South Carolina Swimming
News & Updates
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The 2021-2022 season is off to a great start as we head into the holiday season!
#GoSCSwimming
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includes meet information, entry lists, Covid-19 policies and hotel & ticket links.
This year's competition will again take place in Greensboro, NC, December 8-11.
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South Carolina Swimming hosted it's inaugural Developmental Select Camp on November 21st in Mt. Pleasant. Athletes worked on stroke & racing technique, practiced new dryland exercises and learned about athlete nutrition. At the end of the day, the athletes divided up into teams and had an ISL-type Skins session.
The day was a great success and we're looking forward to hosting more of these in the very near future to help develop our athletes!
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Thanks to all of our clubs who have helped promote South Carolina Swimming on their social media sites by tagging the South Carolina LSC and using the hashtag #GoSCSwimming. Our November promotion saw over 175 posts using the tags and hashtags. Congratulations to Y -Spartaquatics for coming out on top of our November contest. They received weekend passes to the Speedo Winter Junior Championships for their efforts.
Keep up the great work in December! We'll have more prizes for our clubs.
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University of South Carolina Swim Camps are back for 2022! This year's camps include Overnight Camps, Speed & Power Camps, Summer League Tune-Ups and Long & Short Axis Camps. For more information, visit SouthCarolinaSwimCamps.com.
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2022 ZONE TEAM APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN |
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Applications for the 2022 South Carolina Swimming Age Group Zone Team are now open. The 2022 Southern Zone Age Group Championships will take place July 25-August 1 in Arlington, Texas. South Carolina Swimming had their highest points total ever last season and are looking to achieve even greater results in 2022.
The Coach application is open until January 1st and the first round of the athlete application will be open until April 1st. For more information, click on the links below, or e-mail Age Group Committee Chair Eduardo Dos Santos.
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South Carolina Swimming College Commitments |
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Will Humphreys
Southern Tide Swim Club
Carson-Newman University
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Mary Jensen
Team Greenville
University of North Carolina-Pembroke
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Kaylin Shannon
Upper Palmetto YMCA Rays
Virginia Wesleyan University
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Christian Smrekar
Upper Palmetto YMCA Rays
Emory & Henry University
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Cameron Owen
Sportsclub Swim Club
University of Maine
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Help us recognize and celebrate our college commitments. If you have swimmer who has recently committed to swim at the next level, please send in their information along with a quote and a photo to sdd@sc-swimming.org and we'll make sure to recognize them in the next newsletter.
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2022 USA Swimming Foundation Learn-to-Swim Grant Applications
USA Swimming Foundation Learn-to-Swim Grant applications for lesson providers are now available. Applications will be accepted until December 15, 2021.
The USA Swimming Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming, has awarded more than $6.6 million since 2007 to help fund youth learn-to-swim programs across the country via its more than 1,500 verified swim lesson providers. In 2021, the USA Swimming Foundation awarded $509,913 to 69 youth learn-to-swim programs. For the first time in 2022, the USA Swimming Foundation will also award grants to programs focused on adult learn-to-swim efforts.
Youth Grant Program
To be considered for the 2022 Youth Learn To Swim Grant, applicants must be an approved USA Swimming swim lesson provider in good standing and provide a detailed project budget and program narrative within the grant application. The 2022 USA Swimming Foundation Youth Learn to Swim Grant Guidelines can be found here and the grant application can be found here. Funding will be provided to programs directly benefiting children who would not otherwise have the opportunity to learn to swim.
The application to join the USA Swimming swim lesson provider network can be found here for those interested in future funding opportunities.
Adult Grant Program
To be considered for the 2022 Adult Learn To Swim Grant, applicants must be willing to register as a USMS club or workout group, provide opportunities for eligible adults to participate in USMS programs upon readiness, and present a detailed project budget and program narrative within the grant application. The grant application can be found here. Funding will be provided to programs directly benefiting adults who would not otherwise have the opportunity to learn to swim.
Grant Application Webinars
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South Carolina Swimming is still waiting for DQ Slips & Scratch Cards to arrive. If you are in need of either, your best bet is to download and print forms from the links below. |
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USA Swimming is extending their offer for USA Swimming clubs and LSCs to obtain an Enterprise level Zoom license for $240 per year starting January 1, 2022.
The Enterprise level license is the top tier package that Zoom offers with all the bells and whistles included.
The deadline for this opportunity is Wednesday, December 8th. All interested clubs can get in touch with Karen Alexander for more information.
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USA Swimming’s top priority continues to be keeping it's athletes safe. No form of abuse, including child sexual abuse, has a place in the sport. As a part of it's continued commitment to safeguarding our athletes, USA Swimming has enacted enhancements to it's Safe Sport policy requirements.
Starting September 1, 2021, all USA Swimming member clubs and LSCs are required to implement the updated Minor Athlete Abuse Protection Policy (MAAPP) in full.
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Athlete Protection Training |
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South Carolina Swimming has thirteen Safe Sport certified clubs.
YCSC, CA, CAT, AAYM, FAST, GVST, PALM, YSSC, SMRT, SWIM, SCSC, CAC & RAYS have all completed their Safe Sport certifications. For more information about becoming a Safe Sport certified club, visit the USA Swimming Safe Sport page or contact South Carolina Safe Sport coordinator Heather Alexander.
Clubs that are among the first 1500 nationwide to complete Safe Sport certification are eligible for the Keeping Athletes First Incentive. Clubs will be entered into a monthly drawing fro a visit from a U.S. National Team athlete. For more information, visit USA Swimming's Safe Sport Recognition page.
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ON DECK WITH OUR OFFICIALS |
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Are spectator numbers limited at meets? Not a problem!
You can become an official on deck!
Register for a virtual Stroke-and-Turn Clinic today! Email the registration form to Jason Overby (overbyj@cofc.edu). Upon receipt of the registration form, you will be sent login information for the clinic and start your journey to becoming #OfficiallyAwesome!
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Current Officials have the opportunity to attend training for
Starters, Deck Referees and Chief Judges.
Current Officials have the opportunity to attend training for Administrative Referees. E-Mail Aimee McMillan (officials@sc-swimming.org) for more information.
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Renewals
All officials must renew their Non-Athlete Membership as well as take the recertification test for their highest level before 12/31/21. It is imperative that officials DO NOT WAIT until the last week of the year. It has been made explicitly clear by the National Officials Committee that the testing website cannot handle large numbers of officials simultaneously taking a test. Please plan accordingly.
APT and Background Check
If you experience any issues with APT or Background Check not showing appropriately in your Deck Pass, please email learn@usaswimming.org. Issues surrounding these components of your membership are controlled by USA Swimming and not by the LSC. It is currently being reported that longer than normal times for your APT and Background Check data to appear on your Deck Pass so plan accordingly and do not wait till the end of the year.
Name Tags
With the adoption of a new logo for SC Swimming, new name tags will be ordered for all officials who renew by January 10, 2022. This new name tag will read the same as the name on your USA Swimming registration (First name Last name). If you would like your new name tag to read differently, please email Aimee McMillan (officials@sc-swimming.org).
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Thank you for your service to South Carolina Swimming.
We hope to see you there!
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