Spring/Summer Registration Now Open! 2/2/12
The coaches are pleased to announce the official opening of Online Registration for the upcoming Spring/Summer season!  We are looking forward to another great season, and hope to see all our current members participate in at least one of our three spring/summer sessions.  Session 1 will run April 3 through May 5.  Session 2 will run May 6 through June 6.  Session 3 will run June 7 through July 28.  We know that many of you, especially our younger swimmers, participate in your local neighborhood or park district swim teams, and we want to encourage you do keep doing so!  When your friends see how much you have improved from last summer, that is just great advertising for us!  That is why we have a) designed our practice schedule to conflict as little as possible with these events (many swimmers do both teams in the summer) and b) designed the 3-session format (many swimmers also do a combination of sessions 1,2, and 3, or the discounted Full Season). There are many updates this season which we would like to inform you about. Please check your inboxes for a detailed email about registration, and email the coaches if you have ANY questions at all.  Ready to register? Click "Join the Team" above and select "Spring/Summer 2012." The process will be very quick for returning members, since most of the information will be stored already from last season!

"A" and "B" Conference Meet Info and Entries 2/2/12
Preliminary entries for the “A” Conference Meet have now been posted on the Meet Info page.  This meet will be held Sunday, Feb 19 at Stagg High School.  Each team may enter 3 swimmers per event and each swimmer may swim 3 individual events.  If you cannot attend, please RSVP by Thursday, Feb 9 so we can offer your spot to another swimmer.  This is an exciting meet and a great opportunity to represent our team!  NOTE: 15 & older events will be filled on a first come first serve basis and have not been included in this report.  Email the staff by Thursday, Feb 9 if you wish to enter.  Times for this meet CAN be used to qualify for regionals, age group state, senior state, and junior nationals.  Relays have been entered for this meet and will be announced the day of the meet.   REMEMBER: If you are a 14&U swimmer listed on the entry, and you do not tell us you cannot attend, you will be entered and billed for this meet.

Meet entries for the “B” Conference Meet are now open online.  This meet will be held Monday, Feb 20 at York HS.  Swimmers may swim a maximum of 3 events between “A” and “B” conference.  So if you are in 3 events at “A” conference, you cannot enter this meet.  Wheaton Swim Club is proud to offer at least one Championship Meet to all swimmers, and the conference meets are a great opportunity for swimmers in ALL groups!  We hope you all register!  Note that times from this meet can be used to qualify for age group state, senior state, and junior nationals.  Please read our full meet packet first on the Meet Info page, and then use our online registration system to enter the meet and select the events you want to swim. The deadline to register for "B" Conference is Feb 13 at noon.

Spring / Summer Registration Information 1/26/12
As usual, we will be posting our Spring / Summer Registration information near the end of January. We are looking forward to another great season, and hope you all will join us for the upcoming sessions. One great thing about our Spring/Summer is that we offer three sessions - Spring I (April), Spring II (May), and Summer (June/July). These dates are coordinated around the release of school, and spring and summer sports, and are designed to accommodate your busy schedules, and swimmers can register for any combination of the three sessions (with a discount for registering for all three). Many Wheaton Swimmers (especially orange, blue, bronze, silver, and gold groups) participate in both their park district teams, and the Wheaton Swim Club each summer! We hope that tradition continues. As always, many swimmers will be moving to a new group between seasons. We will be contacting those swimmers soon! However, because swimmers continue to improve throughout the season, you may wish to register for the upcoming season prior to us making a final determination. If this is the case, simply register for the group you are currently in, and we will adjust your account later. Watch your inboxes and the website for practice schedules and full registration details!!!

Additional Practice Offered 1/20/12
We are pleased to announce that the pool schedule has been changed for this weekend which WILL allow us to have practice for all groups according to the new schedule posted on the online Team Calendar. Hope you all can make it!

