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Final Two 23-24 Meet Reviews + USA Swim Top 100 Rankings We had an epic finish to a great season. We wrapped up our 23-24 season in Columbia for Sectionals and then Orlando for NCSA Age Group. Here are some of the highlights. Sectionals Overall Place - 12th Women’s Team - 5th Men’s Team - 20th Anna Bream 200 Br / 3rd 400 IM / 7th 100 Br / 17th 200 Fly / 13th 200 IM / 18th 50 Br / 17th Philip Costello 50 Fr / 9th 100 Br...
The Following swimmers completed their IMX/IMR scores for this past 2023-2024 SCY Season. Details can be found here. IMR Ella Marsh Melinda Zhang Anna Bream Karsyn Ward Rebecca Pickert Avery Walz Liza Engelbrecht Siggi Mattes Tauren Walz Michael Liu Jocelyn Wilson Banks Anderson Berklee Adams Lucas Sherwood Evan Neuman Gayla Gao Mateo Sherwood Grayson Hurley Ying Tong Li Noah Neuman Norah Gardner Matthew Parra Brianna Daniels Ying Tong Li Michaiah Vail Oliver Paniagua Nico Mattes Nya Muller Chandler Herda Ying Ning Li Trystin Chiaravalle-Munoz Chandler Herda Paul Morris Chauncey Walker...
With a team of 18 swimmers, Ad Astra outperformed every team in Missouri Valley Swimming (Kansas and Missouri) at this past weekend’s Age Group Championship meet. 16 swimmers (89% of our roster) contributed by way of individual or relay points to our team’s total – an unparallel quality of depth and performance among competing teams. Our swimmers swam to 67 best times and we had representation in every age and gender (9-10 girls/boys, 11-12 girls/boys and 13-14 girls/boys). Quality swims here! Top Overall Team Rankings Adjusted for Quality of Performance...
Dear Club Members, We are pleased to share our club has achieved USA Swimming’s Safe Sport Club Recognition. This recognition reflects our commitment to providing a healthy and positive environment free from abuse for all team members. In order to apply for Safe Sport Club Recognition, we were required to develop and implement club governance measures, Safe Sport policies and reporting mechanisms, Safe Sport best practices as well as training to athletes and parents. All of these measures were reviewed by USA Swimming Safe Sport staff for approval. Our Safe...
Ad Astra’s Age Group Team Best in the Area Again Ad Astra Area Aquatics placed 4th out of 24 scoring teams at the Missouri Valley Swimming Championships over the weekend. Ad Astra, with 18 swimmers, was a third of the size of the top 3 scoring teams who had 83, 72 and 54 swimmers on their rosters. Other area teams finished 17th (Topeka Swim Association) and 22nd (Lawrence Aquahawks). The concentration of performance and power from our team was unmatched as Ad Astra scored more points per athlete on average...
Our Senior group had a fantastic performance at the MVS Senior Championships this past weekend. Our team placed 4th overall and 1st on the girls side. That shows some real strength and depth! AAAA won all the girl’s relays, setting a new Team Record in the 400 Medley Relay. All the AAAA relays scored team points and each girl competed on at least one relay or more. Lucy Velte also had a 13-14 Team Record in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 55.90. Rebecca Pickert won 2nd overall highpoint...
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (Monday, August 1, 2018) Team Contact: Patrick Norman (patrick@adastraareaaquatics.org/785-331-6940) Ad Astra Area Aquatics Hosts Regional Championships; Team Takes First Place [Lawrence, KS] – Ad Astra Area Aquatics hosted the Missouri Valley Swimming Championships this past weekend. The meet featured the best swimmers from Kansas and Missouri. Ad Astra is no stranger to success at this meet. They have placed in the top 5 each if the past 6 years. This year was no different. Ad Astra Area Aquatics placed 4th in the overall team point standings and 1st for...
Courtney Caldwell will sign with NC State on November 12th at 3:00pm at the Lawrence Freetstate Library. Please join her in celebrate this wondrous accomplishment.
