Hi Everyone,
I was happy to be back at the pool and watch AG1 athletes racing yesterday. Thank you, all parents, for volunteering this weekend. Your support means so much to us! Attached to this email are AG1 Time Trial results and final WAC entries. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. We have many changes in our practice schedule this week: Monday, 1/30: Dryland 4:20 - 4:50 pm; Swim 5:00 - 7:00 pm Tuesday, 1/31: Group A 3:45 - 5:30 pm; Group B 5:30 - 7:00 pm Wednesday, 2/1: Dryland 5:00 - 5:30 pm; Swim 5:45 - 7:15 pm Thursday, 2/2: Group B 3:45 - 5:15 pm; Group A 5:15 - 6:45 pm Friday, 2/3: 5:45 - 7:15 am; Saturday, 2/4: OFF Sunday, 2/5: 7:00 - 9:00 am AG1 Practice Changes are posted on our website: https://www.longislandswimming.com/liac-main-calendar.html As we get closer to the championship season, we must keep our athletes healthy and happy. Please give your kids extra hugs to keep them positive and robust, preparing for the big meets. Thank you, Gabi S.
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Happy Monday,
It was such a pleasure to see you all at the meeting yesterday. Thank you for coming. AG1 athletes demonstrated another fantastic week of tough training. Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.” – Kobe Bryant AG1 practice schedule for this week is as follows: Mon,1/9: Dryland 4:20 - 4:50 pm, Swim: 5:00 - 7:00 pm Tues,1/10: Group A 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Group B - 6:00 - 7:30 pm Wed,1/11: Dryland 5:45 - 6:15 pm, Swim 6:30 - 8:30 pm Thurs,1/12: Group B 3:45 - 5:45 pm, Group A 5:45 - 7:15 pm Fri, 1/13: 6:00 - 7:00 am only for those who are going to AGUA MLK Sat,1/14 & Sun, 1/15 - Scarlet & AGUA MLK meet Mon, 1/16: 12:30 - 2:30 pm only for those who are not swimming at AGUA MLK that day Attached to my email, you will find the results of the AG1 test set we did last week. Please let me know if you have any questions. In the next few days, we will send you additional information for the Scarlet, and AGUA MLK meets. I hope you all have an easy week. More information to come… Gabi Sofia Hi Everyone,
I hope you and your family had an enjoyable holiday season filled with joy and laughter. AG1 swimmers demonstrated fantastic team effort crushing the challenging sets last week. TEAMWORK IS KEY TO SUCCESS! AG1 practice schedule for this week: Tuesday, 1/03: Group A 4:00 - 6:00 pm; Group B 6:00 - 7:30 pm Wednesday, 1/04: Dryland 5:45 - 6:15 pm; Swim 6:30 - 8:30 pm; Thursday, 1/05: Group B 3:45 - 5:45 pm; Group A 5:45 - 7:15 pm Friday, 1/06: 5:45 - 7:15 am Saturday, 1/07 - OFF Sunday, 1/08: 7:00 - 9:00 am (athletes should be at the pool by 6:45 am) I've attached the updated AG1 entries for AGUA MLK, Scarlet and WAC meets. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions. I have noticed many AG1 athletes are missing the required equipment for our training. Please check your athlete’s mash bag to see if they have: a snorkel, paddles, pull buoy, ankle strap, short & long fins, and drag suit. I highly recommend writing your child’s name on it. Our lost and found box gets loaded with the equipment we find after practice. Unfortunately, we don’t know who it belongs to. That is all at this time. Have a lovely week. Sincerely, Gabi Sofia Hi Everyone, Congratulations to AG1 swimmers for their great performance at the travel meets! So many seconds swims at the finals and tons of personal best times! TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK! A very special SHOUT-OUT to our new NCSA qualifiers: Yuri Shlivko, Mae Strasser, Michael Meehan, Andrew Quach, Romeo Sanchez, Ivan Velykorodnyi, and Nathan Wang. Fantastic job, everyone!!!
