What's New at Wisconsin Swimming, Inc.?

What was news in 2005?  Check the News Archive for 2005!

December 26, 2006 -- The next meeting of the Age Group / Senior Committee will be January 10, 2007, at 10:00 AM, at Schroeder YMCA in Brown Deer. The Age Group / Senior Committee of Wisconsin Swimming has announced the dates for the Summer 2007 Championship meets.

Silver Meet: July 20-22nd, 2007
12/Under LC State Championships: July 27-29th, 2007
13/Over LC State Championships: August 2-5th, 2007
2007 ZONE Championships: August 9-12th, 2007 (Topeka)

Also, minutes from the November Age Group / Senior Committee and the Travel Fund Subcommittee are available.

December 18, 2006 -- Meet bids for the 2007 Spring/Summer season are due on Tuesday, January 9th, 2007.  Beginning in 2007, all teams that are running meets during the Spring-Summer season and are requiring "Reservations" for their meet also need to have their meet information completed, sanctioned or approved, and posted on Wisconsin Swimming's website prior to the March 6th, 2007 reservation request date.  For more information, see the memo below from Administrative Chair, Jeanne Drzewiecki. Send meet reservations to:  
December 8, 2006 -- Kelley Becherer from Ozaukee Aquatics swam this week at the IPC World Swimming Championships in Durban, South Africa.  She ended the meet with two fourth places, 200 IM and 50 Free, two Bronze medals, 100 Free and 400 Free, and one Silver medal, 100 Back.  We are all very proud of the way she represented Wisconsin and the USA at the World Championships.  You can get results at http://www.dissa.co.za or watch the highlights at http://www.paralympicsport.tv.
November 28, 2006 -- Interested in becoming a certified stroke and turn judge?  Green Bay Swim Club (GBSC) is offering new officials training on Sunday, December 10, 11:45 AM to 4:00 PM at the Regency Suites in Green Bay..  See the attachment for details and call Sandy Teske, 920-498-8149, or email, dteske@new.rr.com, with questions.   
November 22, 2006 -- Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving-

I will attempt to load the High School Girls State Championship Meets (D1 & D2) into SWIMS on or about December 15th 2006.  You need to get me the the information requested below before 12/15/06 in order for your athletes to be included in the results load.

Follow the link below and you should open a fourteen page document outlining the procedures for National Times Verification.  Please print out Form C (pg. 12 of 14) from the NTV Manual (above link).  Please fill out the required info for all of you athletes who participated and for whom you desire their times loaded.  You can email me the info or mail me a completed Form C (address below).

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Dave Joyce
Wisconsin Swimming NTV Officer
YMCA at Pabst Farms
1750 Valley Rd.
Oconomowoc, WI 53066

November 16, 2006 -- For the professional woman swimming coach: Whether you are a full or part-time, senior or age group, club or college coach, here is your opportunity to establish your coaching network, develop your leadership skills and build long term lasting relationships with leaders in your industry.

The First Annual Women in Coaching National Swimming Conference is scheduled for April 27-29, 2007 at the beautiful Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  See the flier below:

 
November 8, 2006 -- There will be an Age Group and Senior Swimming Committee meeting at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, November 15 at the Schroeder YMCA to discuss and then make a recommendation at the January House of Delegates meeting about the Travel Fund.  The Finance Committee is looking for a solution to the forecasted difference in expected Travel Fund expenditures for the 2007 season and the expected revenue to be collected from meet entry fees during the year.  Please mail your thoughts directly to David Anderson, Senior Chair, before next Wednesday so that when the committees meet on 11/15 we have some direction.

There are three basic options to support:

  1. Decrease Travel Fund spending
  2. Increase the amount of revenue collected
  3. A combination of numbers 1 & 2
The difference is about $15,000.

Please e-mail your response to: danderson.sa@ymcamke.org.

