Michigan Swimming News & Updates

MISI GC Report 29 May 2026

The Open Water Committee has been gathering information for summer training sites. Currently, Janette Heaton (HVP), Chris Thompson (DCAC), and Ty Parker (GKC) have confirmed training in their local areas. Zin Ghazouni has volunteered to be the head coach for Michigan Swimming at the CZ Open Water Championships being held in June at Pleasant Prairie. So far, Michigan Swimming will be represented by the following athletes:

Nicholas Agostinelli – GKC

Autumn Barrett – PCC

Lucas Curtis – GPG

Madison Fenner – FISH

Nora Gorski – HVP

Quinn Guthrie – PCC

Samantha Hernandez-Ho – PCC

Kaden Hung – PCC

Ayla Kurtoglu – PCC

Corinne Mayer – HVP

Matthew Penner – GKC

Elijah Stubbs – PCC

Ben Trachsel – USSC

June 8 is the deadline for registering for this great open water racing opportunity.

October 3-4 weekend is set for HoD.

There are opportunities to serve on the BoD in the following positions:

Administrative Vice Chair - 2-year term

Vice Chair of Senior Programing - 2-year term

Vice Chair of Safe Sport & Operational Risk - 2-year term

Finance Vice Chair - 1 year term

Vice Chair of Age Group Programing - 1 year term

If you are interested in serving Michigan Swimming by volunteering to run for a board position, please contact our Governance Committee, led by Terri Eudy. We look to include athlete clinic, coach clinic, official clinic, meet manager clinic and a recognition banquet.

DEI grant deadline for this fiscal year is Sunday, May 31. We are especially focusing on long term athlete development, beginning with learn-to-swim for growing the team.

Best regards, Vince Gallant

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Central Zone Open Water Championship Meet Information

The deadline to register for this meet is Saturday, June 6 at 8:00 pm.

The event will be held on June 11-12, 2026 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. If you have participated in any Team Michigan event in the past, you can login to your account and commit to the event. If you are new to Team Michigan, you will need to register and create an account. Accounts will be approved within 24 hours.

CZ Open Water Information

Central Zone Multi-Cultural Meet Information

The deadline to register for this meet is Saturday, May 30 at 8:00 pm.

The event will be held on June 19-21, 2026 in Madison, Wisconsin. If you have participated in any Team Michigan even in the past, you can login to your account and commit to the event. If you are new to Team Michigan, you will need to register and create an account. Accounts will be approved within 24 hours.

Multi-Cultural Meet Information

2026-2027 SCY Meet Bid Process

Michigan Swimming will be accepting Meet Bids for the 2026-2027 Short Course Yard (SCY) season starting May 2, 2026 until 11:59 pm on Sunday, May 31, 2026. This process is for both the regular and championship competitions. Please fill out a form for each meet that you wish to host.

DO NOT complete the application to host a meet. This form is used once your bid has been accepted and it is time to submit your meet documents.

2026-2027 SCY Regular & Championship Competition Bids – Fill out form

DEI Grant Information

Michigan Swimming member teams serving low-income and under-represented communities are encouraged to share their vision for developing strong community swim programs with Michigan Swimming. Funds are available to assist these teams in good standing with strengthening their ability to provide their communities with high-quality learn-to-swim and learn-to-swim-better-and-faster programming.

Annual grants of up to $5,000 are available. Additionally, long range programming may be recognized.

If your team is interested in working with Michigan Swimming to develop your program, please contact our DEI Committee for details. Grant applications for this summer are due by May 31 with a June 15 awards decision deadline.

DEI Grant Application – Fill out form

2026 Graduates: Where Are They Going and What Are They Going To Do?

Over the next month, some of our teammates will be graduating from high school. We wish everyone success on their next chapters, and we are asking teams to send in a photo of your graduating seniors with a short note about their future plans. We’ll share each team’s photos and notes in this bi-weekly newsletter.

Please send all information to Dawn Gurley at dawn.gurley@miswim.org

Alec Adams - MON

Ashland University - Ohio

Swimming

Arden Bewersdorf - CW

Pepperdine University - Psychology

Swimming

Jonah Barcelon - LCSC

University of Detroit Mercy

Seven Year Accelerated Dental Program

Maddie Dicks - dROP

Wayne State University - Exercise and Sports Science

Swimming

Ryan Stilwill - dROP

University of North Carolina (Charlotte)

Mechanical Engineering

Lizzie Ryan - dROP

Hope College

Biomedical Engineering

Hana Kaakaji - dROP

University of Michigan

Neuroscience

Joshua Luo - dROP

University of Michigan

Biology, Health and Society on a Pre-Med track

Ella Dziobak - dROP

Purdue University

Biomedical Health Sciences

Swimming

Finley Cadwell - dROP

Wayne State University

Elementary Education

Swimming

Zach Kipf - dROP

Michigan State University

Nursing

Sabrina Sliwka - dROP

Schoolcraft College

Pre-Nursing Track

Taylor Fecteau - dROP

University of Wisconsin (Whitewater)

Marine Biology & Freshwater Ecology

Swimming

Tom Collias - dROP

John Carroll University

Economics, Mathematics & Pre-Law Track

Swimming

Mission Statement

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Core Values

Integrity, Inclusion, Education, Excellence

Vision Statement

Pure Excellence! Made in Michigan Swimming!

Long Course Season

Long course season has arrived. The 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,

2026 Long Course Schedule

Officials Committee Update

For questions or ongoing updates related to officiating, the Officials Website remains an excellent and regularly updated resource.

If you need assistance or have additional questions, please feel free to contact the Officials Committee at officialscommittee@miswim.org.

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.