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May 16, 2013 - 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships/World Championship Trials June 25 - 29
Have you and your team made your plans to come to Indy in June for the biggest USA Swimming competition of the year? Expected to compete at the 2013 Phillips 66 National Championships & World Champion...
May 2, 2013 - 2013 HOD: Awards, Elections, Meets
The Annual House of Delegates was held on Saturday, April 27, with more than two-thirds of Minnesota LSC?s clubs represented. Elections, meet selection, and awards took up the morning?s session. In...
Apr 23, 2013 - Information and Learning Workshops Saturday April 27
Following the House of Delegates Meeting and a short lunch, MSI will be hosting multiple workshops from 12:30 ? 4:30 pm Saturday, April 27 th . Workshop topics were designed to respond to the types an...
Apr 22, 2013 - Timing Equipment Auction
Has your club or group been waiting for that "perfect" time to invest in some timing equipment for your program? MSI has some overstock timing equipment that we are putting up for auction to our membe...
Apr 21, 2013 - STORM's Andre Trepanier Featured in SwimSwam Article
Katrina Radke interviews NAG Champion Andrew Trepanier and his coach, Phil Smith, of South Metro STORM Swim Club. In the process of being ranked #1 nationally in several events in his age group, Andre...
Apr 10, 2013 - FREE Online Safety Training Offered to ATHLETES
Apr 9, 2013 - Coach Safety Workshops on April 25 at EP Community Center
The Coach Safety Workshop, required for Minnesota Swimming coaches, is now available for registration through the Eden Prairie Community Center. Courses include: American Red Cross Adult and Pediatri...
Apr 9, 2013 - Spring/Summer 2013 Zoning Announced
Age Group Vice Chair, Mark Vininski, announced zoning for the 2013 spring/summer season including the C Finals and Minnesota Regional Championships. Coaches with questions may contact Mark via email...
Apr 5, 2013 - MSI House of Delegates April 27: Is your club represented?
The Minnesota Swimming House of Delegates meeting will be held on Saturday, April 27 at the Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center ? Cafeteria. Registration and check-in begins at 8:00 AM (along with cof...
Mar 19, 2013 - Register Online Now for the Summer Age Group Zone Team
Online registration to participate in the 2013 Summer Age Group (14&U) Zone Meet (Team Minnesota) is available now. There will no longer be paper forms: all registrations must be online on the MN Zone...
Mar 14, 2013 - Online Bidding Underway for 2013-2014 Meets
Minnesota Swimming is accepting bids until April 15 to host meets during the 2013-2014 season. Bids must be submitted online using the MSI application form (or contact the MSI office if you cannot co...
Mar 12, 2013 - Pool Facility Grant Requests Accepted Through 4/01
MSI Pool Facility Grant Request (PDF) MSI Pool Facility Grant Request (DOCX) BACKGROUND The Minnesota Swimming Inc. (MSI) Board of Directors adopted legislation in 2011 to consider requests to support...
Mar 1, 2013 - Accepting Applications for Jerry and Sharon Simpson Developing Coach Award
Hello to all Minnesota Coaches and Club Representatives, For 30 years, Jerry Simpson (along with his wife Sharon), lead the Woodbury High School boys swimming program, as well as being instrumental in...
Feb 27, 2013 - New! Entering "Win it and Swim it" Qualifiers to State
From Bob Crunstedt, Executive Director Coaches: With the new ?Win it and swim it? qualifiers coming out of the Minnesota Regional Championships this is an updated recap how to enter these swimmers i...
Feb 20, 2013 - New! 2013 Finals and Championship Overview
From MSI Executive Director, Bob Crunstedt The winter season championships are upon us. The staff, host clubs, and volunteers everywhere are busy with all the preparation in the background to make th...
Feb 7, 2013 - MSI Celebrates Minnesota Diversity Swimming Weekend!
MSI Celebrates Minnesota Diversity Swimming Weekend! (Jan 26-27, 2013) To promote awareness of diversity and inclusion as well as the development of a swimming culture of inclusion for all people, MS...
Jan 14, 2013 - STRM's Regan Smith sets 4 NAG Records
Minnesota is home to some amazing swimmers of all ages. Most recent of note is STRM?s 10-years-old Regan Smith, who in December was awarded SwimSwam Magazine?s 2012 10 & under NAG Swimmer of th...
Jan 9, 2013 - MN Regional Championships and C Finals Zoning Announced - All Teams Zoned
Age Group Vice Chair, Mark Vininski, announced zoning for the 2013 winter season Minnesota Regional Championships and C Finals. Coaches with questions may contact Mark via email at atlantisswimming...
