Niagara Long Course Age Group Zone Championship The Eastern Zone Long Course Age Group Championship Application closes soon! The meet will be held in Hampton, Virginia, August 7-10, 2024. The registration deadline is Sunday, July 21st by 9pm! For more information, qualifying times, and the application form check out the Niagara Zone Team Website here: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/nilsczone/page/home

2024 Niagara Junior Athlete Rep Round 2- REVOTE There is going to be a revote for the final round of Niagara Junior Athlete Rep. For the revote, you will need to submit your information to receive your ballot to cast your official vote. Election Ballot request submission is open until 7/28 at 11:59pm. On 7/29 be on the lookout for your official ballot in your email. The ballot will be sent to the email associated with your USA Swimming account, this may be your parent email. To vote you must...

Niagara Championship Meet Updates! Silver Championships- Meet File and Meet announcement updated to Reflect 12 & Under 500 Freestyle.(This is to accommodate those athletes aging up between Silvers and Golds) Silvers Tonawanda Aquatic & Fitness Center: http://tinyurl.com/mv9awa3h Silvers Webster Aquatic Center: http://tinyurl.com/4m7rp549 Open Championships- Meet Information and reference file posted. OME Open Open: http://tinyurl.com/mvumf43v 14 & Under Championships- Meet Information and reference file posted. OME Open 14 & Under: http://tinyurl.com/bdcre9vj Please check the host sites at the links for the most up to date information!

Attention Clubs and Head Coaches: We would like to remind you of the ways Niagara Swimming can help support (financially) our outreach athletes. Please reference this Outreach Program Summary, found at the link. Questions? Please reach out to the acting Diversity Chair, Mike Switalski, or Treasurer, Paul Cary.

The Governance Committee, on behalf of the Niagara LSC, is seeking nominations for the following Niagara Executive Committee positions. Elections will be held at the 2024 Spring HOD which will be Saturday, May 6th, via Zoom. Please click on the position title below to review a job description for the role. Administrative Vice Chair Age Group Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer Jr Coaches Representative Technical Planning Chair Officials Chair Diversity Equity and Inclusion Chair Athlete Wellness Chair - please contact Jim Stromski for more info Interested candidates should contact the Governance...

Join Elle and Peter on the Athlete Committee! Applications are due Wednesday, December 6th. We would love to have YOUR VOICE! APPLY TODAY! https://forms.gle/994MPNemM67G1VCk6

Niagara 13 & Over Athletes! We are excited to announce that we will have a guest speaker for our Athlete Meeting before HOD. The Athlete Meeting will be at Monroe Community College, Brighton Campus on 10/8 at 9am. Check out the Niagara website for more information on HOD. Rhyan is: �� 2020 Olympian with 1 Olympic Silver medal in the 4x100 medley relay �� 2x World Championship (LCM) medalist �� 2x FINA World Championship (SCM) medalist �� 2x US Olympic Team Trials – Swimming Qualifier �� 1x Youth Olympic Games...

Last Call Congrats High School Seniors! We are proud of your accomplishments in the pool and classroom! Tell us what is next, https://forms.gle/11v6MxwNjypEDjqk8. Deadline: to submit is Monday 8/28.

USA Swimming Members 17 years and older, LSC General Chairs, LSC Administrative Vice-Chairs, LSC Offices, LSC Staff, LSC Safe Sport Chairs, LSC Registration Chairs, Club Contacts, Club Presidents and Club Head Coaches. Since 2019, USA Swimming adult athlete members have been required to complete Athlete Protection Training (APT) as a requirement of membership. In 2019, USA Swimming built in an administrative grace period to give athletes 30 days after their 18th birthday to complete the requirement. Effective September 1, 2022, there will no longer be a 30-day administrative grace period....

Updated Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) Requirements USA Swimming’s top priority continues to be creating healthy and positive environments free from abuse for all its members. As part of its commitment to safeguard athletes, USA Swimming has released an updated Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) applicable to all USA Swimming Adult Participants, Zones, Local Swimming Committees (LSCs) and member clubs. These required updates come from the U.S. Center for SafeSport (the “Center”). USA Swimming’s updated MAAPP document has been approved by the Center and is required to be...