• Saturday, May 11: RISE/Kendall Pickering Meet. See below.
• Monday, May 13 - Thursday, May 16: Oz Memorial Meet. See below.
• Friday, May 17 - Saturday, May 18: 24-hour Oz Relay. See below.
• Saturday, June 1 - Sunday, June 2: LFSC Wisconsin Swim Fest. See below.
• Sunday, June 9: Last day of spring season.
• Monday, June 10: Summer season begins.

You can always find more info, including the practice schedule, on the swim team page of the YWCA Evanston/North Shore website.

Due to the Oz Memorial Meet (May 13-16) and the 24-hour Oz Relay (May 17-18) we have several practice changes:

• Monday, May 13 - Iron will practice 4:15-5 pm; no White, Silver practices.
• Tuesday, May 14 - No Iron, Gold, Copper practices.
• Wednesday, May 15 - No Silver, Iron, Diamond practices.
• Thursday, May 16 - No Red A&B, Gold, Diamond, Platinum practices.
• Friday, May 17 - No Blue, Red practices.
• Saturday, May 18 - No practices for any groups.

If a change isn't shown above, your practice is on. Questions about practice changes, the Oz Memorial Meet or the Oz Relay? Email your group coach.

The spring season of swim team ends Sunday, June 9. The summer season starts Monday, June 10 and ends Sunday, August 4. Look for info about summer swimming soon.

RISE/Kendall Pickering Meet @ UIC Natatorium, Chicago (long course)

Saturday, May 11

11-12s in AM session; 13-overs in PM session.

Those entered were sent an email with meet details on May 5. You'll find our updated entry here.

Oz Memorial Meet @ YWCA Evanston/North Shore (short course)

Monday, May 13 - Thursday, May 16

Eligible swimmers include all those in the spring season except Green and Bronze. This intra squad meet, held in honor of the late coach/instructor Oswald "Oz" Roper, will be a prelim/final format for swimmers ten and over. 9-unders will be a timed final.

• Monday, May 13: ages 9-under timed final; warmups 5:15 pm (events: 25 free, 25 back, 50 free)
• Tuesday, May 14: ages 10-11 prelims; warmups 5:45 pm (events: 50 free, 50 back, 25 breast, 25 fly)
• Wednesday, May 15: ages 12-15 prelims; warmups at 5:15 pm (events: 50 free, 50 back, 50 breast, 50 fly)
• Thursday, May 16: finals for swimmers age 10 and over; warmups at 5:45 pm; top ten in each event will swim 25s of their events.

No need to email Pete. To sign up, simply go to Community Pass and add the meet fee to your account by May 10. All meet fees go to support the Oz Fund for Aquatics Scholarships.

LFSC Wisconsin Swim Fest @ RecPlex, Pleasant Prairie, WI (long course)

Saturday, June 1 - Sunday, June 2

13-overs in AM session; 12-unders in PM session.

Eligible swimmers include White, Blue, Red, Iron, Silver, Gold, Diamond and high school with away meet experience (not including Michigan Shores). Email Pete first to confirm, then add the meet fee ($45) to your account on Community Pass. Deadline to sign up is May 10.

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What's the difference between long course and short course?

Long course refers to a pool that measures 50 meters in length. The standard size for international swimming (including the Olympics) is 50 meters. Typically, swim meets conducted in the U.S. from the end of April through August are long course.

Short course refers to a pool that measures 25 yards in length. Generally, meets conducted in the U.S. from October to March are short course. The YWCA upstairs pool is a short course pool.

The Flying Fish coaches do not recommend long course meets for beginning swimmers or those with little meet experience.

NASA Spring Blast Off @ Northwestern University, Evanston (long course)

Friday, May 3 - Sunday, May 5

Results are posted here.

Sunkissed Invitational @ Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center, Charlotte, NC

Thursday, March 21 - Sunday, March 24

Results are posted here.

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