Atlanta Water Jocks

Team Overview

The Atlanta Water Jocks ("AWJ" or "Jocks") is a member of the United States Masters Swimming (USMS) organization. The team was formed in January 2003 with the following overall objectives:

To promote the sport of amateur swimming competition
To compete in Masters Swimming and Open Water Events
To improve oneself in the sport of swimming
To have fun
To experience camaraderie and develop new and long lasting friendships

Although our objectives are to compete while having fun, we are not a team that requires only experienced and/or super-competitive athletes. We welcome anyone who has the desire and ability to swim, and who is interested in having fun while attending scheduled competitions as a group. Happy Swimming y'all!!!

Latest Team Highlights

Congratulations to Katya Vazhenin as a member of AWJ representing our Team across the Globe.

Katja just came back from Russia, where she participated at the Open Paralympics National Championships. She is returning with 5 medals (2 of which are Gold) and another DSISO Seniors World Record.

She will swim at US Paralympic Nationals starting on December 17th through the 19th in Greensboro, NC where she will have a shot for 2 more golds (She became the US Masters Champion on the 200 FLY at that pool this past July)

Here are some of her biggest accomplishments in the past few years:

2017

World INAS Championships – Silver – 1500 Freestyle
US National AWL Championships – 9 Golds, 2 Silvers

2018

World Down Syndrome Championships – Bronze – 800 Free Relay
3 DSISO Junior World Records & 6 Pan-America / US National Records

2019

INAS Global Games – 2 Silver medals and 2 DSISO Junior World records.
Open DSISO European Championships – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze medal and 3 DSISO Junior World records

2021

Open European Games- 2 Silver, 1 Bronze medal and 5 DSISO Senior World records

Come and Join Us For Practice

Emory outdoor facility on Starvine Way and the Woodruff PE Center at Emory University respectively

The "Jocks" practice at either Emory University or at Pace Academy.

Moreover, at Emory we are fortunate enough to swim outdoors every Sunday morning from April 1st through October 31st from 8:30 to 10:00.

Come and swim with us on Sunday morning to get a feel for the group and leave practice refreshed and ready for your Sunday chores.
More information on the "Membership & Practices" Tab.

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