New Outreach Reimbursement Forms and Procedures have been posted on The Diversity / Outreach page, and under the Forms and Documents page. SWIM CLUB VOLUNTEER OUTREACH LIAISON Specifications: • This volunteer opportunity is encouraged by the Florida Swimming Outreach & Diversity Committee and the FL Swimming Board of Directors • The focus of the Outreach Liaison is to assist its’ local swim club, with local initiatives and efforts that are aligned with the goals of the Florida Swimming Outreach & Diversity Committee and the USA Swimming Outreach & Diversity Initiative...

Team Selection: Forty-eight (48) swimmers will be selected for the team; eight (8) girls and eight (8) boys from the 11-12 and 13-14 and the 15-18 age division.  We will also be selecting a small group of disabled swimmers.  Swimmers must be registered 2012 Florida Swimming athletes in good standing 120 days prior to or as of the first day of the meet, July 31, 2012, to be eligible.  All athletes must have competed in two long course competitions during the months of April through July of 2012 prior to...

 Applications to Officiate the Southern Zone Sectionals, in Orlando and the Grand Prix, in Austin are now available on the Southern Zone website, http://www.teamunify.com/szlsc.

The swimming competition of the 16th Pan American Games will be held Oct. 15-22 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Team USA includes three medalists from the 2008 Olympic Games, eight members of this summer’s FINA World Championship roster and 10 swimmers from the 2011 World University Games team. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. Central Time, finals at 7 p.m. CT. ESPN Deportes will provide daily coverage of the Pan American Games. The Games will also be featured on ESPN3, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN Deportes La Revista. ESPN2 will provide additional...

Reports to the House of Delegates by Senior Rep Emma Volz, and Junior Rep Jackie Kenny can be found on the Athlete Page here. The application for Junior Athlete Rep elections in March at FLAGS is also posted on the Athlete Page.

    FL ATHLETE AWARDS 2011 Swimmers of the Year: GIRLS—short course:                                                     BOYS----short course: 10 and under: Christin Rockway - TBAY                  10 and under: Lucas Kravchenko - CBS 11-12: Savannah Bowser - GCST                                11-12 Matthew Hirschberger - CAT 13-14 Rebecca Mann - UN                                            13-14: Alexander Katz - SYS 15-16: Taylor Katz - SYS                                                 15-16 Ryan Murphy - BSS 17-18: Elizabeth  Beisel - UN                                       17-18: Nicolas Caldwell - SYS   GIRLS---long course:                                                      BOYS-----long course: 10 and under: Talea Bates – GSC                               10 and under: Lucas Kravchenko - CBS 11-12 Kendall...

Winner of five gold medals at the 2011 FINA World Championships, two-time Olympian Ryan Lochte was named USA Swimming Athlete of the Year tonight. Lochte, who became the first swimmer to break a world record since the banning of polyurethane suits, was also honored with the ConocoPhillips Performance Award for his record-breaking swim in the 200m IM (1:54.00) at World Championships. “The fact that Ryan Lochte broke the first swimming world record in 19 months in one of the closest races at World Championships says a lot about Ryan’s competitive...

Athlete Protection Education USA Swimming is committed to raising awareness about athlete protection and prevention of abuse in sport.  We are proud to partner with Praesidium, an industry expert in abuse prevention, to bring the swimming community customized and comprehensive training tools for coaches, and volunteers. Our training tools will help you: - Understand the scope and effects of abuse in sport - Recognize the signs of grooming behavior and boundary violations - Understand how to establish boundaries and protect against false allegations - Know how to react and report...

 The Florida Swimming Nominating Committee has voted on this proposed slate for election to the Florida Swimming Board of Directors. Admin Vice Chair:  Scott Kimmelman, IRIV.    Sr. Vice Chair: Steve Brown, SYS. Treasurer: Stuart Michelson, UN.    Registration/Membership Coordinator:  Helen Kelly   Board of Review:  (two positions for 2-year term) Ann Stone, SC, . Steve Altheimer, UN, Three BOR alternates (one will serve for only one year):  Bill Vargo, CFM; Ira Klein, SRQ; Duncan Sherrard, LAS. 

The Outreach Program Survey and Applications are now posted on our Diversity Page here.