Our pools are currently closed but we hope to begin some limited programming by late June or early July. This is an evolving situation and we will continue to keep you posted.

If you paid for the spring season, you should have received an email about your options.

Unfortunately, we were not able to hold our annual season-end awards ceremony in person this year. However, we sent an email with information about awards and award winners. You'll find that email here.

Congratulations to all of our swimmers on their commitment to the team, achieving a variety of goals, and being part of the Flying Fish community!

Shout out to all of the high schoolers, alums, and others who participated in a pop-up, dry land Oz Relay this past weekend. Almost 100 of you walked, biked, ran, or did some other form of exercise in honor of Oswald "Oz" Roper, a beloved Flying Fish coach and instructor. Oz died in 2013 and each year around this time, we hold the Oz Relay and Oz Meet to remember him.

Congratulations to our swimmers on their creativity in celebrating Oz and the mission of our aquatics program during this extraordinary time.

You can see photos from the pop-up relay below and many more on the Flying Fish Instagram. And you can learn more about Oz and the Oz Fund, which provides financial assistance for team members and swim school students, here.

The Oz Relay doesn't have to end yet! Do you want to walk, run, bike, or do something else in honor of Oz? Create a sign and send your story (including details of what you did and the distance) along with photos or videos to Anne.

We are committed to ensuring a safe, healthy, and positive environment for our swimmers, coaches, parents, and volunteers.

During this downtime, you -- swimmers and parents -- can help us formalize this commitment and earn recognition from USA Swimming as a Safe Sport Recognized Club. How? By completing a free, web-based training session.

In order for the Flying Fish to receive Safe Sport recognition, we need 15 percent of parents and 15 percent of swimmers (age 12-over) to complete this training.

Our LSC is Illinois Swimming and our club name is YWFF. Parents, if you are not a member of USA Swimming (most of you aren't) you will need to create a free account. Note: The athlete training course takes about 25 minutes and the parent course is slightly longer.

New: As another option, athletes and parents can now attend Zoom meetings conducted by USA Swimming to complete this training. See the links below.

Parents : Every Wednesday 3:00‐4:00pm EST

https://zoom.us/j/93724361466?pwd=OVF4RFlNZFpaMHhqSEVVRGwzbmpQUT09

Athletes: Every Thursday 3:00‐4:00pm EST

https://zoom.us/j/97633664936?pwd=YnpXZmljME5PcldacW9ZQ0w5YTFIZz09

Parents: If you're interested in becoming an official, you can now become certified by Illinois Swimming though online training. If you're a current official and need to renew, you also can do this online. Learn more here.

Questions? Contact Harry Samuels, a former Flying Fish parent and current Illinois Swimming offiicial.

What can you do when you can't swim? We've got ideas:

Our swimmers have ideas, too: