Michigan Swimming News & Updates

2026 Central Zone Championship Meet

Congrats to Team Michigan! We won the 2026 Central Zone Championship Meet! This is the first win for the state of Michigan at a zone championship meet since 2001 and our first win ever under the 14 & Under format.

Michigan brought a powerful team of 148 athletes to Evansville, Indiana to compete against Oklahoma, Ozark Swimming, Missouri Valley, Team Ohio, and Team Indiana. Our two closest competitors, Team Indiana and Team Ohio outnumbered us by over 80 athletes and 100 athletes respectively. But that didn’t rattle our Team Michigan swimmers who stayed focused, cheered for one another with passion, and swam for a mission bigger than their individual times.

Team Michigan had strong top 8 representation across events, often having 3 or more athletes on the podium at the same time. We had a multitude of individual champions, numerous high point winners, and a plethora of relay medalists. Our 11-12 boys A relays won all four relay events. Two of our swimmers also broke state records. Kallen McDowall in the 11-12 boys 50m freestyle with a time of 26.22 and Theo Hovord in the 10 & Under boys 100m backstroke with a time of 1:14.62.

Great job to the fantastic swim programs around Michigan that prepared these athletes to excel on the big stage! We look forward to continued success and fun at future zone meets.

Thanks for helping us raise the standard!

Jamal Roberts

Team Michigan Head Coach

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MISI GC Update, 8 August 2026

2026 Summer Championship Season: MAGS to Junior Nats and Everything in Between Four full weeks of championship racing including: Hartford Nationals at Calvin College, Speedo CZ Sectionals at OSU, MAGS and Ultra at Holland, NCSA’s in Indy, Futures in Madison and Knoxville, Toyota Nationals at Irvine, CZ 14 & U Zones in Evansville, and Junior Nationals out in Cali. More than a mouthful of event sites, not to mention events; more than armful of memorable swims across those meets for Michigan Swimming athletes. Thank you to all of the athletes, coaches, and volunteers that made each of these events an exciting venue in which to race Extra Special Congratulations to Team Michigan at the CZ 14 & U Zone Championships! The good and the great times were rolling off the backs of our dedicated, disciplined and determined racers at every level. This week, and in our next newsletter, coaches will report in from each meet. If swimmers at those meets would like to share their view from the deck and the water, then please send your reports to Dawn Gurley at: dawn.gurley@miswim.org

MISI 2026 Michigan Select Camp: Pure Michigan Planning for 2028 and 2032 Our goal with this camp is to Elevate Athlete Performance and Excellence at preparing for Olympic Trials and beyond. Initial invitations have been sent to athletes and coaches with Winter Junior National qualifying standards. With a capacity of 32 athletes and 60 coaches, if the athlete cap is not filled, invitations will then open to our next level of elite athletes. Our second wave of invitations will be sent to head coaches on Sunday, August 9 (tomorrow), so that you have as much time as possible to determine your interest in this opportunity. Camp registration will close when the athlete cap has been met. For more information about the 2026 Michigan Select Camp: Click Here.

October HoD, Mid-day Workshops, Recognition Banquet October 3, 2026, Lansing BoD Descriptions and positions open will be posted in our next newsletter. Athlete/Coach/Non-Athlete tracks will be offered during the middle of the day. Team Michigan Recognition Banquet and Celebration during the evening. Full details will be posted in the next newsletter.

On the horizon

SCY State Meet Bid Announcements

Spring 2027 Camp Opportunities

Congratulations on a great summer, Team Michigan!

Vince Gallant, MISI GC

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2026-2027 Short Course Schedule

The 2026-2027 Short Course schedule is published on the Michigan Swimming website. As meets are sanctioned, the information will be posted on the events page. Below is a link to that page,

Certification Reminder

In order for Coaches and officials certifications to be updated and show in good standing, all certification documents must be sent to certifications@miswim.org. Certification documents cannot be shown to Meet Directors or Meet Referees the day of the meet. They are not able to update certifications or allow you access to the pool deck if your membership card is not in good standing.