If your club is using Twitter to get out information about events, meets etc, if you add " @FloridaSwimLSC " to your tweet, I will be notified and give you a retweet so your information shows up on the Florida Swimming home page. This is great way to let people know about your events and more. Florida Swimming Web

  The FINA Technical Committee met in Bangkok, Thailand on December 6-7, 2013. At the meeting there was a discussion of the term “separated hands” as it relates to the rule adopted by FINA at its August, 2013 Congress. The discussion resulted in the following interpretation: “Separated means that the hands cannot be stacked one on top of the other. It is not necessary     to see space between the hands. Incidental contact at the fingers is not a concern”   Accordingly, the separated hands in breaststroke and butterfly interpretation issued...

The Florida Office will be closed on MLK Day, January 20, 2014.

The entry deadline for Senior Circuit #1 in Stuart, FL has changed to Jan. 15, 2014. Event Page  

What makes a good swim club? Leadership, shared team philosophy, cohesive coaching staff, board and parent support, organization, solid financial plan, and overall teamwork. Learn about all of these at an upcoming Club Leadership and Business Management School.   USA Swimming offers this unique workshop for club coaches and board members to learn how to be effective in leading and governing their teams. Coaches and board members work to­gether in learning about new strategies to improve their clubs.   This course is required for all new clubs. However, it is also...

BY MIKE WATKINS//CORRESPONDENT After spending the majority of his days and weekends preparing for the next swim meet for more than 15 years, Robert Margalis’ first “free” weekend following the 2012 Olympic Trials felt like a mini-vacation.  Ever since, he and his wife, Beth, have continued to capitalize on those open weekends by taking short trips and spending more time together.  And while it’s taken Margalis some time to adjust to his slower-paced life, it’s one he’s embracing by trying new things and seeking out opportunities for their future together. ...

Here is some information for teams that are using a TeamUnify website concerning meet results, and reports.  Florida Swimming is making sure that our time standards are loaded into the LSC database so that all TeamUnify teams can access them.  You will no longer have to put the standards in yourself. If you see any we are missing, please send an e-mail to [email protected].   Articles - some of them have videos attached to them:     Top Times Report http://teamunify.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/54403-top-times-report   How do I generate a top times report...

To:          FL 2013 Chartered Clubs From:    Helen Kelly                 Executive Director/Registration Chair                 Florida Swimming, Inc. Re:         2014 USA-S/FL Club Charter Renewal Please be aware on January 1, 2014 your 2014 USA-S/FL Club Charters and fees are due.  After that date your athletes will be registered as UN-Unattached and your club will no longer be a member club. Items to have completed and/or attached to your Club Charter:  FL team accounts must be paid in full before FL Club Charters are renewed.  (Contact the FL Web Master if you have...

Cory Welbes will be offering a Coaches Safety Training and CPR certification on Saturday, January 25   in Ocala starting at 10:30am. Anyone interested needs to email her by January 20.   Her email is [email protected]   Thanks and have a great Holiday Season Bill Vargo

  The Florida Senior Circuit Meet to be held at Nova SE University has been changed to Sailfish Park in Stuart, FL.   The date will remain the same.   More information will be posted soon.