November is
Coaches' Appreciation Month
We Are Thankful For
Terrific Coaches!
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November marks the start of
USA Swimming’s
coach appreciation month!
All month long, we will be celebrating our amazing coaches across the state.
Wisconsin Swimming wants to thank our coaches for the dedication, hard work and time they put into developing our amazing athletes.
Attached are worksheets for athletes to fill out. Athletes can complete the worksheets and hand them directly to their coaches.
If your club is highlighting your coaches on social media, remember to tag @wisconsinswimming and use the hashtag #ThankYouCoach so we can interact with your post!
Here are some post ideas to participate:
- • Share photos of your swimmer’s submissions from the Thank You Coach worksheets.
- • Share the reasons why your coaches are the best in the sport.
- • Share fun memories from the past years with your coaches with photos and videos.
- • Ask swimmers to reply to your post with their favorite memories or thank you messages.
- • Take a video of your team thanking their coaches.
Our coaches are the best, so make sure to show your appreciation throughout the entire month!
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WI Swimming
2022 YTD Registration Stats
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Total Athletes 3992
Total Non Athletes 477
Total Clubs 38
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- November 5, 2021 at 3 p.m. EST Coach Safe Sport Training
- November 10, 2021 New Officials Training: Stroke and Turn
- November 14-20: Child Safety Week
- November 14, 2021 Coaching a Para Athlete Virtual Clinic (Information below)
- November 14, 2021 Para Swimming Foundations virtual clinic.
- November 17, Zoom Deadline to WI Swimming
- December 1, 2021 at 8 p.m. EST Parent Safe Sport Training
- December 2, 2021 at 8 p.m. EST Athlete Safe Sport Training
- December 3, 2021 at 3 p.m. EST Coach Safe Sport Training
- December 5, 2021 Bella's Christmas order deadline
- December 6, 2021 Single Age State Meet deadline
- January 8-9, 2021 2022 Mid-States 14&Under All Star Championships
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Unique Christmas Gift Ideas for 2021 |
Wisconsin Swimming has teamed up with Bella Custom Designs to offer unique apparel options for Christmas of 2021. Click the link below and place your order today!
Deadline for orders to be received by Christmas is
Sunday, December 5, 2021
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Open enrollment for Coach Insurance is now open through November 1, 2021.
Types of insurance available includes health, vision, dental and life.
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USA Swimming is excited to again offer the opportunity for USA Swimming clubs and LSCs to obtain an Enterprise level Zoom license for $240 per year starting January 1, 2022.
By Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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Athletes- Have You Turned 18? Will You Be Turning 18 Soon? |
Athletes that completed their Safe Sport Certification prior to turning 18
must also complete the Adult Athlete Protection Training.
Click the tab below for instructions on finding and completing the correct Athlete Protection Training Course.
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Coaches, Officials and Non Athlete members, do not wait until the last minute before a swim meet to make sure you credentials are in good standing.
You will not be permitted on the pool deck if your deck pass does not show you are in good standing. NO EXCEPTIONS!!
USA Swimming's APT, & CAT trainings are taking some time to connect to profiles and may need additional assistance by contacting Learn@usaswimming.org
American Red Cross's Online Coaches Safety Training has also been causing some issues with sending the certificate.
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Coaches Advantage Tutorial (CAT) If your requirement has expired or is set to expire on or before January 31, 2022. USA Swimming will be providing an extension of this requirement for you until February 1, 2022. The USA Swimming learning management system, LEARN, is experiencing technical difficulties preventing our members from completing their CAT requirement prior to their expiration dates.
Your membership with USA Swimming will not be affected due to this requirement during this interim period.
If you are a new non-athlete coach member, you will automatically get an expiration date of February 1, 2022. It is at this time, that you will be required to complete the course.
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Athlete Protection Training (APT) Not sure which course to take to complete the Requirements? Are you 18+ and a member of USA Swimming? In LEARN click on “Courses” and search for your course. Click the tab below to see the course you need to complete.
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USA Swimming Safe Sport's MAAPP Requirements The deadline to implement MAAPP 2.0 was September 1, 2021.
This is a requirement for all USA Swimming members, its member clubs, LSCs and Zones. In addition, all members must review and sign this policy annually.
Learn more by visiting the link below.
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2021 SSRP Trainings Safe Sport is committed to creating a healthy environment that is free from abuse for all members. As we continue with virtual learning opportunities throughout 2021, we will be increasing security measures to keep parents, athletes and coaches safe during trainings. Starting in January, all trainings will require individuals to register ahead of time.
