NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2011

REDLANDS SWIM TEAM - THE BEST SWIM TEAM IN THE INLAND EMPIRE ! Striving towards excel- lence

For the coming months, I The pool is ready would like to challenge all the swimmers on the team Will you be ready ? to do the extra that makes the difference. Realizing that there are 200 000 competitive swimmers in the states that are doing approximately the same volume of work, we need to be better at everything we do. If we want to have a chance to become a power house in the USA, we can 2012 not count on talent, the swimmers out there are as 133 RST swimmers at Yucaipa Invitational talented as we are if not The Redlands Swim Team realize new standards. Let’s more ! Let’s take the bull by the horn and let’s better our was well represented with a make sure we keep the mo- training habits and let’s delegation of more than 130 mentum by attending the make no compromise! Read swimmers for the first swim meets on the calendar and what I consider essential to meet of the year in Yucaipa. pushing our racing skills by success on page 4 and work Overall, the club earned standing proud on those at them, let’s see how great we can be ! more than 200 medals and blocks ! - Coach Martin many swimmers managed to

We liked those swimmers at the Yucaipa Swim Meet

It was great to see Fernando Hannah Sabangan. Her first Jenna Sanchez got her first Duenas racing all out in the 7 meet in over a year and she ear- Spring JO & Improved on all her events he was entered in ! ned a few Dec Invite, JO times and events. really raced well REDLANDS SWIMMERS TO RACE AT US GRAND PRIX

Joey Hale, Yulduz Kuchkarov and Kyle Gornay will swim at the US Grand Prix in Minneapolis early November. Joey is to swim in the 50 m. and 100 m. free and 100 m. fly. Yulduz will swim the 100 m. and 200 m. back, events she swam this summer at the World’s Champion- ships. Kyle is to swim his best events, the 100 m. and 200 m. back- stroke and the 100 m. butterfly. For coach Martin, it will be a first test to assess how his swimmers are adapting to their new training pro- gram. Kyle Gornay

Valeriy Dymo is to join the RST by mid-October. Valeriy comes from Ukraine and will be preparing for next summer Olympics. He will swim the 100 m. and 200 m. Breastroke and the 200 m. IM at the US Grand Prix.

Muffat & Agnel Head For and 1500m champion from understood that this expendi- US Tour Mulhouse, and Damien Joly, of ture is important. If I take the Craig Lord Antibes. 200m, Lochte and Phelps are Sep 22, 2011 first and second [in the world]. In Atlanta at the end of their Each time they meet, it makes Fabrice Pellerin, coach to Ca- tour, they will cross paths with them better. Our purpose is to mille Muffat and Yannick part-time, Auburn-based part- gain some insight into their Agnel in , is taking his ners Laure Manaudou, Olym- exclusive bubble - and appro- troops on US tour to gain the pic 400m free champion from priate it." experience needed to cope 2004, and Fred Bousquet, Eu- with American firepower in ropean 50m free champion, at Muffat, meanwhile, noted the the pool come the biggest of US nationals. Muffat tells importance of going on inter- moments, the sole target of L'Equipe that the point is not national tour. Her winning the 2012 the in to race in peak form but simply 100m, 200, 400m and 800m London. gain race experience and use national titles this year could Muffat, world short-course the tour as part of the learning give home fans a false impres- champion (200m freestyle) process. She cited sion. "For people who do not and winner of two bronze me- as a five-times gold medal win- know too well, dals (200m and 400m) at the ner at world championships in that's impressive," she said. more prestigious world long- July who raced well below par But I knew that I did not face course championships, and on a number of occasions really stiff competition. With Yannick Agnel, European throughout the season in the Yannick, it was a question of champion (400m freestyle) build-up for peak performance looking at no-one else [in his champion will be joined on a come the big moment. best events]. Without being too two-week training camp and pretentious, it's a case of "us Pellerin clarifies the purpose of against ourselves". subsequent race tour, inclu- the tour when he tells the pa- ding the US Grand Prix and US per: "To confront Phelps or nationals, by Sebastian Lochte, it is necessary to go to Rouault, the European 800m the United States. It should be COMING Coming swim meets, make sure you mark your calendar

TO RST

Name: Valeriy Dymo

Age: 25

Country Ukraine

City Mykolaïv

Best Stroke: 100 and 200 m. Breastroke, 200 m. IM

Career’s Highlight AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THE E-MAIL FROM TEAM UNIFY, DECLARE YOUR 2004 Olympics Games 20th INTENT TO SWIM AT THE MEET AND TALK TO YOUR COACH ABOUT YOUR 2008 Olympics Games 22nd EVENTS

LC Best times in 2011 For the swim meet to be held by our team in November, I have asked my 100 m. Breastroke: 1:01.51 coaches to enter their swimmers at the various swim meets on the calendar. 200 m. Breastroke 2:14.43 I know the parents or the swimmers, sometimes, like to choose their events 200 m. IM 2:05.59 themselves. However, I think there are many benefits if the coaches choose the events of their swimmers.

