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Watertown Swim Team Optimist Big Apple Swim Meet Announced 

Watertown Swim Team announces their 2012 Optimist Big Apple Swim Meet January 21-22 2012 at the Watertown Community Recreation Center.  More information is available here.

for aches, the events file is posted here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posed on: Updated on: January 2, 2012

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28th Annual Midwest All-Star Age Group Invitational Announced 

The 2012 Midwest All-Stars general meet information is posted here

Team South Dakota entries have been posted!

Individual and relay entries (by name)

Individual and relay entries (by event)

Please check back here regularly - additional information will be posted as soon as it becomes available. 

Note: swimmers are not necessarily required to have a national 'A' time in order to submit an All-Stars application.  The team will be selected from the top 2 swimmers in each event who apply; if there are no swimmers who apply with an 'A' time or in the Top-5 of the South Dakota Top-16 list then the next highest-rated swimmer with an application will be selected.  Also, coaches may enter swimmers outside the Top-5 if swimmers who have a faster time are already committed to the maximum number of events.  Contact the respective All-Star team coach if you have any questions about eligibility.

Posted by: Kyle Margheim | Updated on: January 3, 2012

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Deadwood/Lead New Year's Meet Announced 

The Deadwood/Lead 76ers Swim Team announces their New Year's Meet January 7, 2012 (sanction 121511) at the Recreation Center in Deadwood.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the events file is posted here.

Note: this is a closed meet for invited teams only.

Posted by: John Tridle | Posted on: December 18, 2011

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Yankton Tri-State League Meet Announced 

Yankton Swim Team announces the Tri-State League Meet January 7, 2012 (sanction 112911) at the Summit Activities Center in Yankton.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the events file is posted here.

Note: this is a closed meet for invited teams only.

Posted by: DeeRhonda Anderson | Posted on: December 4, 2011

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Aberdeen High Point Meet Announced  

Aberdeen Swim Club announces their Winter High Point meet (sanction #112311) January 7-8, 2012 at the Aberdeen YMCA.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Joel Mann | Posted on: November 27, 2011

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New Coach USA Swimming Membership Requirements & Safety Course List

Coaches please note the new coach membership requirements and safety course list posted here.

Posted by: Sherry Miller | Posted on: November 17, 2011

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Rapid City Racers Christmas Classic Meet Announced 

Rapid City Racers announce their Christmas Classic December 17-18 2011 (sanction #100611) at the Roosevelt Swim Center in Rapid City.  More information is available here.   For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.  

Hotel information is posted here.

A liability waiver form for Masters swimmers is posted here.

Posted by: Michaele Hofmann | Updated on: November 7, 2011

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Snowfox Candy Cane Classic Announced

Snowfox Swim Team announces their 2011 Candy Cane Classic December 9-11 2011 (sanction #101211) at the Downtown YWCA in Sioux Falls.  More information is available here.  

For coaches, the events file is posted here. (events file was corrected on October 27th)

The projected meet timeline is posted here.

Posted by: Chad Thomsen | Updated on: December 8, 2011

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Watertown Swim Team Candy Cane Invitational Announced

Watertown Swim Team announces their 2011 Candy Cane Invitational December 3 2011 at the Watertown Community Recreation Center.  More information is available here

For coaches, the SDIF (Hytek) events file has been posted here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: November 1, 2011

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Huron Parks & Rec Wobbegongs

Please note that Huron is now a year-round team.  Congratulations!

Posted by: Sherry Miller | Posted on: November 7, 2011

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Brookings Short-Course Invitational Announced 

Brookings Swim Club announces their Short-Course Invitational (sanction #101311) November 19-20 2011 at the Brookings High School Pool.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the events file is posted here.

Note:  There will be officials' training conducted between sessions on Saturday, November 19th at the Brookings meet.  The training will take place in one of the classrooms at the high school (site of the meet).  Please pass this information on to your members who may be interested in training to be an official.

Posted by: Wendy Ahrendsen | Updated on: November 7, 2011

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Black Hills Gold Invitational Announced

Black Hills Gold Swimming announce their Pentathlon Invitational (sanction #101811) November 19 2011 at the Donald E Young Center at Black Hills State University in Spearfish.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the events file is posted here.

Hotel information for the meet is posted here.

Posted by: Teena Huber | Updated on: October 22, 2011

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Yankton Co-Ed Splash Meet Announced

Yankton Swim Team announces their Co-Ed Splash meet November 12 2011 (sanction #100211) at the Summit Activities Center in Yankton.  More information is available here

For coaches, the events file is posted here.

Posted by: DeeRhonda Anderson | Updated on: October 18, 2011

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Pierre Swim Team Fall Invitational Announcement

Pierre Swim Team announces their 2010 Fall Invitational November 12-13 2011 (sanction #100311) at the Pierre Aquatics Center.  More information is available here.  

For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here. (events file was corrected on October 28th)

Posted by: Deanne Booth | Updated on: October 28, 2011

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Mitchell Aquatic Club Fall Pentathlon Announced

Mitchell Aquatic Club announces their 2011 Fall Pentathlon November 5-6 2011 (sanction #092611) at the Downtown YWCA in Sioux Falls.  More information is available here.

For coaches, the events file is posted here.

Posted by: Laura Miller | Updated on: October 18, 2011

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State Championships Hotel Information (Rapid City SD)

Hotel information is available for both the 2011-2012 Short-Course and the 2012 Long-Course State Championships, both scheduled to be hosted in Rapid City.  Make your reservations early!

Posted by: Michaele Hofmann | Posted on: October 8, 2011

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USA Swimming Athlete Protection Program  

Under Article 502.6.8 of the USA Swimming rulebook, all clubs are required to comply with the USA Swimming Pre-Employment Screening Procedures for New Employees for all new employees, hired after August 31, 2011, who are required to be USA Swimming members under Article 305.4 and 502.6.3.  More information about pre-employment screening can be found here

Under Article 502.6.1 All non-athlete members of USA Swimming must have satisfactorily completed criminal background checks and athlete protection education as required by USA Swimming.  More information about USA Swimming's Athlete Protection Program can be found here

More information about roles and responsibilities of non-athletes under the athlete protection program can be found here.

Training & testing instructions for non-athletes can be found here.

Posted by: Sherry Miller | Updated on: September 29, 2011

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Watertown Ghouls in the Pool Meet Announcement

Watertown Area Swim Club announces their Ghouls in the Pool meet (sanction #092511) October 29 2011 at the Watertown Community Recreation Center.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file (updated October 13th) is posted here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: October 13, 2011

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2011 Fall House of Delegates Meeting  

The South Dakota Swimming Annual House of Delegates will meet Saturday, September 17th, 2011 at the AmericInn, 1981 E King St. in Chamberlain, SD.

Note that there will be a Round Table discussion at 11:00am with the House of Delegates meeting beginning at noon.

SWIM CLUBS:

Each club is entitle to one voting delegate.  Delegates must be Non-Athlete members of USA Swimming.  Other club members are welcome to attend.

Check the House of Delegates list of team reps.  If you wish to designate a new voting delegate (or alternate) complete a Delegate Appointment Form.  Send completed forms to Carolyn Thoebold, Secretary SD-LSC.

ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVES:

There are 3 of you on our Board of Directors, and 5 are At-Large Members of our House of Delegates.  The eight of you are 20% of our voting membership!  We hope you will be present at our September 17th meeting to speak for all SD swimmers.

AGENDA: 

The meeting agenda has been posted here.

Updated by: Carolyn Theobald | Updated on: September 13, 2011

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2011 South Dakota State Seasonal Championships 

South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2011 State Seasonal Championships August 5-7 (sanction 070711) at Municipal Pool in Huron.  More information is available here.

For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lesley Berg | Posted on: July 17, 2011

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2011 Team South Dakota Zones - 14 & Under!  

In order to properly plan for the 14 & Under Zones trip, we need all applications turned in ASAP!  If your swimmer has qualified or may qualify and is interested in going to Zones, please turn in an application.  Applications can be found on the Zone page of the SD Swimming website.  

The qualifying standard is a AAA time; however if Team SD has no qualifiers, or fewer than 2 qualifiers in an event, then we may enter up to 2 swimmers in each event for every age group.  Team SD may also enter 2 relays per relay event per age group.  Please review the Top-16 to see where your swimmer currently ranks in the events.  The final determination for those swimmers that don’t achieve a qualifying time, but may be in the top 2 will be at state.  The 10 & U swim timed finals and the 11 & O swim prelim/finals.  This is a great opportunity for these younger swimmers to compete at a big championship meet.

Team SD is still in need of chaperones for this trip.  We currently have 1 chaperone for each of the following age groups: 10&U Girls, 11/12 Girls, 13/14 Girls and 13/14 Boys.  We still need at least 1 chaperone for the 10&U Boys and 11/12 Boys.  We also may need more chaperones depending on final numbers, however it is difficult to plan when very few applications have been turned in.

Chaperones are required to be USA Swimming members, which now requires a background check.  This background check takes 3-5 business days to complete, so unless parents that volunteer are already registered, we can no longer wait until the weekend of the state meet to find chaperones.  If we do not have parent chaperones volunteer for the 10&U Boys or 11/12 Boys, then they may not be able to travel with the team.

If you are interested in chaperoning please email me at sarahogg@midco.net There is a chaperone application on the Zone page of the SD Swimming website that will need to be completed and emailed to Allan McCallum at allan.mccallum4@gmail.com.  If you are not yet registered with USA Swimming, we need to then start the process ASAP.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Posted by: Sarah J. Hogg | Posted on: July 24, 2011

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2011 Team South Dakota Zones - 15 & Older!  

South Dakota 15 & older zones qualifiers will be traveling as a team!  Get your applications in now so we can secure all travels plans for our state.  The travel costs, van rentals and hotels need to be secured based on athlete numbers.  Please confirm with coach Kastigar (ASC) that you are going!

Click here for more details including qualifying information, dates, costs and application forms.

Posted by: Elyce Kastigar | Posted on: July 19, 2011

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South Dakota Long-Course State Championship  

South Dakota Swimming announces the 2011 Long-Course State Championship July 29-31 (sanction #053111, time trial sanction #053211) at Frank Olson Pool in Sioux Falls. 

Meet information is posted here.  For coaches the Hytek events file is posted here.

Hotel information is posted here.  

Posted by: Chad Thomsen | Updated on: July 14, 2011

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2011 South Dakota B/C Championship Results

The 2011 Long-Course B/C Championship meet results are posted here.  For coaches, the SDIF results file is posted here.  

Thanks to everyone who participated!

Posted by: Mary Alexander | Posted on: July 23, 2011

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2011 South Dakota B/C Championship

The 2011 Long-Course B/C Championship is scheduled for July 22-24 2011 at the Mitchell Aquatic Center in Hitchcock Park.  Meet information is posted here.

For coaches the Hytek events file is posted here.

Hotel information is posted here.

The warm-ups schedule is posted here.

Posted by: Mary Alexander | Updated on: July 12, 2011

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Brookings Swim Club Summer Invitational   

Brookings Swim Club announces their 2011 Summer Invitational (sanction #050511) July 15-17 at the Hillcrest Aquatic Center.  More information is available here

The pysch sheet for this meet is now available here.  The projected timeline is available here.

Please note: the meet invite has been modified since it was first posted on May 23rd.  The only change is to the Friday night warm-up session.  Warm-ups will begin at 5:00pm Central with the meet starting at 6:00pm.

Posted by: Wendy Ahrendsen | Updated on: July 13, 2011

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Webster Swim Team Invitational

Webster Swim Team announces their 2011 Summer Invitational July 15-16 at the Webster City Pool.  More information is available here.  For coaches the updated SDIF events file is posted here.

Posted by: Rose Vogl | Posted on: July 1, 2011

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Snowfox Summer Invitational Announced

Snowfox Swim Team announces their 2011 13&O I.M. Tough Challenge and Summer Invitational July 7-10 (sanction 051211, Masters sanction USMS 540311) at Frank Olson Pool  
in Sioux Falls. 

Meet information is posted here.  The Hytek events file is posted here.

FYI to all swimmers and families traveling to Sioux Falls for the I.M. Tough Challenge and Snowfox Open July 7-10. Construction is set to start on East 26th Street beginning July 5 and may possibly be ongoing during our meet. East 26th Street will be closed between Southeastern Avenue and Yeager Road for infrastructure improvements. No thru traffic on 26th Street will be allowed. The northbound Interstate 229 exit ramp at 26th Street will also be closed. Traffic on 26th Street will be detoured on Southeastern Avenue, River Boulevard, and Cliff Avenue. Interstate 229 traffic will be directed to use either the Tenth Street or Cliff Avenue interchanges. 

Posted by: Chad Thomsen | Posted on: May 24, 2011

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Britton Swim Team Invitational Announced 

Britton Swim Team announces their 2011 Summer Invitational July 9 (sanction 060911) at the Britton City Pool.  More information is available here

The SDIF (Hytek) events file for this meet is posted here.

Posted by: Sherri Jensen | Posted on: June 10, 2011

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Corn Palace Record Breaker Invitational Announced 

Mitchell Aquatic Club announces their Corn Palace Invitational July 1-3 (sanction 060411) at the Mitchell Aquatic Center in Hitchcock Park.  More information is available here.  

The updated SDIF events file is posted here.

Posted by: Laura Miller | Updated on: June 13, 2011

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Mt. Rushmore Classic Meet Announced

Rapid City Racers announce the Mt. Rushmore Classic (sanction #031411) July 1-3 at Horace Mann Pool in Rapid City.  More information is available here.

The SDIF events file is posted here.

Posted by: Michaele Hofman | Updated on: May 10, 2011

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2011 Huron Summer Invitational Announced 

Huron Parks & Rec Wobbegongs announce their 2011 Summer Invitational (sanction 051511) June 24-26 at Municipal Pool in Huron.  More information is available here.

The meet SDIF (Hytek) events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lesley Berg | Updated on: June 12, 2011

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VAST Sprints at the DakotaDome Meet Canceled  

Thank you for sending in your meet entries for our June 18th meet.  Unfortunately, I am writing you this email to inform you that our meet has been cancelled due to lack of entries.  Our Board of Directors met last night and decided to cancel the meet - we only had 66 entries.  I will be asking Bob to post this on the website today.  They felt it would not be worth running the meet with so little of entries.  I am sorry to inform all of you of this as this is not an easy decision for us and certainly not easy for me to tell all of you the bad news.  If you have any questions, please let me know.  I will be sending your checks back to you, if I have received any - which I have to check on.  Please pass this information on to your parents as soon as possible.

Thank you very much for your offers to swim at our meet.  I appreciate your help in getting all of your team's entries to me in the last week or so.  My hope is to have a swim meet in Vermillion sometime in the next couple of years, hopefully with more interest from area teams. It is difficult to do so in this town because we are very limited use of the DakotaDome due to many college and area activities that are already planned.  If you have questions, please email or call me or email the VAST board president, Carol Lavin:  Carol.Lavin@sanfordhealth.org.

Posted by: Mike Moran | Posted on: June 9, 2011

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48th Annual Yankton Charity Invitational Announced

Yankton Swim Team announces their 48th annual Charity Invitational June 24-25 (sanction #052511) at Memorial Park Swimming Pool in Yankton.  Meet information is posted here.  

The Hytek events file has been posted here.

Posted by: DeeRhonda Anderson | Posted on: June 8, 2011

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Aberdeen Summer High-Point Swim Meet  

Aberdeen Swim Club announces their 2011 Summer High-Point Swim Meet (sanction #051711) June 17-19 at the Aberdeen Aquatic Center.  More information is available here.

The Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Sarah Hogg | Updated on: May 31, 2011

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USA Swimming Weekly Media Clip Report

Links to swimming-related news from various media outlets.  View this week's report (May 20-26, 2011) here.

Sports Illustrated also has a USA Swimming-related feature in their May 23, 2011 issue.  
Read about it here.

Posted by: Jon Sommervold | Posted on: May 27, 2011

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Chamberlain Swim Team Invitational Announced

Chamberlain Swim Team announces their 2011 Summer Invitational June 11 (sanction 042811) at the Chamberlain City Pool.  More information is available here.  The Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Michelle Barrett | Posted on: May 25, 2011

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Watertown Outdoor Sprint Invitational Announced

Watertown Area Swim Club announces their 2011 Outdoor Sprint Invitational (sanction #050211) June 11th at the Watertown Aquatic Center.  More information is available here.  The Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: May 12, 2011

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11th Annual All-American Swim Camp with Aberdeen Swim Club  

The 11th annual All-American Swim Camp with ASC will feature an elite camp for the fourth consecutive year, and will continue the technique development that has been offered since 2001.  Camp details and a printable signup form are posted here.

