Congrats to National Champion Mark Mattson!
2008 USMS Long Course Nationals were Aug 14-17 in Gresham, OR. Our lone representative, Mark Mattson, won the men's 35-39 800m free! Way to go Mark! Full results are available on the USMS LCM Nationals Championships page.

Next Waves Night is Tuesday, August 26th, at 6pm
If you want to attend and help out, please send an email to Kim Weeks. Kim's contact info and more details on Waves Night located here. In addition, if you'd like to bring a food donation, Loaves and Fishes is in need of the following: toilet paper, canned fruit, canned meat, low sodium soup, muffin mix, and dried soup mix.
Thanks to all who came out to the last Waves Night at Loaves and Fishes on July 23rd.

Summer Season Off-Site Practices
Our next Ohio St. Beach practice in downtown Chicago is Sunday, August 31st at 9 am. Just a reminder that Wednesday Centennial Beach swims are over and Wednesday night practices for the remainder of the season will be at 7B at 8pm. The latest updates and printable versions of the regular summer practice schedule and the offsite schedule are located on the schedule page.

Big Shoulders 2.5k or 5k Open Water Swim Is Next Month
Sign up now for the 18th Annual Big Shoulders Open Water Swim Classic! The race is Saturday, September 6th, with the first wave starting at 8am. You can swim either a 2.5k or 5k on a triangular course beginning at the Ohio St. Beach in downtown Chicago. The earlybird registration fee of $50 is good for entries received through August 27th. We always have a large contingent of Waves swimmers and the race makes a great end-of-season event or a nice training swim for swimmers competing in fall triathlons.

Waves Winter Training Trip in the Florida Keys, Thursday Feb 26th to Monday March 2nd, 2009!
It might be hot and sunny out now, but winter will be here soon enough! Take a break from the cold Naperville weather and join the Waves in beautiful Islamorada, Florida! This is the training trip you don't want to miss! You can make hotel reservations now and fill out the Waves registration form to reserve your spot. See the 2009 Winter Training Trip Flier and Registration Form for more information and to print out your registration to mail to Coach Sue.

Stay wet during the fall break or introduce a friend or family member to fitness/competitive swimming!
Swim Instruction/Clinics offered this fall at Edward include:
Ripples at Naperville or 7B - for those who are afraid of the water or uncomfortable in the water
Beginner Stroke Clinics at Naperville or 7B - for advanced beginner swimmers who have progressed through Ripples
Breaststroke and Butterfly Stroke Clinics at Naperville or 7B - for swimmers who want to swim the short-axis strokes comfortably and efficiently

Strength Training for Swimmers
Put the fall break to work for you! Coach Sue will be offering her Strength Training for Swimmers class at 7Bridges this fall. Start the 2008-09 Winter Season strong!

Coach Georgia McDaniel joins the Waves coaching staff!
We welcome Coach Georgia for the 2008 Summer Season. Read more about Georgia on the coaches page.

US Women's Triathlon on June 22nd a Hit Despite a Rainy Start!
Congratulations to the Waves who competed in the US Women's Triathlon series at Centennial Beach in downtown Naperville on June 22nd. Results are now posted. A big thank you to the many volunteers who provided Swim Buddies for the race!

End of Season Happy Hour a Success
We hope everyone had a great time at the end of season happy hour at Two Nine on May 9th. Thanks to Laura Kozlowski for planning!

Congratulations to the Waves Who Competed in the 2008 USMS Short Course Nationals!
Several Waves swimmers traveled to Austin, TX, to compete at the 2008 USMS Short Course Nationals from May 1-4. Final results can be found at the USMS Short Course Yards Nationals page. Congratulations to individual National Champions Karla Bailey (19-24 50 Br, 100 Br, 100 IM, 200 IM), Liz Dillmann (40-44 50 Fr, 100 Fr, 200 Fr, 100 Fly, 100 IM), and Georgia McDaniel (60-64 1000 Fr). Relay National Champions included Kristina Bell, Karla Bailey, Koz, and Leslie Seago (18+ Women's Medley Relay) and Cynthia Jones and Georgia (55+ Mixed Free Relay). A big thank you to Susan Chung for organizing the great team dinner at Bistro 88 on Saturday night! Nice swimming (and partying) Waves!
Team records have been updated through SCY Nationals. As always, a huge thanks to Mark Mattson for managing the team records!

WAVES WIN STATE! WAVES WIN STATE!!!

Congratulations Waves!!! Coach Sue led 113 Waves swimmers to our 2nd State Meet win! Thank you everyone for swimming! We finished the meet with a total of 3,360 points, with 2nd place Evanston at 2,374 and 3rd place Elgin Blue Waves at 1,378.5. Way to go swimmers!!! There was lots of fast swimming this weekend. High point age group winners for the women included Liz Dillmann, Cynthia Jones, Georgia McDaniel, and Mary Anne Coburn. Male high point winners included Dave Pushka, Ted Soltys, Andy Barry, and Gary Englehorn. Several Waves and State records were broken this weekend. All results can be found at the ILMSA 2008 State Championship website. Way to go Waves!!!
82 new Waves individual records were set through the State meet and 14 relay records! Congratulations to Mary Anne Coburn and Georgia McDaniel who set State records as well (Mary Anne: 65-69 500/1000 free, 100 back, 100 IM and Georgia: 60-64 50 breast). The following relays set state club relay records too: 55+ Men's 200 Medley (Chip Evans, Kenneth Brown, Lewis Tyree, George Klumb), 55+ Mixed 200 Medley (Cynthia Jones, Kenneth Shaw, Lewis Tyree, Georgia McDaniel), 65+ Mixed 200 Medley (Mary Anne Coburn, Max Zollner, Andy Barry, Dorothy Kmieciak). Nice job, swimmers!

Congratulations to Coach Sue: 2006 USMS Coach of the Year!!!!!

Since 1986, the Speedo/USMS Coach of the Year award has been presented at the USMS annual convention to a coach who demonstrates excellence in five areas: club and individual accomplishments, publications, contributions to USMS and the LMSC, letters of support and long-term contributions to Masters swimming. Coach Sue was presented this national award on September 16th at the USAS Aquatics Award Banquet in Dearborn, Michigan.
Way to go Sue! We are all so proud of you!

Questions about the Waves? Send email to Coach Sue.