Monday Message 9/8/2025

John Moseley

Monday Message 9/8/2025

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Weekly Practice Schedule Changes

There are no changes to this week’s practice schedule.

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Meet Registration Deadlines

  • Arkansas Open Water Championships – The registration deadline is Wednesday, September 10.
  • AquaHawgs Red & White Meet – The registration deadline is Wednesday, September 24.
  • TST Fall Round-up – The registration deadline is Wednesday, September 24.
  • CSC Jim Devine Invitational – The registration deadline is Wednesday, September 24.

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Arkansas Swimming Awards

Last week, Arkansas Swimming announced two former RAC AquaHawgs swimmers and one former RAC AquaHawgs coach were selected to Hall of Fame Class of 2025.   Jenny Holtzen (Swimmer - RAC AquaHawgs, University of Wisconsin & Olympic Trial Qualifier),  Michael Haefner (Swimmer - RAC AquaHawgs, University of Louisville & Olympic Trial Qualifier), Carl Auel (Coach – RAC AquaHawgs, Texas High School, Arkansas Dolphins) will be inducted into the Arkansas Swimming Hall of Fame. 

Arkansas Swimming also announced the award winners for the 2025 Long Course Season.  Lexie D’Amico, Tytus Call, Gwen Schaub, Harris Carlson, McKenzie Vasquez, Ethan Nguyen, and Hayden Gibson were all recognized as Long Course Swimmers of the Year for their Age Group.  Tytus Call and McKenzie Vasquez were also recognized as the Heil Mile Award Winners.

The Hall of Fame Inductees, Swimmers of the Year Winners, and Heil Mile Award Winners will be recognized on Saturday, October 4 at the Hall of Fame Banquet.  This year, the event will be held at DWR Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, AR.

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Arkansas Open Water Championships

Arkansas Swimming has sanctioned the first ever Arkansas Open Water Championship.  This event will take place at Beaver Lake, by the dam, on Saturday, September 20.  We have posted the Welcome Letter and Meet Information to our website.  You are required to have qualifying times from pool swims in order to enter this event.  The deadline for registering is Wednesday, September 10.  We would like all eligible swimmers to attend this event. 

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Swim Oz Mile Swim

For parents and masters’ swimmers having FOMO about not being able to participate in the Arkansas Open Water Championships, never fear, because the Oz Mile Swim will be taking place on Sunday, September 21 at the same location.  Registration for this event is handled on the Swim Oz Website. 

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Red & White Meet

Our Annual Red & White Meet will be held on Saturday, September 27.  Warm-ups will start at 7:00 AM.  Racing will start at 8:00 AM.  We should be done racing by 9:30 AM.  We would like all AquaHawgs to attend the meet.  This is a fun meet and a great introduction to racing.  We will provide more information closer to the date.

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HawgShop Online

If you were not able to attend our team fitting last week, you are able to purchase equipment, team swimsuits, warm-ups, and parkas on our HawgShop.  All purchases made through the HawgShop directly benefit Razorback Aquatic Club AquaHawgs. 

It is extremely important that your swimmer has all necessary equipment for their practice group.  In an effort to have a unified look at meets, we would also like all swimmers to have a team swimsuit.