Weekly Update

Erin McCann

Announcements

  • Hey Parents & Swimmers! Welcome to the 2025-2026 Season of MSA! We are so excited to have you join us this season and cannot wait to see what all of our amazing athletes accomplish.

  • Parents, please note:
    Coaches will be reviewing group placements over the next few weeks and may make adjustments if they determine a change is necessary. Each athlete is unique, and our coaching team is working collaboratively to support the growth and development of every individual. Thank you for your understanding and support.

  • Please read all the info in every Weekly Updates that I send out over the course of the season. Weekly Updates typically go out on the weekend before Monday, swim meet weekends could postpone that to Monday morning.

  • Team suits will still be available to try on this Monday and Tuesday during practice hours. These will be our suits that we wear to swim meets. If you do not have an MSA team suit please purchase one of these so that we look cohesive on deck at competitions. If the suit options offered do not fit correctly, please find a coach and ask about other options.

  • The link for the first Fitter & Faster clinic on Sept 20th & 21st for ages 9-12 is below in the meet schedule.

Practice Schedule 8/11/25-8/17/25

**Friday, August 15th is the first unsanctioned MSA intrasquad meet, more info to come Monday, August 11th**

White: T/TH 3:30-4:30PM. T outdoor pool, TH indoor pool. F intrasquad from 3:30-4:30pm.

Yellow: M/W/F 3:30-4:30PM. M/W outdoor pool, F intrasquad from 3:30-4:30pm.

Blue: M-F 3:30-4:30PM. M-W indoor pool, TH outdoor pool. F intrasquad from 3:30-4:30pm.

Bronze: M-F 3:30-4:30PM. M-TH indoor pool. F intrasquad from 3:30-4:30pm.

Silver: M/W indoor pool from 4:00-6:30pm, T/TH outdoor pool 4:00-6:00pm, F intrasquad from 4:00-6:30pm. Saturday practice is 8:00-10:00AM.

Gold: M-F 4:00-6:30PM. M/W indoor pool, T/TH outdoor pool, F intrasquad from 4:00-6:30pm. Saturday practice is 8:00-10:00AM.

**Silver and Gold group–Please bring sneakers for the first 30 minutes of practice for dryland and dynamics M-F**

Long Range Planning:

Please note the schedule of the following events which will take place several months from now. Signup deadlines are generally 2 weeks before the event.

August 15th: Non-sanctioned Intrasquad meet #1 (at Dublin, during normal practice hours)

Sept 5th: Non-sanctioned Intrasquad meet #2 (at Dublin, during normal practice hours)

Sept 13th: SWIM-A-THON (Madison, AL)

Sept 20th & 21st: Ages 9-12 Fitter & Faster Freestyle/Backstroke clinic (Madison, AL)

Here is the link for the first Fitter & Faster clinic: https://fitterandfaster.com/swim-clinics/madison-al-swim-camps

 

Sept 27th: SSA (Scottsboro, AL)

Oct 3rd: MSA Sanctioned Intrasquad (Madison, AL)

Oct 17th-19th: HSA Invite (Huntsville, AL)

Nov 1st & 2nd: Ages 11&O Fitter & Faster Butterfly/Breaststroke clinic (Madison, AL)

Nov 7th-9th: Veterans Day Memorial Invite (Madison, AL)

Nov 21st-22nd: AHSAA (Highschool State)

Dec 5th-7th: Auburn P/F Meet (Auburn, AL)

Jan 16th-18th: HSA P/F Invite (Huntsville, AL)

Jan 30th-Feb 1st: Ray Fogg Memorial Invite (Madison, AL)

Feb 6th-8th: Region 3 Champs (Birmingham, AL)

Feb 13th: MSA Last Chance Meet (Madison, AL. Within reasonable/achievable time.)

Feb 27th-Mar 1st: SES SC Camps (Huntsville, AL) 

Parent & Athlete Education: Nutrition for Swimmers

Streamline Your Diet: A Comprehensive Nutrition for Swimmers:

(Please read about the pre, during, and post-work out eating).

https://swimtimelog.org/knowledge/nutrition-for-swimmers