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PHOENIX, Arizona, September 21. INTERVIEWS with USA Swimming President Jim Wood and USA Diving athlete of the year Troy Dumais are just two of the highlights of today's packed edition of
The Morning Swim Show.
Host Peter Busch opens the show with a recap of the winners from the United States Aquatic Sports awards banquet, a look at a ...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 23. IN response to FINA's bombshell announcement that nearly all suits are back in play, USA Swimming has followed the lead of the international federation by adopting the revised list.
In a press release distributed today, USA Swimming confirmed the move.
Based on FINA's ruling Monday, USA Swimming wi...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 20. THE USA Swimming Foundation has received the largest charitable contribution in its history with a $5 million gift from Carolyn Dirks on behalf of the Joseph B. Gould Foundation. The endowment will be used to benefit The USA Swimming Foundation's Make A Splash initiative as well as the Dirks Family Coaches ...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, November 24.
SWIMMING World has acquired a copy of a FINA legislation proposal from USA Swimming asking for swimsuit technology to be restricted.
Here is the actual verbiage as proposed by USA Swimming:
GR 5 SWIMWEAR
GR 5.3 USA Fed. In swimming competitions the competitor must wear only one swims...
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ATLANTA, Georgia, September 29. OVER the weekend, Rich Foster earned reelection as the President of United States Aquatic Sports at its 29th annual meeting held in Atlanta, Ga.
USAS is the umbrella organization encompassing USA Swimming, USA Diving, United States Synchronized Swimming, USA Water Polo and United States Masters Swimming.
Durin...
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OMAHA, Neb., June 30. SHORTLY after each prelim session at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Neb.,
SwimmingWorld.TV will be streaming live recaps of each prelim session from the Aqua Zone inside the Qwest Center.
In case you missed today's live recap, here's what you missed:
Brent Rutemiller and Phil Whitten analyzed eac...
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EAST MEADOW, New York, March 9. A night after winning four titles, Elizabeth Beisel of Bluefish did it again to finish with nine golds on the weekend at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in East Meadow, N.Y.
Bluefish opened the night with a win in the women's 200 free relay as Alex Frasier, Alex Forrester, Laura Sogar and Beisel touched in 1:...
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EAST MEADOW, New York, March 8. ELIZABETH Beisel stood out as the star during the third night of swimming at the USA Swimming Sectional held in East Meadow, N.Y.
The Bluefish squad of Beisel, Laura Sogar, Alex Forrester and Alex Frasier started the night with a victory in the women's 200 medley relay in 1:58.25, while FAST's foursome of ...
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STIRLING, New Jersey, January 19. RECENTLY, some rumors have been circulating that the entire 2004 Olympic Trials warm-down pool, valued at $500,000, had been stolen from Blue Streak Aquatics – the parent organization of the Berkeley Aquatic Club (BAC). We thought Tony Soprano might have been taken out in the final episode. Maybe not?
Swim...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, January 18. SOME heavy hitters within USA Swimming join
The Morning Swim Show during this third edition of the program.
Host Brent Rutemiller talks with USA Swimming President Jim Wood, National Team Head Coach Mark Schubert and Open Water Head Coach Bill Rose, also of the Mission Viejo Nadadores, in this packed broadca...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, September 24. WITH the United States Aquatic Sports Convention set to begin this week, SwimmingWorld.TV recently interviewed USA Swimming's President, Jim Wood to give an overview of the convention process for first time delegates.
The convention process ends when the House of Delegates meet on Saturday to vote on various i...
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Brent Rutemiller
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, January 31. CHUCK Wielgus, Executive Director for United States Swimming, recently learned that he has colon cancer. The distressing news of the disease that was discovered during the Christmas holidays is hard to absorb for those who know him. Wi...
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By Arlene Douglas, Swim With a Purpose Magazine
PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, January 17. THE Burgdorff ERA Invitational, held Jan. 12-14, provided the opportunity for some of America's top swimmers to compete long course during the short course season. Twenty four Olympic Trial qualifying times were swum by athletes representing such teams as th...
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PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, November 11. MOMENTUM continues to mount as Rutgers men's swimming battles for its existence. In a letter released on Saturday, Rutgers men's swimming calls for more action to keep the ball rolling.
Here is the letter:
Thank you to everyone who came out this past Saturday to support the team and celebrate ...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, September 26. ACCORDING to a report by
The Sydney Morning Herald both the United States and Australia joined in bashing the tightly-packed international schedule during its global conference.
Newly-elected USA Swimming President Jim Wood spoke out about the crammed schedule.
"We know it’s important for FINA to m...
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DEARBORN, Michigan, September 18. THE USA Swimming Athletes Committee has announced its newest members selected in voting at the United Stats Aquatic Sports Convention in Dearborn, Mich.
The committee chose six individuals for the Athletes Executive Committee (AEC):
Trent Staley - Athletes Executive Committee Chair/USA Swimming Vice President ...
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DEARBORN, Michigan, September 16. USA Swimming’s House of Delegates voted to elect Jim Wood of Berkeley Heights, N.J., as president of the organization on Saturday. Wood has been involved in USA Swimming’s volunteer leadership for more than 25 years and has served on the board of directors since 1992.
“I’m really excited about the opportunity t...
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By Brent Rutemiller
PHOENIX, Arizona, September 13. WITH the election of a new USA Swimming President only days away, delegates are assembled in Dearborn, Mich., to discuss the pros and cons of the candidates.
Meanwhile, controversy surrounds the process. On the slate are three fine candidates with various backgrounds. SwimmingWorldMagazin...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, September 7. WITH a house of delegates vote on the next USA Swimming President coming during the United States Aquatic Sports Convention in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 12-17,
Swimming World spoke with all three candidates (Jeff Gudman, Mike Saltzstein and Jim Wood).
To view video interviews of the candidates, click on the...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, July 4. LOOKING for tips on nurturing your future Olympian? Then look to the new CD produced by USA Swimming and the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association,
Successful Sports Parenting, now available. Packed with tools and information for parents, coaches and club administrators,
Sports Parenting is the most comp...
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