The new Florida Swimming Age Group Championships time standards are now available here. This meet was formerly called Florida Swimming Junior Olympics.

 The Officials Recertification Schedule is now available under LSC Info, and then Officials Info.  Officials Recertification Schedule

 TeamUnify, a provider of team management services, has been named a preferred provider for USA Swimming, the National Governing Body for the sport of Swimming. As part of the three-year agreement, the organizations will work together to provide quality business tools, communications and education to swim clubs across the nation.  Over the next three years, USA Swimming and TeamUnify will engage in content sharing of their educational webinars for coaches and clubs. Additionally, the organizations will communicate with their shared user groups across both organizations’ databases. TeamUnify will be granted...

 USA Swimming has announced the swimmers named to the 2010-2011 USA Swimming National Team. The roster features a total of 94 swimmers, including Olympic gold medalists Ryan Lochte, Rebecca Soni, Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin.   Swimmers were chosen for the USA Swimming National Team based upon their times in Olympic events at the 2010 at the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships and the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships. Swimmers with the top six times in each event make the National Team, however, relay lead-offs and time trials are...

IMMEDIATE IMPORTANT INFORMATION for Florida Swimming   There are THREE topics that need your IMMEDIATE attention following the USA Swimming House of Delegates legislation passed in Dallas, TX, September 18, 2010:   1.     COACH BACKGROUND SCREENS   A. All NEW coaches registering between now and 12/31/2010 must pass the current background check before they can be a coach on deck. New coach procedure has not changed.  B. FOR ANY EXISTING COACHES WHOSE BACKGROUND CHECK EXPIRES ON OR BEFORE 12/31/2010: DO NOT initiate a renewal background screen until the new procedure for...

Today USA Swimming launched a dedicated web page dedicated to Athlete Protection.  The hot link to this page is http://www.usaswimming.org/protect.   This page has links to information for athletes, parents, coaches and volunteers. In the coming months, there will more information released as the programs authorized by the House of Delegates are developed and implemented.

2010 FL CONVENTION & FL HOUSE OF DELEGATES MEETING – OCTOBER 2-3, 2010: The FL Convention and FL HOD meeting is being held at Mission Inn Resort & Club, 10400 County Road 48, Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida 34737. ( Map) BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW, 352-324-3101!   PROGRAM - October 2, 2010         Internet/Cybercrimes/Child Predators Seminar, 9:00 A.M. Presented by: ICAC, Internet Crimes Against Children (Information for Coaches, USA-S/FL Clubs, Officials, Parents) FS Coach Re-Certification Classes, 9:00 A.M. FS Athlete Committee Meeting, 10:00 A.M. FS Officials Committee Meeting, 11:00 A.M. FS...

 USA Swimming has released the Scholastic All American list for 2009 to 2010. Florida Swimming LSC had 58 swimmers on the list. View the list here. (revised 9/28)

Ryan Lochte was named USA Swimming’s Swimmer of the Year at the annual U.S. Aquatic Sports Awards Banquet Saturday. The two-time Olympian won six gold medals at the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships, and was the high-point winner at the 2010 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships. The award was the second in two days for Lochte, who won the ConocoPhillips Performance Award on Friday. USA Swimming presented its most prestigious award, the USA Swimming Award, to backstroke legend and safety activist Adolph Kiefer. The 1936 Olympian has dedicated...

Through decisive action at today's House of Delegates meeting, USA Swimming will expand its athlete protection efforts across multiple areas. The measures, which were put forth by the Board of Directors, will educate the membership on the issue, implement athlete protection policies, expand background checking to include all non-athlete members and require those employees and volunteers that interact with athletes to become members, and therefore undergo background checking. Additionally, the House of Delegates passed legislation making it mandatory to report credible information regarding sexual abuse. By USA Swimming bylaws, the above legislation...