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Our October Friday Races Time Trial was an amazing way to start the 2025-2026 Short Course season! Our swimmers showed determination and tackled new events with enthusiasm, setting the tone for the season. This was a perfect opportunity for our new Delta teammates to experience their first meet in a comfortable and familiar environment. Thank you to all of our Delta officials and volunteers who helped our time trial run smoothly. We couldn't do this without you! Click here to see the Meet Results by the Numbers

Officials are amazing --- they allow us to run swim meets for our kids to be able to continue progressing in the sport. Delta is thankful that we have dedicated parents that have taken the time to help the team by becoming USA Swimming officials and who helped us run our time trial on Friday: Matthew Bambrick, Michelle Barbi, Carrie Blaine, Liz Oliver, Britney Tabis, Adam Thomas and Jason Turner Swim meets are an integral part of the development process for young swimmers. At meets, swimmers will learn how competitions...

Delta Aquatics supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we invite you to join us as we race Breaststroke for Breast Cancer! On Saturday November 1, we hope to bring our Delta family together for a special session of only Breaststroke events to raise money for the fight against Breast Cancer! We want to SUPPORT the fighters, ADMIRE the survivors, HONOR the taken. Every three minutes someone - a mother, a sister, a friend - is diagnosed with breast cancer. Join us in celebrating the survivors, remembering one of our coaches...

Mental Mondays: Training the Mind Like We Train the Body Mental toughness is the ability to perform your best in any situation—especially when things get hard. It’s not just about staying positive; it’s about using specific mental skills to manage stress, push through challenges, stay focused, and bounce back from setbacks. Research shows that athletic performance is 50–70% mental. That means preparing the mind is just as important as preparing the body. As coaches, we train athletes physically with conditioning and technique. But sport also tests mental skills like confidence,...

We have a few different Delta Aquatics Social Media links and would love to get all of our members following us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. They are great ways for us to communicate with our members and celebrate our accomplishments with the greater swimming community and beyond. Team Public Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/deltaaquaticsswimteam Team Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delta.aquatics Team Twitter: https://twitter.com/delta_aquatics

Today, many of our coaching staff is taking Youth Mental Health First Aid Training in order to better support our athletes. Youth Mental Health First Aid USA is an 8 hour public education program which introduces participants to the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents, builds understanding of the importance of early intervention, and teaches individuals how to help an adolescent in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge. Mental Health First Aid uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental...

There are always a lot of things going on in the swimming world and in Illinois as we transition from Short Course season to Long Course season, there were quite a few things going on. Some of our athletes and coaches were selected and recognized for their accomplishments as shown below. Congratulations to our swimmers and coaches!

We are please to announce that we have received our Level 4 USA Swimming Club Recognition! Delta is one of only 8 programs in the state to achieve the highest ranking in USA Swimming's club recognition program. USA swimming currently serves well over 3100 clubs nationally which puts us in the top 5%. I would like to thank all of our Coaches, Swimmers, Parents and Officials for helping us get to this level. Below you will find USA Swimming's description of Club Recognition. The Club Recognition Program offers our club...

USA Swimming has just notified us that Delta Aquatics is now considered a "Level 3" Club in their Club Recognition program. This is a tremendous achievement for Delta, as less than 10% of all clubs in the country have achieve this level. In fact, we are only th 9th team in Illinois to achieve this recognition! The Club Recognition Program is composed of hundreds of developmental benchmarks for the Athletes, Coaches, Parents and the business. These requirements are designed to develop strong, stable, financially sound organizations that are athletically productive....