6/25/2012     By Mike Gustafson//Correspondent No one can say that Gregg Troy sets low expectations. “We hope to select the best men’s team ever,” said Troy, the 2012 U.S. Olympic men’s head coach, on Sunday. Troy appears, to me, sort of like an affable uncle. He’s blunt when he has to be, kind when he has to be, funny when he has to be. He has those qualities all great coaches do – he knows what to say, and when to say it. (Like when Troy reportedly once told...

You can view pics of your favorite Florida Swimming swimmers and their clubs at the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials on Florida Swim Network  here.

2012 USA Swimming Regional Build a Pool Conferences and Save a Pool Workshops are being held across the country.  The Build a Pool Conference is to assists swim clubs and their partners to attain their goal of building a sustainable aquatic center that serves their community. The Save a Pool Workshop assists cities with pools that are struggling to stay open due to financial challenges.   The goal is to provide information and sample plans to develop and implement aquatic programs supporting the operational budget.   Click on the link to...

USA Swimming, Summer Sanders and Speedo Join Forces to Launch New 2012 SwimToday Campaign Campaign will use Olympic excitement to drive participation in swimming at levels COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Swimming, Speedo USA and two-time Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders will join forces this summer to help grow participation in swimming as part of a new, national swimming campaign called SwimToday, now live at www.SwimToday.org. With all eyes on swimming this summer, national interest in the sport is at an all-time high and recent industry research* also shows that...

  Dear Swim Coaches,   First of all, please accept our congratulations and well wishes as you and your Olympic Trial Qualifiers head off to Omaha this week. We're thrilled that the state of Florida is so well represented in 2012! The fact that we have so many swimmers headed to the Trials is a strong testament to your dedicated leadership and coaching and your outstanding swim programs. While we know your most important focus will be the Trials and swimming fast, keep Florida Swim Network in mind.  We are...

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 15, 2012) – On June 18, USA Swimming will launch free online Safe Sport programming for the parents of its 300,000 athlete members. The online programming, created by online education leader Praesidium, will empower parents with information about sexual abuse prevention. Parent education will be available at http://www.usaswimming.org/protect starting on June 21. “Education truly is a cornerstone of our programming, and we will continue to work to raise awareness and empower our membership with education about safe sport,” said Susan Woessner, Director of Safe Sport...

Meet information, travel itinerary, and hotel information has been added to the Southern Zone Age Group Championships Event Page here.

The events file is now available for the Southern Zone Southern Sectional Championships to be held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL on July 12-15, 2012. Event Page

Deck Pass Plus is now available in iTunes and Google Play (formerly the Android Market). It’s currently ranked #6 iPhone, #6 iPad app and #11 Android in paid sports app category. As usual, we need your help getting the word out. There are four new major features. ·         Events Section (Highlighted by our Olympic Trials coverage but be sure to check out the live stream of the Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational this weekend) ·         Live Results provided by Active.com ·         Time Standards – Ranging from Elite levels to age group...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 9. RECENTLY, USA Swimming has contacted the online swimming community to help get the word out about rules for logos on caps at the U.S. Olympic Trials later this month. The meet, which takes place completely under USOC rules, will require much stricter adherence to logo placement on caps. USA Swimming has relaxed its rules in the past years to allow swimmers more sponsorship real estate in terms of caps, but will have to enforce the stricter USOC rules in Omaha. In February, the USOC sent...