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What was news in 2000?  Check the News Archive for 2000!

December 26 2001 -- Don't forget!  Meet bids for 2002 Long Course Season meets are due January 8.  Send them to:
Cris Lewis
503 Cheyenne Pass
Waunakee, WI 53597
Or Email them to her at: swimlewis@sprynet.com.

Also, check out the new Long Range Meet Calendar to see what dates other teams are planning for meets.  As you reserve your facilities for meets, send an email to the webmaster, and we will post your dates. 

December 26 2001 -- Attention Officials.  Please consider volunteering to work at the 2002 Wisconsin 12 & Under State Championship to be held March 1-3 at the UW Natatorium. The more clubs represented on deck enhances the meet’s quality. If interested please call or email Rich Hubbard (608-836-5663 or hubbard1@chorus.net) to indicate your session preference. 
December 21 2001 -- The Open Water Committee of USA Swimming has published it's first email newsletter. Click Here to read it.
December 19 2001 -- Schroeder YMCA Swim Team athletes Sara Petric and Garrett Weber-Gale both qualified for the USA National Swimming Championships to be held in Minneapolis, MN, March 19 – 23, 2002.  Petric, 17, from Mequon, WI and Weber-Gale, 16 of Foxpoint, WI, were two of thirteen swimmers representing the Schroeder YMCA at the Kerr-McGee Corporation Elite Meet in Oklahoma City, OK, December 13-16.

Petric, a sprint freestyle specialist, recently won two events at the Wisconsin State High School Championships for Homestead High School and signed a national letter of intent with Northwestern University.  Petric’s time of 23.34 in the 50 yard freestyle was well below the qualifying standard for the United States National Swimming Championships.  Weber-Gale, a Junior at Nicolet High School, is the defending WIAA champion in the 100 yard backstroke.  Weber-Gale’s time of 49.89 is just .01 off the Wisconsin State record set by 2000 Olympian, Neil Walker of Verona, WI. 

December 19 2001 -- The Schroeder Aquatic Center is replacing the bleachers on the west side of the facility. Anyone interested in having the existing bleachers should contact Dave Anderson.  Dave says they're free!
November 19 2001 -- The Swim Clinic presented by Watertown Aquatic Club is being rescheduled to April 14, 2002. The athlete will be Misty Hyman.  Here are some of Misty's  Accomplishments: For more information, contact Charles Fischer, 920-261-1016, or email: cfisch@execpc.com.
November 12 2001 -- In an effort to help teams select meet dates and avoid conflicts, Wisconsin Swimming has started a Long Range Meet Calendar.  This is a place to post meet dates before the actual meet schedules are finalized in January and June.  As you reserve your facilities for meets, send an email to the webmaster, and we will post your dates.  Check the schedule to see what other teams are doing on the dates you are considering.  If enough teams participate, it should help even out the meet schedule and prevent weekends with too many sparsely attended meets.  LAKE has started us off with their meet schedule for the next long course and short course seasons.  Please include the following information when you email:
November 2 2001 -- The Zone Sectional Spring 2002 Meet (Speedo Champions Series) information is now available. The meet is hosted by the Lake Forest Swim Club at the University of Illinois at Chicago, March 7-10, 2002. Click Here for the meet info in PDF format or go to the Calendar Page for complete information, time standards and entry forms.
October 30 2001 -- The 2002 Wisconsin Short Course State Championship Time Standards are now posted.
12 & Under State Time Standards
13 & Over State Time Standards
Note that there are additional events for 10&Under (500 Free) and 11-12 (200's).  Click Here for the 12&Under State Championship Event List (in PDF format.)
Also, there are additional time standards for 15-16 swimmers.  The 13 & Over State Championship will still swim only 13-14 and Senior divisions, but 15-16 swimmers will be able to enter Senior events with a different time standard from 17 and older swimmers.
If you picked up time standards at the LSC meeting, note the change in 11-12 Girls 50 Back SCM and 50 Breast LCM times.  Both times should end with the digit "9".
October 26 2001 -- At the USA Swimming Convention, September 11-16, 2001, The Rules & Regulations committee adopted technical rule changes previously passed by FINA.  Most significant was the change in the backstroke finish to allow the swimmer to be submerged at the touch.  The complete text of the changes are HERE in PDF format. These rule changes take effect immediately.  Complete minutes from the Convention, including all legislation is available on the Wisconsin Swimming Meetings Page.

Also, at the convention, a change to the facilities standard was made to require a 5 foot minimum depth for teaching racing starts.  This does not apply to competition, but any setting where starts are taught.  The text of the change is HERE. This rule change takes effect November 1.

