T Shirts & Caps

ATTENTION ALL SHARKS PARENTS AND SWIMMERS:

We are in the process of organizing a new TEAM T-SHIRT for the year for all Sharks Swim Club Members. The cost per T-shirt will be $25 and like the last one, we assure you we will come up with something FUN-ky. (As you can see, this is why Tom usually writes these emails, cause he's actually funny).

In addition, we still have SHARKS Swim Caps left over from our last order and they are in brand new condition. The caps are durable black silicon material with the SHARKS Logo in white on each side and they look great on our swimmers at meets and practices. The caps also run $25 and there are only 20 left, so please respond to this email if your swimmer is interested, or come prepared to purchase one at our next swimmeet on Sunday, MARCH 18th. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

If you are interested in purchasing BOTH, its $50 for the T-SHIRT and CAP.

We highly recommend that everyone buys a T SHIRT as we would like ALL of our swimmers dressed up in our New Team Gear ready to participate or come cheer on their teammates at the RHAC Invititational Swimmeet at the end of MARCH. We have many new members who have joined this year, and some returning members, so we would like to take a new team picture to update our website with our old and new faces.                                                                                                                            

Looking forward to a busy and Exciting month of swimming...GO SHARKS!

  

Kind Regards,

Jamie                                

National Sports Awards 2011

Saturday 18th at the Gaiety on Rodney Bay saw the National Sports awards ceremony.

Four of our nominees reached the final stage.

Jordan Augier for Jr. Sportsman

Siona Huxley for Jr. Sportswoman

Joshua Runako Daniel for Sportsman and

Danielle Beaubrun for Sportswoman

Jordan Augier is the Junior Sportsman of the Year

Siona Huxley is the now 5 time Junior Sportswoman of the Year

her award was collected by Evelyn Day

Jamie Peterkin receiving his Coaches trophy

Joyce Huxley received a trophy for Administrator

Dr. Marcus Day collected a special award for Karen Beaubrun for her years service to swimming

The 2011 OECS team was presented with an award as a winning team.

Congratulations to all our awardees

For full details go to the SLASA Site

Pitons Challenge

Please be advised that the Southern Flying Fish Swim Club has decided to postpone the Pitons Open Water Swim. The proposed date is Sunday March 25th.

Also, coming up on the Calendar this month:

1) Go the Distance Swimmeet - Sunday February 26th 

Our SHARKS Coaches continue to work on improving the technique of all our swimmers, as well as introducing the importance of a positive attitude and setting SMART goals.

We are encouraging all of our swimmers to challenge themselves to compete in a race they have never done at the GO THIS DISTANCE meet, as many of them can now complete 4, 8 and even 16 laps of Freestyle with more ease due to their improvement in technique and their understanding of being more efficient in the water. Please encourage your kid(s) to come and support their team as swimmers and as spectators if you or your swimmer decides to sit this meet out.

2) MOVIE NIGHT at the Spiegelbergs (in Rodney Heights)

We are still finalizing details, but this is a tentative notice to leave Tuesday 21st of February open on your calendar. Further details will be sent out in respect to the time of the event as well as organizing a pot luck for a small feast for our swimmers, coaches and parents.

Thank you for your continued support of the best swim club in Saint Lucia...GO SHARKS!

Coach Jamie

Sharks Pride

-Shark Pride: How Sharks did at the SLASA Awards on Saturday night...
-Swimming Tip... Eating before Practice
-February Fees due by WEDNESDAY...
- Upcoming Swim Meets...
-Sunday, February 12th Piton Open Water Swim Meet in Soufriere....
-Sunday, February 26th Go the Distance Swim Meet... 
-Thursday, March 6th Barbados Long Course National Swim meet...
-Sunday March 18t As Fast As You Can Swim Meet...

Shark Pride: How our kids did at the SLASA Awards on Saturday night...
In our coaches meeting on Saturday, Coach Jamie reminded us of our goals as a club.  Several of those goals include teaching kids to swim fast, building character through sports, and providing the best run swim club in St. Lucia.  Saturday night was the annual St Lucia Amateur Swimming Association Award night.  Awards are not our goal.  But when given out, they can be a good measure of if we are accomplishing our goals.  We competed well internationally, regional and locally.  Although there are those who are critical of our teaching style, the fact that we won half of the stroke awards shows that it is working.  And most importantly, we have children in our club who are conscientious and courteous.   We have a lot to be proud of in our club. Some of the accomplishments from the last year of swimming include...

