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Clyde Smith

I hope this finds you healthy and ready for the Holidays. This is going to be a short quick one. I am still working on some statistics from our swim meet last weekend but am excited to share those with you by the end of the weekend. Some of you have asked so I will let all of you know, my grandmother has made a spirited effort and rehab and we are excited to announce that she will be released from her rehab facility next Friday, December 22nd. My family...

Clyde Smith

I hope you all had a good relaxing Thanksgiving. I am actually typing into our website in the hopes that the font of the email comes to your devices better. I know you won't hesitate to let me know. Now onto some information to share: Liberty University and ISCA are hosting the overlow swimmers from the US Open Swimming meet being held in Greensboro today through Saturday. I have spoken with the meet director at the swim meet and they have reduced the cost of admission to $5 per spectator...

Clyde Smith

I have a couple of general announcements and invitations to share with all of you. There will be no practice this Saturday, October 20, 2023. There will be limited parking due to a Jiu Jitsu tournament held in the Crosswhite pavilion. I have attached a swim workout that can be completed at our regularly scheduled practice time should you want to venture out. Dryland practices for the Platinum and Gold groups will start this week October 23, 2023 on Tuesday and Thursday. Payden will be leading our dryland activities with...

Clyde Smith

Just wanted to give a recap of our swim meet and a few reminders in this email. Highlights from the TAC Fall Invite (Cary, NC) 158 Best Times Swum with a total of 588.75 seconds dropped 72% of swims resulted in best times Swam for a total of 24 B Times, 58 BB Times, 22 A Times, 13 AA Times, and 5 AAA Times We had 19 swims that qualify for the the Age Group Champs swim meet We had 40 swims that qualify for the ISCA Meets in Florida...

Clyde Smith

It was awesome to see the number of families and swimmers that were able to participate in our intrasquad meet. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who volunteered and help make this event a huge success. We had a tremendous number of best times, a great team picture showing off some good looking kids, and an amazing social event. Yesterday, Yoder Farm was once again a big hit and now we move our focus to Cary, NC next weekend, October 13 -15, 2023. We are excited to have...

Clyde Smith

What an awesome event our intrasquad and potluck social were. Thank you to all who volunteered. The coaches are really excited about where our swimmers are at this point in our season. I just have some information to pass along. The social committee would like to invite any and all families (parents & kids) to come to Woodridge Brewery this Saturday starting at 4pm. Address: 165 Old Ridge Rd Lovingston, VA 22949 There is a food truck on site plus a fall festival with activities and a corn maze. Plenty...

Clyde Smith

Hello LAC Families, A couple of things to pass along to you: There will be a parent’s meeting this upcoming Monday evening September 18, 2023 from 6:00 - 6:30pm. This will be your opportunity to ask questions about the season, the structure of the team, and any other questions that you may have. The Crosswhites will be present to answer any questions you may have for them. There will be no practice next Saturday, September 23. Good luck to all of our swimmers that will be swimming at Smith Mountain...

Clyde Smith

Over this next week, I will share individual pieces of information through email. All emails will be posted in some form to our News page on our website. This year, Gator Gab will be a monthly newsletter (attached). Today’s practice will focus on expectations and just getting back in the water with our groups. We may reach out to you if we feel as though the group registered for may not be the correct fit for the interest level of your swimmer. Dryland practices and morning swim practice witll start...