We are honored to announce that Monticello Aquatic Club Seals is a recipient of a 2012 Pacific Swimming Pool Improvement Grant. The objective of the program is to help better serve the needs of Pacific Swimming and local communities in terms of club development, meet hosting and water safety. MACS has already hosted a Senior-level meet this year and will be hosting the NBAL Championship meet for the third year in a row this July. “It’s great to be recognized by Pacific Swimming to our commitment to hosting more meets in the North Bay as well as give back to the Vintage HS aquatic facility which has been a great home for us,” Head Coach Matt Mills remarked.
Monticello Aquatic Club Seals will be offering numerous aquatics programs at Vintage High School this summer including:
Splash Ball: For Boys & Girls ages 5-9 years, Splash Ball has been setup specifically for those boys and girls that are beginners to water polo and want an introduction to the game. We will have water polo trained coaches that will do the teaching and explain all aspects of water polo and some swim stroke techniques.
Seal Pups Swim Lessons: Swim lessons for ALL ages, including parent and baby classes. Small class sizes, 3-5 students per instructor depending on ability level. Includes water safety instruction.
Learn to Dive: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced practices
MACS Swim Team: Ages 4 and above with the ability to swim 25 yards or more, this swim team offers 4 competitive swim groups based on ability with our best athletes traveling nationwide for competitions
NVWP Developmental Water Polo Summer Session: Open to all students 10 & older this programs aims to offer a fun and informative environment for athletes of all skills to participate in the development of their water polo skills.
Junior Olympic Water Polo Team: Based on try-outs and placement on the team.
Click here to download our Summer info flyer
by admin
May
2nd,
2012
You are invited to the Ceremony for the Julian Szmidt Memorial Flagpole and an all you can eat pancake breakfast on Saturday, June 2nd at 9 AM at the Vintage High Aquatics Center.
Admission is free. A $5 donation is requested for the pancake breakfast.
Proceeds will benefit the Julian Szmidt Memorial Scholarship Fund. For more information call Bob Saunders @ 255-5409.
Come support the MACS by participating in a Dine-And-Donate Sunday March 11th from 10am to 9pm at Mark’s Bistro in American Canyon. We have coordinated with the restaurant to provide 15% of proceeds to the MACS. You must have this flyer.
Good evening MACS Families and Swimmers,
First, I wanted to say how proud Anna and I were of the performances at the Vallejo meet today. Coming out of the winter training season without many swim meet opportunities by really taking advantage of the warm weather and great competition today led to some amazing races. Today we saw a new JO cut, two nearly missed JO cuts, nearly a new PRT cut, and 29 lifetime bests. We also saw the least amount of disqualifications we’ve had at a meet like this. And of course the parental support cannot be overlooked as well… from officiating to timing and to now assisting with the meet computer I can’t say thank-you enough. I know we have one more day of racing still but it’s hard to think of a better meet we’ve had as a team thus far.
Second, I do want to reiterate to our Senior swimmers to sign-up for our meet next month as well as make sure parents are available to assist run the meet. If you have any questions about it please let me know.
Third, Anna and I have decided to give the whole team Monday off from practice as the bulk of the team is competing this weekend. High school swimmers are expected to get in with their high school team. So enjoy Monday evening, recover and get caught up with everything, and we will see everyone back in action on Tuesday!
And finally, if you have not done so please sign up for the spring session. We are still missing some registrations.
Thanks, and have a good night,
Matt
Letting you all know a couple of things… First, we all survived the winter and are moving on to our Spring Session next week! You can register your athlete on our website starting today. There is a small change in start time for the swimmers in Anna’s group… practice will be starting at 6:00p for this session. Hopefully this 30 minute change is not an inconvenience for anyone.
Second, we will have to share some lane space over the next three weeks until Masters Water Polo and NVST head back to their home pool. This won’t impact our youngest swimmers in Anna’s group, but it will mean a later start time for my groups. We will still be at the pool at 6:00p for dryland daily and will be getting in as soon as lane space is available… hopefully within 30 minutes. I would suggest that with so many users at the pool during this time that you do not leave anything in the locker room during your practice time. Again, this is only temporary for the first three weeks of our session.
Third, if you haven’t signed up for the Vallejo meet for the end of this month please do so! And everyone is encouraged to sign up for the St Helena Swim Meet in March, but only on Sunday. If you have any questions regarding these two meets, please let me know.
