Championship Meet Hotel Info. Hilton Hotels the “Official Hotel of Illinois Swimming” has discounted rates for Illinois Swimming members. Hilton has extended discount offers for upcoming meets. Full Details 1/16/12
Committe Nominations. In our ongoing efforts to further the Vision of Illinois Swimming: “To be the model LSC through superior leadership, governance, programs and performance” Illinois Swimming is always looking for dedicated, committed, quality individuals who are willing to serve the LSC and its’ members by becoming involved on the Board Level or as a Committee member. If you are interested in becoming involved or wish to nominate such an individual please view Full Details and email nominations@ilswim.org. Thank you. 1/12/12
2012 USA Swimmign Club Excellence Program Results. Congratulations to the following Illinois Swimming clubs: Silver Medal Clubs - Academy Bullets Swim Club, New Trier Swim Club and Blue Devil Swim Club. Bronze Medal Swim Clubs - St Charles Swim Team, Fox Valley Swim Team, NASA Wildcat Aquatics, Kishwaukee YMCA / DeKalb County and Peoria Area Water Wizards. 12/28/11
Chicago Tribune Athlete of the Month! Congratulations Olivia Smoliga (Glenbrook South H.S. / Glenview Titan Aquatic Club) - Named as the November Chicago Tribune / WNG-Channel 9 Athlete of the Month! Link and Video 12/13/11
National Meet Results. Congratulations to the Illinois Swimming participants at the Winter National Championships held in Atlanta. Special mention to Olivia Smoliga from Glenview Titan Aquatic Club on finishing 2nd in the Women’s 100 Backstroke (1:00:53) and to Matt Conway from Blue Devil Swim Club finishing 19th in the Men’s 200 Butterfly. For complete results click here.
High School State Results. Congratulations to the New Trier Trevians 2011 Girls Swimming and Diving IHSA Champs. For more information and results go to the IHSA Website! 11/21/11
Parapan American Games! Good luck to Alyssa Gialamas of White Water Aquatics and Amy Chapman from Academy Bullets Swim Team who will be participating in the 2011 U.S. Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico , November 12-20. 11/10/11
Scholastic All American Team. Illinois Swimming is proud to announce that 74 of its members have made the USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team, 24 more than in 2010. The Team recognizes high school student-athletes who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and who have achieved the required time standard in a single event. To be eligible for this recognition, swimmers must have completed 10th, 11th or 12th grade and must be a USA Swimming member athlete. Click here for the full list of swimmers. 10/25/11
Olympic Trials Qualfiers. Congratulations and continues success to all the Illinois Swimming athlets who have qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials. For complete list of these swimmers click here. 10/11/11
Athlete Recognition Banquet. The annual athlete recognition banquet was held Sunday, October 9. Congratulations to all the honored athletes, the following awards were announced:
| Female Swimmer of the Year |
Olivia Smoliga (GTAC) |
| Male Swimmer of the Year |
Kevin Cordes (FOX) |
| Breakthrough Female Swimmer of the Year |
Mimi Schneider (ACAD) |
| Breakthrough Male Swimmer of the Year |
Reed Malone (NTSC) |
| Senior Coach of the Year |
Dave Krotiak (FOX) |
| Age Group Coaches of the Year |
Todd Capen (ACAD)
Mike Laurich (ACAD) |
| Volunteer of the Year |
Amanda Mueller (PALA) |
