MONDAY MESSAGE 7/18/2022

John Moseley

MONDAY MESSAGE 7/18/2022

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PRACTICE SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS

  • Tuesday 7/19 – Normal practice for all groups.
  • Wednesday 7/20 – Normal practice for all groups.
  • Thursday 7/21 – State Team Practice (State Participant Only). Masters 6:00-7:15 AM. Senior Hawgs 6:15-8:30 AM. Junior Hawgs 7:00-8:30 AM.  Boss Hawgs, Wild Hawgs, Varsity Hawgs, and Hawgs 7:30-8:30 AM.  No Hawgs Afternoon Practice.
  • Friday 7/22 – Senior Hawgs 7:00-9:00 AM.  All other practices are canceled.
  • Saturday 7/23 – Senior Hawgs 7:30-10:00 AM (JC).  All other practices are canceled.
  • Monday 7/25 – Senior Hawgs 7:00-9:00 AM.  Junior Hawgs, Varsity Hawgs, Wild Hawgs, Boss Hawgs, and Hawgs 7:30-9:00 AM.
  • Tuesday 7/26 – Junior Hawgs, Varsity Hawgs, Wild Hawgs, and Boss Hawgs 7:30-9:00 AM.  No Hawgs Practice.
  • Wednesday 7/27 – Junior Hawgs, Varsity Hawgs, Wild Hawgs, Boss Hawgs, and Hawgs 7:30-9:00 AM.
  • Thursday 7/28 – Junior Hawgs, Varsity Hawgs, Wild Hawgs, and Boss Hawgs 7:30-9:00 AM.  Hawgs 4:00-5:00 PM (JC).
  • Friday 7/29 – Junior Hawgs, Varsity Hawgs, Wild Hawgs, Boss Hawgs 7:30-9:00 AM.
  • Saturday 7/30 – Zone Participants 8:00-9:30 AM (JC)
  • Monday 8/1 – Zone Participants 2:30-4:00 PM (JC)

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STATE TEAM BREAKFAST

We will have the State Team Breakfast following the State Team Practice on Thursday, July 21.  This will take place on deck at Springdale Aquatic Center.  All food/drinks will be provided for the swimmers.

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ARSI LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

We are excited for the ARSI Long Course Championships this weekend in Fort Smith. It will be hot, and we ask that everyone please stay hydrated and shaded throughout the meet.

We will be posting the Psych Sheet, Additional Information, and Timeline later this evening.  We are still waiting on all team’s entries.  Please look for this on the AquaHawgs Website.

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OPEN WATER RACE OPPORTUNITIES

There are several open water race opportunities the AquaHawgs are proud to support. 

TRIFEST FOR MS - Register here! - The 4th Annual Trifest for MS Open Water Swim Challenge, presented by Norm the Tire Man, Rush Running and Dr. Pepper/Keurig is Saturday, July 30th, 7:30-11:00 AM.  The race will be at a NEW location on Beaver Lake, Coppermine Lodge, Rogers, AR.  It is just off Highway 303.  SNACKLAB provides complimentary food for participants and encouragers.  The race will be fully supported, and well-marked with professional timing and water safety/rescue patrol.  Distances will be 1K, 3K, and 5K.  Awards will be given at the conclusion of the event.   

WALMART OZ MILE SWIM – Register Here! - The Walmart OZ Mile Swim is an open water race that offers participants and spectators a full weekend in Northwest Arkansas with festivities centered around swimming. The weekend will kick off with an Expo at The Red Barn in Bentonville on Friday, 4:30 PM–7:30 PM with a dinner ticket option. Saturday afternoon there is a pre-swim opportunity at the race venue from 2:00-4:00 PM. Then, Sunday morning it’s RACE DAY!

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FALL PRACTICE SCHEDULE / TRAINING GROUPS

We are excited about the upcoming 2022-2023 Short Course Season.  We have published our 2022 Fall Practice Schedule and Training Group Structure on the AquaHawgs Website.  We have made a few changes to our Training Group Structure. 

The Wild Hawgs & Varsity Hawgs will merge into one training group, the Varsity Hawgs.  This group will be geared towards junior high and high school-aged swimmers.

We have also split the Hawgs training group into the Hawgs Red and Hawgs White training groups.  This will reduce the size of the Hawgs group and provide better instruction to these swimmers.  With this split, we will communicate with families about which group is the best fit for their swimmers.

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SEASON BREAK

We will break between the Long Course and Short Course seasons.  Friday, July 29 will be all training groups final practice of the season.  Swimmers competing in the Zones Swim Meet will still have practice through Tuesday, August 2.  We will begin our Fall Practice Schedule on Monday, August 22.