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2025 LCM Season Calendar
Click on this link to view all the important dates for next season!

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

Jul 10 - Last Regular Practice for Blue/Gold/Jr/Prep:
- State only practices through the weekend and next week, more info below

Jul 11 - Practice Schedule Changes:
    - Sr1 8:45am-10:30am
    - NO other workouts!

Jul 12 - NO practices

Jul 11-13 - CODA Classic @ Dynamo

Jul 17-20 - Age Group State Champs @ Columbus, Ga
    - Last chance to double check your entries!

Jul 24-27 - Senior State Champs @ Athens, Ga
    - Please double check your entries!

Jul 30-Aug 3 - Summer Jr National Champs @ Irvine, Ca
    - Please double check your entries!

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 Past Due

July payments are now past due. Invoices went out around the 20th. 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
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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.

Why Mindfulness is the Next Frontier in Sports Performance
- Sports psychologist Michael Gervais says elite coaches and athletes increasingly rely on mental strength for a competitive advantage. Here's why—and how you can master your mind, too.
  "Michael Gervais is a sports psychologist who works with athletes in “high stakes, consequential environments.” Sometimes those stakes are as low as winning and losing (he’s worked with the Seattle Seahawks for eight years) and sometimes they are as high as living and dying (like in his work with Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian who free dove from 130,000 feet as part of Red Bull’s 2012 Stratos project). No matter the consequences, his end goal remains the same: to help his clients respond constructively to high stress environments.
  'I'm fortunate to work with people that are some of the most extraordinary thinkers and doers in the world, and in some cases they're working in operating environments where mistakes are costly,' Dr. Gervais says. 'To operate well in those environments requires a mastery of craft, a mastery of your body and mastery of mind… [those people are] teaching and informing the rest of us, in many ways, what it means to have a full command of one's inner life and to be able to apply it on command in rugged hostile and stressful environments.'
  This is, of course, a very fancy way of saying that Dr. Gervais helps his clients be more mindful. If that word just made you cringe, we hear you. Mindfulness is—and has been for some time—the panacea du jour in the wellness world, so overused it’s effectively devoid of substance. But Dr. Gervais’s work goes deeper than your usual run-of-the-mill “take five deep breaths and let serenity cascade over you.” (Though, to be clear: he is a fan of deep breathing.)" Click Here to read the full article

2024-25 SCY Season Recap

Team Records, IMX Team Records, and many new entries into our All-Time Top 10 LCM 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.

2024-25 SCY Standard Breakers
2024-25 SCY IMX Report
2024-25 SCY Fast 5
All-Time SCY Top-10
GwinAq SCY Records
Fall/Winter Attendance Awards
Winter Attendance Awards

2024 LCM Season Recap

2024 LCM Standard Breakers
2024 LCM VCC Scores
2024 LCM IMX Scores
2024 LCM Season Fast-5
LCM All-Time Top 10
GwinAq LCM Records
GwinAq IMX Records
2024 Spring/Summer Attendance Awards

Championship Season Kicks Off This Weekend!

  After one (rare!) weekend without any meets last weekend, this weekend's CODA Classic at Dynamo officially kicks off the Summer Championship Season! And here's what we mean by that: starting this weekend, we'll have swimmers race at 5 different meets through the next 4 weeks: CODA and GCSL Champs this weekend, Age Group State next weekend, Senior State the following, and then finally Summer Jrs through the first week of August! So, be ready for plenty of FAST swimming through the rest of the month - we know our kids are!

  While by now the bulk of preparation for all of those meets is already done, this is when groups start to focus more on details - sort of like polishing the diamond they worked on becoming up to this point. So keep up your practice attendance and bring in your best work ethic to every workout! 

  As usual, complete info for this weekend's meet is on the article below. In addition, please note the practice schedule changes listed on the left column - with all our swimmers at either CODA or GCSL Champs this weekend, most groups will be off from practice. And good luck to all our swimmers who will also be competing at the GCSL Champs through the weekend as well!