✴ Coaches will enter the swimmers in the events they know they are ready to swim

✴ A coach can start preparing his swimmer for a given event knowing he Coming swim entered him at the meet

meets ✴ Coaches will ensure the swimmers do not always swim the same events

TCC Fall Short Course BRW Meet ✴ It favors a dialog between the coach and the athlete and the coach can work October 14th to 16th, 2011 at setting goals with his athletes SCS Senior - Simi Valley Once the coaches has entered the events of your child, do not hesitate to talk October 22nd to 23rd, 2011 with him to discuss changes if needed

BRW at Redlands Thanks for your cooperation, November 4th and 5th, 2011 Coach Martin US Grand Prix - Minneapolis

November 11th to 13th 2011 PRIVATE LESSONS & CLINICS

We are pleased to inform you that the RST will continue to offer private lessons on the week-ends. We will also offer you the possibility to attend a clinic that could give you an extra opportunity to improve. Every month we will post the calendar of private lessons and clinics our coaches will offer you. In any case, you need to sign-in first by sending the head coach an e-mail. We will confirm within the next 12 hours that the spot you chose is still open. You will be billed at the end of the month via Team Unify. If you have any special suggestion for a clinic, do not hesitate to let us know and we will see what we can do !

The private lessons and the clinics are one hour long. The cost for a private lesson is $ 40 dollars and the coach will work on whatever your child needs to work on. The rate for a clinic is $ 25 per kid, max. 4 kids per hour.

To sign in, contact coach Martin at [email protected] or call 909-557-3596

Elena Zanone will be available on Becoming a champion in Backs- 22nd and 23rd for private les- troke — with Yulduz Kuchkarova Sarah Quinte can give you a pri- sons, between noon and 5 pm. vate lesson October the 8th She is also available on October 7th and the 15th at 11 am between 11 am and 3 pm weekdays before practice for the 9 and 10 / noon for the 11 & 12 / 1 pm for the 13 and over / 2 pm for private lessons. Yulduz will be under the supervision of Coach Martin

DOING THE EXTRA THAT MAKES THE DIFFERNCE

ABOUT YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT ATTENDANCE ABOUT TECHNIQUE Arrive 15 minutes early on deck Here is the Head Coach’ recom Everytime you push off the wall mandations on the number of wor- make sure you streamline and kick Always have something you want to - kouts per week for each age group fast for 8 to 10 yards improve prior to starting a workout, category, regardless of the weather ! tell your coach about it Always count the number of strokes 8 and under = 3 to 4 / week you take per lap. See if you can Give yourself 15 minutes a day for lower that number. stretching and thinking about your 9 and 10 = 4 to 5 / week swimming and your goals On freestyle, stabilize your head and 11 and 12 = 5 to 6 / week breath only when you need to. Oth Post your goals somewhere in your erwise look the bottom of the pool- bedroom so you have them in mind Senior Bronze = 5 to 6 / week and keep your head still ! Be positive and cheer for your Senior Silver = 7 to 8 / week Butterfly and breastroke are about teammates, it will help you enjoy Senior Gold = 8 to 9 / week kicking, you work those strokes: your swimming ! KICK !! NEWS FOR THE 11 and 12 group It was great to see so many 11-12's at the YST meet. Let's see the same en- INDIVIDUAL PICTURES thusiasm and numbers at the TCC meet in October and, of course, the RST The RST Individual photos are schedu- meet in November. Coach Denise, led for October 8 at RHS pool deck with Coach Elena, and I will be working with the following times: you to be sure you are entering a va- riety of events for each meet. • 8 and unders will be at 9:00AM • 13 and over at 10:00AM Our October Ice Cream Attendance • 9-10 will be at 11:00 AM Party is in full effect. Every five days • 11-12 will be at 1:00PM of attendance you earn part of an ice • Pre-Senior and Senior will be at cream party: first the sprinkles, then 1:45PM. the chocolate sauce, then the cherry, • We will hold individual picture next the ice cream, and finally the make-up day on Saturday Octo- bowl. We want to see you at practice ber 29th from 9-10AM at RHS and this is a fun way to reward you for pool deck. Please make sure you show up for • coming. individual photo, we might need Water Polo Pictures: Oct 29 there will your picture to talk about you in be a “polo” team picture and individual Keep up the good work and GO RST! our Newsletter or in the media ! polo player pictures. Polo pictures will start at 9 AM on the RHS deck. -Coach Matt

NEWS FOR THE 9 and 10 group Congratulations on a great first meet in Yucaipa. We had almost 100% best times, and there were also many first time swimmers. Please be sure to sign TV & TIVO NEEDED up for the TCC meet in October. Wel- come to Coach Sarah! She brings a ton If you have an old TV and / or TIVO that of enthusiasm and experience with all you are not using any more, the club levels of kids and we are very fortu- could give it a second life ! We need this nate to have her. As the weather starts equipment to help our swimmers with to shift, be sure to dress appropriately their strokes... Contact coach Martin if for practice. Thanks for all of your you can help ! great efforts and excellent attitudes. We look forward to a rewarding fall season. - Coach Jamie SUBSCRIBE TO SWIM NEWS

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