Blue Devil Meet Results 1/20/12
Congratulations to all swimmers who competed at the Blue Devil Meet this weekend! Wheaton Swim Club made a great showing in all age groups, finishing FIRST over all as a team! Special congratulations to team record breakers Linsday Mathys (11-12 100 free 54.33) Laurynn Harvard (11-12 50 back, 28.93), and Liam Hutchinson (10&U 100 free, 1:00.58; 10&U 500 free, 5:42.56; and 10&U 50 breast, 37.81). Congrats also to high point winners Sophia Harvard (10&U girls), Liam Hutchinson (10&U boys), Laurynn Harvard (11-12 girls), Kelsey Ostrowski (13-14 girls), Matt Mielke (13-14 boys), and Brendan Howley (15&O boys). Additionally, Gage Ridinger, Ethan Chuang, Emily Chuang, Kamryn Gallowich, JP McAveeney, and Cristina Favia finished in the top 3 in the high point awards. Finally, congrats to meet record breakers Emily Chuang, Cristina Favia, Mary Floren, Laurynn Harvard, Brendan Howley, Anton Hutchinson, Liam Hutchinson, Gabby Mathys, Linday Mathys, JP McAveeney, Matt Miele, Kelsey Ostrowski, Taylor Ostowski, Heather Rady, Gage Ridinger, Rachel Slowinski, Joy Xue, Gage Mandreall, Ethan Chuang, Connie Zhang, Will Fry, Sam King, Todd Hutchinson, Andrew Oltamanns, Jeffrey Leu, Cavan Smith, Nick Phillips, Tyler Mandrell, and Noah Brunner! Full results, record breakers, and scores are now posted on our Meet Results page. We are very proud of how the team competed and how well we travelled as a team!

End of Season Apparel Updates 1/19/12
We will once again be offering a new team t-shirt for the end-of-season meets. You do not have to be swimming in meets to order a shirt (or even be on the team - parents, siblings, etc can order them also!). This year's shirt features one of coach Bob's favorite sayings! Click for a preview and ordering instructions. Orders must be placed by January 27, 2012.

Apparel Updates 1/19/12
We have been informed that there is a surplus of 9 Wheaton Backpacks in the Naperville location of the Swim Team Store. Stop in and save the extra step of ordering one online and waiting (and paying) for shipping! See a photo to the left and on our Apparel page!

Wisconsin Meet and Weather Updates 1/19/12
We hope everyone is looking forward to this weekend's meet in Wisconsin! Note that we have been asked to provide 2 timers for sessions 1,2,3, and 5. Please email the coaches if you can work a session or a half session - thanks in advance for being willing to help! We are asking all families to keep a close eye on the weather, especially those swimmers participating Friday. Snow is expected to move in tomorrow around noon, so please plan extra driving time and use caution driving. If roads are bad, always use your best judgment when deciding to attend the meet. If there are any changes or cancellations (which we do not expect) we will post them online, email your accounts, and send you a text message (if you have registered for text service). Finally, don't forget there are no practices this Friday or Saturday due to the swim meet. All changes, practices, and meet details are posted on our Team Calendar.

Championship Meet Qualifiers Posted 1/17/12
With the Wisconsin meet approaching, we have posted a list of all qualifiers for regionals, age group state, and senior state, including qualified relays. We are looking forward to many new championship meet cuts at our upcoming meets, and hope our swimmers are excited as well! The Wisconsin meet is in a very fast pool with great competition! Check out our Meet Info page for the updated lists!

Congratulations Swim-A-Thon Participants 1/17/12
Congratulations to all participants in this year's swim-a-thon! All groups have now completed their swim-a-thon's. The coaches agree that the groups all completed more lengths than ever before! About ten gold swimmers even completed the maximum 200 lengths in 1 hour and 20 minutes, which is a team record! Way to go!! Remember that all pledges from the swim-a-thon are due to the office by Thursday, January 19.

Team Weather Action Plan 1/12/12
With the first significant snowfall of the year on its way, please take a few minutes to review the team's severe weather action plan. You can find information under Tools For the Season to the right as well. At this point there are no changes to what has been posted on the team calendar.