In addition, we have enhanced our Safe Sport Trainings' security measures and will have the following in place:
Meetings will be locked
Athlete attendees will only have access to chat with hosts
Multiple USA Swimming Safe Sport staff will be on all trainings and will monitor participant video share
Frequent check-ins with attendees
Screen share and annotation capabilities will be disabled
Meetings will require registration and athlete training registrations will be cross-checked with USA Swimming member records
USA Swimming has enabled the At-Risk Meeting Notifier tool from Zoom. This tool searches the public internet for Zoom meeting information and checks the meeting's security settings. Zoom notifies USA Swimming if a meeting appears to be at high risk for being disrupted. This tool is enabled for all USA Swimming hosted Zoom meetings.
Safe Sport trainings are held monthly, please view trainings dates through March 2021 below:
Parent Training:
Athlete Training (ages 12-18):
Coach Training:
If you cannot attend these trainings, athletes and parents can independently complete trainings using the USA Swimming LEARN platform. Click the link below for more info on Safe Sport trainings.
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- This is a public forum for posting swimming related job openings.
- Wisconsin Swimming, Inc. makes no representation concerning these postings.
- Please contact the individual organizations for information regarding the postings.
- Listings will be removed after their posted deadline date or after six months.
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Do you have a competitive swimming background?
Are you looking to get involved?
Click the tab below to see all of the
Employment Opportunities with
Wisconsin Swimming Teams
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The Fall Swimming Season is in full swing. As you post celebrations and photos of your team on your social media accounts, please use our hashtag #wisconsinswimming. We will watch for teams using our hashtag and feature your photos on our social media sites.
Thank you,
Ryan, Brady, Bailey and Lucy
Your WI Swimming Athlete Representatives
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Wisconsin Swimming is Looking for photos from all of the clubs in our LSC. We would like to feature you on the front page of the Wisconsin Swimming website and on our social media accounts. If you have any photos that your club would like featured please DM them to one of the Wisconsin Swimming social media accounts or send them to Athlete Representative Liaison Laurie Carlson at wisconsinswimming@gmail.com
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2022 WI Swimming Championship time standards are posted.
Click the buttons to see the standards.
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Coaches and Club Leadership Announcements |
Non Athlete Coaches, Officials and Board Members
2022 Registration is Open
Click the tab below to register for your 2022 Premium Membership
Meet Referees - if your club is hosting a meet this fall, you have to be registered for 2022 and in good standing to be able to access OTS.
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Just a reminder that each team has a team account on the WI Swimming website that houses all registration and meet financial transactions filed with Wisconsin Swimming. If you are the administrator for your club and you would like assistance connecting to your Team account please contact Angela at admin@wisconsinswimming.org
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State and National Record Recognition |
If your athlete has broken a state or national LCM record, please click the tab above to submit the record to
Janet Thomas
by using the Google Form.
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WIAA Championship Meet Best Times |
Coaches- If you have athletes achieving best times during Observed WIAA Championship Meets, please complete the form to have those times loaded into SWIMS.
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Other Upcoming
Virtual Officials' Clinics
- November 10, 2021 New Officials Training: Stroke and Turn
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Are you interested in becoming an official?
The first step in becoming an official is to take a clinic.
If you are interested in the "wet side", you start by taking a Stroke and Turn Official clinic. If you are interested in the "dry side", you start by taking an Administrative Official clinic.
If you have any questions about officials training clinics, please do not hesitate to contact Jacqueline (Jacky) Jugenheimer, Wisconsin Swimming Officials Chair, officialschair@wisconsinswimming.org, or 608-695-2894.
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Marquette Wildcat Swim Club is Looking for Officials |
WACY is looking for any officials that would be interested in coming to Northen Michigan Univeristy to officiate some of our home meets.
We pay mileage and $21 per hour.
If you would like more details please contact
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On November 14, two virtual clinics will be held. Foundations INTRO and a Coaching a Para Swimmer Clinic. So if you can't make the in-person event in October, register for the virtual sessions. Flyer and registration information is attached below.
The flyers are attached to this email and can be found on the U.S. Para Swimming website.
Upcoming Competitions:
- December 17 – 19: U.S. Para Swimming National Championships – Greensboro, N.C.
- April TBD: World Series Indianapolis (This will serve as the selection for the World Championships).
- June 12 – 18: WPS World Championships - Portugal
We are working on the 2022 Calendar and hope to have information out in early December!
For more information on para-swimming, check out the link below:
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2022 Mid States All Star Championships |
Team Wisconsin will be participating in the Mid States All Star Championships
January 8-9, 2022.
More information will be
coming soon.
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Wisconsin Swimming, Inc | 414-897-3735 | PO Box 141, New London, WI 54961 | www.wisconswimming.org |
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