  As the season wraps-up for many swimmers, starting next week practices will be only for those who still have meets to attend this season - those going to State Champs and beyond. There's an article with more details on that below; all Blue/Gold, as well as Jr and Prep swimmers will have a season wrap-up Fun Practice the week after Age Group State as well, and more info on that is also on that same article.

Dynamo Coda Classic This Weekend Jul 11-13

  Dynamo's Coda Classic, which is our first Championship Meet of the LCM season, will take place this weekend, July 11th-13th, at Dynamo Chamblee (3119 Shallowford Rd, Atlanta, GA 30341). Here are the warm-up times for each session (please note: there have been changes to the warm-up times listed in the original meet announcement for nearly every session; times listed are the most updated times, and when we'll start our warm-up, as usual please plan on being there 15min early):

• Friday
  • 13&O Prelims: 7:50am
  • 11-12 Prelims & 10&U TF: 12:45pm
  • Finals: 5:00pm
• Saturday
  • 13&O Prelims: 7:50am
  • 11-12 Prelims & 10&U TF: 12:45pm
  • Finals: 5:15pm
• Friday
  • 13&O Prelims: 7:50am
  • 11-12 Prelims & 10&U TF: 1:00pm
  • Finals: 5:00pm

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

  Also, please note that parking at Dynamo can often be tight, so plan accordingly. Complete meet info is on the event page (link below). Below you can also find links to our team entries, and updated Psych Sheet, and an estimated timeline (and as always, emphasis on the 'estimated' there).

  Below there's also a link to the meet host's Event Page. In an effort to improve meet flow and reduce empty lanes, heat sheets will only be published on their website the evening before each session. So, we will not post them here, please go to that link to check them out.

Summer Championship Season Is Here! Schedule Changes for a few Groups!

  With Championship Meet Season kicking off this weekend, starting on Monday, July 14th practices for our younger groups will only be for swimmers who still have a LCM meet to attend - those going to State Champs or JOs (including relay swimmers) and beyond. This will allow us to consolidated some of our workouts, keep our focus on those meets and offer our staff a bit of a lighter practice schedule on a couple days.

  Next weekend, we'll already heavily consolidate our schedule, as most of our swimmers will be at either CODA and/or GCSL Champs through the weekend - we'll confirm that schedule on next week's newsletter. Here's the schedule for swimmers going to State Champs starting on July 14th:

• Sr1: Regular Practice Schedule
• Sr2/3: w/ Sr1 Jul 17-19; other than that regular schedule
• Prep: Regular Practice Schedule through July 16th; July 17th 10:15am-11:30am; July 18th-19th no practices.
• Jr Team: NO practices (Jr State swimmers should attend Prep practices; those who can't should join Gold practices)
• Blue/Gold: Mon/Wed 5:30pm-7:00pm, July 17th 10:15am-11:30am (Gold+ State swimmers can also attend Prep Tue)

  Our younger groups will also have a Fun/Season wrap-up practice the week after Age Group State Champs: Blue/Gold will be on Monday, July 21st, 5:30pm-7:0pm; Prep/Jr date and time TBA. Those groups will be completely done with this season following that, so coaches and swimmers can recharge their batteries for next year's SCY Season!

Registration for 2025-26 Swim Team Now Opens - Groups Filling Up!
- New Swimmer Registration Opens July 7th, Evaluations Available

  Registration for next year's swim team are now open to current team members and will open to the general public July 7th. As expected, some of our groups are already very close to capacity. As expected, some of our groups (especially Gold, Jr and Prep) are filling up fast, and we have had quite a few tryouts for those groups as well. Once registration opens to new swimmers, we cannot guarantee your spot, so we strongly encourage all current families to go ahead and register before July 7th!

  Fees for all groups will remain the same as last year, but we will switch to billing 11 months. The registration will increase to $175 and will now include a Team Suit! That registration does not include 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 received a move-up letter - those went out last week.

  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.

Up Next: Age Group State Champs Jul 17-20

  The Age Group State Champs will be a 3.5 day meet, and it has a few different tracks (and please note cuts for this meet are different than the ones for the SCY meet in February):

• 11-14 swimmers with State Cuts have a Timed Final session on Thursday (which this year will also include a few relays), and Prelims/Finals Friday-Sunday (Prelims are in the morning)
• 10&U swimmers with State Cuts, as well as 11-14 swimmers with 'B-State' cuts have Timed Finals Friday-Sunday.