| Don Drumm Award (Age Group Champions) |
Short Course: Academy Bullets
Long Course: St Charles Swim Team |
| Carolyn Lambert Award (Senior Champions) |
Short Course: Patriot Aquatic Club
Long Course: Redbird Swim Team |
Coaches Education Grant. Illinois Swimming is pleased to announce that the Coaches Education Grant program will continue in 2012. Information and application are available at the Coaches page above. We hope that you will find this program beneficial to your club and coaches and take advantage of this opportunity! 10/11/11
Top Ten List Posted. A preliminary Top Ten Lising for the Long Course 2011 Season is now posted on the Top Ten page to the left, presented by Discover®. Corrections are due to the ISI Office by September 5th. 8/29/11
Congratulations World Junior Swimmers! Congratulations to Illinois Swimming athletes Olivia Smoliga, Reed Malone and Danny Thomson. These athletes recently represented the United States in the World Junior Swimming Championships held in Lima, Peru. Olivia, from Glenview Titan Aquatic Club finished 5th in the Girls 50 Meter Backstroke and 7th in the Girls 100 Meter Backstroke; Reed Malone from New Trier Swim Club finished 6th in the Mens 400 Meter Freestyle and Danny Thomson from Hinsdale Swim Club finished 10th in both the Mens 800 Meter Freestyle and the Mens 1500 Meter Freestyle. Congratulations on your great swims and being great representatives for USA Swimming and Illinois Swimming! 8/24/11
Congratulations Junior National Swimmers. Congratulations to the Illinois Swimming Athletes that Participated in the Speedo Junior National Championships. 55 Illinois Swimming athletes representing 25 clubs participated in Palo Alto, CA. Notable swims included:
| Matt Conway |
Blue Devil Swim Club |
4th Place, Mens 200 Fly |
| Max Grodecki |
New Trier Swim Club |
7th Place , Mens 100 Free
19th Place Mens 200 Free |
| Connie Hsu |
Wheaton Swim Club |
11th Place, Womens 200 Fly |
| Daniel Le |
Blue Devil Swim Club |
2nd Place, Mens 100 Breast
18th Place, Mens 200 Breast |
| Sean Lehane |
Academy Bullets Swim Club |
18th Place, Mens 100 Back
20th Place Mens 200 Back |
| Jack Mangan |
New Trier Swim Club |
7th Place, Mens 100 Back |
| Meaghan Popp |
St Charles Swim Team |
11th Place, Womens 200 Breast |
| Mimi Schneider |
Academy Bullets Swim Club |
2nd Place Womens 50 Free
6th Place, Womens 100 Free
24th Place High Points Individual Rankings |
| Clayton Smith |
YWCA Flying Fish |
10th Place, Mens 400 Free
13th Place, Mens 1500 Free |
| Evan Swenson |
Nasa Wildcat Aquatics |
2nd Place Womens 50 Free |
| Redbird Swim Club |
18th Place, Mens 4 X 100 Free Relay |
| Blue Devil Swim Club |
13th Place, Mens 4 X 100 Medley Relay |
Congratulations Senior National Swimmers. Congratulations Illinois Swimming participants in the Conoco Phillips USA Swimming National Championships. To all who participated Congratulations and continued success and good luck! Special recognition to the following for their great swims. Link to Full Results. Notable swims included:
| Kevin Cordes |
Fox Valley Swim Team |
7th Place |
Mens 100 Breast |
Conor Dwyer |
Lake Forest Swim Club |
1st Place
2nd Place
12th Place
5th Place |
Mens 200 I.M
Mens 400 I.M.
Mens 200 Free
High Points Award/ Mens |
Matt Elliott |
Peoria Area Water Wizards |
7th Place
17th Place |
Mens 200 Breast
Mens 100 Breast |
| Reed Malone |
New Trier Swim Club |
12th Place |
Mens 400 Free |
Sean Mathews |
NASA Wildcat Aquatics |
16th Place
17th Place |
Mens 200 I.M.
