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Up Coming Meets/Event

Apr 20: Western Canadian Champs Apr 22-23: Nanaimo Spring Sprint May 6-7: Comox 10 & under Champs May 7: iRace Series Meet #5 May 19: Medley Challenge June 2: VIR LC Swim Champs June 11: NRST Summer Invite June 15: Swim BC AA LC Champs

The Island

Heat Sheet April 18th, 2017

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Focus on Volunteer

Dear ISC families,

We have the iRace #5 on Sunday May 7th, which is fast approaching.

If you are interested to volunteer, please ,make sure that you are registering on the ISC website.

Our next hosted meet will be the Medley Challenge on May 19th-21st. ISC is looking for Host families.

Island Swimming Club needs approximately 8 to 12 host families to each host a pair of billets from May 18th - 21st during the Medley Challenge meet. The swimmers are from the Tualatin Hills Swim Club (the Thunderbolts) in Oregon, aged from 13-17. They've billeted with us in the past dur-ing the Bennett Cup, and are looking forward to returning.

They will arrive in the evening of Thursday May 18 and leave after the meet on Sunday, May 21.

Host families will fulfill their volunteer obligation for this meet. Host families will need to have submitted a criminal record check for every adult (18 years and older) in the household, as well as driver abstracts for those driving the billets between your home and the pool (see details below).

Please contact our Billet Coordinator, Marc Wensauer, at billets@islandswimming.com, if you have any questions.

If you have any questions about volunteering for this meet or questions about a certain role, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you again for your generosity of time and support.

Hope Milloy trialsofficials@islandswimming.com or Officials@IslandSwimming.com

For more information, please see the ISC Volunteer Policy Manual and the ISC Policy Manual 2016-2017.

Some Great Moments Captured

The Equipment Locker The 2016-2017 Board of Directors are:

President: Crystal Witterick Vice-President: Danielle Burton Past-President: Marc Wensauer Treasurer: David Burton Secretary: Beth Clavelle Directors: Jeff Eisen, Treza Sbaraglia, Kingsley Lee.

Board Files Email Equipment: Amanda

Required Equipment: Equipment List

Team Aquatic Shark Card

Website: Team Aquatic Supplies LTD

Peninsula Co-op Membership #83890

Whenever you shop at any Peninsula Gas or Food Centre or pur-

chase Home Heating Oil, just quote the Island Swimming mem-

bership number 83890 and Island will receive a share in the Pen-

insula Co-op profit.

Cobs Bread Dough Raiser Program

Please keep in mind that if you are shopping at Cobs Bread in Royal Oak Shopping Centre, , do not forget to mention that you are part of the Island Swimming Club. This is a great program and great a way to raise money for the club. Every time you make a purchase at Cobs

Bread on 110-4430 West Saanich Road just quote our Dough Raiser number 5898 and Island Swimming Club will receive 5% of the pur-chase made.

Who To Contact?

If you need any information regarding swim practices, swimming and dry land schedule, swim meets and upcoming events and activities, with your swimmers group, please make sure that you are ALWAYS contacting your child swim coach.

Thank you!

Cathy

Email Coach Cole,

Hi parents and swimmers, I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and are ready to get back into the pool!

This coming weekend we have over 80 ath-letes competing at the Nanaimo Spring Sprint meet. Warm up will start at 8:00AM for the Saturday morning session so we would like athletes to be on deck as a team at 7:45am. All athletes should have Island gear and a water bottle, snacks and be ready for some exciting racing!

Due to this meet there will be no Saturday morning practice as almost all the swimmers are attending the meet. Friday night we will have normal practice but if you plan on driving up to the meet beforehand please let me know.

Thanks and I look forward to seeing you all at the pool! Coach Cole

Email Coach Riley

Hello swimmers,

NRST Spring Sprint (Nanaimo): Please be on deck at 7:45am for activation. There will be NO Saturday AM workout. See you in Nanaimo, ready to race!

Masters:

Sorry but we will have to cancel this week as I am out of town for the NRST meet and was una-ble to find a sub.

Thank you for understanding and I will see you next Sunday.

