W E S T H O L L Y W O O D AQUATICS January 2009 Issue 1 Vol. 2009 WH2O Team News Peace, Love and Understanding What’s Inside.... You Need To Relax And the Oscar Goes WH2O Advertising President ’s Corner Ralphs Incentives: Diets Some advice, passed To... Rates WH2O President Brian Attention Shoppers, Everybody hates them, down from a swimming Introducing new Olver gives us the Money Back, Aisle 8! here are some facts Go ahead, get your great. annual awards ‘Whats Hot, Whats Page 3 when it comes to Page 8 Page 9 name out there. Not! ’Words to live figuring out THE Page 10 Who’s That You Say? How To Do An Upcoming Swim Meets by... ZONE. Introducing... Eggbeater Kick and WH2O Clinics Swim Etiquette and Page 2 Page 6-7 Upcoming Events Get to know your fellow A Water Polo Player I think you GET the essential. Put it in your calendar swimmers. Quick fun heading on this one Page 9 and get ready for.. interviews give us Page 10 Page 11 perspective on the faces Swim Clips Special Meet around the pool. Enjoy the view. Pages 4-5 Announcements Page 9 Page 11 Speedo's New High-Tech Swimsuit Sportsgraphic *NASA-researched design would Onion Sports keep swimmer alive and well should Swimmers wearing Speedo's new Olympic pool ever hurtle into dark laser-bonded LZR racing swimsuit vacuum of space have set 35 records in the past few *Covered in Crisco to reduce drag weeks. Here's how the LZR gives *Squeezes out all physical matter competitors the advantage: from swimmer until they become a Euclidean point with no magnitude, *Tightly compresses swimmer's only position body then squirts them across the *Powerful built-in scent glands pool attract rutting males as far as five *Perfect for standing in with a nautical miles away puffed-out chest and head cocked *Wearing it allows you to find out up and slightly to the left who your real friends are, that's for *Emits series of low clicks to help damn sure!! wearer find edge of pool *Comes with free pool noodle Check us out online, WWW.WH2O.ORG 1 WEST HOLLYWOOD AQUATICS Seventeen Magazine presents… President’s Corner Rules Provided month I told you to set some goals for the New Last by: Brian Olver Year, and I offered suggestions as to how to go about doing that. This month, I’m giving you a comprehensive guide as to how to live your life. I’m just really generous like that. But after Drew Pokorny told me I’m ―too wordy‖ I was inspired by a recent issue of Seventeen Magazine to mix up my format. So without further ado: IN 5 MINTUES AGO OUT IN 5 MINTUES AGO OUT Still wines Champagne Beer Younger blondes Older blondes Dumb blondes Home by midnight After parties Hangovers Taste on Melrose Katsuya Ketchup 3 day weekends 2 week vacations Weekend hikes Virgin America Southwest American RVCA Diesel Ed Hardy Don Julio Patron Cazadores Real Housewives of Girls Next Door Bad Girls Club Mammoth & Palm San Francisco Will Rogers Atlanta Springs Working hard Slacking Complaining Britney Lady Gaga Jessica Simpson Ketel One & Ciroc Absolut Grey Goose Core training Cross training Sleeping in Vodka Dudevu X Tube Corbin Fisher Cashmere Cotton Wool Winning Finishing 2nd Losing Facebook Connexion MySpace West Hollywood Walnut Creek The Olympic Club DVDs Weekend matinees Opening night premieres Cherry Pop Fresh Fridays Beige Kate Winslet Nicole Kidman Sandra Bullock Did You Hear the LOST Heroes 24 News?? Taking chances Playing it safe Exceeding limits 2 Check us out online, WWW.WH2O.ORG WEST HOLLYWOOD AQUATICS Information About West Hollywood Aquatics 2008-2009 West Hollywood Aquatics (WH2O) is a Masters swimming and water polo club based in West Hollywood, California and the larger Los Angeles area. The club currently has a roster Board of Directors of over 200 athletes from around Southern California. The teams include athletes of all Brian Olver — President abilities ranging from ex-Olympians to beginners. Everyone is welcome regardless of skill, Gregg Orgorzelec — Vice President, Administrative gender, race, sexual orientation, or disability. Drew Pokorny — Vice President, Social Currently we hold workouts at: Errol Graham — Treasurer Tamara Davis — Secretary West Hollywood Park Pool (Swimming) Adam Davis — Swimming Representative 647 N. San Vicente Boulevard Fritz Hemker — Water Polo Representative West Hollywood, CA 90069 Amy Dantzler — Facilities & Equipment Coordinator Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks Pool (Swimming & Water Polo) Chris Smith — Development Coordinator 14201 Huston Street Special thanks to the following individuals