Weekly Update (9/1-9/7)

Erin McCann

Announcements

  • Dublin Park is closed Monday, September 1st. There will be NO PRACTICE

  • There will also be no Saturday morning practice on Saturday, September 6th. Good luck to all of our swim & dive high-schoolers competing this coming weekend.

  • Please Attend/Decline the Intrasquad meet this Friday, September 5th, if you have not already. Entries are due September 3rd. We need to practice getting entries in ON TIME!

  • Please remember to register for the Fitter & Faster Freestyle/Backstroke Clinic. Here is the link for the first Fitter & Faster clinic: https://fitterandfaster.com/swim-clinics/madison-al-swim-camps/

  • Good luck to our MSA athletes competing in the Swim Hobbs Island this Sunday, September 7th!

  • The sign-ups for the 2025 Kona Ice Invite on September 27th in Scottsboro, AL are now open. The deadline for entries is Tuesday, September 16th at 11:59pm.

Practice Schedule 9/1/25-9/7/25

White: T/TH 3:30-4:30PM. T outdoor pool, TH indoor pool. F indoor pool (Intrasquad).

Yellow: W/F 3:30-4:30PM. W outdoor pool. F indoor pool (Intrasquad).

Blue: W 3:30-4:45pm, T/TH 3:30-4:30pm. T/W indoor pool, TH outdoor pool. F indoor pool (Intrasquad).

Bronze: W 3:30-4:45pm. T/TH/F 3:30-4:30pm. T-TH indoor pool. F indoor pool (Intrasquad).

Silver: W indoor pool from 4:00-6:30pm, T/TH outdoor pool 4:00-6:00pm. F indoor pool (Intrasquad).

Gold: T-TH 4:00-6:30PM. W indoor pool, T/TH outdoor pool. F indoor pool (Intrasquad).

**Silver & Gold group–Please bring sneakers for the first 30 minutes of practice for dryland & dynamics T-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.

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: Swim Meet Expectations & What to Bring

https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/stlsac/page/news/128874/12-things-all-swim-parents-should-know

https://www.gomotionapp.com/ohbgsc/UserFiles/File/SWIM%20MEET%20BASICS%20for%20the%20NEW%20Swim%20Parents.pdf