2011 USA Swimming Southern Zone Meet July 26 – July 31, 2011        Triangle Aquatic Center, Cary, NC Swimmers! Below is the selection application to represent Florida Swimming in the USA Swimming Southern Zone Age Group Championship Meet.  Athletes selected for this meet represent the finest of Florida Swimming competing against the other 15 LSC’s in our Southern Zone. Team Florida is the four time defending champion!  Each LSC sends their best athletes to compete against the South’s best.  Being selected as a member of Florida Swimming Southern Zone Championship Team,...

 I’m extremely heart-broken to deliver some very sad news to you tonight.  A loved, appreciated and valuable member of the swim officiating community in our state is no longer with us.  Florida Gold Coast Official Mike Fish passed away today after succumbing to injuries sustained when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in South Florida. Mike had been a USA Swimming official for seven years, both here in Florida and Albany, New York, and was a valued member of our greater swimming community. The Fish family...

As per the Steering Committee’s April 2011 decision, the 2011 AT&T Short Course National Championships to be held December 1-3 in Atlanta, GA will now be a Long Course competition to allow participants an opportunity to achieve Olympic Trials qualifying standards. The November Grand Prix Series event in Minneapolis will also be a Long Course competition in 2011. December Juniors will remain short course.  USA Swimming Events page

The Florida Swimming Office will have reduced hours (8:30 AM to 1 PM) on May 17 and 18, 2011.  The office will be closed on May 30, 2011.

Dear Florida Swimming Clubs and Coaches,   There is a revision to the list of candidates  for the 2011 Southern Zone Age Group Championship Meet in Cary, NC July 26th - 31st.  Only the 13-14 girls list has been revised.   The revision is due to the change is eligibility rules established by the Southern Zone. The upper eligibility limit of achieving a 2009 U.S. Open time standard is only for the 15-18 age group.  Therefore, any 11-12 and 13-14 swimmers are not affected by the rule.   I apologize...

Revised May 8, 2011 Information concerning members of USA Swimming acquired during the registration process is the property of USA Swimming and its use is within the control of USA Swimming. USA Swimming strictly limits the use of member’s personal information to that information necessary for the conduct of the business of USA Swimming and its LSCs. To clarify the issue of publishing information regarding USA Swimming members by USA Swimming and its LSCs, the Board of Directors of USA Swimming has approved the following policy: The following information, and...

Florida Swimming will present two $1,000.00 awards to one male and one female Florida Swimming/USA Swimming athlete member, in 2011. If you know of a student/athlete member you believe deserves and meets the criteria please have them fill out the enclosed form and return it by Monday, July 11, 2011. The FL awards committee will review the applications and announce the recipient Saturday, July 23, during the “2011 Florida Swimming Long Course Senior Championship”, held at Indian River State College, Fort Pierce, Florida.  Read more... Application  

This is the 2nd notice for Florida Swimming Clubs planning to attend the Southern Zone Southern Sectional Meet in Gainesville.  Please read important 2nd notice from Ira Klein Senior Chair here.

From: Ira Klein, FL SZSS & Senior Chairman Re: 2011 Speedo SZSS Championship Series   Attention FL Coaches & Clubs: So that we offer the best competitive opportunity while maintaining a   manageable championship meet at the 2011 Speedo SZSS Champions   Series in Gainesville this July, it would be helpful to us to know if you plan on attending this competition and if so, indicating the number of swimmers you intend to bring. We would like this information on hand before we extend anyinvitation to teams located outside of...

 GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Local teen Jaide Childs is swimming her way to Mexico – the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara to be exact. Childs, a seventh grader at St. Patrick Interparish School in Gainesville, recently found out she is one of 25 athletes in the nation nominated to the USA swim team for the event. Held every four years, the two-week-long Parapan Games will bring together the top 140 physically-impaired athletes in 13 sports from throughout North and South America Childs has arthrogyposis, a rare disease characterized by multiple...