Florida Swimming has released the latest list of Florida Swimming registered athletes that have qualified for the US Olympic Team Trials in 2012.   The lists can be found under "Times" here. We also have more information on 2012 US Olympic Team Trials on the Event Page here.

 Several swimmers did not receive their medals, or were awarded Senior Champs medals at the Florida Age Group Championships due to a problem with the medal order. The proper medals were reordered and all swimmers will receive new FLAGS medals. These should be mailed out to each club next week. If you receive a duplicate medal, please return the extra medals to the Florida Swimming office. 

The Florida Swimming Short Course Yards Top 10 Times have been updated with meet results through February 28. Rankings

Bolles Sharks win the Florida Swimming Senior Championships team title, followed by Sarasota YMCA, and Area Tallahassee. High Point Winners: 15-16 Girls - Taylor Katz (SYS) 15-16 Boys - Nicholas Alexiou (CAT) Senior Women - Ashlee Linn (SYS) Senior Men - Matthew Ellis (CAT) Sunday...7 Meet Records broken on Sunday night include, Angela Algee (HIGH) 15-16 Girls 200 Fly, Sean Dugan (HIGH) 15-16 Boys 100 Free, Haley Palmer (CAT) Senior Womens 100 Fly, Roman Sludnov Senior Mens 100 Breaststroke, Nicholas Alexiou (CAT) 15-16 Boys 200 Back, Rex Tullius (DBS) Senior...

  SYS Wins 2011 Spring Florida Age Group Championships Sunday...3 Meet Records broken on Sunday.  Sydney Pickrem (CAT) 13-14 Girls 100 Breast, Matthew Hirschberger (CAT) 13-14 Boys 100 Free, and Alexander Katz (SYS) 13-14 Boys 200 IM. Combined Team Scoring: 1. Sarasota YMCA (SYS) 2. Tampa Bay Community Aquatics (TBAY) 3. Bolles School Sharks (BSS) 4. Blue Dolphins (BD) 5. Clearwater Aquatic Team (CAT) High Point Winners: Christin Rockway (TBAY)  10 & Under Girls Lucas Kravchenko (UN) 10 & Under Boys Sherridon Dressel (YFFC) 11-12 Girls Matthew Hirschberger (CAT) 11-12...

  The selection procedures for the Florida Swimming Open Water All-Star Team are now posted on the event page.   The Florida Swimming All-Stars will race against the Florida Gold Coast All-Stars at Fort Myers Beach on June 12th. Selection Procedures here. Event Page

 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...