Read moreSteve Roush Hired as Executive Director of Southern California Swimming25 April 2022Southern California Swimming has announced the hiring of former ASCA CEO Steve Roush as Executive Director, while James Gallagher was hired as General Chairman. Roush succeeds former Executive Director, Kim O’Shea, who left the post more than a year ago, at SoCal Swimming "I am extremely honored and...
Read more2ORCA Swim Club Announces Jerry Olszewski as New Head Coach11 January 2018Via their Twitter account, Orange Regional Competitive Aquatics - a member of Southern California Swimming - has announced the addition of Jerry Olszewski to their coaching staff: #ORCAswim club is excited to announce Coach Jerry Olszewski will be joining the club as our new Head Coach! 🏊🏼🏊🏻♀️ ...
Read morePassages: Kieth Pike, Southern California Swimming Official, 8428 July 2020Kieth Pike, who’s served as a swimming official in Southern California for more than half a century, died on July 19. Pike started officiating high school meets in 1962 and continued until 2017, a 56-season tenure. The Westminster, Calif., resident worked CIF Southern Section swimming championships,...
Read more17USA Swimming California LSCs Pen Letter to Governor Requesting Pools Open20 May 2020The fight to get back in the water has begun in many places around the world, but it has gotten stronger in California. Already with some clubs getting back in the water because local COVID-19 guidelines allow it, several USA Swimming California Local Swimming Community (LSC) directors have written ...
Read more2Southern California Swimming Announces Search For New Executive Director19 October 2016Southern California Swimming has recently announced that they are searching for a new Executive Director. The job was originally posted on the fourth of October and will close on November 5, 2016. The main priorities of the position would be to oversee and direct staff/volunteers and assist in depar...
Read more33How Rogue Approach Got Mission Viejo Back in Water; Ruffled Feathers in SoCal Circles03 May 2020SoCal LSC Concerns On Friday May 1, the swimming community saw a glimpse of some normalcy when long-time Olympic coach Mark Schubert had a select group of about 18 Mission Viejo swimmers adhere to strict social distancing guidelines in their first organized swim practice back since mid-March. Schube...
Read more3USA Swimming Denies Letter Specifically Allowing Mission Viejo to Hold Organized Practice04 May 2020Since the Mission Viejo Nadadores returned to practice on Friday, utilizing strict social-distancing guidelines, there have been a bevy of questions in Southern California and around the country as to how legendary coach Mark Schubert was able to get his charges in the pool during the Coronavirus pa...
Read moreSouthern California Swimming Announces $650,000 COVID-19 Club Support Funding16 April 2020At the April 15th Board of Directors meeting of Southern California Swimming (SCS), the Board approved an SCS COVID-19 Club Support Funding program that will make available $650,000 in two phases. The Southern California Swimming the Board issues the following statement today: Both Phase I and Phase...
Read moreBill Rose, Mission Viejo Nadadores, Named Southern California Swimming's Coach of the Year13 November 2014Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick MISSION VIEJO - For the second year in a row, Southern California Swimming has named Coach Bill Rose, from the Mission Viejo Nadadores, as its Coach of the Year. The Kevin Perry Coach of the Year award is awarded in honor of Coach Kevin Perry and is voted on by coaches ...
Read more1Performance of the Week: Justina Kozan’s 200 Freestyle02 August 2016This week’s Performance of the Week goes to 12 year old Justina Kozan, who broke a 40 year old Southern California Swimming record at the Thursday night session of the Summer JO Champs in Riverside. Touching in 2:05.63 to win the 11-12 year old 200 freestyle by six seconds, the Brea Aquatics swimmer...
Read moreSouthern California Volunteer Swim Coach Killed in Car Wreck12 May 2017Latham Bell, a 53-year-old elementary school teacher and volunteer coach at Wilson High in Long Beach, Calif., was killed in a car accident Thursday. According to a report from the Press-Telegram, Bell suffered a medical emergency and lost control of his vehicle, which crashed into a restaurant just...