Great news- by doing such an amazing job in the can-drive over the winter, we've earned a visit from Olympian Nic Fink!!! Nic is an American five-time world champion in breaststroke events. He is a world record holder in the short course 4×100 meter medley relay and 4×50 meter mixed medley relay. He is the American record holder in the short course 50 meter breaststroke, 100 meter breaststroke, and 200 meter breaststroke as well as the American record holder in the long course 50 meter breaststroke. In the 50 meter...

Swimmers and Parents, Swimming can be a demanding sport on the body as every muscle is being used to move through the water. We talk about nutrition and hydration a good bit and another crucial component is sleep. With the use of technology, our teens and pre teens can be up for hours watching vidoes, chatting with friends and scrolling through social media. In order to be a top level athlete the discipline of sleep is also a necessary component. Please enjoy this article on The Importance of Sleep Recovery....

Save the Date: Olympian and World Champion Nic Fink will visit ASL on June 10th!!! We are still ironing out the details and will be sending out more information as soon as we have it. Just wanted to let everyone know the date as early as possible!

As the Long Course season gets underway, I'm sure there are many new swim parents (and maybe even some veterans) asking, "Why are there so many meets on the schedule?" It gets even a little more complicated in June when you add in Summer League meets. Well...Coach Greg wrote a great piece on this particular subject back in August, but many of you probably missed it because you either weren't on the team yet or because it was during our "offseason" month. Either way, it's a great explanation of why...

Over the next few months, we will periodically feature former ASL swimmers who are swimming or finished swimming in college. There are LOTS of great reasons for kids to keep swimming and take their love for the sport to the next level by swimming in college. We hope to highlight the personal stories of some of our fantastic ASL graduates. We hope it inspires our young ASL athletes to strive for this great opportunity! First up is, Hannah Gunsallus from the Class of 2021. Hannah is a sophomore distance freestyle...

The results of the 2022-23 GA Swimming Canned Food Drive were announced at the recent LSC House of Delegates meeting in Macon. Your steady and amazing support helped us raise over $1200!!! While this was just a couple cans/dollars short of the first place prize, the fact that both teams raised such a huge amount is being rewarded by Georgia Swimming and BOTH clubs will get a visit from Olympian and World Champion breaststroker Nic Fink! Stay tuned for information on the date and time for this exciting event!

If you missed the Swim Parent Education Session entitled Swimmer Development 101 in February, a recording of the session has been posted on the Coaches' Corner. It can also be viewed by clicking on the following link: Swim Parent Education Session If you have any questions about what was presented or need more details, please contact Coach Evan or Mike Groves!

Important updates from Coach Greg for the next few weeks: 1- SMOC We're hosting the Southeastern Meet of Champions next weekend from March 9-12. There will be several teams coming in from all over the area, bringing some REALLY fast swimming to Augusta. This is a big undertaking, and while not everyone will be competing, I'd like for everyone to be a part of the weekend in some way... Here's how: -- We'll be offering Time Trials on Saturday- essentially a BONUS ASL Race Series event, but athletes will swim...

I am always so impressed with the generosity of our ASL family. Here are three important opportunities to help those in need... First, thank you to everyone who has contributed to the 2023 GA Swimming LSC Canned Food Drive! Between our actual cans (counted as $1/can) and our monetary donations, we have raised $432 dollars for this effort. Amazing work! That puts in a solid 2nd place behind the Cumming Waves, who have $531 and well ahead of Stingrays in 3rd with $140. They announced the grand prize is an...

Joins us for a Swim Parent Education Session entitled Swimmer Development 101 on 2/10/23 at 6:00PM at the Augusta Aquatic Center. Our goal is to bring everyone up to speed on the many ways athletes develop in our sport, define what successful swimmers do to achieve their goals, explain why we do things the way we do them on ASL, and provide a few tips about how to be a great swim parent. Sign up and submit questions for an open Q&A after the talk by clicking on the link...