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NEWS
THE
The newsletter of QuickSilver Swimming
May, 2012
This Month:
Coach's Corner
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Reminders
1
Far Westerns
2
Give a Cheer!
3
Masters Meet
3
Q's Question
4
Birthdays
4
In the Spotlight 5
Impressions matter even when
we want to say they don’t; we want to say things like, ‘don’t judge a book
by the cover’ . . .’don’t judge people by the way they dress’ . . . but we
do, it is a fact of life and sometimes you don’t get a second chance. . . . The first impression is all you get.
When you wear a Sharks jersey it says something about you. . . I like hockey and I
support the Sharks.
When you wear a SF Giants baseball cap it says something about you . . . I like baseball, GO Giants!
If you wear a SJPD uniform, one will assume you are a policeman and will assist those
in need.
Do you tell people these things? Do you need to? No, very often our dress gives people
a clue and some information about us. Does it tell the whole story or a completely
accurate one? No not always; but it does give information and people will start think about us a particular
manner.
What does it say about you when you put on the Q? What do you want it to say? Have you ever taken a moment and thought about what the Q means to you? What the Q means to your teammates? What the Q means
to your coaches?
This month I would ask you to think about these ‘Q’ Questions as we will be using this summer to meet with
groups and identify what the Q means and how we can best represent that in our actions, both in the water
and out.
We are QuickSilver Swimming. We are building a future and much like when you put your SF Giants cap on
the Q makes a statement. . . .What impression do you give the world when you put on the Q?
-Janet
May 19 - 20
June 4
June 8-10
Summer Starter LC Meet @ Morgan Hill
Summer practice schedule starts
QSS IMX Long Course Meet
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As the highlight and grand finale of the short course
season, Far Westerns 2012 did not disappoint. QSS swimmers achieved 35 new best times and 6
new PRT cuts, with 11 swimmers reaching championship finals in 20 different events. Special kudos to Morganne McKennan for winning her championship final in the 200 Breast and setting a new
Far Western record in the process. Congratulations and great job to everyone from QSS who
worked tirelessly to make this meet such a great success!
New PRT Times*
Kiana Lee
Gavin McGee
Amanda Rios
Joseph Sandoval
50 Free/50 Fly
1000 & 1650 Free
50 Free
100 Fly
*new time standards not available for swimmers that
entered the meet unattached.
Championship Finalists
Lauren Green
Corey Gutierrez
Aaron Huang
Kiana Lee
Courtney Markle
Ryan McCombs
Gavin McGee
Morganne McKennan
Julie Nguyen
Nikita Polovinkin
Arjuna Shenoy
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50 Free/100 Free/100 Back
100 Back/50 Free
200 Breast/400 IM
100 Back/100 IM
100 Free/100 Fly
200 Breast/400 IM
1000 Free/1650 Free
100 Breast/200 Breast
200 Back
50 Free
100 Fly
The annual 10 and Under Championships took place on
April 28th with a great showing of young QSS swimmers. We had 27 swimmers and 40 new personal best
times. Natasha Milutin, Brandon Nguyen and Malina
Hatton swam best times in all their events.
Congratulations to all the competitors!
New JO Times
Alyssa Chen
Malina Hatton
Jillian Louvelle
Madeline McKee
Samantha McKee
Cole McKim
50 Breast
50 Free
100 IM
100 IM
100 IM
100 Back/50 Breast
New PRT Times
Juntao Ren
50 Breast
Event Winners
New Far Western Times
Brandon Nguyen
Joseph Sandoval
Natasha Milutin
Brandon Nguyen
Kevin Sichak
100 Free
50 Free
100 IM/25 Back/100 Free
100 Free
50 Free
The first QSS masters meet took place on a sunny Saturday with swimmers
from all over the greater Bay Area ready to hit the water (including
coaches Lucas, Liv and Joan). The air was filled with a steady chorus of
young voices cheering, "Go mommy!" or "Go daddy! as the competitors
took to their lanes. It was a great day of racing and great fun for all.
Coach Lucas takes his
mark.
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This month’s ASCA letter resonated with me as we at QuickSilver continue to blend and merge and become something better than any of us
were individually. . .I think this is a great article for thinking both from a Parents Perspective and a Swimmers. . . it would be a great topic
of conversation at the dinner table!
