The Spring Session in Palatine begins today, March 31.
Please make sure that you have registered for the spring session before you arrive to your first practice of the session.
Registration is done through the Palatine Park District.
Please make sure that you check the online calendar for the correct pool each day.
We have added a new pool to the Palatine Training Site – Hoffman Estates High School.
Windy City Diving practices at Hoffman Estates High School will begin on April 1st for the Gold Team practices.
Windy City Diving qualified 7 divers in 13 events from the Region 5 Championships this past weekend at Northwestern University.
Divers who will be diving at the West National Championships in Riverside, Ca the end of April will be;
Harrison Nolan – 11 & Under 1 & 3 meter events
Matthew Bulava – 11 & Under 1 & 3 meter events
Zayne Danielewicz – 11 & Under 1 & 3 meter events
Ozy McEvoy – 12-13 1 meter
Seamus Scotty – 14-15 1 & 3 meter events
Emma Ruchala – 14-15 1 & 3 meter events
Joey Cifelli – 16-18 1 & 3 meter events
Congratulations to Joey Cifelli and Michael Klemm who finished in the top 2 spots at the 2014 IHSA State Meet.
Joey finished in first place with a score of 474.05 and Michael Klemm finished in second place with a score of 438.40. John-Michael Diveris, who has been diving less than a year, placed 8th with apoint total of 381.40.
Places for other Windy City divers who qualified for the IHSA Meet were;
Matt Benz – 19th place
Seamus Scotty – 21st place
Dean Boures – 24th place
Jack Reily – 29th place
David Durkin – 31st place
Congratulations to all of the divers who have qualified to the 2014 IHSA Boys State Meet.
Special Congrat’s to the 8 Windy City Divers who will be competing next weekend at the State Meet in Evanston.
Joey Cifelli (Marion Catholic HS)
Michael Klemm (Christian Life HS)
Dean Boures (Sandburg HS)
Jack Reily (Lake Park HS)
David Durkin (Fenwick HS)
John-Michael Diveris (Lake Forest HS)
Matt Benz (Lyons Township HS )
Seamus Scotty (Lyons Township HS)
The Spring Session at UIC will begin on Monday, March 3rd and will run through Thursday, June 5th.
All Divers must be registered members of USA Diving. We will be attending 3 meets during the spring session; Region 5 Championships in March, Windy City Diving Spring Invite in April, and the Schroeder Spring Invite in May.
Questions about the Spring Session at UIC should be directed to Coach Susan.
Max Showalter and Joey Cifelli competed at the Youth Olympic Games Qualification Event for the United States on December 16 at the University of Texas. Max finished 14th and Joey finished in 8th place.
Here is a link to some video for the boys.
Joey 107b in competition at the YOG Trials. – A Page For Diving Facebook
Congratulations to Emma Ruchala on her fantastic finish at the 2013 IHSA State Meet. Emma placed 6th at the State Meet and was the highest placing Freshmen in the diving event. Great Job!
2013 state meet
Nine divers from the Windy City Diving Team have qualified for the 2013 Girls IHSA State Meet which will be held at New Trier High School November 22-23.
The Windy City Divers who have qualified are;
Emma Ruchala, Freshmen at Andrew HS, Tinley Park, IL
Marley Marano, Senior at Hinsdale Central HS, Hinsdale, IL
Carolyn Dietz, Spohmore at Lockport HS, Lockport, IL
Hannah Bovino, Senior at Hersey HS, Arlington Heights, IL
Cassidy Feddersen, Freshmen at Fenton HS, Bensenville, IL
Rachel Criscione, Senior at Lincoln-Way East HS, Frankfort, IL
Sara McTague, Junior at Fremd HS, Palatine, IL
Sydney Plichta, Junior at Fremd HS, Palatine, IL
Ann Mullen, Senior at Fenwick HS, Oak Park, IL
Good Luck Girls, we know that you will do well!
The Fall program at Palatine is from September through the end of December.
Anyone who has not registered for the fall session at Palatine, can register for December Training.
The fee is $100 and you can attend up to 4 practice a week for the month.
Please look at the Palatine Park District web site for program and registration information.
If you have any questions about the Palatine Training Site, please contact Coach Donna, donna@windycitydiving.com
