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2023-24 Season Calendar
Click on this link to view the Calendar for the entire season

TU Event Page
Use this link for more info on each event and to sign-up for them.

Jun 27 - Blue/Gold Bring a Friend Day (more info below)

Jun 28-29 - Practice Schedule Changes:
    - NO Blue/Gold practices
    - NO Jr Team practices
    - All other groups regular schedule

Jun 28-30 - GOLD Summer Invite @ Cumming

Jul 4 - Practice Schedule Changes:
    - NO Blue/Gold/Jr practices
    - All other groups regular schedule

Jul 12-14 - CODA Classic @ Dynamo
    - Please double check your entries!

Jul 18-21 - Age Group State Champs @ Tech
    - Replies due tomorrow!!!

Jul 24-27 - Futures Champs @ Huntsville, AL

Jul 26-28 - Senior State Champs @ UGA
    - Replies due!

GwinAq's Reddiset Shop

Use the link below to access our swimshop with Reddiset - the only place you can order team suites, and you can also order all the equipment and much more. You can also access our shop by going to their main site and on clicking on 'Team Login' on the far right and entering 'gaga' (all lowercase).

GwinAq's Affiliate SwimOutlet.com

Gwinnett Aquatics is an affiliate of SwimOutlet.com. Use the link below to search SwimOutlet for some of the best prices on swim equipment. Be sure to use this link and your purchase will also support our program.

July Payments Due

July payments are now due. Invoices go out around the 20th, and payments are due on the 1st and are considered late after the 5th. Please note that if a payment is not received by the 10th, a $25 late fee is added. Most families are done with swim team dues, but still have activity account balances - those are items the club already paid on your behalf, so please pay your balance on time.

You can pay on-line, at the pool or Mail payments to:
Gwinnett Aquatics
1436 Benning Place NE
Atlanta GA 303077
(Or put in coach Hugh’s mailbox at the pool).

Monthly Fees
On-line Account

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Education Column

We come across a few great articles on a variety of topics - parenting, nutrition, mental training, sports parenting, drills, etc. In this column we'll share the best one every week.

Swimming 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news

2023-24 SCY Season Recap

Team Records, NAG Records, Country-leading IMX Scores, and many new entries into our All-Time Top 10 SCY performances! That's just a snipped of the many highlights our swimmers had last season! You can check out more of those using the links below.

2023-24 SCY Standard Breakers
2023-24 SCY IMX Report
2023-24 SCY Fast 5
All-Time SCY Top 10
GwinAq SCY Records
GwinAq IMX Records
Fall/Winter Attendance Awards
Winter Attendance Awards

2023 LCM Season Recap

2023 LCM Standard Breakers
2023 LCM VCC Scores
2023 LCM IMX Scores
2023 LCM Season Fast 5
LCM All-Time Top-10
GwinAq LCM Records
GwinAq IMX Records
2023 Spring & Summer Attendance Awards

Stanton a Top 18&U in Three Events at Olympic Trials!
     - Teammates Emulate With Great Performances at FRST Invite!!!

  Baylor Stanton swam three races at his first ever Olympic Trials last week in Indianapolis. In those three events he moved up a combined 83 places to place in the top 30 in all of them! He was also top 3 for 18&Us in two of them, and 4th in the other! All three were a personal best and a team record, as well as the current fastest times for the 15-16 age group in the country this year! His 200IM time was also the 7th fastest in history for that age group, as well as a State Record - whew, what a meet!!!

  And on his final day he was cheered on by over thirty of our swimmers who made the trip up to take in the action of Olympic Trials. Inspired by all Baylor's successes his teammates then took to a pool nearby and turned in a similarly impressive effort! At The FRST Summer Invite in nearby Franklin, Indiana, a group of 32 Ga-Ga swimmers posted a third place finish among 20-plus teams from all over the Midwest. They were 2nd in the Boys and 2nd in the 11 and Older age groups - we didn't take any 10&U in the trip, so effectively our crew was 2nd in the meet they actually competed in.

  Hannah-Claire Jowers led the way with six wins and her first ever Summer Junior National qualifying time - skipping right over her first ever Winter Jrs in the same swim! Collier Stanton (4), Cameron Jones (3), and Aliana McCann all also won events.

  Justin Bennett, Kate Breiding, and Ernesto Santiesteban-Pizarro picked up their first AAA (All-Star) times of the season; Tadd Duffield, Brandon Noble, Vincent Tuck, and Cole Wright got their first AAs, while Brianna Exil, Justice Parker, and Aaron Passman got their first A times! Exil, Parker, Nate Beeney, Sarah Heppe, and Morgan Sevier earned their first state cuts of the season!

