December Newsletter

December Calendar

Senior State: December 2nd-4th (registration closed)
This meet has qualifying standards. See times here. 

Lanier Aquatics Winter Invite: December 16th-18th (Registration deadline: December 6th) 
Gainesville, GA. Prelim/Finals meet. 

2022 U.S. Paralympic National Championships: December 16th-18th 
Charlotte, NC. This meet has qualifying standards and requires National classification.

Interested in participating in future para events? Email [email protected] for more information about upcoming classification opportunities/clinics/meets.

Holiday Practice Schedule: December 23rd-26th 
All groups: Regular practice December 19th-22nd. There will be NO afternoon practices December 23rd and 26th.

Silver, Gold, and Platinum: Morning practices TBA

New Years Kickoff: January 7th-8th (registration deadline TBA)
Athens, GA. Details tba. Save the date and watch the event page for updates.

USA Swimming Registration

In the past, WRA registered athletes when they attended their first "away" (non-home) meet. USA Swimming has recently rolled out a new, online registration system and parents are now required to complete the separate USA Swimming registration for their athletes. 

• An email has been sent to all Silver, Gold, and Platinum swimmers, with a link to the registration site for 2023. An email will be sent to all Bronze and Blue swimmers prior to attending their first away meet of 2023.

If you are interested in our lesson program, you can find more information and sign up for our contact list by clicking here.

A Note from the Coach: 

We are in the midst of the time of year when, with holidays, exams, and class projects, we have to exercise our time management skills and purpose to be consistent in our training in order to achieve our goals. 

For those swimmers who will be going out of town over the holidays, it is important to maintain your fitness and conditioning level - anything you can do to stay active will benefit the rest of your season. If you can find a pool to swim laps in, or a local USA swim team to practice with, that would be ideal.

The championship part of our season is just around the corner and, with that in mind, we need to stay focused on the goals we set at the beginning of the season.

At this point in the season, we are continuing to focus on:

• Being consistent in practice attendance
• Improving technique and building endurance through the effort put forth in practice
• Gaining race experience and developing racing strategies through meet participation
• Having a positive attitude at all times and learning to overcome adversity

Remember, more details on our training cycles can be found on our website under Team resources, or by clicking here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Famous Last Words
February 3rd-5th

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Committee Corner: Officials

Want to get more involved in the sport? Become a USA Swimming official. Officials are given access to swim meets, even when spectators are not allowed, and it will help our team prepare to host meets when the new pool is built.

Email Amanda for more details and help getting started.

U.S. Masters Swimming 

Parents: Do you love swimming and wish you could train and compete with a team? Our Masters team is growing, and looking to add new team members! 

Visit our Masters Swimming page for more details.

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