Aug 12, 2012 Greetings BEST Families: I?d like to first express my excitement for the upcoming season and welcome you to the Academy Bullets! I am looking forward to meeting all of you and working with you for wha... Aug 2, 2012 BEST would like to wish the following swimmers Good Luck as they compete as part of Team Illinois at Zones this weekend: Sarah Hanning, Frank and Meghan Nziolek, and Emily Ryan Jul 25, 2012 Check out these achievements from Regionals. Biggest time drop was achieved by Jennifer Hauser for dropping 29.68 seconds in her 200IM. Double digit time drops were achieved by Jennifer Hauser... Jul 25, 2012 Check out these achievements from the Gold Conference Meet. Biggest time drop was achieved by Mary Niziolek for dropping 6.90 seconds in the 50 Free. Personal best times in ALL events were ach... Jul 24, 2012 Congratulations to those swimmers who participated at Regionals this past weekend!! There were a lot of personal BEST times achieved along with many swimmers getting on the medal stands. The followi... Jul 24, 2012 The 2012 Age Group State Champ meet is this coming weekend and BEST would like to wish the following swimmers good luck this weekend: Sarah Hanning, Frank Niziolek, Meghan Niziolek and Emily Ryan. Jul 24, 2012 DUE TO STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING, TUESDAY, JULY 24, PRACTICE IS CHANGED TO 4 PM - 5:45 PM AT THE INDOOR POOL AT BARTLETT PARK DISTRICT. Jul 24, 2012 Due to lessons having to be changed at the Park District, practice will now be 4 pm - 5:15 pm. Jul 18, 2012 Reminder for warm up and start times for each session: Location: Oswego East High School 1525 Harvey Rd, Oswego IL Friday PM Session - 2:50 PM Warm Ups / 3:25 PM Check In Closes / 4:00 PM Meet Start... Jul 18, 2012 BEST would like to wish Matthew Lee good luck as he travels to Iowa to swim at the Speedo Sectional Meet. He will be swimming in the 200 Breaststroke tomorrow morning in Prelims. Good luck Matt!!! Jul 18, 2012 Congratulations to all the swimmers who participated at the 2012 Illinois Senior State Championship Meet. Special recognition goes out to Nick Hasemann who is the State Champ in the 100 and 200 Bac... Jul 18, 2012 Congratulations to all who participated in the Gold Conference Meet!! There were a lot of great swims and personal BEST times achieved. The following swimmers are Gold Champ winners in 1 or more ind... Jul 16, 2012 Per Coach Marcelo please be at the pool at 1:00PM for warmups. I apologize for the yet another last minute change but the host team has informed us that the meet will start right after the 500 free ha... Jul 15, 2012 Meet warm up: 12:30pm Meet Start: 1:30pm No break after the 500?s The warm up pool will be open throughout the meet. The 500?s usually take 45min to an hour. If you want to tell ... Jul 12, 2012 Good luck to the BEST Swimmers participating at Senior Champs Meet. Meet starts tonight and runs through Sunday. Jul 11, 2012 Check out these achievements from Ozzie Fest. Double digit time drops were achieved by Sarah Hanning, Frank Niziolek, and Mia VanMaldegiam. Biggest time drop was achieved by Mia VanMaldegiam f... Jul 11, 2012 BEST is being asked to provide 2 timers for Sunday's session. After review of who is there on Sunday, the following families are being asked to time this weekend. 1st half session: Hanning/Alvi 2n... Jul 8, 2012 Reminder for those who qualified for Regional and State meets, tonight is the deadline for ordering a champ shirt and champ caps. Please place orders online through the teamwebsit - Events tab. Jul 6, 2012 REMINDER THAT WARM UPS TONIGHT ARE AT 4:00 PM AND MEET STARTS AT 5:00 PM. GOOD LUCK BEST SWIMMERS THIS WEEKEND! Jul 5, 2012 In order to allow more swimmers to participate on Friday night's session, warm up times are now at 4:00 pm and start time is 5:00 pm. Jul 4, 2012 Due to the extreme heat predicted for tomorrow, July 5th, practice has been moved to 9:00 am - 10:45 am at the outdoor pool. Jun 25, 2012 Due to the anticipated high temps on Thursday, practice has been changed to 9:00 am - 10:45 am. Jun 25, 2012 Check out these achievements from the West Chicago Summer Frenzy. Double digit time drop was achieved by Lindsay Johnson. Lindsay also had the biggest time drop with a drop of 16.56 in her 100 Bre... Jun 18, 2012 BEST has been asked to provide timers for this weekend's meet. Below are the sessions and timer assignements. Please remember that if you cannot time, it is your responsibility to find your replac... Jun 12, 2012 Congrats to Nick Hasemann for a great showing at the 2012 Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational. Nick swam against great swimmers from all over the world and achieved Finals in the 200 and 400 free and 100 b... Jun 12, 2012 Check out these achievements from the Dan Jaekel Chicago Classic. Double digit time drop was achieved by Jennifer Hauser. Jennifer also had the biggest time drop with a drop of 10.92 in her 100 Ba... Jun 12, 2012 Check out these achievements from the St Charles Summer Classic. Double digit time drops were achieved by Sarah Hanning, Matt Lee, Lindsay Johnson, Tyler Klatt, Emily Ryan, Matt Scherman, Emily Tr... May 21, 2012 Just a reminder for families to please keep checking the calendar on the team website. This week there is no dryland due to practices being held at the Bartlett High School pool on Tuesday and Thurs... May 8, 2012 Check out these achievements from the Spring Pentathlon. Biggest time drop was achieved by Jennifer Hauser for dropping 5.60 seconds in her 50 Fly. Personal best times in ALL events were achie... May 7, 2012 Weather permitting, there will be dryland on Tuesday, May 8th after practice. Apr 29, 2012 Today is the last day to sign up for the St. Charles Summer Classic Meet. Updated meet information has now been posted on the event page for this meet. Mar 21, 2012 Check out these achievements from the IL Senior State Championship Meet, IL Age Group Championship Meet and Speedo Sectional Championship Meet. Senior Championship Biggest time drop was achieved b... Mar 8, 2012 Registration for the 2012 Long Course Season will open on Monday, March 12 for returning swimmers. New swimmer registration will open the following Monday, March 19. Any questions regarding long cou... Mar 7, 2012 The 2011 -12 SCY State Champ Team & Individual Photos are posted in the team photo gallery and are available for download. https://picasaweb.google.com/117523005998298219744/BEST201112SCYStateChampion... Mar 7, 2012 Good luck this weekend to the swimmers participating in the 2012 Speedo Sectional Meet: Nick Hasemann, Grant Gilchrist, Renae Johnson and Matt Lee. Mar 7, 2012 Good luck this weekend to the following swimmers who will be participating at Age Group Champs: Rachael Cannici, Sarah Hanning, Tyler Klatt, Addie Kelly, Emily Ryan, Carly McGuire, Paige Edmier, Fran... Mar 5, 2012 For those participating this weekend at Age Group Champs : ** Sunday, March 11, 2012 is daylight savings time ? clocks will be moved ahead one hour. ** Mar 3, 2012 2012 LONG COURSE SEASON REGISTRATION OPENS ON MONDAY, MARCH 12TH. Mar 3, 2012 PLEASE NOTE PRACTICE TOMORROW, SUNDAY, MARCH 5 WILL START AT 8:00 AM. Feb 29, 2012 BEST would like to wish all of our Senior Champ swimmers the very best of luck this weekend as they hit the water starting Thursday night. The following swimmers will be competing this weekend: TJ H... Feb 28, 2012 Way to go BEST! Check out these achievements from Regionals. Double digit time drops were achieved by Grant Gilchrist, Tyler Klatt, Matt Lee, Ellen Nolley, and Emily Trenn. Biggest time drop w... Feb 27, 2012 The pictures from the Illinois Swimming Regional Championships (Sunday afternoon session) have been posted to the website. There are many great pictures available of most swimmers who participated. Pl... Feb 23, 2012 Up to date meet information and live results will be posted on Glenbrook Aquatics meet page: http://www.teamunify.com/EventShow.jsp?id=193298&team=ilgba Feb 22, 2012 Congratulations to all BEST swimmers who participated in the Illinois Boys High School Sectional meet this past weekend. BEST would like to wish Nick Hasemann (200 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke) and ... Feb 22, 2012 An email was sent last night regarding a change in warm up and start times for the Regional Championship meet this weekend. Due to an excessively long session both Saturday and Sunday afternoon warm ... Feb 20, 2012 The pictures from the "A" Conference Meet have been posted to the website. The are many great pictures available of most swimmers. Please feel free to download your favorites. https://picasaweb.goo... Feb 20, 2012 Check out these achievements from A Conference. Double digit time drops were achieved by Emily Logan and Ross Urso. Biggest time drop was achieved by Ross Urso for dropping 16.44 seconds in hi... Feb 19, 2012 Just a clarification for the team champ shirts: When we are asking for specific name on shirt, we are meaning when listing the swimmer's names on the shirts ~~ do you want the formal given name of yo... Feb 16, 2012 BEST would like to wish all of the high school boys who are competing in their sectional meets on Saturday GOOD LUCK!! For those competing at St. Charles North High School sectionals, there will be ... Feb 16, 2012 For swimmers qualified for Regional and State championship meets, team champ shirts and caps are now on sale. Please see event tab for ordering information and sign up. Feb 16, 2012 Preliminary regional entries now posted. Please review today and if there are any changes to what events your swimmer is competing in, you have until later tonight to email Jen Johnson (bestswim@hotm... Feb 16, 2012 There will be a Conference Team picture taken at 7:45 am at the Conference meet on Sunday. This picture is going to be submitted to the Bartlett Examiner. Please have your swimmer wear this year's tea... Feb 14, 2012 Speedo Sectional Information plus list of qualifiers are now posted under event page. The following swimmers are qualifed: Sarah Hanning, Danielle Homere, Renae Johnson, Katie Lottermoser, Sydney S... Feb 14, 2012 Check out these achievements from the West Chicago February Frenzy and the St Charles Prelim/Final. West Chicago February Frenzy Double digit time drops were achieved by Kerstin Ford, Abby Hultq... Feb 13, 2012 The Regional Qualifying list has now been posted under the event tab for Regionals. Sign ups were opened up today for anyone who achieved a regional qualifying time over the weekend. IT WILL CLOSE T... Feb 12, 2012 Please see the event tab and read email sent out regarding A Conference Meet line up and information. Feb 9, 2012 Here are the timers for the West Chicago Meet: ( please note we are responsible for 1 person per session so we have assigned 2 people per session to split the timing commitment) Friday Session 1 Hult... Feb 8, 2012 BEST Swimmers and Families can follow our very own Nick Hasemann as he competes at the Missouri Grand Prix Meet. Nick will be competing in the 200 M Freestyle, 100 M Backstroke, 200 M Backstroke and ... Feb 8, 2012 Check out these achievements from the Schroeder A+ Meet. Double digit time drops were achieved by Frankie Niziolek and Meghan Niziolek. Biggest time drop was achieved by Meghan Niziolek for droppi... Feb 8, 2012 Practice on Tuesday, February 14 will be an ALL GROUP practice at Bartlett Park District - 4:30 pm - 6:15 pm. (Dryland will be canceled as all the coaches will be on pool deck for this practice) Feb 8, 2012 Due to BEST attending West Chicago and St.Charles swim meets this weekend, there will be NO practice this Friday. Feb 2, 2012 Due to the meet this weekend, there will be no dryland on Sunday, February 5th. Feb 1, 2012 Thursday morning practices are now over for the short course season. There is still Tuesday morning practices with the last one being February 14th. Feb 1, 2012 Reminder that the deadline for signing up for the Conference Meets is this Friday, February 3rd ~~ No Exceptions. Jan 30, 2012 Check out these achievements from the Mundelein Winter Invite. Double digit time drops were achieved by TJ Headley, Julia Paris, and Erica Smith. Biggest time drop was achieved by Julia Paris for ... Jan 27, 2012 Good Morning, BEST, As the season gets closer to the championship meets, practice is even more important. A strong baseline of endurance is extremely important prior to the weeks of taper. Attending... Jan 24, 2012 There will be no morning practice this Thursday, January 26th. Jan 20, 2012 Due to the impending snow storm that is suppose to hit this afternoon, please be sure to check your email and/or team website to updates regarding practices this evening. The decision will be made ea... Jan 20, 2012 Due to the inclement weather, ALL practices are canceled for tonight. Thanks and be safe out there!! Jan 20, 2012 Due to the weather and timing of the Bronze II, Silver, and Gold groups practice tonight, their practice HAS BEEN cancelled. As of right now the Bartlett Park District groups WILL still practice. ... Jan 11, 2012 Check out these achievements from the West Chicago Polar Bear Classic. Double digit time drops were achieved by Lindsay Johnson, JP McGuire, Meghan Niziolek, Luke Scherman, Natalie Smith, and Amelia... Dec 24, 2011 Congratulations to all BEST swimmers who competed in the team's annual Christmas Eve Duathlon. A great workout and lots of fun was had by all who participated. Top finishers were Nick Hasemann - 1st... Dec 21, 2011 Friday, December 23rd is the last day to sign up for the last meets of the season. Please be to sure to sign up by then if you are planning on attending one of these meets. There will be no late ad... Dec 20, 2011 Back by popular demand!! Saturday, December 24th at Streamwood Park District 7:30 am - 9:30 am, Bronze I/II, Silver and Gold will participate in the annual duathlon. Swimmers will swim a mile, run a... Dec 16, 2011 Enjoy the photo gallery from the St. Charles 8 & Under Meet held on December 4, 2011. https://picasaweb.google.com/117523005998298219744/BESTStCharles8UnderMeet?authuser=0&feat=directlink # Dec 16, 2011 An eligibility report has now been posted for the St. Charles Meet. Dec 16, 2011 MEET INFORMATION NOW POSTED. Dec 14, 2011 Check out these achievements from our December meets. St Charles 8 and Under Classic Biggest time drop was achieved by Ryan Conwell for dropping 14.78 in his 50 Free. Personal best times in ALL even... Dec 6, 2011 The team did NOT get into the Maverick Winter Invite so we will now be attending West Chicago Winter Frenzy. Please sign up by tonight in order to attend. Thanks! Dec 6, 2011 Dear Bartlett Electrix Swim Team and Families, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and our office. My name is Dr. Vance Schuring and I work with Olympia Chiropractic and Physica... Nov 30, 2011 The Psych sheet for the Nike Challenge Meet is posted on the host team's website: http://www.waukeshaexpress.org Nov 26, 2011 Report now posted to the event page. Nov 23, 2011 Team entries are now posted for the St. Charles 8 & Under meet, Nike Challenge and Elmhurst. Thanks Nov 22, 2011 Reminder that Friday, November 25th is the last day to sign up for the BEST Holiday Party. Nov 21, 2011 Great job this weekend by BEST! Check out these achievements from the West Chicago Fall Fling. Double digit time drops were achieved by Kate Bihun, Lindsey Brownfield, Paige Edmier, Kerstin Ford, Li... Nov 21, 2011 Good news!! BEST has a new and convenient way to contribute your swim photos. If you have any pictures that you would like included in the team photo galleries there is an easy and convenient way to ... Nov 17, 2011 Please be sure to sign up by next Friday, November 25, to attend the BEST Holiday Party!!! Information for the party is posted under events and was email out this week. Nov 16, 2011 The psych sheet for the West Chicago Meet is now posted. Please check the event page for this meet for more information. Nov 14, 2011 Team pictures are tomorrow at 4:30 pm at the Bartlett Park District Pool. Swimmers need to have their team shirt (new grey one for this year) and team suits (if they don't have the team suit, pleas... Nov 12, 2011 If you ordered a personalized team swim cap, they have arrived and are in the swimmers' folders at the Bartlett Park District Pool. Nov 11, 2011 Good luck to all BEST girls who will be participating tomorrow at the Illinois High School Girls Sectional meet at the Norris Center in St. Charles. You can follow BEST high school girls tomorrow vi... Nov 10, 2011 Please check the event tab for more information regarding the hotel information. Nov 10, 2011 Find out who was the Swimmer of the Meet and read other important announcements from Coach Marcelo. Also read the latest news published by USA Swimming. Read all this and more by clicking on the Coa... Nov 10, 2011 Click here to view ? https://picasaweb.google.com/117523005998298219744/BESTSCSTTYRFallClassicMeet110411?authuser=0&feat=directlink&gsessionid=AOD5LdNLJWGlxCJi8FpKZA# We need your photos for our on-l... Nov 9, 2011 Check out these achievements from the St Charles Fall Classic. Double digit time drops were achieved by Matthew Brown, Sarah Hanning, Abby Hultquist, Carly McGuire, Samantha Myers, Meghan Niziolek, ... Nov 4, 2011 Check out these achievements from the Monster Mash. Double digit time drops were achieved by Lindsay Johnson, Morgan Kelly, and Tyler Klatt. Biggest time drop was achieved by Lindsay Johnson for d... Nov 2, 2011 Practice reminder for Bronze II/Silver/Gold: Tonight's practice is 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Bartlett High School. No Thursday morning practice tomorrow. Nov 1, 2011 Pictures are now posted from the Lake Forest Monster Mash Meet. Click here to view ? https://picasaweb.google.com/117523005998298219744/BESTMonsterMashAquaFest?authuser=0&feat=directlink&gsessionid=kp... Oct 28, 2011 TIMING ASSIGNMENTS WERE EMAILED LAST NIGHT AND HAVE BEEN POSTED TO THE EVENT TAB FOR MONSTER MASH. UP TO DATE MEET INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE HOST TEAM'S WEBSITE: http://www.swimlfsc.org/ Oct 21, 2011 There were lots of great performances for the first meet of the season. Check out these achievements from the Glenbrook Aquatics Oktoberfest Meet. Double digit time drops were achieved by Adam Elmki... Oct 18, 2011 Nick Hasemann recently was awarded Academic All American for his work not only in the pool but in the classroom. Congrats Nick!!! Oct 14, 2011 Today is the last day to order personalized team swim caps, team swimsuits, and