November 2, 2006 --At the June LSC meeting, several rule changes were presented that affect the meet sanction process.  Meet Directors should read the changes carefully in preparation for the upcoming 2007 Long Course Season.  Revised LSC Policies for Meet Sanctions (Policy 1), Meet Entry Procedures (Policy 2) and Travel Fund (Policy 12) have been posted on the Wisconsin Rules Page.  Complete text of the rule changes as presented at the June meeting are also available.
October 31, 2006 -- Here is a unique partner opportunity from Matt Farrell, Managing Director of Business Development at USA Swimming:

One of our long-term partners is Bag Tags, Inc.  Since 1988, they have provided exceptional service and outstanding products.  We have found the team at Bag Tags, Inc., to be great to work with and I personally encourage you to consider a 15-30 minute conversation to hear some of their ideas.  I think it is worth the conversation to find out how they can provide better services to events in your LSC, as well as bring an incredibly professional product to your events.

If this is something that might work for you, please feel free to reach out to Doug Shaeffer at dougs@bagtagsinc.com or 847-424-1900.

October 26, 2006 -- Here are the time standards for 2007 Wisconsin State Championships.  The 12 & Under times remain the same from 2006.  The 13 & Over times have been adjusted about 2% faster than 2006.  Also available are the team alignments for the 2007 Regional meets.
October 20, 2006 -- The following awards were presented at the House of Delegates meeting on Tuesday, October 24th, 2006 for Age Group and Senior Swimmer of the Year and Age Group and Senior Coach of the Year.  The awards were for performances during the 2005 Long Course Season and the 2005-2006 Short Course Season.

FEMALE AGE GROUP SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
Kayla Skenandore (Waukesha Express Swim Team)
MALE AGE GROUP SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
Ryan O'Donnell (McFarland Spartan Sharks)
Paul Young (Lake Country Swim Team)
FEMALE SENIOR SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
Kylsie Grimes (Lake Country Swim Team)
MALE SENIOR SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
Derrick O'Donnell (McFarland Spartan Sharks)
AGE GROUP COACH OF THE YEAR
John Bradley (Waukesha Express Swim Team)
SENIOR COACH OF THE YEAR
Blaine Carlson (Waukesha Express Swim Team)

Congratulations to all recipients!  Special thanks to Walters Swim Supplies for their donation of the awards.
October 20, 2006 -- Interested in becoming a certified stroke and turn judge or starter/referee?  There are two opportunities this fall.  Badager Aquatic Club is running an in-meet training session at Middleton High School on October 21, 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM at the Spooktacular swim meet.  Contact Ben Radloff, 608-277-8922, or email, bradloff5@hotmail.com, with questions. Registration deadline is October 8th. The next chance is Wednesday, November 1, 5:30 - 9:30 PM, hosted by Lake Country Swim Team at Arrowhead High School.  Contact George Geanon, 262/691-0232 or ageanon@wi.rr.com.  
October 18, 2006 -- Attention 2007 high school graduates (and anyone planning to attend an NCAA member institution starting in the 2007-08 academic year)!  The NCAA has adopted new legislation that will require prospects who intend to enroll at NCAA Division I and Division II institutions to supply ACT or SAT scores to the Clearinghouse directly from the testing agencies.  Test scores on an official high school transcript will no longer be usable for NCAA purposes.  Start now and plan to have your ACT and SAT scores sent to the Clearinghouse (via code "9999") so that your certification decision will not be delayed.  For more details consult the NCAA's website at www.ncaa.org or call the Clearinghouse.  This change in legislation will impact anyone who has previously registered with the Clearinghouse and intends to enroll in fall 2007 or later.  If your record has been posted with scores from an official high school transcript, these scores will be removed and it will be necessary for you to comply with this new rule.
October 18, 2006 -- USA Swimming announces the 2005-2006 Scholastic All-American Team.  The Scholastic All-American Team is comprised of high school student-athletes, who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, and have competed in an individual event in the 2005 US Paralympics Swimming National Championships, 2005 Open Water National Championships, 2005 Summer Speedo Championships Series (summer sectionals), 2005 ConocoPhillips Nationals, 2005 Junior Swimming Championships, 2005 U.S. Open, 2006 Speedo Champions Series (spring sectionals), and 2006 Spring Championships.  The award is based on a point system for grades and competition.

