ASC This Week, May 1-7, 2022

Mark Noetzel

 

May 1, 2022

 

ASC Swim Families,

 

Practice Schedules This Week

  • Bronze I & II - Mon & Wed 440-520

  • Bronze III, T & Th 440-520, Saturday, 9-10 am

  • Silver: M, W, Th 5:30-6:30, Saturday, 9-10 am.

  • GOLD: M,T, W, Th 5:30-6:45, Saturday, 7:30-9am

  • Senior: 

    • Morning: M-W-F,  545-645, or 645-730.

    • Afternoon: T-W-Th 5:15-6:45 pm, Saturday 7:30-9 am

 

Big Island Swimming Competition - April 30th at Pahoa

Thanks to everyone who helped at the meet and to the 30 athletes who participated.

 
First - THANK YOU to Melissa Schad who was ASC's only official working the meet.  If you are interested in becoming an official please talk to any of the coaches or Melissa!  We always need stroke and turn officials to contribute to the island meets. (SEE BELOW)
Second - Timers - Hope you enjoyed your front-row seat!  We appreciate you working the meet and representing our team:  Rob & Suzanne McIntosh, Jolynn Dean, Jenny Chartier and Mellon Monello. And team dad - Matthew DeMille - thanks!
Third - Thank you to all parents for supporting your children and making the drive to Pahoa!  It wouldn't happen without you!
 
It was a great morning of racing and competition, with positive energy and many best times!  Below is the list of 24 new time standards achieved at the Pahoa meet.  Congratulations!

1 Q Time:

Spencer - 100 Breast
3 Q22 Times:
Mady - 100 Back & 200 IM
Spencer - 50 Breast
5 AA Times:
Ariana - 100 Breast
Hani - 50 Free & 100 Breast
Kaiea - 100 Fly
Zane - 200 Back
5 A Times:
Ben - 100 Free
Hani - 200 Free
Pemma - 500 Free
Zane - 50 Free and 200 IM
10 B Times:
Ava - 50 Free
Braeden - 50 Breast and 50 Fly
Elle - 50 back and 25 breast
Liana - 50 Breast
Luke - 200 Free
Michella - 100 IM
Pemma - 100 Fly
Robert - 50 Free

 

* Zion's 50 Backstroke time is being confirmed.

 

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, 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 

  

Swimmer Drop-Off & Parking

It is very important that ASC families utilize the grass parking area to park. It is located as you first enter campus on the left side, near the track & baseball field.  With the parking lot being occupied by HPA high school student vehicles or their parents picking them up, we need to make every effort to avoid causing congestion, especially on game days.

 

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.

  • May - 8 - Anaehoomalu Bay 1 mile Ocean Swim

  • May 28 - BIS at ASC - Geared towards developing swimmers

  • June 4 at Kamehameha, Kea’au

  • June 12 Hapuna RoughWater 1 mile

  • 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)

  • July 2, at Kamehameha, Kea’au

  • July 3, Kona Pier Ocean 1 mile Race

  • 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