apparel. Oct 11, 2011 Sign up for personalized team swim caps is now open. If you would like to order personalized swim caps for your swimmer(s), you need to do so by Friday night (October 14th). Please go to the event t... Oct 8, 2011 Monday's practice for Bronze II/Silver/Gold will be held 9:30 am - 11:00 am at the Bartlett Park District Pool. Oct 7, 2011 Streamwood Park District pool is closed at this time due to needing to get their paperwork signed off by the State showing they are in compliance with the new drain codes. For today's practice it wil... Oct 5, 2011 Team entries are now posted for the Oktoberfest Meet. Click on the link under that event's page ~ Team Entries. Oct 3, 2011 Due to another team using the Streamwood High School pool prior to BEST, Bronze/Silver/Gold will practice 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm on the Tuesdays in October they are at Streamwood High School. Also reminder... Sep 29, 2011 Reminder that sign up for the West Chicago Meet closes tomorrow. No additional sign ups or changes can be made after tomorrow. Thank you! Sep 26, 2011 There will be no evening practice tomorrow for Bronze II/Silver/Gold. There is still dryland offered for those who are signed up for it. Sep 23, 2011 Today is the last day to sign up for the St. Charles Fall Classic Meet. Sep 21, 2011 Congratulations to all our BEST swimmers who achieved Illinois Swimming Top 10 Times for the Short Course and Long Course Seasons this past year! Short Course Yards 2010-2011 Emily Ryan (10) 7 th ? ... Sep 19, 2011 Reminder that the Swim Team Store will be at the Bartlett Park District on Tuesday, September 20th from 4 pm - 7 pm. They will have sizing kits with them so swimmers can try on suits and apparel to... Sep 16, 2011 Reminder that today is the last day to sign up for the first 2 meets of the season. Sep 15, 2011 As many of you know, we are conducting the FootballMania fundraiser to raise money to help cover the rising costs of operating our team . In addition to promoting the fundraiser with the traditional ... Sep 14, 2011 The Swim Team Store will be at the Bartlett Park District on Tuesday, September 20th. At that time, you will be able to order the team swim suit (new suit style this year), personalized and generic ... Sep 14, 2011 The Parent Meeting is this Friday, September 16th at Bartlett High School student commons area . To get to this area, you will need to in the entrance located just by the flag pole (it is the set of ... Sep 13, 2011 Just a reminder that this Friday, September 16th is the last day to sign up for the first meet of the season, Please make sure to sign up if you are planning on participating in the meet. After Frid... Sep 13, 2011 For those of you with a high school girl swimmer who is swimming currently with their high school team, the first meet they are eligible to swim for BEST (if they are not going to high school state) i... Sep 9, 2011 The Parent Meeting location and time has been changed to Friday, September 16th, 6 - 8 pm at the BARTLETT HIGH SCHOOL. There is an all team practice at the Bartlett High School Pool that will be happ... Sep 7, 2011 Please make sure to sign up for the first couple of meets if you are planning on attending. The deadline closes just prior to the parent meeting next week. There are no late sign ups accepted so ple... Sep 7, 2011 Dryland is set to start this Sunday after the morning practice. It will be Sundays (on non-meet weekends, 9:45 am - 10:45 am) and Tuesdays, (4:30 pm - 5:30 pm). At this time we are still awaiting pa... Sep 6, 2011 Please make sure to check the calendar for practice times. They do vary this week compared to last week's practices. Thanks Sep 1, 2011 2011-2012 Swim meet schedule has now been posted. Please note: due to being very early in the season, we are still awaiting meet packets and information from host teams. Information will be posted ... Aug 31, 2011 Practice will start at 4:15 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday, September 1. Aug 1, 2011 Check out these achievements from the IL Age Group Championship Meet. Biggest time drop was achieved by Paige Edmier for dropping 29.57 seconds in the 200 Free. Personal best times in ALL events w... Jul 25, 2011 Check out these achievements from Regionals. Double digit time drops were achieved by Kaitlyn Campbell, Rachael Cannici, Nina Hasemann, Matt Lee, Rachel Lee, and Emily Trenn. Emily Trenn had the b... Jul 22, 2011 Check out these achievements from the Gold Conference Meet. Biggest time drop was achieved by Emily Ryan for dropping 5.15 seconds in the 500 Free. Personal best times in ALL events were achieved ... Jul 22, 2011 Check out these achievements from the St Charles Last Chance Meet. Biggest time drop was achieved by Carly McGuire for dropping 14.93 seconds in the 200IM. Personal best times in ALL events were a... Jul 22, 2011 Check out these achievements from the IL Senior State Championship Meet. Biggest time drop was achieved by Shana Alvi for dropping 12.03 seconds in the 400IM. Top 8 Finishes : Nick Hasemann, 50 Free... Jul 21, 2011 BEST needs to provide 1 Timer each day for the afternoon sessions. Please see the following volunteer assignment for timing: Saturday PM: 1st half: Campbell 2nd half: Kelly S... Jul 21, 2011 Preliminary psych sheet, timeline and warm up assignments for the Regional Championship Meet are now posted under the Regional Meet event tab. Please note, this is prior to any scratches that may occ... Jul 19, 2011 Practice on Thursday, July 21st, has been changed to 9:00 am - 11:00 am at the outdoor pool. Jul 18, 2011 Gold Conference Meet is tomorrow, Tuesday, July 18th at West Chicago High School. 1:00 pm warm up for distance events/2:00 pm start (500 free). For everyone else not entered in the 500 free, 3:00... Jul 14, 2011 IL 2011 Senior Long Course Championship Meet begins today through Sunday. You can cheer your fellow BEST teammates on by going to the host team's website: Patriot Aquatic Club There will be live vi... Jul 14, 2011 The psych sheet for the gold conference meet is now posted. Jul 13, 2011 Check out these achievements from the Palatine Summer Splash. Biggest time drop was achieved by TJ Headley for dropping 13.62 in his 200IM. Personal best times in ALL events were achieved by Shana... Jul 12, 2011 Entries now posted for this meet. Jul 12, 2011 Anyone needing a new team champ cap for Regionals, Senior Champs or Age Group Champs Meets, please let me know and I will get the cap to your swimmer. Thanks!! Jen Jul 11, 2011 Orders for the 2011 Long Course Champ Team shirts are due tonight. To order a shirt, go into the event tab set up for the t-shirts. Please be sure to specify sizes for each shirt being ordered. Jul 8, 2011 Information now posted for ordering the 2011 BEST Long Course Champ Shirts. Cost is $15 and orders are due no later than Monday, July 11. Jul 8, 2011 The BEST Team Store powered by Lands End is now live!! This site is a great option for all of your casual everyday BEST team apparel. To access the store please click the link below or go to the app... Jul 6, 2011 Parking information and revised team entries are now posted under the Palatine Meet information. This is a very crowded meet, so please make sure to arrive early enough to get swimmers situated and c... Jun 27, 2011 Great job at West Chicago Meet this past weekend!!! Team entries have been updated and posted for the Palatine Meet. Jun 27, 2011 Check out these achievements from the West Chicago Summer Frenzy. Double digit time drops were achieved by Shana Alvi, TJ Headley, and Lindsay Johnson. Lindsay Johnson had the biggest time drop with... Jun 23, 2011 Hello BEST Families, Below are the timers for the West Chicago Summer Frenzy Meet this weekend. Please excuse the late notice but we were just notified this evening that we are to supply timers for... Jun 23, 2011 Additional Meet information has been posted for the West Chicago Meet this weekend. The link has been named as Psych Sheets but please note all meet information has been included in this information.... Jun 20, 2011 Please make sure to check your emails and the team website on the days that there is outdoor practice and chance for inclement weather. BEST will make every effort to post and email all families by 8... Jun 14, 2011 Wow!!! What an outstanding meet BEST swimmers had this past weekend!!! Check out the meet results in the meet archives for team results. More meet recap coming soon!! Jun 14, 2011 BEST did another great job over the weekend. This was the best showing for our team at this meet in a long time. From the start of the meet until the end of the meet, especially for those that swam al... Jun 10, 2011 Reminder that today is the last day to sign up for the ST. Charles Last Chance Meet. Jun 9, 2011 Due to excessively long time lines for the West Chicago Meet, all teams were asked to limit Friday events to one event per swimmer and Saturday/Sunday sessions to 3 events per swimmer. Revised entrie... Jun 7, 2011 Due to swim lesson conflicts at the Bartlett Park District Indoor pool, practices will be changed to 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm today, June 7th; and Thursday, June 9th. Thank you. Jun 7, 2011 Thanks to all of those who organized and