This week with ASC - May 30-June 4, 2022

Mark Noetzel

May 30, 2022

Dear Swim Families,

 

What’s happening this summer? With ASC, it depends on which plan you registered for back in March.

  • PLAN A - For those of you who signed up for Plan A, it ends this weekend, June, 4. If your swimmer is in Plan A and is swimming in the meet this weekend, please have them come to practice on Monday to receive any ribbons.

  • PLAN B -  If you signed up for Plan B, that session continues through July 2. State (AAA) swimmers will continue through the meet (July 14-17, VMAC Oahu).

Practices This Week May 28-June 4 - PLEASE CLICK HERE

 

ASC HOME MEET -  May 28, 2022 

What a great day - Here’s the summary from Coach Barbara.  

Thank you to all of the parent volunteers; we need you to run the meet and hope that you enjoyed your front-row seat. A special thank you to those who set up Friday evening and Saturday morning and those swimmers & parents that helped with the incredibly quick clean-up after the meet! 

 

It was pretty amazing to be "like the old days" and run a meet with 160 swimmers - lots of events and 2 relays!!

 

ASC had 4 First Time Competitors, welcome to the Team! 

  • Willa Breakell and Lucile Breakell, Satya Green & Zoe McKenna

 

There were many swimmers who had BEST TIMES -  CONGRATULATIONS!.... And many moved up the Hawaiian Swimming Time Standards Chart. Achieving a new time standard is another form of measuring progress, and ASC swimmers continue to improve their standing and potentially qualify for another level of competition, on Oahu or the mainland.

 

1 New "Q/AAA" Time

Kaiea - 100 Breast

 

6 New "AA" Times

Sofia - 100 Back & 100 Fly

Lucas - 100 Fly

Sophia J - 100 Breast

Ione - 100 Free

Braeden - 100 Fly

 

6 New "A" Times

Coleson - 100 Fly

Liana - 50 Breast

Kylie - 100 Free

Michela - 100 IM

Zion - 50 Back

Jace - 25 Back

 

17 New B Times

Beaudin - 100 Fly

Jasmine - 100 Breast

Kylie - 50 Back & 100 IM

Michela - 50/100 Free, 100 Breast & 50 Fly

Natalie - 100 Breast

Alara - 100 Free

Zion - 50 Breast

Jace - 100 Free & 100 IM

Willa - 25 Free & 25 Back

Harrison - 25 Free & 25 Back

 

Awards will be passed out Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at the practices.!

 

Graduating Seniors: 

 Minnow Benedict and Sofia Howard are high school graduates this year. 

  • Minnow, a ten-year member of ASC is Honoka'a's valedictorian and is headed to New Mexico Tech. 

  • Sofia, also a ten-year member of ASC is heading to Auburn University and has been awarded a four-year Presidential Scholarship for merit, the highest they offer.

 We will miss their leadership in practices and competitions but look forward to hearing about their future accomplishments!

 

AWAY SWIM MEET June 4, 2022: This week, Hilo Aquatic Club is hosting the meet at Kamehameha Schools in Kea’au. It will be the first long course competition on the Big Island since July 2019.  ASC has 20 athletes entered and we’re proud that all groups (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Senior) are represented. Here’s some information from the host: 

Info for this weekend’s meet (6/4) at KS.

 

  1. Please review the MEET NOTICE -and plan to be there by 7:45 am for our 8 am warm-up.

  2. Spectators will be allowed but restricted to outside the pool area. This includes the stands outside the fenced area near lane 8. I will find out if tents are an option for spectators to set up for shade when you’re outside the pool area and let families know before Saturday.

  3. Each club will be asked to provide two (2) timers EMAIL [email protected] if you would like to time?

  4. Officials - Please connect with Dar Gerber right away to let her know if you can volunteer. Want to become an official? It’s a great way to support all swimmers and get onto the deck to watch.

  5. Teams will be sitting in designated spaces  will be determined on entries received.

  6. Warm-up sessions & lanes will be provided after the athlete count is provided.

  

TEAM STORE - ARENA 

Go to our team website and click on the TEAM STORE and you’ll be taken to our Swimoutlet.com store. There you will find items you can have “customized” like backpacks, parkas, and warms ups, or get “gear” like swimsuits, goggles, paddles, snorkels…

 

TIME STANDARDS

A note about time standards - As swimmers beginning in the program start to compete, their results (time) fit into a scale (see below and for exact times, see the link)  HAWAIIAN SWIMMING TIME STANDARDS.

 

 For new swimmers to achieve a “B” standard is great and is their first level of recognized achievement in the Hawaiian Swimming system. Please note, that ASC coaches push athletes to simply strive to improve their personal bests, and the rest will take care of itself.  ASC has had athletes on the chart below, all the way to the Jr. National (18/under) Championships.

 

The more swimmers compete, the more opportunities they have to learn “how to compete.” So, as parents, keep encouraging and listening to your swimmer(s). No need for you to give any technical advice to them, that’s for the coaches. Just keep encouraging them to do their best and work hard to strive to achieve their goal. Often, the best thing you can say to a swimmer, is that you’re proud of them for trying and you enjoy watching them compete and exercise.  

 

Climbing the Hawaiian & USA Swimming Steps

USA National Championships

USA Jr. National Championships

USA   Futures  Championships

USA Speedo Senior Sectional Championships

Age Group Zone and Senior Zone Level

AAA -   Hawaii    State Championships

AA - Hawaii Jr. Age Group and Invitational Level  

A - Hawaii Jr. Age Group Championship Level.

B - Hawaii Level Age Group 

  

 

BECOME AN OFFICIAL - JOIN OUR GROWING TEAM & HELP BIG ISLAND SWIMMERS

Want to be on deck in the future to watch your swimmer compete? Become an official. It’s not hard, you will get really great training and be able to shadow officials until you’re ready to go. ASC needs more Stroke & Turn Officials to our roster! Please talk to Coach Mark or Barbara re: the option of becoming a deck official.

 

    ASC’s Registered Officials

  1. Catherine Breen*
     

  2. Jana Dubova*
     

  3. Jarek Duba*
     

  4. Laura Robertson
     

  5. Melissa Schad
     

  6. Ignacio Soler
     

  7. Robyn Scarth

USA - Swimming/US Center For Safe Sport 

Many families have continued to have their swimmers take the SafeSport course, as well as taking it themselves. The coaching staff thanks you for doing this. Here’s the link to the USA Swimming SafeSport/US Center for Safe Sport.  Keeping our athletes safe is the responsibility of all of us.

All for now,

Lastly, the coaching staff truly appreciates the opportunity to work with your swimmers. We realize the importance of physical activity and the development of skills that support the growth and development of teamwork, loyalty, and other character traits, and we’re glad you swimmer(s) are with us.


COMPETITIONS COMING UP

 

  • June 4, BIS  at Kamehameha, Kea’au. HAQ hosts.
     

  • June 12 Hapuna RoughWater 1 mile www.oceanswimhawaii.com

  • June 24-26 Hawaiian Swimming Senior Championships (VMAC OAHU - I would like to take as many swimmers who meet the time standards as possible (CLICK HERE FOR TIME STANDARDS). Qualified and committed to attending are Hulton, Ione, Coleson, Kekai, and Kouske.
     

  • July 2, at Kamehameha, Kea’au, HAQ hosts.
     

  • July 3, Kona Pier Ocean 1 mile Race www.oceanswimhawaii.com
     

  • July 14-17 AAA State Championships, VMAC OAHU. ASC will take a team of qualifiers over. CLICK HERE FOR TIME STANDARDS
     

All the best,

Coach Mark