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AAAA Swim-A-Thon® Awards Ceremony When: Monday, November 28, 2011 Where: Indoor Aquatic Center (on bleachers) Time: 5:45PM What: Swimmers will be awarded their certificates, pins, and prizes. Don’t forget that Patrick will get a pie to his face! Parents are welcome to attend. *We will have swim practice after the ceremony for all groups.
5 of 5 AAAA Parent Education Series The most important thing you can do as the parent of a swimmer is to love and support your child, both in and out of the pool. This support is a key factor in fostering enjoyment and learning as well as contributing to the child's individual success in the pool. We have a staff with 40+ years coaching experience with even more competitive swimming experience. On AAAA, we try our best as a coaching staff to continue to educate families on the sport of swimming based on...
Published by The American Swimming Coaches Association 5101 NW 21 Ave., Suite 200 Fort Lauderdale FL 33309 I received two sets of “Thank you’s” from parents on one day a while ago. That’s a rare thing in the world of coaching senior swimmers. One of the “thank you’s” was about the care and concern I showed for her child and my continuing efforts to provide a good environment not just for her child, but for all the senior swimmers. Wow, that was deeply appreciated and it immediately elevated...
Ad Astra Area Aquatics will have another representative at the 2012 Olympic Trial this summer in Omaha, Nebraska. This past Saturday evening, Katie Price finished 10th overall in the 200 Breaststroke at the Minnesota Grand Prix Swim Meet in a Trial Qualifying time of 2:35.84. She shaved off nearly five seconds from her previous best at the start of the day. She also bested her previous best time in the 100 Breaststroke Friday evening and finished 14th overall with a time of 1:13.48. Price joins Emma Reaney, Notre Dame, and...
Congrats to Katie for dropping over a second and placing top 16 in her 100 Breast at the Minnesota Grand Prix. This meet features over 30 National Team members and 16 Olympic Medalists this year... wow! She placed 14th in finals last night, going .05 seconds faster than in the morning with a time if 1:13.48. Katie will swim again today in the 200 Breast. You can watch her online here and see results here. She is slated to swim around 11am -- don't miss it!
A few reminders for this week and beyond... Friday Workout - KU Swim Meet There is NO PRACTICE this Friday -- We are instead attending the KU vs. MU Swim Meet at Robinson Natatorium. The meet starts at 5pm. Swimmers are invited to make posters at the Frick's House prior to the meet around 4pm. Please bring some poster board and markers. Please plan on attending and cheering on the Hawks! Katie Goes For Trials This week -- out very own Katie Price will be competing at the Minneapolis Grand...
Comet Parents and Swimmers: We are still going to celebrate the Comet's success with their Pizza Party on Monday, November 14th. We will swim for the firt 30 minutes and celebrate for the remainder of practice. Sorry for the inconvenience, and we hope to see you all there on Monday. Go AAAA!
Congratulations Ad Astra Swimmers! We have surpassed our team goal for the Swim-A-Thon® and went above and beyond the expectations. Our total amount raised was $7,570.10. Thank you to all those swimmers that participated in our Swim-A-Thon®. I would like to recognize the swimmers that helped pace the success of our event. The group that raised the most money was the Comets. The Comets raised $2,552.10. WAY TO GO COMETS! The Comets will be rewarded with a Pizza Party on Monday, November 7th. The Comets will swim for the first...
TRUNK OR TREAT=SUCCESS It was another successful weekend for Ad Astra Swimming. 34 swimmers participated in the Truck or Treat Meet in Topeka. Not only did we enjoy lots of candy, we also had several first time races by new swimmers, best times, and new Division One and Division Two Cuts. We also saw great improvement in our racing with one week of practice from our last meet.There was progress made in technique and the mechanics of our racing. The swimmers were all excited and we loved seeing all...
