Swim Champs details

Hello Wahoos,
I posted this at the pool, but thought I'd copy and send out as a reminder:

The James River Aquatic Club would like to welcome everyone to the 2009 Swim Championship Meet. Included here are a few important details that everyone needs to know and follow. Please share this information with all people involved, especially young swimmers.

1. Yellow police tape indicates an area that is off-limits. Please DO NOT enter these areas.

2. An emergency technician will be on-site throughout the meet.

3. All buildings and bathrooms are off limits to anyone who does not have a league pass.

4. For your convenience, porta potties will be located at the west end of the lower parking lot.

5. Anyone who is issued an official league badge is expected to wear the badge at all times while on the premises.

6. Satellite parking will be at Godwin High School on Pump Road, near the intersection of Ridgefield Parkway. Shuttle buses will run from 6:30am until the end of teh meet each day.

7. Swimmer drop off in the NOVA lot will be available all day both days. Volunteers will be on site to assist as you unload buses and cars. No driver should leave his/her car anytime in the drop-off area. No pick-up at he pool is permitted. Please follow the parking attendant's directions.

8. All parking on the NOVA property is reserved for pass holders. Some handicapped spaces will be available for those visitors with DMV issued handicapped license plates or mirror tags.

9. Please notifity all swimmers and parents that NO PARKING will be allowed i the the lots serving the apartments across the street and the dentist's office next door to the pool facility. Any cars parked illegally in these locations will be towed.

10. Please cooperate with the volunteers who are serving as meet monitors inside the building. These workers will help with the flow of the meet and will prevent spectators from entering areas that are off limits.

11. The NOVA Swim Shop will be open both days of the meet, offering an assortment of swim apparel, and they will also have embroidery services available for towels and clothing.

12. Food service will be available on site both days.

13. Each team should provide cell phone contact persons for your team to keep all members aware of meet progress. The main phone at NOVA will not be manned for this meet. The WOODMONT CONTACT is CATHY WELBORN cell 658-8341.

See you tomorrow folks,
Cathy Welborn
Aquatics Coordinator

Dive Champs, etc.

Hello Everyone,

Congratulations to Coach Ruthie Grimsdale and the Wahoo Dive Team who competed in the JRAC Dive Champiionship today at Avalon. All five of our Wahoo divers were winners!

Danny Welborn (Junior Novice), Michael Dunn (Intermediate Novice) and Sam Welborn (Intermediate Regular) took 1st Place Medals in their divisions. Danny Welborn Noviced out! Luke Boswell (Junior Novce) and Ben Ertel (Junior Novice) took 6th and 7th Place respectively. What a great start to the Champs Week! Way to go Wahoos! Thanks again to Dive Team Coordinator Kathleen Dunn and her team of volunteers this year. We appreciate all you have done on behalf of our dive team.


SWIM CHAMPS REMINDERS:
I am attaching the Warmup Schedule and Estimated Times for Events again. Woodmont will be warming up on Thursday at 7:30am in Lane 2. The shuttle buses from Godwin High School to NOVA begin at 6:30am. Please allow plenty of time to get there, park and catch the bus so that your swimmer will be ready to roll for warm-ups.

Here is the Worker Schedule for the meet:

TIMERS--please mark your lane and time in your calendar
Thursday
Session 2 (10:45am--12:45pm) LANE 2 Steve Guthrow
Session 3 ((12:45--end of meet) LANE 1 Barbara Corwin
Session 3 (12:45--end of meet) LANE 4 Kevin Smith

Friday
Session 1 (8:45 am-11am) LANE 5 Emilie Godwin
Session 2 (10:45--12:45pm) LANE 6 Amy Huesman

Strokes & Turns Official Friday Am Session Rick Fisk

HEAD RUNNERS
Thursday Head Runner Babs Phillips
Friday Head Runner Renee Boswell

RUNNER
Friday Session 1 (8:45-11am) Teresa Pownall

CLERK OF COURSE--Friday Session 1 (8:45am-11am) Robin Proffitt

HOSPITALITY---Thursday Session 1 (8:45am-11am) Jennifer Schreck

PARKING--NOVA Lot--Thursday, (6:30-8:30am) Katie Pinney

BACK UP--Cathy & Tracey Welborn

If anyone has any questions, please send me a note now and I will be happy to go over any last minute details. This is an exciting time for our swimmers. Make sure they get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids between now and the end of the week. You will be able to buy a heat sheet booklet at the meet to determine which heat your swimmer will be in. Last year the book was approx $5. All proceeds go to the Senior Scholarship Fund. There will also be plenty of food on sale in concessions at the meet if you do not want to carry a cooler. Don't forget sunscreen--we will be under a tent, but still out in a parking lot, hopefully under sunny skies! One last thing...make sure your kids get to practice tomorrow --if they have questions for Mike or Meg, now's the time to ask.