Posted by: Elyce Kastigar | Updated on: March 22, 2011

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University of South Dakota Swim Camp 2011

USD Swim Camps announces their 2011 summer swim camp schedule.  Camp details and signup forms are posted here.

Posted by: Jason Mahowald | Posted on: February 8, 2011

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VAST Sprints at the DakotaDome Meet Announced  

Vermillion Area Swim Team announces the Sprints @ the DakotaDome meet (sanction #041411) June 18th at the DakotaDome in Vermillion.  More information is available here.

The meet events file is posted here.

Posted by: Mike Moran | Updated on: May 23, 2011

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New SD Meet Sanction Chair and Application Form

The South Dakota LSC announces the appointment of new Sanctions Chair Mike Moran (VAST), effectively immediately.

Also please note there is a new, corrected LSC Sanction Application Form available here.

Posted by: Mike Moran | Posted on: May 6, 2011

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West Fargo (ND) Best Darn Swim Camp

West Fargo Swim Club announces their summer Best Darn Swim Camp in West Fargo, ND on June 6-9, 2011.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Mike Stromberg | Posted on: February 24, 2011

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Milbank Invitational Swim Meet

Milbank Area Lions Swim Team announces their 2011 Invitational Swim Meet (sanction #052311) June 3-4 at the Unity Square Fitness Center in Milbank.  More information is available here.  The Hytek events file is posted here.  Meet entries are due May 29th.

Posted by: Estelle Reynen | Posted on: May 26, 2011

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2011 Spring House of Delegates Meeting

The South Dakota Swimming House of Delegates will meet at 12:00 noon CDT, Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the AmericInn, 1981 E King St. In Chamberlain, SD.  

The HOD meeting will be preceded by a "town hall" type meeting at 11:00 a.m. for open discussion of agenda items and brain-storming on important issues for SD Swimming.

Please submit all agenda items to Jon Sommervold @ js@swimsd.com.

SWIM CLUBS: 

Each club is entitled to one voting delegate.  Delegates must be Non-Athlete members of USA Swimming.  Other club members are welcome to attend.

BOARD MEMBERS, CHAIRS, COORDINATORS & COMMITTEES: 

Please e-mail your reply to Jon Sommervold @ js@swimsd.com by Thursday, April 7th!

Please e-mail the text of any proposed amendment to SDSI Bylaws or Policies & Procedures in such form as to show the relevant section as it will read if adopted.

AGENDA:

The agenda for this weekend's meeting is posted here.

Posted by: Carolyn Theobald | Updated on: May 6, 2011

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2011 Iowa Coaches Clinic Announced  

USA Swimming and Iowa Swimming announce the Iowa Coaches Clinic April 15-17, 2011 at the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel in Des Moines, Iowa.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Dave Joensen | Posted on: March 16, 2011

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South Dakota State Championship - Thanks!

South Dakota Swimming celebrates the many successes of our athletes at the State Championship meet held in Pierre March 4, 5 & 6!!

Special thanks to the city of Pierre, the Pierre Swim Team, the many Coaches, and all of the volunteers who worked together to deliver exactly the State Championship Meet experience that our swimmers deserve.

Congratulations to all the Swimmers & thanks again to the Pierre Swim Team!

Great job!

Posted by: Jon Sommervold | Posted on: March 6, 2011

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Mitchell Aquatic Club Presents 'Never Give Up'

Mitchell Aquatic Club is hosting an evening with Survivor participant Holly Hoffman.  Seating is limited and all tickets are available as pre-sale only.  There will also be silent auction items including memorabilia from Holly and “Survivor Sundaes” featuring Culver’s Custard.

Seating is limited...don’t miss your chance to meet Holly and listen to her Survivor experience!

More information is available here.

Posted by: Dan Alexander | Posted on: February 24, 2011

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2011 SD Short-Course State Swim Championships  

The 2011 SD Short-Course State Swim Championships (sanction #011811, time trial sanction #011911) will be held March 4-6, 2011 at the Pierre Aquatics Center in Pierre, South Dakota.  Meet information is posted here.  

Note:  For coaches, the revised Hytek events file is posted here. (revised 7:05pm CT February 12th).

Hotel information is posted here.  When calling ensure you ask for the State Swim Meet rate.

The state meet psych sheet is posted here.  The warm-up schedule is posted here.  

Note for coaches:  A warm up pool will be made available at the state meet.  The following rule will apply to the warm up pool.

The YMCA pool will be available for age group swimmers cool-down and warm-ups during each session of the meet covered by a volunteer USA Swimming Certified Coach.  The pool will be shut down during sessions if or when volunteer certified coaches are not available to cover the warm up pool.

Entrance will be gained from the Aquatics Center mezzanine. No entering through the YMCA locker rooms. Starts/diving, sprint or pace work will NOT be allowed. Feet first entry and circle swim only.  The Pierre Swim Team reserves the right to ban any swimmer from the cool-down/warm-up pool for any violation, horse play or failure to follow the direction of the cool-down/warm-up pool supervisor, Meet Marshals or other meet official.

Posted by: Deanne Booth | Updated on: March 3, 2011

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2011 SD Short-Course State Swim Championship Volunteer Sign-up Sheets  

The SD State Championships Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet is posted (and will be updated) here.  

We expect all teams to volunteer their time and this sheet will be updated once entries are received.  There are some positions that do not have specific teams assigned, such as Head Timer and Computer Table.  If you have experience in these positions please volunteer your time!

Coaches, please distribute this information to your teams and encourage parents to sign up early.  You can contact me (Deanne Booth) via email at dlbooth@pie.midco.net or cell at 605-280-8979 to sign up. We will also post this at the meet; however, my hope is to have all positions filled prior to the meet!

In addition, please remind your teams/parents that our State Meets are now sponsored by the South Dakota LSC with revenue going back to the LSC, so we need all teams to volunteer their time to make the meet successful.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and we'll see you in Pierre for the 2011South Dakota State Championships!

Posted by: Deanne Booth | Updated on: March 1, 2011

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2011 SD Short-Course B/C Championship 

The 2011 SD Short-Course B/C Championship Meet (sanction #012411, time trial sanction #012511) will be held February 25-27 2011 at the Watertown Community Recreation Center.  More information is available here.

The Hytek events file is posted here.

The warm-up schedule was updated Thursday, February 24th at 12:24am CST.  The update schedule is posted here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Updated on: February 24, 2011

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Pierre Swim Team Capitol City Qualifier Invitational Announced

Pierre Swim Team announces their 2011 Capital City Qualifier February 12-13 2010 (sanction #010411) at the Pierre Aquatics Center.  As in the past, the USA/SD age group meet will be held concurrently with a Masters meet (sanction #SD LMSC 54-11-01).

More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Deanne Booth | Posted on: January 16, 2011

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USA Swimming's New Background Check Program to Launch January 10, 2011

USA Swimming will launch a new background check program on January 10, 2011.

All non-athlete members who have not previously completed the USA Swimming background check must successfully complete the new background check program by February 15, 2011.

All non-athlete members who have previously completed the USA Swimming background check before September 1, 2010, are required to complete the new BGC prior to April 30, 2011.

Any non-athlete members who completed the USA Swimming background check after September 1, 2010 must complete the new background check prior to December 31, 2011.

USA Swimming is pleased to announce that Acxiom Information Security Services, headquartered in Cleveland, OH, has been selected as the organization’s new background check provider. Acxiom, a pioneer in the industry, is one of the largest providers of background screening services in the USA. Led by nationally-recognized background screening expert Nadell Investigation Services, USA Swimming conducted an extensive selection process receiving proposals from 20 industry providers.

Based on new rules established at the U.S. Aquatic Sports Convention in September, all non-athlete members are required to complete a USA Swimming background check (BGC).  The new program will provide two levels of screening. Coaches and Officials are required to complete a Level 2 BGC while all other non-athlete members must complete the Level 1 BGC.

The Level 2 Background Check will cost approximately $37-$40 while the Level 1 Check will cost between $17-$20. The initial check for both levels is valid for two years. Prior to the end
of the 24th month following the initial check, all non-athlete members (regardless of membership type – coach, official, other) will be required to complete a Renewal background check that will also cost $17-20. The Renewal check must be updated every two years in order to maintain a non-athlete membership in USA Swimming.

At the time the legislation was approved, the deadline for meeting the new requirement was December 31, 2010. With the selection of a provider taking longer than anticipated, the USA Swimming Board of Directors has created new implementation deadlines as outlined below.

Non-Athlete Members – No Previous BGC: All non-athlete members who have not previously completed the USA Swimming background check must successfully complete the new background check program by February 15, 2011.

Non-Athlete Members with Previous BGC prior to Sept 1, 2010: All non-athlete members who have previously completed the USA Swimming background check before September 1, 2010, are required to complete the new BGC prior to April 30, 2011. This group includes anyone with current checks as well as anyone whose previous background check may have expired since September 30, 2010. The renewal deadline for these individuals has been extended until April 30, 2011. For example, a coach who had a background screen expire on October 31 now has until April 30 to complete the new BGC.

Non-Athlete Members with BGC between Sept 1, 2010 – Dec 31, 2010: Finally, any non-athlete members who have completed the USA-S background check since September 1, 2010 are required to complete the new background check prior to December 31, 2011.

Over the next few weeks, USA Swimming will be sharing additional details about the new program as well as directions for initiating the new background check. In the interim, if you have questions about the new background check program please contact backgroundcheck@usaswimming.org.

Posted by: Sherry Miller | Posted on: December 14, 2010

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Mitchell Aquatic Club's Winter Classic Announced 

Mitchell Aquatic Club announces their 2011 Winter Classic February 5-6 2011 (sanction #010811) at the Downtown YWCA in Sioux Falls.  More information is available here.  

The SDIF (Hytek) events file is available here// meet file revised January 14th; meet info revised January 18th.

Posted by: Laura Miller | Updated on: January 18, 2011

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Yankton Co-Ed Splash Meet Announced

Yankton Swim Team announces their Co-Ed Splash meet January 29 2011 (sanction #122210) at the Summit Activities Center in Yankton.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: DeeRhonda Anderson | Posted on: January 10, 2011

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Black Hills Gold Invitational Announced

Black Hills Gold Swimming announce their Winter Invitational (sanction #122110) January 29-30 2011 at the Donald E Young Center at Black Hills State University in Spearfish.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Hotel information is posted here.

Posted by: Teena Huber | Posted on: January 2, 2011

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Watertown Swim Team Big Apple Swim Meet Announced 

Watertown Swim Team announces their 2011 Optimist Big Apple Swim Meet January 29-30 2011 (sanction #122010) at the Watertown Community Recreation Center.  More information is available here.

The Hytek events file was updated January 18th and is posted here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Updated on: January 18, 2011

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SD Short Course 13 & Over Tough IM Challenge (hosted by Snowfox) Announced

Snowfox Swim Team announces the 2011 Short Course 13&O Tough Challenge January 21, 2011 (sanction #121910) at the Downtown YWCA in Sioux Falls.  More information is available here.  The SDIF (Hytek) events file is posted here.  

Posted by: Chad Thomsen | Posted on: December 29, 2010

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Snowfox Winter Classic Announced

Snowfox Swim Team announces their 2011 Winter Classic January 22-23, 2011 (sanction #121810) at the Downtown YWCA in Sioux Falls.  More information is available here.  The SDIF (Hytek) events file is posted here.  

Posted by: Chad Thomsen | Posted on: December 29, 2010

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2011 Midwest All-Star Age Group Invitational Announced 

Missouri Valley Swimming, Lawrence (KS) Aquahawks, Inc. and the City of Lawrence (KS) Parks & Recreation Department announce the 2011 Midwest All-Star Age Group Invitational January 15-16, 2011 (sanction #MV-11-001) at Free State High School in Lawrence, Kansas. 

Additional information and forms for this meet can be found here.

Team South Dakota:  meet entries have been posted!  Listings are available by swimmer as well as by event.

The warm-up schedule is posted here (including photo times), and the projected meet timeline is posted here.

Also, please note that the meet psych sheet should be available later this week on the Lawrence Aquahawks website.

Team South Dakota will be in the water for Warm-ups/practice Friday, January at 5:30 PM Central. Coaches will be in the lobby before that (probably by about 5:00 PM) to hand out team t-shirts and caps.  We ask that you be there for the team photo by at least 8:30 AM Saturday, dressed in your team t-shirt and dark shorts (black or navy blue...the t-shirt is black).

If you have any questions, or know that you will be unable to make it Friday evening, please contact Wendy Ahrendson.

Posted by: Chad Thomsen | Updated on: January 10, 2011

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Aberdeen High Point Meet Announced  

Aberdeen Swim Club announces their Winter High Point meet (sanction #120610) January 8-9, 2011 at the Aberdeen YMCA.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

The meet warm-up schedule is posted here; the projected timeline is posted here.

Posted by: Joel Mann | Updated on: January 5, 2011

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Yankton Tri-State League Meet Announced 

Yankton Swim Team announces the Tri-State League Meet January 8, 2011 (sanction 112010)at the Summit Activities Center in Yankton.  More information is available here.  

Please note that the Hytek events file has been revised.  There are corrections to the last set of relays.  If your team entries are affected, please resubmit using the updated events file located here.  We would like to get any updates by New Year's Eve if possible (thanks!).

Posted by: DeeRhonda Anderson | Updated on: December 29, 2010

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Rapid City Racers Christmas Classic Meet Announced

Rapid City Racers announce their Early Season Tune-up meet December 18-19 2010 (sanction #111510 - pending) at the Roosevelt Swim Center in Rapid City.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lindsay Smith | Posted on: November 20, 2010

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Snowfox Candy Cane Classic Announced

Snowfox Swim Team announces their 2010 Candy Cane Classic December 11-12 2010 (sanction #110510) at the Downtown YWCA in Sioux Falls.  More information is available here.  The SDIF (Hytek) events file is posted here.  Swimmers and families should review the downtown parking map for information about parking availability for this meet.

Posted by: Chad Thomsen | Posted on: November 15, 2010

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Watertown Swim Team Candy Cane Invitational Announced

Watertown Swim Team announces their 2010 Candy Cane Invitational December 4th (sanction #102810) at the Watertown Community Recreation Center.  More information is available here

For coaches, the SDIF (Hytek) events file has been posted here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Updated on: November 16, 2010

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Mitchell Aquatic Club Coach Opening 

Mitchell Aquatic Club has an open coaching position.  The club will consider part-time candidates or a full-time coach, depending on candidate qualifications.  Interested candidates should submit a resume and references to club president
Dan Alexander at alexanderdm@santel.net.

Posted by: Amy Brown | Posted on: October 17, 2010

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Brookings Winter Invitational Announced 

Brookings Swim Club announces their Winter Invitational (sanction #101010, pending) November 20-21 2010 at the Brookings High School Pool.  More information is available here.    The Hytek events file is posted here.

Meet tshirts are available by pre-order only.  Orders will be taken directly from teams (eg., team turns in order form and check, BSC will deliver shirts to team coach at the beginning of the meet).  The order form is posted here.

Posted by: Wendy Ahrendsen | Updated on: November 7, 2010

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Black Hills Gold Pentathlon Announced

Black Hills Gold Swimming announce their annual Pentathlon (sanction #100510) November
20 2010
at the Donald E Young Center at Black Hills State University in Spearfish.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the SDIF events file is posted here.

