The fall season ends December 8^th for those swimmers and families that would like to take a break during December.  These are year round groups and swimmers have opportunity to continue to swim after December 8^th , without taking a break! 

Sign up to swim in December!  See E-News and Info Booth for details.

To register for the spring, current swimmers can email or visit the Info Booth. 
If you did not pay for USA Swimming Registration ($60-$65) this fall, you will need to pay this as a deposit for the semester and this can be done through the online registration on our website or at the Info Booth. 

This will be a tri-meet with Crescent City Swim Club of New Orleans and Franco’s FINS of Mandeville at the Crawfish BR facility.  In Partnership with Toys for Tots of Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans and Mandeville, families are asked to bring gift donations to the meet instead of paying meet entry fees.

Meet Invitation is posted to the Meets Bulletin board and on website. 

Sign up/ Scratch Deadline is Tuesday, December 6.

Meet Schedule:
Friday-  4:30 warm up (5:15PM start)
Fri Events-  8 & Under 25 yard events; 9-12 200 IM, 200 Free; Senior 400 IM, 1000 Free

Saturday-  
13 & O (Senior)-  8:00AM warm up, 9:00AM start
12 & U -  warm up not before 11:00AM

Meet Fees & Gift Donations:   This will be a “no entry fee” meet, in exchange for a gift donation to Toys for Tots (unwrapped gift). There will still be the $4 swimmer surcharge that we are required to pay to LA Swimming-  accounts not set up on dues bank draft or CC can pre-pay or make payment within one week following the meet (draft/CC accounts will be debited following the meet).

Marine Toys For Tots -
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity is the fund raising, funding and support organization for the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The Foundation was created at the behest of the U. S. Marine Corps and provides support in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, who directs the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The Foundation has supported Toys for Tots since 1991.

The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.

Crawfish Aquatics will host our annual End of the Year Party on Tuesday, December 13th in the gymnasium/basketball courts from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM. All Crawfish Aquatics Swimmers and parents are encouraged to attend this fun get together outside the pool.  Games will be set up along with other fun treats and activities.

“Party Admisssion”:
For “admission” we are asking each person in attendance to bring 2 (or more!) non-perishable food items for a TEAM donation to the BR Food Bank.  Let’s “Dig Deep” into our hearts and pantries to help put a meal on the table and smiles on the faces of less fortunate in the community during this holiday season!

Food items needed: pasta, peanut butter, canned foods – vegetables, meats, fruits, soups, rice, dried beans, flour, and corn meal. Please be sure that your cans are not expired, rusted, or leaking, and keep in mind, the Food Bank does accept any cans that do not have labels.

Food:
The team will provide pizza and drinks. We are asking for volunteers to bring a dessert- please email the office if you will bring a dessert so that we can confirm once we have received “enough”. 

Senior Red Group-  for those interested in participating, swimmers in the Senior Red will do a White Elephant Gift Exchange this year.  $15 limit; must bring a gift to participate.

Junior Black, White & Senior Black, White-  Secret Santa exchange between Junior and Senior division swimmers from these groups;  swimmers will received their assigned swimmer to gift the week of Nov 28.

Tuesday, December 13t^h Practice Schedule (adjusted for the party):
Senior Division Groups:  4:00-5:45/6:00PM
Junior Black:  4:15-5:45/6:00
Yellow:   5:15-6:00PM 
4:30 “December” 8 & U Division: 4:30-5:15PM
5:30 “December” Age Group Dev Division: 5:15-6:00PM (begin 15 minutes early)

Josh Davis will be at our BR facility on September 16! He will make a swimmer presentation followed by a parent talk. Event begins at 5:30PM with a "meet and greet" session with the program beginning at 6:00PM. More details about this event to come....

(excerpt from joshdavis.com)
In 1996 Josh Davis made history by becoming the only man in any sport from any nation at the Atlanta Olympic Games to win 3 gold medals. With a passion for representing our country, Josh returned to the Olympics in Sydney in 2000 where he was elected Captain of the USA Men's swim Team. He went on to break the American record three times in his event the 200 meter free-style and won two silver medals at the 2000 Sydney Games. After 2 Olympics and 5 medals, Josh has established himself as ambassador for the sport of swimming and is pioneering the road for the next generation of professional swimmers. 

    * Three Gold and Two Silver Olympic Medals
    * American and World Record Holder
    * University of Texas Hall of Honor
    * San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame
    * Semi-Finalist in John Wooden Award
    * Flag barrier for The United States Delegation in 1995
    * Olympic Flag-bearer
    * Co-Captain of The United States Olympic Swim Team

On September 8^th the Stanford Men's Swim Team will arrive in Baton Rouge to begin their pre-season Training Camp with Exerfit and their strength coach and CA Owner, Dr. Steve Ripple.  Stanford will be training at Crawfish Aquatics and Exerfit from Sept. 8-22. 

