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May 20, 2013 - Weekly Splash
Please enjoy this week's weekly splash with weekly practice schedule as well as summer travel meet info. Go PAQ! Coach Joe 1
May 17, 2013 - Update to Session 2 timeline
For Saturday's meet, Session 2 warm-up will now be at 12:30 pm, with the session starting at 1;15 pm. The meet should wrap up at 4:30 PM. There will be relays in Session 2. Go PAQ! Coach Joe
May 17, 2013 - Distance Meet timeline
Swimmers in the 400 free/400 IM Should report at 7:30 AM. We need at least one parent from this group to help with meet set-up. Swimmer in the 1500 free should report at 9:15 AM Swimmers in the 800 f...
May 16, 2013 - A+ meet timeline
Session 1: 7:45 AM in the pool for warm up, 8:30 AM meet starts, 12:30 PM session finishes Session 2: 12:45 pm in the pool for warm up, 1:30 pm session starts, 5:00 PM session finishes Swimmers should...
May 9, 2013 - Team Flight option to Maui State Championships
As in years past, we will be offering team flight options to Maui. We have 3 different flight options this year, all leaving Oahu on Thursday, July 18th and returning on Sunday, July 21st. The pri...
May 6, 2013 - Weekly Splash
Please enjoy this week's weekly splash with weekly practice schedule as well as summer travel meet info. Go PAQ! Coach Joe 1
Apr 29, 2013 - Weekly Practice Schedule
Our practice schedule will remain the same this week. Here are the details: Blue/Silver : 3:00­-4:00 (M-­F) Gold : 3:45-­5:00 (M,W,F),3:15-­4:30 (T,TH) Jr : 3:45-­5:15 (M,W,F);3:15­-4:45 (T,TH)...
Apr 26, 2013 - BC Meet details
Please see the link for the final meet entries: https://www.teamunify.com/hipaq/__doc__/final%20bc%20meet%20entries.pdf Swimmers in Session 1 (aged 11 and up) should report no later than 7:30 AM, se...
Apr 21, 2013 - Weekly Splash
Please enjoy the Weekly Splash. We have a meet summary, open water racing news, the world premiere of the PAQ Harlem Shake and a great article for all swimmers to read. Thanks to Coach Ben for edit...
Apr 19, 2013 - Practice time changes for 04/19
There will be practice time changes for the following groups for Friday (04/19): Gold/Jr: New schedule is 3:15-4:30 Senior I/II: New schedule is 4:00-5:45 Varsity I/II: New schedule is 4:30-5:45 Go PA...
Apr 18, 2013 - Mamizuka Timeline
Session 1/3: 7:30 AM Warm up Session 2: 11:45 AM Warm-up Session 4: 11:00 AM Warm-up Please wear orange on day one and blue on day two. Thanks to Will and Flo Gacutan for taking tents to the meet. W...
Apr 15, 2013 - Last minute practice changes for 4/16 and 4/18
There will be a water polo tournament at the pool on Tuesday and Thursday at Punahou (originally scheduled at Iolani). The following groups will have changes: Junior: Originally 4:00-5:30, now 3:30...
Apr 14, 2013 - The Weekly Splash
Please Enjoy this Week's Weekly Splash in it's new format! This week features meet wrap-ups of the Kauai Classic, the senior meet as well as the Ala Moana 2k fin swim. In addition, there is a grea...
Apr 8, 2013 - Weekly Practice Schedule
There will be no weekly splash this week. Here is the practice schedule for the week: Gold/Silver/Blue: 3:00-4:00 Daily Varsity I/II: 5:30-7:00 (M-TH only) Junior/Senior: 5:00-7:00 (M-TH), 4:00-5:30 ...
Apr 3, 2013 - Practice reschedule (04/04)
The following groups will have practice time changes for tomorrow: Junior: 4:00-5:30 Senior: 4:30-6:15 All other groups will remain as originally scheduled in the Weekly Splash. Go PAQ! Coach Joe
Apr 1, 2013 - Link to sign up for Kauai dinner
Here is the link to sign up for the team dinner on April 6th in Kauai: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AttBLyLycBkOdHM0OXNVM091QTUxQlRhWDNiQmNTWEE&usp=sharing Deadline to sign up is Wed...