Being on the Team vs. Being a Teammate
[Thoughts NOT just for athletes….]
- Compiled by John Leonard from InSideOut Coaching by Joe Ehrmann
Being on the team benefits your personal goals and
ambitions.
Being a teammate benefits the goals and ambitions
of your team and your teammates.
Sometimes players on the team are drawn together
by common interests;
Teammates are drawn together by a common mission.
Being on the team can make you a bystander.
Teammates intervene in the lives and actions of
their teammates.
Sometimes players on a team like one another;
Teammates respect one another.
Sometimes players on a team bond together because
of a shared background or compatible personalities;
Teammates bond together because they recognize
every player is needed to accomplish the goal of the
team.
Being on the team involves personal effort.
Being a teammate involves the efforts of every
player.
Being on the team means doing what is asked of you.
Being a teammate is doing whatever is needed for
the team to succeed.
Sometimes players on a team are energized by emotions;
Teammates energize one another out of commitment.
Being on the team can involve blaming others and
making excuses.
Being a teammate involves accepting responsibility,
accountability, and ownership of the team's problems.
[Editor’s Note:€ When I was a swim parent (and not coaching at
the time) I always felt like I was part of the team… but in retrospect, this article reminds me I wasn’t always a good teammate.€ I wish I had thought about it a little more back then.€
Guy Edson]
Being on the team makes you "me-optic," asking
what's in it for me?
Being a teammate makes you "we-optic," asking
what's in it for us?
Christina Alligood
Megan Beaulieu
Ethan Casey
Joseph Chen
Joshua De Sousa
Benjamin Dietz
Alex Gitchev
Alex Greene
Jason Han
Brian Huang
Stephen Hunt
25th
20th
24th
8th
24th
6th
7th
12th
14th
21st
14th
Pierce Imperialbobis
Lauren Jufiar
Taylor Kern
Gun Kim
Travis Kim
Adith Krishnaswamy
Bradley Liu
Brynn McGee
Madeline McKee
Samantha McKee
Shreyas Nallan
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10th
14th
23rd
18th
26th
23rd
3rd
21st
22nd
22nd
7th
Stephanie Pham
Nikita Polovinkin
Rosa Ruiz
Sascha Scheidegger
Erik Seljeseth
Aneil Shah
Elizabeth Shen
Kiran Srinath
Darashan Vamathevan
Camille Vo
David Webb
9th
9th
19th
25th
7th
20th
19th
27th
2nd
3rd
3rd
Here's a recipe for chewy oatmeal bars that are great to take along to meets. They're easy to make, a good
source of fast and slow acting carbs, and pretty tasty.
Ingredients
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 8oz. container vanilla or plain low-fat yogurt
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
2 T. vegetable oil
2 T. fat-free milk
2 t. vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
3 c. oats (old fashioned or quick, uncooked)
1 c. diced dry fruit, raisins, cranberries or chocolate chips
In a large bowl, combine the sugars, yogurt,
egg whites, oil, milk and vanilla. Mix well. In
a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda,
cinnamon, and salt; mix well. Add to yogurt
mixture; mix well. Stir in oats and fruit.
Spread dough onto bottom of ungreased 9x13
pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven
for 28-32 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool
completely on wire rack. Cut into bars and
store in a covered container.
Q News is a
publication of
QuickSilver
Swimming.
Name: Tyler Peckham (Coach Tyler)
Age: 23 (9 in the picture)
Group: Bronze
Favorite Food: Watermelon
Favorite Stroke: Butterfly
Favorite Events: 200 IM or 50 Fly
Future Goal: Graduate college and start a business
Hobbies: Coaching, teaching, video games
Famous Person I'd like to meet: Picasso
Favorite Book: Harry Potter or A Song of Fire and Ice
series
Favorite Movie: How to train your dragon
When I grow up I want to be: A zookeeeper
Co-Presidents:
Nancy Hetrick
nhetrick1021 @gmail.com
Carole Keighley
[email protected]
Co-Head Coaches:
Janet Gutierrez
[email protected]
Andre Salles-Cunha
[email protected]
Editor: Larry Lee
[email protected]
We are currently accepting applications for the summer swim teams at
both the Gunderson and Almaden pools.
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Have a story idea,
pictures, news or feedback?
Please contact Larry at
[email protected]