We wish your swimmers all the best of luck and look forward to seeing you under the Woodmont Tent this Thursday.

Cathy Welborn
Aquatics Coordinator

Way to go Dive!

Hello Wahoos,
Next time you see a Wahoo diver, give em a high five on their successes this season! Way to go Coach Ruthie and to all the team members of this small, but mighty group of athletes. A huge thank you goes out to our Dive Coordinator, Kathleen Dunn, and her dedicated group of parent volunteers that helped make this season possible. You are appreciated so much!

We wish you all the best as you head off to the JRAC Championship Meet next Monday and Tuesday at Avalon. Here are the results of Tuesday's final meet against Three Chopt and Hungary Creek:

Mite Girl Novice
Katie Schneider 3rd place
Emma Davis 5th place

Mite Boy Novice
Ezra Boswell 5th place

Midget Girl Novice
Lara Park 1st place
Lydia Boswell 2nd place

Midget Boy Novice
Peyton Swedenborg 2nd place
Junior Boy Novice
Danny Welborn 2nd place
Ben Ertel 3rd place
Luke Boswell 4th place
Intermediate Girl Novice
Bridget Dunn 3rd place
Intermediate Boy Novice
Michael Dunn 1st place
Caston Swedenborg 2nd place
Jonathan Hood 3rd place.
Intermediate Boy Regular
Sam Welborn 1st place

Sixth Win of the Season!

Way to go Wahoos on another winning season! Here are the unofficial results of the final meet:

WRA at RCC, Monday, July 13th

WRA 1151
RCC 851

Quad Winners
Crawford Cannon
Evan Michael Fisk
Andrew Garofolo
Kate Jefferies
Danny Welborn

Triple Winners
Maggie Dooley
Olivia Guthrow
Sean Pinney
Kate Wood

Pancake Fun Practice tomorrow morning at the pool.

Join us in wishing Coach Ruthie and our dive team the best of luck as they face Hermitage tomorrow afternoon. Go Wahoos!

Champs info to come tomorrow (and lots of it!) Please note that there will be a very quick 3 day turnaround on champs worker positions ,heat sheet ads as well as a raffle for those coveted parking places. The small ads are an easy and inexpensive way to honor your swimmer and to support the JRAC scholarship fund. They will be due on Friday morning. I will send sizes in the morning.

Stay tuned!

Cathy Welborn
Aquatics Coordinator

July 6th email

Good Morning Wahoos!

Congratulations to our coaches, swimmers and divers this past week. Good job to all our parent volunteers as well for all their hard work ---that was one of the smoothest and quickest meets I remember!

We are looking for 6-8 volunteers to head up the Banquet Committee (ticket sales, raffle items, decorations). Please send me a note today if you can help in this area. As a reminder, the Wahoo Banquet will be sponsored by Outback Steakhouse and will be held on July 22nd at Huguenot Baptist Church.

Cathy Welborn
Aquatics Coordinator


JRAC SWIM RESULTS for Monday, July 6th
Sandston at Woodmont
WRA 1,118
SND 712

Quad Winners
Sarah Bender
Evan Michael Fisk
Bryan Pinney
Danny Welborn
Sam Welborn

Triple Winners
Maggie Dooley
Aaron Fisk
Sean Pinney
Quinn Schreck


JRAC DIVE RESULTS for Thursday, July 2nd
Church Run 126
Three Chopt 81
.Woodmont 49
The following divers placed:

Mites:
Katie Schneider: 1st
Kristin Bauer: 2nd
Emma Davis: 3rd
Ezra Boswell: 2nd

Midgets:
Lara Park: 2nd
Peyton Swedenborg: 2nd

Juniors:
Danny Welborn: 3rd
Ben Ertel: 4th
Luke Boswell: 5th

Intermediates:
Sam Welborn: 1st
Johnathan Hood: 3rd
Caston Swedenborg: 4th

June 30th email

Greetings Wahoos,

Our swimmers pulled off another win last night! I know I speak for many when I say how blown away I was to see how far our kids have come since those first ice cold practices in May. Congrats Wahoos! The final score was:

WRA 1166, CRA 656

QUAD WINNERS
Sarah Bender
Crawford Cannon
Emma Copeland
Aaron Fisk
Andrew Garofolo
Danny Welborn*
Sam Welborn

TRIPLE WINNERS
Evan Michael Fisk
Olivia Guthrow
Bryan Pinney

* Danny Welborn broke his previously held WRA Pool record in the Junior 50 Free with a time of 29.89.