Welcome College Swimmers 12/22/11
Welcome home to all of our Wheaton Swim Club Alumni Swimmers we have enjoyed having the following swimmers back to join us for another year of holiday training.  This year we have had over 20  college swimmers training with the team this Christmas with more on the way next week.  Welcome home and good luck with the rest of your college seasons!  – Keith Piper – University of Connecticut, Chris Depew – University of Redlands, Jeff Depew – University of Redlands, Carl  Sveen - Wheaton College, Emily Wilkinson – University of Illinois, Meredith Sweeney – Dartmouth, Danielle Herrmann – University of Kansas (alumni), Taylor Del Galdo – Rutgers University, Matt Obrien – Emory, Meghan Bagley – Dennison,   Kara Field – Fordham, Megan Bomicino – University of Ohio, Dan Long – University of Illinois, Amy Bonistalli – Seaton Hall University, Will Schaffer – Princeton University (alumni, Jon Leu – Illinois, Taylor Hutton – Carthage, Sara Taege – Washington University, Danielle Reminger – Navy. Colin Kirincich – ISU. Cat Cortesio - Navy. Colin Hogan - Iowa, Meghan Bomicino - Bowling Green.

Home Meet Recap - Thank You!! 12/12/11
Many thanks to all teams, parent volunteers, and officials who attended this past weekend's Wheaton Team Challenge! It was a great weekend for all swimmers, and we know that we can't do it without everyone's help! Visiting team and Wheaton families, please visit our Meet Results page to view and download all results, including high point, team scores, full results, and import files. The meet was exceptionally competitive this year, with 59 swimmers breaking meet records in 42 events. Congratulations swimmers!

IHSA State Meet Results 11/22/11
Congratulations to all swimmers who competed in the IHSA Girls High School State Meet this past weekend! Fifteen Wheaton girls competed overall. Special congrats to Connie Hsu who was RUNNER UP in the 100 fly (54.66) and fourth place in the 200 free (1:51.22). Both of these times are new team records. Additional congrats to Cristina Favia who finished 7th in the 500 free in a new Junior Nationals time time of 4:59.01. Additional Wheaton Swimmers in the top 16 were Sarah Schaffer (50 free - new team record of 24.51), Erin Bagley (200 IM - new Junior National Cut), Tori Bertschy (400 free relay), and Taylor Campell (200 medley relay), and Joy Xue (200 medley relay). Additionally, Sarah Schaffer's 50 free was a new team record (24.51). Way to go girls! We are looking forward to seeing you all back in the water! Please check out our High School Swimming or Meet Results page for more.

IHSA Girls Sectional Meet Results - Congratulations! 11/14/11
Congratulations to all Wheaton Swim Club girls who competed at the IHSA Sectional Meet this past weekend! Special congrats to the 12 girls from 6 schools who qualified for the IHSA State Finals next weekend - Tori Bertschy, Cristina Favia, Taylor Lifka, Kathleen Vogel, Mary Floren, Connie Hsu, Joy Xue, Taylor Johns, Taylor Campbell, Kamryn Gallowich, Erin Bagley, and Sarah Schaffer! Check out our High School Swimming page to see the events they qualified in and much more! Special congrats to team record breakers Kamryn Gallowich (13-14 100 back, 58.84) and Connie Hsu (15-18 200 free, 1:51.51 and 15-18 100 fly, 55.02) and to individual sectional champs Connie Hsu (200 free), Erin Bagley (200 IM, 100 breast), and Cristina Favia (500 free)! Check out our Meet Results page to see results and record breakers for ALL Wheaton swimmers!

Yard Signs Have Arrived! 10/31/11
The first batch of yard signs has arrived and they are available in the team office! The next order batch can be placed starting now and the deadline will be Nov 30. Remember that 30% of the cost of the sign goes to your team fundraising commitment! So this is a great way to make your yard look great, support the team, and work towards your fundraising commitment! See our Fundraising page for details and order forms. Special thanks to Connie Shaver for her work in organizing and printing the signs.

Scholastic All-Americans! 10/26/11
Congratulations to Wheaton Swimmers Tori Bertschy and Connie Hsu who were once again named 2010-11 Academic All-Americans by USA Swimming! The Scholastic All-America Team is made up of 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. Read More

Meet Photos Posted 10/24/11
Check out about 70 great photos from the Ten and Under Time Trial Meet! You can either go straight to the photo album or view them on our team facebook page! Thanks to Connie Tameling for taking and posting the photos!

