USA Swimming Announces Changes to Executive Team
USA Swimming has announced several new hires and promotions within its executive team. Eric Skufca has been hired as chief financial officer…
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Streamline Brands to Serve as Official Swim School Provider of USA Swimming
USA Swimming and Streamline Brands, a franchisor of swim schools, have entered a multiyear partnership aimed at creating more swimming programs… Continue Reading
Matt Farrell Leaves USA Swimming for Golf Channel
Golf Channel has announced that Matt Farrell will begin a new position as general manager of alternative golf and executive director for the World Long Drive Association. Farrell, the chief marketing officer of USA Swimming, has more than 20 years of experience in sports and entertainment marketing with positions that have also included the U.S. Olympic Committee […]
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A 30-second commercial featuring young swimmers performing various activities underwater promotes participation in others sports. Photograph: USA Swimming
USA Swimming Promotes Multisport Athletes
It may seem counterintuitive for an organization to grow its membership by encouraging participation in other sports, but USA Swimming is doing just that. With the launch of a new membership category and ad campaign, the national governing body is urging kids to take up swimming while also participating in other activities. To make that […]
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Tim Hinchey Named President and CEO of USA Swimming
USA Swimming has named Tim Hinchey its new president and chief executive officer, effective July 12. Hinchey, who has been president of Major League…
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Omaha Awarded 2020 Olympic Swimming Trials
USA Swimming has announced that it will stage the 2020 Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the fourth consecutive time the city will…
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USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus Passes Away at 67
Chuck Wielgus, the longtime executive director of USA Swimming, died April 23 in Colorado Springs after…
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Chuck Wielgus to Retire as Executive Director of USA Swimming
Chuck Wielgus has announced that he will retire as executive director of USA Swimming…
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Ray Essick, Long-Time USA Swimming Executive Director, Dies at 82
Ray Essick, the first executive director of USA Swimming, has died. He was 82. Essick guided…
Continue ReadingU.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials Head Back to Omaha
USA Swimming has chosen Omaha, Nebraska, for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials. The event, hosted by USA Swimming and the United States…
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