Winter Break Workouts

Aloha Tsunamis! For any of you interested in doing some swimming over break, print out one of these workouts and take them to a pool during lap swim hours! Hope you are all having a great break and holiday season! Coach Eric

Winter Break Workouts

Way to go PHA!

Congrats to the relay team of Abbi, Kayle, Sammy, and Anika for placing 7th in the girls 400 free relay! Our first state finalists of the season, and hopefully not the last. Everyone with individual events tomorrow please show up at 7 AM for warm ups. We will be letting everyone know what time relay swimmers need to show up tomorrow, go tsunamis! Coach Eric

States this weekend!

Aloha Tsunamis, please find the meet entries for states in the meet entries section. Here is a preliminary timeline:

Preliminary Timeline:

Friday 8 pm finish

Saturday-12:40 pm first session; 7:00 pm second session

Sunday-12:50 pm first session; 6:30 pm second session

Monday-12:30 pm first session; 5:30 pm second session

The plan for tomorrow is to have all states swimmers come to the pool for a warmup at 2:30. Those who are not in relays later should be done by 3:30. The reasoning behind this is to get the swimmers back into the water after the day off today and get them used to how many kids will be around the pool deck.

All relay swims will happen in the afternoon. Friday afternoon is the 11-12 girls 400 free relay (Kayle, Abbi, Anika, and Sammy). Saturday afternoon is the 10 and under 200 medley relay (Audrey, Paris, Andi and Beth for girls, Josiah, GK, Mack and Jake for boys) and the 400 medley relay for girls (Kayle, Anika, Sammy, and Abbi). Sunday is the 200 freestyle relay for 10 and unders (Paris, Audrey, Andi and Beth for girls and Mack, GK, Josiah and Jake for boys) and monday afternoon is the 200 free relay for 11-12 (Kayle, Abbi, Sammy, and Anika).

On another note, I was sorry to miss the Christmas Party due to a high school meet, I hope you all had a blast. Happy Holidays, go tsunamis!- Coach Eric

Christmas Tsunami Style!

Aloha Tsunamis, Thursday is our Christmas party at Scott Pool. We will be eating and doing a gift exchange, please see below for the details. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Kent Hendricks will sign non military folks on base. Please email me back if you will need this assistance.

We have plans to grill burgers and hot dogs but we are in need of some help with the grilling.

A large grill is there waiting for us but Dave Ingalls and I have both had hospital visits this week and its set us back a notch.

So unless anyone is willing to volunteer to grill I will switch and order pizzas.

We need to start grilling by 4pm.

Let me know ASAP otherwise its pizzas.

Dont forget your gift, side dish or dessert, at Scott Pool is the pool on Pearl Harbor just past the chapel and McDonalds

Entries posted for Kailua BC Meet this weekend

Aloha Tsunamis, please check the entries sidebar to see what your swimmer is swimming this weekend. Please show up at 7:30 AM for warm up. We will need a volunteer with a big car to take the team tents to the meet, if you might be able to do this please let one of the coaches know. Also, on Monday, December 15th, we will be conducting time trials to determine who will be swimming on state relays. Please make sure to attend. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Way to go PHA!!!

The Tsunamis completed the Last Chance this past weekend in amazing fashion!!! We achieved 13 new QUAL times. Congrats to all the swimmers for swimming hard and going fast. Special congrats to the following swimmers for new QUALS:

Makoa Alvarez- 50 fly, 100 IM, 100 Free, 200 IM
Audrey Mumford- 100 back, 200 IM
Kayle Mabry- 100 back
Sammantha Dammann- 100 back
GK Kailiwai- 100 IM
Nathan Shattuck- 100 free
Andi Mabry- 100 free
Paris James- 100 fly
Nathan Shattuck- 100 free

Way to go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Last Chance Meet

Reminder to all swimmers in the last chance meet: please be at the pool by 7:15 both days, the meet will be starting at 8:30. There is only one session, so hopefully we will be out of there pretty quickly. Also, if you are interested in swimming in the BC meet in Kailua next weekend, please let your coach know. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Details for this weekend

Aloha Tsunamis, the timeline and timer lane assignments have been posted for this weekends meet. Morning swimmers please be there by 7:30, afternoon swimmers, please be there an hour before the session is scheduled to start. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Timeline

Timing Lane Assignments

Last Chance Sign-Ups and Suenaga Entries

Aloha Tsunamis! If you are interested in swimming in the last chance meet next weekend, please let your coach know by Monday (12/1). The meet will be at VMAC next Saturday and Sunday mornings (12/6 and 12/7). Also, if you would like to see what you are swimming this weekend, check out the results link. Go Tsunamis!- Coach Eric

Timeline for Saturday

Here is the message I just got from the Punahou people:

Hi everyone,

Here is the unscratched estimated timeline for Saturday's ABC meet:

Session 1 to end around 11:45a

Session 2 to end around 4pm

Don't forget we will have a consession stand available throughout the meet.
Don't forget your umbrellas (Manoa has a reputation of raining:))

Go Tsunamis0- Coach Eric

Punahou Entries Posted

Aloha Tsunamis, the entries for the Punahou Meet this Saturday (11/22) have been posted under the Meet Entries sidebar. Please check out what your swimmer will be swimming this weekend. Remember- 11 and over in the morning, 10 and under in the afternoon.

