The Puxi Aquatics Center will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 3:50 p.m. for SAS community members (Parents, Students, faculty and staff) June 15th to 19th. All our standard rules apply so come in for a swim or splash but leave your inflatable dinosaurs at home. Be prepared to show your SAS I.D.
In the next few weeks the aquatics center blog will be down for upgrades and maintenance as part of the whole school process.
Sorry for the trouble;)
Coach Wargo
Attentional all SAS Lifeguards! On June 3rd there will be a CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer Review course at the aquatics center from 1-5pm. Be ready to take a written exam and complete skills scenarios. Bring your lifeguarding book and your pocket mask.
For current students lifeguarding after school or will have a summer school position the training cost is covered by SAS. If not the cost of the course will be $20 USD payable to the cashier.
Click here to register for the end of the year awards event.
Individual Results
Individual Scores
Improvements
By Jon Biros
115 Pudong and Puxi Aqua Eagles, parents and coaches raise 4,760 RMB for the purchase of 136 mosquito nets for the “Against Malaria” organization (www.AgainstMalaria.com/sas) in our second annual Against Malaria event. Malaria kills up to 3 million people a year, 70% of them children. The single most effective means of prevention is a net over the bed.
This 9th SAS hosted swim meet of the year also marked the close of our home season and brought the School Wide Swim Team (SWST) one step closer to a fabulous 2008-2009 finish. After 8 months of dedicated competitive swims, and a big win in Bangkok in March, it was wonderful to watch our swimmers soar to the top of their discipline. The excitement was non-stop and swimmers had fun carving out points for ribbons, medals and pool records! All 115 swimmers did exceptionally well and should be proud of their progress. A few rose to the tippy top. Medal winners in the FIVE age groups where
Girls’ 8 & Under: Roseanne Chao 1st, and Tina Wang & Rebecca Shao tied for 2nd
Boys’ 8 & Under: David Xue & Tony Cho tied for 1st, James Soutendijk 3rd
Girls’ 9-10: Eashawn Luo & Anin Luo tied for 1st, Jessica Hu 3rd
Boys’ 9-10: Tristan So 1st, Alex Chen & William Huang tied for 3rd.
Girls’ 11-12: Michelle Xu 1st, Karen Zhao 2nd, Min Young Lee 3rd.
Boys’ 11-12: Timothy Tsung & G Hao Lee tied for 1st, Braedon Wong & Harry Tong tied for 3rd.
Girls’ 13-14: Erika Lu 1st, Karen Hsu 2nd, Yipsum Wu 3rd.
Boys’ 13-14: G Ping Lee 1st, Chris Chen 2nd, Fabien Ma 3rd.
Girls’ 15 & Over: Kristina Xiang 1st, Megin Peake 2nd, Felicia Bengtsson 3rd.
Boys’ 15 & Over: Kevin Xu 1st, Raymond Song 2nd, Leonard Wang 3rd.
Coaches Cole, McVean, Bao, Wargo, Koontz, Yu, Skiff, Jin, Boyko, and Lu would like to thank our dedicated swimmers, parents, and volunteers for supporting our program this year…and I second that.
All our coaches have done such a fabulous job this year raising the standard of competitive swimming at SAS and abroad. A special heart felt thanks goes out to coaches Liz Wargo and Susan Skiff for the amazing work they have done with our swimmers over the past three years. Liz and Susan head to new teaching posts in Zurich and Dubai respectively but their influence and impact on the Aqua Eagles will live on.
Next up is the HKIS International Invitational May 8-10th, where our top swimmers will close out the season competing with 14 other international schools from the Asian region in a big 2-day event.
Finally; Register for the SWST Year End Awards Event for Elementary and Middle School members. The Awards Event will be held on Tuesday May 19th from 3:05-5:00 p.m. at the Puxi campus Performing Arts Center. For registration forms see your coach or go to http://aquaticscenter.saschina.org. Swimmers need to register to attend.
Here is the program, enjoy and see you all at the pool tomorrow for our last home meet.
Today’s theme in the pool as part of the American Red Cross Whale Tales safety curriculum is Don’t Just Pack It Wear Your Jacket. Students are learning all about how, when and why the proper use of a life jacket is essential.
Our last home swim meet of the year will be at the Puxi pool on Saturday April 18th. Not only will this be an opportunity to celebrate all the growth that has been made this year in the pool but also to come together as a community of a great cause- Malaria. Last year MS and HS swimmers paved the way for our support to combat malaria (most of the nets when to Senegal as shown below. This will continue on April 18th! All of the money raised goes directly towards buying nets click here to watch videos of net distribution.
Details:
To register to swim click here
To volunteer for the meet please e-mail jon.biros@saschina.org
