Vision: To provide pathways for our members to achieve excellence in the sport of swimming and in life.

Mission: To champion an inclusive and collaborative swim community supporting members and families by providing opportunities for education, fun, leadership, personal growth and competition.

Values: Fun, Achievement, Safe/Inclusive, Teamwork (FAST)

WI Swimming

2024 YTD Registration Stats

Total Athletes 853

Total Non-Athletes 132

Total Clubs 11

Mark Your Calendar

September 1 2024 Registration Opens

September 8 Meet Sanctions/ Approval Form Opened

September 12 Meet Reservations postmarked no earlier than SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2023 (WI LSC TEAMS)

September 19 Meet Reservations postmarked no earlier than SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2023 (Non-LSC Teams)

September 15, @ 3 PM ET Coaches SSRP | REGISTER

September 23, @ 12 PM MT USA Swimming Annual Business Meeting

September 26 @ 5 PM WSI Board of Directors Meeting

September 30 @ 8 AM WSI Online Referee Certification Clinic REGISTER

October 10 @ 6:30 PM New Administrative Official Online Clinic REGISTER

October 11 @ 10 PM ET Parents SSRP | REGISTER

October 12, @ 10PM ET Athletes | REGISTER

October 13, 2 p.m. ET Coaches SSRP | REGISTER

October 17 @ 6:30 PM New Stroke and Turn Officials Online Clinic REGISTER

November 1 @ 6:30 PM New Stater Officials Online Clinic REGISTER

November 2 @ 8PM ET Athletes | REGISTER

November 3, 3 p.m. ET Coaches SSRP | REGISTER

November 11 @ 8 PM ET Parents SSRP | REGISTER

December 6 @ 8 PM ET Parents SSRP | REGISTER

December 7 @ 8PM ET Athletes | REGISTER

December 8, 3 p.m. ET Coaches SSRP | REGISTER

September 1, 2024 - USA Swimming will be extending the Quality Coaching Framework (QCF) requirement for existing coaches.

2023 CLBMS 201 Courses:

August 26 | November 4

Learn more and register here.

Additional Safe Sport Training Opportunities

Additional Training Opportunities in September and October

Per member feedback, USA Swimming Safe Sport is providing additional training opportunities in the months of September and October. Note: Trainings in the same month will have the same information.

September

Who Should Attend?
Officials, meet directors, meet marshals or other non-athlete members who work at swim meets
Training Focus:
Reporting, official-to-official conflict, professionalism, conflict resolution tactics and responding to concerns
Training Opportunities:
September 30, 12:30 p.m. ET | REGISTER

October

Who should Attend?
Anyone!
Training Focus:
October is Bullying Prevention Month, so the team will focus on resources and tips focused on bullying - what it is, how to spot it and how to intervene to stop it
Training Opportunities:
October 4, 6 p.m. ET | REGISTER
October 21, 3 p.m. ET | REGISTER

CLICK HERE FOR ALL USA SWIMMING TRAININGS

WSI Board Member Spotlight

Safe Sport Chair

Monna Arvinen-Barrow

Monna grew up in Finland and spent all her free time at a local ice rink as a figure skater, and later as a figure- and synchronized skating coach. She got involved in swimming in 2004, by starting baby swimming lessons with her 4-month-old daughter Amie. After swimming for both Shorewood Swim Club and Shorewood High School, Amie is now a sophomore at Brown University, and a member of the women’s swim & dive team.

Monna currently serves Wisconsin Swimming as the Safe Sport Chair. Over the past decade, you may have also seen Monna at swim meets as a swim official. Her “real” job is at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she works as an associate professor in sport and performance psychology. She also teaches part time for University of St. Augustine, FL, and is the establishing Editor-in-Chief for the Journal for Advancing Sport Psychology in Research.

Monna is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol.) and an Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) of the British Psychological Society, Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC®) and a Fellow (FAASP) of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology, a Certified Mental Performance Coach and Exercise Practitioner (UPV sert.) of the Finnish Psychological Association. She provides sport and performance psychology consultation services to athletes and coaches in various sports and competitive levels.

WSI Safe Sport Resources

13 Clubs nationwide completed their Safe Sport Club Recognition Program in July 2023. Is yours next?

USA Swimming Safe Sport has created a Safe Sport Club Recognition Program to promote a culture that fosters physical and psychosocial safety of everyone involved in swimming. While the program is not yet required for clubs by the USA Swimming, the rumor has it that it will be in a not-too-distant future. As an LSC, let’s make Wisconsin 100% Safe Sport recognized sooner rather than later!

To get you started:

1. Don’t forget that the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy must be acknowledged annually.

2. USA Swimming Safe Sport offers Safe Sport training for athletes, coaches, parents, officials, and meet marshals in September and October. This is a great way to start the Safe Sport Club Recognition process!

3. Don’t forget to check out Wisconsin Swimming Safe Sport page for help in getting your started.

Click the black button below to go to the WSI Safe Sport Page

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New to Wisconsin Swimming: Go-to resources for Athletes, Coaches, Parents and Officials on Psychosocial Aspects of Keeping Kids Safe in Sport

Prompted by the increasing emphasis on athlete, coach, and official psychological safety in sport, Wisconsin Swimming has prepared a simple go-to guide for its members related psychosocial aspects of safe sport participation. Don’t forget to check it out by clicking the link below!

Click Here to go to the WSI Safe Sport Page

Click here to access resources on the WSI page featuring Psychosocial Aspects of Keeping Kids Safe in Sport

WSI Contacts

Wisconsin Swimming Contacts for the 2024 Season

Registration Questions: Registration@wisconsinswimming.org

Meet Questions, Pre Meet Recons, Post Meet Information:

Meets@wisconsinswimming.org

Finance Questions: Finance@wisconsinswimming.org

Non-Athlete Coaches, Officials and Others Needing Credentials Updated or Have Questions:

Amyd@wisconsinswimming.org

Any Paperwork or Payments, Send To:

Wisconsin Swimming

1907 Cedarhurst Drive

New London, WI 54961

All Other Questions:

admin@wisconsinswimming.org

WSI Meet Updates

Meet Sanction Process

Wisconsin Swimming will be rolling out a new, digital meet sanctioning process over the first week of September. Please watch for more information to be shared via email on the WSI website.

State and National Record Recognition

Click Here to submit any new records

If your athlete has broken a state or national record, please click the tab above to submit the record to

Tina Garbacz

by using the Google Form.

Employment Opportunities

WI Swimming Coaches Wanted:

Click Here for Employment Opportunities

Wisconsin Swimming, Inc | 414-897-3735 | PO Box 141, New London, WI 54961 | www.wisconswimming.org