This newsletter contains:

• Championship Meet Info
• 2025 Camp Schedule + SAVE THE DATE - Coaches Track!
• Senior Quad Challenge Recap & Coach Content
• Athlete Focused: National Diversity Select Camp + Engagement + College Commitments + Jr. Officials
• Housekeeping: Committee Calendar + Coach Certification + Member Registration
• Jack Yetter Scholarship Fund

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NEW BUSINESS: 

JACK YETTER AWARD: As voted on at the most recent Board of Directors Meeting, the winner of the 10&U Championships will receive the Jack Yetter Award. 

To be awarded along with the Don Drumm (Age Group) & Carolyn Lambert (Senior) Award at the annual Awards Banquet, it was deemed fitting to name this award after Jack, a major supporter and champion for the 10&U Championships. 

ALL MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER: The Winter All-Membership Newsletter is scheduled to go out later today. At the top of the newsletter is a new segment, catered to Parents and Athletes. 

Sharing the first article written by Amy Oliphant below, for your reference.

Parent Corner: Helping Swimmers Thrive During Championship Season: Understanding the Brain and the Power of Self-Talk

In case you missed it, as voted on at the fall House of Delegates, changes to our Championship Meets start this Spring 2025! Click below for complete summary and updated time standards. 

featuring Gregg Troy and Beth Winkowski!

The 2025 Girls Senior Quad Challenge was held at Stevenson High School January 4-5th. A 2-Day Educational and Meet experience. Athletes attended the following sessions before competing as teams the next day. The camp roster can be found HERE.

• Body Mechanics - Dr. Brian Cunningham, The Swim Doc
• Sport Nutrition - Bailey Gianacakos, Eat Elite Chicago
• Mental Health & Sports Performance - Amie Adams, MS Counseling

Thank you to our coaching staff and congrats to their teams on great swims:

Flatlanders: Sarah Lesniak (WDST)

Prairie State: Amanda Diner (DLTA)

Windy City: Kim Swanson (MAVS)

Great Lakes: Annika Macy (WILD)

Congratulations to Team Windy City on the win!

Coming up...Combined Long Course Meet April 12th!

The National Diversity Select Camp is May 1-4th at the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center. The National Diversity Select Camps are application based - Application closes February 9th!

Complete criteria and camp information can be found HERE. 

A NEW OFFERING: Similar to Junior Coaches, there is the opportunity to become a Junior Official. The Junior Stroke & Turn Official certification is only available to 16 and 17 year olds.

Any teams with interest will need to select the Jr. Official membership option to allow those to register as a Jr. Official and complete the Training outlined HERE. 

As a coach, please take a minute to familiarize yourself with this new opportunity. 

A calendar of committee meetings can be viewed HERE. 

Agendas and zoom links will be available prior to the meeting. 

Everyone is welcome to attend committee meetings. Non-committee members in attendance will be without a voice or vote, unless recognized by the committee chair. Any questions should be directed to the chair, before or after the meeting. 

Please ensure you and your coaches are up to date for membership.

Click HERE for a helpful list of certifications that need to be sent to Pam and those that automatically match to your membership record. 

Click HERE for Membership Registration Info, Reminders & Instructions sent by Pam 8/21. Any questions re: Member Registration, contact Pam at Pam.Lowenthal@ilswim.org

The Office has MOVED! The new Illinois Swimming address is: 

1603 Orrington Ave Suite 600, Evanston, IL 60201