Mar 31, 2013 - The Weekly Splash, March, Volume 5
Please Enjoy this Week's Weekly Splash in it's new format! This week's column features all the open water swims available to your swimmers this summer. Go PAQ! Coach Joe  
Mar 28, 2013 - Friday Ocean swim
For those who plan on attending the ocean swim on Friday here are the details: 1) Meet up place: The beach access at the end of Lanipo street in Lanikai 2) Time: 8:00 AM on Friday, March 29th 3) Swim ...
Mar 24, 2013 - The Weekly Splash
Please Enjoy this Week's Weekly Splash in it's new format!  
Mar 21, 2013 - Follow PAQ results live in Seattle
For all PAQ fans, PAQ will have 16 swimmers competing this weekend at the Age Group Sectionals meet in Federal Way, Washington. To follow all the results you may use Meet Mobile (Search for NW Region...
Mar 21, 2013 - Spring break practice schedule
Here is the practice schedule for next week for those trying to do some planning. We will not be in the pool on either Monday (pool maintenance) or Friday (Good Friday). Tuesday-Thursday schedule:...
Mar 21, 2013 - BC meet timeline
Session 1 (11-18 years old): Warm-up 7:30AM, Competition start 8:30AM, Competition end 10:00AM Session 2 (10-under): Warm-up 10:00AM, Competition start 11:00AM, Competition end 1:00PM
Mar 19, 2013 - Practice schedule changes
We will have the following practice schedule changes this week: Wednesday: Sr/Jr will run from 4:00-5:30; all other groups unchanged Friday: There will be no practice for Sr/Jr/Varsity I/Varsity II; a...
Mar 18, 2013 - The Weekly Splash with sr. sectionals recap
Please see this week's edition for the following highlights: 1) A full senior sectionals recap! 2) Weekly practice schedule 3) Complete list of AG sectional competitors. Please follow this link: https...
Mar 12, 2013 - Changes to Thursday practice schedule (03/14)
There will be changes for the following groups on Thursday (03/14): Senior/Varsity I/II: All 3 of these groups will practice from 5:00-6:00 PM. Thanks and Go PAQ! Coach Joe
Mar 12, 2013 - Kauai Classic Hotel Information
Aloha all, We have a special group rate reserved until March 22nd, 2013 at the Kauai Beach resort. All families, other than chaperoned swimmers must make their own reservations. Here is the inform...
Mar 10, 2013 - The Weekly Splash, Issue 2, March 2013
It's that time of the week. Highlights include: 1) Weekly practice Schedule 2) JAG's Highlights! (Lots of new time standards) 3) LCM Meet Schedule (page 2) 4) An article about how often your child s...
Mar 6, 2013 - Kauai Travel Update
This memo is for people planning on flying with the team: As you all know, PAQ is planning to travel once again from Oahu to Kauai for the Kauai Classic Swim Meet. Due to the limited number of sea...
Mar 5, 2013 - Changes to Wednesday practice schedule
Sorry for the last minute changes. Here is the practice schedule for tomorrow (03/05): Blue/Silver/Gold: 3:00-4:00 Junior/Senior/Varsity I/II: 6:00-7:00 AM There will be no PM practices for those 4 g...
Mar 3, 2013 - Weekly Splash
Please see the following link for this week?s Weekly Splash: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c-x-VtMPBDWL0TyycxNNeHQnyfIIyjLgRBITg0J3ykE/edit# For those who are wondering what the Weekly Splash ...
Mar 1, 2013 - Kauai Classic update
Thanks to all so far for the overwhelming response that we have gotten for the Kauai Classic thus far (we are almost at 40 swimmers signed up which was our original goal!!). We have had many questio...
Feb 24, 2013 - Weekly practice schedule
Please note that there are some changes this week due to a water polo tournament being held at the pool on Thursday and Friday: Monday-Wednesday Schedule: Blue: 3:00-4:00, Silver/Gold: 3:00-4:15, Ju...
Feb 21, 2013 - Feb 23rd Timeline/Details
Session 1 swimmers: Warm-up at 7:30 AM, Meet ends at 11:00 AM Session 2 swimmers: Warm-up at 11:00 AM, Meet ends at 3:00 PM Swimmers should wear team caps and orange shirt (please see Ashley if you ...
