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2024-25 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.

Feb 21-23 - Age Group State Champs @ Savannah, Ga

Mar 1-2 - Raffle Meet @ GAC
    - Please double check your entries!

Mar 6-9 - Southeastern Meet of Champions @ Augusta, Ga
    - Please double check your entries!

Mar 15 - Relay Meet (more info TBA)

Mar 28-30 - Divisional Champs @ UGA
    - Replies due!

Apr 4-13 - NO practices (Spring Break)

Apr 14 - LCM Begins!

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.

February Payments Past Due

February 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.

Swimming Doesn’t Define You – These 8 Characteristics Do!  

"Who you are is not based on your swimming accomplishments. The qualities and capabilities you learn in training to be a swimmer help contribute to the person you are and who you will become.
  One of the inevitabilities of swimming competitively is coming to terms with winning and losing.
  It’s common for people to evaluate their swimming success—and even make judgments of themselves as human beings—by the number of medals they’ve won or the PRs they’ve swum or the representative teams in which they’ve been selected.
  Swimmers can get lost in the terminology of time and the rhetoric of records and feel like they’re defined by the level of swimming performance they’ve achieved: that they’re “ranked”—not just as athletes, but as people—by how far up the swimming ladder they’ve climbed.
  How many times, for example, have you heard a statement like, “They’re a national-level swimmer,” and immediately assumed that the athlete in question must possess some sort of talent or ability or mysterious quality that other swimmers don’t have?
  Believe it or not, being a national-level swimmer or a successful swimmer at any level doesn’t make you a good person. Medals, PRs and podium glory do not make you a wonderful human being.
  In fact, just the opposite is true: Being a good person and a wonderful human being is what will make you a successful swimmer.
  Your level of swimming success does not define you as a person. You are not a “national” swimmer in isolation! You’re an amazing human being, capable of doing some many remarkable things in your life. You’re a student, a friend, a family member and a hundred other things…who ALSO may happen to swim fast enough to compete at various levels, including the national championships. Click Here to read the full article

2024 LCM 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 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

2023-24 SCY Season Recap

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

Gwinnett Aquatics Fourth at North 10&U State Champs!

  Gwinnett  Aquatics 10&Us finished fourth at the Peach State Champs North at Ga Tech last weekend. The meet combined the 10&U Champs, which was scored, with an 11-14 junior champs that was not scored. A second meet (the South site) was being held in Warner Robbins.

  Ga-Ga had five swimmers score! Leading the way were Riley Pynn and Emery Wells who both had top ten swims; Gatlin Granberry, Reynolds Bowers, and Andrian Strokan also scored. But as is often the case in these meets, the relays made the real difference, with us having our largest group ever at 10&U state, and all but two are still 10U for this summer's state champs, seven of whom made some new cuts last weekend!

  In the 11-14 age group, Jacob Matthew picked up a new state cut and Victoria Tannure picked up her first state cut! As always, you can check out full meet results, team results, and our updated list of standard breakers for the season by clicks on the links below.

  And now, with very little turnaround, we have a great group of our 11-14 swimmers heading to Savannah for the Age Group State Championship Meet this weekend! You can find complete information on the meet, warm-up times, etc, all in the article below. For everyone not at this weekend's meet, we'll run normal practice schedule for all groups.

  Following this weekend, we'll be right back to racing at the at our own Raffle Meet. Full info on that meet is also posted below, and please look out for the job sign-ups which will go out later this week - that meet is a swimmer's favorite, but also one that takes help from all our families to put together.

  So, it's GO! time for our State Swimmers, and for everyone else there's some exciting meets coming up. That means it's also time to continue putting in some great preparation whether or not you're heading to a meet this weekend!

Age Group State Champs Feb This Weekend 21-23

  The 14&U State Championships will take place this weekend, February 21-23, at the Chatham Aquatic Center in Savannah, Ga (7240 Sallie Mood Dr, Savannah, GA 31406). Here's the general schedule for the meet:

• Friday, Saturday, Sunday
• 11-14 Prelims: 8:15am warm-ups, 9:30am start (note changes)
• 11-14 Finals: 5:00pm warm-ups, 6:00pm start

  For those qualifying for finals, always check with your coach what time you should be back. Swimmers are expected to wear last year's team shirt (white) on Friday, this year's team shirt (teal) on Saturday, and any other team shirt (preference for last year's Divisionals, purple) on Sunday. If you don't have one of those shirts, please wear another team shirt or a shirt the same color.