  Duffield, and Lilith Mendonca were the sole swimmers to go 100% best times (with a great number of swimmers missing that mark by one single swim). You can check out full meet results and team results for both meets (though for some reason Baylor's 400IM from Trials is not showing up on the team results, but you can see that in the full results), and the updated list of Standard Breakers all on the links below.

  This weekend, we have a squad heading to Cumming for the GOLD Invite. As usual on meet weekends, please note the practice schedule changes listed in the left column. After this weekend, we'll have one final weekend off (from competition, definitely not from training!) and then the start of Championship meets the remaining weekends in July. Get ready!

Gold Summer Invite This Weekend Jun 28-30

 The Gold Summer Invite is this weekend, June 28-30, at the Cumming Aquatic Center (201 Aquatic Cir, Cumming, GA 30040). Here are the warm-up times for each session (please note there have been changes to the warm-up times; times listed below are the most updated ones) - please, remember to always plan to arrive 15min before the start of warm-ups:

• Friday, June 23rd: 
• 13&O Prelims: 7:00am
• 11-12 Prelims, 10&U Timed Finals: 11:30pm
• Finals: 5:00pm (note change)
• Saturday, June 24th: 
• 13&O Prelims: 7:00am
• 11-12 Prelims, 10&U Timed Finals: 11:30am
• Finals: 5:30pm
• Sunday, June 26: 
• 13&O Prelims: 7:00am
• 11-12 Prelims, 10&U Timed Finals: 12:30pm (note change)
• Finals: 5:30pm

  Swimmers are expected to to wear last year's team shirt (teal) on Friday, this year's team shirt (white) on Saturday, and this year's Divisionals Shirt (purple) on Sunday. If you don't have one of those shirts, please another team shirt or a shirt the same color.

  Complete meet info is available in the event page (link below). Below you can also find links to our team entries and the meet's psych sheet, as well as the complete heat sheet. There's also a link to the estimated timelines - and as usual BIG emphasis on the 'estimated' portion there, as meets frequently run ahead or behind those, so they are only shared for informational purposes.

Blue/Gold Bring a Friend Day Tomorrow, Thursday, Jun 27th

  Blue and Gold will have a "Bring a Friend" practice tomorrow, Thursday, June 27th, during their regular practice. This is really only meant to be for Elementary School-aged kids, and it's important to note that it will be a fairly regular practice for that day, so it's meant for friends who do swim summer league at least and might be interested in joining the team for next season. If you have any questions, please contact your child's coach.

Up Next: Dynamo Coda Classic Jul 12-14

  The first meet we'll attend during the Championship season will be Dynamo's Coda Classic, which will take place July 12-14 at Dynamo Chamblee (3119 Shallowford Rd, Atlanta, GA 30341). This will be the final meet of the LCM season for swimmers without any state cuts.

  This meet once again coincides with GCSL Champs, so swimmers need to work out any possible scheduling conflict ahead of time. HS-aged swimmers without any State cuts should attend this meet fully. All other swimmers should work participation with their coaches.

  This will be a 3-day Prelims/Finals meet for 11&O Swimmers (13&O Prelims in the morning, and 11-12 Prelims in the afternoon), and a timed finals meet for 10&U in the afternoon. Complete meet info is available in the event page (link below).

  Replies for this meet are past due, and our first draft of entries is posted below. As usual, please double check your entries for possible mistakes. If you missed the deadline but are available to attend please contact your coach ASAP.

Coming Up: Age Group State Champs Jul 18-21

  The Age Group State Champs will be a 3.5 day meet at Georgia Tech's McAuley Aquatic Center (750 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30318). This is the main meet of the season for all our 14&U swimmers, and all qualified swimmers should attend fully. This meet has a few different tracks:

• 11-14 swimmers with State Cuts have a Timed Final session on Thursday, and Prelims/Finals Friday-Sunday (Prelims are in the morning)
• 10&U swimmers with State Cuts, as well as 11-14 swimmers with JO Cuts have Timed Finals Friday-Sunday.

  In addition, as always we'll plan to bring as many relays as we can - provided they are competitive enough to score at the meet. Thus, some swimmers who are not qualified (or who are qualified for the JO session only) might be invited to fill up those relays at the meet. More info on relays will be going out to each group by email soon.

  Replies for this meet are due tomorrow, Thursday, June 27th! Swimmers who qualify for the meet after that date can still be added. If you have any questions, please contact your child's coach ASAP. Complete meet info is available on the event page (link below).

