Monday Message 9/16/2024

John Moseley

Monday Message 9/16/2024

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Practice Schedule Changes

We do not have any changes to the practice schedule this week.

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Swim Meet Registration

Over the course of this week, we will begin opening up registration for upcoming swim meets.  For all meets, we open registration once the Meet Information and Event Files become finalized by the meet host.  Once registration opens, we ask that you confirm which days/sessions your swimmer will be able to attend.  Based on the sessions your swimmer is declared for the meet, your swimmer’s lead coach will select events for that meet. 

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Early Season Training 

We have been very pleased with how well our swimmers are doing to start the season.  For all of our groups, we have been working at a slower pace and are building on good technique and good habits.  As we progress over these next few weeks, we will begin to ramp up our intensity.

We understand that there are swimmers that are looking for more intensity early on in the season, but we are looking out for the long-term development of all swimmers.  Swimmers/parents should be patient in this process.  We are constantly evaluating swimmers and will make adjustments as needed, however, we will not make these adjustments based on a handful of practices.

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Annual Parent Meeting

We will have our Annual Parent Meeting on Saturday, September 21.  This meeting will take place at 10:00 AM at the Jones Center in the Jones Center Chapel.  We will begin with an all parent meeting, then we will break into groups for small group sessions.  We will have breakout sessions for Parents of Senior Level Swimmers, Parents of Junior Hawgs & Hawgs Swimmers, and New AquaHawgs Parents.

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OZ Mile Swim

The AquaHawgs have been proud to participate in the OZ Mile Swim since it began a few years ago.  This year the event will be held on Sunday, September 29, at Beaver Dam on Beaver Lake.  Swimmers aged 13 and over should plan on participating in the Youth Wave.  All 12 & Under Swimmers should plan on participating in the OZ Wave.  All 12 & Under participants should plan on swimming with a buoy and a buddy over the age of 16 years old.  For those interested in attending the information can be found on the following link.  The cost to sign up is $75 per participant.

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Closed Deck During Practice

While we welcome parents to drop off and pick up their swimmers from the pool deck, we ask that all parents observe practice from the bleachers.  If you have any questions for your swimmer’s coach, please feel free to reach out via email or before/after they finish coaching.