Congratulation to: Brice Grunert - NSSC, Erik Hanson - MFSC, Victor LeClere - WEST, Ryan Loy - NLAA, Dan Lynch - EBSC, Taylor Priegnitz - LAKE, Michael Schultz - NBSC, Kyle Thompson - LAKE, Andrew Vogel - LAKE, Matt Vukich - BAC, Jonathan Whitcomb - EBSC, Lauren Borja - WEST, Amy Burback - DFAC, Leslie Dlugopolski - EBSC, Lisa Dlugopolski - EBSC, Nicole Drives - BAC, Kelly Hashoian - LAKE, Theresa Illgen - EBSC, Jessica Kapke - EBSC, Nicole Landisch - LAKE, Elisabeth Misener - VAC, Amy Mueller - LAKE, Jillian Olson - LAKE, Kirsten Rhude - BAC, Melisa Tobakos - MGM, Natalie Wallen - EBSC

The full lists can be found on the USA Swimming website at: www.usaswimming.org.

October 18, 2006 -- The Nike Challenge Meet December 8-10 at Waukesha has been designated a National Qualifying Meet.  All officials wanting an evaluation for advancement or education need to fill out an evaluation request and send it to the Meet Referee.  Applications need to be returned no later than November 6.  You can find the evaluation request form Here. Contact Paul Young (H) 262-567-1790, (C) 715-492-0579, to submit application, or for questions.
October 3, 2006 -- The next meeting of the Wisconsin Swimming Board of Directors and House of Delegates will be Otober 24 at Waukesha South High School.  The board will meet at 5:45 PM, and the HOD will meet at 7:15.

All materials previously mailed out are now posted here on the Wisconsin Swimming website.  Meeting notices, meeting minutes, meet schedules and important information like rules, policies and forms are available on the site and constitute official notification of meetings.  Here are the documents you will need for the upcoming meeting.

Meeting agenda and past meeting minutes can always be found at the LSC Meetings Page.
September 27, 2006 -- Wisconsin Swimming is hosting a USA club business management school on Sunday, October 22.  The class will be presented at the Waukesha South Pool Lobby from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM with a 1 hour lunch break at noon.  The Club Leadership & Business Management School (CLBMS) is designed to teach swim clubs/teams and LSC how to run like a business.  From the brand new club to the experienced club, there is something for everyone.  Attendance in this program is now a requirement for all new first year clubs and attendance is encouraged by established programs.

Please R.S.V.P with the name of your club and names of those attending, to Carol Graham (262) 243-9778.

September 26, 2006 -- Interested in becoming a certified stroke and turn judge or starter/referee?  Join us at Middleton High School on October 21, 2006, 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM for an in-meet training session at the Spooktacular swim meet hosted by Badger Aquatic Club.  See one of the attachments for details and call Ben Radloff, 608-277-8922, or email, bradloff5@hotmail.com, with questions. Registration deadline is October 8th.  
September 20, 2006 -- Here is Drew Walden's report of the 2006 USA Swimming Convention, held September 13-16.  Also see USA Swimming articles, below.  
September 19, 2006 -- Following is a summary of the purpose, guidelines and process recommended by the Background Screening Task Force.  These recommendations were approved by the Board of Directors at their January, 2006 meeting and were presented for endorsement by the USA Swimming House of Delegates at the 2006 USAS Convention.  USA Swimming will begin rolling out the program this fall with five LSCs, with the remainder added over the course of 2007.  We do not know at this time when Wisconsin will be included.  
September 19, 2006 -- Here is some useful information from USA Swimming and some important links for swimmers beginning to consider college swimming.  
September 19, 2006 -- USA Swimming has released time standards for 2006-2007 National Meets, and National Age Group Reportable times for Top-16 consideration. 
 
