Regional Coaches Clinics. In conjunction with USA Swimming, Illinois Swimming is pleased to announce we will be hosting three Regional Coaches Clinics. On Oct 1, 2, 3 there will be two clinics held: one will be at the Hilton / Northbrook, 2855 N. Milwaukee, Northbrook and the other will be held at the Hilton Lisle/Naperville, 3003 Corporate West Drive, Lisle. On Oct 15,16,17 there will be a clinic held at the Hilton Springfield, 700 East Adams. Registration will be conducted via the USA Swimming website and will begin first week of Sept. For tentative Schedule of Events see the Coaches Education page. 8/16/10
Top 10 Lists Posted. Preliminary top ten lists for long course 2010 are now posted on the Records page to the left. All updates must be submitted to the ISI office by September 5. Congratulations to all swimmers who appear on the lists! 8/23/10
Junior Pan Pac Team. Congratulations and Best of Luck to Illinois Swimming athletes Kevin Cordes (FOX), Matt Elliott (PAWW) and Haley Sims (EXPR) who will be competing in the Junior Pan Pacific Championships Aug 26-30 in Maui, Hawaii. This event features the top National Youth Teams from the Pacific Rim including the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan. The Junior Pan Pacific Championships represent the top international youth competition of 2010 and provides a showcase for the top swimming talent of tomorrow. 8/18/10
Juniors Record Breakers. Congratulations to Matt Elliott from PAWW who broke a Meet Record at Junior Nationals in Irvine, CA. Read More. 8/16/10
Congratulations Zones Swimmers. Congratulations to all Illinois Swimmers who participated in the 2010 Zones Meet. Team Illinois finished first, outpacing runner up Wisconsin by nearly 1000 points! Special congrats to Kathryne Tao, Avery Braunecker, Annie Gosselin, Laurynn Havard, Ingrid Wall, Heather Rady, Avery Braunecker, Kierston Farley-Sepe, Annie Gosselin, Laurynn Havard, Kierston Farley-Sepe, Pauline Kaminski, Ethan Morse, Spencer Hohm, Mitchell Milosch, Jack Levant, Mitchell Milosch, Harrison Fudge, James Ryan, Daniel Hein, James Ryan, Jesus Juarez, and Kevin Garza who were Zones Champions and/or record breakers. Special congrats also to Jack Levant who was individual high point winners in their age groups.
Meet Schedule Posted. Please click the Meet tab above for a link to the 2010-11 Short Course Meet Schedule. 8/6/10
Swim Team Store/Illinois Swimming August "Athletes of the Month." The August award recipients are Clare Keenan from Midway Aquatics Club and Jazmyne Fannings from Chicago South Swim Club Congratulations to these two athletes - your swimming success, academic achievements, citizenship, social responsibility and leadership skills exemplify the ideals of this award and Illinois Swimming. Continued good luck in all your future endeavors! 8/3/10
Congratulations to Coach Vlad Pyshnenko. Coach Vlad set the World Record at the XIII FINA World Masters Championships held in Sweden. Coach Vlad swam a 51.72 in the 100m Free in the 40-44 age group. 8/3/10
Good Luck to all the Illinois Swimming participants in the ConocoPhillips National Championships (Aug 3-7) and the Speedo Junior National Championships (Aug 9-13). Both events will be held at the William Woolett Jr Aquatics Center in Irvine, CA. The 2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships will also serve as trials for numerous events, including the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships to be held in Irvine later in August and the Speedo Junior National Championships, along with the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships, is one of two meets in which swimmers may qualify for the 2010 Junior Pan Pacific Championships to be held in Maui, Hawaii, later in August. 8/2/10
Congratulations Swimmers! Congratulations to all swimmers who participated in the Speedo Age Group State Championships. Check out final team scores and results on the Meet Website. Congratulations to the top 3 Teams - 3rd New Trier Swim Club, 2nd St Charles Swim Team, 1st Academy Bullets. 8/1/10
New Age Group Championships Records - The following records were set at the Speedo Illinois Swimming Age Group Championships held at Stevenson High School, hosted by Patriot Aquatic Club and Wheaton Swim Club:
Girls 11-12 200 Freestyle Hannah Boyd (RED) 2:06.08
Girls 11-12 200 I.M. Rebecca Mann (ACAD) 2:24.84
Girls 11-12 100 Back Annie Gosselin (ACAD) 1:07.84
Girls 11-12 400 Medley Relay Academy Bullets 4:43.81
Girls 11-12 400 Free Rebecca Mann (ACAD) 4:26.24
Girls 11-12 100 Free Hannah Boyd (RED) 59.95
Boys 10 & Under 100 Back Jack Levant (FOX) 1:14.30
Boys 10 & Under 50 Fly Jack Levant (FOX) 31.43
Boys 10 & Under 50 Back Jack Levant (FOX) 34.36
Boys 10 & Under 200 Free Relay Fox Valley Swim Team 2:07.68
Boys 11-12 400 Medley Relay Academy Bullets 4:46.99
Congratulations Swimmers. Congratulations to all the participants in the Inaugural Summer Regional Championships. Over 1,500 swimmers participated and special thanks to Lincoln-Way Swim Association, Scout Aquatics and Lake Forest Swim Club for hosting the events. 7/26/10
Senior Championships Results. Congratulations to all the athletes that competed in the Speedo Illinois Swimming Senior Championships. Special thanks to Northwestern Aquatic Swim Association for hosting this event. Team and High Point Results: Mens Team Champion - Fox Valley Swim Team; Womens Team Champion - Express Swim Team; Overall Team Champion - Redbird Swim Club (Two-time Long Course and Short-Course Team Champions). Female "High Points" winners - Adrienne Bicek, Express Swim Team and Lindsay Gendron, Redbird Swim Team; Male "High Points" winner - Kyler Vanswol, North Aquatics Club. 7/19/10
2010 Illinois Swimming “Volunteer of the Year” Nominations Sought. The Illinois Swimming “Volunteer of the Year” award was created by Illinois Swimming in 2007 to recognize the efforts of an outstanding volunteer from one of the clubs within Illinois Swimming. The idea and funding for this award was made possible by an anonymous donation. Each Illinois Swimming club is eligible to nominate one volunteer from their club to be considered for this award and all nominations must be received in the ISI Office by August 1, 2010. Forms will be reviewed by a panel and the winner will be honored at the ISI Annual Athlete Recognition Banquet Oct. 10. Nomination Form 7/14/10
Olivia Scott is Prep Athlete of the Year. Congratulations to Olivia Scott of the Academy Bullets who was named the Chicago Tribune / WGN 2010 Prep Athlete of the Year! Details 6/28/10
Illinois Swimming Teams Up with National College Scouting Association. One of the most difficult tasks student-athletes, parents and coaches face is the college recruitment process. To help with that task, Illinpis Swimming has partnered with National Collegiate Scouting Association. details 6/23/10