participated in the Splash-a-thon. A good time was had by all and over $1400 was raised at the event!! To view the photos taken at the event please click her... Jun 7, 2011 Updated meet information and time standards have been posted for the Regional Championship meet. Jun 6, 2011 Due to an excessively long time line for Saturday afternoon session, St. Charles is limiting the Senior Men and Women 400 free. We were able to revise our entries for those who did not make top 18 in... May 31, 2011 Sign up for the Splash A thon has been extended to Wednesday, June 1st. Thank you. May 31, 2011 Due to swim lesson conflicts at the Bartlett Park District Indoor pool, practices will be changed to 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on the following dates: Thursday, June 2; Tuesday, June 7th; and Thursday, Jun... May 24, 2011 Friday, May 27th, practice is changed to the Bartlett Park District INDOOR pool as the outdoor pool will not be ready by Friday to use. Thank you. May 24, 2011 BEST did a great job over the weekend in the first meet of the season. There were lots of great performances and the team swam the entire meet with NO DQ's. That is a huge achievement for a team to do... May 19, 2011 The host team has revised the request for timers for this weekend. BEST is responsible for the Saturday and Sunday morning sessions this weekend and we are sharing a lane with Ultimate Swim Team. The... May 18, 2011 Please see the following updates from the host team: Here's the latest update: Warm-up is scheduled to begin at 7:30am (Sr, 13/14) and NO EARLIER THAN 12:30pm 8&under, 9/10, 11/12. All Heat Limitat... May 17, 2011 Revised team entries have been posted. Due to large number of entries from all the teams competing this upcoming weekend, there will be heat limits for certain events. This request only affected a c... May 17, 2011 Be sure to constantly be checking the team calendar as there are changes to the practice times. Such as starting this week, Tuesday and Thursday practices change to 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. May 16, 2011 Splash A Thon information has been posted and emailed out to families this morning. Please note one additional bit of information: The fundraising minimal requirements is $35 per swimmer or $50 mini... May 7, 2011 Please visit the event page for this meet. There have been several changes made for the summer conference meet. Main ones being 15 & over may now swim in summer conference and number of swimmers te... May 6, 2011 Today is the last day to sign up for the St. Charles and West Chicago Meets. Apr 26, 2011 To clarifiy the dryland program for this spring/summer: swimmers do not need to register for the dryland program and there are no additional fees for this program. The only requirements is that the ... Apr 12, 2011 Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 13th is the last day to sign up for the Dan Jaekel Meet. Thank you. Mar 30, 2011 Today is the last day to sign up for the Awards Celebration that is scheduled for this Sunday, April 3rd. It will be held in the Oak Room at the Bartlett Park District from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Pleas... Mar 24, 2011 Please see the event tab for the Dells trip for information regarding Dinner plans for Saturday night, April 9th. There will be a link to click with the document information. Mar 24, 2011 Congratulations to Emily for setting a new state record at Age Group Champs!! Girls 10&U 100 Back Emily E Ryan Bartlett Electrix 1:05.09 Mar 16, 2011 Nick Hasemann will competing in Orlando, Florida over the next 4 days at Junior Nationals. You can follow Nick's races at : http://www.ilswim.org/NCSA/ Mar 15, 2011 Registration for the 2011 Long Course Season is now closed as we have reached our cap. We look forward to a great long course season. Practices will start up on April 11th and practice schedule is p... Mar 15, 2011 Check out these achievements from the IL Age Group Championship Meet. Biggest time drop was achieved by Emily Ryan for dropping 3.92 seconds in the 100 Back. Personal best times in ALL events ... Mar 14, 2011 With it being just the first day of registration, we are fast approaching our cap for the long course season!! To assure your swimmer(s) spot for the long course season you should register quickly. ... Mar 13, 2011 2011 LONG COURSE SEASON INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE Registration for returning BEST Swimmers, (2010-2011 Short Course Season), will begin on Monday, March 14, 2011. Registration will handled on-line and... Mar 13, 2011 Full Season: April 11 - end of July; First half of season: April 11 - June 12; Second half of season: June 12 - end of July). Practice times and locations are now posted on the calendar section of... Mar 11, 2011 Good luck to all the swimmers competing this weekend! Mar 9, 2011 BEST has been assigned a lane for timing for Saturday's afternoon session at Age Group Champs. Timing assignments are: 1st half of session: Ryan/Seberger, 2nd half of session: Edmier/Cummins. Pl... Mar 8, 2011 The Team Dells Trip is scheduled for April 9 - 10th. Information regarding the trip are posted under that event's tab under events. The block of rooms are being held until March 9th. If you have al... Mar 8, 2011 For those attending age group champs this weekend, please go to the host team's website for all of the up to date information regarding the meet. http://www.wildkitaquatics.com/wso/2010/AgeGroupChamps... Mar 7, 2011 Entries now posted for Age Group Champs. Mar 7, 2011 Congratulations to all the BEST swimmers who competed this past weekend at the 2011 Senior State Championship Meet. There were a lot of personal bests, top 24 finishes, and team records achieved this... Mar 7, 2011 Check out these achievements from the IL Senior Championship Meet. Biggest time drop was achieved by Nick Hasemann for dropping 31.61 seconds in the 1650 Free. Personal best times in ALL events ... Mar 3, 2011 Reminder: Today is last day to sign up your swimmer(s) for age group champs. Here is the link to the host team's website: http://www.wildkitaquatics.com/wso/2010/AgeGroupChamps/ Mar 2, 2011 Thursday, March 3rd is the last day to sign up for Age Group Champs for those who are qualified for the meet. If your swimmer is not signed up, they WILL NOT be entered into the meet. Please make su... Mar 1, 2011 Check out these achievements from the ISI Regional Championship Meet. Double digit time drops were achieved by Grant Gilchrist, Frankie Niziolek, Ellen Nolley, and Emily Ryan. Personal best times ... Mar 1, 2011 Check out these achievements from A and B Conference. A Conference Biggest time drop was achieved by Lindsay Johnson for dropping 5.06 seconds in her 25 Fly. Personal best times in ALL events ... Feb 28, 2011 Lake Forest Swim Club, host of the 2011 Senior State Champ Meet, has many ways to stay up to date for the upcoming meet: Several weblinks are listed below: website http://www.swimlfsc.org webpa... Feb 28, 2011 For those swimmers who are qualified for the Age Group State Championship Meet, please sign up swimmer's intent to swim for the meet by Thursday, March 3rd. Thank you. Feb 25, 2011 The psych sheet for Regionals is now posted to the event page for Regionals. Feb 24, 2011 Please find below timing assignments for Regionals. As always, BEST truly appreciates everyones efforts with helping with the meets. SAT AM 1st Niziolek and Cummins 2nd McGuire and Seberger PM 1s... Feb 24, 2011 Silver/Gold Groups: Practice times are adjusted for tonight and tomorrow night. Practice tonight will be 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm and tomorrow night 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. Feb 24, 2011 Congratulations to all of the BEST high school boys who competed this past weekend at their high school sectional meets. There were lots of personal best times achieved and fast swims by all. Good ... Feb 23, 2011 Bronze group swimmers will be at the Bartlett Park District Pool Wednesday and Friday this week. Reminder that all swimmers can still participate in practices through Friday. Starting on Monday, Feb... Feb 22, 2011 Entries are now posted for the Regional Champ Meet. Feb 19, 2011 Due to A Conference Meet, there will be no practice or dryland tomorrow. Feb 18, 2011 Good luck to all of our high school boys competing at the St. Charles North High School Sectionals tomorrow. For those wanting to go cheer the boys on and see some fast swimming, the meet starts at 1... Feb 16, 2011 TIMERS: (IT IS SPLIT PER EVENT NUMBERS) A Conference 1st (1-27) Bihun Villarruel 2nd (28-54) Lamp Urso 3rd (55-80) Reiner Klatt Feb 16, 2011 TIMERS FOR B Conference (SPLIT UP BY EVENT NUMBERS) 1st (1-16) Myers Ye 2nd (17-32) Ford Schmitz 3rd (33-48) Parsons Shaw Feb 14, 2011 If your swimmer has qualified for Regionals, you need to sign up their intent to swim at Regionals by Tuesday night. Swimmers with multiple events (more than 6 events), need to put in the notes secti... Feb 14, 2011 Here is the address for the A Conference Meet on Sunday: Lyons Township South High School 4900 South Willow Springs/Gilbert Road Western Springs, IL 60558 Feb 10, 2011 Timing assignments are now posted under this meet's event tab. For those attending ST. Charles this weekend, with having the swimmers at 3 pools it presented a challenge for the volunteer coordinator... Feb 10, 2011 West Chicago will NOT have psych sheets available at the meet. The psych sheet along with timing assignments have been posted under the event tab for this meet. We are needing to provide 1 timer for... Feb 10, 2011 As many of you are aware, Kiefer has closed many of their stores with the Naperville location being one of them. We have teamed up with the Swim Team Store in Naperville. Our team gets 15% off of su... Feb 8, 2011 Check out these achievements from the Schroeder YMCA A+ Meet. Biggest time drop was achieved by Emily Ryan in her 200 Free. NEW team records were achieved by Emily Ryan, 9-10 Girls 50 Free ? 