SCARLET-ELITE NEWS BULLETIN 8-11-14 “Cultivating Excellence in Academics, Character and Swimming” SCARLET-ELITE SWIMMERS PERFORM BRILLIANTLY AT EASTERN ZONES! DANNING HU BREAKS NJ SWIMMING’S 11-12 200 IM RECORD!!! C. BALBO (2), HU & S. SLEPIAN (2) WIN EVENTS!! 18 Scarlet-Elite swimmers competed at the 2014 Eastern Zone Long Course Age Group Championships (commonly referred to as “Zones”) this past weekend in Richmond, Virginia. Our swimmers represented New Jersey Swimming against the 12 other LSCs that consist of USA Swimming’s Eastern Zone. This meet brought together many of the top swimmers within the Northeast. The Eastern Zone consists of the following LSC’s: Maine Swimming, New England Swimming, Connecticut Swimming, Metro Swimming, New Jersey Swimming, Mid-Atltantic Swimming, Maryland Swimming, Niagara Swimming, Adirondack Swimming, Allegheny Mountain Swimming, Potomac Valley Swimming & Virginia Swimming. On the last day of competition, 12 year old Danning Hu won the girls 11-12 200 IM in 2.23.96. In doing so, Danning broke New Jersey Swimming’s girls 11-12 200 IM record by 2.50 seconds. The previous record was held by Felicia Lee of Montclair YMCA, whom established the record of 2:26.46 on January 14, 2005. Lee went on to swim for North Baltimore Swim Club (home of Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff) and Stanford University. At JO’s, Danning missed the record by just .03 in winning the event in 2.26.49. In her other events, Danning placed 2nd in the 200 back by dropping 1.24 from her previous best to touch in 2:25.98. Danning’s 1.08.76 effort in the 100 back was good enough for 3rd place. Danning also collected a pair of 6th place finishes with her 2:49.12 time in the 200 breast and her 32.45 time in the 50 back. 16 year old Chris Balbo collected a pair of victories. Chris was the best at the 400 IM when he posted a 4:41.65 time and also the best at the 800 free with his 8:42.83 time. Chris earned 2nd place in the 200 IM with his 2:13.58 time and was 4th in the 400 free by touching in 4:12.62. Chris’s 2:11.78 time in the 200 fly was good enough for 8th place. 17 year old Sarah Slepian also comes home from Zones in possession of 2 gold medals. Sarah was victorious in the 200 breast, when she posted a 2:41.01 time. Sarah also earned top spot on the podium in the 200 IM, with her 2:23.96 time. Sarah was 2nd in the 400 IM with her 5:07.84 effort and 3rd in the 100 back, posting a 1:07.77 time. 15 year old Alicia Iizuka clipped 1.51 from her best to place 3rd overall in the 200 breast (2:42.89). 15 year old Isabelle Malinowski finaled in 4 events and placed 4th in three of them. By dropping .8 from her best in the 200 fly, Isabelle was 4th with her 2:23.77 time. Tying her best time in the 100 fly (1:06.30) also earned Isabelle 4th place. Slicing .77 off from her best previous 200 IM to 2:28.86 was also the 4th best swim in the event. Isabelle clipped 1.41 off her 400 IM to 5:09.42 earned her 7th place. 13 year old Leighton Mayers competed in finals in the 100 fly, dropped .04 from his best and placed 8th. Also participating from our Division against the best in the Northeast were: Sarah Bernstein, Peter Carchia, Nolan Danus, Luc Francis, Erica Iizuka, Karen Iizuka, Monica Iizuka, Jonathan Kao, Michael Lee, Aaron Levin, Livia Maguire & Karen Wu. Full results are posted on the team website. Swimmers who participated (# in parenthesis is number of best Scarlet-Elite LCM best times): Chris Balbo (1), Sarah Bernstein, Peter Carchia (3), Nolan Danus, Luc Francis, Danning Hu (6), Alicia Iizuka (2), Erica Iizuka, Karen Iizuka (1), Monica Iizuka (1), Jonathan Kao, Michael Lee (2), Aaron Levin (2), Livia Maguire, Isabelle Malinowski (4), Leighton Mayers (2) & Karen Wu. WANT YOUR NEW SCARLET STUFF FAST? ULTIMATE SWIM SHOP TAKING PRE-ORDERS INCLUDING EMBROIDERY ITEMS: Ultimate Swim Shop, the swim shop owned by Bill and Brandy Deatly, will once again be supplying Scarlet Aquatics-Elite Division with the team uniform this coming year. In addition to each swimmer receiving a team suit, racing cap with name, two t- shirts and a Scarlet hoodie, Ultimate will supply to Scarlet Swimmers accessories such as pull buoys, fins & snorkels. Tentatively, Ultimate will be at Morristown-Beard School on Sunday, September 14 to sell the “Scarlet wear” and equipment/accessories. If a Scarlet swimmer or a parent would like to pre-order thru the Scarlet Aquatics- Elite Division webpage on the Ultimate Swim Shop website (www.ultimateswimshop.com), Ultimate will pull together the