Yuma Heat’s

Important Stuff …

South Bay “ABC” Sign Up Forms Are Due TODAY !!!

Seniors !!! Morning practices will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, April 15^th.

2008-2009 Team Membership fees are due ! These fees will not be automatically withdrawn from your accounts as are team fees. Those that were active in March will pay the renewal fee of $60 per swimmer, and those that were not will pay $95 per swimmer.

Our 2007-2008 fiscal year ended March 31. Those that have outstanding balances for their Fund Raising Obligation are asked to settle up. We REALLY don’t want to ask anyone to leave the program, but our budget requires everyone to pull their share of the load, and we REALLY want to start the 2008-2009 fiscal year with a clean slate. Thanks !

May 17^th the Heat will be hosting the Middle School Invitational. This meet is open to all middle school students and home-schoolers of middle school age. That includes our Heat swimmers ! Check with your P.E. teachers to find out if your school intends to participate. Alison Keough & Jenny Hieber are heading up this project. Help will be needed to run this meet … timers, concessions, timing equipment, computer, deck officials !!! Please keep this date open.

The 2007-2008 Team Banquet was held Friday, April 11 at the Yuma High School Cafeteria. 110 swimmers, friends, and families gathered to celebrate the year in swimming. A BIG thank you to Virginia Cardinal for the wonderful meal ! Additional thanks go out to William Cardinal, Martin & Renee Armijo, Troy Maryniak, Mike Sharp (Yuma High Athletic Director), Rick Frabasilio, and Cindy Curtis (photo presentation). The major award recipients were …

Most Improved

10 & Under Isaac Timm

11 & 12 Randi Mendoza & George Gould

13 & 14 Andrew Russell-Cheung

15 & Over Emily White

Outstanding Age Group Swimmer Jesse Kaba & Alex Curtis

Outstanding Senior Swimmer Katelyn Weddle

Upcoming Meets / Events

Far Westerns

Three Heat swimmers will travel to Pleasanton, California for the Far Western Championships this weekend. Good luck to Alex Curtis , Jesse Kaba, and Andrew Russell-Chueng as they represent the Heat in this prestigious meet. !

South Bay Aquatic “ABC”

April 25-27
Las Palmas Pool, 1800 E. 22^nd Street, National City, CA
This will be the first meet of the summer season.
This is a long course meet and is open to ALL swimmers.
Sign Up Forms are due Monday, April 14
Friday (12 & Un 400 Fr and 13 & Over 1500 Fr) 4 PM Warm Up / 5 PM Start
Saturday & Sunday 7:15 AM Warm Up / 9 AM Start (there may be an assigned warm up time … more later)

Summer Meet Schedule

There are still a couple of problems with this schedule. The problems will be resolved, but for now, the schedule looks like this:

Date Meet/Event Who Site

April

11 2007-2008 Team Banquet All Yuma H.S. Cafeteria

25-27 South Bay “ABC” NTS National City, CA

26 Middle School Swim Clinic Grade 6-8 Marcus Pool

May

3 Middle School Swim Clinic Grade 6-8 Marcus Pool

10 Middle School Swim Clinic Grade 6-8 Kennedy Pool

15-18 Toyota Grand Prix Special Santa Clara, CA

17 Middle School Invitational Grade 6-8 Marcus Pool

22 Long Course Mini Meet All Kennedy Pool

23-25 Cactus Classic “BB” ASU, Tempe &

Cactus Pool, Scottsdale

June

6-8 FPAC Beat the Heat NTS NAU, Flagstaff

21 Swim A Thon All Marcus Pool

29-July 6 US Olympic Team Trials OT Qwest Center, Omaha, NE

30 Swim A Thon Money Due

July

15-19 Speedo Champions Series Sectional Mt. Hood CC, Gresham, OR

18-20 AZ AG State Champs AZQ Chandler H.S., Chandler

24-27 AZ Senior Champs NTS ASU, Tempe

26 IVSL Champs IVSL IVC Pool, Imperial, CA

29–Aug 2 US Open US Open U of M, Minneapolis, MN

August

1-3 Season Finale NTS Brophy Prep, Phoenix

4-8 Junior Nationals JNAT U of M, Minneapolis, MN