ELITE NEWS BULLETIN               11-21-05

 

SWIMMERS CHIP AWAY AT TIMES, WORK STROKE TECHNIQUE AGAINST CALDWELL:

 

          Ninety-eight Elite swimmers from the Wave Black, Wave Teal, Marlin Black and Marlin Teal training groups traveled to the Caldwell Community Center yesterday to compete against the Caldwell Cyclones with impressive results.

 

            Competing in the IM, breast and butterfly, Elite swimmers swam magnificiently in the 25 yard pool. Along with the continued improvement in times, the coaches witnessed a lot of good detail work (long fast turns, strong finishes, good breathing patterns).

 

Full results are posted on the website: Swimmers who participated were (# in parathesis is # of best times): Alex Aiello (3), Matt Aiello (3), Chris Balbo (3), Ricky Baum (2), Eric Binder (3), Courtney Brosnan (2), Katie Brosnan (3), Meg Brosnan (1), Ryan Buckham (1), Maggie Burd (3), Taylor Campolattaro (2), Emma Cherry (1), Isabel Cherry (3), Josh Choi (1), Brittany Clark (3), Ethan Cohen (3), Daniel Collins (3), Peter Davey, Daniel DeMeo (3), Parker Dixon (3), TJ Dougherty (2), Amy Duren (3), Sam Duren (1), Avinash Duvvuri (3), Krishna Duvvuri (1), Noah Eagle (3), Caroline Ellis (2), Helena Elston (3), Brandon Faris (3), Madeleine Faust (3), Kristen Fedor (3), Andrea Ferrell (3), Spencer Fisch (3), Breana Fitzpatrick (1), Kristi Froisland (1), Audrey Gammel (1), Hannah Gleason (1), Emily Goad (3), Katie Golway (3), Alexandra Gordon (3), Dominique Gordon (3), Katie Gorman (2), Lydia Gracey (3), Andre Guacelli (3), Julia Guacelli (3), Ben Inglese (2),  Chris Inglese (3), Brent Jones (2), Zackie Katz (2), Mark Kellstrom (3), Michael Kellstrom (3), Caroline Kelly (3), Lauren Kelly (3), Brandon King (2), Regan Kology (1), Ricky LaSalvia (1), Aaron Levin (2), Jessie Lowe (1), Robert Maloney (1), Brendan Miller-Radest (2), Ali Morreale (2), Isabella Morreale (3), Jacquelyn Mullens (1), Cesar Munoz (3), Madison Munoz (3), Gregory Niccolai (3), Rebecca Niccolai (1), Christina Pick (3), Gabriella Pick (3), Michelle Pick (3), Chris Plunkett (2), Collin Reilly (1), Abigail Rollenhagen (1), Katie Rouse (2), Taylor Savarese (3), Jonathan Scott (1), Claire Serruto (3), Andrea Shepard (3), Bethany Stachenfeld (1), Kaitlin Stearns (3), Lindsay Stearns (2), James Sullivan (3), Erica Takahashi (3), Amber Teetsel (3), Grace Thompson 2), Sydney Todd (2), Jennifer Torre (3), Spencer Turkington (3), Andrea Tyminski (3), Michael Wang (3), Caroline Watt (3), Julia Watt (3), Sarah Weinbrom (3), Nicole Weissman (2), Natalie Wetmore (3), Paige Willian (3), Alex Wolfson (2) & Maggie Woodruff (2).

 

TOP 25 NJ TIMES POSTED ON NJ SWIMMING’S NEW WEBSITE; TOP 10 ALL TIME ELITE TIMES UPDATED (PRIOR TO YESTERDAY’S MEET):

 

            Ever wonder where you stack up in NJ Swimming Competition? Well, now you can know instantly.

 

New Jersey Swimming’s new website (address is njswim2.com that can be accessed thru the Bergen Barracudas website: bbswim.org) is now posting the top 25 times during the season in New Jersey Sanctioned meets. This website will be the new New Jersey Swimming website shortly.

 

Just go to the website, click on Enter and click on NJ Records and Top 25 times. Scroll down to the age group you want to explore.

 

By the way, there are a number of Elite Swimmers listed in the top 25 swims in NJ so far this season!!!!

 

The Top 10 All Time Swims for Elite has also been updated (to include Fall Festival). Check out Elite’s website!!!

 

SWIM MEETS ON THE HORIZON:

 

            Elite’s meet schedule remains extremely very busy thru the middle of December. Upcoming meets include:

 

            1) Sunday, December 4: Gator Gridiron Meet: for Seniors and Senior Preps (only those not attending the Christmas Meet in Pittsburgh). Meet information is posted

           

            2) Sunday, December 4: IntraClub Meet for Wave Golds, Wave Blacks, Wave Teals, Marlin Blacks and Marlin Teals. Meet information is posted

 

            3) New: Sunday, December 11:  The Elite 8 & Unders have been invited and will attend the  “Candy Cane” Invitational Meet, an 8 & Under Only Championship Style Meet at Somerset Hills YMCA (Meet information is posted. Event information to be posted this week)

 

            4) Sunday, December 11: 9 & Olders will compete vs Caldwell at Morristown-Beard School. 9 & Olders will compete from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Meet information to be posted shortly

 

            5) Friday, December 16 thru Sunday, December 18: Christmas Meet in Pittsburgh. Only qualifying Seniors and Senior Preps. Updated meet information is posted.

