| Splash Day is almost here It's time once again to register for another fabulous season with the
mighty Orcas. Splash Day is the official kick-off for the 2001 season.
Come on over to the Terra Linda Recreation Center on
Saturday, March 10 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and:
 | Register your kids |
| Sign up for volunteer positions |
| Order new swimsuits and other swim gear |
| Meet all the coaches |
We're looking forward to seeing you. Please bring your
insurance cards, checkbooks, and your Orca spirit!
The Orcas are as strong as ever
Co-Presidents at Bohm & Monica Paoli
Welcome to the 2001 swim season! While
you were busy with soccer, football basketball, and other winter activities, the Orca
Board has been planning for the upcoming season. As you know, the City of San Rafael
is building us a brand new pool! Our old pool has given us 40+ years of pleasure, but A
was old and tired, and wasn't able to keep
up with the times. Our new pool will provide us with many more opportunities for water
sports, and will be a real asset to our community.
Many thanks to Dave Johnson, who attended all the City
meetings and worked hard to ensure a successful swim team future. Also, thanks to Dave
Hill, Mike McGuire, and Chris Oakes for all their efforts in this challenging endeavor.
The new pool will have more lanes for less congested swim
practices and faster meets, and a deeper depth to accommodate water polo. There will be a
water play structure for the kids, landscaping, and other new features.
Our continuing goal is to build a future for
our team and we're doing it by maintaining a long-tem consistent coaching staff and a new
pool that offers more aquatic opportunities.
While the new pool is being constructed this summer, we have
arranged with the San Rafael School District to utilize their high school pools (Terra
Linda and San Rafael) for our practices and meets. Both of their pools are in need of
repair, but they are coordinating this effort with us and their other swim team members.
Coaches Dave Johnson and Alon Golan are back for
their fourth season! We are so lucky to have these two professional swim coaches again
this year. Those of us who have been on the team since they started can see the
improvement they have made with our swimmers. We can only imagine what they will
accomplish this year!
We were all sorry to say good-bye to our
assistant coach, Jen Arnold. She moved to Oregon, and we all miss her.
Welcome to our new assistant coach, Liz Dembski. Liz was once
an Orca swimmer, and we know that all our members will benefit from her knowledge and
enthusiasm.
See you at Splash Day! |
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Coaches' corner
By Dave Johnson and Alon Galon
Orcas, wake up! Your
winter hibernation is coming to an end. The 2001 season is rapidly approaching and it
promises to be our absolute best ever.
Last season was an incredible success.
We won a lot of meets, we enjoyed a great Championship Meet and we had a ton of fun. This
upcoming year we will use this positive momentum and keep it rolling. I am more confident
than ever that we will be able to do this and I can't wait to get started!
Each and every year we get better and stronger and faster. My coaching staff firmly believes that the best way to improve swimming is by
working on various techniques such as swimming, diving, stroking and turning. This is not
always the fastest way in the short term, but it works best for the long haul. Each year
the payoff gets bigger!
Prepare yourselves for an awesome season! Plan
ahead for what you will do when your goals become a reality. Realize today that you are
capable of great achievements because you are! Start imagining how you will feel when you
start swimming faster than ever. Think the thoughts you will have once you actually do
with your body what is now only in your mind. Once you can do this
is really believe in yourself, you are closer than you could ever imagine to your dreams. Please open up this
year and really approach the season with a mindset that has absolutely no limits.
See you in the pool!
[coach dave]
Hey Orcas! Have you noticed the days are getting longer warmer? Spring is
near and that means soon it will be Orca season! You guys were awesome last year. Let's do it again this year!
This season, with the Terra Linda Rec Center pool closed for remodel-ing, we get
to swim at the T.L High School pool and maybe some other local pools, too. I know that
Orcas are highly adaptable creatures, comfortable in any aquatic environment. So with your
strong Orca spirit and love of swimming, you'll quickly feel at home no matter where we
swim
What else is new this year? Liz Dembski! She's our new assistant coach. She swam for the Orcas a few years back.
She’s also the older sister of Orca All-Star Gabrielle Dembski. Liz loves working
with kids and is
excited to be an Orca again. Come meet Liz and all your fellow
Orcas at Splash Day! See you there.
[coach alon] |
ORCA HOTLINE
455-5487
Call any time, night or day, for current updates on
our pool status,workouts, swim meets, late-breaking news, and other important information.
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We need your help This year, the Orcas will host a silent auction the same evening we
throw our annual parent party.
Carol O'Connell has volunteered to solicit donations, but she
needs more help! If you can help, please call Carol at 479-9995.
Candace Brown needs several people to help her out with
computer tasks both during the meets and during the week. No experience necessary! Please
call Candace at 491-4845.
Send all newsletter items to Carol J. Oakes at theoakes@mindspring.com |
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