• Sunday, June 7: Last day of spring season.
• Monday, June 8: First day of summer season. See below.
• Friday, June 19: No practices due to holiday.
• Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20: Coho meet. See below.
• Friday, July 3-Sunday, July 5: Modified practice schedule to come.
• Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11: CWAC meet at UIC. See below.
• Friday, July 17-Sunday, July 19: Summer Regionals. See below.

You can always find more info, including practice schedules, on the swim team page of the YWCA Evanston/North Shore website.

For more photos, videos and fun, follow the Flying Fish on Instagram.

• Saturday, June 6: Diamond will swim 7:30-8:45 am with Gold. Platinum will swim with Thunder/Lightning 9:45-11 am. (No 11 am practices.)
• Friday, June 19: No practices.
• Friday, July 3 - Sunday, July 5: Modified schedule to come.

Coach Gale, who passed away in 2025, would be so happy to see the new starting blocks, which were installed on June 4. (Yes, they include backstroke ledges!)

Gale wanted only the best for current and future Flying Fish, so, before she died, she set aside her own funds for seed money for the new blocks. These funds were supplemented by generous Flying Fish families and other donors.

Thank you to Gale and her family, and thank you to the Flying Fish community for helping make Gale's vision a reality.

Join us for more water polo May 30-31 and June 6-7. See below for details.

Beginners

• Saturday: 3:15-3:45 pm
• Sunday: 12:30-1 pm

Cost for both weekends is $75.

Intermediates (with more experience)

• Saturday: 3:45-4:30 pm
• Sunday: 1-1:45 pm

Cost for both weekends is $105.

Swimmers ages 9-14 are eligible. Register now on Community Pass.

The summer season of the Flying Fish swim team begins Monday, June 8 and ends Sunday, August 2. You'll find the summer practice schedule and other information here.

Best wishes to all of our 2026 high school graduates! Class of 2026: Even if you're not currently swimming with us, please complete the questionnaire and return it to Pete ASAP. We want to hear from all of you, even if you were done swimming awhile ago. Thank you!

If you want to read Dylan Day's responses, see the most recent issue of the Flying Fish News.

Upcoming meets

Coho Summer Classic @ Highland Park High School (this is a location change) and Deerspring Park Pool

Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20 (we are not attending the Sunday session due to the Race Against Hate)

This meet is short course prelims/long course finals for 11-older, and short course timed finals for 10-under. 

• AM prelims for 11-older and midday timed finals for 10-under will be held at Highland Park High School (short course).
• PM finals will be held at Deerspring Park Pool, Deerfield (outdoor long course).

Registration for this meet is closed.

You'll find our entry here.

CWAC Summer Sizzle @ University of Illinois Chicago (long course)

Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11

• AM sessions: 12-under
• PM sessions: 13-over

Eligible groups: White, Red, Blue, Iron, Silver, Gold, Diamond and high school swimmers with away meet. and long course experience. Sign up through Community Pass and pay the meet fee of $55 by June 10.

Illinois Swimming Summer Regionals @ location TBD

Friday, July 17 - Sunday, July 19

More info to come.

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What's the difference between long course and short course?

Long course refers to a pool that measures 50 meters in length. The standard size for international swimming (including the Olympics) is 50 meters. Typically, swim meets conducted in the U.S. from the end of April through August are long course.

Short course refers to a pool that measures 25 yards in length. Generally, meets conducted in the U.S. from October to March are short course. The YWCA upstairs pool is a short course pool.

The Flying Fish coaches do not recommend long course meets for beginning swimmers or those with limited meet experience.

Lake Forest Swimfest meet @ Rec Plex, Pleasant Prairie, WI (long course)

Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31

Results are posted here.

Oz Memorial Meet

Tuesday, May 19 - Thursday, May 21 @ YWCA Evanston/North Shore

Results are posted here.

NASA Spring Blast Off @ Northwestern University, Evanston (long course)

Friday, May 8 - Sunday, May 10

Results are posted here.

Lake Forest Swim Club meet @ RecPlex, Pleasant Prairie, WI (long course)

Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3

Results are posted here.

Sunkissed Invitational @ Mecklenburg Aquatic Center, Charlotte, NC

Thursday, March 26 - Sunday, March 29

Results are posted here.

Ilinois Swimming 11-14 Age Group Championships @ RecPlex, Pleasant Prairie, WI

Thursday, March 12 - Sunday, March 15

Results are posted here.

Illinois Swimming 10-under Championships @ Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook

Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8

Results are posted here.

Illinois Swimming Senior Championships @ University of Illinois Chicago

Thursday, March 5 - Sunday, March 8

Results are posted here.

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