 

            6) Friday, December 16 thru Sunday, December 18: Holiday Classic at Rutgers. Only qualifying 12 & Unders. Meet & Event Information now posted on the website under Meet Schedule

 

            7) Saturday, January 7th and Sunday, January 8th: Winterfest at Rutgers. Only qualifying swimmers will attend. Meet information to be posted shortly

 

HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS TO START PRACTICE; PLEASE REVIEW PRACTICE SCHEDULE: 

 

            The Newark Academy, Millburn High School (at Newark Academy) and Morristown-Beard High School Swim Teams will begin their seasons starting tomorrow (Tuesday, November 15). How does this affects Elite?

 

            1) on normal practice days, Newark Academy will practice until 5:15 pm (our start time). Elite swimmers will be required to stay out of the pool until NA has concluded their practice and has left the pool deck

 

            2) on normal practice days, Millburn will begin practice after Elite has concluded practice at NA at 8:30 pm. On these days, Elite swimmers will need to exit the pool area quickly

 

            3) on normal practice days, Morristown-Beard’s practice will not affect Elite

 

            4) on those days when one or more of these teams host meets, Elite’s practice schedule will be affected (practice may start later than 5:15 pm or conclude earlier than 8:30). When possible, these changes will be highlighted on the Elite two week scheduled posted on the website 

 

            Elite swimmers need to remember that we are guests of both Newark Academy and Morristown-Beard School, and we need to act accordingly.

 

FIFTEEN SWIMMERS HEADED TO PITTSBURGH FOR CHRISTMAS INVITATIONAL: 

 

            Elite will field a team of 15 swimmers for the 44th annual Christmas Invitational Meet to be held Friday, December 16 thru Sunday, December 18 at the University of Pittsburgh.

 

            Swimmers who have qualified are: Danielle Basile, Crissy Condus, Chris Dart, Cassandra Farnow, Julianne Furdyna, Alex Gonzalez, Katie Inglese, Kim Jones, Katie Kilcullen, Danielle Martinez, Colleen Mason, Austin Meszaros, Maggie Nelson, Brittany Ross & Veronica Smith.

 

            The Christmas Invitational is the oldest “holiday” championship meet in the country. Elite only takes swimmers who are 13 & Older. Elite swimmers who are 12 & Under and have qualified for the Holiday Classic will be entered in that meet, which is held this year on the same weekend at Rutgers.

 

OLYMPIAN TARA KIRK COMING TO ELITE:

 

            Bubblely breaststroker Tara Kirk, an Olympic Silver Medalist at the 2004 Olympic Games, will visit Elite on Saturday, January 28, 2006.

 

            Tara will be the 6th Olympian who has visited visited Elite for a (4 hour) stroke clinic. Past Olympians to visit Elite are: Dr. Ron Karnaugh, Tom Wilkins, Jenny Thompson, Janet Evans and Neil Walker.

 

            Originally from Washington State, Tara is a graduate of Standford University and an 11 time NCAA Champion!! Also noteworthy is that Tara, and her sister Dana, were the 1st sisters to qualify for the same US Olympic Squad.

 

            Tara is known for her ever present smile and gracious personality. One can check out Tara’s career by going to the USA Swimming website (usaswimming.org) and reading her bio under “swimmers.”

 

            Information on how to reserve a spot at this clinic will be forthcoming shortly. This clinic will only be offered to Elite Swimmers. The clinic will be held Saturday, January 28 at Morristown-Beard School from 2 pm to 6 pm.

 

PARENTS ORGANIZATION HAS BALL ROLLING:

 

            Showing as much energy as their swimmers, parents and their committees are gathering momentum with regards to the different tasks needed completed by the Parents Organization:

 

FUNDRAISER:

 

            New: The Fundraiser Committee has organized an Elite Merchandise Sale for the Holiday Season. The clothing items are listed on the website under “Forms.” There are also forms located in the Newark Academy mailbox. In order to insure that the merchandise is received before Christmas, all orders must be in by Saturday, December 3.

           

            New: The Fundraiser Committee has begun selling “Swim Strong” bracelets in Elite’s Teal and Black colors.            Contact Brandy Deatly (Brand32@comcast.net) if you would like to purchase one.

 

PUBLICITY:

 

            The Publicity Committee’s first effort was successful as the Independent Press published this week a picture of Christina, Gabrielle and Michelle Pick, complete in their swimming attire with Hall-o-ween themed racing caps.

 

            The 1st step to have your swimmer as part of Elite’s publicity push is for a parent to sign the Publicity Waiver that authorizes Elite to use pictures of these swimmers. The Publicity Waiver is now posted on the website under “Forms.” Please place the signed waiver in Bill’s Mailbox at Newark Academy.