The season begins on the weekday after the final day of school (Districts 33 and 34) and ends in late July with a team picnic. We swim rain or shine. Only lightning and unfavorable pool conditions keep us out of the water. Practices AWST practices at the Antioch Aqua Center 5 days a week, Monday-Friday, throughout the season. Swimmers are expected to practice a minimum of 2 times per week in order to swim in meets. Daily practice is recommended (and fun!). Swimmers should be at the pool at least ten minutes before the start of their practice. BLACK TEAM 6:30am - 8:00am ages 13 & up RED TEAM 7:45am - 9:00am ages 9-12 BLUE TEAM 8:45am - 9:45am ages 8 & under Meets All home meets are held at the Antioch Aqua Center in Williams Park behind the library. Dual meets are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Special meets are held on Saturdays (such as Invitationals and the Conference Championship Meet). All swimmers complete a Meet Sign-Up Form showing their intent to swim in meets during the season. If a swimmer commits to a meet but cannot attend, they must inform a coach of the change in writing at least 24 hours prior to the meet. Events Additional season events include at least one practice meet, a team/individual picture day, participation in the Antioch Fourth of July parade, and an end-of-season picnic. Our picnic is held the Tuesday after the Conference Meet at the Williams Park pavilion with the pool open to all swimmers and their families. All swimmers will receive their awards during this final fun event. Date Map Event Arrive Start Sat May 2, 2009 map Registration Day @ Antioch Senior Center 11:00am-3:00pm Sun May 31, 2009 map Parent Meeting @ Antioch Senior Center 7:00pm Sat Jun 6, 2009 Practice Meet CANCELLED 7:30am 8:00am Wed Jun 10, 2009 Morning Practices Begin varies Thu Jun 11, 2009 map Antioch @ McHenry II * 5:15pm 6:00pm Tue Jun 16, 2009 Plum Grove @ Antioch and Picture Day * 4:15pm 5:30pm Tue Jun 23, 2009 map Antioch @ Huntley * 4:20pm 5:00pm Sat Jun 27, 2009 map Antioch @ Hastings Lake 12:45pm 1:30pm Tue Jun 30, 2009 Rockford @ Antioch * 4:15pm 5:30pm Sat Jul 4, 2009 Antioch Fourth of July Parade TBA 10:00am Tue Jul 7, 2009 map Antioch @ Crystal Lake * 4:45pm 5:30pm Tue Jul 14, 2009 McGuire Aquatics @ Antioch * 4:15pm 5:30pm Thu Jul 16, 2009 Dual Meet Rain Date * TBA 5:30pm Sat Jul 18, 2009 map "B" Division Championship @ McGuire Aquatics * TBA All Day Meet Tue Jul 21, 2009 Team Picnic @ Williams Park 4:30pm dinner at 5:00pm * Indicates an NCISC dual meet. A swimmer MUST swim in at least three of the six conference dual meets to participate in the Division Championship.