YOSI Families, New construction at the YMCA has drastically changed the route swimmers will take to reach the pool area. There is now a wall separating the locker room areas from the YMCA entrance near the old Child Watch area. After scanning in at the front desk, swimmers should: ➡️Turn right and enter the weight room area. ➡️Walk along the walkway down to the old multi-purpose room (now filled with workout machines). ➡️Continue through the workout room to the gymnasium. ➡️Turn left and walk toward the main gym doors. ➡️Exit...

As a reminder, we suggest these two apps to help you through this season. 1) Sports Engine Motion 2) Meet Mobile You can find them on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. If you need help with downloading or navigating the apps, let us know and we can help!

October 2025 YOSI Splash Newsletter is here! We have a lot of information to share including: Congrats to Dylan and CJ for being chosen by Coach Shanon & Coach Rachel for Swimmer Spotlights! We have a new coach on deck, Joe Kinsella. He is a huge addition to our coaching staff! Included is a Q& A with him so you can learn more. PS- Any parents want to take him on in Mario Kart in the near future?! Wondering how to support your swimmer? Coach Shanon has included some tips...

Hi YOSI! Just a reminder about our Practice Meet on Friday 10/17/25 for our White & Blue Practice Groups. 5:30pm-6:30pm Not only will the swimmers get a chance to see the swim meet process, parents will also need to be on deck to become more comfortable with the timing volunteer role and the process of a swim meet. Great practice for ALL! If you have not declared in Sports Engine, please do so. --- We are creating heat sheets and need an accurate count of what swimmers will be present....

Interested in becoming a swim official? The Heartland Area YMCA Swim Association is seeking individuals who are interested in becoming certified swim officials. The best part? No prior experience is necessary! It's a great way to become more knowledge about the sport, be in the middle of the action and keep the meets running smoothly-- we NEED officials to make it all happen. We thank you in advanced for considering taking on this vital role! Any of the members of the Parent Board can help get you connected (Chris Spratt,...

Swimmer Signups for our first meet, FRAY Penguin Plunge is OPEN on Sports Engine. If you need assistance with declaring your swimmer, you reach out to Chris Spratt and/or Kristen Kinnear. There is a learning curve- let us help! We are excited to see the YOSI Seals in action!

A HUGE THANK YOU to all families who completed our pre-season survey! As a thank you, we randomly selected families to give away a total of 10 YOSI Swim caps. Congrats to these families! Anderson (1) Cordani (1) Jobe (2) Kalra (2) Manning (1) Robinson (1) Wolfmeier (2) Chris will be in touch when the swim caps arrive!

As a reminder to all YOSI Swimmers, their families and fans--- we have a team Facebook page! As the season progresses, we will continue to post updates on the website and Facebook page: YOSI Seals Swim Team | Facebook

Hi Swim Families, We need your help with a few important tasks on SportsEngine to make sure our season runs smoothly. 1. Log In to Your SportsEngine Account If you haven't already, please log in to your SportsEngine account. This is where you'll find all team events, volunteer sign ups and how you will sign your swimmer up for meets! Questions? Reach out! You can use the website login or the mobile app. Let's get to 100% families logged in!!! We have about 20% to go! After you get logged...

Did you miss our evaluation dates in August? Was your swimmer still refining skills but feels ready now? Did you just learn about YOSI and you're interested but not sure of next steps? Is your child interested in a swim team but you're not sure if it's a good fit? If the answer is Yes! to these questions, we offer ongoing evaluations. It is a oppurtunity for you and your child to meet with our coaches, complete an evaluation and discuss next steps. Click here to contact us, we are...