2006-07 National Age Group Reportable Times  
 
2006 U.S. Open  
2007 Spring Championships  
2007 ConocoPhilips Summer National Championships  
2007 Speedo Junior National Championships  
2007 Short Course Nationals   
State, Zone, and National Time Standards can always be found on the Wisconsin Time Standards Page.
September 19, 2006 -- The next Age Group/Senior Committee Meeting is Tuesday, October 10, beginning at 10:00am, Schroeder YMCA.  Contact Neil Wright.
September 14, 2006 -- USA Swimming has two new programs to encourage swimmers with a disability to train and compete with local USA Swimming member teams.  The first is a Disability Internet Challenge Meet running from September 1 through April 30, 2007.  See the meet info and entry forms, below.  The second program is an incentive program for inclusion of swimmers with a disability in sanctioned meets in the LSC.  Meet hosts will be rewarded with $40 per swimmer with a disability competing in their meets, and a prize of $1000 will be awarded to the meet host with the best idea for fostering inclusion.  This program runs from September 1 through August 31, 2007.  
September 11, 2006 -- Wisconsin Swimming is hosting a USA club business management school on Sunday, October 22 at 9am.  New clubs are required to complete this class before renewing for their second year; existing clubs are highly encouraged to attend.  Details to follow.  
September 6, 2006 -- Reminder: Meet reservations may be postmarked No Earlier Than Tuesday, September 12th.  See the Latest Meet News, below, for information on late changes to the meet schedule.
September 5, 2006 -- SEAY is hosting a Stroke and Turn New Officials Training Clinic on Tuesday, September 19, 2006.  
August 28, 2006 -- After 23 successful years of providing the Germantown community with year round swim instruction, competitive swim programs and scholarship opportunities, the Germantown Seahawk Swim Club has been forced to close its doors.  This well rounded program served the needs of the five year old beginning swimmers up to the college age Olympic Trial qualifiers.  The club survived for 20 months following the close of the Germantown High School Pool by renting pool time from other communities such as the Schroeder YMCA, UWM and Milwaukee County's Noyes Pool.  The hardship and expense of families having to travel miles from Germantown to other communities for daily practice has forced a decline in membership and ultimately our closure as a club.  The talents of our swimmers and dedicated parents will be relocated from Germantown and eagerly absorbed in other communities swim clubs.

We take this opportunity to thank the teams that have always supported GSSC.  Also we would like to extend a special thank you to Matt Miller and Dave Anderson (Schroeder YMCA) Dave Clark and Joel Rollings (UWM) for always finding open lanes at their pools for us.

It is our sincere hope that someday the Germantown Community will realize the need to rebuild their community pool which will enable GSSC to once again provide the community with their own competitive swim program as well providing an offering for the public to enjoy swimming year round.

August 28, 2006 -- Final Wisconsin Top 16 times for the 2006 Long Course season are available at the Wisconsin Top Times Page.
August 25, 2006 -- USA Swimming announced today that the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials will be held June 29 - July 6, 2008, at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb.  The June 29 start date represents a one-day shift from the original schedule.  Trials were previously scheduled to begin June 30.  For more information see the USA Swimming Website.
August 23, 2006 -- Wisconsin Swimming was well represented at the 2006 U.S. Paralympics National Championships in San Antonio Aug. 10-12.  At a Paralympic meet disabled athletes from around the world, who are classified by their ability level, compete against athletes with similar abilities.  The meet this summer also served as the selection meet for the swimmers that will represent Team USA at the Paralympic World Championships which will be held in Durban, South Africa in November. 