for helping with this Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 edition of the Newsletter: Glassell Park Pool (Swimming) Brian Olver Chris Smith 3580 Verdugo Road Gregg Orgorzelec Boyd Quinnell Los Angeles, CA 90065 Adam Davis Jim Cude Roosevelt Pool (Swimming/ Long Course) Jonathan Russell Ben Carrillo 546 South Mathews Street Los Angeles, CA 90033 Need More Information? Visit our website at For more information about our 16 weekly swimming and Sunday water polo workouts, http://www.wh2o.org please visit our website at http:/ / www.wh2o.org. or pen a letter, our address is Dues Schedule: West Hollywood Aquatics $20 annual administrative fee for all members PO Box 691651 $50/month all swimming and water polo practices West Hollywood, CA 90069 $25/month water polo only and Friday night swimming WH2O charges a $10 monthly surcharge for individuals who pay by check. Credit card payment is preferred and saves our volunteer board time. West Hollywood Aquatics is a not-for-profit California corporation. Up to $3,000,000 for WH2O at Ralphs Hey Team! For monthly purchases, the team receives the following percentages back as rebates from Ralphs: You read that right. Ralphs Grocery Company is offering up to $3 million in 2009 to qualifying Up to $200 1% organizations whose members submit their Between $200.01 and $350 2% household Ralphs Club Card numbers. It's a quick Between $350.01 and $500 3% and simple way to make money doing the things we Over $500 4% already do! All you have to do is register your Ralphs rewards card online at www.ralphs.com, If you have any questions about how to register your using our organization name (West Hollywood account, feel free to email me at Aquatics). [email protected]. Thank you for helping out the team -- it's up to each of us! Every time you shop for groceries and swipe your card, WH2O automatically starts earning a rebate. Chris Smith Development Coordinator Check us out online, WWW.WH2O.ORG 3 WEST HOLLYWOOD AQUAT ICS Who’s thAt You say?? Introducing… Nathan Outside of the pool, what do you like to do with your free time? Well, like everyone in LA, I work a ton. But weekends are best spent Carden dancing and brunching. I love love love going and running into everyone I know. I have a big group of friends and it’s important for me to stay in touch. I spend a lot of time nourishing my relationships. By Gregg I’m also an artist of sorts (went to art school) and am desperately trying Drew Pokorny Ogorzelec to keep working. Interviewed By Brian Olver Occupation? 1) When did you join WH2O? Why? I’m a Casting Producer. I ruin people’s lives (kidding). I work for a I think I joined in winter of '06. I'm not British company called Ricochet Television. We bring shows from the exactly sure because I was a lap swimmer BBC to the American market. for a while first. I picked up swimming for How long have you been on the team? two reasons. I had just broken off my I have been on the team since late summer/ early fall. Although, I Where are you from? What brought you to LA? relationship and was dying to focus on did swim once with the team a year and a half ago… the experience I’m originally from San Luis Obispo (SLO… the home of Zac Efron!) something else. Also, I had to give up nearly killed me and it took the better part of two years to regain distance running for myself when I started but have lived in North Carolina and London at times in my life. I my dog-running business my confidence/ stupidity. don’t know why I moved to LA. It was just a thing to do after (www.drewthedogrunner.com). I needed a graduation (I went to UCSB). I fell in love with the city and don’t plan new workout that wasn't so hard on my How did you find out about the team? on leaving any time soon. knees. I am good friends with a few members and have always wanted to join. Single or taken? 2) What has been the highlight in your Single… and ready to be set up on a date! time at WH2O? What is your impression of the team so far? No question about it: IGLA in DC. It was What a bunch of losers! (kidding kidding kidding!) I love the my first meet ever and was a TOTAL Have you made out with anyone from the team yet? BLAST!! I had a great time with the team team! It’s a great group of people. Before or after I joined? ;-) and even more fun with a couple of the Favorite TV shows? people I met there. ;-P When did you start swimming? Ever? Arrested Development, Kath and Kim (AUS version), Sex in the I have been swimming since I could walk. I was pretty damn fast City, AbFab.