  Please note this year's meet will be at the Columbus Aquatic Center (1603 Midtown Dr, Columbus, GA 31906). This means it will require hotel stays for everyone attending, so please plan accordingly. This is the main meet of the season for all our 14&U swimmers, and all qualified swimmers should attend fully. 

  Replies for this meet are now past due, and our entries are posted below. As always, please double check your entries for possible mistakes! Swimmers who qualify for the meet this weekend can still be added - in that case you'll need to confirm participation with your coach ASAP.

  Below you can also find our first draft for our relay-line ups for the meet. Please note that relays and relay orders can always be modified by the coaching staff leading up to and at the meet. Finally, there's already a link for the Psych Sheet, which we'll update as soon as we get it. Complete meet info is available on the event page (link below).

Coming Up: Senior State Champs Jul 24-27

  This year's LCM Senior State Champs will be back at the Gabrielsen Natatorium at UGA (330 River Rd, Athens, GA 30602), July 24-27. This is a full, 4-day (that's correct, this meet is now four days rather than 3) Prelims/Finals meet.

  This will be the main end of season meet for all swimmers with State cuts (note that, as the meet has been expanded to 4 days, these cuts are now the same as they were for the SCY meet back in December) not attending Futures, Zones, or Jr Nationals. Those swimmers should have plans to attend Finals all four days. As such, we STRONGLY encourage those swimmers to have a place to stay in Athens rather than drive back and forth.

  Swimmers attending Junior Nationals the following week should work out participation on a few days with their coach.

  Replies for this meet are now past due, and our entries are posted below. As always, please double check your entries for possible mistakes! Swimmers who qualify for the meet this week can still be added, but need to work out participation with their coach ASAP. Complete meet info is available on the event page (link below).

Coming Up: Speedo Junior National Championships Jul 30 - Aug 3

  The Summer Jr Nationals are the highest-level meet available to 18&U swimmers in the country through the entire year. This year's meet is scheduled to take place in Irvine, CA.

  This will be a Team Travel meet. For this meet, swimmers get some assistance from the LSC, and the club covers the rest of the costs for the trip. All qualified swimmers should plan on attending this meet.

  More info on the meet is available at the USA-Swimming landing page for it (link below), and our entries are posted below. As always, please double check your entries for possible mistakes!

Pre-season Starts August 11th

  Our 2025-26 pre-season training will start during on the 2nd week of school, on Monday, August 11th, and will run through September 4th, with all groups being off on Labor day. Here's the pre-season schedule:

• Senior (starts August 18th): Mon/Wed 3:00pm-5:30pm, Tue/Thu 3:00pm-5:45pm
• Sr2 & Sr3: Mon/Wed 2:45pm-5:00pm, Tue/Thu 2:45pm-5:15pm
• Prep & Jr: Mon-Thu, 5:45pm-7:45pm
• Gold: Mon/Wed, 5:00pm-6:30pm
• Blue: Tue/Thu, 5:15pm-6:30pm

  All groups will have a mix of play for dryland, some introduction to swimming skills (and some training for the older groups), and plenty of water polo! As mentioned above, there will be no practices on Labor Day (September 1st). The regular season will then officially start on Monday, September 8th.

Masters Group Growing (and Going) Strong!

  Our Masters group continues to have both a great time and great workouts! At this point they are meeting Mon/Wed 6:00am-7:00am, Mon/Wed/Fri 12noon-1:00pm and Tue/Thu 6:00pm-7:00pm - about 15 min of on deck dryland warmup and 45 min swim each day. It is being coached by Coach Andrea in the midday and Coach Hugh in the evenings, and there are always different levels of workouts each day so anyone should be able to find a level they are comfortable with.

  The group has also attended a few meets by now, and we not only had coaches at those as well, but Coach Hugh has even joined in for a relay and a few swims! The cost is $75/month, and if you would like to join please contact coach Hugh (hugh@gwinnettaquatics.com).

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!

2025 Summer Practice Schedule (updated 5/26)