09/13/2021
Hello everyone,
It’s with my deepest regret to let you all know that Saturday morning George Wendt, the president of our Masters team, has passed away. It happened during the Big Shoulders Race and as of right now we do not have a lot of details.
All we ask is that you please keep George, his wife Ann, and all their family and friends in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
We will respectfully send out any updates as they come.
Chicago Swimming Icon George Wendt Dies During Big Shoulders Race
George Wendt was a legend in the Chicago swimming scene. He died after suffering a heart attack during the Big Shoulders Swim in Lake Michigan on Saturday.
09/07/2021
***FALL SCHEDULE UPDATE
Due to the number of athletes on the UIC swim team and the increase of members we normally have for masters in the fall, some of the days we will need to be in separate pools.
Even though the entire UIC swim team and staff are vaccinated, the athletic dept and campus have still seen positive cases already this semester. Because of this, the university is still requiring masks indoors, testing for people on campus, moving some classes back to online and limiting the number of people in certain buildings.
Because of this, I have been working with our facilities people and my athletes class schedules to figure out the best hybrid schedule for both groups.
Masters Fall Schedule
Monday: Big pool 5:30-7:30am
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday: Small Pool, 5:30-7:30am
Friday: Big Pool 5:30-7:30am
Saturday: Big Pool 6-8am
***Everyday you will enter through the main front doors of the building on Roosevelt.
I also will be adding 2 more lunch hour swims. All lunch swims will be in the big pool.
The new schedule is:
Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 11-12:30pm
***No Thursday as that is the weekly maintenance day for the pool.
12/03/2020
Hey team,
This week the UIC Swim and Dive program is in a Giving Tuesday contest with the rest of the teams in the Athletic Department. We know a lot of you are able to give throughout the year, but if you are able to help the program, we would greatly appreciate it!
With our contests closing tomorrow at midnight, here is a look at the current leaderboard! UIC Men's Soccer is trading places with UIC Flames Swimming & Diving , and UIC Flames Women's Tennis makes an appearance.
Every race is close so don’t miss your chance to pitch in! go.uic.edu/FlamesGive