Coach Riley

SCP BLACK SCP BLUE

Email Coach Annie

Hello everybody

Hope you enjoyed your little Easter rest. We are in Nanaimo for our first long course race this weekend. Every swimmer is rac-ing some of their favorite and

also some of the not so favorite races. Whatev-er it is, make sure you give your best as we don’t have lots of meet to get qualify for AA/AAA or Far Western.

Have your mental game ready, you have worked so well in the last week I can’t wait to see you guys race.

Next Saturday April 29th, our practice will be from 5:30 to 7:30am due to the Wave Maker swim meet.

Have a good week Coach Annie

PROVINCIAL

Email Coach Tannaz

Hello Seniors!

Hope you had a fulfilling Easter weekend with your families.

Reminder those going to Nanai-mo, check in with me on your race plans for this weekend,

getting right into long course season. All prac-tices are regular times this week (Yes, that means Thursday morning is still on!). Start thinking about nutrition into this weekend, feeling as prepared as you can be, which can always be tough after a weekend of Easter sweets!

Swimmers are reminded to let me know if you'll be away or miss a practice.

Coach Tannaz

SENIOR SENIOR PERFORMANCE

Email Coach Ben

Hello Swimmers,

We’re only a few sleeps away from Nanaimo and Calgary!

Fresh off an inspirational World Trials, you now have the opportunity to show your

stuff! Wherever you are competing this week-end, remember to move as a team, trust your skills, and race fearlessly.

Whatever your result this weekend, understand that each swim meet is an opportunity to learn and grow. A swim meet is simply a rehearsal for the next swim meet. The meets stay the same as you evolve! Long Course season is short lived so make the most of each meet you attend and enjoy the process.

During your training this week, attempt to do more of what really matters and less of what doesn’t. Prioritize where your energy goes. I'm not suggesting pick and choose when you swim fast or slow. Rather I’m suggesting that how you train is more important that what you train. Doing ordinary things with extraordinary con-sistency will give you an edge and keep you pro-gressing.

See you at the pool,

Coach Ben

CSI

Email Coach Ben,

Hello Swimmers,

We’re only a few sleeps away from Nanaimo and Calgary!

Fresh off an inspirational World Trials, you now have the oppor-tunity to show your stuff!

Wherever you are competing this weekend, re-member to move as a team, trust your skills, and race fearlessly.

Whatever your result this weekend, understand that each swim meet is an opportunity to learn and grow. A swim meet is simply a rehearsal for the next swim meet. The meets stay the same as you evolve! Long Course season is short lived so make the most of each meet you attend and enjoy the process.

During your training this week, attempt to do more of what really matters and less of what doesn’t. Prioritize where your energy goes. I'm not suggesting pick and choose when you swim fast or slow. Rather I’m suggesting that how you train is more important that what you train. Do-ing ordinary things with extraordinary consisten-cy will give you an edge and keep you progress-ing.

See you at the pool,

Coach Ben

Email Coach Sarah: Lead Juan de Fuca Coach

JdF calendar

This coming weekend we are competing at the Nanaimo Spring Sprint meet.

Warm up will start at 8:00AM for the Saturday morning ses-

sion so we would like athletes to be on deck as a team at 7:45am.

All athletes should have Island gear and a wa-ter bottle, snacks and be ready for some ex-citing racing!

If you have any questions regarding this up-coming swim meet, please talk to your coach.

Coach Sarah

JUAN de FUCA

Email Coach Annie

Hello ISS families

Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend!

Just a few reminder that we have the iRace #5 on May 7th, please sign up.

Also on Friday April 28th, PCS is hosting their annual Wave Maker swim meet. For this rea-son all the classes for Silver and Gold will be from 4-5pm.

On Saturday April 29th, the Gold swim practice will be from 6:30 to 7:30am.

Have a good week.

Coach Annie

ISLAND SWIM SKILLS @ SCP

Email Coach Alexandra

Happy Tuesday,

Hope you all had chocolaty Easter and enjoyed your Monday off. I am back in town and I will be there tomorrow night to coach the group. Once again thank you for being so understanding. Thank you to Fynn and Raymonde for

being so great and helping me out.