Also, Ken Suenaga Invitational entries are due next Monday, 11/24, so let Coach Eric know (ediiulio@gmail.com) if you would like to swim in that meet. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Friday test set (11/14)

Please click the link below to check out the results from Friday's test set:

Test Set 11/14

Also, just as a reminder, entries for The Punahou meet next Saturday are due on Monday (11/17). Entries for the Ken Suenaga Invitational will be due the following Monday (11/24). Please note, even though it is a 3 day meet, our team will only be attending the Saturday and Sunday portion so we all have a little more time to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Punahou Entries

Aloha Tsunamis! If you would like to swim in the Punahou meet, please email Coach Eric (ediiulio@gmail.com) if you are a junior or a senior, please email Coach Karen (kfinn327@yahoo.com) if you are a Menehune or a Naia. Entries will be due on Monday. Also, Seniors can check out their workout log on the side to see how much swiming they have been doing. This has been one of the best weeks of practice since I have been involved with the team. It is very encouraging to head into our Championship season swimming so well. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Practice cancelled Friday (11/7)

As all three coaches will be attending a coaching clinic, there will be no Practice on Friday the 7th. We will be holding practice next Tuesday even though school is cancelled. Go Tsunamis!

No Practice Friday!

Happy Halloween everybody! In order to allow more time for trick-or-treating, we will be canceling practice this Friday, have a great Halloween! The Naia and Menehune groups will also be having a Halloween party on Thursday afternoon, so come prepared to have a good time! There will be practice next Tuesday however, even though there is no school. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

NO Practice Friday!!!

Due to a coaching clinic, there will not be practice on Friday. We will be holding practice next Tuesday, even though there is no school due to Veterans day (we gotta swim sometime!) Entries for the Punahou ABC meet are due on Monday, so if you would like to swim, please email Coach Eric (ediiulio@gmail.com). Go Tsunamis!

Timeline for Bill Smith Invite

Aloha Tsunamis! The timeline is up for this weekends meet. The first session will begin at 8:30 each day (show up at 7 for warmups). The second session will begin at 1:00 (show up at 11:30) on Saturday and 12:30 (show up at 11) on Sunday. 10 and unders are in the morning session and 11-12s are in the afternoon session.

No Practice today (10/21)

Aloha Tsunamis, unfortunately, MWR is still working on the pump at the pool, so there won't be practice today =(. Hopefully we'll be back on tomorrow, enjoy the day off. Coach Eric

Bill Smith Entries Up!

Aloha Tsunamis! The entries for the Bill Smith Invitational this weekend are posted in the entries section. If your swimmer is 10 and under, they will be in the session 1 each day, if your swimmer is 11-12, they will be in session 2 each day. Please see the meet info link for more info. Also, there will most likely be practice tomorrow, but they are supposed to be fixing one of the pool pumps, so there may not be. Please check in with the blog before leaving your house. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Bill Smith Invite Entries due to Coach Eric!

If you are interested in participating in the Bill Smith Invitational, please email Coach Eric. Invitationals are for anyone with AA times, there are two sessions on both Saturday and Sunday, so please indicate which sessions you would like to swim in (consult the meet info link on the sidebar to see which events and age-groups are in which sessions). Go Tsunamis! Coach Eric

Saturday Practice 10/18

Aloha Tsunamis! We will be having a Saturday practice this weekend where we will be taking some underwater video. It will start at 2:00 and go til around 4 or whenever we are done with filming everyone. Please bring a flash drive if you would like to take your videos home. On another note, congratulations to our swimmers of the meet from the home meet, Allen Sterling and Noelle Chang. They both competed in their first meet and achieved three new times standards each! Also, congratulations to Riley Astrup, who achieved 100% practice attendance in the last reporting period, way to go Riley!! Hope to see you all Saturday, as always, call or email with any questions. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Way to go PHA!

Greetings tsunamis! Congratulations to all swimmers on a fantastic home meet!!! I haven't been able to upload the individual results yet, but you can check out the results from the whole meet on the right hand side. I would also like to thank all our parents for all their support, the meet would not have been a success without you!!! Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

P.S.- if anyone was going to swim in the open water race next weekend, it has been canceled, so enjoy your break, see on Tuesday the 14th.

