All information for the 2013 Florida Annual Convention on October 5-6, 2013 can be found on the event page here. Please check it often as we will be adding important items up to the convention. Please plan to attend!

  Maritza Correia McClendon receives the USA Swimming Diversity and Inclusion Award at the National Convention   On Friday, September 13th, 2013 during the USA Swimming House Of Delegates presentation of awards, former Brandon BlueWave swimmer, Maritza Correia McClendon won the Diversity & Inclusion Award. Maritza’s performance accomplishments include a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. She was also an 11 time NCAA Champion, 27 time NCAA All-American at the University of Georgia, a world record holder (SCM 400MR @2000 NCAA Champs), former American record holder in the...

CHANGES TO TECHNICAL RULES ADOPTED BY RULES & REGULATIONS COMMITTEE   TO CONFORM TO FINA CHANGES   101.4 BACKSTROKE   Effective September 23, 2013 .2  Stroke — The swimmer shall push off on his back and continue swimming on the back throughout the race. Some part of the swimmer must break the surface of the water throughout the race, except it is permissible for the swimmer to be completely submerged during the turn, at the finish and for a distance of not more than 15 meters (16.4 yards) after the start and after each...

September 14, 2013   To:       General Chairs Age                                         Group Chairs USA Swimming Officials                                Senior Chairs Board of Directors, USA Swimming               Technical Planning Chairs Sanction Chairs                                               Coaches   From:    Daniel W. McAllen III, Chair, Rules & Regulations Committee Re:        Interpretation of USA Swimming Article 205.3.1F (4 hour rule)   Rule 205.3.1F, commonly referred to as the four hour rule, was adopted by the USA Swimming House of Delegates in 1989 to ensure that swimming would be competitive with other youth sports, namely baseball and...

The FL Office will be on part-time hours September 10-13, 2013, 8:30 am to 1:00 pm.

USA Swimming has released the lists of Scholastic All-American Awards winners for 2012-13. Florida Athletes Report    

Pre-Employment Screening   Clubs are responsible for hiring and supervising their own coaches and staff, and managing their own volunteers. USA Swimming does not hire, supervise, or manage a club’s employment relationship with its coaches, staff, or volunteers, as that is an independent responsibility of the club. Responsible and thorough hiring practices are critical to maintaing a safe and healthy training environment for our members.  The pre-employment screening program requires clubs to certify to USA Swimming that they have conducted three required screens prior to offering employment to any potential...

2014 Club Excellence Program Announcement   The 2,900 member clubs of USA Swimming are the foundation of USA Swimming’s continuing international success. We are proud to honor the dedication and commitment of these clubs as we introduce the 13th year of the USA Swimming Club Excellence Program.  The purpose of this letter is to formally announce the 2014 program and provide directions to all clubs regarding the application process. For complete program information and the link to begin the application, please visit the Club Excellence page on the USA Swimming website.  In...

As most of you know, USA Swimming now has a requirement as of September 1, 2013 that all meets be attended by an Administrative Official who is responsible for assuring  times submitted into the SWIMS database are accurate and official.  All LSC's have been scrambling to get this education and certification process in place, and we're no different in FL. On Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 4 pm, we will be hosting a FL Admin Official clinic at Mark McCaw's office.  The address is 8000 Health Center Blvd., #150, Bonita Springs, FL 34135.  It is...

  Club Excellence Wisdom Wednesday (The Bolles School) Wednesday, August 28 at NOON ET / 11 am CT / 10 am MT / 9 am PT With The Bolles School Head Coach Sergio Lopez and Assistant Coach Dale Porter   Join The Bolles School's coaches as they talk about their favorite workouts and drills.  To register for the clinic click here.    If you are unable to attend the clinic a recording of the webinar will be available within 24 hours of the completion of the session on the Online Clinic page of the...