Flying Fish News - 5/20/2022 |
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Saturday, May 21 - Sunday, May 22: 24-hour Oz Relay; note May 22 practice changes here.
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Monday, May 30: no regular practices due to holiday.
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Saturday, June 4 - Sunday, June 5: LFSC meet at RecPlex. See below.
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Sunday June 5: last day of spring season.
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Monday, June 6: first day of summer season. See below.
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Monday, June 20: first day of FF summer camp. See below.
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All swim team members invited to be part of Oz Relay |
The 24-hour Oz Relay is May 21-22. We want to make sure we fill all five lanes of the pool for 24 hours, so all swim team members are now invited to be part of this fun event!
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Summer season schedule and info coming soon |
The summer season of the Flying Fish swim team begins on Monday, June 6. With a few exceptions, swimmers will stay with their same groups for the summer season. Group changes will be made in the fall.
Look for the practice schedule and more info in the next few days!
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FF summer swim camp begins June 20 |
Flying Fish swimmers age 8-13: We still have openings for summer swim camp. You can pick and choose the weeks you want to attend. Learn more here. |
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Good luck, Flying Fish high school graduates - Part 1 |
We send best wishes to all of our 2022 high school graduates, who represent a variety of high schools in the area. See below for updates and reflections from this great group. We will continue to share info from all of our graduating seniors as we receive it. (Class of 2022: Please fill out the questionnaire and return it to Pete ASAP!) |
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Elizabeth Abrams
When did you start swimming at the YWCA?
I started swimming at the YWCA when I was 4.
What is your favorite Flying Fish memory? You can have more than one!
I loved going to Andy’s (custard shop) in Goldfish with Anne and learning to have quick reaction times off the block with Mike with a threat of getting hit with a kickboard.
What will you miss most about swimming at the YWCA?
I’ll miss the community and friends I didn’t get to see that often but still became SUPER close with.
What are your plans for next year?
I’m going to Muhlenberg College to major in chemistry on the premed track! They have a pool but no swim team so I’m hoping to maybe start a club there!
Anything else you want to say to young swimmers, parents, coaches or anyone else?
Thank you so much for making my almost 14 years at the YW so much fun and so welcoming. It’s been such a great place to come to after a long day or a busy schedule. Even without being able to come that often, I always feel like I belong!
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Emilia Bucklew
When did you start swimming at the YWCA?
I first starting swimming at the YWCA in first grade!
What is your favorite Flying Fish memory? You can have more than one!
Freshman year when Julia, Hannah, and I would go up to Terry every practice and try to see who could get him to smile, and our swim cap challenges when we would race to cram someone in a cap!
What will you miss most about swimming at the YWCA?
I will miss my coaches and the friends I get to see at practice…truly a second family.
What are your plans for next year?
I’m going to Cal Poly to study nutrition.
Anything else you want to say to young swimmers, parents, coaches or anyone else?
Keep swimming!! I haven’t always loved swimming but now can’t imagine a life without it. Stick with it, everything will work out in the end.
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Joe Dienstag
When did you start swimming at the YWCA?
I started swimming for the YWCA September, 2020.
What is your favorite Flying Fish memory? You can have more than one!
My favorite memory is the Thunderfish training trip this fall season because we spent a lot of time at the beach, as well as spending more time bonding outside of the pool.
What will you miss most about swimming at the YWCA?
I’ll miss the friendly atmosphere from my coaches and teammates that’s always in the air at Flying Fish.
What are your plans for next year?
I’m committed to swim at Pitzer College next year and enjoy some nice California weather.
Anything else you want to say to young swimmers, parents, coaches or anyone else?
Have fun at swim meets and race hard.
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Annabel Miller
When did you start swimming at the YWCA?
When I was around three, I started taking lessons I believe.
What is your favorite Flying Fish memory? You can have more than one!
Probably the first time I heard Terry really laugh, which was when I showed him the picture of my swollen face after I got my wisdom teeth out. Also, when Anna Clemson face planted into the ground on the training trip during my freshman year while holding a bowl of oatmeal.
What will you miss most about swimming at the YWCA?
The people. The YW has the most wonderful, kind, funny, compassionate coaches and swimmers out of any team out there. Getting to see the people I've grown up with on a regular basis is a luxury.
What are your plans for next year?
Next year, I will be going to Duke University and I'm planning on double majoring in Political Science and Philosophy, but that is subject to change. I will most definitely be signing up for club swimming while there.
Anything else you want to say to young swimmers, parents, coaches or anyone else?
These relationships made here last a really long time, so it is super important to savor them and invest in maintaining them as time progresses. I could never imagine swimming anywhere else.
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Lauren Nash
When did you start swimming at the YWCA?
In fifth grade, so around 7 years ago.
What is your favorite Flying Fish memory? You can have more than one!
Any time I would finish a meet at the RecPlex and then go to Culver’s afterwards with some of my friends or any time I won a relay at practice.
What will you miss most about swimming at the YWCA?
All of the people. I’m going to really miss all of my coaches and the friends that I have made over the years. (Lauren is pictured on the right with one of those friends!)
What are your plans for next year?
Next year I am going to William and Mary where I will major in government. I also hope to continue club swimming.
Anything else you want to say to young swimmers, parents, coaches or anyone else?
Future swimmers: make sure to put your best effort forth during practices and have fun! What you put into your practices is what you will get out of them. In addition, it’s definitely important to push yourself during practices but you also should be able to recognize when you need to take a break.
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Emily Walton
When did you start swimming at the YWCA?
When I was three.
What is your favorite Flying Fish memory? You can have more than one!
When we would have meets at the RexPlex and then my friends and I would go to Culver’s together; going to Charlotte; and when Anne would play Disney music while we were doing kick sets.
What will you miss most about swimming at the YWCA?
All the coaches. The coaches at the YWCA are the best.
What are your plans for next year?
I’m going to Case Western Reserve University. I’m going to major in Biology and Medical Anthropology. I plan to swim club and run on the track team there.
Anything else you want to say to young swimmers, parents, coaches or anyone else?
- I would like to thank the coaches for giving me such a great experience swimming.
- I would like to thank my parents for making swimming possible for me.
- To young swimmers: cherish your practices and meets because time flies fast.
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Updated team records and top ten lists |
You'll find our our updated short-course team records here and our updated top ten lists here. |
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LFSC meet @ RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie, WI (long course)
Saturday, June 4 - Sunday, June 5
You'll find our entry here.
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Oz Memorial meet @ YWCA Evanston/North Shore (short course)
Monday, May 16, Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19
Blue Devil meet @ RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie, WI (long course)
Friday, May 13 - Sunday, May 15
NASA meet @ Northwestern University in Evanston (long course)
Friday, May 6 - Sunday, May 8
LFSC meet @ RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie, WI (long course)
Saturday, April 30 - Sunday, May 1
Congratulations, swimmers!
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