This week's update has a lot of information in it regarding the remainder of our upcoming "regular season" meets, before we get to our championship meets in late February and March. RESULTS Attached to this email are Buffalo and NCAP results. UPCOMING MEETS Preliminary AG1 entries so as the meet information for SCAR TYR Invitational, AGUA, and WAC meets, are also attached. Please review all information and let me know if your athlete cannot attend any of these meets. If your swimmers have any questions or concerns regarding their events, I will be happy to discuss them at the practice. We will be hosting a LIAC Time Trial the weekend of January 28-29. Our coaching staff is currently working on the events and meet information. LIAC BOWLERO FUN We'd like to invite all LIAC 12 & Under swimmers to a fun day of Bowling Thursday, December 29th, from 3:30-5:30 pm at the Bowlero in Mineola (199 E Jericho Turnpike Mineola 11501). The cost is $32.99/child and includes 2-hr Bowling, Pizza, Chicken Tender & Fries, an Arcade Card, and lots of team fun! We need to book lane reservations. Please fill out the Google form to RSVP your athlete(s) ASAP: https://forms.gle/ii9dRAVPB28azDxd8 The holiday season is around the corner, which means we are back to hard training. If your family plans to go away, please search for the swim team in the area you will be staying in. We must keep our “fishes” in the water as much as possible. Let me know if you need any help with it. I know there is a lot of information in this newsletter. Please take your time reading it and let me know if you have any questions. I hope you all stay warm and cozy. It seems like winter is almost here. Thank you, Gabi Sofia Hi Everyone,
I hope you had a chance to relax after the meet. As always, I truly appreciate your help in volunteering. I also thank you for bringing your children to the practice yesterday morning. They looked tired but put great effort into the main set! As we get closer to our travel meets, please bring your kids to the practice as much as possible. In the next few weeks, we will spend more time on the details like tempo, starts, turns, and breakouts. AG1 practice schedule for this week: Monday, 11/21 - OFF Tuesday, 11/22 - Group A: 4:00 - 6:00 pm; Group B: 6:00 - 7:30 pm Wednesday 11/23 - 5:30 - 6:15 pm Dryland, 6:30 - 8:30 pm swim Thursday 11/24 - HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Friday 11/25 - 12:00 - 2:00 pm Saturday 11/26 - OFF Sunday 11/27 - 7:00 - 9:00 am I attached to my email AG1 Buffalo entries. Please take a look and let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Wishing you hope, joy, peace, good health, favor, and love on this Thanksgiving Day! May all your hard work bring color to your life and take you to the highest peak of success. Best, Gabi Sofia Hi Everyone,
I hope you had a moment to enjoy the beautiful warm weather over the weekend. Unfortunately, today we have a completely different situation. It looks like the temperature will drop below 40F this evening. Please remind your athletes to wear appropriate clothing to protect themselves from the wind and cold weather. This may include extra layers, warm socks, hats, parkas, or winter jackets. We want our athletes to stay HEALTHY! The practice schedule this week is as follows: Monday through Wednesday: NORMAL with dryland included Thursday: Group A 3:45 - 5:15 pm, Group B 5:15 - 6:45 pm Friday & Saturday: Thanksgiving Invite Meet Sunday: 7:00 - 9:00 am I've attached below the AG1 final Thanksgiving entry report. Additional meet information will go out in the next few days. That is all for now, more information to come. Stay warm, Gabi Sofia Happy Tuesday!
