Quote of the Week

"You can't be afraid to fail. Otherwise, you'll never succeed."- Lebron James

Congrats Paris, way to go at Sectionals- Coach Eric

2009 Age Group Sectionals!

Watch Paris represent the Tsunamis in Washington!

Sectionals Results

Naia and Menehune Practice Next Week

Aloha Naia and Menehune parents. practice for these groups will be canceled on Tuesday and Wednesday next week as Coach Andria will be out of town. Practice will be at regular times on Monday and Thursday however. Don't forget about the new schedule beginning April 6th, when Naia and Menehune will be practicing everyday from 3:30 to 4:430. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

NCAA Results

Men's NCAA Championships are underway, if you want to see some amazingly fast swim times, check out the following link: http://www.aggieathletics.com/ncaawsimstats.html. Go Stanford!- Coach Eric

Practice is on for Wendesday, 3/25!

They have fixed whatever was wrong with the pool, so we are back on for practice today! See you at the pool- Coach Eric

Practice Canceled Tuesday 3/24

Due to a leak in the pump, practice will have to be canceled tomorrow afternoon. We will keep you posted if there will be practice on Wednesday, assume for now that practice is on as that is the information we have been given. Also, you can sign up for the April 4th A+ meet at the side bar on the right. Go Tsunamis!- Coach Eric

Quote of the Week

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." Aristotle

WAY TO GO PHA! 5th PLACE AT JAGS!!!

Congratulations to all the swimmers on a phenomenal JAGS meet.  That we were able to persevere through the inclement weather and swim so many personal bests was awesome to see.  Our next meet is April 4th at Kaneohe, please sign a form and return it to your coach if you want to swim in that one.  I will leave you with the quote of the week this week:

"To get what we've never had, we must do what we've never done."  Anonymous

Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Meet info for this weekend

Aloha Tsunamis, please check out the following from the meet director this weekend. If you are swimming individual events you need to be there by 8, if you are swimming relay events you need to be there by 12. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Timeline (both days):

- 8:00 AM - Venue opens, warm-up pool open

- 8:30 AM - Scratches due to Clerk of Course

- 9:30 AM - Coaches meeting with meet referee

- 9:45 AM - Competition pool closed

- 9:45 AM - Opening Program (Sat. Only)

- 10:00 AM - Races start

- 2:00 PM - Estimated race completion time

Team Tents:

- Team tents may be setup when the venue opens on Saturday morning.

- No team tents will be allowed on the pool deck area (competition pool nor warm-down pool). Team tents may be setup in the bleachers on either side of the venue.

- Tents, with tarps removed, may be left up over Saturday night but note the University of Hawaii, Hawaiian Swimming, and the Aulea Swim Club, will not be responsible any damage or theft sustained.

- All tents must be secured with water buckets and ropes or other adequate means.

- A coaches' tent will be available on the makai side of the competition area.

Live Meet Results:

- Live result reports from the meet will be updated regularly at http://www.live.hawaiianswimming.org.

Championship Rules:

- Coaches please educate your swimmers on rules unique to championship meets. Such as the "no-show" rule where if a swimmer is seeded in an event but fails to show up to the starting blocks on time they will be disqualified for their remaining events of the day, including relays.

Concessions:

- Breakfast and lunch will be available for purchase from 8AM to 2PM at Aja, the UH concession on the second floor of the Aquatic Complex. Stairs to the concession are located in the pool lobby.

- Custom tee-shirts, by Fine Design, will be available in the pool lobby.

- Souvenir swim caps, goggles, psych sheets, and heat sheets will be available for sale in the lobby.

Hospitality:

- Drinks and snacks will be provided to coaches, officials, timers, and other volunteers during the meet.

- Bento lunches will be provided to coaches, officials, timers, and other volunteers shortly after Noon on both days.

Awards:

- Individual awards for 1st through 8th place finishers will be presented during short breaks throughout the meet. Athletes are encouraged to be at the awards stands in a timely manner.

- Names of award winners will be announced and posted shortly after scoring for each event is completed.

- High point earners of each age group will be awarded immediately following the conclusion of relays on Sunday followed by the team trophy presentation.

Relays:

- Relay swimmer designation, scratch, and alternate procedures will be similar to the procedures used at the December 2008 SCY Age Group Championship meet. Please check with the Clerk of Course prior to the scratch deadline if you have any questions.

- The lead-off time from each relay will be recorded by the LSC Times Officers as an official personal time. When uploading post-meet results into your team database please remember to set the option to import these times.

Timers and Meet Marshals:

- Attending teams are required to provide Timers and Meet Marshals as listed below. Timers need to sign up at the announcers' table during the warm-up period. Meet Marshals need to check-in at the announcers' table with the Referee or Meet Director at 8:00AM for their deck assignment.

Meet Marshal Sat - AAA, MAN, PHA

Meet Marshal Sun - PAQ, BOWS, SSSC

Lane 1 - PHA, PHA, AAA

Lane 2 - KSA, KSA, NAS

Lane 3 - HICK, HICK, PAQ

Lane 4 - PAQ, PAQ, PAQ

Lane 5 - BOWS, BOWS, BOWS

Lane 6 - MAN, MAN, MAN

Lane 7 - SSSC, SSSC, EBSC

Lane 8 - SUNA, SUNA, HSC

Alternates: HICK, HSC, PCA, PHA

Entries for this weekend

Aloha Tsunamis, here are the meet entries for this weekend. If you are swimming individual events, you need to be there by 8 am, if you are swimming relays, we will let you know when you need to be there when we get the timeline. Also, in the collegiate world of swimming, Pac-10 Championships were held this past weekend. Coach Eric's alma mater, Stanford University, claimed it's 28th consecutive Pac-10 title. Check out the results, I remember swimming in this meet but I don't remember it being this fast. You will be amazed at how fast these guys can swim.

Pac 10s

Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Check out Tsunami Tube!!!

Aloha Tsunamis! If you were at the saturday film session we did in October, click on this link for Tsunami Tube to see yourself swimming. You will hear Coach Eric's voice giving you some pointers, pretty neat huh? Not everyone is up yet, but by the end of the week I should have everyone who was there posted, enjoy!- Coach Eric

Tsunami Tube

Some unfortunate news =(

Morning practice has been canceled for the time being. Apparently the Navy does not want us using that pool at that hour in the morning. We will continue to pursue this opportunity to provide extra workouts, but for now, enjoy the extra zzzzz's- Coach Eric

Quote of the Week

Aloha Tsunamis! I wanted to share a quote with everybody. This is something I would like to start doing every week and I thought this quote would be a great one to start with, it's one of my all-time favorites form Ferdinand Magellan, famous Spanish explorer who set out to sail around the world.

“The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore. Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible. It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors—to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown.”

Keep up the good work Tsunamis! Coach Eric

Reminder- entries due tomorrow!!!

Aloha Tsunamis! Just a quick reminder- meet entries are due tomorrow for Jr Age Group Champs. If you would like to swim, please sign up by using the link in the sidebar. The meet is taking place at UH and begins at 8:00 both days. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric