Biko Hooper-Haviland was runner up in the men’s 200-meter butterfly and dipped under the two-minute mark for the first time to establish a new 17-18 and overall team record. This also breaks the 17-18 boys Illinois State Record. The performance ranks in the top 125 in the world so far in 2025. Congrats Biko. The team sits in seventh after Day 3 Scoring Swims (9th – 24th) Liv Cremer – 11th – Girls 400 IM Brooke Whitt – 16th – Girls 50 Breaststroke Eliana King – 19th – Girls 50...

Harper Rauch and Avery Hickey again led a 1-2 Wolfpack finish this time in the 11-12 girls 800 free after doing the same on Thursday in the 400. Both dropped 11 seconds and Rauch set a new 11-12 team record. Rauch went on to finish third in the 11-12 girls 200 IM. In the 11-12 boys 800 free Dylan Rattler set a new team record in finishing eighth. The Pack sit in 9th after Day 3. Top 9 Performances Isha Sonnleitner – 5th – 13-14 Girls 100 Butterfly Delaney Mulcrone...

It was another strong day for the Pack at the NCSA meet. The highest finish on the day was the boys 800 free relay team finishing second with a 7:37.67. Alistair Guth, Biko Hooper-Haviland, Jackson Heinlein-Preseault and Kale Chow teamed up for the runner up performance with Guth leading off in his first winter junior nationals time. The girls 200 free relay foursome of Alexia Brockmann, Feagin Kaminski, Kinsley Fitzgerald and Isabella Chow finished ninth. The team sits in seventh after Day 2 Scoring Swims (9th – 24th) Kale Chow...

Action kicked off on Friday at the NCSA Junior National meet in Huntsville, Alabama. The night opened with a pair of team records in distance events. Biko Hooper-Haviland set at new 17-18 and overall team record in the men’s 800 freestyle finishing third and achieving a US Open standard. Joy Cheng dropped 34 seconds in her 1500 free to finish seventh and establish a new 15-16 team record and achieved a summer juniors qualifying time. Isabella Chow then answered for the sprint crew and set a new team record in...

Harper Rauch picked up her third individual state title of the meet taking the top spot in the 11-12 girls 200 freestyle. She later went on to finish runner up in the 11-12 girls 200 butterfly. The Pack sit in 10th after Day 2. Top 9 Performances Delaney Mulcrone – 5th – 13-14 Girls 50 Butterfly Abrielle Kamara – 6th – 13-14 Girls 50 Butterfly Grant Robinson - 6th - 13-14 Boys 50 Butterfly Avery Hickey – 4th – 11-12 Girls 200 Freestyle Alex Luzi – 9th – 11-12 Girls...

Day 1 of the Illinois Age Group State Championship kicked off on Thursday at FMC. Harper Rauch picked up two individual state titles winning the 11-12 girls 100 free and 400 free while setting a new 11-12 team record in the 400 free. Teammate Avery Hickey finished runner up in the 11-12 girls 400 free dropping over 7 seconds. The Pack sit in 9th after Day 1. Top 9 Performances Camila De Llano - 6th - 13-14 Girls 200 Butterfly Samantha Mondrus - 7th - 13-14 Girls 200 Butterfly &...

Congrats to all of the CWAC swimmers that helped lead CWAC to a team victory at the Illinois Regional Championships. CWAC also won both the girls and boys team title. Congrats to Quinn Bartels who broke a 10 year old record in winning the 8&Under 100 free. Regional Champions Cristian Banini - 13-14 Boys 200 Breast Quinn Bartels - 10&U Boys 100 Free Mia Caliento - 10&U Girls 50 Breast Abrielle Kamara - 13-14 Girls 50, 100 & 200 Back Jonathan Li - 13-14 Boys 400 IM Gamble Merrick -...

I am pleased to share our club has achieved USA Swimming’s Safe Sport Club Recognition. This recognition reflects our commitment to providing a healthy and positive environment free from abuse for all team members. In order to apply for Safe Sport Club Recognition, we were required to develop and implement club governance measures, Safe Sport policies and reporting mechanisms, Safe Sport best practices as well as training to athletes and parents. All of these measures were reviewed by USA Swimming Safe Sport staff for approval. Our Safe Sport Club Recognition...

Congrats to the all CWAC swimmers for enduring the heat and putting up some sizzling times this weekend. Thank you to all of our parents for helping out and a big shout out to Doris & Simon Weffer, Andrea Ambrosino and Cecily Arroyo for their great work behind the scenes. Thank you to the Hu family for providing the hospitality breakfast on Saturday. New Team Records Quinn Bartels - 8&Under Boys 400 free Ryan Bezsaly - 9-10 boys 50 back and 200 back New NCSA Cuts: Alexia Brockmann (1) New...

Congrats to CWAC Coach Justin Fernandez who was recognized by the American Swim Coaches Association as one of the top 25 Age Group coaches in the country for medium size teams. The results were compiled using a dataset provided by USA Swimming’s data scientists of swimmers ages 10-14 with qualifying time standards from the 2024 Long Course season and 2024-25 Short Course season. Click here for the article