Pictured here are the three athletes from Wisconsin who qualified for the National meet.  (Left to Right): Tom Miazga from Ozaukee Aquatics won the 200 Backstroke in the S8 classification.  Kelley Becherer from Sheboygan YMCA, S13, was named to the US Paralympic World Team.  Alex Dionne from Schroeder YMCA won the 200 Butterfly in the S7 classification.  All three athletes also posted numerous best times.  Congratulations!
August 21, 2006 -- Officials and Meet Directors:
Please check out the updated officials lists on the Wisconsin Swimming Officials Page.  As before, there is a listing by classification (starter/ref, stroke/turn, trainees).  New is a list by team which should make it easier to identify officials who may be coming to a swim meet.  Any corrections or changes should be sent to Judy Linsley at jlins53217@earthlink.net.
August 14, 2006 -- Results from the 2006 Wisconsin 13 & Over Long Course Championship Meet.  
August 10, 2006 -- Congratulations to Stephanie Sarandos, of Waukesha Express, who qualified for the 2008 United States Olympic Trials in the 200 Meter Backstroke on Tuesday evening, August 8th. Stephanie swam the event in a 2:17.81, setting a new Wisconsin State Record for 15-16 Girls.  A sophmore at Kettle Moraine High School, Stephanie is a member of the Senior Group at Express.
August 3, 2006 -- Important information is being updated on the 2006 Zone Team Page.  Recent postings:  
August 1, 2006 -- Results from the 2006 Wisconsin 12 & Under Long Course Championship Meet.  
July 21, 2006 -- USA Swimming National Championships will be Webcast live by WCSN.COM, a new sports network that showcases a number of olympic sports.  The broadcast will be live from Irvine, CA, and will be offered free.
July 18, 2006 -- Here is the way you can designate bonus events on your 12 & Under meet entries.  In Team Manager 4.0 there is a "Bonus" entry option.  All the entry chair has to do is type a "b" or "B" in front of the seed time or check the "bonus" column in the athlete entry screen.  When you print your entries, and when the meet director inputs the entries from a club into Meet Manager 2.0, the Bonus entry will have a "b" along with the seed time and these entries will be seeded last.  In order to delete a bonus entry, though, you need to go to the "Event Browser" in Team Manager.
July 18, 2006 -- SEAY is seeking officials for the 12 & Under LC Championship Meet.  See the letter, below, and contact Jennifer Pennings for more information.  
July 18, 2006 -- As set out in Section 8.5 of the By-Laws of Wisconsin Swimming, the LSC is seeking a Certified Public Accountant to provide an audit or review of the accounts, books and records of the LSC.  As a non-profit organization, we are hoping to find a CPA who will be able and willing to perform the audit on a reduced fee basis, or perhaps who is willing to donate the services.  Please contact Peter Healy by email at peterhealy@yahoo.com if you have someone connected with your club, or know of someone, who would be interested in providing this service.

Wisconsin Swimming By-Laws are available on the LSC Rules Page.

July 13, 2006 -- Wisconsin Top 16 Updates for July 13, 2006 can be found at the Wisconsin Top Times Page along with Wisconsin State Records and links to the USA Swimming SWIMS Database.  New this time are 11-12 800m Freestyle events, and complete 18 & Under rankings.
July 12, 2006 -- After the entry deadline passed, the Northern Silver Meet had approximately 450 total swims (8-lane pool) and the Southern Silver Meet had approximately 700 total swims (10-lane pool) for the 2.5 day meet.  Although this would make for a comfortable sized meet with quick sessions, both meets have been deemed too small.  For a point of reference, one of the sessions in the Northern Silver meet was scheduled to last 25 minutes. 

The Silver Meet "at least" qualifying time standards have been removed for this summer and the new entry deadline is Monday, July 17, 2006.  It is the host clubs' discretion to extend the deadline if they so choose, but all teams attending the Silver meet should have an updated meet entry in by Monday, July 17 unless they hear differently from the host team.

The Age Group / Senior Committee will address the Silver meet in its October meeting.  Some of the ideas currently floating around include:

If your team is hosting a meet this weekend, please announce this important change to the swimmers and families attending your meet.
July 11, 2006 -- Updated Meet Information Doc and PDF files have been posted.  There were minor corrections to the cut times for Event 41 13-14 200 Back and Event 46 Senior 200 Fly.  The Hy-Tek file is correct.  See the Latest Meet News.
July 20, 2006 -- The Board of Directors is looking for nominations for the position of Coaches' Representative for Wisconsin Swimming.  The current Coaches' Rep will be assuming the position of Administrative Chair on September 1st and cannot hold two BOD positions.  Please send nominations to Jeanne Drzewiecki at NSSwimming@aol.com.  Ballots will go out during the 13 & Over State Championships in August.  If there are no nominations then the General Chair will appoint someone to that position.
July 10, 2006 -- Attention Coaches!  On Saturday night, July 29th, after finals of the 12 & Under State Meet, there will be an opportunity to eat, relax and unwind at a coaches' social sponsored by Walters Swim Supplies.  See the flier below for information and directions.  
June 29, 2006 -- Jim Mohr forwarded this article on an IRS audit of a youth soccer organization.  The issue was payroll withholding for coaches.  This issue could apply to any swim team that does not treat a coach as an employee.  
June 28, 2006 -- Registration forms and instructions for the 2006 Central Zone Championship - Team Wisconsin are now available on the 2006 Zones Page. Be sure to check this page often for the latest information about the Zone Championship Meet this Summer. 

