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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...

If you are interested in Stroke & Turn, Starter or Ref training you are welcome to join a class on Feb 8th. These classes are at the Westside Aquatic Complex in Greenville, SC. 8 a.m. for Stroke and Turn 11:30 a.m. for starter 2:00 p.m. for referee Please email TGPOINTS@GMAIL.COM with any questions prior to this class. Thank you

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Zone Applications for swimmers who want to be selected off short course times need to be turned into Brooke Carr by Saturday, February 15th, 2014. Brooke's email is: coachbrooke@gcrd.org

January 16th, 2014 Hello SCS Members I hope everyone is well and that your athletes are gearing up for Championship Meet Season in strong fashion! Here are some items of importance for you and your clubs: Top 10/20: A new Top 10/20 will be out tomorrow afternoon. Please send me your meet results from any out-of-lsc meets that your club has attended by noon tomorrow. I am happy to give this reminder occasionally, but please do not rely on this. As soon as you get the meet results from an...

The Mount Pleasant Swim Club Manatees has some very nice swims at Winter Jrs this past weekend--check out the results below as well as the new state records. Our workout this week, emailed Th, Dec 19th, 2013, was actually from Coach Dave Horton of MPSC, and is one of the great workouts that these swimmers do--please let me know if you would like another copy--I am happy to email it again JUNIOR NATIONALS: MOUNT PLEASANT SWIM CLUB: MEGAN KINGSLEY: * JUNIOR NATIONAL RECORD: 1ST PLACE 200 FLY 1:55.26 * S.C....

Beth Scheimann will be teaching a Safety Training for Coaches class on Friday, Dec. 20 at YCSC Mudcats YMCA in the Columbia area. The class will start 3ish. All SCS coaches are welcome to attend. Please contact Beth for more info: beth@gcrd.org This will be the last one she teaches this year.