Good evening!

We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Here we are - week eight - the final week of the 2026 summer swim season! This week is the final week of practice, plus it is a jam-packed week of fun with spirit week, our banquet, and the City Swim Meet!

Please note, we have been informed that the City of Fort Wayne will be working on the bridge in the Sycamore Hills neighborhood beginning tomorrow. We encourage you to use the Covington Road entrance near Homestead Road, not the Illinois Road entrance, for the remainder of the summer swim season.

PREP TEAM

Congrats to our youngest team members on a fantastic summer season! Prep practices came to a close on Friday, ending “Spirit Week” for our prep swimmers, which included fun crafts, activities, and games during our last week of prep practice. A big thanks to our co-head prep coaches, Naomi and Justin, as well as our Lead Prep Coach, Kaelyn, and all of our SYC prep coaches for a wonderful summer!

We hope you will join us at the banquet this Thursday. Please see below for more information.

SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK

This week we’re proud to recognize Cami Kohrman, Lucas Melton, Etta Pasquali, and Jessica Dluzak for their hard work, dedication, and positive attitudes! They have all shown great improvement in practice and meets. Whether it’s mastering a new stroke technique, beating a personal best, or supporting teammates, these swimmers exemplify the true spirit of our team. Keep up the good work! #GoSYC

BANQUET

We hope you will be joining us for our banquet this Thursday, July 30th from 6:00-8:00pm at the Sycamore Hills Swim & Racquet Club (Adult Pool). All SYC swimmers and their families (both Big Team and Prep Team) are encouraged to attend! Since there are not enough chairs at the Adult Pool for everyone, please bring chairs for your family if you are able. Awards will be given to each swimmer and a fun time is sure to be had by all. This year, dinner will be catered by Ziano’s (please bring your own drink), and all swimmers will be given a ticket for a sweet treat from The Fizzery dirty soda bar that will be set up at the banquet. Family members attending the banquet may purchase a treat from The Fizzery for $5.

SPIRIT WEEK

We will have activities/crafts every day and dress-up themes for each day this week.

Monday - Anything But a Swim Bag Day

Tuesday - Adam Sandler Day

Wednesday - Tropical Day

Thursday - PJ Day

Friday - Duck Out of Water Day

*Parents, please join us at the end of your swimmer’s practice on Friday morning to decorate your vehicles for city! We will have some window markers available, but feel free to bring your own!

CITY SWIM MEET

Trolley:

We’re renting a trolley to lead our caravan to the natatorium on Sunday, August 2nd, and we would love to have our swimmers along for the ride. The trolley will be reserved for SYC swimmers and coaches and will lead our decorated caravan to City Finals. This opportunity is open to all SYC swimmers, not just those competing in the City Finals meet. We would love to have as many of our swimmers as possible join us to help kick off the day and parade with great team spirit! The cost is $10 per SYC swimmer. SYC Swim Team will be covering a portion of the trolley cost.

To reserve your swimmer’s spot, text Cait McEntee at (727) 858-0511 with your swimmer’s name. Cait will reply with the Venmo information and will confirm your reservation once payment has been received. 

City Swim Meet Apparel:

If you ordered city swim meet apparel from the league’s link, we hope to have your orders at Sycamore on Tuesday. Please see a board member to pick up your gear.

Entrance Fees:

The 2026 Fort Wayne City Swim Meet will be held at Helen P. Brown Natatorium. Entrance fees are $5 per session for adults. Children 18 and under are free. NO CASH will be accepted this year, card only.

Results and Live Stream:

Meet Mobile will be available. These are considered unofficial results and are provided as a courtesy only. The live stream will also be available. Heat Sheets will not be available for purchase. Heat sheets and results will be hung in spectator areas.

Deck Workers (Volunteers), Officials, and Coaches:

We will be “going green” again at this meet. We will have a very limited supply of disposable water bottles. Please bring your own reusable water bottle to refill. There are two water bottle filling stations on the deck.

All volunteers must adhere to the SafeVisitor System: All coaches, on-deck volunteers, and officials MUST provide a valid driver's license or other government ID to gain access to the facility. Any adult will not be allowed on deck without a valid photo ID.

City Swim Meet Schedule:

*Warm-up time assignments for each session will be given at the coach’s meeting on Monday night. Please stay tuned for arrival time information.

Preliminaries: Friday - Ages 8 and under

• 4:40pm meet start time
• Doors open at 3:00pm for spectators
• Coaches and swimmers allowed on deck at 3:15pm

Preliminaries: Saturday - Ages 11 & 12 and 15 and over

• 8:20am meet start time
• Doors open at 6:45am for spectators
• Coaches and swimmers allowed on deck at 7:00am

Preliminaries: Saturday afternoon - Ages 9 & 10 and 13 & 14

• The start time is 1 hour and 10 minutes after warm-ups start (dependent on morning session end time).

Sunday Finals: will not start before 1:00pm

• Doors will open at 10:30 am
• Parade will begin at 11:20am
• Swimmers and coaches will be allowed on deck following the parade.

POST-CITY MEET POOL PARTY

All swimmers and their families are welcome to join us at our post-city meet pool party to celebrate the end of a fantastic season! After finals end on Sunday, we will gather at the SYC family pool from 6:00-9:00pm. Please join us for pizza and fun! The concession stand will also be open. Swimmers will be able to pick up their city meet ribbons and awards during this time.

Please RSVP all family members who will be in attendance by Friday, July 31st so that we can place our pizza order in advance.

VOLUNTEERS

City Swim Meet volunteer jobs are posted and we still have several slots available. These assignments MUST be filled, as they are assigned to each team by the league. We appreciate your willingness to help out. Please visit our website to sign up: https://sycaquatics.swimtopia.com/swim_meets

Let's finish the 2026 season strong! GO SYC!!!

SYC Aquatics Board Members

Rachael Gildea, Marina Arambula, Janet Thomas, Allison Stuckey, Rich McEntee, Natalie Grizzle, and Chelsea Hyndman