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The RSA Wahoo The Newsletter of Raleigh's only USA Swimming Club Excellence Gold Medal Winner |
vol. 2008 / issue 12 May 2, 2008 |
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RSA has achieved Level I Club Recognition! |
Raleigh Swim Association's mission is to provide a healthy and safe environment which fosters athletic excellence, positive self-esteem, teamwork, and self-discipline while providing experiences that enable athletes to acquire a foundation of skills for lifelong achievement. |
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Upcoming Events: RSA GOOD STUFF MEET - May 16
RSA Good Stuff
Meet End of Year Celebration May 20th at 6:00 p.m.
Summer Practice Schedule Begins June 11: (note, these are "water" times only - dryland times wil be set and communicated at a later date) All Workouts at TAC Shark
Monday 9-10:30AM and 6-8PM
Tuesday 9-11AM
Wednesday 6-8PM
Thursday 9-11AM and 6-8PM
Friday 9-11AM
Saturday 8-10AM
Barracuda
Monday 6-7:45PM
Tuesday 11AM-12:45PM
Wednesday 5-6:45PM
Thursday 5:15-7PM
Friday 5-6:45PM
Saturday 10AM-12noon
Wahoo
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 6-7:30PM
Tuesday 11:30AM-1PM
Friday 5-6:30PM
Saturday 9-10:30AM
Dolphin
Monday. Wednesday, Thursday 5-6PM
Tuesday 11AM-12noon
Friday 11AM-12noon
Saturday 10-11AM
Nova
Monday, Friday 5-6PM
Wednesday, Thursday 7-8PM
Saturday 9-10AM
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RSA Swim-A-Thon A Great Success! Swim-a-thon this year was a great success. We had a number of swimmers in every group show up to make it an enjoyable event. A special thanks to those parents who set up the concesions and provided food and drinks. Listed below are those swimmers by group who participated and the number of laps they completed in 2 hours time.
Sea Stars
Taylor Mcgee 106
Brian Thompson - 50
Corina Smith - 36 Aidan Ryan 50 laps Novas
Sam Holland - 150
Grace Washburn - 40
Aican Ryan - 50
Lauren Soles - 140
Noah Diacumakos - 112
Emily Wen - 156
Samuel Tucker - 172
Dolphins
Douglas Smith - 130
Wesley Ring - 150
Morgan Harr - 152
Rayn Tyndall - 150
Charlotte Watts - 170
Aarron Thompson - 170
Olivia Carter - 200
Andrew Joyner - 200
Svapnil Ankolkar - 200
Madeline Pfaltzgraff - 144
Tessa Miles - 194
Wahoos
Will Ritchie - 200
Gregory Hall - 200
Nicole Walco - 200
Nicole Webb - 200
Quinn Fike - 200
Mia Carson - 200
Olivia Anson - 200
Elizabeth Baker - 200
Ryan Day - 200
Hannah Day - 200
Liam Ryan - 200
Gillian Fortier - 200
Katie Godlewski - 200
Olivia Hair - 200
Chase Rebarker - 200
John Foernzler - 200
Barracudas
Ben Watts - 200
Rachel Shaw - 200
Sarah Parker - 200
Gavin Mcculloch - 200
Bruce Yang - 200
Chris Daniels - 88
Carly Catella - 200
Erica Hoff - 200
Jacob Sipple - 200
Danielle Walco - 200
Juliane Strickland - 200
Samantha Schneider - 200
Brooke Cohn - 200
Jackson Richards - 200
Thomas Bell - 200
Trevor Hair - 200
Sarks
Torie Pena - 200
Kendall Pena - 200
Libby Facchine - 200
Sammie Myers - 200
Kiko Lamb - 200
David Dejarnette - 200
Astrid Berg - 200
Caitlin Monty - 200
MS/HS prep
Daniel Gahn - 200
Kristin White - 200
Erika Klein - 200
Emily Briggs - 172
Cosette Brents - 200
Senior sprint/national
Thanks to all the seniors who came for an amazing saturday morning workout experience.
Congratulations to Michael Harr, Thomas Bell, Chris Daniels and Seth Maslowski who will be receiving their T16 award at the NCS Banquet for their LC Relay. |
In this Issue:
Dolphin group Party scheduled for Saturday, May 10 after practice at the Cary Town Center in the Food Court |
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Practice Schedule Changes! Dolphins Monday Practices now 5:15 - 6:30 RSA Hospitality Needs
Your Help!
The Hospitality Committee is looking
for donations for the upcoming Good Stuff Meet May 16-18.
Sign-up for donations is being done
via a web-based sign-up program and can be accessed here:
You will simply click on the "I Will
Do It" button next to the item(s) you can bring and provide the
information requested!
All donations can be brought to the
upstairs hospitality room at TAC at the beginning of your athlete's
session.
If you have any questions, please
contact, Elisa Wombacher at thewombachers@hotmail.com
Thank you all in advance for your
kind support!
