ELITE NEWS BULLETIN               12-07-09         

           

SIGNIFICANT DEPTH REVEALED AT GRID IRON MEET:

A. DUVVURI, K. DUVVURI, J. GORHAM, G. XU WIN EVENTS;

A. DUVVURI, J. FELSEN, J. GORHAM & G. XU POST 4 JO EVENTS:

 

            With team members with 3 or more Holiday Classic (next week’s big meet) qualifying events not participating (22 swimmers), Elite still swarmed the competition at the Gator Grid Iron Classic yesterday in Cranford. Three Elite swimmers won events plus 4 separate swimmers posted 4 more JO qualifying times pushing the team totals to 39 swimmers qualifying in 167 events!!

 

             Leading the Elite charge was 9 year old Grace Xu, who won the 100 breast (1.33.78) with her very first Junior Olympic qualifying time. Xu also placed 3rd in the 100 free (1.12.70) and 5th in the 100 back (1.28.86).

 

12 year Avinash Duvvuri won the 100 back with a 3 second drop (1.10.62)-the swim pushed Avinash’s JO totals to 6. Avi also placed 3rd in the 100 IM (1.14.18) and 6th in the 50 fly (35.02).

 

            13 year old Jess Gorham nearly matched Duvvuri’s swims with a win of her own: the 100 free (57.44) which was her first JO qualifying time this year. Gorham also placed 4th in the 100 breast (1.17.31) and 5th in the 100 fly (1.06.85).

 

            14 year old Krishna Duvvuri brought home the 2nd Duvvuri win of the day, by outpacing his competition in the 100 fly (1.02.28-a 3 second drop).

 

            13 year old Juliet Felsen, a perennial Junior Olympic qualifier, posted her first this season with her 100 fly swim of 1.06.26. Felsen also placed 5th in the 100 breast (1.17.85).

 

            Elite’s depth was prominently displayed as 9 different swimmers placed 2nd in their events. 12 year old Camille Relota placed 2nd in two of her events: the 50 fly (34.06) and the 50 back (35.33) while 11 year old Matt Critchley was among the leaders in all 3 of his events, placing 2nd in the 50 breast (38.64), 3rd in the 100 fly (1.28.55) and 4th in the 50 back (36.41). 14 year old Lindsey Giostra showed off her stamina by placing 2nd in the 200 butterfly (2.28.23) and followed up with a 6th place finish in the 200 back (2.30.70).

 

            Also placing 2nd was 11 year old Jared Kovacs in the 100 IM (1.13.70). Kovacs added a 5th place finish in the 100 back (1.17.73) and a 6th in the 50 back (36.94). 12 year old Cody Matheson flashed some distance expertise in placing 2nd in the 200 free (2.28.54-a 3.7 drop). Cody can also sprint, as evidence by his 4th place finish in the 50 free (29.76).

 

            12 year old Charlotte Morrissey continues to impress; this week she placed 2nd in the 100 fly (1.23.19) and 5th in the 200 free (2.29.35).

 

            13 year old Dara O’Gorman, in his 1st attempt at the event, placed 2nd in the 200 butterfly (2.39.08). Dara was also 5th in the 200 back (2.38.32).  9 year old Brittany Sun matched O’Gorman’s performance by placing 2nd in the 50 fly (37.65) and 5th in the 50 breast (45.18). 12 year old Andre Guacelli splashed to a 2nd in the 50 fly (33.61).

 

            Along with Avinash Duvvuri’s, Critchley’s & Xu’s 3rd place finishes, Elite also had 8 additional 3rd place finishes. 11 year old Scott Harris had a monster meet, placing 3rd in all 3 of his events: 50 fly (33.88), 50 back (35.56) and 50 breast (39.20). All of Harris’s swims were significant improvements over his prior bests!

 

            13 year old Jeffrey Dong was churned to a 3rd place in the 200 back (2.28.61) while also placing 6th in both of his other swims: 100 fly (1.05.13) and the 100 back (1.08.07). 10 year old Katherine Friday was 3rd in the 50 breast (45.01), 4th in the 100 IM (1.22.50) and 6th in the 100 back (1.29.55) while 13 year old Matt Hong posted a 3rd place finish in the 100 back (1.06.69) and followed up with a 6th place in the 100 free (55.85).

 

            11 year old Michael Macchia dropped 8 seconds to place 3rd in the 200 free (2.40.71) and in his first attempt at the event, was 4th in the 100 fly (1.34.45). 9 year old Claire Xu nabbed 3rd place in the 100 back (1.25.64) and followed up with a 5th place finish in the 100 IM (1.25.09). 11 year old Morgan Conley placed 3rd in her 50 back (35.73) swim.

