Great job at the meets this past weekend. At Level 1s, we continued our strong swimming and had a ton of season bests.  Highlights included Jarod Arroyo winning High Point and Heather Cistola earning runner-up for High Point.  At Frosty Frolic, our newer swimmers had a great showing -- for some it was the first time in the water.  Great job at this meet -- 31 participated. Our next opportunity is in January -- so be sure to sign up!  Go AAAA

I came by this website recently -- perhaps I am the late person -- and I really liked some of the features.  Take a look at some of the interviews and let me know what you think.  I suggest Coach Urbanchek and Kate Ziegler.  Website - http://paceclub.speedousa.com/video_gallery Jon Urbancheck Interview - http://youtube.com/watch?v=8UhHdGhsFjI Look for the quote about a goal without a plan is a dream.  He is one of the best coaches around. Kate Ziegler Interview - http://youtube.com/watch?v=RMrtFBdKju0 Listen to her explain about hardships and doing swimming for herself and...

Great job at Level 2s!  Here are our new D1, D2 and AAA qualifiers from the meet this weekend.  On to Level 1s and Frosty Frolic. Swimmer AAA D1 D2 Jarod Arroyo   200FR   Eliot Eckersley     100FL Evan Eskilson   200FR 100BR 100FL   Macey Frost     200IM Simone Herlihy   100FR 50BK 50BR 100BR 100FL Benjamin Maloun     200BK 200FL Grace McCalla     100BR Maggie McCalla     100IM Elizabeth Mullins     50BK 100BK Lucas Mullins     50BK Smitha Ramesh  ...

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Notre Dame women's swimmer Emma Reaney got the OSU Invitational off to a bang on Friday morning as the freshman shattered the school record in the 200 individual medley, lowering the mark to 1:58.47. The NCAA B-cut time broke the previous mark held by former Irish great Katie Carroll, who went 2:00.09 on March 8, 2007 at the NCAA Championships. The time also qualified Reaney first in the event, over two seconds faster than her closest competitor. RESULTS

Sorry for the late posting on this -- but we rocked in Columbia!  Please check out the results here.  Look for more info on how we did soon!  Let's get pumped for our mid-season meets.  See everyone at L1 and L2.  

  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!