  Below you can find links to the Event Page, team entries, team relays (remember coaches can always make changes in relay order and line-up during the meet, and the Psych Sheet. We'll update the links with the Heat Sheets as soon as we have them. The meet host is also working to have the meet be Live Streamed, and we'll update that link with all the info as soon as we get it as well.

  Finally, as we haven't been in Savannah for a meet in a long time, here are a few items the meet host shared with us that will be helpful for everyone to know: folding chairs and/or coolers will not be allowed inside the building; however, bleacher support chairs will (and are encouraged as they only have the regular bleachers inside). They are also setting up one large tent area outside, and under that tend folding chairs and coolers will be allowed, so those swimmers and families might want to consider having a set-up in that tent outside the facility for in between races.

Up Next: Raffle Meet Mar 1-2

  We'll once again co-host our raffle meet at GAC (1575 Indian Trail Lilburn Rd NW, Norcross, GA 30093), March 1st-2nd. Swimmers will earn raffle tickets though the meet and there will be regular drawings for prizes (goggles, suits, etc), as well as other prizes!

  This is a "Q-" meet, meaning swimmers are not supposed to race in events in which they have a state cut or faster time. ALL swimmers who do not have State cuts should attend this meet fully! All other swimmers should work out participation with their coach - we also plan on having most State-level swimmers compete in their off events at this meet.

  Replies for this meet are now past due, and our first draft of entries is posted below. As always, please double check your entries for possible mistakes! As a reminder, this is also one of our team hosted meets, in which we will need the help of our families to run in. More info and job sign ups should be out within the next week.

Coming Up: Southeastern Meet of Champions Mar 6-9

  The Southeastern Meet of Champions (SMOC) will take place at the Augusta Aquatic Center (3157 Damascus Rd, Augusta, GA 30909). This is a regional-level meet, and mandatory team travel for those attending.

  The meet is a 3.5-day meet, with Prelims/Finals Thursday-Saturday, and a Timed Final Session on Sunday. Complete meet info is available on the event page (link below). Our team will all depart on Wednesday early afternoon (will require an early check-out) and return on Sunday; trip cost will be $345.00, plus regular meet fees and meals. You can find more info on the Itinerary and Code of Conduct linked to below

  Replies for this meet are now past due, and our entries are posted below. As always, please double check your entries for possible mistakes! Complete meet info is available on the event page (link below).

Orders for Extra (Parents, Siblings, etc) Divisional Shirts Now Open

  The big day is almost here, and we're turning up the heat for our Divisionals Meet! This year’s theme is “Let Us Cook,” a fun twist on the phrase “you're cooked” that our swimmers love to say these days. We’re bringing the heat to the competition, and we want you to be part of the action!

  We’ve got some exciting team gear to get you in the spirit – a custom shirt featuring a cooking pot to show that we’re cooking the competition! Plus, we’ll be decorating aprons and chef hats to match our culinary vibe. Parents, be sure to bring your loudest cooking utensils to cheer us on and help us serve up a victory!

  Parents, please note that if your child is already on the team, we are ordering a shirt for them. Please DO NOT order an additional shirt for them. Below there's a link to a pdf with the all swimmers’ shirt sizes, so please look over it and make sure your child’s size is still the same. If your child’s size has changed, please email Coach Caitlin (cm26293@gmail.com) so we can revise it. Anyone wanting a shirt and NOT on the team (parents, siblings, relatives, etc.), please submit using the order form below.

Coming Up: Divisional Champs Mar 28-30

  This year's Divisional Champs will be held March 28-30, at the Gabrielsen Natatorium at UGA (330 River Rd, Athens, GA 30602). This is a 2.5 days meet, with timed finals for all ages on Friday evening, Prelim/Finals on Saturday and Sunday for 11&O, and timed finals for 10&U in the afternoon.

  All swimmers are expected to participate fully! This is the last meet of the SCY Season, and our largest TEAM meet of the entire year! It is always a great competition and a fantastic way for our swimmers to cap off their season. We expect to once again be in a tight battle for the top-3, and we have a group of parents working hard for us to make a real push towards the Spirit Award again this year!

  Replies for this meet are due Thursday, March 6th. As usual, you can go ahead and RSVP, and use the comment section if you anticipate any scheduling conflict for your swimmer.

