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The USA Swimming Board of Directors continues to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for necessary precautions to further prioritize the safety of USA Swimming members. As a result of this, and following the expiration of the Board’s previous emergency action, the Board has voted to amend Articles 202.4 and 202.6 of the USA Swimming Rules to require certain COVID-related precautions in order to issue meet sanctions and approvals, including a safety plan, assumption of risk, and release of liability. As always, USA Swimming, Local Swimming...
This webinar is on Monday, July 27, 2020, at 10:00 am and will cover the process and best practices for hosting virtual meets over the next few months. Click Here to register.
To: South Carolina Swimming From: Roy Dessloch, General Chair Re: Important Information and Announcements The South Carolina Swimming Board of Directors met last night and made some decisions that I want to make you aware of: Our summer Open Water State Championships, Long Course Senior State Championships, and Long Course Age Group State Championships have all been officially cancelled. We are holding out hope that an Open Water meet can be contested in late September or early October, but that is pending permitting and a lot of other factors. Stay...
To: All South Carolina Coaches, Officials, and Volunteers From: Roy Dessloch, General Chair Re: Deadlines for Swim Meet Eligibility As many of you are aware, we have had a 5:00 pm Thursday deadline in place for years for registration to be complete for athletes to be able to swim in meets that weekend. We appreciate everyone that has worked hard to give our athletes the opportunity to compete legally, and to keep our valuable liability insurance in effect. At the January Board of Directors meeting, it was brought to our...
Dear Parents, USA Swimming has done a great job in updating it's Parent Education part of the website. Please follow this link to learn more about how you can become a more supportive swim parent for you swimmer. http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1503&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en There is a lot of useful informaiton here--enjoy!
Follow this link to check out a great article on Coach Tripp and CA that was posted on SwimSwam! http://swimswam.com/details-tripp-montgomery-turnaround-carolina-aquatics/ Way to put CA and SCS in the spotlight--Nice Work!!!
USA Swimming Stroke and Turn Officials Clinic Have you ever wanted to wear whites, and have front row viewing of the action at swim meets? Now is your chance! Sunday, October 5th from 1:00-4:00 PM Westside Aquatic Complex will host a Stroke and Turn Clinic, and it's FREE! Where: Westside Aquatic Complex When: Sunday, October 5th 1:00-4:00 PM Who: Anyone wishing to become a certified USA Swimming Stroke and Turn Official. There are no prerequisites to take this training, however the training will be limited to 15 participants. Register: Contact...
Hello Parents Here is a link to our Itinerary, and a "Minor Release Form," for the Age Group Select Camp September 27-28th in Rock Hill. Please make sure to sign the "Minor Release Form" and send it with your child to the camp. The form needs to be signed and cannot be faxed or scanned into an email. Please have this ready to turn in Saturday am. The people hosting our fun activity (more info on the itinerary) at Camp Canaan require this form for your swimmer to participate in...
