Reports to the House of Delegates by Senior Rep Emma Volz, and Junior Rep Jackie Kenny can be found on the Athlete Page here. The application for Junior Athlete Rep elections in March at FLAGS is also posted on the Athlete Page.

    FL ATHLETE AWARDS 2011 Swimmers of the Year: GIRLS—short course:                                                     BOYS----short course: 10 and under: Christin Rockway - TBAY                  10 and under: Lucas Kravchenko - CBS 11-12: Savannah Bowser - GCST                                11-12 Matthew Hirschberger - CAT 13-14 Rebecca Mann - UN                                            13-14: Alexander Katz - SYS 15-16: Taylor Katz - SYS                                                 15-16 Ryan Murphy - BSS 17-18: Elizabeth  Beisel - UN                                       17-18: Nicolas Caldwell - SYS   GIRLS---long course:                                                      BOYS-----long course: 10 and under: Talea Bates – GSC                               10 and under: Lucas Kravchenko - CBS 11-12 Kendall...

Winner of five gold medals at the 2011 FINA World Championships, two-time Olympian Ryan Lochte was named USA Swimming Athlete of the Year tonight. Lochte, who became the first swimmer to break a world record since the banning of polyurethane suits, was also honored with the ConocoPhillips Performance Award for his record-breaking swim in the 200m IM (1:54.00) at World Championships. “The fact that Ryan Lochte broke the first swimming world record in 19 months in one of the closest races at World Championships says a lot about Ryan’s competitive...

Athlete Protection Education USA Swimming is committed to raising awareness about athlete protection and prevention of abuse in sport.  We are proud to partner with Praesidium, an industry expert in abuse prevention, to bring the swimming community customized and comprehensive training tools for coaches, and volunteers. Our training tools will help you: - Understand the scope and effects of abuse in sport - Recognize the signs of grooming behavior and boundary violations - Understand how to establish boundaries and protect against false allegations - Know how to react and report...

 The Florida Swimming Nominating Committee has voted on this proposed slate for election to the Florida Swimming Board of Directors. Admin Vice Chair:  Scott Kimmelman, IRIV.    Sr. Vice Chair: Steve Brown, SYS. Treasurer: Stuart Michelson, UN.    Registration/Membership Coordinator:  Helen Kelly   Board of Review:  (two positions for 2-year term) Ann Stone, SC, . Steve Altheimer, UN, Three BOR alternates (one will serve for only one year):  Bill Vargo, CFM; Ira Klein, SRQ; Duncan Sherrard, LAS. 

The Outreach Program Survey and Applications are now posted on our Diversity Page here.

The new USA Swimming Pre-Employment Screening Program Summary and FAQ's are now available on the E-Forms / Docs page here.

I have now received information concerning the two new requirements for 2012 Club and Non-Athlete registrations. Pre-Employment Screen - New ·      502.6.8 All clubs are required to comply with USA Swimming Pre-Employment Screening Procedures for New Employees for all new employees who are required to be members under 502.4 or 502.6.3. (effective August 31, 2011) ·      As of August 31, 2011, clubs are required to complete a pre-employment screening for all new employees who are required to be members. The screen has three components: (1) references from three most recent...

Florida Swimming Annual Convention information posted on the Event Page here. More information and agendas to follow shortly.

Caeleb Dressel from Bolles School Sharks (BSS) broke the 13-14 NAG Record in the 50 free (23.50) at the 2011 Speedo Junior Nationals at Palo Alto, CA. The old record was from by Jason Cobb (23.52) from 1992.