Registration for 2024-25 Swim Team Now Open!
     - New Swimmer Registration Opens July 5th, Evaluations Available

  Registration for next year's swim team are now available to current swimmers, and will open to the general public July 5th. As usual, once registration opens to new swimmers, we cannot guarantee your spot (and we do foresee some groups filling up quickly, especially our Elementary and Middle-School aged ones), so we strongly encourage all current families to go ahead and register before July 5th.

  Fees for all groups will remain the same as last year. The registration fee however will increase to $120, not including USA-Swimming registration, which we will once again charge returning swimmers in November. Practice times and coaches will remain largely unchanged. You should sign up for the same group you are currently in unless you receive a move-up letter - those went out last week.  All of the rising 6th and 7th graders currently in Gold will move to Junior.  Most of the 9 and older as well as a few others in Blue will move to Gold.  There are a few still on the bubble as we wait to see how their training goes the rest of this season.

  In order to register for next year you do need to have your account current. If having your account current and covering the registration fee will be a financial difficulty, please contact a coach right away to make other arrangements. This is also a great time to put in a good word on our club to help us recruit new swimmers. New swimmers will need to schedule an evaluation using the form below - however, HS-aged swimmers do not need an evaluation, they should instead e-mail Coach Hugh to set up a meeting.

Coming Up: Senior State Champs Jul 26-28

  This year's LCM Senior State Champs will be back at the Gabrielsen Natatorium at UGA (330 River Rd, Athens, GA 30602), July 26-28. This is a full, 3-day Prelims/Finals meet, and it will be the main end of season meet for all 15&O swimmers with LCM Senior State Cuts not attending Futures this year.

  Swimmers for whom this is their main championship meet must have plan to attend Finals all three days, and we strongly encourage swimmers get a hotel for this meet rather than drive back and forth. There's been a lot of work up to this point of the season, and that midday rest and less driving will definitely help make the meet far better for them.

  Replies for this meet are due Thursday, July 4th! Swimmers who qualify for the meet after that date can still be added. If you have any questions, please contact your child's coach ASAP. Complete meet info is available on the event page (link below).

Summer Championship Season Overview

  By now everyone should know what meet(s) they should be targeting during our Championship season in July. Here's a brief overview of each meet, and who should be going to it. If you read this and are still not 100% sure, please communicate with your coach ASAP!

• July 12th-14th: Dynamo CODA Classic
• for swimmers without State or JO cuts, this will be their last meet of the season. This meet coincides with GCSL Champs AND is the week after July 4th weekend, so all Sr1 and Sr2 swimmers for whom this will be their championship meet must have plans to attend this meet fully (and skip county) AND train through July 4th weekend!
• July 18th-21st: Age Group State/JO's @ Tech
• this is 2 weeks before school is scheduled to start, so ideally all 14&U swimmers and families attending this meet should schedule vacations after that. Please note we also plan of fielding our best possible relays for this meet, so non-qualifiers might be invited to complete those.
• July 23rd-28th: Southern Zone Age Group Champs@ Midland, TX
• this is a select meet for which 11-14 swimmers have to qualify during Age Group Champs. The selection criteria is changing a bit this year and should be published within the next couple weeks. Swimmers who qualify travel with and represent Team Georgia.
• July 24th-28th: Futures Championships @ Huntsville, AL
• this is one of the fastest meets in the country, and all qualified swimmers should plan on attending. This will be a team travel meet, and the meet wraps up one week before school starts, so ideally swimmers attending this meet should schedule vacations for that week.
• July 26th-29th: LCM Senior State @ UGA
• just like the Futures Champs, this meet wraps up one week before school starts, so ideally qualified swimmers should schedule vacations for that week. We might also invite some 14&U swimmers, if they are available, to attend this meet in order to gain some experience racing older kids.

Ga-Ga Online Spirit Wear Shop!

  We'd like to remind everyone we have a great online Spirit Shop with a great variety of items - pink and purple shirts, sweatshirts, and more! We love the looks of it, and have gotten great feedback on the material as well.

  So, if you'd like to sport some awesome new team schwag this summer, now's the time to put an order! With this shop, there is no order deadline, no minimum, and a LOT to choose from! More options, more colors, and hopefully something for everyone. You can use the link below to access the store online. If you don’t see something you wish we had, please reach out to Amy Stanton (awstanton@gmail.com) - we'd love to see if we can make it happen!

2024 Summer Practice Schedule (click on the link to see the complete schedule)