Feb 20, 2013 - Kauai Classic details
Thanks to all who have expressed interest in the Kauai Classic thus far. I know there have been plenty of questions. Here are some more of the details if you are wishing to arrange travel through t...
Feb 18, 2013 - Kauai Classic
It's that time of year folks. The Kauai Classic is just around the corner (April 6th and 7th). This year we want to bring the biggest group ever!!! In 2010 we made our first large group trip and bro...
Feb 17, 2013 - Weekly Schedule
Here is the schedule for next week: Blue: 3:00-4:00 (Tues-Fri) Silver/Gold: 3:00-4:15 (Tues-Fri): Swim, then dryland Junior/Sr: 5:00-7:00 PM (Tues-Fri): Dryland, then swim Varsity I/II: 5:30-7:00: (Tu...
Feb 10, 2013 - The Weekly Splash
Please follow the link below for this week's Weekly Splash. Please take time to read this special edition because in addition to the weekly schedule and other team news, we have the January swimmers o...
Feb 2, 2013 - Next Week's schedule
Here is next week's schedule: Monday/Tuesday: JR/Gold: 4:00-5:30, SR: 4:00-6:00, all other groups are off Wednesday-Friday: Blue/Silver: 3:00-4:00 Gold: 3:45-5:00 JR: 3:45-5:30 Sr: 4:30-6:45 Varsity I...
Jan 27, 2013 - The Weekly Splash
Please follow this link for the weekly splash paying special attention to this week's schedule as there have been some changes due to the visiting Chinese swim team: https://docs.google.com/document/d...
Jan 24, 2013 - Practice Changes For Friday/Saturday
For Friday, practice will be at the following times: JR/Gold/Blue/Silver: 3:00-4:00 Sr: 4:00-5:00 Varsity I/II: 5:00-6:00 Saturday we will have Sr only from 7:30-9:00 AM Thanks and Go PAQ!! Coach Joe
Jan 19, 2013 - Swim Meet Timeline
Session 1: report at 7:30 AM Session2: report at 12:00 PM Go PAQ! Coach Joe
Jan 13, 2013 - The Weekly Splash
Presenting the first weekly splash of 2013. This week's edition includes the weekly practice schedule as well as the spring swim meet schedule. Please follow this link: https://docs.google.com/file...
Jan 7, 2013 - Practice resumes today (01/07)
Aloha all, The practice schedule will be the same as pre-break for all groups: Blue/Silver: 3:00-4:00 Gold: 3:45-5:00 Junior: 3:45-5:30 Senior: 4:30-6:45 Varsity I/II: 5:30-7:00 ***Mornings will be...
Dec 20, 2012 - Weekly Splash State Meet Edition
Aloha team, Please see attached for this week's Weekly Splash. This is a special issue to commemorate our team's awesome performance at the state meet. From the entire coaching staff I'd like to giv...
Dec 17, 2012 - Bad Traffic
For those swimming in finals or relays today, there is very bad traffic on the H1. We've had several reports that it took over an hour to get to the pool from town. Go PAQ! Coach Joe
Dec 15, 2012 - State meet dinner tomorrow night
As a reminder for all swimmers in the meet, we will be having a team dinner tomorrow night at approximately 5:30 immediately following the relays. There will be a sign up sheet circulated at the meet...
Dec 13, 2012 - Final State meet reminders
State meet timeline for Warm-ups: Please keep in mind that the times listed below are the times we will be in the water for warm-up: Friday, Dec. 14 th : Swimmers entered in the 1650: 2:30 pm Swim...
Dec 10, 2012 - The Weekly Splash
Please see the link for this week's "Weekly Splash": https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9tBLyLycBkOVU9IanJVVWhrOWc Inlcuded inside is the week's practice schedule, timeline for the state meet, some tip...
Dec 3, 2012 - Weekly Splash
Presenting this weeks Weekly Splash. Enclosed you will find information about our upcoming visit from a Chinese national level swim team, this week's practice schedule as well as other exciting te...
