Welcome to the home of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy Raptors Swim and Dive Team!

Save the Date - 2024-2025 Season:

- May 1st - August 26th, Athlete Forms Submissions to Coach Parks (ASAP)

- August 21nd, Returning Athlete Lunch Info Session / Gear Pick-Up T112

- August 22rd, New Athlete Lunch Info Session T112

- UPDATED: Sept. 3rd, Team Registration Opens (on lasaswim.com)

- UPDATED: Sept. 3rd, 6am Returning Athlete Time Trials

- UPDATED: Sept. 4th, 6am New Athlete Time Trials

- UPDATED: Sept. 5th, 6am Make-Up Day Time Trials

- UPDATED: Sept. 6th, District and Pre-District Teams Announced

- September 8th, 4pm-5:30pm Team Kick-Off and Dinner, LASA Cafeteria

- Sept. 13th, Registration Closes

- October 25th-26th, Road Trip, Angleton / Surfside

- November 22nd, Team Breakfast, Yearbook Photos, 7am-8am, Big Gym

- December 8th, Holiday Party, 5pm-7pm TBD

- January 31st, Carb Loading Party, 5:30pm-7:00pm, TBD

- March 28th, Gear Check-In Deadline

- March 30th, Team Banquet, 6:00pm-9:00pm at Oasis

- May 2nd, 2024-2025 Team Declaration Deadline

2024-2025 Practice Schedule:

Pool Training:

Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursdays - 6:00am-7:00am, Bus to LASA at 7:20am

Eastside Communities YMCA

5315 Ed Bluestein Blvd, Austin, TX 78723

Land Practice / Weight Lifting:  

Fridays - 6:30am - 7:30am

LASA High School

Small Gymnasium (Northside of Campus)

Practice Season:  August 27th, 2024 - February 6th, 2025

Policy:  Club swimmers must come to 1 practice per week.  Non club swimmers are requested to come to 2 practices minimum per week for PE credit / meet eligibility

2024-2025 Competition Calendar

See "Meets and Misc" tab for dates and the varsity schedule for meet details when they are available.  If there are no meet details, Coach is awaiting further info from the host.  Please expect meet details the week before the meet.  Most of our meets have warm-up between 7:00am-9:00am at some point and a start time between 9:00am-10:00am.  Most meets are over by 1:00pm.  

2023-2024 Team Success

Some Overall Team Stats from our 2023-2024 prior Season: 

Athletes: 87 

District Athletes: 45 

Region Qualifiers: 35 

State Qualifiers: 6 

Swim Meets: 11 

Dive Meets:  7

Events Per Meet: 24 

Season Highlight: Largest Team of Qualifiers at the Region VII Meet 

Championship Highlight: 3 Podium winners at State, including 2 Boys Relays

District 25 Championship, January 27th: 

Girls Team: District Champions 

Boys Team: District Champions 

Relays: 5 Gold Medal Relays out of 6 Relays 

Individual Events: - 11 Gold Medals - 12 Silver Medals - 11 Bronze Medals 

Region VII Championship, February 9th-10th: 

Girls Team: 4th Place overall 

Boys Team: 2nd Place overall 

Relays: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze Relay 

Individual Events: - 3 Gold Medals - 4 Silver Medals - 2 Bronze Medals 

State Championship, February 23rd-24th: 

Girls Team: Bella Santos, Elizabeth Bircher 

Boys Team: Aaron Lee, Zac Hays, Auggie Sefcik, Justin Shi (11th Place Overall) 

Relays: Bronze Medal 200 Medley Relay (Boys), Silver Medal 200 Free Relay (Boys) 

Individual Events: 

     - Elizabeth Bircher - 6th Place in Diving Finals 

     - Justin Shi - Bronze Medal in 100 Backstroke