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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.

Jun 27 - Practice Schedule Changes:
    - NO Blue/Gold/Jr practices
    - Prep/Sr3 7:30am-9:45am
    - Sr2 7:30-9:45am & 3:00-4:30pm
    - Sr1 regular schedule

Jun 28 - Practice Schedule Changes:
    - NO Blue/Gold/Jr practices
    - Prep/Sr2/Sr3 7:30am-9:45am
    - Sr1 8:30am-11:00am

Jun 27-29 - Gold Summer Invite @ Cumming

Jul 11-13 - CODA Classic @ Dynamo
    - Please double check your entries!

Jul 17-20 - Age Group State Champs @ Columbus, Ga
    - Replies due tomorrow!!!

Jul 24-27 - Senior State Champs @ Athens, Ga
    - 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 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
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.

Mindsets Matter: Framing and Finding Opportunities in a Challenge

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

On the Road Again!

  Gwinnett Aquatics was on the road last weekend, with nearly 30 swimmers traveling to the Sarasota Shark Open in Florida. As has been the case most years, Ga-Ga swimmers took to the Shark tank and made their presence known with numerous wins and top 8 finishes as well many new time standards and state and sectional meet qualifiers!

  Baylor Stanton and Cameron Jones each won their respective high point awards, combining to win seven events total; Stanton also broke three team records - 100 Free, 100 Breast, and 100 Fly! Aliana McCann, Emily Hardy and Cole Wright also won events while nine other swimmers scored. 

  Jones picked up his first AAAA (Silver Cap!) since his return from injury while Kate Breiding got her first AAA (All-Star) times of the season, as did visiting swimmer Bruno Iglesias Vargas! Justin Bennett, Sarah Heppe, Brandon Noble, and Cole Wright earned their first AAs and Justice Parker his first A times this summer!

  Hannah-Claire Jowers picked up an additional Futures cut, while Breiding, Hardy and Jones all made their first Senior Sectional times! Wright, Sophia Quinn, Nic Ramdeo, Lillie Robinson, and Jimmy Wang also got their first State cuts of the season! 

  Jones, as well as Elisa Basic and James Sears, were 100% best times. As always, you can check out full meet results, team results, and our updated list of Standard Breakers in the links below. After 4 great days of swimming, the team celebrated with a day at the Siesta Key beach. In this trip, there were enough pictures taken that we created a Google Drive folder with them, so you can also check that on on the link below.  

  Up next is the Gold Invite this weekend where the younger swimmers, as well as those older swimmers that didn't go to Florida, will get their last big meet before the championship meets start! As always complete info on the meet in the article below, and please check the schedule changes for the weekend on the left column!

  After this upcoming weekend, we'll have one final weekend off (from competition, definitely not from training!) and then the start of Championship Season with meets every remaining weekend in July. So, let's keep getting ready to Rock!

Gold Summer Invite This Weekend Jun 27-29

  The Gold Summer Invite is this weekend, June 27-29, at the Cumming Aquatic Center (201 Aquatic Cir, Cumming, GA 30040), June 27-29. 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 27th: 
  • 13&O Prelims: 7:00am
  • 11-12 Prelims, 10&U Timed Finals: 11:00am (note change)
  • Finals: 5:00pm (note change)
• Saturday, June 24th: 
  • 13&O Prelims: 7:00am
  • 11-12 Prelims, 10&U Timed Finals: 12noon (note change)
  • Finals: 5:30pm
• Sunday, June 26: 
  • 13&O Prelims: 7:00am
  • 11-12 Prelims, 10&U Timed Finals: 12noon (note change)
  • Finals: 5:00pm (note change)

  Swimmers are expected to to wear last year's Divisional shirt (purple) on Friday, this year's team shirt (teal) on Saturday, and this year's Divisionals Shirt (dark blue) 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 full 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.

Coming Up: Dynamo Coda Classic Jul 11-13

  The first meet we'll attend during the Championship season will be Dynamo's Coda Classic, which will take place July 11-13 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 should be available in the next few weeks.

  Replies for this meet are now past due. With all the meets going on, our coaches are still working on those entries, so we'll update the link with them over the weekend. Once that's done, as always, please double check your entries for possible mistakes. If you missed the deadline but should be attending this meet please contact your coach ASAP.

Coming Up: 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 due tomorrow, Thursday, June 26th! 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

  As mentioned in the opening article, 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 11th-13th: 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 17th-20th: Age Group State/JO's @ Columbus
  • 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. Coaches are already communicating with qualified swimmers and making sure families make plans to attend.
• July 24th-27th: LCM Senior State @ UGA
  • 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.
• July 30th-Aug 3rd: Summer Jr National Champs @ Irvine, CA
  • this meet runs right up to when school starts. Swimmers at this level might be limited as to options for vacations, and need to work with their coach in order to make sure they are prepared to attend this meet and compete at this level.

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, 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 due Thursday, July 3rd! 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 2025-26 Swim Team Opens Jun 23!
- New Swimmer Registration Opens July 7th, Evaluations Available

  Registration for next year's swim team will open to current team members Monday, June 23rd, and to the general public July 7th. 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 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 receive a move-up letter - those will be out later this week or early next week (as some coaches are traveling to a meet this 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.

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)