Nov 30, 2012 - State meet individual entries/notes
Notes about entries: 1) Final individual entries and relay entries will be sent out for approval on Sunday night after this weekend?s last chance meet based on swimmers making more QUAL times...
Nov 29, 2012 - Last Chance meet timeline
Session 1 swimmers: In the pool for warm up at 7:15 am, meet done by 10:15 am Session 2 swimmers: In the pool for warm up at 10:15 am, meet done by 2:00 pm Orange shirts will be the color of the day. ...
Nov 26, 2012 - Presenting the Weekly Splash
In an effort to get out team news on a regular basis, here is the first weekly splash. In this 3 page newsletter, you will find weekly practice times, an article about visiting Chinese swimmers, the ...
Nov 26, 2012 - The First Annual PAQ Movie Event Was a Huge Hit!
Aloha PAQ: It was this past black Friday and 124 PAQ swimmers, Coach Savannah, family members, and friends postponed their shopping and joined us for the movie which was the perfect show to kick off t...
Nov 26, 2012 - Hosting chinese swimmers
In this week's "Weekly Splash" there is an article about visiting swimmers from China that will be training with our team in late January/Early February. If you are interested in hosting a Chinese sw...
Nov 25, 2012 - Last Chance Meet Entries
Please follow the link to see whether or not your child is entered in the last chance qualifier that will be held on Dec. 1st at VMAC: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9tBLyLycBkOdlY5aDJIWENUMEE As...
Nov 5, 2012 - USA Swimming visit
We have a great event at the pool on Thursday afternoon (11/08). Bill Krumm, the sports development consultant for the Western Zone of USA Swimming, will be visiting our club. Bill has many years of...
Nov 2, 2012 - Help needed at swim meet this weekend
Aloha PAQ families, The great news is that we have 86 swimmers entered in to the meet this weekend. Awesome attendand and participation and I'm sure we will see a lot of great performance in the wate...
Nov 1, 2012 - State meet gear order
It's that time of year. We are down to our last few qualifier meets and the state meet is coming up. We will be placing our final order for caps with your names on them and tech suits on Tuesday, ...
Oct 25, 2012 - Halloween Practice Schedule Revised
Aloha PAQ families: All groups on this day will have practice between 3:00 to 5:00 PM. Please bring a costume to wear as we will have a costume parade before practice. There will be prizes for the m...
Sep 22, 2012 - PAQ Annual Meeting 2012
Aloha PAQ Parents and Swimmers, I would like to send a friendly reminder regarding our PAQ annual meeting this year that is on Monday, September 24th, at 5:30 PM in the Luke Auditorium. The Annual Me...
Sep 7, 2012 - Gear update
Poco Loco (our team gear provider) has told me that any team suits ordered by Monday, September 10th will be bulked up and arrive in team for the Al Minn meet (Sept. 22nd). As a reminder for old and ...
Jun 19, 2012 - Cultural Exchange Experience
As many of you know, Coach Yan recently took five of our athletes to China for a cultural/swimming trip. From all reports these swimmers had a great trip and even got some training in with a team in ...
May 31, 2012 - Host Families Needed
Hello Team: Sunny Sun, the head coach of Sunshine Aquatics is looking for families to host a group of Chinese age group swimmers. They will be on the island from June 25 to July 6. Please help sprea...
May 23, 2012 - End of School Year Party
Hello Team! We will have an end of the school year party next week Wedneday, May 30 from 4:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. After practice please have your swimmers swing by to the picnic area right outside of...
May 18, 2012 - PAQ CPK Night - Monday, May 21st - Kahala CPK
Beat the Monday blahs with dinner from California Pizza Kitchen in the Kahala Mall! Please print this flyer and bring with you when you dine-in or take-out and PAQ will receive 20% of what you spend...
May 10, 2012 - A New Little Swimmer Is Here!
Congratulations to Coach Joe and Melissa on the birth of their daughter yesterday, May 9th. Everyone is healthy and happy. Coach Joe will take a little break to be with his family, so if possible ple...
Apr 27, 2012 - How do I know which session my swimmer is in?
After your child has committed to a meet: 1. Sign in to the website 2. Go to Events 3. Under BC Meet, click on Edit Commitment 4. Look next to swimmer's name. The first thing is the event number. Then...
