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TO: LSC General Chairs, Permanent Offices, Officials Chairs and Senior Vice Chairs USA Swimming to grant Carbon Pro waiver through June 2 5/7/2013 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Following consultation with FINA, the international governing body for the sport of swimming, USA Swimming has granted a waiver allowing swimmers to compete in the Arena Carbon Pro racing suit through June 2, 2013. USA Swimming has adopted this transition period to accommodate athletes planning to compete at events on the immediate calendar. Times swum in the Arena Carbon Pro swimsuit (FINA codes:...

Southern Zone Friends, I am attaching the USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team application process from the Times and Recognition Committee for you clubs. This is a great program which college programs frequently use to identify fast swimmers with proven classroom aptitude. Each year, your Zone directors share in the pride of your athletes and clubs when we have members get selected to the team. Please promote this program with your clubs. It would be a great achievement to have the Southern Zone have the most number of athletes on the...

TO: LSC Safety Chairs LSC Membership Chairs LSC Permanent Offices The American Red Cross announcement below was emailed on April 17 to all of the pools that host ARC learn-to-swim programs. Hopefully it will help the coaches who can never find a Safety Training for Swim Coaches class when they need it. Instead of referring coaches to their local ARC chapter, please tell them to contact the manager of their local pool in order to find an ARC lifeguard instructor who can provide the course to them. It is very...

Meet Bid information--rules, dates, bid form and sanction form. Here is a calendar to help you out in planning your bids. Click here. -- updated 4/23/13 We will bid for districts and SE SC Champs first and then bid for club meets after that. Bids for SE Championships and Districts are due April 1, 1013. Please send to Tom Healey at [email protected]

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The Southern Zone Spring Sectionals will be in Nashville, hosted by XCEL. The meet referee will be Walter Smalley at [email protected]. If you would like to be considered for an assigned position, please follow this link http://www.szoneswim.com/TabGeneric.jsp?_tabid_=43797&team=szlsc to download and fill out an Application to Officiate, and return it to Gloria Schultz at the email on the application. If you want to work as a stroke & turn official, then Walter requests an email stating which sessions you are available to work.

Starting Jan. 1, 2013 you will send your financial reports to Tom Healey. Click this form.

Southeastern Swimming has achieved Level 1 in USA Swimming's LEAP program. The LEAP program was designed to have LSCs become more effective and efficient in providing programs and services to the athletes, coaches, officials and clubs in their area.