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Please note that the Sanction application, sanction fee, meet packet and Meet Director’s USA Swimming card must be received by March 21, 2010.
Please see the packet for complete information.

USA Swimming is looking for your help to find the next “Big Idea” for the future of the organization and the sport; Swimnetwork.com will serve as the forum for comments, voting and the opportunity to submit your ideas. Past “Big Ideas” include the creation of the Golden Goggle Awards, Duel in the Pool, the Club Development Division, Make a Splash, and more!  What’s the next “Big Idea” for the sport? USA Swimming wants your input. Please comment on www.swimnetwork.com with why you like or don’t like the ideas, or things you might change to make it better. Also, you can vote in the poll on the right of the screen. The ideas are grouped by USA Swimming’s core objectives of Build, Promote and Achieve. Several new ideas will be posted each day over the next few weeks, so tune in daily and vote!

The link below will be the home to all of the ideas on the site: http://www.swimnetwork.com/News/The-Big-Idea.aspx  

You can also read Chuck’s intro note: http://www.swimnetwork.com/News/Swimming/Blogs/The-Big-Idea/Letter-from-Chuck.aspx

Effective May 1, 2009, USA Swimming’s Board of Directors has modified the racing start rule, 103.2.2 (which already provides that racing starts should only be taught in at least six feet of water) to further clarify that racing starts should only be taught under the direct supervision of a USA Swimming member coach, and to expand the definition of teaching racing starts to make clear that no swimmer who has not been certified as proficient by his or her coach should be performing racing starts into less than six feet of water.

103.2  WATER DEPTH
.1   /NC/2 meters (6 feet 7 inches) deep throughout the course.
.2   /M/Teaching Racing Starts – Minimum water depth for teaching racing starts in any setting from any height starting blocks or the deck shall be 6 feet (1.84 meters) measured for a distance of 3 feet 3 ½ inches (1.0 meter) to 16 feet 5 inches (5.0 meters) from the end wall.  (effective February 15, 2007)
                  “Teaching racing starts” shall include:
                  1)   all racing start instruction until a swimmer has been certified by his or her USA Swimming member coach as proficient in performing a racing start, and
                  2)   all instruction, subsequent to certification, which seeks to alter a swimmer’s basic technique in performing a racing start.
Teaching racing starts shall only take place under the direct supervision of a USA Swimming member coach.

Attached are the following documents:

1.    Amendment to Article 103.2.2 of the USA Swimming rules, which was adopted by the Board of Directors as per the provisions of Article 504.8
2.    Racing Start Certification Checklist
3.    USA Swimming Safety Notice to all member clubs and coaches
4.    USA Swimming Safety Notice to Parents
5.    FAQ