Monday Message 1/6/2025

John Moseley

Monday Message 1/6/2025

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Winter Practice Schedule

We will follow the 2025 Winter Practice Schedule.  The only changes to this schedule include the addition of Sunday Long Course Practices on Sunday for Senior Hawgs and Senior Prep.  These dates are detailed on the schedule.

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Practice Schedule Changes

We have several changes/adjustments to our practice schedule over the next two weeks.

  • Tuesday, January 7 - Senior Hawgs will have morning practice from 5:30-7:00 AM.  
  • Saturday, January 11 - Senior Hawgs will have practice from 9:30-11:30 AM.  Junior Gray and Hawgs White will practice from 9:00-10:30 AM with dryland.  Hawgs Red and Hawgs Gray will practice from 10:30-11:30 AM.  Junior Hawgs Red, Junior Hawgs White, Senior Prep, and Senior Swim Fit will not have practice due to the KMS Winter Classic.
  • Monday, January 13 - Hawgs Gray will have a practice from 4:30-5:30 PM.  All normal practice will remain at their normal time. 
  • Wednesday, January 15 - All afternoon practices are canceled due to Fayetteville High School Swim Meet.
  • Saturday, January 18 - Hawgs Gray, Hawgs Red, Hawgs White, and Junior Gray will not have practice.  We would like to see all of these swimmers compete in the HAK Winter Invite in Conway, AR.

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Meet Deadlines

  • Aquakids Winter Invitational – The deadline to sign-up is Wednesday, January 8.
  • Friday Night at the Races 24 – The deadline to sign-up is Friday, January 24.

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King Marlin Winter Classic

We have fifty-five swimmers traveling to Edmond, OK for the King Marlin Winter Classic.  We have received a lot of additional information from the host.  We have posted the Warm-up Assignments, Timeline, Psych Sheet, and Saturday Heat Sheets. to our team website.  Please make sure you are arriving on time.

  • Saturday Morning (12U - Events 1-20) - Arrive at 8:10 AM | Warm-ups at 8:20 AM | Meet Starts at 9:00 AM
  • Saturday Afternoon (13O - Events 21-42) - Arrive at 1:20 PM | Warm-ups at 1:35 PM | Meet Starts at 2:15 PM
  • Sunday Morning (All ages- Events 43-54) - Arrive at 8:50 AM | Warm-ups at 9:00 AM | Meet Starts at 10:00 AM

We will be wearing White AquaHawgs Shirts on Saturday and Red AquaHawgs Shirts on Sunday.  We will wear White AquaHawgs Swim Caps all weekend.  There will be bleachers for swimmers and parents.  We recommend a bleacher seat, but you will not need a folding chair.  Also, please make sure you have a good selection of snacks and fluids for the meet.

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MAAPP Agreements

USA Swimming has released a new Safe Sport / MAAPP Policy that we need all of our families to read and agree to.  These policies are mandatory for all Nationally Governed Sports by the US Congress.  Please login to your Sports Engine Account > My Account > Agreements. 

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Inclement Weather - Wintery Weather

We are heading into the time of year where we tend to have a lot more wintery storms.  As a general rule for afternoon practices, the AquaHawgs will practice if facilities are able to open.   We tend to use a little more caution with morning practices as road conditions tend to be worse during the morning hours.   We will send an email if practice is canceled.   We will try to give as much. notice as possible.