Mens 400 I.M. |
| Danny Thomson |
Hinsdale Swim Club |
11th Place |
Mens 1500 Free |
| NASA Wildcat Aquatics |
12th Place |
Mens 4 X 100 Medley Relay |
NASA Wildcat Aquatics |
14th Place |
Mens 4 X 100 Free Relay |
| New Trier Swim Club |
22nd Place |
Mens 4 X 200 Free Relay |
Zones Meet - 4 in a Row! Congratulations Team Illinois on capturing the Central Zones Combined Team Championship. Click for Full Results 8/15/11
Congratulations Age Group Swimmers. Congratulations to the 1,100 swimmers who participated in the Speedo/ Illinois Swimming Age Group Championships. Special thanks to Academy Bullets Swim Club for hosting this event and to the officials and volunteers who worked tirelessly to ensure the success of this meet. Overall Team Winners: 1st Place St Charles Swim Team; 2nd Place Academy Bullets swim Club, 3rd Place Hickory Willow Swim Association. The following new records were set at this meet:
| Boys 13-14 100 Back |
Jacob Miller |
Redbird Swim Club |
1:00.88 |
| Boys 11-12 200 Breast |
Phillip Sajaev |
Maverick SwimTeam |
2:47.25 |
| Girls 13-14 200 Free |
Hannah Boyd |
Redbird Swim Club |
2:05.13 |
| Girls 11-12 50 Fly |
Reilly Lanigan |
Scout Aquatics |
29.46 |
| Boys 11-12 50 Fly |
Franco Reyes |
Unattached |
27.96 |
| Boys 10 & Under 400 Free |
Yezan Alsader |
Waves Bloomington/Normal |
4:55.38 |
| Girls 11-12 200 Back |
Jamie Kolar |
NASA Wildcat Aquatic |
2:23.25 |
| Girls 11-12 50 Free |
Ingrid Wall |
New Trier Swim Club |
27.45 |
| Boys 11-12 400 Medley Free Relay |
C. O’Leary, M.Gersten,
A. Fish, W.Hobbs |
Barrington Swim Club |
4:44.95 |
| Girls 13-14 400 Medley Relay |
A. Gosselin, P. Kaminski,
N. McGovern, K. Canfield |
Academy Bullets Swim Club |
4:32.00 |
| Girls 10 & Under 200 Free Relay |
L.Licari, E. Jania,
A. Tavierne, A. Wessel |
St Charles Swim Team |
2:07.72 |
| Boys 10 & Under 200 Free Relay |
M. Townsend, S. Subramanian,
A. Deshpande, K. Chen |
Fox Valley Swim Team |
2:06.56 |
| Girls 13-14 800 Free Relay |
L. Johnson, L. McCormack,
E. Hart, M. Popp |
St Charles Swim Team |
8:46.68 |
Congratulations Regional Swimmers. Over 1,800 swimmers competed in the 2nd Summer Regional Championships. Special thanks to our Regional Meet Hosts: Midway Aquatics Club, Lincoln-Way Swim Assoc., Delta Aquatics, club volunteers and officials. 7/25/11
Congratulations to all Swimmers in the Speedo Illinois Swimming Senior Championship Meet. Overall Team Winner: Redbird Swim Club; Second Place: Blue Devil Swim Club; Third Place: Swift Aquatics. Men’s Division Winner: Redbird Swim Club; Women’s Division Winner: Redbird Swim Club. Female High Point Winner: Hannah Boyd (Redbird Swim Club); Male High Point Winner: Tyler Hines (Redbird Swim Club). Special Thanks to Patriot Aquatic Club for hosting this great event!! 7/18/11
Congratulations 2010-2011 Tribune Scholar-Athletes. Illinois Swimming athletes Madelynn Conlin, Rolling Meadows HS/ Elk Grove Swim Club, Conner Jager, Neuqua Valley HS/Fox Valley Swim Team, Konner Scott, Niles West HS/Swift Aquatics and Haley Sims, Downers Grove North HS/Express Swim Team were among the group of 20 who were recognized as Chicago-area seniors who rose above the rest in the classroom and on the fields of play. Continued best luck in your future swimming and academic endeavors. 6/27/11
New Background Screening. USA Swimming will launch a new background screening process in January 2011. Full details 12/14/10
Rules Interpretation: Coaches Travel Arrangements. Please see the attached memo from USA Swimming regarding coaches' travel and sleeping arrangements. 12/6/10
New Forms Posted. Information regarding Procedure for requesting Observation of Season Culminating IHSA Conference Championship Meets and necessary Forms for Submittal now available on the Forms page. 10/19/10