Team Information
2025 Summer Season
Questions - Contact Us: [email protected] - 630-377-1405
Announcements:
June 25 - Swim Practice Cancelled for this evening for all groups.
June 25 - The heat sheets and the athlete event list will be available mid-day on Thursday for the swim meet Thursday afternoon.
June 18 - Swim Practice at Otter Cove is CANCELLED for today. Otter Cove staff has closed the pool for the remainder of the day.
June 18 - We are watching the weather and it doesn't look good. We will attempt to let you know by 4:30 today if it looks like our practice will be rained out. We will keep you posted!
June 13 - Great meet last night! Sign-ups for next week's swim meet at South Barrington opens TODAY and closes MONDAY at noon.
June 9 - Thursday's swim meet signup closes today at noon!
June 5 - We plan on having practice this morning. The pool water is heated to 81-83 degrees. Plan on having warm clothes for after practice.
June 4 - Swim Practice will be held today at Otter Cove as the rain is expected to end soon. Otter Cove is scheduled to reopen at 3pm and we have been cleared to hold swim practice. Any change in weather may result in a change to our swim practice plans.
June 2-HAPPY 1ST DAY OF SWIM PRACTICE!
May 24, 2025 -
We have our "MEET THE COACHES" event on WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 @ 6PM at Otter Cove Pool under the Ollie Pavilion at the west entrance (not the main pool entrance). We will have suit sizing and will go over what you can expect over the next several weeks of our summer swim team season. See you there!
Otter Team swimsuit is a new style/print and is available for purchase. We would like swimmers to have a team suit for the swim meets, however, it is not required. If you already know the size you need to order, check out the link given below. We will have a suit sizing kit available at the Meet the Coaches Event on Wednesday, May 28 at 6pm. The order deadline for suits (so that you get them prior to our first swim meet) is Sunday, June 1 at 11:59pm! Please have suits shipped to your personal address.
If you cannot make the Meet the Coaches event and need to size a suit, please contact me to schedule a time on May 29. If you cannot make either day, we will have the sizing kit on the pool deck at practice the first couple of days of swim practice. Ordering past the deadline of June 1 may mean that you won't have your suit for the first swim meet. If you have questions about the suits, you can also contact Simply Swimming and they can try to assist. Simply Swimming’s phone number is 608-836-6649. The suits are not personalized so they should be returnable if unused with tags etc.
For swim practices, it is recommended that one piece suits and swim trunks/jammers with a drawstring be worn. Your kiddos will need a good pair of goggles that do not leak and a towel. We will provide a team LATEX swim cap & t-shirts as part of your registration. We will hand these out at practice.
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Practice Schedule
| * At SWANSON POOL ONLY the 9-10 age group swimmer can choose to come to either the 7:15 or 8:15 practice time. |
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Inclement Weather Procedure
We will post in the Annoucement section of this page if practice will be/has been cancelled. If practices are taking place at the time the pool is closed due to the weather conditions, we will send out a text message to all that have provided their cell phone number in Signup Genius. If an account does not have a cell phone registered, we will send an email notice to that account. If you are on the pool deck at the time practice is cancelled and evacuation is required, we will follow the procedures listed below.
Inclement Weather Evacuation Procedure
- When the lightning detection system sounds, we will have the Otter Team swimmers exit the pool, but stay with the coaching staff.
- We will leave the pool deck as a group and go to the front atrium (in the pool house near the front entrance where the front counter staff are located). Parents that are on the pool deck waiting for their swimmer(s) should follow our group to this location.
- Once in the atrium, we will take a headcount and at that time parents are welcome to take their swimmer(s) home.
Parents, please wait to start a conversation with the coaching staff until all swimmers have been moved to the atrium and are secure. Thank you for helping us keep your children safe during these times of transition.
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Otter Team Swimsuits
Otter Team swimsuits are a Speedo, royal blue print competitive style suit. The girls have a one-piece and the boys have a jammer style. Here is the link to order your team suit for the summer. Online suit order deadline is Sunday, June 1 at 11:59pm!