Entries for the home meet!

Check out the entries link for our home meet on the right hand side! If you have all AA times and you are ineligible to swim in the meet, don't be afraid to come and cheer on your teammates at the pool this weekend, WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSE!!! Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Swimmer of the Meet Al Minn Invite

Congratulations to Paris James, swimmer of the meet for the Al Minn Invitational. She achieved 5 out of 8 best times, and demonstrated terrific stroke improvement in breastroke and freestyle. Honorable mention goes to Mack Nash who had a tough first day but rallied to go a perfect 3 for 3 on best times on the second day! Check out the link on the side to see how everyone did! Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Al Minn Results

What's up Tsunamis? Great job at the meet this weekend, here is a link to the results:

Al Minn Invite Results

Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Al Minn Entries

What's up Tsunamis? Here is a link to the entries for the Al Minn meet tomorrow and Sunday in Kailua. Warmups begin at 7:30, so please be at the pool by 7:30. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Al Minn Entries

Home Meet Oct Saturday Oct 4th!!!

Aloha Tsunamis!  Next Saturday, Oct 4th, we will be having our home meet at Richardson Pool.  It is an ABC meet, so this is a great chance for everyone who doesn't have A times to get some swims in.  Please email Coach Karen (kfinn327@yahoo.com) if you would like your swimmer to swim in the meet next weekend.  Check out the link on the sidebar for more info.  Let's try to have a great turnout for this one, go tsunamis!- Coach Eric

Order PHA gear online now!

Hello PHA, please check out this link for instructions to buy team gear.  You can get fins, goggles, t-shirts, everything you need to represent Tsunami-style!!!  Thanks to Deborah Ingalls for putting in all the leg work for this one:

Instructions for ordering PHA gear

Al Minn Invite Entries

Aloha Tsunamis, the following swimmers are entered in the meet this weekend:
Makoa, Paris, Sammy, Sophia, GK, Mack, Andi, Kayle, Abbi and Nathan (only on Saturday). Click on the Al Minn link for more info. Go Tsunamis0- Coach Eric

Aqua Laps

Aloha Tsunamis! Thanks to all who swam, counted, and participated in our fundraiser on Friday, our swimmers swam approximately 164,000 meters!!! That's about 110 miles, impressive! Special congratulations goes to Mary Kate Moore, Michael Donovan, Kayle Mabry, Paris James, and Jonah Vandenberg for completing 200 laps (5,000 meters), way to go!

Al Minn Invite

Greetings Tsunamis! If you would like to swim in the Al Minn Invitational next weekend, please let Coach Eric know (ediiulio@gmail.com). If your swimmers have double A times, and they have met attendance requirements, they are eligible to swim in this meet. Entries are due Monday, so make sure you let me know by Sunday night if you would like to swim. The meet runs Saturday and Sunday, with two sessions each day. 12 and under is in the morning, 13 and over begins one hour after 12 and under. The address for the pool is below

Kailua District Park Pool
21 S. Kainalu Drive, Kailua, HI

You can also check out the link to the meet info page on the right hand side of this blog. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

PHA Changes

Aloha all, in effort to better serve your swimmers, Coach Karen and I have elected to realign the groups. Running four groups with two coaches has proved counterproductive, so we feel your swimmers would improve the fastest in a three group format. During these next three weeks of practice, we will be evaluating your swimmers and deciding where to place them. We will be evaluating their attendance, effort, attitude, and performance as we determine where they should be placed. Please click on the link below for more info:

PHA Changes

Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Workout Attendance

Hello Tsunamis, check out the link on the right hand side in the workout attendance section. This is where you can see whether or not you are eligible to swim in meets. Green means you are good to go, red means we have to work on your attendance. See you at the pool- Coach Eric

Swimmer of the meet goes to...

Congratulations to Samantha Dammann for taking home the "Swimmer of the Meet" Honor at the UH Pentathlon this weekend. She swam 4 out of 5 best times, but more importantly she incorporated the technique she has been working on in practice into her races. After realizing she won the prestigious PHA "Swimmer of the Meet" award, she just felt she had to show off the guns a little bit...

Tsunamis Rule!!!

Hello everyone, welcome to our rockin new blog! This is Coach Eric, and I hope this will be a place that you can come for all the practice, meet, and general team info you need. This will be a work in progress, but please click on subscribe at the right hand side of the page. I would recommend setting up a gmail account (free and easy) and using Google Reader to get your updates. Otherwise, I believe you can use email applications to receive your updates via email. You can also leave comments if you wish to get a hold of me, or email as always (ediiulio@gmail.com). Go Tsunamis!

Coach Eric