Our final Home Meet is coming up next Monday, July 6th. Many of you will be out of town (Walter, Ertel, Garofolo, Davis, Cario, Campbell (Stuart & Caroline), Holt, Garman, Kaskey), and so we are in need a few extra hands, especially in hospitality. If you are not scheduled, please let me know if you can help out. If your name is not listed above and you will not be here, please let me know ASAP as we are putting the final touches on the adjusted worker schedule. An update will be sent mid week.

SAVE THE DATES:

1. The WAHOO SWIM & DIVE BANQUET sponsored by Outback Steakhouse will be held at Huguenot Baptist Church on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 6pm. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for children. This is our big fundraiser of the season, so please save the date for your family and friends. Info regarding ticket sales will go out later this week.

2. Reminder: Pull out your gently used books, DVDs and CDs and get them to Anne Adkins for the WAHOO BOOK & DVD SALE which will be held July 11th and 12th at the pool. More info about this event can be found on our website at www.woodmont4fun.com under special events.

Thanks for all of your support in making this another memorable swim and dive season for our kids. Have a safe and happy Fourth of July!
Cathy Welborn
Volunteer Aquatics Coordinator

Way to Go Divers!

Congratulations to our dive team and coach Ruthie in last Thursday's meet against Three Chopt and Country Club of Virginia. The following divers placed:

1. Girls Mite Novice- Emma Davis 4th place
2. Girls Midget Novice-Lara Park 2nd place, Abigail Davis 6th place
3. Girls Intermediate Novice-Bridget Dunn 1st place
4. Boys Midget Novice-Peyton Swedenborg 1st place
5. Junior Boys Novice- Luke Boswell 2nd place, Ben Ertel 3rd place
6. Intermediate Boys Novice- Sam Welborn 1st place, Michael Dunn 2nd place

As a reminder, Anne Adkins is collecting gently used books, dvd and cd's for the Woodmont Wahoo Book Sale. Please drop these off to her home before July 10th.

Good luck tonight to our swim team and coaches!

Cathy Welborn

Message from Chamberlayne

Welcome to CRA! We are excited about the upcoming meet.
We will have concessions and Chick-fil-a for sale.
We will need an extra person on the head table and we will need a referee or starter for the 2nd half. We are a small team, as you know! and sometimes have a hard time filling all spots.We might also need a few extra timers.

Thanks and look forward to the meet.
Brigette Newberry parent rep

Ginter Park score

Hello Everyone,

The official score of Meet 3 was Woodmont, 1057 vs Ginter Park, 712. Danny Welborn broke two of his previously held WRA Pool records in the Junior 50 Free with a time of 29.91* (previously 30.15), and the Junior 50 Fly with a time of 33.18* (previously 34.82).
* yard to meter conversion time.

Special thanks go out to Lisa and Jim Ertel for providing the best meals in the league! This is a huge job and you, your team and the food are greatly appreciated.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Monday evening at Chamberlayne. For directions, go to www.woodmont4fun.com. NOTE: If you have not already, please send a note if you or your swimmer will not be attending Meet #4.

Many thanks and see you soon!
Cathy Welborn, Volunteer Aquatics Coordinator

MEET #4 WORKERS’ SCHEDULE -
Away Meet at Chamberlayne
Monday, June 29th 6:30 p.m.(warm-ups at 6:00)
1st Shift 2nd Shift
TIMERS - Dave Jeffries (560-0787)
1. Bauer/Boukamidja Anderson
2. Carico Campbell, S
3. Cario Garman
4. Bender Copeland
5. Godwin Godwin
6. Smith K&M Hood
7. Sears Jones
8. Schneider Walter
9. Yagel Brown

STROKES/TURNS - Tina Guthrow (560-0066)
1. Stevens 2. Holt
1. Huesman 2.Tighe

TABLE WORKERS - Carol Wise (327-5010)
1. Brown...............................verifier
2. Swedenborg.......................verifier

CLERK OF COURSE - Cathy Welborn 272-7097
1.Tighe 2.Warden

EVENT CARDS
1.Wood,M&K 2.McNeil

MITE MOMS
1. Pinney
2. Boswell
HEAT RIBBON
1. Peters

Coach Mike message

Hey Wahoos,

Congratulations! It looks as though we pulled out a big victory on Monday night. I am
so proud of all of our swimmers. It took a lot of gutsy performances to win.
Many of our kids were swimming injured or were recovering from illnesses. Even
our healthy ones had to deal with much more adversity this week than last. As I
said, RCC is our closest competition this year, and they have many talented
athletes on their roster. I am really glad that our swimmers got to experience
that type of competition early in the season. It let some realize that they’re
better than they thought. It also provided some of our kids with a much needed
humbling experience to help motivate us throughout the season. For those who
lost close races, you’ll get the opportunity to finish on top when we race them
again the last meet!