Posted by: Teena Huber | Posted on: October 14, 2010

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Pierre Swim Team Fall Invitational Announced

Pierre Swim Team announces their 2010 Fall Invitational November 13-14 2010 (sanction #090910) at the Pierre Aquatics Center.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Note: Warmup times have been updated as follows:

Session 1 - Saturday, November 13, 2010
10:15 a.m.  - Warm-up A
11:00 a.m.  - Warm-up B
12:00 p.m.  - Meet starts

Session 2 - Sunday, November 14, 2010
7:15 a.m.  - Warm-up A
8:00 a.m.  - Warm-up B
9:00 a.m.  - Meet starts

Posted by: Deanne Booth | Updated on: October 17, 2010

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Mitchell Aquatic Club Fall Classic Announced

Mitchell Aquatic Club announces their 2010 Fall Classic November 6-7 2010 (sanction #100610) at the Downtown YWCA in Sioux Falls.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Laura Miller | Updated on: October 14, 2010

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Watertown October Invitational Announced

Watertown Swim Team announces their 2010 October Invitational October 23 2010 (sanction #091410) at the Watertown Aquatic Center.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Updated on: October 4, 2010

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Rapid City Racers Early Season Tune-Up Meet Announced

Rapid City Racers announce their Early Season Tune-up meet October 23 2010 (sanction #091510) at the Roosevelt Swim Center in Rapid City.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lindsay Smith | Posted on: September 28, 2010

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Fall House of Delegates meeting announcement

The South Dakota Swimming House of Delegates will meet at 12:00 noon CDT, Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the AmericInn, 1981 E King St. in Chamberlain, SD.

The HOD meeting will be preceded by a “town hall” type meeting at 11:00 a.m. for open discussion of agenda items and brain-storming on important issues for SD Swimming.

SWIM CLUBS:  Each club is entitled to one voting delegate.  Delegates must be Non-Athlete members of USA Swimming.  Other club members are welcomed to attend.

1.  Check the House of Delegates list of SDSI Team Reps. If you wish to designate a new voting delegate (or alternate) complete a Delegate Appointment Form.  Please e-mail the form to the LSC Secretary and turn in the hard copy at the Sept. 18 meeting.

2.  Membership/Registration Coordinator, Sherry Miller will be present to accept USA Swimming Registrations, renewals and fees for 2011.

ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVES:  There are 3 of you on our Board of Directors, and 5 are At-Large Members of our House of Delegates. You 8 are 20% of our voting membership!  We hope you will be present at our September 18 meeting to speak for all SD Swimmers.

BOARD MEMBERS, CHAIRS, COORDINATORS & COMMITTEES:  Please e-mail your reply to the LSC Secretary and Admin. Vice-Chair by Wed September 8.

1.  Tell us whether or not you need to be included on the agenda. 

2.  Send any written report you want e-mailed with the agenda and distributed at the meeting.

3.   Please e-mail the text of any proposed amendment to SDSI Bylaws or Policies & Procedures in such form as to show the relevant section as it will read if adopted.

AGENDA:  The agenda will be e-mailed and posted on the website as soon as possible.  It will include:

1.  Election of a General Chair (since none was elected at our Spring 2010 meeting) and Board of Review Members (per 610.2.3).

2.  Coaches will elect a Coach Rep. for the Board of Directors (since we failed to do this at the LC Championship Meet).

Posted by: Norm Bouwens | Posted on: August 23, 2010

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Vermillion Swimmer Makes Splash Among Peers 

By Emily Nohr (emily.nohr@yankton.net)

VERMILLION — Fourteen-year-old Kathie Herrera cheerfully offers a lot of lessons in overcoming adversity.

Two weeks ago, the Vermillion girl competed at the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games in Lincoln, Neb., qualifying in multiple swimming events for the upcoming World Special Olympic Games in Greece. (read the full story here)

Posted by: Mike Moran | Posted on: August 10, 2010

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2010 Central Zones Entries and Information (14 & Unders) 

Entries for Central Zones (14 & Unders) are posted below.  For all your Zones information go to www.nscevents.com

Woods Pool is an outdoor pool and bleachers will be provided for spectators.

Pool entries

Relay entries (subject to change)

Open water entries

Posted by: Elyce Kastigar | Posted on: August 3, 2010

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2010 Central Zones Information

15 & over swimmers:

15&O Zones Team information is available here, and an application form can be downloaded and printed here.

14 & under swimmers:

Team South Dakota information is available here, and an application form can be downloaded and printed here.

Practice schedule for 14 & under swimmers: 

Monday, August 2 – 8:00-9:00pm Central time (Frank Olsen pool - Sioux Falls)
Tuesday, August 3 – 8:30-10:00am (Frank Olsen)
Tuesday, August 3 – 8:00-9:00pm (Frank Olsen - ages 11-14)
Wednesday, August 4 – 8:30-10:00am (Frank Olsen)
Wednesday, August 4 evening – possible team SD event - TBA

For all swimmers: 

** Check here for ordering information on Zone suits from Pure Blue Swim Shop  **

All swimmers must complete, sign and submit Code of Conduct and Permission & Release forms.  See the 14&U or 15&O application forms and information for instructions on submitting forms.

For parents:

The Central Zones Chaperone Application and Team Gear Order Form are now posted.

Posted by: Elyce Kastigar (14&U) / Sarah Hogg (15&O) | Updated on: July 26, 2010

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2010 South Dakota State Seasonal Championships 

South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2010 State Seasonal Championships August 6-8 (sanction 062910) at Municipal Pool in Huron.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lesley Berg | Posted on: July 20, 2010

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2010 South Dakota Long Course State Championship 

South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2010 Long Course State Championship July 30 - August 1 at the Mitchell Aquatic Center in Hitchcock Park.  The meet invitation is posted here.

Meet projected timelines as well as warmup information are posted.

Hotel blocks for State Meet

Mitchell area map

Mitchell Activities & Lodging Guide

Posted by: Laura Miller | Updated on: July 29, 2010

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2010 South Dakota Long Course B/C Championship 

South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2010 Long Course B/C Championship (sanction #070410, time trial sanction #070510) July 23 - 25 at Frank Olson Pool in Sioux Falls.  For coaches, the SDIF (Hytek) events file is posted here

Meet information has been updated and is posted here.  Please note highlighted changes, primarily to time trial information.

** Warmups schedule and lane information for this weekend is posted here. **

Hotel blocks for B/C Meet

Posted by: Lisa Ladenburger | Updated on: July 23, 2010

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Rapid City Inter-Squad Meet Announced

Rapid City Racers announce their Inter-Squad (sanction #062310) July 15 at Horace Mann Pool in Rapid City.  More information is available here.  The Hytek (SDIF) events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lindsay Smith | Updated on: July 3, 2010

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Webster Swim Team Invitational

Webster Swim Team announces their 2010 Summer Invitational July 16-17 (sanction 060310) at the Webster City Pool.  More information is available here.  For coaches the SDIF events file is posted here.

Posted by: Rose Vogl | Posted on: June 22, 2010

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Brookings Swim Club Summer Invitational

Brookings Swim Club announces their 2010 Summer Invitational (sanction #060210) July 16-18 at the Hillcrest Aquatic Center.  More information is available here

The meet SDIF (Hytek) events file has been posted here.

Posted by: Wendy Ahrendsen | Updated on: June 22, 2010

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Britton Swim Team Invitational Announced 

Britton Swim Team announces their 2010 Summer Invitational July 10 (sanction 051510) at the Britton City Pool.  More information is available here

The SDIF (Hytek) events file for this meet is posted here.  Please note that due to the 4-hour session rule the IM events have been eliminated.

Posted by: Sherri Jensen | Updated on: June 25, 2010

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Snowfox Summer Invitational Announced

Snowfox Swim Team announces their 2010 Summer Invitational July 10-11 (sanction 051410) and 14&O IM Tough Challenge with 12&U 400 free July 9 (sanction 051510), both at Frank Olson Pool in Sioux Falls. 

The summer invite meet information is posted here.  The Hytek events file is posted here.

The 13 & Over IM Tough Challenge And 12 & Under 400 Free meet information is posted here.  That Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Chad Thomsen | Updated on: June 1, 2010

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Mitchell Aquatics IMX Long-Course Challenge Invitational 

Mitchell Aquatic Club announces their 2010 IMX Long-Course Challenge July 2-4 (sanction 0600310) at the Mitchell Aquatic Center in Hitchcock Park.  More information is available here

The events file for this meet has been posted here.

The session report for the meet is posted here.

Posted by: Laura Miller | Updated on: July 2, 2010

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Rapid City Independence Day Meet Announced

Rapid City Racers announce their Independence Day Swimvitational (sanction #052110
July 2-4 at Horace Mann Pool in Rapid City.  More information is available here.  The Hytek (SDIF) events file is posted here.

Hotel info is available here.

Posted by: Lindsay Smith | Updated on: June 22, 2010

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2010 Huron Summer Invitational Announced 

Huron Parks & Rec Wobbegongs announce their 2010 Summer Invitational (sanction 052510) June 25-27 at Municipal Pool in Huron.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lesley Berg | Posted on: June 6, 2010

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47th Annual Yankton Charity Invitational Announced

Yankton Swim Team announces their 47th annual Charity Invitational June 25-26 at Memorial Park Swimming Pool in Yankton.  Meet information is posted here.  

The Hytek events file has been posted here.

Posted by: DeeRhonda Anderson | Updated on: June 3, 2010

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Special Event - CAN-AM Native American Swim Championships in Hardin Montana

On behalf of Montana Swimming, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 2010 CAN-AM Native American Swimming Championships to be held June 26-27 in beautiful Hardin, Montana USA. This swim meet is open to all Native American, American Indian, First Nation, and Alaska Native swimmers from Canada and the United States ages ten and under through adult. We hope this meet will be a celebration of Native American swimming talent. The meet is held in conjunction with Native American Days in Hardin.

The meet is hosted by the Montana Swimming Age Group Committee. Meet information is available here.  The Hytek (SDIF) events file is available here.

Posted by: Susan Huckeby | Updated on: June 3, 2010

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Aberdeen Summer High-Point Swim Meet

Aberdeen Swim Club announces their 2010 summer High-Point Swim Meet (sanction #051210
June 18-20 at the Aberdeen Aquatic Center.  More information is available here.  The Hytek events file is posted here.

Updates:  The projected meet timeline has been posted here.  Warmup times and lane assignments are posted here

Also, please click here for information about the scheduled family relay event.

Updated by: Sarah Hogg | Updated on: June 15, 2010

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Chamberlain Swim Team Invitational Announced

Chamberlain Swim Team announces their 2010 Summer Invitational June 12 (sanction 051110) at the Chamberlain City Pool.  More information is available here

Posted by: Nancy McDonald | Posted on: June 2, 2010

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Watertown Outdoor Sprint Invitational Announced

Watertown Area Swim Club announces their 2010 summer Outdoor Sprint Invitational (sanction #051010) June 12 at the Watertown Aquatic Center.  More information is available here.  The Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: May 23, 2010

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Milbank Invitational Swim Meet

Milbank Area Lions Swim Team is looking for a Starter and Referee for their swim meet on June 4-5 in MilbankIf you are able to assist or know of someone else who could fill these positions, please contact Danny Spors at milbankswim@hotmail.com.

Posted by: Danny Spors | Posted on: May 16, 2010

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Milbank Invitational Swim Meet

Milbank Area Lions Swim Team announces their 2010 Invitational Swim Meet (sanction #SD042010) June 4-5 at the Unity Square Pool in Milbank.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.  More information is available here.

Please note that we will be following the most recent South Dakota Swimming, Inc. rules with regards to warm-up procedures, as these supersede any other posted warmup procedures.

Posted by: Danny Spors | Updated on: May 16, 2010

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Jonty Skinner Swim Camp (Aberdeen)

Jonty Skinner is coming to Aberdeen again this year.   More information available here

Swimmers must also submit a medical release form.  An application form can be found here.

Posted by: Tina Andrew | Posted on: March 30, 2010

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University of South Dakota Swim Camp 2010

USD Swim Camps announces their 2010 summer swim camp schedule.  Camp details and signup forms are posted here.

Posted by: Jason Mahowald | Posted on: February 28, 2010

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10th Annual All-American Swim Camp with Aberdeen Swim Club

The 10th annual All-American Swim Camp with ASC will feature an elite camp for the fourth consecutive year, and will continue the technique development that has been offered since 2001.  Camp details and a printable signup form are posted here.

Posted by: Elyce Kastigar | Posted on: February 28, 2010

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West Fargo (ND) Best Darn Swim Camp

West Fargo Swim Club announces their summer Best Darn Swim Camp in West Fargo, ND on June 7-10, 2010.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Mike Stromberg | Posted on: February 25, 2010

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2010 SD State Championships Results

All results from this year's state championships have been posted:

Complete individual results

Hytek results file

Team scores

Percentage award results

Posted by: Joel Mann | Posted on: March 8, 2010

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Head Coach opening (Watertown SD)

Watertown Area Swim Club (WASC) is seeking to hire a Full Time Head Coach for its age group swim team (more information is available here).

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: February 25, 2010

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Assistant Head Coach Opening (Snowfox)  

The Assistant Head Coach will be working directly with athletes 18 & Under on a daily basis. The main objective of this position is toPosted by: Todd Campbell | Posted on: February 3, 2010... (more information here).

Posted by: Chad Thomsen | Posted on: February 13, 2010

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2010 Dakota Coaches Clinic Announced  

The American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) and Epic Sports announce the 2010 Dakota Coaches Clinic April 30 - May 2, 2010 at the Fargo Expressway Suites in Fargo, ND, also sponsored by the North Dakota LSC and South Dakota Swimming, Inc.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Mike Stromberg | Posted on: December 12, 2009

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Spring 2010 SDSI House of Delegates Meeting

This spring's House of Delegates meeting is being held April 17th at the Cedar Shore Resort in Chamberlain.

The draft agenda for the meeting is posted here (check back for any updates prior to the
17th).

Fall 2009 House of Delegates Meeting Minutes

Fall 2009 House of Delegates committee reports

Delegates should check the Documents page for any additional minutes, reports or reference materials in advance of the meeting.

Posted by: Norm Bouwens | Posted on: April 9, 2010

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Bid Guidelines for Summer State Meet

Based on the current approved rotation schedule Yankton was scheduled to host this summer's state championship meet.  SDSI, Inc has been informed that they are unable to host this meet.  Current policy states that the meet must go out for bid to any eligible LSC member team.  Any team that is interested may submit a proposal to host the state meet this summer.  Below are the guidelines that need to be met for hosting the summer state championship meet:

 1.  Any team that intends to submit a proposal must e-mail Norm by April 10, 2010 

     Norman Bouwen's e-mail address  njb700@msn.com

 2.  Bid Proposals will be presented at the meeting April 17, 2010 and include the following:

     A.  Letter stating the pool is reserved from Noon Friday till late Sunday night and must state any restrictions. (From owner of pool)

     B.  Letter from the local hotels or the CVB that 250 hotel rooms are available for this event. (Block description)

     C.  Follow all SD-LSC guidelines that pertain to championship meets.  (Must be a combined meet for summer)

     D.  Any other information that pertains to hosting a championship meet.

The e-mail to Norm, should not contain your proposal.  Keep it simple and just state that your team will be presenting a proposal for bid at the spring meeting.

Posted by: Todd Campbell | Posted on: April 5, 2010

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SD State Championships Warmup Schedule and Meet Timeline

The warmup schedule for this weekend's SD State Championships in Aberdeen is posted here.  The project meet timeline is posted here.

The state meet psych sheet has been posted here.

Posted by: Joel Mann | Updated on: March 4, 2010

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SD State Championships Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet

The SD State Championships Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet is posted (and has been updated) here.  Not all teams are listed yet due to the unknown number of participants from some of the smaller teams; however, we expect all teams to volunteer their time and this sheet will be updated once entries are received.  There are some positions that do not have specific teams assigned, such as Head Timer (needed for Friday evening and Saturday/Sunday afternoons), Runner, Computer Table and Backup Head Lane Timers (will line up the little kids before their races), so if you have experience in these positions please volunteer your time!

Please distribute this information to your teams and encourage parents to sign up early.  You can contact me (Sarah Hogg) via email at sarahogg@midco.net or cell at 605-380-9195 to sign up.  We will also post this at the meet; however, my hope is to have all positions filled prior to the meet!

In addition, please remind your teams/parents that our State Meets are now sponsored by the South Dakota LSC with revenue going back to the LSC, so we need all teams to volunteer their time to make the meet successful.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and we'll see you in Aberdeen for the 2010 South Dakota State Championships!

Posted by: Sarah Hogg | Updated on: March 2, 2010

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2010 SD Short-Course State Swim Championships  

The 2010 SD Short-Course State Swim Championships (sanction #012310, time trial sanction #230110) will be held March 5-7, 2010 at the Aberdeen YMCA in Aberdeen, South Dakota.  Meet information is posted here.

Hotel information is posted here.  When calling ensure you ask for the State Swim Meet rate.