27.... Feb 6, 2011 Updated meet information is posted under ST Charles Prelim Finals event tab. Click on link and it will show where each age group is swimming, et al.... Feb 6, 2011 A & B Conference line ups are now posted. Please let me know by tonight, (Sunday), if your swimmer CANNOT participate in either of the meets. Thank you! Feb 4, 2011 The tentative A Conference Line up is posted under the A Conference event tab. If your swimmer IS NOT able to attend, please email me by Sunday evening, bestswim@hotmail.com. Thank you! B Conferen... Feb 3, 2011 Due to U46 being closed tomorrow (Friday, February 4), practice for Bronze/Silver/Gold groups is cancelled. Feb 2, 2011 There WILL BE Thursday morning practice tomorrow. Thank you! Feb 2, 2011 Due to U46 closing schools and after school activities tomorrow, (Thursday, February 3), we will combine Bronze/Silver/Gold groups at Bartlett Park District so long as the park district is open tomorr... Feb 2, 2011 Due to weather and both park districts being closed, practice for all groups will be cancelled tonight. (Wednesday, February 2) Feb 1, 2011 Practice for Bronze/Silver/Gold for Wednesday, February 2nd has been cancelled due to Streamwood Park District posting that they will be closed tomorrow. Thank you!! Feb 1, 2011 Please check team website and emails for updates to tonight's practices and dryland. As of right now, there will be practices and dryland but we have a feeling that could very well change as the day ... Feb 1, 2011 Due to weather, all scheduled practices for tonight (Tuesday, February 1) have been cancelled. We will keep you posted via email and the website regarding practices tomorrow (Wednesday, February 2).... Jan 31, 2011 Please note for West Chicago Entries ~~ There are a few swimmers (4) that show up as swimming in a 100 free relay. This is not correct. There was something corrupted in the meet file received that c... Jan 31, 2011 Check out these achievements from the Mundelein Winter Invite. Double digit time drops were achieved by Julia Paris, Angela Shaw, and Natalie Smith. Personal best times in ALL events were achieved... Jan 27, 2011 Additional information is posted under the event tab for the team dinner on Saturday night. Jan 26, 2011 Silver/Gold Group practices will be modified for this Friday as follows: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm. Thank you. Jan 25, 2011 SAT AM 1st Half Byrne Furlano 2nd Half Herby Paris SAT PM 1st Half Carras Niziolek 2nd Half Koziol Scherman SUN PM 1st Half Haschak Homere 2nd Half Picardi Parsons Jan 24, 2011 If you have not signed up for the team dinner and activities for this weekend's meet, sign up has been extended to tomorrow night, Tuesday, January 25th. Thank you. Jan 13, 2011 Road trip dinner and activities information has now been posted. Sign ups are open and all families who will be attending need to sign up by Friday, January 21st. Thank you. Jan 12, 2011 Check out these achievements from the Lake Forest Windy City Open. Double digit time drops were achieved by Rachael Cannici, Brianna Cichon, Riley Domschke, Kelly Griffin, Sarah Hanning, Cody Holz, ... Jan 12, 2011 If you have pictures from any meets this year and would like to contribute them please e-mail Tim Ryan at tim.r@bartlettelectrix.com . Please specify which meet you have pictures for and a link ... Jan 6, 2011 Due to a meet at the high school, Bronze/Silver/Gold groups will all practice together at Bartlett Park District pool 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm. Thanks Dec 29, 2010 The Bartlett Park District Pool will be open today at 1:00 pm so all scheduled practices tonight will take place. Dec 28, 2010 The pool is currently closed due to mechanical issues. We do not know as of right now how long it will take to fix the problem. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAILS AND TEAM WEBSITE THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR ST... Dec 28, 2010 The Bartlett Park District Pool is closed until tomorrow at approximately noon, so Red/Blue groups will not have practice today. We will keep everyone posted if the pool is not open tomorrow by pract... Dec 28, 2010 DUE TO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH POOL THAT WE FOUND OUT AT 6:50 AM THIS MORNING, THE SWIMMERS WHO ARE THERE NOW WILL DO DRYLAND FOR AN HOUR AND THE NORMAL TUESDAY MORNING DRYLAND TIME IS CANCELLED. Dec 23, 2010 Friday morning's practice will be ran as a normal 2 hour practice for the Bronze/Silver/Gold groups. There will not be a duathlon this year. Dec 21, 2010 Check out these achievements from our December meets. Westmont Midseason Challenge Double digit time drops were achieved by Gio Damigella, Tyler Klatt, Frankie Niziolek, and Colin Smith. Personal be... Dec 17, 2010 All meet results are now posted through December. Great job so far this season everyone. Keep up the great efforts in practice and at meets!! Dec 17, 2010 The St. Charles meet in February has time standards to qualify for this meet. Friday night is USA Swimming A Standards and Saturday/Sunday uses BB Standards. More meet information will be posted a... Dec 9, 2010 Deadline to sign up is December 17th. Eligibility report has been posted under that event's tab. Dec 9, 2010 These options were forwarded to us from one of our swim families as places to try this weekend in Waukesha: Jose?s Blue Sombrero ? 20731 W. Bluemound - # 262432-6667 Oscar?s Burgers and Custard ? on B... Dec 7, 2010 Just a quick reminder for dessert items!! Thank you everyone! Dec 7, 2010 Photos have been posted for the West Chicago Fall Splash and Westmont Midseason Challenge Meets. Click here to view Dec 7, 2010 Please remember to bring cans of food/non-perishable items to the holiday party tonight to get your free rafftle tickets. There will be raffle tickets for sale tonight as well ~~ $1 per ticket or $5 ... Dec 6, 2010 Schroeder hotel information now posted. Dec 6, 2010 Great swims and good times were had by all that participated in the St. Charles 8 & Under meet that was held this past weekend. All of our 8 & Under swimmers who participated had fantastic swims and ... Dec 6, 2010 The address for where the Nike Challenge Meet will be taking place this weekend: Waukesha South High School 401 E. Roberta Drive Waukesha, WI 53186 Dec 3, 2010 Practice tonight for the Bronze/Silver/Gold groups will be 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm. Thanks Dec 2, 2010 The psych sheet for the Westmont Meet this weekend has now been posted to the event page. Dec 2, 2010 Psych Sheet is now posted for the 8 & Under Meet. Parents with swimmers attending this meet, please write on the swimmer's hand/arm their event #, heat#, lane# and what the stroke is for each race. ... Nov 30, 2010 The psych sheet for the Nike Challenge is now posted under that event's tab on the team website. Times are updated for all swimmers up through the West Chicago Fall Fling. Since the psych sheet has... Nov 30, 2010 Reminder that today is the last day to sign up for the BEST Holiday Party. The BEST Holiday Party is scheduled for next Tuesday, December 7th at Bannermanns, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Nov 28, 2010 Check out these achievements from the West Chicago Fall Fling. Double digit time drops were achieved by Meagan Cummins, Nina Hasemann, Chloe Herby, Cody Holz, Charlie Hultquist, Patrick Hultquist, ... Nov 23, 2010 Bronze I/Bronze II swimmers have the option to attend the Red/Blue group practice tonight at the Bartlett Park District pool, 4:30 - 6:15 pm. Nov 23, 2010 Great job this weekend!! Full results are posted under the events tab for this meet, team results have not been received yet from the host team. Once received, they will be posted. Nov 22, 2010 If you were not able to make the previous drop off times and locations, here are some additional dates and times: Jill Paris will collect the raffles on Monday 11/22 and Tuesday 11/23 from 4:30-5:00... Nov 19, 2010 There is still time to turn in raffle items for the upcoming BEST Holiday Party. Jill Paris and/or Mary Myers will have a collection box at the meet this Saturday at the positive check in table for ... Nov 18, 2010 Timers for this weekend: Friday - First Half: Headley/Ford Second half: Lamp/Reiner Sat AM -- First half: Domschke Second half: Hultquist Sat PM = First half: Oswald/Gr... Nov 17, 2010 As we welcome back all of our high school girls this week and next week, we would like to say congratulations to all of those who competed for their high school teams this past