Team Shirts Have Arrived! 10/20/11
Each registered member of the team receives a team t-shirt each year free of charge! These shirts have now arrived and will be available to swimmers beginning tomorrow (Friday)! This year the shirt features a QR Code which, when scanned by a smart phone, will take you to a page where we will post great pictures, trivia, and more! Get a sneak peak to the left!

Team Yard Sign Fundraiser 9/28/11
A new fundraiser is now available which families can use to work towards their team fundraising commitment. We now offer TEAM YARD SIGNS which will both look great in your yards and help promote the team! Additionally, 30% of the cost will go towards your fundraising commitment. The first order batch will be due by Oct 31. Please visit our Fundraising page for a preview, order form, and full details!

Connie Hsu Competes in Japan! 9/23/11
Wheaton swimmer Connie Hsu is currently in Japan competing for and representing the Junior National All-American Team! Follow along by linking to Full Results! For those of you whose browsers may not translate the Japanese characters, Connie finished FOURTH in the 200 fly and EIGHTH in the 200 IM! She will also compete in the 200 free and 100 fly. UPDATE: Connie finished SEVENTH in the 100 fly and 11th in the 200 free!!!

Congratulations Top Ten Swimmers! 8/29/11
Congratulations to the swimmers below, who have been preliminarily ranked in the top ten in Illinois in at least one event. Finalized rankings will be posted after September 5th. In all, 32 Wheaton Swimmers made the list, which you can view on the Illinois Swimming site.

Paige Smith, Sophia Harvard, Liam Hutchinson, Laurryn Harvard, Lindsay Mathys, Emily Chuang, Rachel Slowinski, Kamryn Gallowich, Kelsey Ostrowski, Connie Hsu, Mary Floren, Taylor Johns, Erin Bagley, Tori Bertschy, Taylor Lifka, Cristina Favia, Taylor Ostrowski, SaraTaege, Emerson King, Nick Zillier, Cavan Smith, Matt Mielke, Martin Pozniak, Hanway Wang, Alex Laleian, Brendan Howley, Nick Pulgin, Zach Shaver, Jake Hasenberg, Collin Hogan, Dan Long, Jeff Depew

Congratulations Connie Hsu - Heading to Japan!! 8/21/11
Congratulations to Wheaton Swimmer Connie Hsu who competed at the USA Junior National Championships in Palo Alto, CA. Connie was 11th in the 200 fly winning the consolation heat in a team record and Olympic Trials qualifying time of 2:13.63. Based on her performances over the past 2 seasons, Connie has been selected to the Junior National All Star Team which will compete in Osaka, Japan!! The meet will be held Sept 20-26 and you can get more info on the Junior National website. CONGRATULATIONS CONNIE!

Age Group State Results 8/21/11
Congratulations to all swimmers who participated in the Age Group State Championships. Full results, team results, and record breakers are now posted on the Meet Results page! Special congrats to those swimmers who finished in the TOP 3 in individual events - Emily Chuang, Liam Hutchinson, Laurynn Harvard, Emerson King, and Lindsday Mathys. Special congrats also to TEAM RECORD BREAKERS Olivia Zillier (400 free), Laurynn Harvard (50 free, 50 back, 100 breast, 200 breast), Liam Hutchinson (100 free, 400 free), Emerson King (100 free, 200 free, 400 free, 200 IM), Nick Zillier (200 fly), and the 200 medley relay of Sophia Harvard, Kirstin Erickson, Madison Rosen, and Paige Smith. Additionally, Trevor Carter, Kirstin Erickson, Kamryn Gallowich, Sophia Harvard, Matt Mielke, Kelsey Ostrowski, Cavan Smith, Paige Smith, Nick Zillier, and Olivia Zillier finished in the top 16 in individual events. WAY TO GO!!

