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2010 Results Team goal - $3800.00 Actual - $3412.80 A total of 24 swimmers met the individual goal of raising at least $100 Our top three fundraisers: Heather Cistola, $245 Stephen Johnson, $195.00 Ciara Kerley, $162.80
PLEASE SIGN UP SO WE KNOW HOW MANY ARE ATTENDING This new boot camp is for AAAA’s younger athletes in Stars, Comets, Asteroids. If you are interested in joining us, please sign up here. We need to have a consistent 6 athletes each week to keep this going. It will be $20 a month and will run from 11 to 11:45(noon). I want to stress that this important step in our training needs to be respected and taken seriously. We will be working with an outside party that takes their...
AAAA was represented very well at the meet this past weekend. We had 35 swimmers entered in the meet with lots of new faces at a swim meet for the first time.... very cool! We took first place overall in 17 events and won both the 10-U 200 Free Relay and the 11-12 200 Free Relay. Here were the winners: 100 Free - Cierra Campbell 100 Free - Claire Campbell 25 Free - Maggie McCalla 50 Breast - Sydney Sirimongkhon-Dyck 100 Breast - Claire Campbell 50 Back - Janet Stefanov...
Just this week, Emma Reaney commited to swim for the University of Notre Dame. She will swim under coach Brian Barnes and will bring depth to an already strong Notre Dame Women's squad. In the words of Barnes, "Notre Dame got better today." Emma's best events include the 200 and 400 IM and the 100 and 200 Breaststroke. She is an Olympic Trial qualifier in the 100 Breaststroke currently. We are all very proud of Emma for this awesome accomplishment. If you see her, tell her great job!
What: Annual Meeting Where: LIAC When: Saturday, October 9th -- 9-10AM During the Swim-A-Thon Discussion: Where we started, Where we are, Where we are going
Nutritional Cheat Sheet BY MIKE MEJIA, M.S., C.S.C.S//Special Correspondent Keep in mind that in order for nutrition to have an appreciable impact on your performance, you have to eat the right way on a year-round basis. Not that you can't occasionally indulge in some fast food, or sweets; just make sure that your daily diet follows the 80% rule, meaning that you make the right choices at least 80% of the time and reserve the other 20% percent for some of your favorite "cheat" foods. This way, you'll know you're...
The following schedules were released today to each squad. Here is how to read these: Stars and Comets are on the Novice Schedule. These meets will be geared towards newer swimmers. The meets listed as coach selected are meets you should ask your coach about prior to signing up OR are meets the coach will tell you individually to sign up for if your swimmer is ready. Eclipse, Asteroids, Senior and some Comets will follow the Young Competitive Schedule. Some of these meets have Qualifying times...
FUELING YOUR STROKE Six 200’s descending on five minutes. Twenty-five 50’s on :58. Whatever your “favorite,” every set during every workout and dryland session requires energy. Nutrients are the “chemicals” that supply the body with energy. Carbohydrate, protein and fat supply energy in the form of calories. These are your “Energy-Yielding Nutrients.” Vitamins, Minerals and Water don’t supply energy in the form of calories, but their presence is required in order for the body to access the energy provided by carbohydrate, protein and fat. During exercise, the body gets its...
Just a short reminder that the new AAAA team suits, warm-ups, parkas and backpacks are now available in your team store. We have put together a terrific team apparel package! To purchase these products on the Ad Astra Gear Page please click the link below. And don't forget to log into your account to receive the below price points. Ad Astra Area Aquatics Team Package Women’s Team Suit: $38.40 Men’s Team Suit: $23.40 (Jammer) $19.80 (Racer) AAAA Team Parka: $61.20 AAAA Team Warm-ups: $54.00 Transition Backpack: $39.60 For all...