Once again, here are the swimmers that I am NOT expecting to compete at our next
meet. Please let me know if you are on the list and can make it or vice versa:

Reid Anderson
Brady Curtis
Grahmn Godwin
Will McaleaveyEng
Alexander Sahar
Kate Stevens
Rory Stevens
Catherine Wise
Ally Darnell

Please email me at mmckee11@vt.edu if you have any questions.

-Mike McKee

on a roll!

WooHoo Wahoos--You are on a roll!
Congrats Coaches Mike and Meg and all of our awesome swimmers on your second big win of the season! Here is a bit of info below. You can check out some great stats by going to the JRAC website,
www.jracsummerswim.org to see where you stand as of meet #2. Click on Results when you get to the front page.

Let's wish Coach Ruthie and our dive team all the best as they head off tomorrow for their first meet. Go Wahoos!


Results: Richmond Country Club at Woodmont
WRA 1029
RCC 877

Woodmont Quad Winners
Olivia Guthrow
Kate Jefferies
Danny Welborn

Woodmont Triple Winners
Crawford Cannon
Emma Copeland
Andrew Garofolo
Natalie Huesman
Sean Pinney
Quinn Schreck

Two New Pool Records were set at Woodmont on 6/15/09
Junior Boys 50 Freestyle - Danny Welborn 30.05
Junior Boys 50 Breaststroke - Danny Welborn 38.99


Cathy Welborn
Aquatics Coordinator

Coach Mike message

Hey Wahoos,

This email will not be as long as last week’s. I thought that our first meet went very well. It was fast and went very smoothly. That’s a rare success for the first meet of the season, especially with so many new volunteers. So yea, you guys are awesome! Our swimmers also exceeded my expectations. We had less DQs than usual, and many kids swam their best times. Hopefully we can raise the bar even higher next week.

I only had to make two last-minute event changes at our last meet due to swimmers not showing up. That made for one of my least hectic meets. I thank all of you for letting me know well in advance if your child could not participate. Once again, here is my list of swimmers that I have recorded as not being able to make our next meet on the 15th:

Abigail Davis
Emma Davis
Hannah Davis
Bridgett Dunn
Michael Dunn
Shauna Dunn
Graham Godwin
Michael Maguire
Ieuan Phillips
Caston Swedenborg
Raymond Tighe
Catherine Wise
Aaron Fisk


Please let me know as soon as possible if you’re not on this list and cannot participate, or if you are on the list and can make it after all.

We have an altered practice schedule on Tuesday, and our Friday’s practice is canceled. Because this is such a crazy week, I will be holding an additional practice on Saturday. Please don’t feel obligated to break any plans or put too much pressure on your kids to swim on Saturday. For those who wish to attend, Mites will practice from 9:30AM to 10:00AM. Everyone else will practice from 10:00AM to 11:00AM. I hope to see many of your kids there.

If you have any questions please do not reply to this email. Instead email me at mmckee11@vt.edu

-Mike McKee

Our first win of the season!

Tuesday's practice has been moved a bit due to the party at 6pm.
Midgets will practice from 4pm-4:45pm;
Juniors, Intermediates and Seniors will practice from 4:45pm-5:30
Mites will practice from 5:30-6pm.
The pool will close at 6pm.

Here are the results of tonight's triple meet:
Woodmont 993
Anirav 106

Woodmont 1155
Shady Acres 491

Quad Winners - WRA
Sarah Bender
Crawford Cannon
Andrew Garafolo
Olivia Guthrow
Sean Pinney
Danny Welborn
Sam Welborn

Triple Winners - WRA
Nicole Bauer
Emma Copeland
Will McAleaveyEng
Brian Pinney
Quinn Schreck

Special congratulations to Danny Welborn who broke three Woodmont Pool records this evening in
JUNIOR--100IM, 50 Back and 50 Breast.

Coach Mike message

Hello Wahoos,

With our first meet rapidly approaching, I thought everyone might appreciate an update on how we’ve been so far and on what to look forward to in the coming weeks. First, I’d like to welcome all of the new families to our program. Your kids have been a pleasure to work with so far, and we’re definitely glad you are part of the Woodmont family. I would also like to welcome back everyone else on the team. It really is amazing how much the kids have grown over the year. For some of them, this will be my 7th year as their coach, and I’m lucky to have known them for so long.

