Flying Fish News - 10/1/2021
On the calendar
  • Friday, October 8 - Saturday, October 9 - NASA meet; updated entry below.
  • Saturday, October 9 - Sunday, October 10 - New Trier meet; updated entry below.
  • Saturday, October 23 - Sunday, October 24 - LFSC meet; updated entry below.
Flying Fish in the news
Read this story about the Evanston Invite, which features many of our high school girls.

And, here's an interesting story about Seth Weidmann, former Flying Fish coach and head men's coach at Carthage College.
Order your custom parka
Custom Flying Fish parkas are now available online through our team store.

Update: Orders will now be accepted through Saturday, October 16. (You can try on parkas at the suit-fitting/sales event on the 16th. See below.)

Parkas will be shipped to the YWCA in mid-November and available for pickup then.

Questions? Contact Anne Wolff.
All-American Aquatics at YWCA on October 16
If you'd like a team suit, racing suit, practice suit, or swim equipment, come to the YWCA on Saturday, October 16, between 9 am and 2 pm.

Our vendor, All-American Aquatics, will be on hand with swimsuits and parkas you can try on for size, along with other swim equipment including goggles.

Questions? Contact Anne Wolff.
Update on parking and pool entrances
Our main parking lot (accessible from Church Street) is open! If you are dropping off swimmers, once you've entered the parking lot, please:
  • make a right at your first opportunity and circle back (counter clockwise) from the east side of the parking lot
  • drop off swimmers
  • then exit the drop-off area heading straight west.

To avoid a line of cars, it may be easiest to park in the lot and walk your children to their respective pool entrances.

In order to keep swimmers distanced from each other:
  • Swimmers practicing in the small pool will enter and exit through the small pool door on the southwest side of the building.
  • Swimmers practicing in the big pool will enter from the door on Ridge Avenue on the east side of the building. Update: Groups in the big pool may also exit through the lobby doors that open onto the main parking lot.
New to the Flying Fish? Complete Safe Sport training
Parents and swimmers (12 and over) who haven't swum with us before or haven't swum since before the pandemic should complete USA Swimming's Safe Sport training course. (Learn more about our commitment to Safe Sport on our website.)

Swim parents and athletes over 12 -- who have not already done so -- can complete the brief training with an online, self-directed course. You also can complete the training with one Zoom meeting.

How to sign up for online Safe Sport training
For athletes (12 and over): 
  1. Visit www.usaswimming.org/learn.
  2. Enter your last name, first name and date of birth into the search boxes. Click “Search”.
  3. Click “Continue” next to your name.
  4. Click “Go to Learn”.
  5. Select “Courses” at the top.
  6. For athletes ages 12-18, click on the Safe Sport for Athletes course and complete the course using the prompts.
  7. For athletes over the age of 18, click on SafeSport Training for Adult Athletes.

 For parents:
  1. Visit https://learn.usaswimming.org/
  2. Click “Register”.
  3. Click “Create Account” in the Non-Member Access box. 
  4. Follow the prompts to create an account.
  5. Click “Courses.”
  6. In Parent’s Guide to Misconduct in Sport, select “Add to Cart”.
  7. Click “Checkout”.
  8. Enter the requested billing address information and click “Order”. [Note: the course is free]
  9. Click “Dashboard”.
  10. Select the Parent’s Guide to Misconduct in Sport course to start.
  11. Complete the course using the prompts.

The courses take less than an hour to complete.
Upcoming swim meets
Due to capacity limits, only certain groups are eligible to attend these meets.

NASA Fun in the Wild @ Northwestern University, Evanston
Friday, October 8 - Saturday, October 9

An email about this meet was sent to all entrants yesterday. If you're entered and didn't receive it, let us know. You'll find our updated meet entry here.


New Trier Shark Frenzy @ New Trier High School (west campus), Northfield
Saturday, October 9 - Sunday, October 10

An email about this meet was sent to all entrants yesterday. If you're entered and didn't receive it, let us know. You'll find our updated meet entry here.


LFSC Monster Mash @ RecPlex, Pleasant Prairie, WI
Saturday, October 23 - Sunday, October 24

You'll find our updated meet entry here. Meet email to come.


If you have questions or changes regarding any of these meets, contact Pete asap.
Covid protocol reminders
All swimmers -- regardless of vaccination status -- should arrive at the YWCA wearing masks. All swimmers who have been vaccinated should provide vaccination cards (electronic or hard copies) to their coaches.

We continue to adhere to the City of Chicago's Travel Advisory, which applies to those who are unvaccinated. Thank you for your ongoing caution and commitment to safety!
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