WELCOME TO THE SOUTHERN ZONE OF USA SWIMMING AND OUR 15 LSC'S

BORDER,  FLORIDA GOLD COAST,  FLORIDA,  GEORGIA,  GULF,  KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA,   MISSSISSIPPI,  

NORTH CAROLINA,  NORTH TEXAS,  SOUTH CAROLINA,  SOUTH TEXAS,  SOUTHEASTERN, WEST TEXAS,  WEST VIRGINIA

 

Our Mission:
To develop athletes, coaches and officials who exemplify the highest levels of
sportsmanship, honesty  and  dedication in the pursuit of excellence

Our Vision:
To be leaders within USA Swimming

 

 

Upcoming Events:

The Fred Lamback - Georgia Para-Swimming Open

Cumming Aquatic Center, Cumming, GA – Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2023

  • Classification, Optional Developmental Camp, Early Check-in: TBA
  • Registration Deadline: September 20, 2023 | Classification Deadline: September 12, 2023
  • Meet information is posted HERE
  • To register for the meet please click HERE
  • To sign up to volunteer, click HERE

 US Paralympic Nationals

Rosen Aquatic Center, Orlando, FL  December 15-17, 2023

For more information visit the US Paralympic Swimming website

 

 

Coaching Education Opportunities

(https://www.teamusa.org/usparaswimming/camps-clinics-coaching-certification):

·  August 27 (Virtual): Introduction & Orientation to Para Swimming

·  Signup at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0948aba929a2fa7-anintroduction6#/

  • September 7 at ASCA: U.S. Para Swimming Level 2 Coach Certification
  • September 15 at California Classic: U.S. Para Swimming Level 2 Coach Certification
    • Info will be available next week.
  • September 29 at The Fred: U.S. Para Swimming Level 2 Coach Certification
    • Info will be available next week.

 

Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions regarding the updates above

 

Awards and Nominations:

 

 Trischa L Zorn Athlete Award – nominations open through Aug 13th.  Please distribute if you have not done so.  Here is the link: NominationForm:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeh2iHfU5frUhQufq7QsoHRWSRTQhpzpFB-IHKGRT39YXnbWA/viewform?usp=pp_url

 

2023 Scholastic All-American Recognition for Swimmers with a Disability

With the new Swims 3.0 use of the athlete’s account for applying for the Scholastic All-America (SAA) recognition the system would only allow one time standard for selection.  The SAA Parallel Time Standards could not be loaded therefore a different system is in place for Swimmers with a Disability to apply. 

The Swimmer with a Disability is to contact Anissa Kanzari, Times and Recognition Committee Chair. Her contact information is below.  With the application deadline being September 6th, 2023 (inclusive), it’s important to contact Anissa very soon. 

Please, include the following information:

Full Name

USA Swimming ID

Team

Qualifying Event

Time

Meet – Date and Location of qualifying swim

Performance grouping – P1, P2, or P3.

Email address 

Athletes must CC a parent or guardian on the email for Anissa to reply. 

Once Anissa has this information you will be sent an invitation to apply. 

 

Anissa Kanzari, Times and Recognition Committee Chair [email protected]

SAA page Scholastic All-America (usaswimming.org)

Time Standards: SAA2023TimeStandards (usaswimming.org)

 

 

If you are receiving this information and you are no longer the disability or DEI contact for your LSC, please send me the updated information

 

Rayleen

 

Rayleen Soderstrom

Southern Zone Disability Swimming Coordinator

[email protected]

931-581-4918