Just a reminder that the Swim Today campaign will kick off tomorrow, Tuesday, March 4th, at 1pm (EST) with a webinar hosted by USA Swimming’s Chuck Wielgus and Matt Farrell. This webinar is the first step in the Swim Today campaign and marks an important moment for the future of the sport. Swim Today aims to bridge the gap between learn-to-swim programs and competitive swim clubs. By adding to the participant base of the sport we can continue to grow clubs, LSC’s and national swimming programs. Please register for the...

Senior Select Camp Applications are due no later than Friday, February 28th, 2014. Sr Select Camp Info Sheet Sr Select Camp Application

Coaches, swimmers, parents, and members of SCLSC, Our State Championship meet is scheduled to begin tomorrow afternoon. After much thought and consideration, we have decided to continue with the original plan and have the meet as scheduled. If it is unsafe for you and your family to travel, do not travel; safety is our number one concern. Mary Stansell General Chair, SCLSC

Hello Everyone Please take a look at the attached information. Peter Wright, SCS Senior Chair, with his committees input and approval, and my help, have put together our first ever SCS Senior Select Camp! We are really excited about this opportunity for our swimmers and coaches. Please see the attached information for all the details. This info will be posted on www.sc-swimming.org under news (here), and there will be downloadable copies of these documents under, you guessed it, the "Documents" tab on our website as well. Pete did a ton...

Hello Everyone We had a question about what time standards are used for All State qualifications. The answer is these time standards below. Please click on the link below (we do not use "single-age" time standards for All State): Time Standards for All State

Just for everyone's information, here is how we select the SCS Zone Team for this upcoming Age-Group Zones. This straight from the SCS Policies and Proceedures Manual: Zone Team Selection Process The South Carolina Zone Team will be selected in the following manner: 8 athletes will be chosen per sex and per age group - 11-12, 13-14, 15-18 for a maximum of 48 athletes. The first 5 athletes will be chosen from that year’s short course season. The application for the short course selection will be due at the end...

Changes in the SCS Zone Selection Process 2014 Hello All, We at South Carolina Swimming thought it would be helpful to outline some changes that have been made in the SCS Zone Team Selection Process. Multiple emails, posts to the website, and tweets have been sent out, but we still feel our membership is not getting the message. So here is a reminder, and hopefully it helps all of our applicable and interested swimmers be able to share in this opportunity—thanks! We will select 5 out of 8 swimmers for...

Hello Everyone Just a reminder on two items: 1.) Zone applications for coaches are due to Brooke Carr by February 8th, 2014. 2.) Zone application for swimmers are due to Brooke Carr by February 15th, 2014. You can email these to Brooke: coachbrooke@gcrd.org 2014 Age Group Zones Coaches Application 2014 Age Group Zones Swimmers Application (revised 2-5-14) *The Zones application for swimmers was sent out with incorrect verbiage. We have changed "Long Course Times" to "Short Course Times." Please look at the revised version above (revised 2-5-14) and make a...

Hello SCS Here is the Jennifer Smith Application and Information. The first item is a pdf and it is "read only." The next 5 items are word documents. These are the documents where applicants and others required put their input and feedback. You can download these, fill them out, and mail them to: South Carolina Swimming Attention: Jennifer Smith Scholarship P.O. Box 2047 Fort Mill SC 29716-2047 2014 Jennifer Smith Scholarship Application and Information (whole pdf--read only) 2014 Jennifer Smith Scholarship Application and Information Input form (pg1 for input) 2014...

Columbia Star January 24, 2014 Edition Lipsitz’s hard work paying off By Cathy Cobbs Hammond swimmer Zac Lipsitz excels in the pool and the classroom. Photo Contributed by Maria Lipsitz Eight times a week, rain or shine, chilly or steamy, sometimes early and sometimes late, Zac Lipsitz jumps into the pool to swim about four miles with his fellow Carolina Aquatics’ teammates —not because he has to, but because he wants to. When it comes to swimming, Lipsitz, a sophomore honor student at Hammond School, has big dreams, and according...