Apr 16, 2012 - FAQ - meet signups
Many people have asked recently about the timing of meet announcements and signups, so here's a quick answer from our FAQ page (click on the "FAQs" tab for answers to some other questions, too): Q. I ...
Apr 10, 2012 - Spring Cleaning SALE tomorrow!
Aloha, PAQ families: We are doing some Spring Cleaning to make room for NEW PAQ t-shirts (these ones will be for families, too) and other gear. Starting tomorrow, many PAQ items will be on SALE - see ...
Feb 14, 2012 - Polar Bear Club and Wednesday Practice Schedule
A quick note about practice changes. On Wednesday this week (02/15), the school water polo team will still be holding tryouts so we will be on our M,T,TH, F schedule. Please access the website to se...
Feb 13, 2012 - PAQ Trip to China! RSVP by Feb 19
ALoha, PAQ Swimmers and Families: Coach Yan will take a small group of PAQ swimmers to China this summer! This will be both a training trip and a chance for the swimmers to see and learn about China....
Dec 6, 2011 - Farewell Coaches Coach John and Shannon
It is with great appreciation and a touch of sadness that we have to say goodbye to Coaches John and Shannon. Both of them will be serving their last last day on Thursday, December 16th. They both ...
Nov 8, 2011 - (Almost) Everything You Wanted to Know About the State Championship Meet
Aloha, PAQ families: The State Championship Meet is coming up fast! All swimmers who have a QUAL time in at least one event are highly encouraged to attend (ask your coach if you are unsure whether yo...
Sep 15, 2011 - PAQ Handbook
That PAQ Handbook you read through at registration? Here it is again in case you didn't keep a copy.
Sep 11, 2011 - PAQ Annual Meeting
Aloha PAQ Parents and Swimmers, I would like to send out a huge mahalo to all who pitched in tohelp make the PAQ banquet a fun and wonderful team event. Thank you to our PAQ Social Chair Sheree Loui ...
Aug 29, 2011 - How to Check Your PAQ Charges
It's that time of year when you're seeing charges for school and activities, including PAQ. How can you make sure they're correct? For your PAQ charges, it's (fairly) easy: Go to www.punahouaquatics....
Aug 21, 2011 - Welcome Back!
As summer comes to an end and all the kids are anxiously (or not so anxiously) waiting to return to school PAQ will begin it's 2011-2012 season this Monday. Please see our website for practice times ...
Aug 18, 2011 - Practice Schedule 2011/2012
PAQ Practice Schedule 2011/2012 Swim Year August 22nd-24th : Blue: 3:00-3:45 Silver: 3:00-4:00 Gold: 3:00-4:15 Junior: 4:00-5:30 Senior: 4:15-6:00 Varsity: 5:30-7:00 August 25th-October 26th: Blue 3:0...
Aug 7, 2011 - PAQ Registration is NOW OPEN!
Aloha, PAQ Families: The registration system for the 2011/2012 swim season is now open. ALL swimmers must register. Returning PAQ swimmers have priority through Friday, August 26th. After that, regist...
Aug 4, 2011 - Have a great team break!!
Aloha PAQ, I wanted to clarify for everyone that there will be no practice on Friday (08/05). I also wanted to thank everyone for a GREAT 2010-2011 swim season. The team grew a little bit in numbe...
Jul 29, 2011 - PAQ Tryouts and PAQ Swim School
Aloha, PAQ families: Please feel free to pass this information on to family and friends who might be interested in swimming with PAQ: PAQ TRYOUTS! Would you like to learn more about the Punahou Aquati...
Jul 25, 2011 - PAQ Banquet - Save the Date: Sun, Aug 28
Hi PAQ Families! August 28 Please Save The Date! Our annual PAQ Banquet is set for Sunday, August 28th at Hunakai Park. All swimmers and families are invited, and the kids always remember the banquet ...
Jul 8, 2011 - Links in PAQ News articles
A note for everyone on accessing links in PAQ News items: TeamUnify reports that some internet browsers will require that you be logged in to the www.punahouaquatics.org website to access the News i...