weekend at Sectionals. ... Nov 16, 2010 Please see the following regarding the upcoming BEST Holiday Party. There will be door prize raffles comprised of items you donate! - Each swimmer is asked to donate a raffle item related to ... Nov 15, 2010 Silver/Gold groups have the following changes due to maintenance issues at BHS this week: Tues/Wed/Thurs -- 6:00 pm 0- 8:00 pm at Streamwood High School. Bronze/Silver/Gold groups will practice toget... Nov 12, 2010 Just a reminder for families to continually check the Coaches Blog. Swimmers of the Meet, Swimmers of the month, as well as any other pertinent information is posted here. Go BEST!!! Nov 10, 2010 Pictures taken at the St. Charles Fall Classic Meet have been posted in the Photo Gallery. There are some really great pictures so check them out. Thanks to Olga Hasemann and Mike Smith for their ... Nov 9, 2010 Check out these achievements from the St Charles Fall Classic. Double digit time drops were achieved by Matthew Brown, Paige Edmier, Ryan Griffin, TJ Headley, Cody Holz, Tyler Klatt, Trace Koziol, K... Nov 2, 2010 Information for the upcoming BEST Holiday Party is now posted in the events tab area. Nov 1, 2010 Please note the new warm-up and start times for each session of the meet. Friday Afternoon 5pm warm-up, 6pm start Saturday Morning 9am warm-up, 10am start / Afternoon 2pm warm-up, 3pm start Sunday Mor... Oct 31, 2010 Silver and Gold Groups will be at the Streamwood High School pool Monday this week, 6 pm - 8 pm. As always, please make sure to be checking the calendars daily for any changes to the schedule. Oct 28, 2010 If you are planning on attending, please sign up by tonight. Oct 28, 2010 Nike Team Challenge sign ups closes tomorrow, Friday October 29th. All meet and hotel information has been posted under the events tab for this meet. This is a qualifying meet and a list of qualifi... Oct 27, 2010 Due to power being lost at Streamwood Park District , Bronze I and Bronze II practice has been cancelled for tonight. Oct 26, 2010 Check out these achievements from the Mundelein Dual Meet. Double digit time drops were achieved by Gio Damigella, Lindsay Johnson, Matthew Lee, Gabby Seberger, and Natalie Smith. Personal bes... Oct 25, 2010 Great job to everyone who competed this past weekend. Tons of personal BEST times were achieved, regional and champ times achieved as well as lots of great first time performances. Oct 25, 2010 The web photo albums for the Fox Valley First Fall Splash Meet and Mundelein Dual Meet are now available for viewing. The albums are located on the website under Team Info / Photo Gallery http://w... Oct 22, 2010 Be sure to check out the Coaches Blog every week. This week the Swimmer of the Meet for each practice group has been posted. Keep up the great work swimmers and coaches! Oct 20, 2010 Lots of great performances for the first meet of the season. Check out these achievements. High point winners for the 12 and unders were Meghan Niziolek, 8 - 1 st Paige Edmier, 9 - 1 st Emi... Oct 20, 2010 With the first meet of the season complete, an eligibility report for the Nike Challenge Meet has been posted to that events information section. Oct 19, 2010 Please go to the Mundelein Winter Invite event tab for hotel information and reservation information. The all team dinner/function for that Saturday evening will be forthcoming. Thank you!! Oct 19, 2010 Please check the event page for the Nike Challenge for information regarding hotel information and reservation information. Oct 18, 2010 Great job this past weekend!!! Results are now posted under Fox Valley event tab under PAST and Archived events tab. Oct 18, 2010 Team Pictures will be Monday, October 25th at the Bartlett Park District Pool. 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm. Information/order forms will be in all the swimmers folders this week. Oct 12, 2010 Entries now posted for these meets. Oct 9, 2010 Please make sure to check the Coaches Blog regularly. There will be important information, explainations, as well as fun facts, announcements, et al... posted here. Oct 8, 2010 Thank you to everyone who came out to volunteer and/or participate in BEST Casino Night this past weekend. The team made approximately $1200 for our first try at this event. BEST will be holding ... Sep 30, 2010 Team pictures will be held on October 25th at the Bartlett Park District Pool from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm. More information regarding prices and packages will be given out shortly. Sep 30, 2010 Practice will be 6:15 - 8:15 pm at the Bartlett Park District. Sep 29, 2010 Sign ups are due this week for Mundelein Dual and West Chicago Fall Fling. Please make sure to sign up by the deadlines as we cannot add anyone afterwards. Also ~~ This is the first meet high sch... Sep 29, 2010 BEST Casino is Saturday, October 2nd. Held at Bannerman's, 1 pm to 1 am. Come out for hours of fun while supporting BEST at the same time! Sep 21, 2010 Reminder that morning practices have started this week. The morning practices, per Coach Marcelo, are open to Bronze/Silver/Gold swimmers ages 13 & Over. Tuesday and Thursday morning practices ar... Sep 21, 2010 We finally got the meet information for the St. Charles Meet so we will be attending this meet instead of PAC. Thank you everyone for your patience and understanding. Sign up will close on September... Sep 21, 2010 Bronze I/Bronze II, Silver, and Gold swimmers will need to start bringing their zoomers to practice beginning on Wednesday, September 21st. For those that are awaiting their zoomers, the coaches will... Aug 31, 2010 To get to all the forms: Click on More Information link on front page of website, click on Documents/Forms tab and all available forms are listed. I have changed over all forms to pdf files as many o... Aug 31, 2010 The revised 2011 USA Swimming registration form has now been posted. Please fill out and put it in the meet director folder by September 17th. The swim team code is: BEST Thank you. Aug 30, 2010 Meet information is now posted and sign up for this meet is open. The deadline for signing up for this meet is WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH. No exceptions as the coaches and meet director need to g... Aug 30, 2010 Dryland forms now posted under Documents/Forms tab within the More Information link on team website. Aug 30, 2010 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm at the Bartlett Park District Indoor Pool Aug 23, 2010 The team suit and equipment order form is now posted under the more information link on the front page of the team website. Aug 16, 2010 Be sure to register this week to secure a spot for the upcoming short course season!! Aug 10, 2010 Reminder that deadline to sign up for the Awards Luncheon is tomorrow, Thursday, (8/11/10). Aug 9, 2010 The Fitter and Faster Tour is coming to Chicago, Illinois September 4th, 2010 at UIC downtown. Please check the events page for more information as the flyer for this event is posted there. Severa... Aug 7, 2010 Due to the Tri-County Tea party being scheduled at the white gazebo by the log cabin at the same time as our event, we are moving our event location to the Jensen Pavilion located at the Bartlett Park... Aug 2, 2010 Good luck to the following swimmers who will be competing at Zones this coming weekend: Giovanni Damigella, Sarah Hanning, Danielle Homere, Frankie Niziolek, Emily Ryan and Sydney Skibinski. Aug 2, 2010 BEST has made quite the impact at the Regional, Senior Championship, Sectional and Age Group Championship meets. Numerous personal BEST times were achieved at these meets as well as many top 10 finis... Jul 27, 2010 Online registration will open August 17, 2010 for returning families. New families will be able to register starting August 23rd. All registration is being done online this year as we have 3 payment... Jul 27, 2010 New this year!!! New swimmer evaluations will take place on August 15th at the Bartlett Park District indoor pool from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Jul 19, 2010 The Long Course Awards Luncheon will be held on August 14th, 2010 at the Log Cabin located in downtown Bartlett. It will be 11:30 am - 2:30 pm. Jul 14, 2010 Lots of personal best times, championship meet qualifiers, as well as some team records were achieved this past weekend. Great job!! Jul 13, 2010 Congrats to all those who participated in the Hinsdale Meet this past weekend. There were a lot of personal best times achieved, regional and champ times achieved. Keep up the great work as we head ... Jul 13, 2010 Team entries now posted for Gold Conference. Jul 13, 2010 Good luck to the following swimmers who will be participating in the Senior Championship Meet this upcoming weekend in Evanston: Shana Alvi, Kaitlyn Campbell, Nick Hasemann, Nina Hasemann, Andrew Home... Jul 6, 2010 Today is the last day to sign up for the Conference Meet, Tuesday, July 20th at West Chicago High School. This meet is open to all swimmers who participated at any point during the long course season... Jul 5, 2010 Due to a power outage at the park district, there is no chlorine in either of the pools. Coaches will lead a dryland practice instead. Come dressed to run and do outdoor dryland, but bring suits jus... Jul 2, 2010 There