This Week with ASC May 22-28, 2022

Mark Noetzel

May 22, 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, the end of that period is coming up on June 4.

  • PLAN B -  If you signed up for Plan B, that session continues through July 2.

 

Seniors: This past Thursday we celebrated two ASC swimmers, Minnow Benedict and Sofia Howard who 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. We will miss their leadership in practices and competitions but look forward to hearing about their future accomplishments!

 

Practices This Week May 22-28, 2022

  • Bronze 1 & 2 Monday and Wednesday 4:40-5:20 pm

  • Bronze 3, Tuesday and Thursday, 4:40-5:20 pm

  • Silver M, Wed, Thurs 5:30-6:30 pm

  • Gold M, T, W, Thurs 5:15-6:45 pm

  • Senior 

    • Afternoons

      • Mon and Wed 3:30-5:15 pm

      • Tues and Thursday - 3:30-5 pm

    • Morning options M, W, F 5:45-6:45a am

NOTE: The complete Summer Schedule for practices and competition is HERE

 

HOME SWIM MEET: This Saturday, May 28, 2022. Thank you to all who registered your swimmer(s). Please be sure to sign up for a job to help us run the meet smoothly.

 

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

  • May 28 - BIS at ASC - Geared towards developing swimmers - Be sure to also commit to a JOB - to support the event. We need timers, awards help, deck marshals, set up and take down assistance.

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

  • 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, HAQ hosts.
     

  • 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