Pre-Meet Information for 2025 YMCA Illinois Short Course State Championship - Update #1

Lauren Nesbitt

Swimmer Individual Entries - Use these to write event #'s & events on your swimmer's hand/arm if your swimmer is aged 10&Under. - /ymca-1739/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/ydsc-individual-entries---2025-ymca-sc-state_073176.pdf

YDSC Relays - Please check to see if your swimmer is included in a relay and include this on their hand/arm if they are aged 10&Under. - /ymca-1739/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/ydsc-relay-entries---2025-ymca-sc-state_052597.pdf

Psych Sheet - /ymca-1739/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/psych-sheet---2025-ymca-sc-state_082416.pdf

Estimated Timeline - /ymca-1739/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/estimated-timeline---2025-ymca-sc-state_040407.pdf

Meet Packet - /ymca-1739/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/meet-packet---2025-ymca-illinois-swimming_043576.pdf

Spectator Guide - /ymca-1739/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/spectator-guide---2025-ymca-sc-state_071423.pdf

Heat Sheets - Are available online at - https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/maysc/page/meets/sc-state-meet and will also be available on MeetMobile. Please be advised that the posted heat sheets online may change dependent on day of session scratches! 

Warm-Up & Timing Assignments - /ymca-1739/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/warm-up-timer-assignments---2025-ymca-sc-state_041473.pdf

Warm-Up & Arrival Times - 

  • Friday Mile Swimmers - Warm-up at 3:45pm, Arrive to the facility by 3:30pm
  • Friday All Ages (Everything except the mile!) - Use the 90 minute rule based on the estimated timeline. Arrive to the facility 90 minutes before your swimmer's event would start to ensure plenty of time to get changed & warm-up prior to racing!
  • Saturday Morning 11&Over Prelims - Warm-up at 7:00am, Arrive to the facility by 6:45am
  • Saturday Afternoon 10&Under Timed Finals - Warm-up at 1:00pm, Arrive to the facility by 12:45pm
  • Saturday Evening 11&Over Finals - Use the 90 minute rule based on the estimated timeline. Arrive to the facility 90 minutes before your swimmer's event would start to ensure plenty of time to get changed & warm-up prior to racing!
  • Sunday Morning 11&Over Prelims - Warm-up at 7:00am, Arrive to the facility by 6:45am
  • Sunday Afternoon 10&Under Timed Finals - Warm-up at 1:00pm, Arrive to the facility by 12:45pm
  • Sunday Evening 11&Over Finals - Use the 90 minute rule based on the estimated timeline. Arrive to the facility 90 minutes before your swimmer's event would start to ensure plenty of time to get changed & warm-up prior to racing!

TEAM WARM-UP IS NOT OPTIONAL! Our expectation is that each swimmer participating in the session arrives early to the facility and gets in the water on time for warm-up. Please prepare accordingly to make sure your swimmer is not late getting into the water. This is disruptive and makes things difficult for the other swimmers on our team and our coaching staff. Swimmers who have not arrived for warm-up within 15 minutes of our team's warm-up period starting will be automatically scratched from the session and will not be allowed to participate in the meet. 

Team Timer Assignments - 

  • Our team is responsible for filling the following mandatory timer assignments during the meet this weekend. Please help us fill these spots! The meet won't start until all the YDSC mandated timers have reported to the pool deck!
    • Friday Evening All Ages - 3 Timers for Full Session OR 6 Timers for Splitting the Session in Half
    • Saturday Morning 11&Over Prelims - 2 Timers for Full Session or 4 Timers for Splitting the Session in Half
    • Saturday Afternoon 10&Under Timed Finals - 1 Timer for Full Session or 2 Timers for Splitting the Session in Half
    • Saturday Evening 11&Over Timed Finals - 2 Timers for Full Session or 4 Timers for Splitting the Session in Half
    • Sunday Morning 11&Over Prelims - 2 Timers for Full Session or 4 Timers for Splitting the Session in Half
    • Sunday Afternoon 10&Under Timed Finals - 1 Timer for Full Session or 2 Timers for Splitting the Session in Half
    • Sunday Evening 11&Over Timed Finals - 2 Timers for Full Session or 4 Timers for Splitting the Session in Half
  • Please text or email Coach Lauren asap to fill a spot! Timers can be anyone aged 13&Over!

Meet Fees & Date of Charge - Fees are $7 per individual event, $5 per relay event per swimmer, $20 per swimmer host participation surcharge, and a $5 per swimmer YDSC Coach Travel Fee. You can use the swimmer entries document at the top of this email to add up your swimmer's fees total that will be charged for this meet. 

Facility Address - 

Lake Central High School

8400 Wicker Drive

St. John, IN 46373

Additional Reminders - 

  • Please read the meet packet and spectator guide thoroughly prior to the meet as it has additional information that may be useful to you. This email just hits the highlights for the meet and does not mention everything in the packet. 
  • Locker rooms are for swimmers only - there is absolutely no exception to this. There will be restrooms available for non-athletes. SafeSport rules require athletes & non-athletes use seperate facilities.
  • There will be no admission cost for spectators. Heat sheets and results will be available on the MeetMobile app.
  • Championship medals will be awarded for 1st - 10th place and these swimmers will also be on the podium.
  • The top 20 in each event will score points for our team.
  • Team Awards will be given at the conclusion of the 10&Under session on Sunday afternoon and again at the end of the 11&Over Finals Session on Sunday evening.
  • Concessions will be available throughout the meet. An apparel vendor and swim vendor will also be available throughout the meet.
  • YDSC swimmers will be on deck during the meet. There will be bleacher seating for swimmers on deck, please do not bring chairs!
  • Spectators/Families will have balcony seating available above the pool, but there will also be a crash zone for specators/families if they'd prefer to only be in the balcony seating while watching their swimmer race.
  • All 10&Under events will be Timed Finals - one time swims.
  • For 11-12 swimmers the following events will be prelim/finals: 200 Free, 50 Breast, 50 Free, 50 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 100 Free, 50 Back, and 200 Freestyle Relay. All othere events will be swum as Timed Finals in the morning prelims or on Friday evening.
  • For 13-14 swimmers the following events will be prelim/finals: 200 Free, 100 Breast, 50 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Freestyle Relay. All other events will be swum as Timed Finals in the morning prelims or on Friday evening.
  • For 15&Over swimmers the following events will be prelim/finals: 200 Free, 100 Breast, 50 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Freestyle Relay. 
  • If they qualify for Finals, YDSC Swimmers are REQUIRED to swim their event in Finals! Scratches will only be allowed due to a serious injury or illness and must be approved by Head Coach Lauren. 

If there is anything you have questions about or need to communicate to the coaching staff before the meet begins please text Coach Lauren at 765-201-5916. If there is anything you need to communicate during the meet you can text Coach Lauren, Coach Christa, or Coach Jessica!

Go Gators!!

- Coach Lauren