Posted by: Todd Campbell | Posted on: February 3, 2010

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2010 SD B/C West Championships Meet Announced 

The Pierre Swim Team announces the 2010 SD Short Course B/C Championships to be held at the City of Pierre Aquatics Center.  Entries will be limited to SD LSC swimmers for events in which they have not achieved an State qualifying time since February 20, 2009.  For coaches, the SDIF events file is posted here.

Posted by: Kevin McLain | Posted on: January 18, 2010

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Notice for SD State Meet Hotel Reservations

Information on SD State Meet hotels is posted here.  Please note that most of the hotel blocks expire 1 month prior to the meet.  The Super 8 block expires on Feb 17th. 

The SD State Meet is being held March 5-7 in Aberdeen.

Posted by: Todd Campbell | Posted on: January 14, 2010

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Pierre Swim Team Capitol City Qualifier Invitational Announced

Pierre Swim Team announces their 2010 Capitol City Qualifier February 20-21 2010 (sanction #010310) at the Pierre Aquatics Center.  As in the past, the USA/SD age group meet will be held concurrently with a separate interwoven Masters meet (sanction #SD LMSC 5410-01).  Entries are due Friday, February 12.  Please contact Kevin McLain if you have any questions.  

More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Kevin McLain | Posted on: January 14, 2010

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Rapid City Racers Head Coach Position Available

The Rapid City Racers Swim Club, Inc., (RCR) is seeking a Head Coach for their 60+ member swimming program.  RCR is a year round competitive swim club with swimmers that range in ability level from novice to junior national level.  It is a non-profit, independent organization governed by a parent board of directors.  RCR is a member of USA Swimming, Inc. and SD Swimming, Inc.

Job Qualifications:
ASCA Level 2 or equivalent experience minimum requirement.  Preference will be given to ASCA Level 3 or equivalent and above coaches.  The candidate should be familiar with Hy-Tek Meet Manager Software, Team Unify, and possess good computer skills.  The candidate will be responsible for following; (1) Manage daily swim operations and administration, (2) Promote the importance of proper technique, teamwork, and sportsmanship, (3) Oversee, assist and develop coaches, (4) Develop and implement practice and meet schedules, (5) Complete meet entries and make team travel plans, (6) Communicate with swimmers, parents, and BOD members as necessary, (7) Recruit and retain swimmers, including marketing and promotion to the community, (8) Develop training programs for swimmers in the Senior Group.

Ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of on-deck coaching experience and have previously coached swimmers at the Sectionals or Junior National level and above.  Base salary starting between $26,000-$30,000 including incentives based on team growth.

Preferable Start Date:  December 16, 2009. 

Website:  www.rapidcityracers.com

To Apply:  Please submit your cover letter and resume to:

Kelly Gorman
RCR President
1720 Evergreen Drive
Rapid City, SD   57702
Email:  kelly.gorman@k12.sd.us
Phone:  605-390-8730 (cell) or 605-791-4405 (hm)

Posted by: Kelly Gorman | Posted on: November 23, 2009

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Mitchell Aquatic Club Winter Invitational Announced

Mitchell Aquatic Club announces their 2010 Winter Invitational February 5-7 2010 (sanction #122909) at the Nordby Recreation Center in Huron.  More information is available here.

The SDIF events file for this meet has been posted and is available here.

Posted by: Laura Miller | Updated on: January 17, 2010

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Web site issues

Please note that all posts to this site on January 17, 2010 were inadvertently removed on the 18th.  I have corrected this issue and all of the following files and documents can now be accessed either directly from their links below, or from their respective links on the News and Meets pages.

My apologies to the Mitchell Aquatic Club, Aberdeen Swim Club and Huron P&R Team, as well as any visitors to the site for any inconvenience.

Aberdeen High-Point meet high point scores, meet results and Hytek results file
Yankton Tri-State meet SDIF events file (meet rescheduled from Jan 9 to Jan 23)
Mitchell (Huron) meet SDIF events file

Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: January 21, 2010

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Watertown Swim Team Big Apple Invitational Announced

Watertown Swim Team announces their 2010 Big Apple Invitational January 23-24 2010 (sanction #122009) at the Watertown Community Recreation Center.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: January 2, 2010

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Black Hills Gold Invitational Announced

Black Hills Gold Swimming announce their Winter Invitational (sanction #121309) January 30-31 2010 at the Donald E Young Center at Black Hills State University in Spearfish.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Hotel information is available here.

Posted by: Teena Huber | Posted on: December 24, 2009

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Snowfox Winter Classic Announced  

Snowfox Swim Team announces their 2010 Winter Classic January 29-31 2010 (sanction #111909) to be held at Augustana University's Elmen Center.  More information is available here.  The lists of events is posted here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lisa Ladenburger | Updated on: January 6, 2010

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Yankton Tri-State League Meet Rescheduled to January 23rd

Yankton Swim Team announces the Tri-State League meet has been rescheduled to January 23, 2010 and will still be held at the Summit Activities Center in Yankton.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the updated Hytek events file is posted here. ** note that the Hytek file was updated January 17th **

Posted by: DeeRhonda Anderson | Updated on: January 17, 2010

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Notice to all SD Swimming Teams - All-Star Information!

Due to the limited number of individuals from the state who qualify for the All Star team with a national “A” time the LSC board has reviewed the policy and amended the policy to allow the top 5 in the state regardless of the national “A” time.  This decision was made to field the best SD team and to provide opportunities for SD Swimmers to compete beyond the state level.  The purpose of the LSC is to encourage participation and grow the number of athletes participating in this great sport. We want to encourage swimmers to compete at this level, provide opportunities and to fill the allowable athlete entries at the All Star meet.

The All Star Application deadline has been extended to Dec. 30, 2009

Due to the holidays and limited time please provide and forward this information to all team members.  If you have any questions, please contact Coach Elyce Kastigar at ascswim@abe.midco.net or 605-216-3223.

Posted by: Elyce Kastigar | Posted on: December 24, 2009

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Midwest All-Star Team Meet Entries

Congratulations to all SD All Star Qualifiers:  See below for links to individual and relay entries as well as the warm up and picture schedules.

The Friday warm up is a team practice time and we encourage all athletes to be there if possible.  This is an opportunity to get into the pool prior to the meet on Saturday and Sunday.

Please wear navy shorts and team t-shirt for the team picture.  Swimmers will receive their team t-shirt from the coaching staff when they arrive at the pool on Friday. 

Please contact the SD All Star coach for your age group if you have any questions, and we'll see you Friday!

Individual entries (by event)

Individual entries (by swimmer)

Relay entries

Warmups and pictures schedule

Posted by: Elyce Kastigar | Updated on: January 7, 2010

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Aberdeen High Point Meet Announced  

Abderdeen Swim Club announces their High Point meet (sanction #112509) January 9-10, 2010 at the Aberdeen YMCA.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Sarah Hogg | Posted on: December 12, 2009

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2010 Dakota Coaches Clinic Announced  

The American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) and Epic Sports announce the 2010 Dakota Coaches Clinic April 30 - May 2, 2010 at the Fargo Expressway Suites in Fargo, ND, also sponsored by the North Dakota LSC and South Dakota Swimming, Inc.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Mike Stromberg | Posted on: December 12, 2009

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Rapid City Racers Head Coach Position Available

The Rapid City Racers Swim Club, Inc., (RCR) is seeking a Head Coach for their 60+ member swimming program.  RCR is a year round competitive swim club with swimmers that range... (see here for more information)

Posted by: Kelly Gorman | Posted on: November 23, 2009

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Notice to all SD Swimming Teams - All-Star Information!

Due to the limited number of individuals from the state who qualify for the All Star team with a national “A” time the LSC board has reviewed the policy and amended the policy to allow the top 5 in the state regardless of the national “A” time.  This decision was made to field the best SD team and to provide opportunities for SD Swimmers to compete beyond the state level.  The purpose of the LSC is to encourage participation and grow the number of athletes participating in this great sport. We want to encourage swimmers to compete at this level, provide opportunities and to fill the allowable athlete entries at the All Star meet.

The All Star Application deadline has been extended to Dec. 30, 2009

Due to the holidays and limited time please provide and forward this information to all team members.  If you have any questions, please contact Coach Elyce Kastigar at ascswim@abe.midco.net or 605-216-3223.

Posted by: Elyce Kastigar | Posted on: December 24, 2009

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26th Annual Midwest All-Star Age Group Invitational Announced!

The 2010 Midwest All-Stars meet information is posted here Important! - please read this for more information specific to the South Dakota All-Stars team.

South Dakota team applications are posted here (check forms for deadlines and team coach information).  Gear order forms are posted here.

Please check back here regularly - additional information will be posted as soon as it becomes available. 

Posted by: Elyce Kastigar | Posted on: December 1, 2009

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Mitchell IMX Challenge (in Huron) Canceled

Mitchell Aquatic Club announces the IMX Challenge scheduled for December 4-6 in Huron has been canceled.

Posted by: Laura Miller | Updated on: November 30, 2009

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Watertown Swim Team Candy Cane Invitational Announced

Watertown Swim Team announces their 2009 Candy Cane Invitational December 12th at the Watertown Community Recreation Center.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: November 25, 2009

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Rapid City Racers December Invitational Announced

Rapid City Racers announce their December Invitational December 19-20 at the Roosevelt Swim Center in Rapid City.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lindsay Smith | Posted on: November 16, 2009

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Black Hills Gold Pentathlon Announced

Black Hills Gold Swimming announce their Fall Invitational (sanction #100109) November 21st at the Donald E Young Center at Black Hills State University in Spearfish.  More information is
available here.  For coaches, the SDIF events file is posted here.

Posted by: Teena Huber | Posted on: October 10, 2009

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Rapid City Racers Assistant Coach Announcement

Due to an increased volume of swimmers, we are currently looking for an assistant coach for our age group and novice programs. The ideal candidate would have experience with competitive swimming, coaching and/or teaching swim lessons. Additionally, we are seeking candidates who are current in their CPR and Lifeguard certifications. If you are great with kids, have an intrinsic desire to coach and have a passion for swimming then the Rapid City Racers Swim Club would be a great place for you. We need to hire someone very quickly to ensure the quality of our programming with our 12 and under swimmers. We offer a very competitive wage and would love to hear from you if you are interested. Please email a resume to coachzach@comcast.net , or call 863-1216. 

Posted by: Zach Devine | Posted on: October 3, 2008

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Brookings Winter Invitational Announced 

Brookings Swim Club announces their Winter Invitational (sanction #092809) November 21-22 at the Brookings High School Pool.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Wendy Ahrendsen | Updated on: November 6, 2009

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Yankton Co-Ed Splash Meet Announced

Yankton Swim Team announces the Tri-State League meet November 7, 2009 at the Summit Activities Center in Yankton.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.  Meet entries are due January 4, 2009.

We will need to have 2 warm-up sessions. We have done entries. We have 200+ athletes.  Sioux Falls Snowfox, Vermillion, and Yankton will have the early warm-up time (7:15). All other teams’ warm-ups will be at 8:00.  The meet will begin at 9:00AM.

Posted by: DeeRhonda Anderson | Updated on: November 2, 2009

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2009-2010 South Dakota Swimming, Inc. Meet Schedule

The final SDSI competitive meet schedule was posted two weeks ago.  This schedule was approved at the South Dakota Swimming, Inc. 2009 Fall Delegates Meeting, and includes meets through the 2010-2011 winter (short-course) season.  Please note that there have been several changes made to that schedule; coaches, swimmers and parents should review these changes carefully when making plans for the upcoming season.  

For example, Mitchell Aquatic Club has added a meet in December to be hosted in Huron, SD; hotel information for the combined East/West B/C Championships has been posted; and Britton Swim Club has added a meet for next summer.  Also, Watertown does not have a meet on October 24th; that meet will be held October 31st.  The updated meet schedule can be viewed here.

Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: October 20, 2009

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Pierre Swim Team Invitational Announced

Pierre Swim Team announce their Invitational November 14-15 at the Pierre Aquatics Center in Pierre (sanction 093009).  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.  This meet also features a concurrent Masters open meet (sanction 549-002).  More information is available here.

Posted by: Kevin McLain | Posted on: October 18, 2009

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Watertown Ghouls in the Pool Meet Announcement

Watertown Area Swim Club announces their Ghouls in the Pool meet (sanction #092409) October 31 at the Watertown Community Recreation Center.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Updated on: October 15, 2009

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USA Swimming Report of Occurrence Form Posted

The USA Swimming Report of Occurrence Form has been posted on the Forms page.  This form is used to document safety incidents that occur at sanctioned events.  Contact SDSI Safety Coordinator Deb Finnesand with any questions.

Posted by: Deb Finnesand | Posted on: October 3, 2009

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Rapid City Racers Fall Invitational Announced

Rapid City Racers announce their Fall Invitational (sanction #091609) October 24-25 at the Roosevelt Swim Center in Rapid City.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lindsay Smith | Posted on: September 18, 2009

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Athlete Travel Reimbursement Request Form

A reminder that the Athlete Travel Reimbursement Requests for the Summer Long Course Season are due by the Fall LSC Meeting which is this Sunday, September 20, 2009.  If you are requesting reimbursement, please complete the Athlete Travel Reimbursement Request Form posted here on the SD Swimming web site.  This form includes all the information required by our Policies and Procedures for reimbursement.  Please contact me at sarahogg@midco.net with any questions.

Posted by: Sarah Hogg | Posted on: September 16, 2009

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2009 Fall SD Swimming's House of Delegates

This is the first of several reminders that the Fall HoD meeting will be held Sunday, September 20th from noon to 5:00pm at the Cedar Shore Resort in Chamberlain.  Check-in will be at 11:00am to ensure a timely start and finish.  To ensure that we maximize the time of all representatives from across the state, I would like to request the following:

- If you are planning on recommending any additions, deletions or changes to the Policies and Procedures, please send them to all representatives for review prior to the HoD meeting.  All requests should include a copy of the original policy followed by a copy of the recommended changes.

- If you will be presenting a report, please send them to Norm Bouwens no later than Wednesday, September 9th.  Again, this will allow us to distribute them for review prior to the HoD meeting and may reduce the amount of time required to review them during the meeting.

- If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please send them to me as soon as possible so I can determine how they are best addressed at the HoD meeting.

Posted by: Doug Ladenburger | Posted on: August 8, 2009

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2009 South Dakota State Seasonal Championships 

South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2009 State Seasonal Championships August 7-9 (sanction 070909) at Municipal Pool in Huron.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lesley Berg | Posted on: July 14, 2009

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2009 Central Zones Information

Congratulations on swimming a “AAA” time between August 7th 2008 and August 3rd 2009. The “AAA” automatically qualifies you to swim that event at the Central Zone Swimming Championship Meet...<read more here>.  An application form has been posted here.

The Central Zones Chaperone Application and Team Gear Order Form are now posted.

Posted by: Zachary Devine | Updated on: July 17, 2009

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South Dakota Swimming, Inc. Scholarship

Every year South Dakota Swimming, Inc., may award up to two $500.00 scholarships to deserving high school seniors in recognition of their contribution to the sport of swimming through competition and team leadership..<read more here>.  An editable application form is available here.

Posted by: Zach Devine | Posted on: July 8, 2008

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Scholastic All-American Applications

Scholastic All America Applications are due August 1, 2009.

Applications must include the following:

-  Completed Application
-  Print-out from SWIMS of eligible times
-  Transcript for the ENTIRE 2008-2009 academic year

Time standards for SAA recognition are listed on the form.  Mail the application with all supporting materials to the committee members listed on the application (Louise 
Limerick-girls; Betty Kooy-boys) by August 1, 2009.

Posted by: Doug Ladenburger | Posted on: May 19, 2009

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Semi-Annual Audit at the State Meet in Aberdeen

We are in need of some parent volunteers to be on an audit committee for SD Swimming.  I need 4 parents who will be in Aberdeen for the State Swim Meet to help with this audit.  We are planning on doing the audit on Friday afternoon at 2:00pm (during the mile swims) at a location yet to be announced.  If you can assist, please send an email to dhonner1@sio.midco.net

Posted by: Dave Honner | Posted on: July 26, 2009

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South Dakota Long-Course State Championship 

South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2009 State Long-Course Championship July 31-August 2 (sanction 070209, time trials sanction 090702) at the Aberdeen Aquatic Center.  More information is available here.  For coaches the SDIF events file will be posted by Sunday, July 12th.

The warmup schedule and list of team entrants is posted here.

The state meet psych sheet is posted here.   The projected meet timeline is posted here.

