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Patrick Norman

Patrick Norman

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...

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.

This is a great article for all to read.  You can download the PDF here. and this...  SwimSwam

Congrats to the following athletes who achieved Top 20 Rankings after their first meet:   Alvena Walpole Claire Campbell Cierra Campbell Daniel Christie  Ainsley Krug Marian Frick   Swimming Rankings can be accessed through the USA Swimming website under the Times tab.  The Top 10 lists are located here.

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  Karsyn Robertson was our Week 3 & 4 Winner for the Swim-A-Thon. The challenge was the Highest number of pledges and donations thus far (Not dependent on amount of money- just number of pledges and donations). Karsyn set a new team record of over 100 donations. The previous record was from 2011 with 60 donations. We are so proud of you Karsyn!  Karsyn will get an Autographed memorabilia from Olympic Swimmer of her choice!   Onto Week 5& 6...We have reached the half way point. This two week challenge is special:...

Congratulations to the following swimmers for having 90% or better attendance during the month of September.  What a great way to start your season!  Consistent practice attendance will always play a key role in success at every level of Ad Astra Area Aquatics.   Elite Claire Campbell Cierra Campbell Maddie Dean Ainsley Krug Alvena Walpole Sarah Walpole Justin Lee   Eclipse Anastasia Bunting Marian Frick Payton Krug Giovanni Lule-Paredes Riley Sirimongkhon-Dyck   Asteroids Ben Carroll Ryan Christian Anya Combs Halle McCullough Karsyn Robertson Pancho Metz   Comets Maude Malone India...