Good luck to the 8 CWAC swimmers who are competing at the Junior National meet in Austin, Texas. Action kicks off on December 10 and runs through the 13th. Click here for more information. Charlie Cali Kale Chow Liv Cremer Joy Cheng Alistair Guth Alex Ivascu Franchesca Sanchez Colleen Tracy

Congrats to all of the CWAC swimmers that competed in the Mid-Season Challenge this past weekend. It was a great opportunity for many of our younger swimmers to get a chance at a prelim / final format on Saturday. Thank you to all of the parents and officials for helping the meet to run so smoothly. Shout out to Doris Weffer for all her work organozing and running the concessions and gear for the meet. It was a big meet and we were able to get everyone in. Click here...

An easy way to have more fun in the pool while also seeing more progression and improvement in your best times is to line up a solid mental attitude. The way we mentally approach our swimming workouts and competition play a huge role in the way we perform in the water—whether we give up prematurely, whether we can avoid getting lost in the hype and largesse of our goals, and whether we are even enjoying and finding value in the process. How many of the following five mental habits are...

DATES MEET NAME / LOCATION GROUPS Sep 19-21 Intrasquad with practice All groups at coach's discretion Sep 27-28 HPAC at Highland Park HS All groups Oct 18-19 CWAC Howloween X at UIC All groups Nov 21-23 CPSC Invite at Crown Point High School SR1, SR2, G2, G3, S2, S3, BR1, BR2, BR3 Nov 21-23 Speedo Grand Challenge at FMC NAT - qualifying times Nov 21-23 Speedo Classic at Hinsdale Central HS G1, S1 - qualifing times Dec 6-7 CWAC / Rise Meet at UIC All groups Dec 11-14 Winter Juniors...

Most athletes think they drink “enough,” but when performance dips or fatigue creeps in, hydration is usually the quiet culprit. A simple rule makes it easy: take your body weight, divide it by two, and that number is your baseline daily hydration in ounces. That’s for everyone—adults, teens, and youth athletes. So a 150-lb athlete should aim for at least 75 ounces of fluid each day before even accounting for training demands. Once you add sports into the mix, the requirement goes up fast. Athletes need an additional 16–24 ounces...

Please join CWAC swimmers, coaches, family, and friends for an evening of fun at a Chicago Wolves hockey game for the Wolves swimming and aquatics night on Saturday, December 20. Each athlete who attends will receive a Chicago Wolves branded silicone swim cap and everyone who attends will receive a Chicago Wolves hat. Everyone from CWAC will be seated together in the same section. Click here for tickets Deadline is Friday, December 19 at noon

It was a big weekend of swimming for CWAC competing at 3 different meets as we near the halfway point of the season. Liv Cremer set a new overall team and 15-16 record in the 400 IM achieveing her first summer junior national time. Alexia Brockmann set a new team record in the 17-18 girls 200 back. Grant Robinson achieved his first NCSA time in the 100 fly and Brooklyn Johnson achieved her first NCSA cut in the 1650 free. High Point Winners at CPSC Meet Emery Lee - 6&Under...

What can we learn from swimmers who perform at a consistently high level? As it turns out, lots—here are just a few that you can apply to your own swimming: 1. Get up after you get beat down. Mike Tyson once quipped, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” While he was talking about the sting of a boxer’s glove, it’s equally applicable to the bite and disappointment that comes with coming up short on a goal. Will you be the swimmer that allows failure to...

Congrats to all of the CWAC swimmers that qualified for the IHSA State meet last weekend. Tulane commit Franchesca Sanchez posted the highest finish taking the runner up spot in the 100 butterfly. The following swimmers earned All-State honors for their top 16 performances: Mariposa Arroyo (Saint Ignatius) - 10th 200 Medley Relay Joy Cheng (Whitney Young) - 15th 200 Medley Relay, 4th 200 IM, 5th 500 Free Liv Cremer (Saint Ignatius) - 11th 200 IM, 10th 500 Free, 10th 400 Free Relay Kennedy Fitzgerald (Loyola) - 6th 200 Free...

Illinois Swimming has posted the regional and state time standards for the 2026 championship meets. The USA Swimming standards are posted as well. ILLINOIS SWIMMING STANDARDS AGE GROUP REGIONAL STANDARDS - REG ONLY AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIP STANDARDS - CHAMP ONLY WINTER SENIOR STANDARDS - REG & CHAMP SUMMER SENIOR STANDARDS - REG & CHAMP USA SWIMMING STANDARDS TOYOTA U.S. OPEN - DECEMBER 3-6, 2025 SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - DECEMBER 10-13,2025 SPRING SPEEDO SECTIONALS - MARCH 12-15, 2026 SUMMER SPEEDO SECTIONALS - JULY 9-12, 2026 FUTURES CHAMPIONSHIPS - JULY 29-AUGUST...