Springfield YMCA Swim Team

It has been a busy couple of weeks for SPY athletes competing in both the first Illini District Championships since 2020 and the first IL YMCA Short Course State Championships since 2019.

At the District Championships hosted in Springfield the last weekend in February, SPY Athletes won both the Men's and Women's sides of the meet also taking home the combined team Title. All 10 of the competing age groups finished in the top 4 with 8 of those Age Groups finishing 1st overall. The team combined for 50 total event wins including relays and individual events.

Last weekend at the Illinois YMCA State Swimming Championships SPY athletes persevered through a tough 2.5 day meet format to take home 1st place in the Men's, Women's, and Combined team divisions. This is the first time SPY Athletes have accomplished this feat at the Short Course Championships since 2016. SPY athletes had 21 State Champion events between relay and individual events. The 8U Girls, 10U Boys, 12U Boys, and 14U Girls all won their respective age groups with 3 other age groups finishing in the top 3.

Next up 12 athletes will be heading to Greensboro the week of March 28th for the first Short Course YMCA National Championships since 2019.

Congrats to the SPY Athletes for their accomplishments this Short Course season!

When the dust settled on the 2021 IL YMCA Long Course State Championships the SPY Typhoons came out as Champions! Phenomenal performances from the 47 participating athletes which brought home the team’s first ever Long Course State Championship winning both the boys side and girls side of the meet! Shout out to the 10u Boys, 12u Boys, 14u Boys, 14u Girls, and 21u Girls who all won their respective age groups at the meet!

Congrats Kaelin on setting the new SSDL record for no-momentum sit-ups in 2 minutes! She absolutely crushed the previous record by 13 sit-ups! Way to go!

🚨🚨SSDL RECORD ALERT🚨🚨
Congrats to from SPY for breaking the Girls 15-18 “No-mentum” Situps record with 64💪🏻😤🔥!!! She absolutely crushed it and I won’t be surprised to see her doin big things this year🏊🏼‍♂️🏆💯...she takes over the record previously held by .moehn. Can’t wait to see what the rest of this year will bring! Congrats Kaelin and keep crushin it🔥🔥

Bronze Medal Club! First time ever for the SPY Swim Team 💯

2020 CLUB EXCELLENCE RESULTS USA Swimming News Article