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USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team and any other teams that officially represent the United States, as well as the overall organization and operation of the sport within the country, in accordance with the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act.
United States Aquatic Sports (USAS) is the national federation for aquatic sports which represents the United States in FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation). Since by U.S. law and FINA regulations, the United States must have only one national federation for itself to FINA, United States Aquatic Sports has served as the unifying body for the sports since 1980.
Thus, USA Swimming was born. [12] From 1978 to 1980, the official responsibilities of governing the sport were transferred from the AAU Swimming Committee to the new United States Swimming. Bill Lippman, the last head of the Swimming Committee, and Ross Wales, the first president of United States Swimming, worked together to ease the transition.
The United States Swimming National Championships (a.k.a. "Nationals") are held annually, in summer. The event is organized by USA Swimming , and is held in a long course (50m) pool. In the past, and as recently as 2007, there were 2 meets annually: a Spring and a Summer Nationals.
Atomic City Aquatic Club hit an exciting milestone recently, being named as the region’s only USA Swimming Safe Sport recognized club.. The team, which boasts nearly 80 swimmers ranging from 7 ...
(USA Swimming Rules 104.2.2(A)(1)). Note: Portions of this rule were changed in September 2008 so that only swimmers who are representing the USA at the time of the swim, or capable of representing the USA, are eligible. This follows Mike Alexandrov's setting of the American Record in the 100 yd breaststroke at a time when he was swimming ...
“USA Swimming extends our most sincere apologies to Erin, and we celebrate her qualification to this year's World Aquatics Championships team.” ...
The United States Spring Swimming Championships are held annually in the spring since 1962. The event is governed by USA Swimming . In the 1960s and 1970s, it was governed by USA Swimming's predecessor, the Amateur Athletic Union , as the AAU Indoor National Swimming Championships or National AAU Short Course Swimming Championships .