Spring Tune-Up Registration Open

  Each year one of our most popular programs is the Spring Tune-Up. The Tune-Up is for swimmers aged 5-13 who can already swim the length of the pool free and back and are considering participating on one of the county's summer league teams this summer - so please note this is not a lessons program (if someone is not sure if their kid would qualify they can contact coach Hugh). Registration for that is now open to everyone, so if you have a swimmer who you know would be interested please feel free to share the link below.

  Other than Pre-team this is not intended for current team members. Pre-team swimmers will wrap up their pre-team programing in March, and in April they will be eligible to either graduate to Blue team or sign-up for the Tune-Up and then just do their summer league team this summer. If you have any questions about which one of those would be the best fit for your swimmer please contact Coach Caitlin.

  This year's Tune-Up will run Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday 5:15pm-6:30pm for four weeks starting April 14th. The cost is $180. This clinic usually fills up very quickly after registration opens, so we encourage our current families that are interested to go ahead and sign up early!

To register visit the Clinics page on our website.

Time to Plan for a Great LCM Season!

    Long Course season kicks off April 14th, as soon as we come back from Spring Break. The summer months provide a unique opportunity for our swimmers to train more intensely thanks to a lighter schedule away from the pool. Swimmers who truly commit to the season usually far outpace their teammates whose training is more intermittent. Even though it is shorter (only 13-16 weeks!) this is the season where we see swimmers make the biggest strides each year. And this year we hope even more of our swimmers and families will take the plunge!

  Doing the season right also requires a commitment from the family, including, if possible, planning extended travel for after the championship meet the swimmer is attending - in such a short season it is important to plan so there are no breaks in training. Some of the most important times to BE AT practice are late June through July (including the weekend of 4th of July). If you do have to travel, the next best step is to arrange to do the same number of workouts the swimmer would if he/she were home, preferably with a local, competitive USA-S club. And just as important, make sure to attend the appropriate meets, especially an end of season meet that you focus on fully, with no other activities around the same weekend.

  With regards to summer league, we expect (and encourage) most of our age group swimmers, in addition to their training at Ga-Ga, to participate on a summer league team - especially if it's their local team, where they first started swimming! It's a great way to showcase our program, both by swimming to your best ability at all meets and by being great teammates - that mix of character and improved athletic ability is the best way to showcase our program and help recruit new swimmers to the team!

  During the summer months, for Blue team we recommend they alternate swimming a day with us and a day with the summer league team; Gold and Junior swimmers should swim at least 3-4 times with GwinAq, and occasionally with their summer league team, but should not do both on the same day; Prep and Sr swimmers should make all GwinAq workouts and only stop by their summer league teams to help out and communicate with their coach. Talk to your coach early and often to try to make the best of the training time you have!

  Some of the most important dates are already listed on the Season Calendar (link on the left column), and we'll have the full calendar within a week or so. We should also have a link to the practice schedule for the summer out within a couple weeks.

Masters Group Growing (and Going) Strong!

  Our Masters group continues to go (and grow) strong and have both a great time and great workouts! At this point they are meeting 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 cost will be $75/month, and we are also considering offering some lunchtime on Mondays and Fridays as well. If you would like to join please contact coach Hugh (hugh@gwinnettaquatics.com).

  At this point, we do not plan on helping with coaching at meets - so those interested in competing will be doing so on their own. Depending on the level of interest in competitions, we may add coaching at meets in the future.

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!

2024-25 School Year Practice Schedule:

• Senior: Mon, Wed, Fri 3:00pm-6:00pm; Tue, Thu 3:00pm-6:15pm; Sat 8:00am-10:30am
• Senior2: Mon-Fri 2:45pm-5:15pm; Sat 7:00am-9:00am
• Senior3: Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 2:45pm-5:15pm; Wed 2:45pm-4:05pm; Sat 7:00am-9:30am
• Prep: Mon/Wed 6:15pm-8:30pm/8:45pm(P1); Thu 5:45-8pm; Fri 6-8:15pm; Sat 10:45am-1:00pm
• P1 only Tue 5:45pm-8:00pm
• Jr Team: Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 6:15pm-8:15pm; Sat 11:00am-1:00pm
• Gold: Mon/Wed/Fri 5:30pm-7:00pm; Sat 10:00am-11:30am
• Blue: Mon 5:30pm-7:00pm; Tue/Thu 5:45pm-7:00pm; Sat 10:00am-11:30am