Dec 27, 2012 - Clubs Default to USA-S Anti-Bullying Plan & Electronic Comm. Policy on 1/14/13
Updated by Bob Crunstedt, Executive Director, Minnesota Swimming Inc. In September, the USA Swimming House of Delegates approved important legislation enhancing existing safeguards for the Safe Sport ...
Dec 13, 2012 - Daily Entries Limited to 3 for Jan. 26-27 & Feb. 8-9 Meets
From Bob Crunstedt, Executive Director It has been a very busy fall of swimming. Membership through November is up (year-over-year) by 25%. Entries for the scheduled/bid meet weekends have recentl...
Dec 12, 2012 - MSI Diversity Swimming Weekend: January 26-27
To assist USA Swimming in creating a culture of inclusion and opportunity for people of diverse backgrounds, MSI is sponsoring Minnesota Diversity Swimming weekend at all meets on Jan. 26-27, 2013. A...
Nov 28, 2012 - RFSC Swimmers Act to Save Teammate
Three River Falls Swim Club members came together as a lifesaving trio on behalf of teammate 12-year-old Marissa Metzler on Friday, September 21. Brothers Ben and Jon Heiniger, ages 15 and 14, and Be...
Oct 31, 2012 - MSI Meet Scheduling Committee Volunteers Sought
MSI Committee Interest Form (.docx) >>> If you are interested in serving on the Meet Scheduling Committee please complete the attached general Committee Interest Form and submit via email to bcrunst...
Oct 30, 2012 - Lochte and Franklin Headline Minneapolis Grand Prix
The Minneapolis Grand Prix (November 9-11) will mark the first stop of the 2012-2013 USA Swimming Grand Prix Series. Olympic gold medalists Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin, Conor Dwyer, and Claire Donahu...
Oct 11, 2012 - Minneapolis Grand Prix B Standards Revised
USA Swimming has revised the B-standards for the Minneapolis Grand Prix and opened up registration to swimmers with those B-standards beginning October 11th, at noon, Central Time. This will present a...
Oct 11, 2012 - MSI Begins Sponsorship of High School True Team Swimming Championships
Minnesota high school swimmers and divers will be participating in the 8th Annual Minnesota True Team Swimming and Diving championships starting on Oct. 13th. True Team is presented by the Minnesota ...
Oct 5, 2012 - Level II Background Check Renewals (Coaches, Officials PLEASE READ)
Renewing Background Checks (Updated 10/05/12) Starting in January 2013, the first Acxiom (now AISS) background checks will begin to expire and will need to be renewed for another two years. Coaches an...
Sep 23, 2012 - New Time Standards, MN Regional Championships, Splash Fees
There were several pieces of legislation adopted by the MSI Board of Directors on 9/18/12 with wide-ranging interest among our members. Time Standards Changed Minnesota has traditionally adjusted its ...
Sep 17, 2012 - 2012 State of the Sport Report
USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus gave his annual State of the Sport Report to the House of Delegates in Greensboro this past Saturday. In this Olympic year, there were significant highli...
Jul 18, 2012 - Input Requested For Time Standards and Other Technical Planning Topics by 8/20
The MSI Technical Planning Committee has been working on new time standards that will be presented to the Board of Directors for adoption in September. Hand-in-hand with the new time standards is a re...
Jul 11, 2012 - USA Swimming Partners with Living Social as Part of SwimToday.org Campaign
USA Swimming launched the SwimToday promotional campaign in May with the goal of helping our clubs grow during the Olympic year. USA Swimming is pleased to share with you another opportunity to capita...
Jun 28, 2012 - Rachel Bootsma Earns Olympic Spot
Congratulations to Rachel Bootsma, whose second place finish in the 100-meter Backstroke in Omaha on Wednesday night placed her on Team USA in London. Rachel swam past Olympic gold medalist Natalie C...
Jun 27, 2012 - Weggemann, Eames, Zook named to Paralympic Team; Franke Coaching
Among the 34 athletes (20 female, 14 male) who will compete in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, are three swimmers who have called Minnesota home. Anna Eames, a gold medalist in the 100m butter...
Jun 18, 2012 - VOTE for MN Video to Win Make A Splash Water Safety contest
The video submitted by Minnesota Swimming's athlete representatives, Ceallach Gibbons and Van Donkersgood, has placed in the top five finalists of USA Swimming's Make a Splash for Water Safety Video...
Jun 16, 2012 - Monday Webinar: Team Unify and Swim Today promotional campaign
WEBINAR - Team Unify and Swim Today June 18, 2012 As USA Swimming launches its Swim Today national promotional campaign, preferred provider TeamUnify has created a free, self-service tool that wil...
