FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, April 7. THE first night of competition at the YMCA Short Course Nationals produced a trio of YMCA marks, two by Springfield's Margo Geer. Geer is headed to the University of Arizona after this summer. Geer and Tr... Click Here To Read The Full Story!

NOTICE: Person's Assisting A Coach During Practice Article 502.4.3 “Anyone who coaches athletes at a USA Swimming practice or competition must be a coach member of USA Swimming and must have satisfactorily completed safety training and background screening required by USA Swimming.” Effective January 1, 2009, any type of coaching including, but not limited to, swimming and dry land training, must be provided by a registered USA Swimming member Coach. Coaching by any other person who is not a registered coach member, including USA Swimming Athlete Members, is not permitted....

  Racing Start Certification Reminder As of May 1, 2009, USA Swimming rules require that all registered swimmers must be racing start certified in order to perform racing starts in less than six feet of water, 103.2.2 (which already provides that racing starts should only be taught in at least six feet of water) to further clarify that racing starts should only be taught under the direct supervision of a USA Swimming member coach, and to expand the definition of teaching racing starts to make clear that no swimmer who...

USA Swimming Code of Conduct and Complaint Reporting: A Reminder Members of USA Swimming, We appreciate your feedback generated by the Open Letter posted on usaswimming.org on March 23, 2010. In response to the societal and global issue of sexual misconduct, and the feedback from you, our members, and to ensure the effectiveness of the protections we have in place, we take this opportunity to highlight USA Swimming’s Code of Conduct and Reporting and Disciplinary process. USA Swimming has thousands of qualified, effective and positive coaches. However, for the fraction...

USA Swimming to host 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships USA Swimming will host the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships Aug. 18-22 in Irvine, Calif. This is the first time that the U.S. has hosted an international meet since Short Course World Championships in 2004 in Indianapolis.  Read more...

2/24/2010 - USA Swimming Clubs Fan Page Now on Facebook- Become a fan of the USA Swimming Clubs Facebook Fan Page – the fan page for clubs, parents and coaches with up-to-date information on events, USA Swimming programs, education tips and more.  Click Here  to become a Fan!

3/25/2010 - REMINDER - 2011 FS Meet Schedule Bids Due April 5, 2010   As a reminder, Florida Swimming 2011 meet bids are due to the Florida Swimming office by April 5, 2010.  Click Here to go to the E-Documents Page for copies of the updated FL Championship Meet Bid form and FL Meet Schedule bid form. The 2011 FS meet schedule of bids will be presented at the FS Technical Planning Committee meeting on April 10, 2010, to be held at Indian River State College, Ft Pierce, FL.  The FS Technical Planning Committee will then...

2/26/2010 - Scholastic All-America Applications Have Been Posted (USASwimming.org)- The 2009-2010 Scholastic All-America Team application has now been posted online. Click Here  to access the form. Or go to our E-Documents page.

  Bealls employees and customers purchased over 24,000 savings passes for the event, making our total donation for the Make a Splash program, $74,838!! This donation will help fund swim lessons for thousands of kids throughout the state of Florida and provide Florida families with water safety information. A big THANK YOU to our stores for promoting the event and selling the savings passes!! Bealls’ partnership with the USA Swimming Foundation and Make a Splash program will continue throughout the year. In the upcoming weeks we will be working with...

Dear members of USA Swimming, In the past couple of days, you have likely seen or read media coverage criticizing USA Swimming’s policies on child protection. The story has made many headlines, but it lacks a great deal of truth. We want to take this opportunity to speak openly to you, our swimming family. First, and most importantly, sexual abuse – and any abuse of our athletes – is an issue that USA Swimming takes very, very seriously, and always has. It breaks our hearts to see a child mistreated....