So far the kids are practicing very well. However, there never seems to be enough time to prepare for the first meet, and losing a week of practice did not help. It is important to try to make as many practices as possible, especially these first few weeks. Now is when I lay the foundations that we will build upon for the rest of the season. I understand that many of the kids have other commitments, and believe it or not, I encourage them to participate in their many school activities and other sports. I just want everyone to be aware of what they could be missing for swimming. Don’t worry, this will be the last time I mention practice attendance this season.

Our first meet is this Sunday. I will be going over with the swimmers what to expect. Try to keep your kids out of the sun and as hydrated as possible on meet days. I will post what events everyone is swimming by Friday. I am looking forward to seeing our swimmers compete. If any of you have questions about the meet please feel free to ask.

My biggest request from parents is to please let me know well in advance if your child will not be participating in a swim meet. For our first meet this Sunday, the only swimmers that have told me they will not be attending are:

-Aaron Fisk
-Michael Maguire
-Emily Huesman (possibly)

If I forgot someone, or if you have not told me, please email me or call me as soon as possible, and let me know. Thanks!

Lastly, Most of you know that I am very competitive and would do almost anything to help build our program and help our pool. One of my team goals this year is to win our division. Unfortunately, I already have recorded that 14 swimmers will not be able to attend our second meet on June 15, and I expect a few more will miss on top of that. Normally this would not bother me too much, but our opponent, RCC, is our closest competition this year, and the winner of this meet will most likely win the division championship. With over 15% of our swimmers missing, victory will be tough to come by. If anyone who said that they could not attend can somehow fit it into your schedule, you would be most appreciated.

If anyone ever has a question, please feel free to email or call me anytime. Also, I usually have a couple minutes before and after each practice to talk in person. Thanks,

Mike McKee
MMcKee11@vt.edu
804-514-7578



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May 12 message

Greetings Wahoos,

It was good to see so many new faces today--Welcome! As we left this afternoon, Rick and Jenna Adkins had turned on the water. Pretty soon that white hole will look like it should--Wahoo Blue!

We have decided to hold off practices until next Monday--it would have been too cold anyway. Please check the website for your child's practice time. www.woodmont4fun.com

If you have not signed up, send your registration form and check (unfortunately you must now add the $10 late fee per child) to:

Cathy Welborn
10316 Ashburn Road
Richmond, VA 23235

If you have any questions, send a note. See you next Monday and think warm thoughts!

Cathy Welborn
Volunteer Aquatics Coordinator

April 23rd Email

Greetings Wahoo Friends and Families!

We are gearing up for another fun Wahoo summer for your swimmer and/or diver. Swim Coaches Mike McKee & Meg Anderson, and Dive Coach Ruthie Grimsdale, will return to lead the teams in another fun-filled season. We have already heard from many of our kids that they can’t wait to get started. We hope yours will be joining us too.

The 2009 Wahoo Swim and Dive Registration will be held in conjunction with the annual WRA Spring Cleanup at the pool on Saturday, April 25th, 10am- 2pm. Children ages 5-18, at all swim /dive levels can join! Your child just needs to be able to swim the length of the pool to make the team. For WRA Membership and Wahoo Team Membership Registration forms/meet dates/times/more information, visit our website at www.woodmont4fun.com

As you all know, it really does take a village to run a swim and/or dive meet. This season will be a bit more laid back as we are swimming in the smaller White Division. Each parent is required to fill a spot for either 3 full meets or 6 half meets. Sign ups for these positions will be scheduled on registration day. Remaining functions will be delegated to those that register late. The options and meet dates are listed on the registration form.

Short training sessions for Strokes and Turns, Referee, Starter and Clerk of Course workers are required and will be available through the month of May. These are very valuable positions in service to the team, and it's recommended that returning swimmer/diver parents give special consideration to these positions. Dates for these training sessions will go out in the next couple of weeks.

Registration prices were held at the same rate as last year: $80 for a single program (swim or dive), and $105 for the dual program (swim and dive). A late fee of $10 will be added if turned in after May 10th. Margaret Hood will be at registration to take orders for swimsuits and other aquatics apparel needs. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to wear a team suit.

Swim practice schedules are posted on the website. The dive schedule will be posted shortly. Please contact Aquatics Coordinator Cathy Welborn, if you have any swim team questions (658-8341) or send a note to WoodmontWahoos@aol.com. Contact Dive Team Coordinator Kathleen Dunn, at dunnfeld@comcast.net for questions about dive.

Looking forward to seeing you in ONE month! If you have a new neighbor , pass along this note and encourage them to join our awesome community pool and team.

Sincerely,
Tracey & Cathy Welborn