Announcements:

BC Meet next Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Pearl Harbor Pool
Warm up is at 7:00AM!


Olympic Team Trials (6/29-7/6) to be televised....see link for schedule.


Parents:

Please kokua and take turns timing at the meets so everyone can enjoy watching their child(ren) swim.  Timing at a meet is part of our commitment as parents.  Each club entering a meet needs to fill in a certain number of timer slots.  Please review the Parent Commitment and Responsibilities on page 7 of the PCA Overview (click on the Club Info icon below).

Please inform Coach Jane if your swimmer(s) WILL NOT be entering a swim meet by at least 2 weeks prior to the meet date.  You will be responsible for the entry fees if you fail to let Coach Jane know and your swimmer(s) are entered in the meet.  Mahalo!                               

Please turn in the "Permission to Videotape/Photograph/ Publish on Website Form ."  Names will not be mentioned on this website until the signed form is turned in.  Mahalo!


West Classified Meet - May 4, 2008  Meet Results 


Harry Mamizuka Invitational - April 25 - 27, 2008  Meet Results     


West Classified Meet - April 19, 2008  Meet Results


                              

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Tip Corner:

A Tip from the Swimming World Magazine website........

BUTTERFLY - Whip Your Feet
Text and photos by Glenn Mills
Demonstrated by Misty Hyman

For a really powerful butterfly kick, relax the feet. Don't force them.

Imagine your body is a long whip, with your head and chest as the handle, and your feet as the tail or snapping part at the end of the whip. To get the BIGGEST crack of the whip, you wouldn't focus your attention on the end (the feet)...you'd focus your attention on the handle (the chest).

Too many swimmers focus on the feet FIRST, and this makes it tough to achieve true power in the kick. Instead, try focusing on the chest, and let the feet simply flow, or be soft, during the kick so they can SNAP, WHIP, CRACK at the end of the body.



 
 
Misty Hyman is famous for her fantastically efficient kick, and you can see in the pictures and video just how soft and supple her feet are while they follow her body through the water. You can also almost feel the CRACK of her feet when she finishes her kick.
While the kick is initiated with the top of the body, don't forget to use your thighs to really add that final push. This also aids in popping the hips up, and helping you con-tinue with a fluid line through the water.



Practice Notice :     

PC Pool pump is broken......... 

For Monday, 5/12/08 - practice for AA+ swimmers at VMAC as normal
ABC swimmers at PC Pool - please check with Coach Jane on Monday if the pool has been fixed


VMAC:       4:30PM - 6:30PM
P.C. Pool:  5:00PM - 6:30PM

Normal practice schedule:
AA+ swimmers (Coach Ken & Coach Al's groups) at VMAC
ABC swimmers (Coach Jane & Coach Shige's groups) at P.C. Pool

Holiday practice schedule:
All swimmers at P.C. Pool 5:00PM - 6:30PM


May/June Calendar:


Holiday practice schedule for 2008:

  • Jun 11  Wednesday     King Kamehameha I Day 
  • Jul 4      Friday               Independence Day 
  • Aug 15 Friday               Statehood Day  
  • Sep 1   Monday             Labor Day 
  • Nov 4    Tuesday           Election Day 
  • Nov 11  Tuesday           Veteran's Day

NO practice on the following days:

  • Jun 12   Thursday          LCM State Champs
  • Jun 13   Friday               LCM State Champs
  • Aug ???                          PCA Camp
  • Nov 27  Thursday          Thanksgiving Day
  • Nov 28  Friday               Ken Suenaga Invitational 
  • Dec 25  Thursday         Christmas Day


Upcoming Meets:

  • Saturday, May 17
  • Pearl Harbor - PHA

  • Sakamoto Invitational (AA+ swimmers only)
  • May 23-25
  • Sakamoto Pool - MAUI
  • Good luck to Aimee...our only PCA swimmer making the trip to Maui!


  • Last Chance Meet (AA+ swimmers only)
  • May 31-Jun 1
  • VMAC - HSC
  • AA+ swimmers: Please inform Coach Jane if you WILL NOT be entering by May 17. 


  • Keo Nakama Invitational (AA+ swimmers only)
  • July 4-6
  • VMAC - HSC



  • Mokihana Fun Meet (open to ALL swimmers)
  • Aug 16-17
  • Lihue, Kauai - Mokihana Aquatics
  • Please inform Coach Jane if you WILL BE entering by June 15th.       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Updated:  2008-05-09