October 22 2001 -- The Wisconsin Swimming House of Delegates will meet on Tuesday, October 23 at 7:15 at UW-Waukesha.  Agenda for the meeting as well as minutes of prior meetings can be found on the Wisconsin Swimming LSC Meetings Page.
October 8, 2001 -- Congratulations to the Wisconsin Swimmers names to the USA Swimming, 2001 Scholastic All American Team.
 
Jane Evans Badger Aquatics
Jennifer Skolaski Badger Aquatics
Amy Christopherson Swim Ozaukee
Sarah Gardner Shorewood
Emily Stapleton Schroeder Y
Brandon Kipp Shorewood
September 26, 2001 -- The Age Group / Senior Committee will meet on Wednesday, October 3, at 10:00 AM at the Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer.
September 17, 2001 --Results from the Zone meet at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan are now available on the Wisconsin Swimming Zone-C Page.
September 17, 2001 -- The Brooke Bennett swim clinic offered by Watertown Aquatics Team will be rescheduled.  The tentative date for rescheduling the clinic is December 15, 2001. Click Here for more information.
September 1, 2001 -- Cris Lewis has taken over as Administrative Chair for Wisconsin Swimming. Send meets to be sanctioned and Spring/Summer 2002 Meet Bids to:
Cris Lewis
503 Cheyenne Pass
Waunakee, WI 53597
Or Email them to her at: swimlewis@sprynet.com.  Records, Top-16 and OVC's will continue to go to Barb Stirn at: barbst@mcpasd.k12.wi.us.
August 9, 2001 -- USA Swimming offers a reduced registration fee for athletes from low-income families. The Outreach Program reduces the annual membership fee an athlete pays from $28 to $5. Click Here for more information.
August 6, 2001 -- Congratulations to all the swimmers at the Long Course State Championship Meet! And a big "Thank You" to all the teams that participated and especially to all the volunteer timers.

Final results went out late last week.  If you have not received them, contact Dale Nickels.  Unfortunately, High Point totals were omitted.  They will be sent out as an adendum shortly.

Have a great Zone meet and rest of the Summer!
JuLY 31, 2001 --  All team entries received have been posted along with an estimated time line.  Click on the links below.

Teams:  Remember to check which sessions you have committed to have timers for.  It is a $50 fine if your timers do not show up for a session.  (It's going to delay the meet, too!).
Click Here for the Timer Chart.

Remember: Every team must provide timers for at least one lane for one session or pay a $50 fine.  See the assignment page for the number required for your team.  You can email your preferences to dale@stdnet.com.
July 24, 2001 -- A new virus (actually a worm) has been making the rounds of swim teams in Wisconsin. It is called W32.sircom.worm. When it infects a computer it sends out email under that user's name with an attachment that looks like a real file, but is the worm instead. The body of the email looks like this:
Hi! How are you?
I send you this file in order to have your advice
See you later. Thanks
This is just a reminder of some rules for safe computing:
  1. If you don't have virus protection, get it! Good names are Norton Anivirus from Symantec , and McAfee VirusScan from Networks Associates .
  2. Update your virus software regularly (this worm was only recently discovered).
  3. Don't open attachments you aren't expecting.
  4. Look carefully at attachments. If they have endings like .PIF, .COM, .EXE, .VBS, be suspicious. Don't open them!
  5. Finally, not all virus warnings are true. If someone sends you an email with a virus warning and says to send it to everyone you know, DON'T. Check out the virus yourself at one of the two virus sites above. They both have extensive libraries of real viruses and of hoaxes.
July 18, 2001 -- New Officials Certification clinics will be held October 6 & 7 and Novermber 11. See the Officials Page for more information and registration forms.

Save the Date!!!
Wisconsin Swimming Officials Committee, in co-operation with USA Swimming, is sponsoring a SWIMPOSIUM ! Charly Mallery, a nationally known speaker on officiating, will be presenting a clinic in Madison on Saturday, October 20, 2001. The Officials committee encourages anyone interested in USA Swimming to attend, and is not limiting participation to officials. Click Here for more information.

July 9, 2001 -- The Official Fall-Winter 2001-2002 Meet Schedule is now posted.  Use the links below or the Meet Schedule button at the left. The earliest date for meet reservations is Tuesday, Septermber 11, 2001.
June 28, 2001 -- Congratulations to the new Wisconsin Swimming Board members elected at Tuesday's LSC meeting.  Taking office on September 1 will be:
Also elected to the Review Committee are:
Barb Stirn will be stepping down as Administrative Chair effective Septermber 1.  Anyone who is interested in taking on this very important position should contact Dale Nickels.  The Administrative Chair handles all meet sanctioning and prepares the meet schedule in January and in June.
June 27, 2001 -- The Wisconsin Swimming Safety Page has been updated with useful links to USA Swimming safety-related pages.  Also posted are dates and registration information for the next Safety Training for Swim Coaches (STFSC) certification and re-certification classes.
June 27, 2001 -- It's that time of year again!  Voting for Athlete Rep will take place on Saturday of the Long Course Championship meet.  Swimmers interested in being on the ballot, or coaches wishing to nominate a swimmer, should contact Jennifer Skolaski by July 31st.
June 27, 2001 -- Information on registering for Zones is now available.  Click Here or go to the Zone C page.  Registration will be Friday through Sunday, August 3-5, during the Wisconsin Long Course Championship meet.

