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USA Swimming to host 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships USA Swimming will host the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships Aug. 18-22 in Irvine, Calif. This is the first time that the U.S. has hosted an international meet since Short Course World Championships in 2004 in Indianapolis. Read more...

3/25/2010 - REMINDER - 2011 FS Meet Schedule Bids Due April 5, 2010 As a reminder, Florida Swimming 2011 meet bids are due to the Florida Swimming office by April 5, 2010. Click Here to go to the E-Documents Page for copies of the updated FL Championship Meet Bid form and FL Meet Schedule bid form. The 2011 FS meet schedule of bids will be presented at the FS Technical Planning Committee meeting on April 10, 2010, to be held at Indian River State College, Ft Pierce, FL. The FS Technical Planning Committee will then...

2/26/2010 - Scholastic All-America Applications Have Been Posted (USASwimming.org)- The 2009-2010 Scholastic All-America Team application has now been posted online. Click Here to access the form. Or go to our E-Documents page.

2/24/2010 - USA Swimming Clubs Fan Page Now on Facebook- Become a fan of the USA Swimming Clubs Facebook Fan Page – the fan page for clubs, parents and coaches with up-to-date information on events, USA Swimming programs, education tips and more. Click Here to become a Fan!

Bealls employees and customers purchased over 24,000 savings passes for the event, making our total donation for the Make a Splash program, $74,838!! This donation will help fund swim lessons for thousands of kids throughout the state of Florida and provide Florida families with water safety information. A big THANK YOU to our stores for promoting the event and selling the savings passes!! Bealls’ partnership with the USA Swimming Foundation and Make a Splash program will continue throughout the year. In the upcoming weeks we will be working with...

North Florida Cuts Women's Swimming and Diving from swimmingworld.com The University of North Florida announced on Monday the discontinuation of the Women's Swimming and Diving program. UNF Athletic Director Lee Moon attributes the strategic restructuring to a number of factors, including the level of competition, financial impact to UNF, facilities and conference membership. Al... Full Story!

Dear members of USA Swimming, In the past couple of days, you have likely seen or read media coverage criticizing USA Swimming’s policies on child protection. The story has made many headlines, but it lacks a great deal of truth. We want to take this opportunity to speak openly to you, our swimming family. First, and most importantly, sexual abuse – and any abuse of our athletes – is an issue that USA Swimming takes very, very seriously, and always has. It breaks our hearts to see a child mistreated....

USA Swimming Sectionals, Fort Lauderdale: Elizabeth Beisel Doubles; Ryan Lochte Posts Strong Prelim Times from swimmingworldmagazine.com By David Rieder FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, March 21. ON the final night of long course meter action at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Fort Lauderdale, Olympians Elizabeth Beisel and Ryan Lochte clocked world-class times; Beisel's... Click Here To Read The Full Story!

Florida Wins One of Closest Meets in NCAA History 1650 Freestyle Nikki White of Indiana took charge from start to finish in heat one of the mile, giving the others a time to chase in 16:08.52. It didn’t take long for that to be matched as Melanie Costa-Schmidt of Florida dominated her way to a clocking of 16:01.72 in heat two. Heat three proved to be the ‘slow’ heat with Samantha Vanden Berge of UCLA overcoming an early lead by Eleanor Doran of USC to finish in 16:09.40. Heat four...

NCSA Junior Nationals: Rachel Naurath Caps Great Meet With Another Title March 20, 2010 For information on how to watch On-Demand archives from this event, click On-Demand Pass (Expires March 31st). ORLANDO, Florida, March 20. THE final night of short course yard swimming came to a close at the N... Full Story!