Posted by: Todd Campbell | Updated on: July 31, 2009

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2009 Central Zones Hotel Information

Parents of Zone Qualifiers:

The Lakeview Inn & Suites hotel has a room block reserved for TEAM SD ONLY!  Meaning that this block of rooms is set aside for the athletes, coaches and chaperones that are participating in the TEAM TRIP to Grand Forks.  This is not a block of rooms for parents, family members, etc.  There are rooms available at the hotel but they are filling quickly.  PLEAS REFER TO THE ZONE MEET INFORMATION posted here for other hotels that are available in Grand Forks.  We apologize for any earlier miscommunication.

Posted by: Zachary Devine | Posted on: July 14, 2009

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South Dakota Long-Course B/C Championship (West) 

South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2009 Long-Course B/C Championship - West July 24-26 (sanction 070509, time trials sanction 090705) at Horace Mann Pool in Rapid City.  More information is available here

For coaches the SDIF events file has been posted here.  Hotel information is posted here.

Posted by: Lindsay Smith | Updated on: July 19, 2009

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South Dakota Long-Course B/C Championship (East) 

South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2009 Long-Course B/C Championship - East July 24-26 (sanction 070709, time trials sanction 090707) at Memorial Park Swimming Pool in Yankton.  More information is available here.

Note that the meet invitation has been reposted.  Please review carefully for updates.

Posted by: Deanne Geditz | Updated on: July 18, 2009

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Webster Swim Team Invitational 

Webster Swim Team announces their 2009 Summer Invitational July 17-18 (sanction 060109) at the Webster City Pool.  More information is available here.  For coaches the SDIF events file is posted here.

Posted by: Rose Vogl | Posted on: June 26, 2009

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Brookings Swim Club Summer Invitational

Brookings Swim Club announces their 2009 Summer Invitational July 17-19 at the Hillcrest Aquatic Center.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Wendy Ahrendsen | Posted on: June 15, 2009

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Jonty Skinner Swim Camp (Aberdeen)

Jonty Skinner is coming to Aberdeen to teach pure Olympic swim technique.   More information available here

The camp application form is posted here.  Swimmers must also submit a medical release form.  An editable version of the application form can be found here.

Posted by: Tina Andrew | Posted on: June 5, 2009

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Britton Swim Team Invitational 

Britton Swim Team announces their 2009 Summer Invitational July 11 (sanction 051409) at the Britton City Pool.  More information is available here.  For coaches the SDIF events file is posted here.

Posted by: Sherri Jensen | Posted on: June 23, 2009

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Snowfox Summer Invitational 

Snowfox Swim Team announces their 2009 Summer Invitational July 10-12 (sanction 061509) at Frank Olson Pool in Sioux Falls.  The invite and SDIF events file for this meet has been reposted with corrections; the updated meet invitation can be found here.  The updated SDIF events file can be found here.

The invitation for this meet was modified again on June 30th to clarify the provisions for exhibition swimmers.  Please take note.

Posted by: Lisa Ladenburger | Updated on: June 30, 2009

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Rapid City Independence Day Meet

Rapid City Racers announce their Independence Day Swimvitational (sanction #051309
July 3-5 at Horace Mann Pool in Rapid City.  More information is available here.  For coaches the SDIF events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lindsay Smith | Updated on: June 23, 2009

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SD Corn Palace Record Breaker Invitational 

Mitchell Aquatic Club announces their 2009 SD Corn Palace Record Breaker meet July 3-5 (sanction 060209) at the Mitchell Aquatic Center in Hitchcock Park.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the SDIF events file is posted here.

The meet warm-up schedule and lane assignments are posted here.

Posted by: Laura Miller | Updated on: July 1, 2009

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HPRW Huron Invitational Swim Meet

Huron Parks & Recreation announces their 2009 Huron Invitational June 26-28 at the Huron Municipal Pool.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Meet entries are due to me by Thursday, June 18, 2009 and fees are due at the meet. 
If you have any questions or concerns please call or email me.  If there are any problems with the template please let me know ASAP at both email addresses below.

If you have trouble obtaining hotel reservations please contact the Huron Chamber of Commerce at 605-352-0000.  As of June 9th there were still rooms available at the Comfort
Inn and the Super 8.  The Dakota Inn is also another choice.  Here is a link to the Huron Chamber web page. 

www.huronsd.com

Posted by: Lesley Berg | Posted on: June 15, 2009

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Aberdeen Summer High-Point Swim Meet

Aberdeen Swim Club announces their 2009 summer High-Point Swim Meet (sanction #051809
June 19-21 at the Aberdeen Aquatic Center.  More information is available here.

The meet warmup schedule and lane assignments are posted here.

Posted by: Joel Mann | Posted on: May 22, 2009

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Watertown Area Swim Club Outdoor Invitational

The Watertown Area Swim Club announces their 2009 Outdoor Invitational June 13 at the Watertown Aquatic Center.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: May 22, 2009

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2009 University of South Dakota Swim Camp  

The University of South Dakota announces their 2009 summer Swim Camp schedule.  Session One (ages 8 & up) will run June 14-19; Session Two (High School Camp - ages 14-18) will run June 21-26.  More information and an application form are available here.

Posted by: Jason Mahowald | Posted on: March 6, 2009

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Milbank Invitational Swim Meet

Milbank Swim Team announces their 2009 Invitational Swim Meet (sanction #042909
June 5-6 at the Unity Square Pool in Milbank.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Danny Spors | Posted on: June 3, 2009

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Brookings Swim Club Looking for Additional Coaches

The Brookings Swim Club is looking for additional coaching staff. More information is available here.

Posted by: Keli Books | Posted on: April 27, 2009

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9th Annual All-American Swim Camp with Aberdeen Swim Club

The 9th annual All-American Swim Camp with ASC will feature an elite camp for the third consecutive year, and will continue the technique development that has been offered since 2001.  Camp details and a printable signup form are posted here.

Posted by: Elyce Kastigar | Updated on: April 10, 2009

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American Red Cross Swim Camp - Watertown

The American Red Cross wants to help you get ready for a great summer swim season!  We are proud to announce that Tom Johnson (TJ), head swimming coach for the University of Wyoming, will be hosting a 3 day clinic for all serious swimmers at the Watertown Community Recreational Center May 22-24, 2009.  More information and a printable registration form are posted here.

Posted by: Amy Larson | Posted on: May 5, 2009

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Brookings Swim Club Looking for Additional Coaches

The Brookings Swim Club is looking for additional coaching staff.  The club seeks knowledgeable and energetic applicants who have a passion for the sport of swimming and enjoy working with children. Individuals should be organized and dependable. This person would work under the supervision of a head coach.

Duties will include coaching swimming practices and dryland workouts for beginning to intermediate swimmers. Assisting at swim meets (1-2 per month in June, July, November, December, January, and February) and other duties as assigned that accompany coaching (website, parent contact, organizing team events etc).

A background check and training to become a USA Swimming certificated coach required. 
Please contact Rhonda Young at 605-690-9796 or Keli Books at kelibooks@hotmail.com or 
320-282-6177 if interested.

Posted by: Keli Books | Posted on: April 27, 2009

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Rapid City Racers Cannot Wait for Summer Invitational Announced

Rapid City Racers announce their Cannot Wait for Summer invitational (sanction #040809
May 16-17 at the Roosevelt Swim Center in Rapid City.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Lindsay Smith | Posted on: April 11, 2009

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SDSI Spring 2009 House of Delegates Meeting Announcement (more updates)

Please see below for an updated agenda and several reports not previously submitted.

The updated agenda is posted here.

Additional reports:

General Chair report

Treasurer's report

Meet Schedule 2009-2011

Proposed amendments to Rule #7

Swimsuit rule interpretation

Posted by: Norman Bouwens | Posted on: April 18, 2009

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SDSI Spring 2009 House of Delegates Meeting Announcement (updated)

The South Dakota Swimming, Inc. House of Delegates will meet at 12:30 p.m. CDT, Sunday, April 19, 2009 at the AmericInn, 1981 E King St. in Chamberlain, SD. To insure a quick and accurate roll call and proper seating of delegates, check in will begin at 12:00 noon and name tags will be issued at the door.

Click here for a Draft of the Meeting Agenda.

Click here to view Policies & Procedures proposed amendments.

SWIM CLUBS:  Each club is entitled to one voting delegate.  Delegates must be Non-Athlete members of USA Swimming.  Other club members are welcomed to attend.

On the SD Swimming website:

1.    Check the House of Delegates list of SDSI Team Reps. If a new Representative or new Alternates need to be named for your club, complete and return a new Delegate Appointment Form.  Please e-mail the form to the LSC Secretary and turn in the hard copy at the April 19 meeting.

2.   Complete and return any 2009 Non-Athlete Registrations needed.  Send the application form and $50 fee to the Membership/Registration Coordinator or turn it in at the April 19 meeting.

ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVES:  We welcome you!  Nine new athlete representatives were elected to our House of Delegates and Board of Directors at the LC Championship meet last summer.  You are 20% of our voting membership.  We hope you will be present at our April 19 meeting. 

BOARD MEMBERS, CHAIRS, COORDINATORS & COMMITTEES: 

1.   Please e-mail by Thursday, April 16 to tell us whether or not you need to be included on the agenda, and to send any written reports you want distributed at the meeting.  I will provide copies of reports received by the 16th. After the 16th, e-mail anyway, but please, make your own copies to hand out at the meeting.

2.   Please e-mail, the text of any proposed amendment to SDSI Bylaws or Policies & Procedures in such form as to show the relevant section as it will read if adopted.

Posted by: Norman Bouwens | Updated on: April 10, 2009

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2008-2009 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Program

The Scholastic All-America Team is comprised of high school student-athletes who have a grade point average of 3.50 or higher, and have achieved a specific time standard in an individual event during the qualifying period. They must have completed 10th, 11th, or 12th grade and be a USA Swimming member athlete. Further requirements, information and deadlines are detailed on the application form.

Posted by: Tina Andrew | Posted on: March 30, 2009

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SDSI Spring 2009 House of Delegates Meeting Announced  

The SD Swimming spring LSC House of Delegates meeting will be on Sunday, April 19, 2009 in Chamberlain, SD.  Notice, the meeting day is Sunday—not Saturday!  Meeting time and place details will be sent soon.

Please e-mail agenda items or proposals to me or Gen. Chair, Doug Ladenburger A.S.A.P. so that we can prepare the agenda.

To review the Minutes and Reports from our fall 2008 meeting click here.

Hope to see you all in Chamberlain on April 19!

Posted by: Norman Bouwens | Posted on: March 6, 2009

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2008-2009 SD Short-Course State Swim Championships  

Thanks to everyone who attended or assisted in this year's South Dakota Short-Course State Swim Championships.  Meet results are posted here.  The Hytek results merge file is available now and can be downloaded here.  Snowfox Swim Team won the overall meet with a team score of 6,582.  Second place went to Aberdeen Swim Club with 4,100 points and Mitchell finished third with 2,448 points.  Rapid City was the Team Percentage Award winner with 10.9.  All team percentage scores are posted here.  Overall team point scores are posted here.

Posted by: Lisa Ladenburger | Updated on: March 2, 2009

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Dakota Swim Coaches Clinic

The North Dakota & South Dakota LSCs, American Swim Coaches Association and Epic 
Sports of Bismarck announce the 2009 Dakota Coaches Swim Clinic May 1, 2 and 3 at 
the Fargo Expressway Suites in Fargo, North Dakota.  More information available here.

Posted by: Mike Stromberg | Posted on: January 14, 2009

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Speedo Sectionals Championship Series Announcement

Central Zone Swimming and the Lake Country Swim Team announce the 2009 Speedo Championship Series Sectionals meet March 12-15, 2009 at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer, Wisconsin.  More information is available here.  Meet qualifying times are available here.

Posted by: Mark Kohnhorst | Posted on: January 6, 2009

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2008-2009 SD Short-Course State Swim Championships 

Coaches - throughout the day, many discussions have taken place regarding the weather situation to include a conversation with a representative from USA Swimming.  As a result of these discussions, the meet will proceed as scheduled.  Obviously we ask that anyone choosing to travel to this meet monitor road conditions closely and travel safely.

In the event that a team or swimmer would miss their scheduled warm up, every accommodation will be made to include them in a later warm up.

Posted by: Doug Ladenburger | Posted on: February 26, 2009

2008-2009 SD Short-Course State Swim Championships  

The 2008-2009 SD Short-Course State Swim Championships will be hosted at Augustana College's Elmen Center in Sioux Falls February 27 - March 1.  The Order of Events is posted here.  The meet invitation is posted here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Please note that swimmers who will be participating in the 1650 should plan on being at the pool by noon (Central time).

We would appreciate it if teams could submit entries for swimmers that have already qualified for the state meet as soon as possible.  By receiving these entries earlier we will know approximately how many swimmers will be attending; this will help in getting warm-up times sent and lanes assigned.  Coaches can then generate an additional file of entries after the B/C Championship meet with any changes and/or additions. 

An Awards Ceremony will be held at the end of each session for places 1 thru 8.  That will be held in the East Gymnasium (also where the camping area is located) 

Hotel information is posted here.  When calling ensure you ask for the State Swim Meet rate.

Updates:

The warmup schedule and lane assignments have been posted.  Click here.

The meet timeline has been posted.  Click here.

Lane timing assignments have been posted here.  All participating teams are required to provide timers.  Check-in for timers will be at the concession stand prior to each session.

Posted by: Lisa Ladenburger | Updated on: February 12, 2009

2009 SD Western B/C Championship Meet

South Dakota Swimming announces the 2009 SD Western B/C Championship Meet (sanction #020409) February 20-22 at the Donald E Young Center at Black Hills State University in Spearfish.  The deadline for entries is Saturday, February 14th.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Teena Huber | Posted on: February 9, 2009

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2009 SD Eastern B/C Championship Meet 

South Dakota Swimming announces the 2009 SD Eastern B/C  Championship Meet (sanction #020509) February 20-22 at the SDSU Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center.  The deadline for entries is Saturday, February 14th.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Wendy Ahrendsen | Updated on: February 9, 2009

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Pierre Swim Team Capitol City Qualifier Invitational Announced

Pierre Swim Team announces their 2009 Capitol City Qualifier February 14-15 at the Pierre Aquatics Center.  As in the past, the USA/SD age group meet will be held concurrently with a separate interwoven Masters meet.  Entries are due Friday, February 6.  Please contact Kevin McLain if you have any questions.  

More information is available here.  The Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Kevin McLain | Posted on: January 17, 2009

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Black Hills Gold Invitational Announced

Black Hills Gold Swimming announce their Winter Invitational (sanction #122608) January 24-25 at the Donald E Young Center at Black Hills State University in Spearfish.  The deadline for entries is Saturday, January 17th.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Teena Huber | Posted on: January 1, 2009

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Snowfox Winter Classic Updates  

Snowfox Swim Team announces their annual Winter Classic January 23-25, 2009 (sanction #122508) at Augustana College's Elmen Center in Sioux Falls.  More information is available here (please review as this file has been updated).  Coaches, the updated Hytek file is posted hereA session report has been posted here.

Posted by: Lisa Ladenburger | Updated on: January 12, 2009

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2009 Midwest All-Stars  

The updated entry documents for this year's All-Stars meet are posted here:  by-name, by-event.  The Psych Sheet is posted here, and the meet schedule including warm-ups is posted here.  You will find a diagram of the pool layout here.

We will warm-up from 6:00-7:00pm on Friday evening.  Our team picture is scheduled at 8:40am Saturday morning, and warm-ups will begin at 9:10 AM.  Let's have the swimmers wear navy blue shorts or pants if possible for the picture.

I will be in the lobby of the Aquatic Center before warm-ups Friday evening to hand out the gear.


Posted by: Wendy Ahrendsen | Posted on: January 14, 2009

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Watertown Swim Team Big Apple Invitational Announced

Watertown Swim Team announces their 2009 Big Apple Invitational February 7-8 at the Watertown Community Recreation Center.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: January 16, 2009

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2009 Midwest All-Stars - Team South Dakota Entries

The 2009 Team South Dakota Midwest All-Stars entries are posted here.  

Warm-up times, etc. will be posted as soon as they are available.  And...there will be a team picture this year.  The cost will be $10, so anyone who would like to order one should let Wendy know as soon as possible.  She will collect the money once you get to Lawrence.

