Weekly Update for 9/15-9/21, Fitter & Faster Update, and SWIM-A-THON Recap
Announcements (Lots of info, please read!)
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Parents of Blue & Bronze athletes and athletes of Silver & Gold–please make sure you have closed-toe shoes, a t-shirt, and shorts for dryland participation.
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The deadline for the Scottsboro meet is this Tuesday, September 16th at 11:59pm. Sign-ups are open. Please submit your MAX of 5 entries in on time!
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The deadline for the MSA Intrasquad meet is approaching (Sunday, Sept. 28th at 11:59pm). Sign-ups are open. Please submit your entries in on time!
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Please register for the Fitter & Faster Freestyle/Backstroke Clinic (Sept. 20 & 21). The clinic will be led by University of Alabama star Kaique Alves. Here is the link for the first Fitter & Faster clinic: https://fitterandfaster.com/swim-clinics/madison-al-swim-camps/
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The Fitter & Faster camp has sessions for swimmers ages 9 to 12. Participants will range from one-year of competitive swimming experience to AAAA times and faster. If you are the parent of a swimmer under the age of 9 and would like for your swimmer to be considered for this camp, please complete this questionnaire: https://fitterandfaster.com/young-participant-questionnaire/.
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You may also contact [email protected] with any questions or if your athlete doesn't fall within the specified age range.
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Thank you SO MUCH to all of our swim families that helped MSA raise above and beyond our goal for our SWIM-A-THON!
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Additionally, here are MSAs top-lap swimmers for the SWIM-A-THON:
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Gold group: Caitlin Cobb and Savannah Delisle with 204 laps.
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Silver group: Annie Wathen with 204 laps.
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Bronze group: Miles Sandmeyer with 162 laps.
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Blue group: Riley Walters with 148 laps.
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Yellow group: Teresa Lin with 156 laps.
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White group: Noah Maestas with 104 laps.
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Friendly reminder that parents need to turn in their athletes laps for the SWIM-A-THON no later than tomorrow night, Monday, September 15th if you could not attend the event. Please email Marie Freelove the total lap count to [email protected] .
Practice Schedule 9/15/25-9/21/25
White: T/TH 3:30-4:30PM. T outdoor pool, TH indoor pool.
Yellow: M/W/F 3:30-4:30PM. M/W outdoor pool, F indoor pool.
Blue: M/W 3:30-4:45pm, T/TH/F 3:30-4:30pm. M-W & F indoor pool, TH outdoor pool.
Bronze: M/W 3:30-4:45pm. T/TH/F 3:30-4:30pm. M-TH indoor pool, F outdoor pool.
Silver: M/W/F indoor pool from 4:00-6:30pm, T/TH outdoor pool 4:00-6:00pm. Saturday 8:00-10:00am.
Gold: M-F 4:00-6:30PM. M/W/F indoor pool, T/TH outdoor pool. Saturday 8:00-10:00am.
**Silver & Gold group–Please bring sneakers for the first 30 minutes of practice for dryland & 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.
Sept 20th & 21st: Ages 9-12 Fitter & Faster Freestyle/Backstroke clinic (Madison, AL)
Sept 27th: SSA (Scottsboro, AL)--deadline Sept. 16th at 11:59pm
Oct 3rd: MSA Sanctioned Intrasquad (Madison, AL)--deadline Sept. 28 at 11:59pm
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)
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