WOW

WOW - What else can be said?! The NOVAQUATICS SWIM TEAM volunteers, swimmers, coaches and boosters and the City of Irvine support staff did IT AGAIN! The daunting task of hosting two national championship meets back-to-back and following it up with a once in two decade international event - the PAN PAC Championships - was an overwhelming success.

Congrats to all those that volunteered to help over the course of this past month, especially those that really stepped up with a big grin on your face and volunteered for the sake of volunteering and not just for mandated membership hours.

The positive comments were heard throughout the swimming venue and all over the city. "What Great Hosts you were." "What Great facilities." "What a Great community." "Can't we have the nationals here every year?!"

This event could not have been done without the day-to-day efforts of our own Kim Hoesterey and the Irvine Aquatics Supervisor Briane Schonfeldt. Without their energy and enthusiasm none of this would be possible. But without our volunteer support all their efforts would have been in vain.

You all should take tremendous pride in what you just accomplished. You should also be pleased that your children were able to see an assemblage of the very best swimmers in the world in their own backyard. The kids have come away from this experience with a little extra motivation to drive them to the next level of swimming.

These Pan Pacific Championships were among the best I have participated in over the past 20 years. The fact that my own Trojan Swim Club athletes brought home nine gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals and countless championship records was only possible by the hospitality and enthusiasm of the NOVAQUATICS program.

I want to extend to all the pride I have for this program. You have set the bar that few if any could match. WOW!

NOVA TRY-OUT INFORMATION

Want to join the Novaquatics Swim Team?  The Novaquatics offers a wide range of programming to accommodate any level of swimmer of any age.  With locations in Irvine, Fountain Valley, and Aliso Viejo, the Novaquatics  can meet the needs for anybody looking to advance their swimming abilities.

Join us for try-outs, any day Mon-Thur beginning August 24 (Tuesday) through September 2, at the Woollett Aquatic Center in Irvine from 4:30-5:15 pm.

Please bring a suit and one of our coaches will be happy to help in your swimming evaluation.

SUMMER BREAK SCHEDULE

Following Championship Season the Novaquatics encourages all swimmers and families to organize some family time and enjoy a well deserved break.  However, we will continue to offer workouts and hope all our swimmers recognize the importance of staying active and including swimming in their summer break activities.

Reminder that the first three weeks of August have most of Woollett unavailable for our traditional summer break schedule, and all programming normally at Woollett, has been relocated to Northwood High School.  Therefore our hours at Northwood are extremely limited, and we are lucky to have a consistent schedule through those busy weeks.

We will return to our normal site schedules on Tuesday, Sept 7.  There is no workout on Monday, September 6 (Labor Day)