Matt
Matt sent over the MACS swim meet schedule–as usual, please watch the calendar for most up-to-date info
January 3
MACS InterTeam Meet / Vintage HS
Everyone
January 20-23rd
Washington Open / Federal Way, WA
Senior Group
February 24-26
Vallejo Aquatic Club / Vallejo, CA
Everyone
March 16-18
Spring Junior Olympics / San Ramon, CA
Qualifiers
March 24-25
St Helena Swim Club / St Helena, CA
Age Group
March 24
MACS Senior II Meet / Vintage HS
Senior Group
April 13-15
Marin Pirates Long Course / Novato, CA
Age Group
April 27-28
MEL Championships / Napa, CA
High School
May 10-12
San Joaquin Section Championships / Lodi, CA
High School Qualifiers
May 25-27
Tigers Aquatics Long Course / Stockton, CA
Everyone
June 2
Lake Berryessa Open Water Swim / Lake Berryessa, CA
Qualifiers
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday evening, November 30 at 5:00pm, at the pool, there is a meeting for ALL female water polo players!
Kim Everist, Olympic Development Program Girls National Director, is taking time out of her very busy schedule to drive here from the South Bay after work just to give Julian’s girls an informative view of the ODP program. Parents and daughters should attend.
Younger players can stay after early practice and older girls can listen before they get in the pool… It won’t be very long and definitely worth the time. Even if you’ve never entertained the idea of participating in ODP or don’t know anything about it, this is the time to learn – it won’t hurt to listen! She will present an explanation of the program more clearly than from any website!
Sophia and Bret & I can swear by the immediate and long reaching benefits of this program, from improving your own team here at home to national exposure. Other players you know who have participated: Nina Frappia, Frances Dahlberg, Corinne and Kathleen Schafle, Peachy Vicencio, Rachel Tiss, Ghitta Ferrarra, Maddie Anderson, and more.
Dear Family and Friends,
On behalf of the Szmidt Family we would like to thank everyone for all of their support in dealing with the passing of our father. We would like to let all of you know that although he is no longer with us, we are working very closely with his coaching staff, board members and other members in the community to be sure that all of the programs he was involved in carry on successfully.
All practices through the fall and winter have been addressed and will continue as scheduled and spring/summer session information will be along in the following months. We want to assure you that we are doing everything in our power to keep his programs running smoothly and successfully so please continue to keep your children involved and help us perpetuate the vision he worked so many years for.
Additionally, a potluck memorial will be held in his honor on Wednesday 6pm at the Vintage High School Pool. We hope to see everyone there who wishes to attend and ask that you bring food for 10 based on the first letter of your last name accordingly:
A-G: Appetizer
H-L: Salad
M-S: Entree
T-Z: Dessert.
Finally, a Julian Szmidt Memorial Fund has been developed on our father’s behalf and donations are being accepted in order to help his family as well as help create an athletic scholarship in his name. We have multiple ways for you donate to his legacy and vision which include:
1. Donate at the memorial
2. Donate by sending a check or cash to:
Heather Szmidt
2521 Eagle Avenue Apt A.
Alameda Ca 94501
***Please make checks payable to:”Julian Szmidt Memorial Fund or Heather Szmidt” (please be sure to write all of what is in quotations in order for the check to be deposited)***reference account # 2607045065
3. Deposit a donation at any Wells Fargo Branch just be sure to mention my name and the account # 2607045065
4. Paypal account sending donations to julianszmidtmemorialfund@gmail.com
Again, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support during these hard times.
Heather, Leszek, Alex and the rest of the Szmidt Family
To all our NVWP, MACS, Napa Valley Diving and Seal Pups Families,
I am extremely saddened to inform all our families, athletes and supporters that Julian Szmidt – Co-Founder, Team Director and Head Water Polo Coach for our program – unexpectedly passed away last night.
Very rarely do youth athletics have the opportunity to be guided by truly passionate and visionary coaches, coaches with drive that go far beyond just their immediate team and raises the sport as a whole. Julian was such a coach. His influence and dedication to aquatic sports in the Napa Valley is beyond measure and his presence will be greatly missed.
I unfortunately do not have any additional information to share at this point but promise to keep everyone informed as best as I can during this emotional time. MACS Swim Team will meet for practice as scheduled this evening for those that would like to attend.
Matt Mills