order, complete with customized embroidery and provide the customer with their order at the September 14 sale if the order made online prior to 12:00 pm on Monday, September 1st (Labor Day). To make your order, go to the Ultimate website & sign in. Click on the Scarlet Aquatics and make your order. If you order prior to September 1st, Ultimate will provide your order at the Sunday, September 14 sale including personalized embroidered items. Of course, if you want to add non-Scarlet items (such as equipment items) to your cart, you can do so and those items will also be provided to you at the Sunday, September 14th sale. FITTER AND FASTER SWIM TOUR EXPANDS TO 2 DAY, 3 OLYMPIANS (FEIGEN, JOYCE & FOLKER!) FORMAT; CLINIC BOTH SEPT 20 & 21; FOCUS OF THIS YEAR’S CAMP ON ELITE SWIMMERS! The annual Fitter and Faster Swim Tour that arrives each September has both expanded its format (2 day format) and narrowed its focus (on elite swimmers) this year. The two day swim camp that is now being offered on September 20 and 21 at Drew University in Madison is called the Elite Speed and Power Swim Camp. To ensure the curriculum is at the highest level - there are qualifying times of 54.99 for boys and 58.99 for girls in the 100 yard freestyle. This year’s swim camp is only open to 60 participants – making it one of the highest level camps in the country! Swimmers of all ages and from different parts of the country have already signed up to be part of this one of a kind learning experience. A few are even flying in - one participant is coming from New Mexico. Leading the Elite Speed and Power Camp are two of FFT’s top clinicians and greatest American sprinters of all time, Jimmy Feigen (2012 Olympian, 47.82 100 meter free) and Kara Lynn Joyce (Three-time Olympian and 27-time NCAA Champion) and Scarlet-Elite swimmers will remember Jimmy Feigen as the fabulous Olympian, along with Kim Vandenberg, gave a clinic last November especially for Scarlet-Elite swimmers (sponsored by ESCPO). Feigen & Joyce will work with swimmers on improving all of the “power” components of the race: Starts, Turns, Breakouts, Maintaining Speed and Maximizing Power during a race. Strength and Dryland “guru” Nick Folker, the current CEO of of FASST and former Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of California Berkeley, will work with participants on how to utilize their core strength, body weight and athleticism to access their true “power” in the water. For more information about the Elite Speed and Power Camp and how to register, http://fitterandfaster.com/swim-clinics/elite-speed-and-power-swim-camp-eastern-region/ Drew University Head Coach Eric Scheingoltz coordinates and sponsors this terrific opportunity for the area youngsters each year. TOM LAWSON TO JOIN SCARLET-ELITE COACHING STAFF THIS FALL: Tom Lawson, who was an accomplished swimmer as a youngster, a college swimmer and as a master swimmer, will be joining the Scarlet-Elite coaching staff this fall for the Winter 2014-15 session. As a local New Jersey swimmer, Tom was among the best in the area in the IM. Tom continued his swimming at Lafayette College (teammate of Coach Bill’s) and was captain his senior year, along with being a team record holder. Tom also competed locally in Masters Swimming for many years and as a parent, had several children whom competed locally and in college. Tom will begin his tenure at Scarlet-Elite by working with the Marlins and Pre- Elite 3 days a week. RISING SENIORS: AUGUST IS OFFICIAL COLLEGE ESSAY(S) MONTH!! Rising Seniors, August is official College Essay(s) Month. With 1st semester Senior year being the most strenuous and stressful semester in a person’s high school career, the smart Senior uses August to complete their college essay. Faced with a continued strong academic workload along with college application preparation, possible college recruiting trips (or just visiting or revisiting schools) and possible SAT or ACT test review/tutoring, a swimmer who also wants to keep up on their training (no college coach wants to hear other priorities got in the way of training) needs to use the “down” month of August to get the college essay(s) (and possibly the common college application form) completed so that it is one (rather large) thing to cross off the to-do list. FALL/WINTER 2014-15 PRACTICE SCHEDULE: UNDER CONSTRUCTION! The Fall/Winter 2014-15 practice schedule is now under construction. This practice schedule will be continuously updated as black out dates, meets and high school meet conflicts are learned.