Another fantastic swim meet is in our books! AG1 athletes had outstanding swims bringing home over 90 % personal best times! Way to go, TEAM! Special shout out to Ryan Yao setting Metropolitan records in 500 Free, 200 IM, and 200 Free events! Ryan also took down an old 100 backstroke team record and improved his own record in the 100 IM. Hats off to Ryan, Kingston, Luke, and Ivan for putting their names on the LIAC Record board in the 10 & Under Boys 400 Free Relay! Well done, squad! Congratulations to our new NCSA Age Group Champs qualifiers: Kasey Anderson, Callen Carney, Lily Coratti, Charlotte Kohner, Ginny Kutner, Summer Lee, Luke Meehan, Gavin Park, Mia Ryzhikov, Emily Wang, Max Yao, and Jayden Yun. It is time to start looking for tickets to ORLANDO! Attached to this email, you will find results from Virginia and the final AG1 Thanksgiving entry report. I made a few changes. Please take a look and share it with your athletes. Have a lovely week, Gabi Sofia Hi Parents,
It was a pleasure to see you at the Freedom pool this morning. I hope you and your kids enjoyed our Fall Festival: painting pumpkins and participating in the apple-picking relay. I want to remind you that the Jotforms below are due on Monday, October 31st. Thank you if you have already submitted it. Please let me know if your swimmer cannot attend the meet they were invited to. NCAP Jotform: https://form.jotform.com/222984915555064 Buffalo jotform: https://form.jotform.com/222985204188058 Practice schedule for next week: Monday, 10/31: 4:30 - 4:50 pm Dryland; 5:00 - 7:00 pm Swim Tuesday, 11/1: 4:00 - 6:00 pm Group A; 6:00 - 7:30 pm Group B Wednesday, 11/2: 6:00 - 6:20 pm Dryland; 6:30 - 8:30 pm Swim Thursday, 11/3: 3:45 - 5:00 pm Group B; 5:00 - 6:15 pm Group A Fri/Sat/Sun: Mid- Atlantic Age Group Championship Showdown in Virginia. There will be no AG1 practice on these days. Attached below are AG1 Mid-Atlantic AG Championship Showdown entries and meet package for more information. Reminder, athletes are only permitted up to 6 events for the whole weekend and no more than two events per session. We were also limited in the number of athletes we could enter in each event, limiting our entry significantly. Location: NOVA Aquatics Center – Regency, 100 NOVA Way, Richmond, VA 23238 804 Hotel: Courtyard Marriot Richmond NW/Short Pump (3950 Westerre Pkwy, Henrico, VA 23233) Arrival Time To Virginia: ALL swimmers are expected to be at the competition pool in Virginia by 12:45 pm on Friday, November 4 th. Departure Time From Virginia: Athletes/families can depart from the competition pool after their last race on Sunday morning. We will have to provide timers for all sessions. As we get closer to the meet, we will send you a piece of additional information. Swimmers must provide their own timer for the 1000 Freestyle event. We are looking forward to a great meet. This meet is always super competitive and a blast! Thank you, Gabi S. Hi Everyone,
I hope your new week started great! AG1 swimmers were excited to start their spirit week with Merica Monday theme. Keep their spirits up! Chappy's Meet Info: Location - Nassau County Aquatic Center Session: Saturday 12 & Under Events: 1 - 17 Arrival Time: 7:45 AM Warm-Up: 8:00 AM Start: 9:00 AM Apparel: RED LIAC T-shirt Session: Sunday 12 & Under Events: 31 - 45 Arrival Time: 7:45 AM Warm-Up: 8:00 AM Start: 9:00 AM Apparel: BLUE LIAC T-shirt Please find attached the final AG1 Chappy’s entry file. There are no changes to the practice schedule this week, but there are many changes in AG1 schedule upcoming week. Please review our practice schedule https://www.longislandswimming.com/practices.html to organize your week. Looking forward to AG1 getting into the spirit of the competition season! SWIMFAST! SWIMLIAC! Thank you, Gabi Sofia Hi Everyone, Nice racing last weekend. Thousands of best times and two LIAC records! Ryan Yao took the opportunity to improve his own 200 Free Team record and set a new LIAC record in the 500 Freestyle. Way to GO, Ryan! AG1 boys took a leadership-winning Intrasquad Time Trial in September, scoring 46103 IMX points. Girls' total score came to 43016 IMX points. I can’t wait to see the official AGUA results to find out who won the girls vs boys battle this time. Congratulations to Evangelos Diamantis for winning fifth place in the 300 meters and second place in the 1000 meters open water swims in Greece last weekend! What a fantastic experience! Practice schedule: Tuesday: 4:00 - 6:00 pm Group A, 6:00 - 7:30 pm Group B Wednesday: 5:45 - 6:20 pm dryland, 6:30 - 8:30 pm swimming (Freedom pool) Thursday: 3:45 - 5:45 pm Group B; 5:45 - 7:15 pm Group A Friday: 5:45 - 7:15 am Saturday: OFF Sunday: 7:00 - 9:00 am Attached to this email, you will find the preliminary AG1 Chappy’s entry report and meet announcement. Please review and let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you to those athletes and parents who sent me the goal cards. I am still missing a few. Please remind your swimmers to complete their goal cards and send them to me asap. We still await the new 2022- 2023 time standards for Championship meets. I will send them out to you as soon as they are available. I hope you all have a lovely rest of the week. Thank you, Gabi Sofia |
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