The Florida Swimming office released the 2012 Championship Meet Bid Forms, and 2012 Regular Schedule Meet Bid Forms.  The forms are due by March 29, 2011.

  Background Check Deadline Approaches   A key deadline for the new background check program is approaching. All non-athlete members (including coaches and officials) who do not have a current background check, must complete the new background check program prior to February 15. If you are not sure if this deadline applies to you, please use the “Background Check Expiration Lookup” feature.  Anyone with a “valid to” date of February 15, 2011 should initiate a new background check as soon as possible. For more information, please go to: www.usaswimming.org/backgroundcheck.

The Fort Myers Estero Open Water Festival will be hosting the first annual Crippen Mile Open Water Swim at Fort Myers Beach on Saturday, June 11, 2011. The inaugural race has been created to remember and celebrate the life of Fran Crippen, who tragically passed away in a World Cup Open Water 10k Race in Dubai, U.A.E. on October 23, 2010. The race will benefit the newly created Fran Crippen Elevation Foundation, established by the Crippen family to “empower athletes who exemplify the principles Fran embodied as they journey to...

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Swimming today named two-time Olympic coach Frank Busch (Tucson, Ariz.) as its National Team Director. Busch brings over 30 years of coaching experience to the role, including 31 years as head coach at the University of Arizona and the University of Cincinnati, where he coached more than 30 swimmers to the Olympics.   Busch was selected as the National Team Director following a worldwide search that USA Swimming began in December. Candidates were reviewed by an Application Review Committee, which included both coach and...

Florida Swimming has released office hour changes for February.   Part time hours - 8:30 - 1:00 on February 2-3-4-17-18-24-25   Closed: February 21, 2011.

To:        Florida Swimming Chartered Clubs From:    Helen Kelly, Executive Director, Florida Swimming, Inc. Re:        USA-S Pool Certification Update for FL Pools Requesting Meets   Now that the 2011 season is started and FL Club Charters are complete, it is time to also update our Florida Swimming pool measurement certifications.  Contact the Florida Swimming office if you are hosting meets on the 2011 meet schedule to see if your pool certification/pool measurement form is current.  If you have had any changes in your facilities pool, such as re-facing or any reconstruction, since your last submission of a pool certification, please...

 Florida Swimming has released the 2011 Zone Team Selection procedures here.

A few minor changes have been made to the FS Website.   Meet Managers information (Member Rosters) have been moved under the "Meets / Results" heading.  Officials now have a tab on the top menu bar for quick access to those pages.

The Florida Swimming Top 10 Yards times have been updated with all meets completed before 1/1/11. Top 10 Times

The United States Olympic Committee has named Ryan Lochte Athlete of the Month for December.  Lochte capped an amazing 2010 by winning six events – 200-meter free, 200m IM, 400m IM, 100m IM, 200m back and 4x100m medley – at the FINA Short Course World Championships in Dubai, UAE Dec. 15-19.  With the relay, he broke the all-time SC Worlds medal record, and he broke world records with his wins in the 400m IM and the 200m IM, becoming the first swimmer to break an individual world record in the...