Posted by: Wendy Ahrendsen | Posted on: January 7, 2009

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Naming Convention for SDSI Swim Meets 

Attention Meet Directors:

Please be aware of the following information when naming meets for the purpose of submitting results:

The meet name must first state the year 2008 (2009 as of January 1), followed by the LSC,
and finally the name of the meet.  This determines how swim meets appear in the SWIMS database.

EXAMPLE:  2008 SD Rapid City Invitational (for sanctioned meet)
EXAMPLE:  2008 SD AP Rapid City Invitation (for approved meet)

Posted by: Kelly Gorman | Posted on: November 11, 2008

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Process for Meet Results & Top-16 Posts & Request for Relay Records

Attention Meet Directors: 

We're going to try a new process for submitting meet results and Top-16 reports this season.  This method will eliminate the need for meet directors to submit two sets of results; will ensure the results posted on the web site and for Top-16 are synched; and should provide a more timely means of making both results and Top-16 reports available to swimmers, fans and coaches.

We are asking all clubs to follow the steps listed below to ensure prompt posting of Top-16/records results each week following swim meets:

      1.  Forward the Hytek results filed to Bob Moore (bobmoore@sio.midco.net) in order for this 
file to be posted on SD Swimming Website.  Important! - Please note that the Hytek Meet Manager results file must be forwarded, not the backup file. 

      2.  Once posted on SD Swimming Site, Top 16/Records Chair (tina@abe.midco.net) will 
update records by accessing required files directly from the SD Swimming website.   

      3.  There is no need for the meet director or meet referee to sign and mail a hard copy of 
results file as long as it is posted to the website.  If any changes or corrections are needed 
or should you have any questions with regards to results please email tina@abe.midco.net.

Coaches (please note):

If any swimmers attend meets outside of South Dakota, simply follow the same directions 
(i.e., forward the Hytek results file to Bob Moore to be posted on the SD Swimming site).  These will also be included in the Top-16 report as soon as they are posted. 

Relay Records:

Our relay records are outdated.  In order to recreate records all coaches are being asked to complete and submit a State Relay Record Application for any relay records set/broken within the past five years.  Please mail, fax or email completed forms as directed on the bottom of 
the form itself.  

Posted by: Tina Andrew | Updated on: November 30, 2008

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Head Coach opening (Watertown SD)

Watertown Area Swim Club (WASC) is seeking to hire a Full Time Head Coach for its age group swim team.    WASC is a firmly established USA swim club - affiliated with the South Dakota LSC and competes year around.  WASC has about 80 age group swimmers. Watertown is located in Northeastern South Dakota with a population of around 25,000. 

This position is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic coach to take this team to the next level.  This position is available immediately.   

Salary dependent upon experience.   Per diem plan provided for costs associated with meets (travel, lodging, and meals).

Responsibilities:

1. Develop practice plans and coach daily practices;
2. Enter the team and swimmers into meets using HyTek software and Internet tools;
3. Coach all age group level meets;
4. Administrative and managerial support functions;
5. Maintain current USA Swimming coach licenses;
6. Supervise age group staff;
7. Organize and administrate Jr Dolphin feeder program;
8. Communicate and work with parents, swimmers, and the Watertown Community Recreation Center;
9. Teach all competitive skills;
10. Public Relations with media, and schools;
11. Recruit and grow membership;
12. Attend board meetings and keep board informed;
13. Participate in self improvement programs;
14. Keep accurate records of the club swimmers (practice attendance, time drops, strengths, areas for improvement, etc.)

Qualifications:

1. ASCA level 2 preferred;
2. Current Red Cross CPR and First Aid certifications;
3. Red Cross certified lifeguard;
4. Competitive swimming and coaching experience preferred;
5. Knowledge of computers and HyTek management software is a plus;
6. Organization skills;
7. Reliable means of transportation;

Interested parties should mail a letter of interest, resume, and three professional references to: Watertown Area Swim Club, P.O. 601, Watertown , SD 57201 .  For questions call Donna Bierschbach at 605-886-0999.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: November 30, 2008

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Yankton Tri-State Meet Announced

Yankton Swim Team announces the Tri-State League meet January 10, 2009 at the Summit Activities Center in Yankton.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.  Meet entries are due January 4, 2009.

Posted by: Deanne Geditz | Posted on: December 29, 2008

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Aberdeen High Point Meet Announced  

Abderdeen Swim Club announces their High Point meet (sanction #120308) January 10-11, 2009 at the Aberdeen YMCA.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.  The meet warmup schedule is posted here.

Posted by: Todd Campbell | Updated on: January 6, 2009

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2009 Midwest All-Stars Information

The 2009 Midwest All-Stars meet information is posted here.  South Dakota team applications are posted here (check forms for deadlines and team coach information).  Gear order forms are posted here.  If you have swimmers who would like to order the warm-up and/or bag, I will have to let you know how much they will be once we receive updated pricing information.  You may e-mail forms to the coaches to meet the deadline, and then follow-up with the hard copy and check in the US mail.  Please note that we are having all checks sent to Wendy Ahrendsen and the applications with events and times to the coach for the respective age group.

Posted by: Wendy Ahrendsen | Posted on: December 11, 2008

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Mitchell Aquatic Club All-Star Qualifier Announced

Mitchell Aquatic Club announce their All-Star Qualifier meet (sanction #120608) January 2-4 
at the Middle School in Mitchell.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Laura Miller | Posted on: December 8, 2008

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Assistant Coach opening (Spearfish SD - Black Hills Gold)

Wanted: Enthusiastic assistant coach for the Black Hills Gold Swim Team!

The Black Hills Gold Swim Team located in Spearfish South Dakota is a year-round, competitive swim team with growing membership. We are a forward looking team with the mission of promoting the sport of swimming and encouraging swimmers to be the best that they can be. The team consists of swimmers age 6-19, with swimmers of all abilities. The team practices in a 25 meter, 6 lane facility located in the Donald E Young Center at Black Hills State University.

Responsibilities will include on-deck coaching, practice design, and stroke instruction.  An energetic parent run board of directors provides the primary administrative responsibilities to allow the coach to focus on the team and the swimmers. Must currently have or be able to fulfill the USA Swim coach requirements as posted on USAswimming.org. Interested applicants can contact Troy at (605) 642-4316, Glen at 722-7722 or Whitney  at (605) 642-1695. You may also send a letter of interest or resume to driscoll@mac.com, or Black Hills Gold Swim Team, PO box 703, Spearfish SD 57783. 

Posted by: Glen Lewis | Posted on: September 3, 2008

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Rapid City Racers Winter Invitational Announced

Rapid City Racers announce their Fall Invitational (sanction #112008) December 13-14 at the Roosevelt Swim Center in Rapid City.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Lindsay Smith | Posted on: November 30, 2008

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Watertown Swim Team Candy Cane Invitational Announced

Watertown Swim Team announces their 2008 Candy Cane Invitational December 13th at the Watertown Community Recreation Center.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: November 19, 2008

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Snowfox Pentathlon Announced

Snowfox Swim Team announces their annual Pentathlon at the Augustana College's Elmen Center in Sioux Falls.  More information is available here.  For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Lisa Ladenburger | Posted on: November 17, 2008

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Brookings Winter Invitational Announced 

Brookings Swim Club announces their Winter Invitational (sanction #102608) November 22-23 at the Brookings High School Pool.  More information is available here.  The meet events file is posted here.

Posted by: Wendy Ahrendsen | Updated on: November 10, 2008

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Update on the Mitchell Meet 

Good morning!  Good news, we just received word that the pool test passed so the meet will proceed as planned.  We will see you all on Saturday morning.

Posted by: Laura Miller and Susie Ebert | Posted on: November 13, 2008

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Warmup Schedule for the Mitchell Meet 

For those of you who don't read the Mitchell newspaper, you should be aware that the state health department detected a water quality issue as the result of a regularly scheduled water test submitted to their lab last week.  Our Middle School was not notified of that test result until Monday of this week.  The School District has taken the necessary steps to address the this issue, however, we are waiting on follow-up test results to confirm that those steps have been successful.  Unfortunately, that confirmation won't be available until sometime Friday afternoon.  We are absolutely planning to have the meet as scheduled; however we want everyone to be aware of this situation in order to insure that teams check their e-mail Friday for confirmation or notice in the event of cancellation of the meet.  if you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

Warm-up times for this weekend are posted here.

Posted by: Laura Miller and Susie Ebert | Posted on: November 12, 2008

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Pierre Swim Team Invitational Update

Here is the latest weather update on the Pierre Swim Team Invitational scheduled for November 8-9 at the Pierre Aquatics Center in Pierre:

"At this point the Pierre meet is still on.  After consulting with the Meet Referee, due to the weather we’ve decided to postpone the warm-ups and the start of the meet on Saturday by three hours.  

Warm-ups scheduled for 8:30 AM will now start at 11:30.  The 9:10 warm-ups will now be 12:10.  The meet will start at 1:00 PM.  We should be done by 6:00.  This will give those teams the option (weather permitting) to either drive in the Friday night or travel on Saturday morning.  

No change to Sunday's schedule.  We will let you know if things change.
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Posted by: Kevin McLain | Posted on: November 7, 2008 (8:38am CST/7:38am MST)

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Head Coach opening (New Hope MN - New Hope Crystal Plymouth)

New Hope Crystal Plymouth (NHCP) is located in New Hope, Minnesota, a western suburb of Minneapolis. Our swimmers come from surrounding communities, with most living in Plymouth and Maple Grove.  This swim club is a not-for-profit (501-3C) organization, managed by a volunteer Board of Directors, in collaboration with the Head Coach and Coaching Staff.  We are a USA Swim Team. Our membership ranges from approximately 150 swimmers in the fall season to nearly 200 during the summer.  In addition to the Head Coach, NHCP has a Head Age Group Coach and four to seven assistant coaches, depending on swimmer needs.

NHCP is looking for an enthusiastic and energetic full-time, year-round Head Coach to lead our team.  Our Head Coach is responsible for establishing and moving forward the vision and mission of the club.  The Head Coach will have primary coaching responsibilities for our Senior swimmers, but will play an active role in program, coach, and swimmer development for swimmers at all levels and ages.  The Coach will also be responsible for administrative details, including practice and pool scheduling, meet schedules and entries, promotion in the community, and participation in local LSC activities.  At NHCP, we believe that “Every Swimmer Counts;” it is important, therefore, that our Head Coach be actively involved in the development of swimmers at all levels of our program. The Head Coach will report directly to the President of the Board of Directors.

The ideal candidate will be a college graduate with a minimum of 3-5 years coaching experience with a demonstrated ability to develop young athletes. ASCA Level 3 certification is required. The candidate must possess a strong work ethic, positive attitude, and outstanding organizational skills. The candidate must also demonstrate effective, respectful communication skills. The candidate must be able to apply positive, consistent, and effective motivation strategies when working with swimmers, parents, and coaching staff. The candidate must also possess computer proficiency in Hy-Tek, MS Word and MS Excel. Candidate should be in good standing with USA Swimming and have all USA Swimming required certifications.   A complete Head Coach job description is available on request.

A competitive salary package will be offered to the right candidate.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, and we are seeking to start the position as soon as possible. Interested applicants may e-mail their resume, cover letter, and references to nhcpswimclub@gmail.com.

Posted by: Kris Rouleau | Posted on: September 25, 2008

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Pierre Swim Team Invitational Announced

Pierre Swim Team announce their Invitational November 8-9 at the Pierre Aquatics Center in Pierre.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Kevin McLain | Posted on: October 14, 2008

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Rapid City Racers Fall Invitational Announced

Rapid City Racers announce their Fall Invitational (sanction #100108) October 25-26 at the Roosevelt Swim Center in Rapid City.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Marty Weathers | Posted on: October 7, 2008

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Assistant Coach opening (Sioux Falls SD - Seals)

Sioux Falls Seals Swim Team has an opening for an assistant coach (approximately 8-12 hours/week).  This position commences immediately for the 2008 summer season and extends beyond into the year-round short course season.  Email a Letter of Interest along with a brief resume to Christine Brandner at Brandner62@aol.com.  Details regarding practice schedules, job description, experience requirements and wage will follow receipt of  the Letter of Interest.

Posted by: Christine Brander | Posted on: April 25, 2008


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Black Hills Gold Pentathlon Announced

Black Hills Gold Swimming announce their Fall Invitational (sanction #100608) November 15th at the Donald E Young Center at Black Hills State University in Spearfish.  More information is
available here.

Posted by: Teena Huber | Posted on: October 6, 2008

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Mitchell Aquatic Club Winter Invitational Announced

Mitchell Aquatic Club announce their Winter Invitational (sanction #100308) November 15-16 
at the Middle School in Mitchell.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Laura Miller | Posted on: October 3, 2008

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2009-2010 Approved Coaches Safety Training List

The new coach's certification requirements for 2009-2010 have been published by USA Swimming.

Posted by: Sherry Miller | Posted on: July 10, 2008

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South Dakota Aquatics Fall Invitational Announced

South Dakota Aquatics announce their Fall Invitational October 19th at the University of South Dakota Dakota Dome in Mitchell.  More information is available here.

Posted by: Jason Mahowald | Posted on: October 3, 2008

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Fall LSC House of Delegates meeting announcement 

The South Dakota Swimming, Inc. House of Delegates will meet at 12:30 p.m. CDT, Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the AmericInn, 1981 E King Avenue in Chamberlain, SD.

To insure a quick and accurate roll call and proper seating of delegates, check in will begin at 12:00 noon and name tags will be issued at the door.

SWIM CLUBS:  Each club is entitled to one voting delegate.  Delegates must be Non-Athlete members of USA Swimming.  Other club members are welcomed to attend.

1.    Check the House of Delegates list of SDSI Team Reps here.  If a new Representative or new Alternates need to be named for your club, complete and return a new Delegate Appointment Form.  Please e-mail the form to LSC Secretary Norm Bouwens at njb700@msn.com, and be prepared to turn in the hard copy at the Sept. 20 meeting.

2.   Complete and return any 2009 Non-Athlete Registrations needed.  Download the form here. Send the application form and $50 fee to the Membership/Registration Coordinator, or turn it in at the Sept. 20 meeting.

ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVES:  We welcome you!  Nine new athlete representatives were elected to our House of Delegates and Board of Directors at the LC Championship meet.  You are 20% of our voting membership.  We hope you will be present at our next meeting.  If you have not replied to the letter requesting your e-mail address, please reply by e-mail to njb700@msn.com ASAP.

BOARD MEMBERS, CHAIRS, COORDINATORS & COMMITTEES: 

1.   Please e-mail ASAP agenda items and your report if you want it included on and distributed with the agenda.

2.   Please email me the text of any proposed amendment to SDSI Bylaws or Policies & Procedures in such form as to show the relevant section as it will read if adopted.

Posted by: Norm Bouwens | Posted on: September 1, 2008

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Long Course and Summer seasons complete 

Check out the Meets page for final results from Central Mega Zones, South Dakota Long-Course State Championships, and South Dakota Seasonal Championships results.

Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: August 14, 2008

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Head and Assistant Swimming Coach openings (Watertown, South Dakota)

Watertown Area Swim Club (WASC) is seeking to hire a Full Time Head Coach for its age group swim team.  WASC is a well- established USA swim club, affiliated with South Dakota Swimming Inc., and competes year-round.  WASC has about 60 age group swimmers with a goal of growing to about 80 swimmers. Watertown is located in Northeastern South Dakota with a population of around 25,000.  This position is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic coach to take this team to the next level.

This position is available in Sept 2008. Assistant coaching position is available immediately.

Salary will be dependent upon experience. Coach is encouraged to derive extra income through teaching swim classes for the area schools, and substitute teaching.  Per diem plan provided for costs associated with meets (travel, lodging, and meals).

Responsibilities:
1. Develop practice plans and coach daily practices
2. Enter the team and swimmers into meets using Hy-Tek software and Internet tools
3. Coach all age group level meets
4. Administrative and managerial support functions
5. Maintain current USA Swimming coach licenses
6. Supervise age group staff
7. Organize and administrate Jr Dolphin feeder program
8. Communicate and work with parents, swimmers, and the Watertown Community Recreation Center
9. Teach all competitive swim skills
10. Public Relations with media, and schools
11. Recruit and grow membership
12. Attend board meetings and keep board informed
13. Participate in self-improvement programs
14. Keep accurate records of the club swimmers (practice attendance, time drops, strengths, areas for improvement, etc.)

