PHELPS TAKES 49TH CAREER NATIONAL TITLE     IRVINE, Calif. – With wins in the men’s 200m free and 200m butterfly Wednesday at the 2010 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships, Michael Phelps now holds more national titles than any other swimmer in history with 49, surpassing the 48 titles held by swimming legend Tracy Caulkins. His performance in the 200m free was the fastest time in the world this year, edging Ryan Lochte 1:45.61 to 1:45.78. In that race, Phelps led the field the entire way, but Lochte...

  8/3/2010   IRVINE, Calif. – Olympians Christine Magnuson and Ryan Lochte turned in the fastest times in the world this year in their respective events Tuesday at the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships.   Magnuson won the first event on the first night of finals with a world’s-best in the women’s 100m butterfly, turning in a time of 57.32. Then Lochte closed the session with a world’s-best in the men’s 400m IM, touching in 4:09.98.   The women’s 100m butterfly came down to the wire, with Magnuson, the Olympic...

  Effort Aims to Bridge Swimming Gap for Minorities By LISA ORKIN EMMANUEL (AP) – 2 days ago KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Six-year-old Queen Epps is decked out in her pink Spongebob Squarepants bathing suit and green goggles, ready to learn how to hold her breath. She is one of 17 students from Liberty City — one of Miami's most impoverished and crime-ridden neighborhoods — sitting along the edge of the pool, splashing their legs in the water and holding the sides as they learn to blow bubbles and get...

  Valued members, volunteers and swimming families,   In a special meeting held today in Newark, N.J., the USA Swimming Board of Directors and select staff met with independent experts from the Child Welfare League of America, to approve actions and put forth proposed legislation aimed at improving and expanding USA Swimming’s athlete protection efforts. We remain committed to creating the safest environment possible for our members, and for that reason, we continue to work with appropriate experts to expand and improve our athlete protection programming. We are pleased to...

Southern Zones: Florida Concludes Meet With Overall Victories July 31, 2010 By David Rieder ATLANTA, Georgia, July 31. THE teams representing the Florida LSC swept the titles in the girls' and boys' competition at the Southern Zones meet in Atlanta. Florida won the girls' competition convincingly, but they just edged out Georgia for the boys'... Click Here To Read The Full Story! Psych sheet, and meet information is available on the Event Page here.

  Checking In With Robert Margalis July 30, 2010 By Reed Shimberg PHOENIX, Arizona, July 30. ROBERT Margalis is no rookie. At 28, he is not only one of the oldest members of the U.S. National team but he also has some of the most international experience. He certainly isn't letting... Click Here To Read The Full Story!

  On behalf of the Florida Swimming Nominating Committee we are hereby accepting nominations for five (5) positions eligible for nomination and election at the 2010 Florida Swimming House of Delegates, which will take place on Sunday, October 3, 2010.  According to the Florida Swimming By-Laws the positions eligible this year for nomination/election include:      (click links for Job Description) Chairman (term limits apply: two, two-year terms); Age Group Vice Chairman (term limits apply: two, two-year terms); Safety Coordinator (two-year term, no term limits apply); Secretary (two-year-term, no term...

    Dear Friends: August is going to be an incredibly exciting time for our sport!  Highlighting the month will be the ConocoPhillips U.S. National Championships and the Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships, both of which will be staged at an outdoor swim stadium in Irvine, California.  I'll be there in my capacity as a commentator for NBC, which is broadcasting both events; and the Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships will also be broadcast worldwide!  While these exciting events will be in the public spotlight, the USA Swimming Foundation will be simultaneously continuing...

Technical Planning and B.O.D. Meeting scheduled for August 21.  Agendas and proposals posted on the event page here.

Measures to Strengthen Athlete Protection Programming Approved by Board   Valued members, volunteers and swimming families,   In a special meeting held today in Newark, N.J., the USA Swimming Board of Directors and select staff met with independent experts from the Child Welfare League of America, to approve actions and put forth proposed legislation aimed at improving and expanding USA Swimming’s athlete protection efforts.   We remain committed to creating the safest environment possible for our members, and for that reason, we continue to work with appropriate experts to expand...