The new USA Swimming Pre-Employment Screening Program Summary and FAQ's are now available on the E-Forms / Docs page here.

I have now received information concerning the two new requirements for 2012 Club and Non-Athlete registrations. Pre-Employment Screen - New ·      502.6.8 All clubs are required to comply with USA Swimming Pre-Employment Screening Procedures for New Employees for all new employees who are required to be members under 502.4 or 502.6.3. (effective August 31, 2011) ·      As of August 31, 2011, clubs are required to complete a pre-employment screening for all new employees who are required to be members. The screen has three components: (1) references from three most recent...

Caeleb Dressel from Bolles School Sharks (BSS) broke the 13-14 NAG Record in the 50 free (23.50) at the 2011 Speedo Junior Nationals at Palo Alto, CA. The old record was from by Jason Cobb (23.52) from 1992.

Florida Swimming Annual Convention information posted on the Event Page here. More information and agendas to follow shortly.

The Florida Swimming Office will have limited hours or will be closed on the following days: September 2,     8:30 to 1:00   September 5,    Closed   September 13-16 Closed - Attending USAS Convention   September 30    Closed - Attending FL Convention   October 10         Closed - Columbus Day   October 31        Closed  

  from USA Swimming SHENZHEN, China – The United States set a new bar with a record-setting performance in the women’s 4x200m free relay on Wednesday night. The U.S. women swam a 7:55.02, nearly two seconds faster than the old World University Games record and over four and a half seconds faster than any other country. Tim Phillips (Vienna, W.Va.) picked up his third gold medal of the games in the 100m fly and Annie Chandler (San Antonio, Texas) won the 50m breast. The women’s relay squad in the finals...

The agendas for the Florida Swimming BOD, and Technical Planning Meetings scheduled for September 10 are now posted on the Event Page.

USA Swimming has released a new Pre-Employment Screening requirement for all member clubs. Read more...  

THOMAS REYNOLDS LAMAR LAMAR, THOMAS REYNOLDS, Coach Tom Lamar passed away in DeBary at age 94, leaving behind his family and many close friends. Tom was born June 20, 1917 in Manchester, GA. His family moved to Florida in 1925 where his father worked in establishing the Seaboard Railway. He attended Lake Worth Florida public schools and graduated from Lake Worth High School in 1934. Tom was president of the Senior Class and student body, captain of the football team and also won letters in baseball and basketball. During World...

A new membership requirement will be mandatory for all non-athletes effective with the 2012 membership year, which begins 9/1/11. The new requirement is the online Athlete Protection Training (APT) test. Unfortunately, the APT will not be available until 9/15/11, so there is a two week period when 2012 non-athlete members will be unable to meet the membership requirements. When we enter a 2012 new member or renew an existing member, the SWIMS record will be flagged if the person has not passed the APT and a 2012 card will not...