Category: USA Swimming

Continuing its highly-effective water safety campaign, Make a Splash, the USA Swimming Foundation has announced the availability of $50,000 in grant money to further the initiative. The grant dollars are available to Make a Splash Local Partner Programs through an application process.
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A start not only begins the race, but often sets the tone for it, especially during shorter distances where a well-executed start is not just helpful, but often necessary for winning. But don’t let the starting blocks intimidate you.
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When Rebecca Soni set a world record and upset Australia’s Leisel Jones to win gold in Beijing last summer, one of her biggest cheerleaders was also one of her biggest competitors.
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If you want to swim fast, you’ve got to prepare yourself mentally. That’s not always an easy process. Beginning this week, Sport psychologist Aimee Kimball, PhD., introduces a series of articles on usaswimming.org that makes mental training as easy as A-B-C.
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Sharon Weiss, head coach of the Lakeridge Swim Team and Doctoral Candidate in Counseling and Educational Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, is looking for swimmers to participate in her doctoral dissertation study.
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USA Swimming proudly announces the 2009 Club Excellence Program which will recognize up to 200 clubs that have attained high levels of performance and organizational success.
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The International Swimming Hall of Fame announces the call for nominations for the 2009 Annual Paragon Awards at the International Swimming Hall of Fame, to be presented in May, 2009, at the ISHOF on the occasion of the 2009 ISHOF Awards Ceremony Weekend.
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Six-time Olympic swimming coach Richard Quick and Swim Across America have teamed up to launch “Swim Quick,” a fundraiser to combat cancer and raise money towards finding a cure for the disease. The program was launched in response to Quick being diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer late last year.
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The Diversity Select Camp will be held at the Olympic Training Center from April 23-26, 2009. All USA Swimming members who meet the qualification criteria are encouraged to apply.
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This week’s Speedo Tip of the Week comes from USA Swimming Team Physician Dr. Jim Miller. Dr. Miller, who also writes a monthly health column for the USA Swimming newsletter, offers advice on staying properly hydrated.
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