RSA Hospitality
Committee |
Practice Schedule
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Newsletter Requests: If you have something you would like added to the next newsletter please contact Andrew or Tammy Also, any suggestions for new content to go with our new look is appreciated!
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Get Your NEW RSA Shirts!!! You've seen the coaches wearing them...... Now you can have your own! 4 Different Styles - 4 Different Colors. Youth
AND Adult sizes available!
Check them out HERE!
The order form is available under the forms &
document "miscellaneous" section of the website or HERE.
Order instructions for The NEW RSA T-shirts are
included on the form and are facilitated through Melissa Henry at
melissadave@earthlink.net. |
JO's Hotel Information Two Options for Jo's Hotel: RSA has a block of rooms at the Residence Inn in Charlotte. The rooms are 1 bedroom suites with full kitchen and breakfast buffet included. The rate is $105.00. Call 1-888-511-5087 to reserve and mention Raleigh Swimming Association. Hilton
Garden Inn
508 E.
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Charlotte, NC
28202
(704)
347-5972
There
are still rooms available and we are indicating this is the "Team Hotel",
but please be aware that the Hilton does not have a "block" to offer
us - so make your reservations
ASAP.
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Now on the RSA Website RSA Good Stuff Meet Information is posted HERE. RSA Good Stuff Entries are posted HERE. (revisions will be finalized and posted soon, so check back often) Hotel Information for JO's is Posted. The NORMAL practice Schedule is posted online HERE. Changes will still be posted on the homepage, emailed, and posted in the newsletter every week! |
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Ad Sales for RSA Heat Sheets!
RSA needs your help selling advertisements
for the RSA-hosted Good Stuff Meet heat sheet (May 16-18 at TAC). This is
a great way for small business owners to promote their businesses to RSA
families and other swim teams attending the meet. Heat sheet advertising
is an easy way for local businesses to demonstrate their support for
swimming, for TAC, and for RSA. Please ask your own employer, real estate
agent, hairdresser, physician, accountant, attorney, favorite restaurants,
contractor, etc. for their support. This is an easy and great way to
support RSA! Please see the "RSA Heat Sheet Advertising 2007-08" form on the Forms and Docs page of the RSA website for details. You can also email Mike Nobles at noblesm@nationwide.com for more information. Ad development services are available free of charge for all half, full, front and back cover designs by contacting RSA parent Jennifer Pfaltzgraff of pfotographics at (919) 219-0852. Please submit all ads by Saturday, May 10th! |
Tip of the Week: "Freestyle Rotation " This week’s Tip of the Week comes from USA Swimming’s Biomechanics Coordinator Russell Mark. Mark offers some advice on body rotation in freestyle swimming. Mark’s Tip: Rotation is an extremely important part of fast freestyle swimming. The best freestylers in the world rotate, and it is beneficial for two main reasons: (1) Longer stroke / greater distance per cycle: Rotation allows you to extend your arm further in front of you and therefore enables you to hold onto water for a longer amount of time during each arm stroke. (2) More powerful stroke: A freestyle stroke with rotation can be much more powerful because rotation allows a swimmer to use their hips and core muscles – in addition to their arm muscles – during the arm stroke. However, there are also two big reasons why you should be mindful about how much you rotate and work with your coach to get the proper amount of rotation in your stroke. (1) If you rotate a lot, it’s still very possible to get a great high elbow catch underwater. However, the more you rotate, the more you’ll have to pay attention to when you start the underwater catch. If you start your catch while you are rotated too much, your shoulder will be down and you will very likely catch the water with a straight arm or dropped elbow. If you start your catch when you’re rotated about 30 to 40 degrees, your shoulder will be more to the side of your body, and you’ll be in a much better position to get a great catch with a high elbow. (2) The more you rotate, the slower you’ll be able to move your arms. You must be able to find a balance between rotation and your stroke rate (how fast you can move your arms). Rotation is a crucial ingredient of fast freestyle, and the amount you rotate will affect how you should swim in order to have the fastest freestyle possible. |
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RSA In May Stroke Clinic Information! RSA in May is a pre-summer stroke clinic and camp for
summer league and potential summer league swimmers. All four competitive
strokes, starts, and turns will be taught by our certified RSA
Coaching Staff. The swim clinic will be held at the NEW Triangle Aquatic
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TAC Website TAC's website is now regularly updated with a calendar which shows all activities (meets, lessons, etc.) going on at TAC. There are also meet results posted in real time during meets!activities. Check out the site at: http://www.triangleaquatics.org/ |
RSA Coach Contact Information: Kit Raulerson: kit.raulerson@swimrsa.org Dan Ohm: dan.ohm@swimrsa.org Tammy Minyard: tammy.minyard@swimrsa.org Rob Norman: renorman@ncsu.edu Brian Bigelow: Brian.Bigelow@swimrsa.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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