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aquatics program
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The YWCA Evanston/North Shore Aquatics Program began in 1992 with swimming lessons offered to young children. Just two years later, the learn-to-swim program taught swimming to 200 children, and the YWCA Flying Fish were introduced with 25 swimmers eight years and younger.
What followed over the next decade was unparalleled growth as the reputation of the learn-to-swim program spread, team trophies and individual championships won, and those very first YWCA Flying Fish were elected to captain their high school swim teams at Evanston Township High School, New Trier High School and Loyola Academy.
Today, the YWCA Evanston/North Shore teaches 1,500 children how to swim each year through the Learn-to-Swim program, boasts over 500 registered Flying Fish swim team members, and has 80 adult swimmers on the Masters swim team. The Aquatics Program also serves adult members through aqua aerobics and lap swim. Through all of these programs, the YWCA Evanston/North Shore plays a critical role in providing youth the opportunity to learn a life-saving skill, girls the opportunity to become empowered through sport, and all children the opportunity to be part of a supportive and strength-building team. The YWCA Evanston/North Shore Flying Fish Aquatics Program is a place where young and old alike come together for health and personal growth.
The YWCA Evanston/North Shore has two pools, a five lane, 25 yard deep-water pool and a four lane, 20 yard shallow-water pool. Both are handicapped-accessible; the deep-water pool is also fitted with a hydraulic chair lift. The pools are multi-use and follow the recommended water temperatures of 82 to 84 degrees for the deep-water pool and 86-88 degrees for the shallow-water pool.
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