Conditioning Time Change! This week and hopefully next week, conditioning will be bumped up two hours earlier than usual. Swimmers that usually swim 6 -7pm will swim 4-5pm Swimmers that usually swim 630-8pm will swim 430-6pm I know we have a lot of families that would like to be home or with friends for the Ravens game on Sunday and then hopefully next Sunday, too. But now there is no excuse for missing practice for it! End-of-Season Celebration Issue Things have changed from last year… The group prices have gone...

Hello everyone! Winter Blizzard Meet Results Results for the 9&Over and the MINI Meet are attached. Times are uploaded to your swimmer(s) profiles. Great job to everyone! I hope the swimmers who had their first USA Meet experience had some fun experiencing the next level of competition! January Team Records. A new records sheet has been posted and attached here. IMR scores will be updated soon. I am waiting for our December and January meets to be uploaded into USA Swimming. Video Stroke Analysis New dates added! Any age swimmer...

Inaugural ACSS Team Christmas Party December 29th @ 5pm at Aqua Culture Get ready for some fun and games with the team! Please commit on the team website, so we can finish planning. There are still about 25-30 swimmers that have not committed yet. Please use the Sign Up Genius to volunteer your time or some food. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45A8A62AA6FAC43-54107430-2024 Video Stroke Analysis Any age swimmer is allowed to sign up. But, be aware that younger swimmers may not be at the level to truly get the most out of this experience....

Hello everyone! Upcoming USA Meet Schedule Change If you are attending Snow Globe Championships, there has been a change to the timeline. More details to come in a couple of days. All swimmers will do prelims AND finals together. There are no longer separate sessions for 11-12. Warm-ups will begin at 8:10am, with Prelims beginning at 9:00am. Finals will warm up at 3:10pm, and sessions will begin at 4:00pm each day. This a new meet this year, and they received fewer entries than anticipated. As a result, they are abbreviating...

November Updates and Reminders! Upcoming Schedule Our next meet at Delaware is our first big meet of the season. We are looking to see where we are in as many events as possible before we enter our midseason focus meet, which is Snow Globe Champs for the majority of the team. After our December meet, we are really looking towards championships. What can each swimmer qualify for? What are our end-of-season goals? What can we do in the final months of our short course season to be the best we...

I have a lot of interest this year, so I am looking forward to seeing everyone who has already committed! If you missed the sign up or you declined initially and changed your mind, you can always come out! Just send me an email sometime today and I will look out for you. Arrive by 5:30pm and check in with me so I can get the correct number of tickets at the discounted price! If you arrive too late, you may have to get your own tickets at the door....

Team Apparel Store This link will be live until September 29th. These items will obviously not be here for the first meet, but they will be ready by our meet in October. Some people also like to get a Christmas gift checked off the list early! It is preferred that each swimmer wear a t-shirt at the meets. Especially younger athletes. You are also welcome to purchase other winter-related items to prepare for the season. https://velocitymaryland.chipply.com/AquaCultureSwimSteam/

Heading into another week of swimming! I hope school is going well and I have enjoyed meeting and working with some of our new athletes! I have a few things to share. Motivation As we prepare for our first Intrasquad meet and USA Meet for the top 3 groups in a couple weeks, I want to go over some things we are doing to help motivate the swimmers. As some of you know, USA Swimming is more of an individual activity. Team-scored events do not really exist, relays are scarce,...

Registration for USA Swimming is open as of September 1st! New swimmers need to register ASAP. Returning swimmer need to renew by the end of 2024. Email Coach Galen for our team's direct link! Coach Galen [email protected]

Finalized Short Course Meet Schedule and 2024 Calendars As promised, I have attached the finalized meet schedule and calendar for the rest of 2024! Please see attached. The only change is the location of our October meet. We are traveling about the same distance, just in a different direction. This is a new pool for us! Hopefully, we will enjoy a new experience. Meet Schedule 2024 Calendars All Events Are Posted All intrasquad meets, USA meets, and team outings are now on the website under "events" for you to start...