice schedule will be identical as last year’s schedule (with one exception: the Wave Golds will practice on Saturday morning at MBS with the Seniors/Senior Preps).
WHEN IN DOUBT, CHECK THE WEBSITE:
If you have questions about Elite, your first source of information is Elite’s website located at eliteswimclub.org. When in doubt, first check the website!!! If you do not see what you need, email Bill at eliteswimclubnj@comcast.net