DEARBORN, Michigan, September 16. USA Swimming\u2019s 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\u2019s volunteer leadership for more than 25 years and has served on the board of directors since 1992. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited about the opportunity to lead USA Swimming over the next couple of years," Wood said. "I\u2019m very, very pleased with the results of the election of board members and I\u2019m looking forward to working with them as a team and moving USA Swimming forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his long service to USA Swimming, Wood has served on the following committees: Education, Age Group Planning (Chair), Sports Science and Medicine, Time Standards, Meet Evaluation, Domestic Operations (Coordinator), Strategic Planning, Senior, Open Water and International Relations. He has been part of the Olympic International Operations Committee since 1980 and served as chair from 1992-2004. He also has served on the Steering Committee since 1992 and was the committee chair from 1992-2004. He served as a member of the executive committee since 2004. The 2003 USA Swimming Award winner, Wood most recently served as technical vice president <\/p>\n
\u201cUSA Swimming has a rich history of superior volunteer leadership and there is absolutely no question that Jim Wood is going to continue that rich tradition,\u201d Chuck Wielgus, executive director of USA Swimming, said. \u201cJim\u2019s 30-plus years of experience as a coach at the club level of USA Swimming gives him a full understanding and appreciation of the issues that affect our athletes, our coaches, our clubs, our LSCs, all aspects of grassroots swimming in our country right up through our Olympic Team program where he served as the chairman of our National Steering Committee.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wood has been the head coach and owner of Berkeley Aquatic Club since 1977. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Wood did his graduate work at the University of North Carolina, where he served as head men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming coach from 1975-77. <\/p>\n
In the international realm, Wood has served on the USA Swimming staffs at the last three Olympic Games (1996, 2000, 2004) and has represented the organization at international congresses and meetings since 1994.<\/p>\n
Nine additional officers were elected this morning. The results are as follows:<\/p>\n
Administration Vice President: John Wilson
\nProgram Operations Vice President: R. Patrick Lunsford
\nTreasurer: Peter Carney
\nProgram Development Vice President: Mary Jo Swalley
\nTechnical Vice President: George Block
\nCentral Zone Non-Coach Director: Arlene McDonald
\nSouthern Zone Non-Coach Director: Richard Pockat
\nEastern Zone Coach Director: Ed Dellert
\nWestern Zone Coach Director: Vicki Marsh<\/p>\n
SwimmingWorld.TV spoke to Wood during the 2006 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships in August. Click on the SwimmingWorld.TV button to the right to hear that interview once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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