Qualifications:
1. ASCA level 2 preferred
2. Current Red Cross CPR and First Aid certifications
3. Red Cross certified lifeguard
4. Competitive swimming and coaching experience preferred
5. Knowledge of computers and Hy-Tek management software is a plus
6. Organization skills
7. Reliable means of transportation

Interested parties should mail a letter of interest, resume, and three professional references to: Watertown Area Swim Club, P.O. 601, Watertown, SD 57201.  For questions call Dr Dan Reiffenberger at 605-886-7124.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: January 23, 2008

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Assistant Swimming Coach opening (Mitchell, South Dakota)

Mitchell Aquatic Club is seeking an energetic, knowledgeable person to become part of our growing team.  Practice hours during the week are primarily in the late afternoons and evenings.  If you are interested, see the MAC website for more information, or e-mail Coach Baechler for an application.

Interested parties should return a cover letter, resume, reference and an application either via email, or mail to:

Mitchell Aquatic Club
P.O. Box 1371
Mitchell SD 57301

Posted by: Vincent Boddicker | Posted on: April 30, 2007

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2008 South Dakota Mega Zones Team 

Track your 2008 South Dakota Mega Zone team all weekend via live results as well as a live, streaming video feed directly from the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Go SD Swimming!

Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: August 7, 2008

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South Dakota State Seasonal Club Championships 

An updated meet invite with sanction number and a correction on the meet entry deadline is posted here.  The deadline is on Sunday August 3.  I would appreciate it if  these entries could be sent to me by 2 pm on  Sunday.

Information on the awards that will be presented at the conclusion of the meet is posted here.

Posted by: Lesley Berg | Updated on: July 30, 2008

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2008 South Dakota Long-Course State Championship Meet Warm-up & Notes 

Coaches & Team Representatives -

The warm-up schedule for this weekend's state meet is posted here. Please note that Sat. and Sunday morning, we'll only have one group of warm-ups so the first warm-up session will be at 7:45am.

Also, we will be having a Parade of Athletes between sessions on Saturday. Teams will be asked to gather and line up in the grassy area just west of the pool, outside the fence. We will have MAC Parents there coordinating the swimmers. We ask that each team send us in advance the number of swimmers on the team and qualified for state, coaches' names, and graduating seniors. To run this as smoothly as possible, we're asking that swimmers start gathering in the area during the last race of the morning or during time trials, if we have any.

Also, please note that the street immediately north of the pool area, Hanson Ave., is under construction repair as it was in July. The parking lot to the north of the pool is open and available for parking. The is a wooden bridge enabling you to cross to the pool/grassy area. We ask that if you do park your vehicle in the park (limited spaces), that you do NOT park on the grass.

Thank you for your attention and we look forward to hosting this exciting event!

Posted by: Lori Baye | Posted on: July 30, 2008

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All-Time Central Zone Team

This year at Mega Zones they will be recognizing an All Time Central Zones Team.  This recognition is based on past performances within the Central Zone and more specifically in relation to the Central Zones Championship Meets.  To automatically be recognized on this team a swimmer must meet one of the criteria listed below in red.  The swimmers do not have to be swimming in this years Central Zones Championship as they may be older adults.  If SD does not have at least two automatic qualifiers (I think we have at least several) we will then nominate up to two individuals to be recognized at the Central Zone Meet. 

Please let me know  ASAP if you know of any swimmers on your team or another that you believe qualify for this recognition based on criteria 1, 2 or 3 below.   If you have any questions I will try to answer them.  

When submitting a name I also need the club, coach and the specific event, record, team they qualified for, date & year, etc. 

1. Have set two or more individual Central Zone records (in any age group).  These must be set at the Central Zones Meets.

2. Have swum a Central Zone Championship time that was ranked #1 nationally for that season.

3. Have been a Central Zone Championship meet participant who has gone on to qualify for  one or more of these USA Swimming teams: Junior National Team, Senior National Team, USA Olympic Team.

4. If an LSC has no automatic qualifiers based on #1-3, the LSC will nominate one male and one female athlete to represent the LSC on the All-Time Central Zone Team.

It is the responsibility of each LSC to perform the required research before identifying and nominating its automatic qualifiers.

Posted by: Janet Martin | Posted on: July 21, 2008

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State Meet Officials

The summer is closing and our State Meet is almost here! I'm planning on putting together a schedule in advance for officiating at the state meet. Please let me know if you're available to work (S&T, Starter and/or N2 Referee), at what capacity and which sessions. It would be great to hear from you by Tuesday night of next week. We will have an Official's Meeting 30 minutes prior to the start of each session. Thank you in advance for your willingness to help out!

If you know of an official who may not have received this email, please forward this!

Posted by: Lori Baye | Posted on: July 21, 2008

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2008 Central Megazones Information

Congratulations on swimming a “AAA” time between August 9th 2007 and August 4th 2008. The “AAA” automatically qualifies you to swim that event at the Central Mega Zone Swimming Championship Meet...<read more here>

Posted by: Keli Books | Posted on: July 11, 2008

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South Dakota Swimming, Inc. Scholarship

Every year South Dakota Swimming, Inc., may award up to two $500.00 scholarships to deserving high school seniors in recognition of their contribution to the sport of swimming through competition and team leadership..<read more here>

Posted by: Lindsie Micko | Posted on: July 11, 2008

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2008 South Dakota Novice Festival

Meet information for this year's Novice Festival in Aberdeen is posted here.  The Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Joel Mann | Posted on: July 16, 2008

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Brookings Invitational Warmup Assignments and Meet Timeline

Warmup and lane assignment for this weekend's Brookings Invitational are posted here.  The projected meet timeline is posted here.

Posted by: Keli Books | Posted on: July 16, 2008

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Meet Information for Webster Invitational

Webster Swim Team announces their Invitational Swim Meet July 18 & 19, 2008 at the Webster City Swimming Pool.  Meet information is posted here.  The warmup schedule and lane assignments are posted here.

Posted by: Rose Vogl | Updated on: July 15, 2008

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Meet Information for Britton Invitational

Britton Swim Team announces their Invitational Swim Meet July 20, 2008 at the Britton Swimming Pool.  Meet information is posted here.  The Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Sherri Jensen | Updated on: July 3, 2008

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2008 Central MegaZones Hotel Information

SDSI, Inc. has reservations at two hotels for the 2008 Central MegaZones meet in Indianapolis.   There are 30 rooms at the Comfort Inn reserved for the South Dakota Swim Team.  There is also a block at the Comfort Suites designated for parents and families.  The rate at the Comfort Suites is $89.99 per night.  Be sure to ask for the South Dakota Zone Team price when booking the rooms.  Please distribute and post this information to your swimmers and families.  The above hotels are close to each other, and are approximately 10-15 minutes from the pool.

The room block at the Comfort Inn is only for the coaches, swimmers, and chaperones.  The rooms at the Comfort Suites are designated for parents and families.   When we get closer to the meet , the zone committee will assign rooms to the above individuals at the Comfort Inn.

Posted by: Todd Campbell | Posted on: June 6, 2008

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Meet Information for Webster Invitational

Webster Swim Team announces their Invitational Swim Meet July 18 & 19, 2008 at the Webster City Swimming Pool.  Meet information is posted here.  The Hytek events file is posted here.

Posted by: Rose Vogl | Posted on: June 28, 2008

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Meet Information for Brookings Invitational

Brookings Swim Team announces their Invitational Swim Meet July 18-20, 2008 at Hillcrest Pool.  Meet information is posted here.  The Hytek events file is posted here, and hotel information can be found here.

Posted by: Keli Books | Posted on: June 26, 2008

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Mitchell Invitational Warmups & Lane Assignments

The following are the warm-up lane assignments for this weekend. Please note that Hanson St. (St. just north of the pool) is under construction/repair.   The parking lot across the street to the north of the pool is available with a wooden bridge crossing the street. There will be limited parking in the park, but PLEASE stay off the grass!  Unfortunately, the street repair was out of our control! If you have any questions, please email Lori Baye (MAC Meet Director).

Friday - mile - warm-ups at 11:00 - races will start at 11:30
Friday, events 2-4 - warm-ups at 2:15 - I've allowed a total of an hour for warm-ups since all ages will be swimming Friday afternoon. Under each coach's discretion, we're allowing the first 15 minutes of generals for younger swimmers, followed by 30 minutes of generals for older swimmers. Specifics will start at 3:00. Meet starts at 3:30.

LANE 1 - Huron
2 - SFX
3 - Brookings, Watertown, Chamberlain, Yankton
4 - MAC, Seals, Deadwood, ND, Aberdeen, Pierre
5 - MAC
6 - MAC

Saturday & Sunday AM - warm-up at 7:15am, 20 minutes of generals, 10 minutes of specifics. Meet starts at 8:00 BOTH DAYS

SATURDAY AM ASSIGNMENTS:
LANE 1 - SFX, Yankton
2 - Chamberlain
3 - Huron, Brookings, Watertown
4 - Huron
5 - MAC, Deadwood, Seals, ND, Aberdeen, Pierre
6 - MAC

SUNDAY AM ASSIGNMENTS
LANE 1 - Huron
2 - Chamberlain, Huron, Brookings
3 - Chamberlain
4 - Yankton, SFX
5 - MAC, Deadwood, Seals, ND, Aberdeen, Pierre
6 - MAC

Saturday & Sunday PM - - warmups start immediately following the morning sessions - 30 minutes of generals, 15 minutes of specifics. Meet starts 15 following conclusion of warm-ups

SATURDAY PM ASSIGNMENTS
LANE 1 - Huron
2 - SFX
3 - Chamberlain
4 - Brookings, Yankton
5 - MAC, Deadwood, Pierre
6 - MAC

SUNDAY PM ASSIGNMENTS
LANE 1 - Chamberlain
2 - Chamberlain
3 - SFX
4 - Huron
5 - MAC
6 - MAC, Pierre, Deadwood, Aberdeen

For those of you staying in Mitchell Friday night, our Jaycees put on a spectacular Fireworks Show at dusk at the lake - on the north end of Mitchell. There are several areas to view the show. If you're interested, ask us and we'll give you directions!

Posted by: Lori Baye | Updated on: July 3, 2008

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Important new about National Age Group recognition

The National Times and Recognition Committee presented the Top 10 single age recognition program at the September 2007 Age Group Development Business Meeting. During this meeting, which involved LSC Age Group Chairs and committee members, the Age Development Committee recommended that the 10 & U age group be dropped as part of the recognized age groups in this program... <read more here>.

Posted by: Kelly Gorman | Posted on: June 19, 2008

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SD Swimming, Inc. Registration/Membership Coordinator

Please note that Sherry Miller has assumed the role of SD Swimming, Inc. Registration & Membership Coordinator.  All communication regarding USA Swimming registration and SDSI membership rules should be directed to Sherry.

Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: June 19, 2008

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SDIF ('Hy-Tek') state records files posted

SDIF files for current South Dakota state records for long-course meters, short-course yards and short-course meters have been posted on the Records/Top-16 page.  These files can be imported into your meet management software to support displaying records in heat sheets and posted results.

Since your browser and operating system may affect how these files are open, you should right-click on these links to save the files to your desktop.

Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: June 19, 2008

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Meet Information for Huron Invitational

Huron Swim Team announces their Invitational Swim Meet July 11-13, 2008 at the Huron Municipal Pool.  Meet information is posted here.  

Please note that swimmers can swim 5 individual events per session and 1 relay per session for a maximum of twelve individual events and 2 relay events for the entire meet.

It is a busy time in Huron on the weekend of the Invite with a Little League Tournament, Go-cart racing, and our swim meet, making hotel rooms scarce.  Room availability should open up on June 27 when many of the blocked rooms will be released.   

If you have trouble obtaining hotel reservations please contact the Huron Chamber of Commerce at 605-352-0000.  They have offered assistance in helping our swim team families obtain lodging.  Here is a link to the Huron Chamber web page.

Note:  The Hytek events file for this meet has been reposted.  The events file previously sent out via email (HuronInvite-08template.zip) is corrupted.  Please use this file instead.

Posted by: Lesley Berg | Updated on: June 15, 2008

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Meet Information for 45th Annual Yankton Charity Invitational

Yankton Swim Team announces their 45th annual Charity Invitational June 27-28, 2008 at Memorial Park Swimming Pool in Yankton.  Meet information is posted here.  

Posted by: Catherine Valenscin | Posted on: June 6, 2008

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Meet Information for Snowfox Summer Invitational

Snowfox Swim Team announces their Summer Invitational July 11-13, 2008 at 
Frank Olson Pool
in Sioux Falls.  Meet information is posted here.  

Posted by: Lindsie Micko | Posted on: June 6, 2008

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Meet Information for Rapid City Lightning Fast Swimvitational

Rapid City Racers announce their Lightning Fast Swimvitational July 4-6, 2008 at Horace Mann Pool.  Meet information is posted here.  

Posted by: Marty Weathers | Posted on: May 30, 2008

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New South Dakota Swimming, Inc. Registration/Membership Coordinator

Sherry Miller will be replacing Stacey Brook as the new Registration/Membership Coordinator, effective May 31, 2008.  Please forward all paperwork, files, fees and forms to her.  Contact Sherry via email (rsmiller1@sio.midco.net) for phone and mailing address information.  The LSC's USA Swimming registration forms will be updated by May 31, 2008 to reflect this new assignment.

Posted by: Stacey Brook | Posted on: May 24, 2008

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Meet Information for Mitchell Corn Palace Invitational

Mitchell Aquatic Swim Team announces their Corn Palace Invitational July 4-6, 2008 at the Mitchell Aquatic Center.  Meet information is posted here.  

Posted by: Lori Baye | Posted on: May 24, 2008

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Meet Information for Watertown Outdoor Invitational

Watertown Area Swim Team announces their Outdoor Invitational June 14, 2008 at the Watertown Aquatic Center.  Meet information is posted here.  Coaches can download the Hytek events file here.

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: May 23, 2008

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Rapid City One-Day Meet (June 21)

Rapid City Racers have received sanction for a new one-day meet, which has been added to the summer schedule.  More details to follow.

Posted by: Michael LaBelle | Posted on: May 23, 2008

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Meet Information for Milbank Invitational June 6-7

Milbank Area Lions Swim Team announces their summer (25 yard) invitation June 6-7, 2008 at Unity Square Pool in Milbank.  Meet information is posted here.  Coaches can download the Hytek events file here.

Posted by: Ginny Tostenson | Posted on: May 19, 2008

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Hotel Information for Aberdeen Invitational June 20-22

Can be found here.  Swimmers and their families are encouraged to make reservations early.

Posted by: Todd Campbell | Posted on: May 14, 2008

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8th Annual All-American Swim Camp with Aberdeen Swim Club

The 8th annual All-American Swim Camp with ASC will feature an elite camp for the second consecutive year, and will continue the technique development that has been offered since 2001.  Camp details and a printable signup form are posted here.

Note:  the Camp's original deadline was April 25th, but they will continue to accept applications as long as openings are still available.  For more information contact Elyce Kastigar at ascswim@abe.midco.net.

Posted by: Elyce Kastigar | Updated on: May 6, 2008

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SD Swimming, Inc. Registration/Membership Coordinator

I am resigning as Registration/Membership Coordinator as of May 31st 2008 as I mentioned might happen at the April 26th SD HOD meeting in Chamberlain.

Posted by: Stacey Brook | Posted on: May 2, 2008

webmaster note: Once a replacement coordinator is identified, their name and contact information will be posted here.

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Dakota Coaches Clinic in Fargo, North Dakota (May 9-11, 2008)

USA Swimming and ASCA will be presenting the 2008 Coaches Clinic in Fargo, North Dakota May 9-11, 2008.  See here for more details.

Posted by: Rick Bishop | Posted on: April 11, 2008

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2007-08 SD Short-Course State Meet pictures available

The photographs taken during this year's state meet are now available.  Anyone who ordered pictures to be taken during the meet, or who is interested in purchasing pictures taken at state, please visit the photography company's website here to place orders.

Posted by: Tina Andrew | Posted on: April 11, 2008

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Posted Notice of South Dakota House of Delegates Meeting April 26, 2008

The South Dakota Swimming, Inc. House of Delegates will meet at 12:30pm CDT, Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the Cedar Shore Resort in Chamberlain, SD.

 

To insure a quick and accurate roll call and proper seating of delegates, check-in will begin at 12:00 noon and name tags will be issued at the door.