Apr 17, 2011 - PAQ Swimmers in the NEWS
PAQ Swimmers in the NEWS : Read an inspiring article about the Farrington High Water Polo Team . Congratulations to current PAQ swimmer Ashley Cambe and PAQ alum Marilyn Ganuelas for a terrific inau...
Apr 4, 2011 - Kauai Itinerary
Click here for the Kauai Intinerary .
Feb 28, 2011 - PAQ exceeds the standard
It was a great weekend at UH for PAQ as 40 of our swimmers came out to show what they were made of. When the dust settled the results were astonishing. In 174 races, there were 143 best times (82%) ...
Jan 31, 2011 - Polar Bear Club...for fun and prizes!
Do you laugh in the face of cold water? Does shivering just make you swim faster? Then you might have what it takes to be a PAQ Polar Bear ! Find out during the month of February...come to at leas...
Jan 12, 2011 - Winter Swimming FAQ's
Aloha, and welcome to the start of our Long Course Season at PAQ. "Long Course" means that at swim meets, one length of the pool will be 50 meters (instead of 25 yards, which the swimmers were swimmi...
Dec 12, 2010 - PAQ December Stroke Clinics
Aloha, PAQ parents: We are focused on the State meet right now, but I also wanted to let you know about an opportunity at the end of the month, during our traditional team break. Coach Bill Bauer i...
Nov 24, 2010 - PAQ Photos Online
From our photographer: PAQ Families ? I?ve posted the pictures taken at last Friday?s practice at http://emotionphoto.photoreflect.com . The password to access the galleries is paq2010 . There ...
Oct 25, 2010 - PAQ scorches Bill Smith Invitational
PAQ had a great Bill Smith Meet coming away with a 4th place team finish. This is surely a sign of good things to come as we nearly doubled our team point output from the previous year (381 in 2010 v...
Oct 16, 2010 - PAQ Annual Meeting recap
Sep 9, 2010 - Officials Clinics
Calling all PAQ parents who : 1) hate sitting around for hours at swim meets, 2) want to know more about the sport of swimming and want to contribute to their child's swimming experience and to the te...
Aug 12, 2010 - Time to CELEBRATE at the PAQ Banquet
Aloha Parents and Swimmers, It's time for the PAQ Annual End-of-Year Banquet! We had a terrific swim season, and now it's time to celebrate! Please join us on Sunday, August 29th for a delicious lu...
Aug 12, 2010 - End of Summer Reminders
Aloha everyone, I hope everybody is having a great break. I have several reminders for everybody before we come back from break on August 23rd. Here are the 5 end of summer reminders: 1) Team ba...
Aug 12, 2010 - Summer Newsletter
Please see our team newsletter for summer 2010 . It was a great summer and this newsletter celebrates all achievements (time standards, state champions, swimmer promotions, etc.). A huge Mahalo t...
Aug 1, 2010 - Registration for 2010/2011 is Coming Soon!
Jul 19, 2010 - A Fellow Swimmer Needs Our Help
UPDATE Aloha, So many of you have asked about the injured Kamehameha swimmer, Daren Choi, that I wanted to pass on a link to an article about him that ran in yesterday's paper: http://www.staradvertis...
Jun 28, 2010 - Important Memo for Silver and Blue Swimmers
Aloha, Families of Blue and Silver group swimmers, Summer has just started, but many families are already planning ahead to when school starts again. So I wanted to let you know now about a cha...
Jun 14, 2010 - PAQ puts in strong showing at Rainbows Invitational
In a display of what's to come at the state meet, PAQ showed that they are ready for the long course season. Despite having a large portion of the team travelling all over the country, we came away wi...
Jun 7, 2010 - Punahou Aquatics Swim School (PASS)
PAQ SWIM SCHOOL (PASS) SUMMER SCHEDULE PASS Summer Session now enrolling! Classes begin Monday, June 21 and end Friday, July 30 and will be held Monday, Tuesday, and Friday afternoons, between 4:3...
Apr 30, 2010 - PAQ FAQs
Sponsors, Partners, Organizations
Speedo
Positive+Coaching+Alliance
Poco+Loco+Swim+Store%2C+Inc
Hawaiian+Swimming
Hawaii+Swimming
HHSAA
US+Masters+Swimming
ASCA