The American Red Cross announcement below was emailed on April 17 to all of the pools that host ARC learn-to-swim programs. Hopefully it will help the coaches who can never find a Safety Training for Swim Coaches class when they need it. Instead of referring coaches to their local ARC chapter, please tell them to contact the manager of their local pool in order to find an ARC lifeguard instructor who can provide the course to them. It is very frustrating when coaches are told by their local...

All Florida Swimming Member Rosters have been updated and posted on 5/3/13 here. The Florida Top 10 Times for Yards through 5/3/13 are now posted here.

 The FL office will be closed on May 7, 24 & 27, 2013.

Florida Swimming won the LSC All-Star OW Challenge over Florida Gold Coast Swimming, and Gulf Swimming. GCST won the over-all team championship in the Florida Swimming OW Championships. GCST won the Boys Team Title, and WFLA won the Girls Team Title.

Changes have been made to the Florida Swimming website. 1. E-Forms.  We now have tabs for documents that relate to specific items. This will make it much easier to find forms and documents.  The tabs are Registrations, Club Forms, Athlete / Coach Support, Meet Managers, and LSC Forms. 2. News.  The Swimming World News feeder has been removed as they are now charging to view swimming news posted there after 10 free visits.  We have added several new tabs under "News" that are direct links to some of the best...

     Register NOW for the Regional Build a Pool Schools to be hosted in May. You will have lunch with Aquatic Fitness Professionals as well as see some of the aquatic programs that could be part of your programming for a sustainable aquatic center. Join USA Swimming in Palm Harbor, Florida,  on May 17th & 18th.     If you can’t make this BAP School we will be hosting in New Orleans in September, Indianapolis in October and Los Angeles November.   Questions please contact Sue Nelson at [email protected]

  Chelsea Nauta Claims Victory At The Tampa Bay Marathon Swim Six Swimmers out of a Field of Eighteen Starters Battle Wind and Waves to Complete a 24 Mile Swim of the Length of Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, Florida - Tampa native Chelsea Nauta was able to fight through swells and a strong headwind to become the Overall Champion at the 16th Annual Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. The three-time FHSAA Swimmer of the Year and USA National Team member was able to finish the swim in 10 hours, 7 minutes to...

The preliminary rosters for the LSC All-Star Team Open Water Challenge is now posted.  We are waiting for the FGC roster, which should be posted tonight. If you see any errors, please contact All-Star Coach  Cashel Mack or Don Henshaw.

USA Swimming has updated the Coach Requirements for 2013-14.  The new requirements are here.

  4/12/2013     Editor’s note: Every Friday, USASwimming.org will publish “Coaches You Should Know,” featuring some of the best age group and grassroots coaches in the nation. This week, we bring you Florida LSC 2012 Age Group Coach of the Year Sherwood Watts.   Sherwood Watts is the head age group coach of the Sarasota YMCA. Watts calls himself a proud product of the YMCA, having grown up and eventually starting his coaching career there.   This is his seventh Age Group Coach of the Year award and has guided...