Flying Fish News - 11/8/2019
For the calendar
  • November 11: Baker School closed - no Purplefish or Copperfish practice.
  • November 12: Michigan Shores meet at Michigan Shores; see below.
  • November 17: McGaw YMCA 10-Under meet; see below.
  • November 22-24: Swift Aquatics meet; see below.
  • December 6-8: NASA Blast-Off; see below.
  • December 11: Michigan Shores meet at the YWCA. (In the past, this meet has been held in February.) Information to come.
Swimsuits are in; pick up ASAP
If you ordered a swimsuit during our suit fittings, your order is in! Please pick up your suit ASAP at the front desk of the YWCA.

If you would like to order additional suits or other equipment, you'll find our vendor, All-American Aquatics, here.
Winter meet schedule coming soon
Look for our winter meet schedule and sign-up form, which is coming soon.
Results from timed 25s
Over the last several weeks, we've been timing many of our swimmers in 25-yard events. Some swimmers were not timed if they did not attend practice on these particular days.

Especially with our younger swimmers, we do not emphasize "outcomes" like times, as much as we do process and technique. But early-season times, particularly in freestyle and backstroke, can provide helpful benchmarks.

You'll find the results of our timing sessions here.
Upcoming swim meets
Michigan Shores Club meet @ Michigan Shores Club, Wilmette
Tuesday, November 12

Our updated entry is posted here. Currently, all swimmers are entered only in freestyle and backstroke. If there are opportunities for additional events, we will determine that at the meet. We sent an email with meet details to all families with swimmers in this meet.
  • Warm up at 5:30 p.m.


McGaw YMCA 10-Under meet @ McGaw YMCA, Evanston
Sunday, November 17

Our updated entry is posted here. We will put information in swimmers' folders and send an email with details early next week.
  • Warm up at 8:00 a.m., meet starts at 9:30 a.m.


Swift Aquatics Triple Crown @ Niles North High School, Skokie
Friday, November 22 - Sunday, November 24

Our updated entry is posted here. We will put information in swimmers' folders send an email with meet details within the week.
  • Friday PM - all ages
  • Sat/Sun early AM - 11/12s
  • Sat/Sun mid AM - 10-under
  • Sat/Sun PM - 13-over


NASA Winter Blast-Off @ Northwestern University, Evanston
Friday, December 6 - Sunday, December 8

This meet has time standards for entrants; our initial entry is posted here. We will provide more meet details as it gets closer.
  • Friday PM - all ages
  • Sat/Sun AM - 12-under
  • Sat/Sun PM - 13-over

Meet results
CWAC Howloween meet @ University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Saturday, October 26 - Sunday, October 27

Results are posted here. Great job, swimmers!


LFSC Monster Mash @ RecPlex, Pleasant Prairie, WI
Saturday, October 26 - Sunday, October 27

Results are posted here. Congratulations to all who participated, including the swimmers pictured.
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