2026 Heartland Area

Championships

The Heartland Area Championship Meet is the premier end-of-season YMCA competition for our region, bringing together approximately 1,500 swimmers from 25 YMCA teams across the West, Central, and East Regions. Teams from programs such as FRAY, SCCY, EDWY, JCAY, CMTY, YOSI, MEXY, and many others come together for this championship event. The meet is held annually at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center in Edwardsville, Illinois, one of the top competitive venues in the Midwest. Unlike regular-season duals or invitationals, the Heartland Area Championship requires swimmers to qualify for each event by achieving published Area qualifying times during the season. This is the biggest meet of the year—an exciting, high-energy culmination of each athlete’s hard work, progress, and dedication.

MARCH 20-22, 2026

Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center

6168 Center Grove Rd. Edwardsville, IL 62025

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

MEET PACKET 

SESSION EVENTS

2026 ADJUSTED QUALIFYING TIMES

ENTRY AND TIMELINE INFORMATION

 

PSYCH SHEET

 

TEAM ENTRIES

 

WARM-UP ASSIGNMENTS

 

TIMER ASSIGNMENTS

 

HEAT SHEETS

Available for purchase. 

MEET RESULTS

 

FULL PDF

Meet Result File 

LARGE TEAM

1st Place - 

2nd Place - 

3rd Place -

SMALL TEAM

1st Place - 

2nd Place - 

3rd Place - 

 

 

 

MEET EXPORT FILE