College Swim Meet at Crawfish Aquatics Lafayette! On Friday, September 9^th Centenary College swimmers will travel to Lafayette to compete in a dual meet versus the Stanford Men's team.  All swimmers and families are encouraged to attend the meet!

Help Needed! We are responsible for feeding 30 swimmers while they are attending their training camp.  We will need parents to volunteer to prepare salads, or side items for some of the nights.
If you are interested in helping, please contact Jan Ripple directly at jripple7@gmail.com.

We look forward to the kick off the new swimming season with a our 13th annual team intrasquad meet, September 17.  Following the meet we will open the outdoor pool, put up the Hippo Waterslide and continue the FUN with our team lunch and social.  All Crawfish Aquatics families should attend this TEAM event.    

The meet will offer competition in the age groups of 8 & U, 9-10, 11-12 and 13 & over.  Events for 8 & under swimmers will be the 25’s of each stroke and the 100 IM, and for  9-10, 11-12, 13 & over  swimmers the 50’s of each stroke plus the 100 IM.  

All Junior/Senior division swimmers will be automatically entered into the meet while all 8 & U/ Age Group Dev division swimmers will be asked to sign-up for the meet. The meet entry deadline will be Tuesday, Sept 13.   All swimmers must sign-up (8 & U, Age Group Dev division) or scratch (Junior, Senior division- if not participating) by that date to compete in the meet.  Sign up and Scratch sheets are posted on the Meet Info bulletin board.

Meet Fee-  $5 per swimmer;  8 & U and Age Group Division swimmers not set up on bank draft or credit card charge, please pre-pay at the Info Booth prior to the meet.

Additional Meet Info:  Warm-up will begin at 8:00AM and the meet will begin at 8:45AM. 

NEW SWIMMERS! This is a great first USA Swimming meet for swimmers new to year round club swimming and the coaches highly encourage your participation. If you’d like to just see what a meet is all about, come out and watch and join us for the team social following the meet!

First Swim Meet…Questions?  See the FAQ/Resources section of our website for “meet how to’s”.  This is also included in your copy of the Team Handbook.

If the state meet was not scored, if all that we based success on was best times, this state meet would have been one of the best ever. The performance of the majority of our swimmers in all age groups was outstanding. The goal of all teams is to have the best swimming at the season’s championship meet and the Crawfish accomplished that with style. My compliments to our swimmers, Coach Courtney, Coach Lyle, Coach Thomas and our entire staff for a job a well done. Individual highlights will be listed at the end of this wrap up.

It was not long ago that this organization’s goal was to perhaps be a top 8 team at state. Then as we grew the vision was to win the state meet. I would like to say that although we now win with some regularity it should never get old and it should never be taken for granted. Complacency in any team or organization is a good starting point for a downward spiral. Crawfish Aquatics remains committed to providing a positive experience for all our members and it is that commitment that will enable future success.

We have experienced steady growth and this requires Crawfish adapting so that we continue to provide the personal, quality service you expect. We have created new groups, adjusted practice times, and will use the outdoor pool in the winter months. These changes will allow us continued growth and quality service. Please read the website and the e-news for more information on what is ahead. I am excited for the future and gratified that I am allowed to be a part of a forward thinking organization that will always find ways to do things better. I believe that all of our members will be better served by these adjustments and we can continue to enjoy meets as successful as this year’s long course state.

Here are a few of the MANY highlights from the meet:

New Sectionals Qualifiers: Colin Bone, John Miller, Mason Hutchinson

Zones Team Selection: Ashlyn Hunt, John Miller, Alex Miller

Age Group High Point: Jolee Liles, Claudia Apsey, John Miller

Team Records: 
Rylee Moore (50,100 Fly & 200 IM); Claudia Apsey (1500 Free); 10 & U Girls Medley Relay (Jolee Liles, Carley Foster, Rylee Moore, Nora Scott)

Event Winners: 
Colin Bone, John Miller, Claudia Apsey, Cameron Balkom, Gage Alleman, Jolee Liles, Ashlyn Hunt, Carley Foster, Landon Godso.

Girls Relays:
400 Medley (Padial, Balkom, Miller A., Core)
11-12 200 Free (Hunt, Turnley, Frederic, Lee)
10 & U 200 Free (Foster, Webre, Scott, Liles)
15-18 200 Medley (Padial, Balkom, Miller A, Core)

Boys Relays:
800 Free Relay (Moore, Stewart, Kuhlmeier, Rayner)
400 Free Relay (Bergeron, Butler, Redpath, Rayner)
400 Medley Relay (Alleman, Stewart, Rayner, Butler)

Results       Team Scores

The LA Age Group Coach of the Year Award is presented by the American Coaches Swimming Association and voted on by the Louisiana Swimming Team Coaches. This is a shared award, indicative of the efforts of our full staff working together as a team to develop a top-notch age group program! Congrats Crawfish!