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

The 2026 USA Swimming membership registration portal is now open - click here All new members must register immediately. All members registered in 2025 have until December 31 to renew. The annual membership is $92.

Why Strength Training Matters for Young Swimmers Competitive swimming is a demanding sport, and while it builds incredible endurance and skill, it also puts young athletes at risk for overuse injuries. Research shows that 40% to 91% of swimmers experience shoulder injuries, often caused by the repetitive overhead motions required in training and competition. Diagnoses like shoulder impingement, rotator cuff strains, and biceps tendinopathy are among the most common. The lower back is the next most vulnerable area, with lumbar strains, spondylolysis, and disc issues linked to the hyperextension and...

As we head towards September swimmers from across the country are preparing to launch themselves into a brand new season. Here are some of the common mistakes athletes make in the water at the cusp of a new year of training and competition: 1. NOT WORKING THE FUNDAMENTALS. Before you jump into working on getting back in shape and getting faster in the water, make sure that you are hammering down the basics. And there is nothing more basic, and yet more critical, than swimming with the best technique you...

Congrats to CWAC swimmer Alistair Guth who has committed to swim at Johns Hopkins in the fall of 2026. Click here for the updated list of college commits.

Congrats to CWAC swimmer Colleen Tracy who has committed to swim at Georgetown in the fall of 2026. Click here for the updated list of college commits.

If you look across the wide expanse of the world wide web there’s no shortage of ways to become a faster swimmer. There are different types of technique. There are an endless number of swim practices to try. And of course, there are the considerations of dryland and nutrition. But while it’s easy to pinpoint the reasons why some swimmers are faster than others—talent, height, coaching—there is something else that we can all work on, regardless of how gifted we are in the water… It’s that little something-something that keeps...

We’re coming up on a new swim season. School is starting up and it’s time for our kids to jump back into the pool. Like New Year’s Day, the start of swim season is a time to reflect on the prior year, plus plan for the season ahead. Our kids may be working on goals for this season, formulating them with their coaches. It’s the perfect time for us to figure out what we can do better, too. Here are four things to work on to be an even more...

Earlier this summer NISCA released their All-American lists for the 2024-25 school year and those are swimmers that ranked in the top 100 in the country for an events. CWAC had 16 members earn this honor. Click here for the complete list. Mariposa Arroyo - Saint Ignatius Ermuun Bayasgalan - Jones Ashton Boeke - Lane Tech Isabella Chow - Whitney Young Liv Cremer - Saint Ignatius Kinsley Fitzgerald - Loyola Alistair Guth - Saint Ignatius Biko Hooper-Haviland - Saint Ignatius Alex Ivascu - Lane Tech George Ivascu - Lane Tech...

Ryan Bezsaly was state runner up in both backstrokes last weekend, but this weekend dropped even more time to win the 10&Under boy's central zone meet and establish new team records in both events. Ryan was part of the winning 200 medley relay and also finished fourth in the 200 free, fifth in the 400 free, sixth in the 200 IM and 13th in the 50 fly. Ian Hu had a pair of top 5 finishes taking fifth in both the 10&Under boys 100 and 200 free to go along...