Time to Renew USA-S Membership and USA Swimming Foundation Donations

December is upon us. For some that means snow and cold, blustery winds. For others, not so much (and I should come visit you). For all of us, however, it is time to renew our membership with USA Swimming. In order to do any volunteer travel for USA Swimming, you must be a current member with the organization. Registration forms can be found online through your LSC. Many athlete representatives may have already been taken care of through their clubs. If you have not received a 2010 membership card in the mail, please check with your team, parents, college team, etc. It is your responsibility to keep this up to date and it only takes a few minutes to complete.

Also, last year, there was an athlete movement to support the USA Swimming Foundation. I encourage every athlete to continue this effort, whether that contribution be large or small. As athletes, it is imperative to support the growth of our sport and, for me, it is exciting to be able to share my sport with those who may not otherwise be able to participate. You can contribute at whatever level you feel comfortable, everything from specific dollar amounts to sponsoring swim lessons.

Thank you so much for the time you commit to our sport out of the water!

Linda Marie Riker

National Athlete Representatives

National Athlete Representative names are in. Five athletes who competed at the 2009 SCY Nationals have just joined the Athletes Committee. They include:




Caroline Burckle - Fullerton Aquatics Sports Team
Tyler Clary - University of Michigan
Jessica Hardy - Trojan Swim Club
Conor Sweeney - Swim Atlanta (UGA)
Nelson Westby - Mecklenburg Aquatic Club

For full results from the meet available here.

Athlete Rep Wins 200 Free, Sets Meet Record

Congratulations to Michigan athlete representative, Clay Youngquist of Lakeview Aquatic Club for winning the Men's 200 Freestyle this past weekend at the Junior National Championships in Columbus Ohio. He won the final with a time of 1:37.16! Check out full meet results here.

2009-2010 Committee Appointments

Athlete committee appointments for the 2009-2010 volunteer year have been finalized. Congratulations to those of you who made it on to a committee! I look forward to seeing you all at convention in Dallas, if not sooner. You should be receiving a letter in the mail shortly to announce your position. If you are interested in getting in contact with any of the following athlete representatives, please let me know.

Tyler

PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEES

Board of Directors

Tyler Storie

Linda Riker

Maddy Crippen

Alison Terry

Blake McKay

Trent Staley (Ex-officio)

Neil Walker (Ex-officio)

Kalyn Keller (Ex-officio)

Executive Committee

Tyler Storie

Linda Riker

International Relations

Maddy Crippen

Aaron Peirsol

Neil Walker

Tim Liebhold

Trent Staley

Governance

Carole Yoshiwara

Kelley Otto

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES

Awards

Michael G. Daniel

Convention Education

April Robinson

Kekoa Taparra

Credentials/Elections

Edward Malick

Kaite Howard

Registration/Membership

Rachael Holcomb

Nathan Weiss

Rules and Regulations

Claire LeTendre

Hannah Wilson

Blake McKay

Tyler Storie

Brittany Boldizar

Safety Education

Claire Brandt

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES

Club Development

Mike Kauffman

Madeline Gillen

Disability Swimming

Mallory Weggermann

Erin Popovich

Diversity

Carole Yoshiwara

Shawn Parkhurst

LSC Development

Brittany Boldizar

Haley Smith

PROGRAM OPERATIONS COMMITTEES

Championship Evaluation

Corrie Clark

Caitlin Leverenz

Officials

Chris Thompson

Catrina Silveria

Times and Recognition

Kaite Westbrook

Aimee Middleton

TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

Olympic International Operations

Trent Staley

Maddy Crippen

Fran Crippen

Tim Liebhold

Jarrett Perry

Linda Riker

Megan Ryther

Alison Terry

Chris Thompson

Age Group Development

Magaret Healy

Gina Mayer

National Team Evaluation

Tim Liebhold

Senior Development

Garret Weber-Gale

Diana Munz

Corrie Clark (Ex-officio)

Sports Medicine/Science

Patrick Dideum

Jarrett Perry

Cascade Tuholske

Steering

Trent Staley

Maddy Crippen

ATHLETES' COMMITTEES

Athletes' Executive

Tyler Storie

Linda Riker

Maddy Crippen

Neil Walker

Ann Marie Pate

Chris Thompson

Zach Niles

Jake Grosser

Trent Staley

Tim Liebhold

Blake McKay

Kalyn Keller (Ex-officio)

Aaron Peirsol (Ex-officio)

Zone Representatives

Kelley Otto (Central)

Haley Smith (Eastern)

Hannah Wilson (Southern)

Carole Yoshiwara (Western)

TREASURER'S COMMITTEES

Audit

Megan Ryther

Investment

Kelley Otto