This weekend we have the Nanaimo swim meet. All swimmers are swimming on the Saturday in both sessions (8am-7:30pm) Some swimmers are also swimming on Sunday (there is only 1 session on Sun-day from 8am-2pm). Please be on deck for 7:45am on the Saturday, ready for activation. Bring some dry clothes, healthy snacks, towels and whatever you may need for the swim meet. It will be a long meet but I am looking forward to see some great swims. For the Green group, this Nanaimo meet is another great opportunity to swim long course and get a different experience. Like I mentioned in my email earlier this week, carpooling would be a great option for the ones who are only going on the Saturday. If you have any questions, please let me know and I will see you on deck tomorrow.

Coach Alex

SCP GREEN

Speedo Water Bottles

ISC swimmers and parents,

Do not miss your chance... We still have some Speedo water bottles (2017 Canadian Swimming Trials) available in the office for sale.

The cost for each water bottle is $5

Come check them out!!

Photos

The Worlds Trials happened 2 weeks ago and it was a great success due to all your help, determination, patience and understanding.

If you happen to have some great photos of some ISC swimmers or volunteers, could you please send them to Wouter or Alex. It is always nice to put theses pictures onto the ISC website and into the Tuesday newsletter.

Thank you

Thrifty Smile Cards

The deadline to load your Thrifty Smile Card is April 29th.

All receipts must be in the office by May 31st 2017.

Thank you

ISC competition Calendar Updates Here are some important changes to the ISC competition calendar for the rest of the swimming season: All updates can be found on the ISC website's event page:

Nanaimo Spring Sprint: April 22-23 is open to all swimmers in groups Green and above. This meet has no standards, which is rare, so it's im-portant that everyone attends to update times and practice Long Course racing!

Comox 10&Under Champs: May 6-7 in Comox is open to all 10&under swimmers in ISS-Gold, Green, Blue and Black

iRace #5: Open to all ISS swimmers including ISS-Gold swimmer not already attending 10&Under Champs

Speed League Meets in May and June have been cancelled in lieu of fun local alternatives

Nanaimo Summer Invite: June 11 (Sunday only) has been posted. It's out-doors!

Duncan Jamboree: June 24 is open to swimmers who are not already attending AA Champs that weekend. This is the last swim meet of the sea-son for some athletes!

Far Western Championships: Open to qualifying swimmers who are not already attending Canadian Junior Championships. Team travel information to be posted shortly.

If you have any questions regarding some upcoming meets or changes, please contact your swimmers coach. Thank you all for your understanding. The ISC coaches

ISC Alumni & Friends Swimming Program

Here is an update on our new exciting Alumni and Friends Swim-

ming Program: Sorry but we will have to cancel this week as I am out of town for the NRST meet and was unable to find a sub. Thank you for understanding and I will see you

next Sunday.

Regular practices are every Sunday from 2:30pm– 4pm.

- If you re planning to join it will be 120$ + 40$ registration fees for April –July

- Your other option is to buy a 10 punch card for 120$ + 40$ for registration fees. Coach Riley

Nanaimo (NRST) Spring Sprint

April 22-23 This weekend, ISC will be going to the Nanaimo Spring Sprint.

The swim meet is on Saturday and Sunday.

It is a long course meet.

Saturday Morning (April 22nd) Session 1

Warm ups 8:00-8:50am

Competition 9:00-2:00pm

Saturday Afternoon (April 22nd) Session 2

Warm ups Estimated 4:00-4:40pm

Competition 4:45-7:30pm

Sunday Morning (April 23rd) Session 3

Warm ups 8:00-8:50am

Competition 9:00-2:00pm

If you have any questions regarding this swim meet please email your coach.

Photos Please

Dear ISC families, the office is always looking for photos from different swim meets. If you have any great pictures from swim meets, fun activities done with your group, it would be appreci-

ated if you can share those with us. If you can email them to Alex or Wouter that would be much appreciated. Alex can use them for the newsletter and Wouter can add them to the ISC website. That way we can keep the website fresh and up to date, as well as changing the pictures on a regular basis. Please email your lovely photos to Wouter or Alex Thank you for your help!

Alex & Wouter

Lost and Found

Dear swimmers and volunteers,

There are still a few items left from the hospitality room from the World Trials that happened April 6-9th.

If you lost something during the World Trials, please come by the office and Cathy will be able to help you out.

Thank you