 

            Also placing in the top 6 were:

 

1)      12 year old Will Delaney placed 4th in the 50 fly (34.14), 5th in the 100 breast (1.32.95) and 6th in the 50 breast (42.63)

2)      11 year old Alyssa Hartigan grabbed a 4th place finish in the 50 back (36.30) and a 5th place finish in the 100 breast (1.28.34)

3)      8 year old Erica Iizuka stroked to a 4th place finish in 100 breast (1.46.97) and a 5th place finish in the 50 back (42.16)

4)      9 year old Andy Fresen was 4th in the 100 back (1.33.33)

5)      10 year old Audrey Kim grabbed a 4th place finish in the 50 fly (39.10)

6)      12 year old Matt Migliozzi touched 4th in the 50 breast (41.22)

7)      11 year old Patrick Hong was 5th in both the 50 fly (34.39) and the 50 back (36.52)

8)      9 year old Sandeepan Mukherjee was 5th in the 100 back (1.36.07) and 6th in the 100 free (1.27.07)

9)      11 year old Emily Buckman placed 5th in the 50 back (37.05)

10)  13 year old Daniel Chu earned 5th place in the 100 back (1.07.49)

11)  10 year old Patrick Gilfillan dropped 7 seconds for a 5th place finish in the 100 breast (2.03.67)

12)  11 year old Rachel Hong nabbed a 5th place in the 100 back (1.19.86)

13)   8 year old Monica Iizuka earned a 5th place finish in the 100 breast (1.47.06)

14)   10 year old Alex Jacobs placed 5th in the 100 free (1.26.55)

15)    9 year old Teddy Maguire grabbed a 5th place in the 50 fly (47.83)

16)    12 year Abir Thakur placed 5th in the 50 breast (42.30)

17)    14 year Richard Yu touched 5th in the 100 breast (1.12.53)

18)    15 year old Carolyn Zhu dropped 2 seconds to place 5th in the 100 back (1.12.76)

19)   9 year old Megan Balbo was 6th in the 100 breast (1.52.24)

20)   9 year old RJ Fresen earned a 6th place in the 100 back (1.36.29)

21)   9 year old Jennifer Huo was 6th in the 50 fly (42.20)

 8 year old Will Stearns touched 6th in the 100 breast (2.12.38)

 

The complete results are posted on the team website.

 

Swimmers who participated (# in parathesis is number of best Elite SCY best times):  Megan Balbo (3), Lindsay Behar (3), Mark Berns (2), Katie Brosnan (2), Emily Buckman (1), Schulyer Bunn (3), Meggie Butler (2), Peter Carchia (2), Richie Carchia (1), John Chiang (3), Claire Chiperfield (2), Daniel Chu (3), Jessica Chu (2), Koby Cohen (2), Morgan Conley (1), Jimmy Coyne (1), Matthew Critchley (1), Elizabeth D’Altrui (2), Aaron Damesek (1), Carolyn Delaney (3), Kelly Delaney (3), Will Delaney (3), Jeffrey Dong (3), Ryan Dorneo (2), Amy Duren (2), Corey Duren (2), Avinash Duvvuri (3), Krishna Duvvuri (3), Lindsay Ellerthorpe (2), Madeleine Faust (1), Juliet Felsen (1), Summer Felsen (3), Elizabeth Fenton (3), Andrea Ferrell (2), Andy Fresen (1), RJ Fresen (1), Katherine Friday (2), Clio Galea, Ariel Gelman (3), Patrick Gilfillan (3), Lindsay Giostra (3), Jess Gorham (3), Andre Guacelli (1), Julia Guacelli (1), Emma Harris (2), Scott Harris (3), Alyssa Hartigan (2), Gab Hayek (3), Matthew Hong (3), Patrick Hong (1), Rachel Hong (2), Elana Horowitz (1), Jennifer Huo (3), Erica Iizuka (3), Monica Iizuka (2), Ria Iizuka (2), Katie Iovel (2), Alex Jacobs (3), Sarah Jacobs (3), Audrey Kim (2), Jared Kovacs (3), Jessica Kraus (3), Maddy Kretten (2), Patrick Lai (2), Clark LaRaia (2), Alyssa Levy (2), Jessie Lowe (1), Sarah Lowe, Michael Maccia (3), Livia Maguire (3), Teddy Maguire (3), Cody Matheson (3), Reid McBoyle (2), Katie McGrath (2), Matthew Migliozzi (2), Ryan Miller (1), Isabella Morreale (2), Charlotte Morrissey (1), Sandeepan Mukherjee (3), Julia Muro (2), Alex N’Diaye (1), Eugene Ng (2), Michael Nitting (2), Dara O’Gorman (2), Nick Pachiolo (1), Joseph Pick (3), Natalie Pruitt (3), Angela Relota (2), Camille Relota (3), Taylor Savarese, Katy Shepard (1), Abigail Shvorin, Jonas Singer (1), Delaney Smith (3), Dante Soriano (1), Will Stearns (3), Brittany Sun (3), Sachi Tanwar (3), Abir Thakur (3), Rachael Tortorella, Katie Tselepis (2), Caroline Watt (3), Sarah Weinbrom (1), Jack Wenzel (1), Doris Xia (3), Claire Xu (1), Gloria Xu (2), Grace Xu (3), Remenna Xu (2), Richard Yu (1) & Carolyn Zhu (2).