Simply Swimming at 608-836-6649.
https://simplyswimming.net/scpd
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Swim Meet Schedule
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2025 Summer Coaching Staff
Tess Walsh Will Deutmeyer
Paige Tripp Ellie Corcoran Paige Haddon Leah Jacobs
Administrators
Anna Hutchinson Tim Lewarchick Jon Cabel
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2025 Welcome Letter Posted
Welcome Otter Swim Team Families! Summer Otters Swim Team with the St Charles Park District will begin soon and we are busy preparing for the fun! You can expect your swimmer to develop and refine their stroke technique and build not only endurance to be a stronger (safer) swimmer but also to build summer friendships and memories.
Let me tell you a bit about us. We are St Charles Aquatics and we run aquatic programs year-around at the Norris Rec Center here in St Charles. Programs like our competitive USA swim team – St Charles Swimming where we have swimmers that compete locally to nationally, as well as programming for swim lessons, diving, water polo and aqua fitness. We enjoy all things water!
Our first day of the Otter summer swim team will begin Monday, June 2 and end Thursday July 17. The coaching staff at St Charles Aquatics is gearing up for your arrival. We have scheduled a “Meet the Coaches” event which is an opportunity to find out how the swim team operates, get sizing for our new Speedo print swimsuit, ask questions you might have, and meet our summer coaching staff. This event will be Wednesday, May 28 at 6:00pm at the Otter Cove Pavilion. Please plan on attending.
Our Otter Team website will host all the team information. Our website is stcaquatics.com; once there select top menu item “STC Otter Swim Team.” Here you can get up-to-date info on practices, swim meets, inclement weather procedures and general information. We will post regular/daily announcements on the webpage pertaining to time-sensitive events/general information. Here is the link to our webpage: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/ilscs/page/system/res/116717. Our summer swim practice schedule is as noted below and all changes to this schedule will be noted on the website in Daily Announcements.
Otter Swim Team swimsuits are available for purchase. We would like swimmers to have a team suit for the swim meets, however, it is not required. If you already know the size you need to order, check out the link given below. We will have a suit sizing kit available at the Meet the Coaches Event on Wednesday, May 28 at 6pm. The order deadline for suits (so that you get them prior to our first swim meet) is Sunday, June 1 at 11:59pm! Please have suits shipped to your personal address. Here is the link.
https://simplyswimming.net/scpd
If you cannot make the Meet the Coaches event and need to size a suit, please contact me to schedule a time on May 29. If you cannot make either day, we will have the sizing kit on the pool deck at practice the first couple of days of swim practice. Ordering past the deadline of June 1 may mean that you won't have your suit for the first swim meet. If you have questions about the suits, you can also contact Simply Swimming and they can try to assist. Simply Swimming’s phone number is 608-836-6649. The suits are not personalized so they should be returnable if unused with tags etc.
For swim practices, it is recommended that one-piece suits and swim trunks/jammers with a drawstring be worn. Your kiddos will need a good pair of goggles that do not leak and a towel. We will provide a team LATEX swim cap & t-shirt as part of your registration. We will hand these out at swim practice.
SWIM MEETS - We will be having swim meets most weeks both at our home pool (Swanson Pool @ Pottawatomie Park) and local travel away meets. We will have a signup for these meets available through Signup Genius once the season is underway. Swim meets are held on Thursdays with check-in and warmups generally beginning at 5:00pm for home meets and away meets range from 4:30 to 5:30pm. Please check out the swim meet schedule by visiting our website, stcaquatics.com or by following the link above.
We will be reaching out to you once the season is underway to establish our Signup Genius connection as this is where you will receive swim meet registration, parent volunteer and swim meet documents.
Parents – parental volunteers are essential in running a swim meet. We will need volunteers at our swim meets for timing, runners, and awards. There will be sign-ups for volunteers also through Signup Genius at the same time you sign your swimmers up for a swim meet.
We are looking forward to an exciting summer season! ‘Hope to see you all on May 28 at 6:00pm at the Otter Cove Pavilion.
