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Vote for Athlete to be Featured on 2011 Membership Card Please vote for the athlete who will be featured on the 2011 athlete membership card. Male athletes are featured in even numbered years; females in odd numbered years. Previously featured athletes include Janet Evans (2007), Matt Biondi (2008), Tracy Caulkins (2009), and Mel Stewart (2010). Your vote counts, so please vote here! Voting will end on May 15, 2010.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 3. AS Swimming World has covered in the past few months, USA Swimming president Jim Wood put together a Professional Swimming Task Force. The panel put forth a new proposal to the USA Swimming Board, and that proposal has been approved. The next step is to work the proposal into the USA Swimming budget, which will be reviewed by the executive committee in August and the House of Delegates in September. "This has been a team effort by athletes, coaches, volunteers and USA Swimming staff to...

Top Candidtates for 2010 Florida Swimming Age Group Zone Team A total of seven 11-12 girls and boys, seven 13-14 girls and boys and ten 15-18 girls and boys will be selected to compete in the meet which begins July 27th in Atlanta at Georgia Tech. These 48 athletes will represent Florida Swimming while competing against other LSC’s in the Southern Zone. We are three time defending champions!!!! Zone Team Head Coach Benji DeMotte will be making official calls to invite athletes to be a part of the team....

Dear Members, Coaches & Parents of USA Swimming: Following our most recent letter to the membership regarding USA Swimming’s 7- Point Plan for a Safe & Positive Environment, we are pleased to share with you that the USA Swimming Board of Directors acted this weekend to immediately implement a series of landmark measures that support the plan. It is through full implementation of the 7-Point Plan that USA Swimming, working in partnership with respected outside experts and our local member swim clubs, will strengthen the safeguards that are in...

USA Swimming Announces 7-Point Action Plan for a Safe and Positive Sport Environment (4/21/2010) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Swimming announced today the immediate implementation of a 7-Point Action Plan to address the issue of child protection in the sport. The plan outlines seven action steps to make certain the best possible safeguards are in place for the organization’s 300,000 members. The action plan was shared today with the USA Swimming membership in an open letter from President Jim Wood and Executive Director Chuck Wielgus. ...

University of Florida Wins Men's and Combined Team Titles at American Swimming Association's Collegiate Club Swimming National Championships This weekend, the top teams in the American Swimming Association University League, ASA U., came together again for the 6th Annual ASA U. Collegiate Club Swimming National Championships. At the top of the pack throu... Full Story!

Florida Swimming LSC All-Stars won the Duel Meet with All-Stars from the Florida Gold Coast LSC at Fort Pierce, FL on April ,10-11, 2010. Women's scores 1. Florida Swimming 358 2. Florida Gold Coast All Stars 278 Men's scores 1. Florida Swimming 346 2. Florida Gold Coast All Stars 290 Combined Scoring 1. Florida Swimming 704 2. Florida Gold Coast All Stars 568 Full Meet Results

Miranda Uhl has made the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championship Team Miranda Uhl of Gator Swim Club (GSC) has been selected as a team member for the 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships! They will compete in Eindhoven, Nederland August 15-21st.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, April 9. THE University of North Florida Department of Athletics announces the reinstatement of the women's swimming and diving program after a careful reevaluation. UNF announced in March that it would be discontinuing ... Click Here To Read The Full Story!
7th Annual GTAC Disability Open, May 15th – 16th 7th Annual GTAC Disability Open, May 15th – 16th hosted by the Greater Toledo Club at the University of Cincinnati is open to all swimmers with a disability (physical or intellectual). Entry deadline is April 15th. Meet information available at www.gtacswim.com. Classification for athletes and officials training will also be available.