 

 

HOLIDAY PRACTICE SCHEDULE NOW SET; POSTED ON THE TEAM WEBSITE;

 

            Elite’s holiday practice schedule is now posted on the team website under practice schedule.

AHLMEYER SPEARHEADS EFFORT TO BUILD LIBRARY IN AFRICA; YOUR BOOKS ARE WANTED:

Morristown Freshman Matthew Ahlmeyer, as a member of his high school’s key club, is heading an effort to collect 1,000 books to start a library in Africa. To help Ahlmeyer’s effort, Elite will make a bin available at Morristown-Beard each day to collect books from Elite Swim Club members.

 

The books can be picture books, novels or dictionaries and can be for any level of reading. 

 

Bring your used and no longer needed books to MBS! The book drive concludes on Dec 15th.

 

….JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE NOT TO LOOK AT OUR PRACTICE SCHEDULE: HIGH SCHOOL MEETS TO DISRUPT PRACTICES:

 

            In December, January and thru the middle of February, high school & middle school swim teams conduct practice and meets at the two pools Elite uses. Incredibly, a total of 7 high school and middle school teams use either Newark Academy or Morristown-Beard School during this time in addition to Elite. What these means to us is that Elite’s practices will be disrupted as meets will encroach into Elite’s practice times.

 

            On days when there are no meets, Elite’s practices will be held at the identical time. However, on those days when a high school or middle school is using one of our pools for a meet, our practices might be shortened at the front end or on the back end. And meets get canceled and rescheduled. So, please continue to check the practice schedule for practice time changes on a daily basis!!

 

ADDITIONAL 12 & UNDER ENTRIES FOR WINTERFEST; PRINCETON ENTRIES ALSO MODIFIED FOR 12 & UNDERS:

 

            Elite was able to modify its 12 & Under entries for Winterfest, adding those swimmers and swims achieved at Fall Festival. The 13 & Olders portion of the meet was closed prior to competition at Fall Festival; thus no modifications of entries for 13 & Older were made for Winterfest.

 

            As a result of the modification of the Winterfest entries, the Princeton Invitationals entries were also modified to take into consideration the Winterfest modifications. An attempt was made to provide as many different events per swimmer between the two meets held in January.

 

JOURNALISM INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE WITH SWIMMING WORLD AT CERA VE INVITATIONAL IN JANUARY:

 

            Recreating the opportunity provided to New Jersey Swimmers last winter, Swimming World and Berkeley Aquatic Club will provide journal internships during the Cera Ve Invitational Meet to be held January 15 thru January 17, 2010.

 

            With the overwhelming success of the Summer 2008 Beijing Olympics and what swimming as a sport provided to that success, swimming is becoming more main-stream each year. This winter, NBC Sports will be telecasting the USA/European Dual in the Pool contact in December, 2009.

 

            Swimming World, the most widely read swimming magazine, will be providing internships for those people in New Jersey to 1) to interview Olympians and top swimmers at the meet 2) to be  involved in producing content for Swimming World’s magazine and website-both audio and visual and 3) to interact with the Swimming World Staff.

 

            Last year, Elite swimmer Sam Duren (now a Senior Prep) took advantage of this opportunity.

 

            Forms for applying for the internship are attached to this memo.

 

PARENTS: PLEASE BE PROMPT IN PICKING UP SWIMMERS:

 

            Parents are requested to be prompt in picking up their swimmers at the end of practice. Recently, especially after the Wave Golds on weekdays and the Wave Teals on Saturday, swimmers have had to wait 30-45 minutes after practice for their ride.

 

            Bill has asked the coaches to remain at practice until the last child has been picked up (for the obvious safety reasons). Coaches are more than willing to do so occasionally. But Elite coaches have other full time jobs and several are attending school in addition to their primary jobs and coaching. It is unfair to ask the coaches to spend an additional 30-40 minutes waiting for parents to pick up their children virtually every night.

 

            Elite is prompt about ending practice on time. Please help out the coaches by being prompt to pick up your child.

 

CLOTHING ITEMS PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED THRU ESCPO NOW IN: CONTACT ALLISON NASH:

 

            The clothing items previously purchased thru ESCPO have arrived. Parents are encouraged to contact Allison Nash to arrange pick-up at Newark Academy.  Allison’s email address is ALLISONRNASH@MSN.COM.

           

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!!!