kicking off the 2010/2011 Short Course Season with a fun
intra-squad Blue & White meet, including wacky intertube
races, etc. Afterwards, a fabulous team barbecue was put
together by our wonderful Blue Wave parents and enjoyed
by all. Go Big Blue!! For more information on The Blue
Wave Swim Team, please contact Head Coach Justin
Correia at (813) 689-0908.
Congratulations to our USTA Jr. Team Tennis Winners
for clinching the playoffs here at The Brandon Sports and
Aquatic Center on Saturday, July 31, 2010. Way to go,
kids!
herself as a real champion at The Central American Games
held in Puerto Rico July 28 through 25, 2010, winning a
bronze medal in the 400 individual medley and a silver
medal in the 400 medley relay. Congratulations, Barbara,
on another stellar performance!
Thirteen year old Jessica Ho, who is training with our
HI Performance Junior Tennis Camp this summer, came
in 5th at The USTA National Junior Tennis Open in
Montgomery, Alabama on July 3, 2010, winning the
Girls' 16's Consolations. Congratulations, Jessica!
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- Blue Wave swimmer Barbara Caraballo demonstrated herself as a real cham...
- Blue Wave swimmer Barbara Caraballo demonstrated herself as a real cham...
Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center
Make sure you sign up NOW before the event sells out!
The Fitter and Faster Tour is coming to the Brandon Sports and
Aquatic Center in Brandon on September 25, 2010 and you don't
want to miss this swimming opportunity of a lifetime! Olympic
medalists CHRISTINE MAGNUSON and IAN CROCKER
will be here ready to race you and give you tips! They have 7
Olympic medals between them!
This is the perfect opportunity to get pumped up for the season
ahead. At the event, swimmers will be able to participate in
interactive Q & A sessions, get in the water for over an hour and a half of drills and racing with
the Olympians, and much more!
SPECIAL TEAM DISCOUNT: Register online and enter "bluewaves" when prompted for
the promo code to receive a 10% team discount on your registration. For more information on
the Olympian hosts and the event click on the link below:
http://www.swimchampions.com/detail/brandon-tampa-fl.
If you have any questions regarding the Fitter and Faster Tour, please call Allison Gershon at
(786) 837-6880 Ext. 301, or visit our website at http://www.swimchampions.com.
REGISTER TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!
Are you interested in Masters' Swimming? We are now offering
a Masters' Membership! Masters practices/workouts with
coaching are available with Coach Justin Correia Monday through
Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and with Coach Morag
Betz Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
In addition, unlimited lap swimming is available from 5:00 a.m. to
9:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 5:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
and 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 7:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. Saturday. For more information, please call Coach
Justin Correia at (813) 689-0908. Please register at the Member
Services Desk.
The Blue Wave Swim Team is proud to announce that Celi Guzman,
9, and Barbara Caraballo, 14, swam extremely well at the Nationals
Championship in Puerto Rico. Celi earned 4 gold and 2 silver medals,
while Barbara earned 11 gold medals, broke 10 Puerto Rican records
and 6 Blue Wave club records. Congratulations, girls!
Left to Right: Coach Ryan Leech, Celi Guzman, Barbara Caraballo,
Coach Don Lamont
On October 22, 2009 The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce hosted
the 2009 Small Business of the Year Awards Gala at the Crowne Plaza Hotel
in Brandon. The Brandon Sports and Aquatic Center won for the 16+ Employees
Category. We want to thank our amazing staff and amazing customers for their
continued support, without which this award would not have been possible.
Thank you!
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BSAC Volunteer Leadership
Alex Patrick
Alex Patrick is the Coordinator for Seminaries and
Institutes for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
Day Saints. He received a bachelor of arts degree from
Arizona State University in 1999 in Secondary
Education Biological Sciences and graduated with
distinction from Northern Arizona Univerity in 2003
with a M.Ed. in Counseling and Human Relations.
Since 2005 he has been serving as the Tampa Insitute
of Religion Director in Tampa. He and his wife Edy
have six children.
