Gator Gazette

No need to stress about dinner on October 24th—Garibaldi's has you covered! Treat yourself to local favorites like mouthwatering pizza, savory mostaccioli, hearty subs, and flavorful Italian beef. You can't go wrong dining at Garibaldi's! Stop by anytime between 10 AM and 9 PM, and a portion of the day's proceeds will support Alligator Aquatics. It's a win-win: delicious food and a great cause! Just mention "Alligators" when ordering!

Our annual Halloween practice is just around the corner! Families are encouraged to bring a food or tableware item to the event. To sign-up for a slot, Click Here.

Join Alligator Aquatics for a day of fun at a Chicago Wolves hockey game on Sunday, November 10 at 3pm as the Wolves battle the Milwaukee Admirals. Be sure to stay after the game to get autographs from select players. Each person who attends will receive a FREE Chicago Wolves hat. Our team name will also appear on the LED matrix boards throughout the game. Purchase tickets at: https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/alligatoraquaticsday

Join us at our annual Feed My Starving Children team event on Saturday, November 30 from 4:45 PM - 6:15 PM at FMSC's Schaumburg location. To register, Click Here.

The most popular gift item for the season and one of our main fundraisers has arrived. Alligator Aquatics is selling Lou Malnati’s frozen pizza coupons for $15 each. In support of our program, we are asking each family regardless of the number of swimmers to buy/sell a minimum of 20 pizza coupons (please note this is 1 of 2 of our required annual club fundraisers). Selling additional coupons is encouraged! Our goal is to sell a minimum of 2,000 coupons as a team (and earn $10,000) to help support pool rental and other team expenses.

All money is due by Friday, November 1st. Checks must be made payable to Alligator Aquatics. Pizza coupons will be delivered to swimmers the week of November 18th. A copy (please keep your original) of your grid and money (no cash) should be dropped off at practice Attn: Pelasky-Lou’s Fundraiser.

Happy Fundraising!

Illinois Swimming recently released Winter Time Standards for the 2025 Winter Championship Season. View the standards with the corresponding links below:

Note the new Age Group State format with 2 separate events; 10&U Championships on March 8-9 and 11-14 Championships on March 13-16, 2025.

Winter Regional Championship - Age Group Standards (Feb. 28 - Mar. 02)

Winter Regional Championship - Senior Standards (Feb. 28 - Mar. 02)

Winter Senior State Championship (Mar. 06 - Mar. 09)

Winter 10&U State Championship (Mar. 08 - Mar. 09)

Winter 11-14 State Championship (Mar. 13 - Mar. 16)

For more championship standards, visit our Time Standards webpage.

Keep up-to-date with your USA Swimming Registration! For more information on how to register with USA Swimming, visit the Alligator Aquatics information page at: https://www.alligatoraquatics.org/page/registration/swims-member-registration

Valid registration with USA Swimming is required to be a member of Alligator Aquatics. Questions? Contact Russell at rmathews@alligatoraquatics.org

Alligator Aquatics asks all members to review the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. To view the budget and mark your approval, visit: https://forms.gle/crdkY4piW9xH4Jt57

Cullen is one of the friendliest and kindest swimmers on Alligators! Cullen comes to practice every day ready to work hard and encourage his teammates. His winning attitude is paying off BIG as he had all best times at the Woodstock meet--crushing his former times! Way to go, Cullen! Way to show the Alligator Spirit every day in and out of the pool!

Congratulations to our recent swimmers' of the meet! These athletes have demonstrated great sportsmanship and improvement at our recent competitions.

Bionic - Violet Burke

Quicksand - Lauren Hager

Phoenix - Robert Lazlo

Blaze - Cullen Erickson

Apex - Caitlin Resac