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Shooting Stars: 7:00-7:30PM- 8 classes for 30 minutes twice a week/month-LIAC Stars: Always at the LIAC- Sept 3rd- December 18th Monday/Wednesday/Thursday 6:15-7:00PM Comets: Always at the LIAC- Sept 2nd - December 18th Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 6:00-7:00PM Asteroids-Sept 2nd - November 14th (Adjusted Schedule will be sent for November 17th-December 18th) Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday- LIAC 5:00-6:30PM Friday- LIAC 5:45-7:45PM Eclipse: Sept 2nd –November 15th (Adjusted Schedule will be sent for November 17th-December 18th) Monday/Tuesday/Thursday- LIAC-5:00-7:00PM Wednesday- Haskell-5:45-7:45PM Friday- LIAC-5:45PM-7:45PM Saturday 7-10AM- Haskell (Weights/Swim) (9/6, 9/27,10/4, 11/15)- LIAC 7-10AM- Special Dates for Long Course Elite: Sept 2nd - December 18th...
Thanks to all of the new families who came out to learn about AAAA. We had over 30 new athletes swim at our annual Fall tryouts. It is great to see that so many people in Lawrence and surrounding towns are interested in what Ad Astra has to offer. This is so exciting for our coaching staff and our current members. We cannot wait to see you on September 2nd!
This link shows the proposed meet schedule for the up and coming SCY Season. You can also find it under Calendars > Group Calendars.
Ad Astra Area Aquatics would like to welcome you to our Fall tryouts on August 13th and 14th from 5:30-6:30pm at the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center. To join, your swimmer must be able to complete at least 1/2 length of freestyle and 1/2 a length of backstroke. Please bring a suit, goggles, towel and the completed paperwork found here. If you have previously passed level 4, 5 or 6 in the Lawrence Swim School program, please bring your certificate with you. This will help us with placement. AAAA workouts...
A special congrats to Marian Frick for landing in the top 20 in the country in her age group for her 50 breaststroke swim at LSC Championships. She is currently 15th. Other swims that were also very close to the top 20 after this past weekend and deserve honorable mentions are: Ainsley Krug – 29th 200 BK Also, at Sectionals, Canaan Campbell achieved his Winter Junior Cuts in the 200 Back and 200 Fly. Way to go AAAA!
The following is a list of the new team records that have been broken during the LCM season. Congrats to these athletes. Female 11-12 100 Back Krug, Ainsley 1:10.32 Female 11-12 200 Back Krug, Ainsley 2:30.44 Female 11-12 100 Breast Frick, Marian 1:19.97 Female 11-12 200 Free Krug, Ainsley 2:19.70 Female 11-12 50 Back Krug, Ainsley 34.06 Female 11-12 50 Breast Frick, Marian 35.58 Female Open 50 Back Krug, Ainsley 34.06 Female 13-14 200 Free Campbell,...
We had another great showing from our team this weekend at the LSC Championships both in the water and as co-hosts of the meet. Thanks to everyone for making this meet such a success! Our team finished 3rd in the large team group and 3rd overall for the meet. Individual high point winners included Ainsley Krug (3rd) and Evan Eskilson (3rd). A few swimmers achieved reportable top 20 swims in the country in their age groups. Ainsley Krug for her 200 backstroke, Marian Frick for her 50 breaststroke, and the...
Districts was awesome this year. What a beautiful weekend for swimming. We had 3 new LSC Championship qualifiers and even more event winners at this meet. New Qualifiers included: Maddie Dean Megan Drumm Carter Stacey Event winners included: Maddie Dean - 100, 400 free Megan Drumm - 100 fr, 50 fly, Isaac Springe - 100, 200, 400 fr Carter Stacey - 800 fr Way to go AAAA!
Team Instrasquad All Squads This Weekend – May 10th Indoor Aquatic Center - $10 9-11 - Officiating Clinic - WE NEED YOUR HELP One of the important keys to growing a club is getting new officials to represent AAAA at swims meets. It is key to running home meets and having a presence at away meets that we attend. If you have more questions about the process, please contact Peter Jones at 785-220-6116. If you have more questions about the training day and/or to confirm your spot, please contact...
