Practice schedule, Aug-Sept

NEW! click on CALENDAR tab above to view calendars for each squad Week starting Monday, September 6 Mon, Sep 6: Labor Day, Y closed, no practice Novice and Junior Sun, Sep 12: IM Ready meet at Y, Novi...

 Why YOU should join the WAVES!

The sport of competitive swimming is about achieving faster times and getting to the next level. If you have ambition to succeed, find out what our HIGH STANDARDS - HIGH VALUE program can do for you! ...

 WAVES Team Handbook 2011 Season

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 Do Your Kids Swim Too Much?

WAVES Leadership ? Setting the Standard for Excellence Do your kids swim too much? The sport of competitive swimming is one in which success requires dedication to a demanding training regimen year-...

 What does your swim team budget say about your team?

What does your swim team budget say about your team? Think about your team?s budget. It will tell you a lot about the priorities the team has selected. The budget also sends a message about the planni...

 Watch Juniors Live!

Junior Nationals, August 9-13, 2010, Irvine, California Click here to read how the WAVES team supports its athletes to compete at the highest levels of the sport. WAVES Athlete Travel Assistance for...

 Zone Results!

Click here to view full results. WAVES results Highlights: Grace Ariola achieves AAAA times in 100 FS, 1:08.31, dropping 4 seconds, and 50 FS, 31.86 100% Best Times: Grace Ariola, Andrew Bradjan 13-1...

 Far Westerns Results!

Click here to view full meet results Click here to view WAVES entries by swimmer Click here to view WAVES entries by event Click here to watch the Far Western meet on SwimmingWorld.TV Watch dail...

 Emily Hanson 6th in 25km open water world championships!

7/22/2010 Team USA?s Alex Meyer (Ithaca, N.Y.) won the men?s 25K Open Water World Championship title Thursday in Roberval, Quebec. All four 25K swimmers on the U.S. Open Water Worlds Team, including J...

 Lissa Tommerdahl 64th fastest 1500 in the world this year!

Congratulations to former WAVES swimmer Lissa Tommerdahl racing to times in winning the 1500m FS Saturday, July 24, and the 400m FS Friday, July 23 at the Sectional meet in Minneapolis. Lissa's 1500 r...

 Congratulations to our Championship Qualifiers!

Congratulations to WAVES athletes achieving qualifying entry time standards in individual events for the following summer championship meets, Central Zones, Far Westerns, Illinois Age Group Champs. Ce...

 WAVES 900, 800, 700 Clubs!

Membership in WAVES 900 Club, 800 Club, and 700 Club is achieved in long course meters competition via power points. Updated July 13, 2010 (includes Iowa Summer Sizzler improvements) Click here ...

 June - July Practice Schedule!

WAVES practice schedule for June and July is posted under the Calendars tab. The June-July schedule begins on Tuesday, June 1st. Click here to see June-July practice schedule.

 Long course team records posted!

Get ready for long course racing, coming up in May, June, July, and August. Train hard now!! Click here to check out the lcm team records, or find the page under the Team Information tab. Some of ...

 Age Group Champs results!

Illinois Swimming Age Group Championships 2010, WAVES finish 7th in team score, with 585 points Congratulations WAVES athletes...achieving team goal of over 500 points and top ten finish! 2009, WAVES ...

 Austin Grand Prix results!

Team Records 15-16 Girls 100 BS, B Steffes, 1:09.25 15-16 Boys 200 BS, Christian Grobe, 2:07.96 Movin' Up...New time standards achieved Junior bonus cut: Christian Grobe 200 BS AAAA: Christian Gro...

 Message to Swimming...You Still Don't Get It!

Message to Swimming ? You Still Don't Get It! -- February 15, 2010 Click here to read the full article on SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Column by Wayne Goldsmith A few weeks ago I was at a famous Aqua...

 Paul deDianous joins WAVES coaching staff!

Paul deDianous has joined the WAVES coaching staff and will assist with the Novice and Junior squads. Previous experience: Head Coach of Marlins swim team (2009 season) and age group coach with Marlin...

 Teddy Bear Contest Winner!

Paul Africano, 8, wins teddy bear with 12.15 seconds cumulative total time improvement in Sunday AM session. Runners up are Andrew Bradjan, 9, with 10.63 seconds total improvement, and Grace Ariola,...

 Emily Hanson Racing in FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy!

Former WAVES athlete represents USA in 5km and 25km open water events. ?I feel pretty good,? said Hanson. ?It was my second open water race ever ? It?s a privilege to swim with the best and see how th...

 WAVES honored as Olympic Development Club for 2008

One of just 20 clubs in the nation and the only 2008 Olympic Development club in the midwest We?re one 20 elite clubs in the country honored for developing 17-unders up to Olympic Trials level. Three ...