Smurf weekly update 12.14.25 Happy Sunday! Congrats to all of the Smurfs who competed at our Blizzard Buster meet this weekend. Again, our Smurfs showed up and showed off. Thank you to all of our parents who volunteered and helped the meet run so smoothly. We will have a normal practice schedule this week. At Saturday’s practice, we will have a small holiday celebration, but will not change our start or end times. The IMX meet is for 9&over swimmers, but the shortest distance is 200 back, breast, and fly....

Good evening! That is a wrap on our two champs meets this fall! I am excited to get back to work over the next few weeks in the lead up to the IMX meet. The swimmers did an excellent job applying some of the skills we have worked on in practice in their races but there is still more work to be done. We already have an awesome group of kids headed to States and i am confident that we will be adding to that group over the next few...

Happy Friday all, (resending using clearer language regarding tonight's practice) *Note for tonight(Fri 12/12): swimmers who do not swim tomorrow(12/13) in the Blizzard Buster meet will swim 5:45pm - 7:15pm tonight. Swimmers who ARE in the meet tomorrow will swim 5:45-6:45pm* Please take a look at the schedule for the next few weeks: Next week: 12/15 Monday 5:45pm - 7:30pm 12/17 Wednesday 5:45pm - 7:30pm 12/19 Friday 5:45pm - 7:30pm 12/20 Saturday 9:00am - 10:30am Winter Break: 12/22 Monday 5:45pm - 7:30pm 12/24 Wednesday 9:00am - 10:30am (Morning because Christmas...

Greetings, This update is for the next few weeks as we lead into the holiday season. Please look at the practice schedule. Also, I would like swimmers to get on deck 15 minutes prior to practice start time. We have too many swimmers showing up late. Please allow yourself time to stretch and prepare for a good practice. Also, reminder to bring a water bottle to practice. We should be hydrating during practices. Schedule: Week of 12/15-12/20: Monday12/15: 4-6pm Tuesday 12/16: 4-6pm Wednesday 12/17: 5:30-7am (Loyola Swim Meet Day) Thursday...

Happy Sunday everyone, A long weekend, yes. A super successful weekend, also yes. Coach Solomon and I are impressed with the swimmers' ability to push themselves and each other. We are also proud with the way they are maturing from "swimmers" into "competitors". This week: 12.08 Monday 5:45pm - 7:15pm (no dryland) 12.10 Wednesday 5:45pm - 7:30pm 12.12 Friday 5:45pm - 7:15pm (no dryland) (5:45pm-6:45pm for Blizzard Buster swimmers) 12.13 Saturday Blizzard Buster 12.14 Sunday Blizzard Buster Have a great week AG1!

Good afternoon! We’ve had a fantastic meet so far and I’m looking forward to one more session! I will send a bigger recap/email on Monday. We have a relatively normal week of practice besides some changes for the swimmers whose main meet is blizzard buster. We also will have no Saturday practice. For those that are swimming in blizzard buster and swam in George Mason, they will follow the George Mason swimmer schedule for the week. Below are our practice times for this week, please note the changes for swimmers...

Greetings, Off to a good start at the GMU meet. Lots of best times and great final swims. Congrats to Matt Dyer on two new team records. Looking forward to another successful night at finals. Looking ahead to next week, Loyola has a home swim meet on Wednesday, therefore we will have morning practice. We also have the Blizzard Buster meet this weekend. Saturday morning practice will be adjusted. Please see the schedule below. Schedule: Monday: 4-5pm meet swim out Tuesday: 4-6pm swim Wednesday: 5:30-7am Thursday: 4-6pm swim Friday: 4-6pm...

Smurf weekly update 11.23.25 Happy Sunday! We have an adjusted practice schedule this week because of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will not have Thursday practice, but I am offering a Friday morning for those who can attend. We will be taking a small amount of time during practices to go over the underwater videos with the swimmers moving forward to help them better understand how they are moving through the water. Mark your calendars… Blizzard Buster Meet Dec 13-14 at Loyola Week of November 23 Tuesday Friday Saturday SM1 6:00-6:50PM...

LBA parents, If your swimmer is new to USA swimming this year, they are already registered for 2026. If your swimmer is not new to USA swimming this year then they have not been required to re-register with USA swimming yet. They will need to be re-registered by Dec 31, 2025 in order to swim in practice or meets beginning Jan 1, 2026. Please use the link below to re-register your swimmer with USA swimming. This link is LBA specific. Please use the same login you used to register your...

Greetings, Happy Fourth of July! I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend with friends and family. We are rapidly approaching the end of LC season and as we head into states or JR Champs, I want to stress the importance of attendance and continue hard work in order to maximize your personal success. We have 3 more weeks of practice to get prepared for states and 2 for Jr. Champs. Take advantage of this opportunity to improve. Starting Monday, we are going to have a friendly competition. We are...