A recent morning practice

Reagan, Courtney, Drew, Shannon, Janelle, Mark

6x100 warm up
1oo swim, 100 kick, 100 no breath x 2

10x50 breaststroke with paddles on 55
or
10x75 freestyle pulling on 55

10x75 on 1:15 Fly, Back, Breast

10x200 freestyle pulling
or
10x150 breaststroke/freestyle pulling
or
10x150 freestyle pulling

10x100 pulling on 1:15 1 EZ 1 Fast
or
10x75 Fly, Back, Breast on 1:15 1 EZ 1 Fast

10x25 fast rabbit

200 SBAC style warm-down

PVST meet combined into one session

Originally the swim meet in Camarillo this Saturday was supposed to be split into two sessions with the older ages in the morning and the younger ages in the afternoon. However, the were not very many entries for the older age divisions and so the meet hosts decided it would be best to combine the entire swim meet into one session. The swim meet will start at 9:00 for everyone and will be finished by 12 noon at the latest. Attached is the new updated timeline for the competition.

EVERYONE PARTICIPATING IN THE SWIM MEET SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ARRIVE AT THE CAMARILLO SWIM POOL AT 8:15 AM. PLEASE WEAR TEAM T-SHIRT IF POSSIBLE.

E-mail me with any questions you may have in relation to the swim meet.

TEAM GEAR IS HERE!

Two major pieces of apparel news today:

#1

At long last SBAC now has team apparel for everyone!

YOUTH TEAM SHIRTS will be available tomorrow! I will be selling YOUTH “Rocket Scientist” T-Shirts on Wednesday at swim practice. Cost is $15. If you can't make it to Wednesday practice you can purchase team shirts on Thursday or Friday at swim practice.

#2

Recently SBAC became a NIKE sponsored swim program. What does this mean for our families? Most significantly it means that we get deep discounts on NIKE swim products. SBAC families now have the opportunity to have our team logo printed on swimsuits, parkas, swim bags, and team jackets/pants. Starting today you can go online and purchase SBAC team gear through our online NIKE distributor.

Here’s how it works.

1. E-mail coach mark and get the SBAC team apparel fact sheet.
2. Purchase team gear at the online store (you have 1 week starting today to get the stuff you need before the store closes.)
3. All team gear will be shipped in one large shipment (to save shipping costs) to SBAC sometime in mid November
4. Get your team gear from Coach Mark when it arrives.

The SBAC store will remain open for one week before closing at midnight on NOV 3rd. The store WILL reopen again sometime in the winter, but this is your only chance to purchase team gear before Thanksgiving. Our winter order will likely take place sometime in December.

Obviously, there is no requirement to purchase team gear, but I would strongly encourage the purchase of a team suit if possible.

I know, I know, I know…..you have questions. I’m ready.

mark warkentin

sbac swim team head coach

Janelle, Shannon and Drew in Simi Valley

Janelle Nguyen, en route to a personal best time in the 400 I.M

Shannon Slaught competing in the 100 Fly

Drew Casier, competing in the 200 Fly at the Southern California Swimming Senior Invitational

Oct 25th

#1
SWIM PRACTICE THIS WEEK WILL BE AT UCSB ON BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ALL OTHER DAYS WILL BE AT D.P. AT THE REGULAR TIME.

#2
Success over the weekend in Ojai and Simi Valley.
It was a very successful weekend for SBAC. For the first time ever SBAC was represented at 2 separate competitions on the same day. 10 of our athletes from the novice/age group programs competed in a junior competion in Ojai while 3 of our Senior level swimmers traveled to Simi Valley for a upper level competition. With best times achieved from both locations it was a great weekend for every swimmer and our entire program. If anyone has a picture that they'd like to have posted on the website please forward to me.

#3
"It was the first mistake I've ever made."
Considering the SBAC T-Shirt logo is "Rocket Scientist" it was a rather humbling and ironic turn of events to realize (after it was too late) that T-Shirts come in Adult and Youth sizes. What type of intellectual genius could have known? Anyway, I hope that our smaller athletes will forgive me as I will be placing an order this week for T-Shirts that will fit.
I think that many of our athletes (ages 10 to 14) will be able to fit in the current SMALL or MEDIUM sizes and some of older kids can wear a LARGE without any trouble. I'll be selling the current set of T-Shirts on Monday and Thursday. E-mail me if you are coming on Tuesday or Wednesday and would like to purchase a particular size. Cost is $15.

#4
In a related matter, SBAC is now selling apparell to parents and supporters of the adult variety. Authentic SBAC team gear is just $15! E-mail me with requests!

#5
This Saturday SBAC will have athletes from all three groups (novice, age group and Senior) represented at a swim meet in Camarillo. I will be there for the meet to support all athletes. This is going to be a very fun meet for all attending.

MAJOR SWIM MEET NEWS.
#6
On Nov 7-8th SBAC will participate in a swim meet in Ventura. This swim meet is encouraged for EVERY age and EVERY level of our program, including our most youthful and inexperienced athletes. There are no minimum times (you can enter the meet No Time). This is our last swim meet prior to Thanksgiving and I hope that we can send a large team to the competition. (It's really fun when the whole team is there!) Attached is all of the swim meet info for the Ventura Swim meet. Entries are due in the mail on Monday. (Postmarked any time on Monday). If you need help filling out a swim meet entry card I will be available after swim practice on Monday or you can ask around the pool deck on Monday during practice and see if anyone can help you.

#7
Relays are the most fun part of swimming and at the swim meet in Ventura SBAC will attempt to participate in all of the relays. Every SBAC relay at the swim meet has a very, very, very strong chance of establishing a team record. Some of our age groups at SBAC may have only 4 swimmers total - the minimum required to field a relay - so your participation in the swim meet might be the difference between SBAC having a relay!

October 22nd

Dear SBAC Families,

It was brought to my attention this week that some families have been dropped from the team list and didn’t receive recent e-mail messages. I don’t know how this happened but I apologize for the mistake and I’ll do my best at making sure everyone is included on the list. Here’s my additional solution for the future: I will continue to send out an e-mails on Sunday night (and the occasional one during the week) but I will also post the information on the team blog swimsbac.com. If you’re ever unsure about the schedule or the latest news on team events please go to the website.

Here’s a few quick hits before the weekend.

1. I put in an order for long-sleeved SBAC swim team t-shirts last week. I talked to the designer today and he said that the order would be finished tomorrow. Because we have a swim meet in Ojai on Saturday I am going to bring the t-shirts to afternoon swim practice on Friday. I don't have a final cost per item yet, but the cost is likely to be around $15. These shirts are 100% cotton so I’d recommend getting one on the larger side. (I didn’t purchase any XSMALL, only SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE and XL. If the team runs out of a particular size I will make an additional order as soon as possible). I will only accept cash for the t-shirts.
2. I will not be attending the swim meet in Ojai this Saturday but Carolyn and Amanda will be there to assist your athletes with coaching and support. (I will be at a different swim meet with our older kids). Carolyn will be selling team swim caps at the swim meet in Ojai at the cost of $3 each.
3. Please try to arrive at the swim meet in Ojai at least 45 minutes before the start of the competition to make sure you are signed in and warm-up up for the day.

see you at the pool

mark