Cindy Wyckoff
Cindy Wyckoff is a Director of Information Technology for
FedEx Corporation. She has 20+ years of experience in
Information Technology and Transportation. She received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Norbert College (Green Bay,
Wisconsin) in Mathematics and Computer Science. She also
received an MBA from The University of South Florida.
She lives in Brandon with her husband, Mike, and two girls,
Kristin and Katy. Her family has been involved in BSAC for
the past 4 years as the girls began in The After School All Stars
Program and then transitioned into their sports. Kristin is on the
Blue Wave Swim Team and Katy is on Chelle Stack's Gymnastics
Team.
Jay Baldwin
Jay Baldwin has been a resident of the Brandon community for 18
years. He played competitive tennis at BSAC during high school
and continued as an assistant tennis teaching professional at BSAC
for several summers under the direction of Anne McFee, former
BSAC Executive Director. After attending college he pursued a
career in corporate banking and is currently the president of Aegis
Business Credit. Jay is married with one young daughter and states
that BSAC truly taps into his desire to participate and aid in the
development of an organization whose focus is kids and sports.
He desires to become a leader in youth development in the Tampa
community.
Featured Staff
Tampa Bay Blue Wave Dive Team - Alex Volovetski
Alex Volovetski
Alex Volovetski, Co-Director of Tampa Bay Diving,
is a 2008 NCAA 1-Meter All American. He is also a
2-time NCAA qualifier and back to back Big East Most
Outstanding Diver for 2008 and 2009. Alex placed 6th
at the 2006 U.S. Open and was Pittsburgh's Most Valuable
Diver 2007, 2008, and 2009. He co-directs Tampa Bay
Diving with his father, Igor Volovetski.
Contact Alex Volovetski
Tampa Bay Blue Wave Dive Team - Igor Volovetski
Igor Volovetski
Igor Volovetski has been well known in the
international diving community for over 20 years,
and has produced many champions right here at our
facility. He and his son Alex co-direct Tampa Bay
Diving, training beginners all the way through the
national level team.
Theresa Hickie - Aquatics Director
Theresa Hickie, Aquatics Director Aquatics Director Theresa Hickie has over ten years of experience including CPR and First Aid Water Safety and Lifeguard Instruction. She is certified by the renown Olympic Coach Peter Banks Gold Medal Stroke School, and she and her staff oversee and perform over 10,000 learn-to-swim classes each year. Contact Theresa Hickie
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Michele Kraatz, Director of After School All Stars
Director of After School All Stars Michele
Kraatz has studied floral design, administrative
management, and holds a culinary arts degree
from Western Culinary Institute in Portland,
Oregon. She and her husband Andy have three
active children: A.J., a rising Blue Wave swimmer,
Megan, a Level 5 Golden City Gymnast, and
Dylan, a BSAC summer camper heading off to
kindergarten fall of 2010. She is excited to work
with all of your children to give them an All
Blue Wave Swim Team Assistant Coach - Bud Bowden
Bud Bowden, Blue Wave Swim Team Assistant Coach
Bud Bowden is the strength and conditioning coach
of our Blue Wave Swim Team, and assists on the
deck as well. He has 25 years of experience coaching
USA Swimming club teams. Bud has been the head
swim coach at Plant City High School, and the
Aquatics Director at The Lakeland Family YMCA
and at the Lakeland Yacht Club. From 1984 to 1986
he was the head coach of our very own Blue Wave.
He is currently a teacher at Plant City High School,
and he and his wife Pam have three children.
Blue Wave Swim Team Head Age Group Coach - Ryan Leech
Ryan Leech, Blue Wave Swim Team Head Age Group Coach
Ryan Leech began his coaching career at The South
Toledo YMCA prior to moving to Florida from
Ohio in 2004. From 2006 to 2008 he was the Head
Coach of East Bay High School Swimming and Diving,
earning Western Conference Coach of the Year in 2006
and 2008. A 1997 graduate of Sandusky High School,
Ryan is a two-time qualifier at the OHSAA Swimming
and Diving Championships and still holds many
records. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in Physical
and Health Education from The University of Toledo
and currently teaches Exceptional Student Education at
East Bay High...
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