The following section of section of HB2182 discusses the dual participation rule adopted for Kansas as related to swimming.  Many people have worked hard for this over the past few years to see this through.  Take the time to read it.   New Sec. 35. The Kansas state high school activities association and its member high schools, and administrators, principals, coaches, teachers and other affiliated with such association and member high schools, shall not adopt any rules and regulations or interpret any existing rule and regulation in any manner which...

  THANKS to everyone who bowled, helped or donated baked goods, the event was a success - we raised $1,653.50! Added to the proceeds from Orange Leaf, we have raised almost $2,200 for Matt and his family. Only one more event to go! If you are able to eat at Wayne & Larry's this week, mention Matt and 10% of your bill will be donated.

A hot day and a hard workout makes it a perfect evening for frozen yogurt at Orange Leaf! And even better...from 6-10pm, 20% of the proceeds go to help Matt! Hope to see you there!

We are hosting a fundraiser to suppor Matt - one of our STARS swimmers. Matt Reimer, a second-grader at Deerfield Elementary school, has been diagnosed with X-Linked Childhood Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD). The leukodystrophies are a group of rare genetic disorders that affect the central nervous system by disrupting the growth or maintenance of the myelin sheath that insulates nerve cells. These disorders are progressive, meaning that they tend to get worse throughout the life of the patient. Childhood cerebral ALD is one of the most common forms of X-linked ALD, comprising...

  A beautiful day, exercise, face painting and McDuff - doesn't get much better than that! Thanks to all who helped! Look for more pictures on the Ad Astra Area Aquatics Facebook page - what! - yes, that's right.... We are now on Facebook!

We had a great first meet at Voorhees-Maxfield in Topeka!  See the results here: http://results.teamunify.com/mvstsa/ The summer is short -- sign up for all of our summer meets today!  

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Golden Goggle Awards last night.  We had a great time with each other revisiting the past year, having some laughs and recognizing some of the great accomplishments AAAA has had in the water.  The following is a list of the nominees and winners from last night: Awards (winner is underlined, bold, italics) Female Race of the Year     •    Carter Stacey – 500 Free 2011 D2     •    Marian Frick – 100 Breast 2011 D2     •    Claire Campbell – 50 Free...

AAAA athletes do a whole lot more than just swim; they are active in their schools and communities as well.  Read more under our Wall Of Fame tab and don't forget to stop and congratulate our swimmers on their fantastic accomplishments. Send your Wall of Fame material to Cassie at c5family20@hotmail.com.

Many of you may have seen our brochures and flyers for 2011 lessons starting to circulate around town.  We wanted to let you know that online enrollment will begin tomorrow- April 1st.  Our session dates are as follows: Session I: June 6 - 16 (Mon - Thurs) Session II: June 20 - 30 (Mon - Thurs) Session III: July 5 - 14 (Tues - Fri of week 1; Mon - Thurs of week 2) Session IV: July 18 - 27 (Mon - Wed) Lessons will be offered at 9:30, 10:00,...

We are Level 1 -- Way to go AAAA!   The Club Recognition program is a multi-tiered program created to recognize clubs that are successful and developing toward eligibility for the Club Excellence program. This program will identify and recognize club programs that demonstrate a commitment to improving the performance of their athletes, the services provided by the club, and several measures of organizational and business success. While participation in this program is purely optional, the program will benefit all clubs by setting standards and metrics for clubs to achieve....