Congratulations Sectional Team! 7/25/11
Congratulations to all swimmers who competed in the 2011 LC Speedo Sectional Meet! We are pleased to announce that the women finished in THIRD PLACE overall, only finishing behind two college teams (University of Wisconsin, and Northwestern University). UPDATE: As a combined team, Wheaton finished SEVENTH overall. We were the ONLY team besides university teams to receive a trophy (top 3) for either men, women, or combines. Team Results and Record breakers on our Meet Results page. Special congrats to SECTIONAL CHAMP Connie Hsu (200 fly), and to Team Record breakers Connie Hsu, Keith Piper, Bryant Honsa, and Megan Bomicino, and to Top 24 finalists Connie Hsu, Keith Piper, Bryant Honsa, Megan Bomicino, Tori Bertschy, Erin Bagley, Taylor Johns, Cristina Favia, Alex Laleian, and Nick Pulgine!

Banquet Recap 5/24/11
Many thanks to everyone who attended our annual team banquet last night. It was a great evening celebrating all of our swimmers' accomplishments. Special congrats to our graduating seniors (see below) and to this year's special awards winners:

For those of you who won an award, please email us a photo which we can place on the Special Awards page. If you have any other good pictures from the banquet, please send them to us to we can put them on our team Facebook page! A copy of the team video is now posted on the Facebook page, and our webcasts page as well! Special thanks to Michele Howley for putting it together.

Congrats also to those swimmers who broke records this year

Congratulations to all swimmers who participated in the 2010-11 swim seasons!!

Banquet Recap - Graduating Seniors 5/23/11
Congrats to the seniors who attended the banquet. We wish all the best to Meghan Bagley (Denison), Jeff Depew (Redlands), Taylor Hutton (Carthage), Collin Hogan (Iowa), Dan Long (Illinois), and Sara Taege (Wash U). You can now download the e full banquet program from last night, which includes senior bios!

Follow Wheaton Swim Club Online! 4/19/11
Wheaton Swim Club communicates in many ways with its members and the public, including our new Twitter and Facebook pages! Sign up to follow or like us on these two great forms of social media today and check out our Social Media page to see the 8 ways we communicate with our members! We are very excited to be able to post swimming news, fun polls, meet pictures, special event, and meet reminders and team, member, and alumni announcements which you can access any time via computer, cell phone, or text message!

Meet Tips For New Swimmers 10/14/10
Swimming in your first meet this weekend? Check out Tips of the Trade for new swimmers! Feel free to contact the coaches with any questions you may have.

Connie Hsu Qualifies for Olympic Trials! 9/7/10
USA Swimming has now officially released the 2012 Olympic Trials qualifying times! Wheaton swimmer Connie Hsu has qualified in the 200 fly with a time of 2:14.06. This time ranks her 33rd in the USA. The top 2 swimmers at the Olympic Trials will represent the US Olympic Team in the 2012 London Games! Connie is one of only 9 Illinois females (and only 3 high school aged girls - the rest are college swimmers) to qualify so far. Way to go Connie! Check out more on the USA Swimming site!

Team History Page Updated 8/23/10
Did you know? The Wheaton Swim Club was formed in the fall of 2004. Check out our team's history and accomplishments by clicking the Team Info link above or visiting our updated Team History page! Let us know if we are missing any facts!!

Wheaton Boys Featured as USA Swimming's Race of the Week 3/8/10
Check out USA Swimming's home page or link directly to their Race of the Week. Representing Naperville Central High School, WHTN swimmers Keith Piper and Matt O'Brien's 400 free relay is featured from start to finish as a YouTube video! Naperville Central is in Lane 4 and needed to win this final relay to win the meet! You can also see it to the left, or on our Team Webcasts page.

Spectator Reminders11/2/09
Parents and swimmers please review the Specator Guidlines (on the Practice Info page) for the pools we use. Specifically, Wheaton College asks that we not block the windows on the track, or the north or west sides. These spaces are shared with the college and community and they are to be kept clear. We welcome parents to observe practice from the pool balconies at any time. We also encourage families to join the Sports and Rec Center at Wheaton College, so you can take advantage of the weight room and track.

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