🦈Sunrise Sharks News - Sharks Bytes 07/27/26🦈

July 27th

Sunrise Sharks News - Sharks Bytes 07/27/26

Happy Monday Shark Families,

Coaches Corner:

What a fantastic Champs meet you all had!!! I'm not talking just about making finals either. I saw you supporting each other and working so hard all weekend. I am so incredibly proud of you all, and I am so honored to stand with you and be part of this amazing Shark Family. Like every family nothing is perfect but I wouldn't trade it for the world. I learned a lot about each of you this season and I hope you learned about yourself!

We were in a three way tie for First place in dual meets this season and then we won second place at Champs!!! That is a second place that we earned as a team. Each of your efforts helped us get there. There are just a couple of swimmers earning points, we are a team. We win as a team and we succeed as a team. We are no longer a group of individuals. We are one team. We are the Sunrise Sharks!

I want to send big shout outs to all of families who worked hard this meet. Our team parents and snack bar folks who worked their fins off. Sarah Hodson and her team who worked computers and took some abuse, Sam Stephen who served as Meet Ref and definitely took some abuse too, Jason Stumbo and his crew for all the hard work they put in, Lynsie Bunton who is our league rep and had to hear my complaints all season but was always kind and underatanding, and Annie Perkins who not only serves us as many things but serves as an amazing NorCal VP of Champs and absolutely took some abuse this weekend from all sides. This team would not be where it is is without all of you. Thank you for every second and ounce of effort you give this team.

~ Coach Leslie

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"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." — African Proverb

Swimmer of the Week:

Ryder S - Ryder came to practice everyday this week and made it apparent that she was ready and excited to swim at champs this weekend. She listened to instruction, completed every lap, and maintained a positive attitude throughout every practice.
Oakley B - Oakley worked so hard on his backstroke kicks this week and keeping his head back. Even when he’s not always first he finishes every lap happy and confident. He listens when Coach corrects and really does love the water!

7/8

Mela O - Even though she sadly won’t be at champs, Mela still gave it her all at practice this week! She showed up with a smile on her face, got in the water and worked hard on all of her strokes!
Jared R - Jarred has been showing up every day working hard and has made good improvements to starts and turns. He is a joy to Coach and his efforts show.

9/10

Gloria A - Gloria is a happy and smiling swimmer who treats others with kindness and respect. Coach appreciates that so much. Gloria has improved on her swims meet after meet. As a first season Shark it can be daunting but she showed her grace and sweet spirit every day.
Declan B - Declan works so hard to improve. Even though he is a quiet swimmer, Coach knows the large amount of effort that he puts out and hopes he feels seen. Great job this season Declan

11/12

Ava T - This week at practice Ava came ready to work everyday. She was ready by the time practice started, had a positive attitude and was putting in effort when it was needed during practice. She showed she is ready to compete this weekend at champs and getting best times.
Noah B - Noah is first season Shark and Coach has watched him improve at this sport that requires so many things at once and seen it all make sense and click for him. He has had several coaches and is always kind and respectful. Coach is very proud of him and hopes he knows that we see the effort he makes to improve.

13/14

Anna R - This week at practice Anna was ready to start practice on time and took every set very seriously. She asked coach questions about her strokes so that she can refine techniques to make sure she is ready for competition this weekend.
Zachery B - Zachery is committed and has 10/10 effort when he’s at practice. He has to be told to rest and no you can’t just swim the whole set through. He showed up this week ready to work. Coach is super proud of him

15-18

Keyana B - Keyana has shown up this week and applied herself past her limits! She focused on her goals and reflected on the season in order to prepare for champs!
Logan K - This week, Logan has improved all around, starts, turns, relay starts, flip turns, open turns, and everything is more polished, he’s doing great. Logan has had many Coaches and group changes this season. He has been able to always put his best foot forward and make the best of it. Coach loves to see Logan Shark walking around looking for fish to eat!!

Champs Results:

We had an amazing Champs weekend coming in second place with 1115.5 point for our team! We had 488 best times from 141 swimmers in Prelims and 63 best times from 26 of our swimmers. We even had 5 Eureka Records Broken by the Sharks and 6 Sharks records too!

Great job Sharks on improving over the season!

Dual Meet Season Champion:

There was a three way tie for Eureka Conference Dual Meet Champion, between Gold River, Fulton El Camino and Sunrise. Based off point spread, Gold River won. BUT we came in second for the three way tie. Awards job Sharks!

Champs Snack Bar:

A huge THANK YOU to all our volunteers and everyone who supported the snack bar by making a purchase. We were hopeful to make this a great fundraiser for the team and not only was it great, it surpassed our hopefulness and because a Sharktastic fundraiser!
The Sunrise Champs Snack Bar brought in $13,003.00!!!🤩
We’re still working out final expenses to determine our profit, but this is amazing for our team and we couldn’t have done it without our volunteers, thank you!

Note from Computers:

Sarah here, I wanted to give a huge shout out to my team this weekend, I could not have done computers without you all! Jordan Meyer, Christina Turk, Joshua Battenfield, and Danielle Waggoner, I appreciate all you did this weekend to help me make the meet go as smooth as possible! We got amazing help from FEC's Computer Director as well. His name is Mike and he is an awesome guy.

Awards Ceremony:

TONIGHT is Awards Ceremony, we will recognize every swimmer and provide refreshments at the conclusion of the ceremony.

Lost & Found:

Tonight is your last night to claim any items in lost & found. All items remaining will be donated or trashed.

MOC Qualifiers:

All swimmers who qualified for MOC were sent an email with instructions on how to register. Please read it thoroughly, and note the deadline of TODAY Monday July 27th. If you haven’t any questions, please reach out to Sarah at [email protected]

End of Season Survey:

Thank you for a wonderful season, Shark families! The Sunrise Sharks swim team is constantly striving to provide the best program possible for our swimmers and their families. We are always looking for ways to improve and value your feedback, good and not so good. Please lookout for a separate email on for survey. Thank you for being a part of the Sharks Family, and we look forward to seeing you all tonight at Awards Ceremony!