-Coach Jamie received the COACH OF THE YEAR Award!  
-Over one third of the swimmers on the National team were SHARKS swimmers
-7 out of 8 of the St Lucian swimmers competing regionally at the CARIFTA swim meet were SHARK swimmers including the only medal winner from St Lucia - Siona Huxley.
-Of the 10 individual stroke awards, five were SHARK swimmers and 5 were from the other 5 clubs.
-Of the age group awards, five were SHARK swimmers and 7 were from the other five clubs.
-Jordan Augier received the Male Swimmer of the Year
-Siona Huxley received the Female Swimmer of the Year
-Runako Daniel received the Junior Male Swimmer of the Year

Congratulations to everyone who worked hard this year.  And good job coaching.  Why not show your thanks to your coach this year by giving them a thank you next time you see them. 

-Swimming Tip... Eating before practice.Everyone is hungry after school.  Parents... please be conscious of what your child is eating before swim practice!  Cheesy snacks and heavy bread is not a good idea just before going in the water.  The sugar found in soft drinks and fruit juices gives them a quick burst of energy, but they pay for it later.  Stick to fruits and vegetables.  pack it the night before if you have to.  Water is the best source of liquid.  Be smart!  And if the canteen is only selling junk, put the pressure on to get something good for the kids. 
-Upcoming Swim meets...
-Sunday, February 12th Piton Open Water Swim Meet in Soufriere....
-Sunday, February 26th Go the Distance Swim Meet...
-Thursday, March 6th Barbados Long Course National Swim meet...
-Sunday March 18t As Fast As You Can Swim Meet...

-February Fees due by WEDNESDAY...IF YOU ARE NOT SWIMMING WITH US, YOU NEED TO LET US KNOW! We can't plan on how many lanes to rent if we don't know who is swimming in the upcoming month.  Thank you to those parents who write and call to let us know if their child will miss a class or a month. 

Thank you to everyone who has paid their January dues.  If you have not paid for January, YOU ARE LATE.  Pay or face the consequences. February fees are due Wednesday.  Jamie can't invite someone special to the movies if he doesn't have money.  he doesn't get money if John Bruce (our president) doesn't write him a check.  John Bruce can't write him a check if there is no money in our account.  There will be no money in our account if parents don't pay on time. For the sake of Jamie's social life, please pay on time. 
New Pricing as of Feb 1st.  Due before Feb 1st.

Beginner Competitive (Coach Tom) once a week $100.00 a month

Beginner Competitive (Coach Tom) twice a week $200.00 a month

Junior and Senior (Coach Jamie) once a week $140.00.

Junior and Senior(Coach Jamie) twice a week$ 260.00

Junior and Senior(Coach Jamie) three times a week $300.00

Junior and Senior(Coach Jamie) four times a week $340.00

Junior and Senior(Coach Jamie) five times a week $380.00

Single day Beginner training fee $25.00

Single day Junior training fee $35.00

Single day Senior training fee $45.00

Thanks everyone...

Coach Tom

SLASA Awards Ceremony

To be held at the IXORA Room, Bay Gardens Inn at 6:00 pm
Come one come all.

Start up Swim Meet this Weekend Sunday Jan 22nd at 12:00 PM

Hello all,

we have a great opportunity to put our swimmers into competition this weekend. It is a development meet for 12 year old and unders.  There will be time trials (official times so that the children can compete regionally) for swimmers selected by our coaches based on meeting time trial standard times.

Warm up is at 12:00 PM.  Swimming starts at 1:00 PM.  Swimmers are allowed to enter up to 3 events max, including relays. Entries are due NO LATER THAN TOMORROW THURSDAY JANUARY 19th. 

$15 per swimmer to enter.

The events are as follows:

All 25's and 50's of each stroke -freestyle, breast stroke, back stroke and butterfly. 
25 Kickboard
100 IM
4x50 free relay.

This is a great opportunity to join in a competitive swim - especially for Coach Tom's class.  Please let us know by tomorrow if you are interested.  I will not be able to be at the whole team, but Coach Jamie, Coach Clarie, Coach Bailey, Coach Zoe, Coach Laura and Coach Evelyn will be there to help out. 

Go Sharks!  

Active kids get best marks

Read this link, confirms what we already know.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16363467
Happy new year

Change of time and venue for Church Service

Please note the time has been changed to 9:00 a.m. Gros Islet Church.
Swimmers can you please be there for 8:30 a.m. in club uniform.
Thank you

It is with the deepest regret that we have to announce the death of


Karen Beaubrun

in the early hours of the 26th December 2011.

Auntie Karen will be greatly missed by all in the swimming community, particularly by the members of the Sea Jays Swim Club where she coached for so many years.

The funeral service will be held at La Clery Church, 10 a.m. on Saturday 31st December 2011. All swimmers are asked to attend in club uniforms.

First Results of ASATT

One medal, GOLD for Siona in 50m Back in 31.90, so far.
Results will be up for Thursday on SLASA site shortly