will be practice on Saturday, July 3rd from 8:00 am - 10:00 am at the outdoor pool. Jun 29, 2010 There will be practice this Saturday, July 3rd, 8:00 am - 10:00 am at the Bartlett outdoor pool. Jun 28, 2010 Great job to all those who competed this past weekend at the West Chicago Meet. Lot of great time drops and new regional and champ times achieved. Updated entry times have been posted to the Hinsdal... Jun 24, 2010 There are a couple of practice updates: There will be practice this Friday, June 25th, 9 am - 11 am at the outdoor pool. Next Friday's morning practice time was changed to 8 am - 10 am due to life g... Jun 23, 2010 This Text Editor DOES NOT SAVE YOUR WORK AUTOMATICALLY and there is a RISK OF LOSING YOUR WORK. [Do not spend more than 10 minutes creating or editing content. If you do, use Microsoft Word or li... Jun 18, 2010 The indoor pool has been fixed, so practice is still on for later today. Thanks! Jun 17, 2010 PLEASE MEET COACH MARCELO IN THE LOBBY OF THE BARTLETT PARK DISTRICT AT 5 PM FOR DRYLAND. INDOOR POOL IS CLOSED TODAY. THX Jun 14, 2010 Updated entries have been posted for West Chicago Summer Splash. All times shown for the entries reflect most current times for the swimmers, including this past weekend's meet. Jun 14, 2010 Congrats to all those who participated in this past weekend's meet. It was a long weekend and a lot of swims. The coaches were very pleased with everyone's performances. We had a lot of personal BE... Jun 8, 2010 Outdoor practices will still be held in the rain. If practices are canceled due to inclement weather, announcements will be posted to the News section and emailed out to families. Thanks Jun 6, 2010 Team entries now posted for St. Charles, West Chicago and Hinsdale Meets. May 27, 2010 Today is the last day to sign up for the Hinsdale Meet. May 27, 2010 Session 1 swimmers are able to participate in practices and meets through June 13th. Session 2 swimmers begin Monday, June 14th. Remember: If your swimmer participates in first or second half sessio... May 26, 2010 Please note there is a change to the practice calendar. This Friday, May 28th, we are inside for practice. Thanks! May 25, 2010 Great job this past weekend to all those who participated. The team achieved a lot of top place finishes, Regional and Champ times, and lots of personal best times. Keep up the great work!! May 24, 2010 Please make sure to check the practice calendar on a regular basis. Especially over the next couple of weeks as the Bartlett Barracudas start their practices this week so there will be a few changes... May 22, 2010 Due to the host team's meet file being inacurate for the 11 - 12 boys and girls backstroke race on Saturday (it should have been 100 back instead of 50 back) entries and meet file is being adjusted to... May 18, 2010 Great job this past weekend. Results are under the St. Charles Pentathlon tab under the archived events tab. Thanks May 17, 2010 Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed this past weekend! From our youngest swimmers up through our oldest swimmers, everyone had a great first meet. BEST also had several top 6 Trophy win... May 7, 2010 Today is the last day to sign up for the St. Charles Summer Classic and West Chicago Meets. Due to the competitve nature of getting into summer meets, no exceptions to the cutt off date. Thanks for... May 5, 2010 Revised entries are now posted to the events tab. Entries were revised as follows: NTs (no time) entries were given a converted/best guest time; any swimmer with 4 events in a session were dropped d... May 3, 2010 Due to the size of the meet, we are being asked to revise entries for this meet. This affects any swimmer entered in more than 3 events in any session and any swimmer not making top 40 for the distan... Apr 30, 2010 Entries are now posted. Please note as per the request of the host team, entries were submitted with short course yard times. The host team will be converting them over to long course times prior to... Apr 30, 2010 Entries are now posted. The times listed for each swimmer are true long course times this year, we did not convert over anyone's times. (NT = no time) Apr 8, 2010 St. Charles swim team just posted their packets to the ISI website with a date change for their pentathlon. It is now May 15th & 16th. Thanks! Apr 6, 2010 ST. Charles Pentathlon and Dan Jaekel sign ups are due this Friday, April 9th. Mar 25, 2010 The summer meet schedule has now been posted. It is still very early in the process, so we are still waiting for meet information from host teams for most of the meets. The schedule is subject to ... Mar 15, 2010 Lots of time drops and great swims! Congrats to Nick Hasemann, Frankie Niziolek, and Emily Ryan as they placed in the top 8 in some of their events. Special Congrats to Nick Hasemann for achieving Ju... Mar 15, 2010 Registration is now open for all returning swimmers for our 2010 Long Course Season. You may register online or download all necessary forms to mail in. More information can be found on our team... Mar 11, 2010 This Text Editor DOES NOT SAVE YOUR WORK AUTOMATICALLY and there is a RISK OF LOSING YOUR WORK. [Do not spend more than 10 minutes creating or editing content. If you do, use Microsoft Word or li... Mar 7, 2010 The information sheet is being mailed with Awards Banquet sign up sheets and is posted under the Membership Information section of the team website. Please note the dates for Long Course Registrati... Mar 5, 2010 You can follow our swimmers with live WebCast!! Go to http://www.ilswim.org/webcast/ ....... You will also be able to follow our Age Group Champ Swimmers next weekend as well. Mar 1, 2010 We had a lot of top 8 finishers, personal best times and State Cuts achieved! For those who had swimmers achieve a champ cut this past weekend, I have already added them to the entry lists for each ... Feb 25, 2010 They will be competing tomorrow at the ISHA Boys State High School Swim Meet. Feb 22, 2010 Tuesday morning practices and dryland are now done for the season. Feb 21, 2010 Nick Hasemann and Tyler Hill will be moving on to the High School Boys State Championship Meet next weekend. Good luck!!! Feb 17, 2010 Entry list now posted. Only additions to the list will be if anyone achieves a new event at A Conference or Boys High School Sectional meets this weekend. CHANGES TO EVENTS CANNOT BE MADE AT THIS ... Feb 16, 2010 Only those that get a regional cut in a new event at A Conference may be entered at this point. Once I get confirmation from ISI that our entries have been accepted, I will post the entries. Thanks... Feb 16, 2010 Information now posted under the events page regarding the contest. Feb 15, 2010 In the previous email sent out with the attachment for the order form for Champ team t-shirts and caps, I am using the latest version of Office. As a result, some of you may not be able to open the... Feb 15, 2010 Great job today!!! Most of the kids swam 2 - 3 days this past weekend at the meets and there were still a bunch of personal BEST times achieved!! Results are now posted. Feb 15, 2010 As of this past weekend ~~ Regionals: 47 swimmers; Age Group Champs: 11 swimmers; Senior Champs: 4 swimmers. Keep up the great swims!!! Feb 14, 2010 For those who have qualified for Regionals, Age Group Champs and Senior Champs ~ order forms are now available to order championship team shirt and cap. Feb 12, 2010 Senior Champs hotel information has also been posted along with events schedule. Thanks Feb 12, 2010 For those that have swimmers who have qualified for Age Group Champs, hotel information and events schedule have been posted that meet's information page. Remember: **PLEASE NOTE ? DAYLIGHT SAVIN... Feb 11, 2010 A new tab was created today under the "Event and Meet Info" tab called "Meet Location". It will give you the addresses for the pools where we attend meets. This page is a work in progress and will... Feb 10, 2010 Current qualifiers through 2/10/10 have been posted to each of the events pages. Swimmers looking to achieve regional qualifying times have through A Conference Meet to achieve these. Feb 10, 2010 Information has been posted with details for the All Team Pasta Party, Saturday, February 20th. Please make sure to sign up if you are planning to attend. Feb 9, 2010 Since there no guarantee that the pool will be open by 4:00 pm tonight and in light of the weather, practice is canceled tonight for Red/Blue Groups. Barring weather issues tomorrow, all groups wil... Feb 9, 2010 As of right now, the pool repair at the Bartlett Park District is on pace to be completed in time for practice tonight. Unless otherwise noted, there will still be practice tonight for red/blue gro... Feb 9, 2010 DRYLAND IS CANCELED TODAY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH. Feb 8, 2010 DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE POOL, WHITE/RED/BLUE GROUPS WILL NOT HAVE PRACTICE TONIGHT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH. Feb 8, 2010 Bronze/Silver/Gold Tuesday early morning practice (Feb. 9th) has been canceled as well. We will update the website and email out updates for the afternoon practices. Feb 8, 2010 Entry lists are now posted for the A & B Conference Meets. These are now finalized and cannot be changed. Thanks! Feb 