The FL office will be closed on July 4 & 5. The FL office will be on part time hours 8:30 to 1:00 on July 1, 12, 17-19, 24-26.

Florida Swimming will present two $1,000.00 awards to one male and one female Florida Swimming/USA Swimming athlete member, in 2013. If you know of a student/athlete  member you believe deserves and meets the criteria please have them fill out the enclosed  form and return it by Monday, July 15, 2013. The FL awards committee will review the  applications and announce the recipient Saturday, July 27, 2013, during the “2013 Florida  Swimming Long Course Senior Championship”, held at Indian River State College, Fort Pierce, FL.   Bud & Irene Hackett Award...

Longtime legendary New Orleans swim coach Dick Bower, a former  Tulane head swim coach, died on Sunday after complications from a recent stroke. Bower, 83, coached the Green Wave in the 1970s, leaving the university in 1979 to set up a local club program, the New Orleans Bolts. The Bolts won 38 Louisiana state swimming championships.     Bower, who died in Houston, spent most of his career lecturing, coaching, and performing swim clinics all over the country. He also coached St. Martin's High School and De La Salle's programs at...

Dear Coaches & Administrators,   Please remember that the application for exemption to the 120 Day Rule for 2013 LCM FLAG participation is due this Wednesday, June 26. In order to accommodate swimmers who transfer into the Florida LSC within the 120 day window, transfer swimmers may apply for an exemption of the 120 day rule provided they petition the Eligibility Committee (defined in this situation as the Age Group Committee plus the Head Meet Referee for FLAGS) and provide proof of permanent residence within LSC boundaries by the athlete...

The applications for Officials that would like to attend the Florida Swimming FLAGS, and Senior Champs meets have now been posted to the Officials's Page here.

Here are two photos of the legal Arena swimsuit.  Notice the bright orange Arena logo.  This is the distinguishing mark of the legal and non-legal suit.  If the logo is white or any other color, the suit is not legal. The legal suit must be worn as of June 2, 2013 and thereafter.  If you need any further clarification contact me at [email protected].

Description Below is an agenda for a FL Board of Director's Meeting being called for next Wednesday, May 29th, 2013, at 8:00 p.m..   *The instructions to come on-line at 8:00 p.m. for this teleconference meeting will be emailed in a few days.    FLORIDA SWIMMIMNG, INC., BOARD Of DIRECTOR MEETING   Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 8:00 PM, FL BOD Teleconference Meeting                              AGENDA ITEM   1.  Revisit of Florida Swimming Meet Fee Structure   CALL IN INSTRUCTIONS!   Presentation instructions At the time listed above, click the following link to join: http://floridaswimming.enterthemeeting.com/m/ZD5UYUDK Or join the...

  5/20/2013     The May-June 2013 issue of Splash is now available online and as a mobile app for your iPad and iPhone.   Ten American swimmers won individual gold medals at last year’s Olympic Games in London. In this issue, we asked each of them – minus Michael Phelps – a few questions that would help you get to know them better. We also asked them to give us five tips for swimming their gold medal events that you can use to swim faster.   Nathan Adrian   At a recent photo shoot,...

Florida Swimming Member Rosters were updated on 5/23.    

Are geting up to minute information?  USA Swimming has made this information available to you 24/7. It's easy to use and FREE! Coaches can also access roster info, meet results and more by using their Club Portal. USA Swimming members (coaches, parents, and swimmers) can get a lot of information by using Deck Pass. Download the app for Apple devices or Android devices from your app store or at USA Swimming here. Florida Swimming posts Member Rosters updated periodically here.   DECK PASS FOR USA SWIMMING MEMBERS   Earn digital patches...