Registration Deadline: June 1 Late fee of $ 30 after June 1. Refunds for Town Team will not be issued after June 11 – NO exceptions

The Hinsdale Town Team is a member of the West Suburban Swim Conference, which swims“ recreationally” with 8 other nearby towns. Swim meets are held both home and away. The conference is divided into two divisions:“ A” for more experienced swimmers and“ B” for less experienced swimmers.

The team practices Monday through Thursdays( see times below), with“ A” meets held on either Tuesday evenings or Saturday mornings, and“ B” meets are held on either Thursday evenings or Saturday mornings. The season will end with a conference championship meet for both divisions and a team party. Parents are required to volunteer for home meets.

PLEASE NOTE: Participants on the Town Team must be able to swim 25 yards unassisted and be at least 5 years old. Participants who do not meet this requirement will be refunded. This program is designed as an introduction to competitive swimming – it is not swimming lessons.

Coach Mirko comes to Hinsdale Town Team with 23 years of coaching experience. In recent years he coached with: Hinsdale Swim Club( Lead Group Coach), M3 Aquatics( Head Age Group Coach), Hornet Swim Club( Head Coach), and with Lyons Swim Club( Assistant Head Coach and interim Co-Head Coach).

During his carrier as Swim Coach, Coach Mirko was responsible for running age and senior group swim team. He coached athletes ages 6-21 and helped develop swimmers’ skills and his athletes are regular attendees of Regional, State, Zone, Sectional and Junior National level meets. He coached individual and relay state champions and medal winners.

He was selected as a coach for Team Illinois for the Mega- Zone Meet in 2008 and Zone Meet in 2010, 2012, Junior Elite Camp in 2014 and Pro-Series Swim Camp in 2019. Coach Mirko served as a member of Age Group Committee at Illinois Swimming.

Growing up in Serbia, Coach Mirko was an accomplished swimmer specializing in Butterfly and Individual Medley. He held numerous national titles and competed internationally. He received a B. S. in Economics at the University of Belgrade, Serbia before moving to and becoming a citizen of the United States. He has multiple finishes in the top three in Illinois Master’ s Swimming State Meet, finished two Chicago marathons and finished trek to Everest Base Camp. Coach Mirko lives in the South Loop with his family.

Time Trials will be held on the week of June 2nd in order to place swimmers into the“ A” or“ B” division. Coaches recommend you only attend if you are new to Town Team, were previously on B team, and / or want to show improvement to your coaches. if you cannot make that time, you may talk with the Coaches to setup another time that week.

Stingray Team

A late fee of $ 30 will be added to all registrations beginning June 1. No registrations accepted after June 11.

Practice Times

11 years and up............ 9:30-10:10A 9-10 years.................... 10:10-10:50A 8 years & under............ 10:50-11:20A

Swimmers practice time might be adjusted based on their swimming ability.

“ A” Meet Schedule

June 10................ Hinsdale @ Western Springs June 17................ Downers Grove @ Hinsdale June 24................ Hinsdale @ Downers Grove July 1.................... Western Springs @ Hinsdale July 12.................“ A” Championship Meet @ Western Springs

“ B” Meet Schedule

June 19................ Lisle @ Hinsdale June 26................ Wheaton @ Hinsdale June 28................ Hinsdale @ Wheaton July 10................. Hinsdale @ Lisle July 19...............“ B” Championship Meet @ Downers Grove

Post Season Stingray Camp

Want to keep swimming with the team and practicing your skills learned during the regular Town Team season? Sign up for post season Stingray Camp! To register you must have participated in Town Team or in another competitive / recreational swim team. All skill levels and divisions welcome.

All registrations close 3 days before the start of each class unless otherwise noted.