 

Swim Clubs:  Each club is entitled to one voting delegate.  Delegates must be Non-Athlete members of USA Swimming.  Other club members are welcomed and encouraged to attend.

 

1. Check the SDSI House of Delegate Team Reps list.  If a new Representative or Alternates need to be named for your club, complete and return a new Delegate Appointment Form.  You may email this to Norm Bouwens and turn in the hard copy at the April 26th meeting.

 

2.  Complete and return any 2008 Non-Athlete Registrations needed.  Registration procedures and an explanation of Non-Athlete Membership Categories are posted here.

 

Board Members, Chairs, Coordinators & Committees:

 

1.  Please email whether or not you will be presenting a report, along with a copy to be distributed with the agenda.

 

2.  Please email your recommendations for (and the text of) any proposed changes to SDSI Bylaws or Policies & Procedures.

 

Minutes & Reports from previous House of Delegates and Board of Directors meetings are posted here.

 

Proposed amendments to the South Dakota Swimming, Inc. By-laws are available for preview here.  

 

The final meeting agenda has been posted here

Posted by: Norm Bouwens, LSC Secretary| Updated on: April 24, 2008

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2008 South Dakota State Championships

Friday results have been posted here.  Saturday results are here.  Sunday results are here.  

Complete meet results have been combined and posted here.

Team scores are available here.

Posted by: Tina Andrew | Updated on: March 4, 2008

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2008 South Dakota State Championships

Meet information for the 2008 South Dakota State Swim Championships has been posted here.  The order of events is posted here, and warm-up information and lane assignments are posted here.  Swimmers must have attained an actual state qualifying time for the pool that it was swum in within 366 days prior to the first day of the meet.  

This year's championships are being held at the Aberdeen YMCA.  

Posted by: Tina Andrew | Updated on: February 27, 2008

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Clarification to USA Swimming registration rules for meet participants

The USA Swimming registration requirements for sanctioned meet participants posted here have been updated.  Meet marshals are not required to be registered with USA Swimming.

Posted by: Stacey Brook | Posted on: February 15, 2008

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Watertown Area Swim Club Coach Position Posting

Watertown Area Swim Club (WASC) is seeking to hire a Full Time Head Coach for its age group swim team.  WASC is a well- established USA swim club, affiliated with South Dakota Swimming Inc., and competes year-round.  WASC has about 60 age group swimmers with... (read more)

Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: January 23, 2008

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Pierre Capitol City Qualifier Invite

On behalf of the Pierre Swim Team and meet co-director L. Ann Christianson, I would like to invite you and your team to attend the 2008 Capitol City Qualifier to be held on February 9-10 at the City of Pierre Aquatic Center.

Upon review of the list of events you will find that all events are mixed.  This setup is due to USA Swimming's 4-hour completion time limit and the request from our parents, who volunteer a considerable amount of their time, to not have a split meet.  Mixed events should provide motivation and opportunities for time cuts.  You should note that the meet is also a sanctioned Masters meet.

Posted by: Kevin McLain | Posted on: January 12, 2008

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State Meet Committee Meeting

There will be a State Meet Committee Meeting held at both the January Spearfish and February Pierre meets.  Spearfish’s meeting will take place following Saturday’s events.  Further information will follow on time and location.

Posted by: Todd Knutson | Posted on: January 9, 2008

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State Meet Hotel Reservations Reminder

Just a reminder for those who have not made reservations for the state meet.  Most of the blocks that are set aside for the state meet will be released in the next week.  I checked with some of the hotels and they still have rooms in the blocks available (details located here).  Don't let your swim families wait until the last minute to get a room.  Please make sure to pass this information on to all families.

Posted by: Todd Campbell | Posted on: January 24, 2008

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2008 Midwest All-Stars updates

For those of you who will be attending All-Stars this weekend:

Friday, January 18th:
There will be a team warm-up at 7:00pm which will last between 30-45 minutes.  You are 
not required to be here for this, but it is a good chance to meet the other kids and get used 
to the swimming.

Saturday, January 19th 
There are 2 sessions on Saturday.  We will warm-up at 8:30am for the first session and at 3:30pm for the second session.  Please be there 15 minutes prior so you are ready to go.

I have not received information on when our team picture is going to be.   I’m hoping to find this out soon.

Sunday, January 20th:
We are in the 2nd session of warm-ups which begin at 7:40am.  Again, please be on time.  
The meet should conclude by 12:00pm.

The meet information is posted here and entries are posted here.  The warmup schedule is posted here.  If you have received you meet suits, caps and tshirts please do not forget to bring these.

Posted by: Lindsie Micko | Posted on: January 16, 2008

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2008 Midwest All-Stars Entries

The final list of entries for the 2008 Midwest All-Stars meet is posted here.  Please double check entries and if you have any questions contact the coach responsible for entries for that age group.

13-14:  Lindsie Micko
11-12:  Kathy Antoine
10&U:  Wendy Ahrendsen

Happy New Year! 

Posted by: Lindsie Micko | Posted on: January 2, 2008

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2008 Midwest All-Stars Warmup Schedule

The warmup schedule for this year's All-Stars meet is posted here.  South Dakota swimmers can pick up their team gear any time between 7:00-8:00pm in the lobby area of the swim facility.

Posted by: Lindsie Micko | Posted on: January 9, 2008

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2008 Midwest All-Stars Entries (13-14 Age Group)

The South Dakota All-Star entries for the 13-14 Age Group are now available.  Click here for a by-name listing or here for a by-event listing.  

Each year the process of selecting the All-Star team gets more difficult.  Please check over the entries and make sure I have not made any mistakes on entry times or have missed any individual swimmers.  Relays will be determined sometime prior to the meet. 

10 & Under and 11-12 entries should be out shortly.

Thank you for your patience and I look forward to seeing you all in Lawrence .

P.S.  The Girls 200 Fly is short 2 swimmers – if there is anyone entered in the All-Stars meet that isn’t already in two events for that session (or 6 total for the meet), let me know if you are willing to give it a shot.

Posted by: Lindsie Micko | Posted on: December 28, 2007

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Hotel Block for Winter State Meet

Here is the list of the hotels that have blocks for the Winter State Meet.  When making a reservation, ask for the South Dakota State Swim Meet block.  Coaches make sure to encourage any swimmer that is close to a state time to book a room.  Remember, you can always cancel a room.  The hotel blocks and rates will only be held 15 to 30 days before the meet.  We recommend that you make your reservations well in advance of the meet.  Feel free to contact me if you have any questions on lodging, dining, or anything else about the meet.

Posted by: Todd Campbell | Posted on: December 3, 2007

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Brookings Meet Invite Correction and Event File

The updated meet invitation for the Brookings meet on December 15-16 is posted here  (I had inadvertently left out the 11-12 50 back, 50 fly, and 50 breast, so those events have been added...the meet sanction number is the same).
 
I have not been able to upload the event file to our website, so if you are unable to download it please let me know and I will get something figured out.

Posted by: Wendy Ahrendsen | Posted on: December 3, 2007

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State Meet Committee Reminder

December 1, 2007 is the deadline for anyone wishing to be on a committee for revamping the entire process of managing state meets.  I am in need of additional parent and athlete involvement on my committees.  Please contact me at my email address of w0tdk@hughes.net or call me at 605-269-2164.

Posted by: Todd Knutson | Posted on: November 26, 2007

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Notice of SDSI Board of Directors Meeting

Please accept this notice that the South Dakota Swimming, Inc. (SDSI) Board of Directors will meet by teleconference on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 8:00pm CST by teleconference.

Posted by: Scot Graff | Posted on: November 24, 2007

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Club and House of Delegates Information

The Club Information Form is now available as a Word document for download.  If you are a designated representative of a club and need to update information on either the Team Contacts list or the House of Delegates list, please use that form.  The form includes instructions for where to email and/or fax the information.

Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: November 3, 2007

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Fall House of Delegates Agenda & Reports

Agenda, previous Minutes, and Reports for our House of Delegates Meeting at the Cedar Shores Resort in Chamberlain are posted here

LSC Coordinators and Delegates should check here for more information.

Posted by: Norm Bouwens | Posted on: October 12, 2007

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Fall House of Delegates Meeting

The South Dakota Swimming, Inc. House of Delegates will meet at 12:30 P.M. CDT, Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Cedar Shores Resort in Chamberlain.  

LSC Coordinators and Delegates should check here for more information.

Posted by: Scot Graf | Updated on: September 14, 2007

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Junior Nationals Update

South Dakota's own Paul Gordon achieved an Olympic Trials cut in the 200 Meter IM at the Speedo Junior National Championships August 10th.  Paul also placed 21st in both the men's 100 Meter Freestyle and 100 Meter Butterfly.  Review all Juniors results here.

Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: August 10, 2007

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Central Zones Day One

The South Dakota Zone Team completed Day One with Molly Manchon winning the Girls 10 & Under Open Water 1/2 mile with a time of 11:32 and Joey Moore taking the Boys 15-18 2 Mile Open Water with a time of 41:15.  See other South Dakota swimmer times and track the team's progress with live meet results here.   

The Topeka Capital-Journal featured the Open Water event on page one of their Sports section this morning.  Read about it here.  See the Capital-Journal's photo gallery of the event here.

Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: August 10, 2007

South Dakota Swimming Scholarship Recipients

Two Snowfox seniors were the recipients of the 2007 South Dakota Swimming Scholarship award.  Steffen Docken and Joey Moore will share the award, which will be presented directly to their respective colleges.

Congratulations to Steffen and Joey for the well-deserved recognition!

Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: July 29, 2007

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Zones Team Practice Schedule in Sioux Falls

The South Dakota Zone Team will be holding practices in Sioux Falls.  The practice schedule is posted in the Snowfox website here.

Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: July 29, 2007

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Seasonal Champs Swim Meet  

Huron is excited to host the Seasonal Club Championship Meet to be held August 3-5th.  This meet is open to all Seasonal Swimmers...

“All athletes must hold a 2007 Seasonal USA Swimming membership card issued by South Dakota Swimming.  Swimmers who are within the 120-day transfer rule must swim UNATTACHED.” 

We encourage all seasonal swimmers to attend.  The meet template and invite are posted here and on the Huron Swim Team Site  

note: the meet invitation file has been updated.

Posted by: Angie Uttecht | Updated on: July 29, 2007

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Watertown Open Water Competition canceled

The Watertown Area Swim Club's Open Water competition scheduled for Saturday, August 4th 2007 has been canceled due to lack of participation. 

WASC regrets any inconvenience to those who intended to participate, and will work to ensure the competition is part of the initial summer schedule next season.

Posted by: WASC | Posted on: August 1, 2007

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Watertown Open Water competition

The Watertown Area Swim Club's  is hosting an Open Water competition on Saturday, August 4th 2007.  See below for details:

Event:      Open Water Competition
Date:        August 4th, 2007
Time:        First race begins at 8:00am CST
Location:  Stokes-Thomas Lake City Park on Lake Kampeska
Cost:         $25 per swimmer
Deadline for entry:  July 26th

Awards will be given in the following categories:

10 & Under (1/2 mile)
11-12 (1 mile)
13 & Over (1-1/2 miles)

Any swimmer can choose to swim a shorter race length without competing for an award.  Please email WASC with registration information (swimmer name(s), address, phone number, age, distance of swim) or with questions.

Posted by: WASC | Posted on: July 10, 2007

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2007 South Dakota Novice Meet

The programs have gone to print and we are excited to have everyone in Sioux Falls for the Novice Meet this upcoming weekend.  Warm-up assignments are posted as well as timing assignments.  The main site for all Novice Festival information is located here.  

One important note - in the spirit of the Championship Meets in South Dakota, all teams are asked to help with timing.  Snowfox will be covering ½ of the lanes for timing so we ask all other teams to provide for the other lanes.  Please remind your teams of this so we don’t have to wait for timers to show up.  

Posted by: Lindsie Micko | Posted on: July 16, 2007

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Huron Invitational canceled

Please note that the Huron Invitational Meet has been cancelled due to the flooding of the pool's pump-house and pump.  Team representatives have also been contacted individually by the meet sponsors.   Contact Angie Uttecht with any questions.

Posted by: Angie Uttecht | Posted on: June 15, 2007

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Officials Training
Anyone looking for officials training?  A training clinic for new officials is going to be held Saturday, June 2nd in Aberdeen.  It will be held during the training camp in Aberdeen.  
The clinic will run from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (same time as the developmental camp) at Northern State University. The training will be held in the Barnett Center Rm 50.  Anyone interested in taking the training or refreshing your training is welcome.  

Please e-mail or call to let me know if you will be attending.  That way we can make sure we have materials for everyone.  Hope to see you in Aberdeen this weekend.

Posted by: Edie Mueller | Posted on: May 29, 2007

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Rapid City Racers will be hosting a BREAKout! swim clinic on Thursday, June 21st just prior to their invitational meet.  Click on the banner above for more information.

Posted by: Duncan Olney | Posted on: May 22, 2007

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SD Membership Registrar

At the House of Delegates meeting on May 6, 2007 Stacey Brook was elected SD Membership Registrar.  You may contact him at the following:

3404 S Saguaro
Sioux Falls SD 57110
Stacey.Brook@gmail.com

Please be notified that effective May 15, 2007 all membership registrations and fees as well as the pre and post meet reconciliation reports are to be submitted to the new chair.

Please remove any reference of my e-mail from your records as this account will be closed effective May 15, 2007.

Posted by: Carla Knutson | Posted on: May 6, 2007

webmaster note:  the LSC registration forms have also been updated with the new Registrar information.

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Assistant Swimming Coach opening

Mitchell Aquatic Club is seeking an energetic, knowledgeable person to become part of our growing team.  Practice hours during the week are primarily in the late afternoons and evenings.  If you are interested, see the MAC website for more information, or e-mail Coach Baechler for an application.

Interested parties should return a cover letter, resume, reference and an application either via email, or mail to:

Mitchell Aquatic Club
P.O. Box 1371
Mitchell SD 57301

Posted by: Vincent Boddicker | Posted on: April 30, 2007

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7th Annual ASC All-American Swim Camps  

This year the All American Camps will feature for the first time an elite camp and will continue the technique development camp offered since 2001. 

Camp Dates : June 1-3, 2007  
Location:
Barnett Center Pool, Aberdeen

Camp Housing Available:  If you are in need of housing during the camp, the Aberdeen Swim Club families will be willing to host campers for the weekend.  Please contact coach Elyce Kastigar @ 605-622-3271 or via email if you need housing during the camp.  

In addition there are a number of hotel rooms reserved especially for this event.  Click here for more information.

Click here for more information and a registration form.

Posted by: Elyce Kastigar | Updated on: April 23, 2007

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Update on Coach Safety Requirements

Several coaches have questions about the American Heart Association (AHA) AED certification.  The South Dakota LSC been accepting the AHA Heartsaver CPR card for this certification; however, the AED card cannot be accepted even if “Includes Adult CPR” is indicated on the card.  

Unfortunately, the AHA recently decided to eliminate the written test for Heartsaver CPR, so effective July 15, 2007, we will no longer accept this certification either.  Please let your coaches know.  (This is a two year certification; you do not have to change SWIMS records on July 15th – if you accepted the certification prior to July 15 2007, it will be good until it expires two years from the date it was issued.)

The Safety Education Committee recently reviewed the curriculum for AHA Heartsaver First Aid and determined it did not meet minimum requirements.

A revised list of approved courses is posted here.  In response to numerous inquiries, we have also listed many of the more popular certification courses that we know to be unacceptable and highlighted them as such to help avoid confusion.  In the near future, the Safety Education Committee will be developing an FAQ specifically for safety requirements that can be sent to coaches along with the list of acceptable courses.

Posted by: Carla Knutson | Posted on: April 18, 2007

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Coaches Background Screening Update

Coaches by now should have completed the process of initiating background screening.  All coaches should either have a new card from the SD Registrar showing successful completion of the process, or have printed evidence that a screening has been initiated (these are good for 30 days from the time you initiated the process).  If for some reason you have failed to initiate the process, please do so immediately.  You can initiate a background screening online at USA Swimming.

Since the April 13th deadline for SD coaches to initiated the process has passed, Meet Directors and Meet Referees now have the authority to bar unqualified coaches from the deck at a PVS-sanctioned meet, and may do so.   Please come with either a new card or evidence you started the process to avoid a potentially embarrassing situation for all involved.

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Posted by: Carla Knutson | Posted on: April 18, 2007

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