Jun 15, 2012 - Make a Splash /Phillips Community Pool Puts Focus on MN Water Safety
Water safety is one of the most important outreaches for swimming. By this date in 2012, there already have been 21 drownings in our state. Two efforts highlight what can be done: The first is the P...
Jun 12, 2012 - US Olympic Trials: Rules on Caps and Apparel
The US Olympic Committee is issuing reminders that the rules for logo placement on caps and apparel must adhere to the USOC rules, which are stricter than USA Swimming?s rules. Violation of these...
May 30, 2012 - Applications for Zone Team Assistant Coaches Being Accepted Through 6/15/12
Applications are being accepted for those interested in serving as an assistant coach with the MSI 2012 Central Zone Age Group Championship team. The meet is Aug. 3-5, in Pleasant Prairie, WI. Assist...
May 29, 2012 - Submit Photos by June 1 for USA Swimming Olympic Trials Mosaic
Imagine the excitement of U.S. Olympic Trials ? Swimming. Big lights, flashy fireworks, and even more thrilling competition. How would you like your picture to be there, front and center? With the U...
May 17, 2012 - Meet Bidding Re-opened Through 6/30/12
MSI is now accepting bids from Clubs to host meets for the unfilled zones on the 2012-13 schedule. Bids will be accepted through June 30, 2012. The 2012 House of Delegates (HOD) meeting concluded with...
May 3, 2012 - Breaststroke Rule Interpretation Issued March 13, 2012
USA Swimming Rules and Regulations Commitee Chair, Dan McAllen, wrote an interpretation and clarification for the single Butterfly kick during the first arm stroke of the Breaststroke . It was discu...
Apr 16, 2012 - Coach Safety Workshop 4-30-2012
A Coach Safety Workshop will be held on April 30, 2012 at the Eden Prairie Community Center. Click here for more information. To view the Study Guide click here.
Apr 13, 2012 - Important Message: Summer C Finals
MSI clubs and members, With the growth in meet attendance particularly this past season, the Executive Committee of the MSI Board looked at projections for the upcoming separate, all age C Finals meet...
Apr 11, 2012 - Applications for Zone Team Head Coach are Being Accepted
Applications are being accepted for the assignment as head coach of the MSI Central Zone Age Group Championship team. This coach will be responsible for all zone activities along with helping the ...
Apr 9, 2012 - General Chair Comments About LSC Championship Feedback
From: Natalie Kuramoto, General Chair Dear MSI Athletes, Families and Coaches: First and foremost, congratulations to all the swimmers who just completed a fantastic 2011-12 season. A special thank ...
Apr 3, 2012 - Spring/Summer Meet Zoning Announced
Age Group Vice Chair, Mark Vininski, announced team zoning for the spring/summer season up to C Finals. He is still collecting data from coaches concerning the number of athletes expected to partici...
Mar 29, 2012 - 2012 Central Zone Diversity Select Camp Athletes Selected
MSI Diversity Chair, Tom Kuzmich, announced athletes who will attend the Central Zone Diversity Select Camp on June7-10, 2012 in Oklahoma City, OK. Read more......
Mar 19, 2012 - Club Leadership and Business Management School (CLBMS) April 21, 2012
A Club Leadership and Business Management School (CLBMS) will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2011 from noon-5 PM. This will be held in conjunction with the MSI House of Delegates Meeting in the morni...
Mar 19, 2012 - Reminder: March and April Deadlines
With the LSC winter championship season concluded there are several deadline dates fast approaching. Please contact the MSI office if you have any questions at (952) 988-4184. Web Coordinator applica...
Jan 31, 2012 - MSI Welcomes New Clubs
Minnesota Swimming is very pleased to welcome the newest clubs recently approved by USA Swimming to join our LSC. That brings the current club count to 70. Congratulations to all the club leaders, coa...
Jan 30, 2012 - Women In Officiating Event Successful
"What is up with pink shirts on the web site?" Minnesota Swimming (MSI) took a leadership role in USA Swimming's Women In Officiating (WIO) initiative during the Foxjet Winter Classic at the Univers...
Dec 12, 2011 - Jean Freeman recognized by ASCA on organization publication.
Jean Freeman recognized by ASCA on organization publication. Congrats - Danielle Nack hits O.T. Standard at Junior Nationals in 100 Fly Time Trial on Dec 11, 2011!
Nov 17, 2011 - Reminder: Concussion Awareness Training
Reminder: State of Minnesota implements mandatory concussion training for coaches and officials of non-profits. Read more...
Oct 30, 2011 - Scholastic All-Americans - MSI (2010-2011)
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