Wisconsin Zone Team apparel packages and swimwear are available at www.all-americanaquatics.com. To access the All-American Aquatics' WI Zone Team Store members need to sign up as registered users. Click on 'log in' or on the Zone Team logo. New customers need to provide their information and should choose 'WI Zone Team 2006' in the team detail window. Returning users just need to log in. Once logged in, click on the Zone Team logo on the homepage to enter the store. Customers with previous team store affiliations will enter their home team store first and need to select 'WI Zone Team 2006' from the pull down menu under their team logo.

Please note all WI Zone Team Packages will be shipped to the State Meets for distribution. Additional WI Zone Team selections may be shipped to the State Meets or shipped to another location to be specified at checkout. If you have any questions, please call All-American Aquatics at 1-800-910-7946.

June 28, 2006 -- Congratulations to the following newly elected members of the Wisconsin Swimming Board of Directors.  New members take office effective September 1st. And congratulations to Brian Hancy of FAST as recipient of the 2006 Wisconsin Swimming Outstanding Service. See the nomination letter, below: In other LSC news, several rule changes were voted on.  See the Rules Page for information.  The 2006-07 Fall/Winter meet schedule was approved, but will not be official until teams in the East Regional choose between two Regional Meet bids.  Watch the website for the meet schedule to be posted when official.
June 26, 2006 -- Chris Meyers of the Schroeder YMCA set a new state record in the 200 meter breaststroke on June 4th at the BST meet at Schroeder Aquatic Center.  He eclipsed the old record with a time of 2:52.15.  Congratulations Chris!

Congratulations to Waukesha Express swimmers, Pamela Breitrick and Lucas Kuriga, who set new state records at the Rochester (Minn.) Summer Invitational meet. Pamela set an 11/12 1500 Free record with a time of 18:56.83, and Lucas set both a 11/12 1500 Free record with a time of 18:33.60, and an 800 Free record (as a split in the 1500) at 9:49.74.

June 26, 2006 -- Elections for the athlete representative to the Wisconsin Swimming board of directors will be held this summer at the 13 and Over State Championships.  Nominations should be submitted to Emily Schweitz via email emmy4290@yahoo.com by August 1st.
June 2, 2006 -- A Stroke &p; Turn Officials training clinic will be offered June 12th at Appleton YMCA.  Contact David Wardecke for information.  
June 2, 2006 -- The next Age Group/Senior Committee Meeting is Wednesday, June 14, beginning at 10:00am, Schroeder YMCA.  Contact Neil Wright.
June 26, 2006 -- The next meeting of the Wisconsin Swimming Board of Directors and House of Delegates will be June 27 at Waukesha South High School.  The board will meet at 5:45 PM, and the HOD will meet at 7:15.

All materials previously mailed out are now posted here on the Wisconsin Swimming website.  Meeting notices, meeting minutes, meet schedules and important information like rules, policies and forms are available on the site and constitute official notification of meetings.  Here are the documents you will need for the upcoming meeting.

Meeting agenda and past meeting minutes can always be found at the LSC Meetings Page.
May 20, 2006 -- Wisconsin Swimming is now accepting nominations for positions with the Board of Directors and invites the submission of nominations from its membership.  The positions that will need to be filled for the upcoming term (September 2006 - October 2008) include: If you would like to nominate an individual or yourself for any of the positions listed above, please email or call Neil Wright at nfwj@yahoo.com or 262.635.3843.  Deadline to submit nominations is June 26, 2006.  If you would like more information on what each position entails and requires, please read through the Rules & Bylaws found on this website or contact any of the current officers.
May 20, 2006 -- Wisconsin Swimming Records are now updated to include the end of the 2005-06 short course season.  Congratulations to new record holders: Aja Van Hout (BAC), Kayla Skenandore (WEST), Paul Young (LAKE), Kyle Bubolz (UN).
Congratulations, also, to relay teams from: Waukesha Express, Lake Country, and Schroeder Y, who combined for 14 new relay records.

