AH summer 07

Arden Hills SwimmingSummer 2007: 

Arden Hills Swimming Summer 2007 Putting The Pieces Together

Summer Schedule Emphasis: 

Summer Schedule Emphasis Farwestern’s and National’s top priority JO’s and Jr Nationals secondary Last chance meets for FW andamp; Nat’s = Woodland and Texas

Summer Age-Group Schedule: 

Summer Age-Group Schedule May      5-6 Vallejo May      19-20 Santa Cruz June     8-10 San Ramon- PS CCA June     22-24 Lodi July      6-8 Woodland (Last Chance for FW) July      26-29 SN JO’s (non-FW swimmers) Aug.     1-5 Far Westerns

Summer Senior Schedule: 

Summer Senior Schedule May 10-12    HS Sections (Q) May 25-27    Speedo Grand Challenge (Q) June 8-10      CCA JR+ (Q) June 22-24 Lodi for those that do not qualify for SCSC June/July 28-1 Santa Clara Int’l (Q) July 12-15    Texas (Q) July/Aug 31-4 Nationals (Q) Aug 1-5 Farwestern’s (Q) Aug 6-10 Jr. Nationals (Q) (Q) = must qualify for meet

Summer Goals: 

Summer Goals 4 National swimmers + 1 new Olympic Trials swimmer Top 10 at LC Farwestern’s Top 15 at LC Jr Nationals Top 5 at LC SN Jr Olympics

Team Appearance: 

Team Appearance Arden Hills is a Speedo sponsored team - Swimmers must wear speedo suits at meets - Suits must be all black, black/grey FSII or the new black/white FSII - All speedo suits by the end of the season meet All swimmers must wear an Arden Hills cap to practice and at meets T-shirts, warm-ups and parkas are available with the AH logo on them

Club Excellence Award: 

Club Excellence Award The USA Swimming Excellence in Club Swimming Program is a voluntary program that identifies and recognizes USA Swimming clubs for their commitment to excellence in operation, performance, and for their support of the sport and USA Swimming. This program strives to meet the following objectives: Promote the development of comprehensive age group and senior swimming programs; Provide ways that USA Swimming can better assist, encourage, and motivate our member clubs to strive for the highest ideals of development and performance;  Encourage USA Swimming’s most successful clubs and professional coaches to become leaders in the sport through involvement in local and/or national governance.

Club Excellence Award: 

Club Excellence Award This program’s goal is to embrace leadership and excellence in up to 200 of USA Swimming’s top member clubs. The program provides funding and support to the clubs and recognizes the club development system as integral to achieving excellence. Arden Hills is ranked 36th by USA Swimming Only one Northern California Team ahead of AH - Terrapins

Additional Information: 

Additional Information Team Pictures: tentatively Tuesday, May 22 Team group site: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/ardenhills_swimming/ Blocking rooms for Farwestern’s Summer reading: Getting to Yes; Fisher/Ury