3, 2010 Preliminary line ups are now posted. Please check to see which meet/events your swimmer has been entered. If you are NOT planning on participating in the Conference Meets, please let Jen Johnson k... Feb 3, 2010 For those attending the Schroeder A+ Meet this weekend, please go to the host team's website for heat sheets, meet information, et al.... Please make sure to print off heat sheets prior to going. ... Feb 1, 2010 Great job everyone!! BEST placed 3rd out of 13 teams this past weekend! Lots of personal BEST times, Regional and State Cuts were achieved. Keep up the great work! Results will be posted later tod... Jan 20, 2010 All Team Pasta Party -- Saturday, February 20th, 6 pm - 8 pm at the Streamwood Park District Year-end Awards Banquet -- Saturday, April 10th - 11:00 am - 3:30 pm at The Seville on Barrington Stree... Jan 14, 2010 Congrats to all our swimmers who participated in the Irish Aquatics Meet this past weekend. Top three team scores: 1st ~ BEST, 3,696.5 ; 2nd ~ Irish Aquatics, 2,398; 3rd ~ TOPS YMCA, 2,357.5 Jan 7, 2010 Due to U46 Cancelling all after school activities, the pool is also closed. There will be no Bronze practice tonight. Jan 5, 2010 Please check the events page for directions to the luncheon on Saturday. Thanks! Jan 4, 2010 Please make sure to look under the events tab for Notre Dame Meet to see if you are signed up for timing this coming weekend. Thank you Jan 4, 2010 BEST will now be competing at Barrington High School for the B Conference Meet. Please check the events page as warm up and start times have changed. Thank you. Dec 24, 2009 The Duathlon is still on for this morning. However, we are asking everyone who is planning on coming to please take your time driving in and be careful in the Streamwood Parking Lot. They are open... Dec 23, 2009 With keeping with traditions, the Annual BEST Duathlon WILL take place tomorrow!!! Bronze/Silver/Gold swimmers make sure to bring tennis shoes, shorts, t-shirts for the run portion. Please check th... Dec 23, 2009 Due to deteriorating weather conditions and concerns for everyone's safe travels, all practices will be cancelled tonight. As of right now, practice tomorrow will still be on barring icy roads. C... Dec 16, 2009 Information is now posted within that event's tab for this meet. Dec 10, 2009 Please sign up for the Team Luncheon for Notre Dame. Since the afternoon session is now an evening session, we have moved the dinner to a lunch so that all families can participate. Thank you!!! Dec 2, 2009 Informational Meeting: Bartlett Aquatic Center Pool Wednesday, December 2nd at 5:00PM Contact: Nora Smith 630.736.9868 or jeffnorasmith@comcast.net Dec 2, 2009 Timing assignments now posted for Westmont and St. Charles 8 & Under meets this weekend under their event tabs. Thanks Nov 25, 2009 Entries have been updated to include best times from November meets. Thanks Nov 25, 2009 Please see the events tab for The BEST Holiday Party information and sign up. Please sign up online. Each family will be billed out for this event. Thank you. Nov 13, 2009 Good luck to all of our high school girl swimmers this weekend at their sectional meet!!! Nov 10, 2009 Congratulations to all of our swimmers this past weekend. BEST Swimmers not only had great swims this past weekend, but there were several meet records set over the weekend by BEST. The following... Nov 7, 2009 Information posted under events tab. Thank you. Nov 1, 2009 Hotel information and all team dinner information has now been posted to the Notre Dame Road Trip event tab. Meet information will be forthcoming once we receive it. Thank you! Nov 1, 2009 Timing Assignments have now been posted for St. Charles and West Chicago under their event tabs information section. Thank you. Oct 29, 2009 Revised Glenbrook Meet Results have now been posted. Oct 26, 2009 BEST places 3rd overall out of 18 + teams. Congrats to all our swimmers!!! What a great way to start the season. Across the board there were time drops and some excellent first time swims. Full ... Oct 23, 2009 The 2009 Annual Athlete Recognition Banquet was held on Sunday, Oct 11. The banquet which was a tribute to US Paralympians, honored the top three Illinois Swimming athletes in combined age groups... Oct 21, 2009 New time standards for Regionals, Age Group Champs, and Senior Champs have now been posted on the Illinois Swimming, Inc. website. Please click on the links tab under My BEST and following the link... Oct 19, 2009 Team T-shirts will be available for pick up at practices this week on Mondays - Thursday at each of the pools. Oct 17, 2009 Please check the Events Tab as there has been a change in the meet schedule. Due to the way the Elmhurst Meet was set up, we are now going to attend the Wheaton Team Challenge Meet that is the same... Oct 16, 2009 Please get all football mania stubs, tickets, monies and buyout monies turned in today. Thank you!!! Oct 15, 2009 Please see the events tab regarding upcoming team pictures and CiCi's dinner night. Also, swimmers need to check their file folders at the pools for information and order forms for team pictures. ... Oct 14, 2009 Congratulations to our BEST Swimmers who registered Top 10 Long Course Meter Times in Illinois this year!!! Sarah Hanning (11-12) 6 th - 100 Back - 1:17:35 (11) Nick Hasemann (13-14) 8 th ? 100 ... Oct 6, 2009 Full meet results are now posted under the archived events tab for the dual meet. Sorry for the delay in posting, computer issues!! Thanks! Oct 1, 2009 Qualifying standards are now posted under this events information tab. Thanks. Sep 27, 2009 Entries have now been posted to the events page for Mundelein Dual Meet. Please note there are a lot of NT (no time) listed for this meet as this is a short course meter pool and many of the swimme... Sep 23, 2009 Meet information has now been posted and updated for the West Chicago Meet. (As well as the St. Charles Fall Fest and 8&Under Meet) You can now choose the sessions that you will be attending for th... Sep 22, 2009 When signing up for meets, please make sure to put in the note section of the sign up for each meet, what days your swimmer will be attending. If you do not specify which days, your swimmer will be... Sep 22, 2009 Please see the Calendar page of the team website. This Friday, September 25th, Bronze is at Streamwood, 6 - 8 pm and Silver/Gold will now be at Bartlett High School, 6 - 8 pm. Thx Sep 16, 2009 This event will be on Sunday's session. Thx Sep 16, 2009 Meet information regarding events has been posted. Also please note ~~ the host team has an error on their meet packet as well as the event file regarding the 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke races. It i... Sep 16, 2009 The 2009-2010 Dryland Registration forms are now available under the Membership Information tab, under forms. Thanks! Jen Sep 10, 2009 Parent Meeting tomorrow night at the Streamwood Park District party room, 6 - 8 pm. All team practice will be held during this time. All families are encouraged to come. Sep 3, 2009 Meet events have been posted to the events page for our first meet of the season. This meet is for all swimmers and coaches are encouraging everyone to attend this practice meet. Please note: Th... Sep 2, 2009 Due to swim lessons starting today, all returning BEST swimmers will practice at the outdoor pool from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Sep 2, 2009 PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK THE CALENDARS TAB OFTEN AS THERE ARE CHANGES BEING MADE TO THE PRACTICE CALENDAR. THE FOLLOWING PRACTICES HAVE BEEN MADE: Sunday, September 6th, Bronze/Silver/Gold Groups p... Aug 20, 2009 Please see the Calendar tab for changes for the upcoming Stroke and Turn Clinic. Monday -- both groups times will remain the same as advertised. Tuesday/Thursday -- New Swimmers -- 4:15 - 5:15 ... Aug 19, 2009 The TENTATIVE practices have been posted to the Calendar section on the team website. This is subject to change but this will give you a general idea of when/where practices will be located. Aug 17, 2009 Just friendly reminder that registration (both online and in person/mail-in) is open now through the last day of the Stroke and Turn Clinic. Stroke Clinic runs August 31 - September 4. Please chec... Aug 12, 2009 Good evening everyone~~ As many of you know, BEST has made some major changes in regards to the registration process for the upcoming 2009-2010 Short Course Season. We will be implementing an on-l... Aug 3, 2009 Information is now posted to the events website as well as emailed out to all long course families. This event is an online sign up event. Please make sure to put into the notes section of the sig... Aug 3, 2009 Congratulations to all of our swimmers who competed at the Age Group Championship Meet held this past weekend. The meet saw several of our swimmers place in the top 8, new team records set, personal ... Aug 3, 2009 Good luck to the following swimmers who have qualified for Central Zones ~~ Brianna Cichon, Nick Hasemann, Katie Lottermoser, and Frankie Niziolek!!!! Jul 27, 2009 Please look in the Events section for information on the upcoming Stroke and Turn Clinic that kicks off the 2009 - 2010 Short Course Swim Season. 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