Wisconsin Swimming records are posted in January, April and October.  Current records can be found at the link below and on the Wisconsin Top Times Page.

Please send updates to Dave Joyce. 
May 25, 2006 -- Attention All Teams and Meet Directors:

Meet Bids for the 2006-2007 LSC Winter Meet Schedule are due June 13, 2006.  They should be postmarked by or on June 13, 2006.  (Overnight is not necessary, as long as the postmark meets the deadline ---- save the money!)  A $20 Meet Bid fee, made payable to Wisconsin Swimming Inc., should be included with each meet submitted.  Meet bids can be sent via e-mail, but the $20 fee per meet must be received before the meet will be included in the LSC Schedule.  The Meet Bid form is available online on the Wisconsin Swimming Forms Page.

Send Meet Bids to:
Cris Lewis, Administrative Chair
W2131 Lau Road
Kaukauna, WI 54130

swimlewis@sbcglobal.net
(920) 687-9452 Phone if there are any questions.

May 11, 2006 -- Attention all Wisconsin clubs and UW fans!  National Champions, Adam Mania and Tim Liebhold, will be putting on Start & Turn and Stroke clincs for teams throughout Wisconsin.  See the flier below for information.  Coaches can contact Adam Mania to set up dates and times.  
May 8, 2006 -- Swim with the Stars will be holding several events this summer in Atlanta, Georgia.  Some of the athletes scheduled are Michael Phelps, Ian Crocker and Lenny Krayzelburg. See www.swimwiththestars.com for more details.
May 4, 2006 -- USA Swimming's 20 questions Tuesday features Elmbrook Swim Club and Wisconsin Swimming Alumni, Sarah Wanezek!  For an interesting read on swimming, life, dedication, and retirement check out the article on USA Swimming's web site.  
May 4, 2006 -- It is time to vote for Female and Male Age Group and Senior Swimmer of the Year and also Age Group and Senior Coach of the Year.  This year we are trying a new approach to generate more votes from our Wisconsin Coaches.  Coaches that were registered during 2005 and 2006 have a vote - you have until Friday May 19th to cast your vote.  From the votes compiled, a committee will assemble the Top 3 votes in each category and you will have a second vote with the winners to be announced during this July/August's State Championships with awards provided again by Walter's Swim Supplies (www.walterswim.com).

Remember that votes should be based off of last year's long course season and this past winter's short course season.  Results from both seasons can be found by looking into the Wisconsin Swimming Meet archives.

All votes should be returned to Jeanne Drzewiecki (Coaches' Rep) by email (NSSwimming@aol.com) or via facsimile (414.777.5210).

 
May 2, 2006 -- Wisconsin Swimming is now accepting nominations for this year's Outstanding Service Award recipient and invites the submission of nominations from its membership.
In recognizing the importance of volunteer work, United States Swimming and Phillips Petroleum Company take great pride in honoring the role of the volunteer as an important investment in the future of all swimming athletes and the growth of the programs they represent.
All nominations must be in writing and accompany a completed Outstanding Service Award Nomination form (over). Nominations received by June 1, 2006, will be listed and presented at the June LSC meeting for consideration by the membership.  
May 1, 2006 -- Be sure to check the Zone-C Page for the latest information about the 2006 Central Zone Championship Meet this Summer.  Preliminary information is posted now and soon there will be registration forms.
April 20, 2006 -- A starter/ref training clinic will be offered May 6th in Cedarburg High School during the OZ swim meet.  Contact Tim McAvoy for information.
April 19, 2006 -- The next meeting of the Wisconsin Swimming Board of Directors and House of Delegates will be April 25 at Waukesha South High School.  The board will meet in room 106 at 5:45 PM, and the HOD will meet at 7:15 in the Cafeteria.

Beginning with this meeting, all materials previously mailed out are now posted here on the Wisconsin Swimming website.  Meeting notices, meeting minutes, meet schedules and important information like rules, policies and forms are available on the site and constitute official notification of meetings.  Here are the documents you will need for the upcoming meeting.