The Wisconsin Swimming board of directors, at their June 26 meeting, voted to return to the previous practice of applying the $100 LSC contribution up-front when registering for zones.  Therefore, the cost will be $312 for "Travel with Team" and $59 for "Travel on Own".  Remember you can receive the $100 contribution for only ONE summer meet: Central Zone (age group) Championship, or Zone Sectionals (Speedo Champions Series).  Swimmers submitting reimbursement requests for the Zone Sectionals meet will be checked against the list of the Zone Age Group registrants.

June 26, 2001 -- The Wisconsin Swimming, Inc. House of Delegates will be meeting tonight, Tuesday, June 26, at 7:15 PM at UW-Waukesha.  Agenda is available at the LSC Meetings page.
June 25, 2001 -- Hy-Tek Event files and meet Info are now posted for the Wisconsin Long Course State Meet to be held August 2-5 at the Schroeder Aquatic Center.  Click on the links below for: Remember: Every team must provide timers for at least one lane for one session or pay a $50 fine.  See the assignment page for the number required for your team.  You can email your preferences to dale@stdnet.com.
June 22, 2001 -- The Age-Group / Senior committee met on June 5.  Click Here for notes from that meeting.  Dates for the Spring, 2002 State meets are: 13&O - February 21-24, and 12&U - March 1-3.  The next Age-Group / Senior committee is scheduled for July 18 @ 10:00 AM in the Brookfield City Hall.
June 21, 2001 -- Wisconsin Swimming Officials Committee, in co-operation with USA Swimming, is sponsoring a SWIMPOSIUM!  Charly Mallery, a nationally known speaker on officiating, will be presenting a clinic in Madison on Saturday, October 20, 2001.  The Officials committee encourages anyone interested in USA Swimming to attend, and is not limiting participation to officials.  Click Here for more information.
June 18, 2001 -- Updated Wisconsin State Short Course records have been posted on the Top Times page. Congratulations Sara Wanazek, Jane Evans, Kyle Bubolz, Mat Engel, and relay teams from Lake Country!
June 7, 2001 -- Meet bids for the Fall/Winter 2001-2002 swim season are due to Barb Stirn by Tuesday, June 12.  The next LSC Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 26, at which the meet schedule will be approved.
May 29, 2001 -- The 2001 Wisconsin Swimming Select Camps were held over Memorial Day weekend.  Results for the 11-12 1000 and 10&U 500 predicted vs. actual times have been posted.  Go to the Wisconsin Swimming Camps page for results.  Watch this page for more results and maybe pictures, too!
May 30, 2001 -- A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page is available for the Central Zone Championship to be held August 10-12, 2001 at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.  There will be NO preregistration like last year.  All registrations for swimmers and chaperones will occur during the LSC Long Course Swimming Championships beginning on the second day. August 3rd – 5th (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).   To get to the FAQ, go to the Wisconsin Swimming Zone C page. This page also lists the coaches for this year's Zones meet. 
May 29, 2001 -- Meet info is available for the 2001 USA Swimming Speedo Champions Series (Zone Sectional) meet.  The meet will be July 26-29 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. CLICK HERE for the meet info in PDF format, or go to the Zone Sectional Info Page.
May 22, 2001 -- The next Official's Committee meeting will be Tuesday, June 5, 7:00 P.M. at UW Waukesha in room A100.  Wisconsin Swimming welcomes new Stroke & Turn trainees:  Bruce Barbee, Adam Bayliss, Alan Brooks, Yvonne Brooks, Bab Cavaraio, Cheryl Corbett, Charles Fischer, George Geanon, Cynthy McCrory, Cheryl Perdzock, Linda Sanders, Jim Scheid, Quentin Stedmann, Cindy Thompson, and Jim Walsh.
May 21, 2001 -- The Age Group / Senior committee met May 16 and has proposed changes to the Spring Championship season. Click Here to see the proposal.  The next Age Group / Senior committee meeting is June 6, 9:00AM at Schroeder to go over event order and time standards. Please e-mail any feedback on the proposal to members of the committee:
Matt Miller, Age Group Chair
Drew Walden, Senior Chair
David Joyce
David Anderson
Robert White Jr.
Bob Jenkens
Blaine Carlson
May 4, 2001 -- Time Standards for the Wisconsin Long Course State Championship Meet have now been posted on the Time Standards Page.  The LC Championship meet will be August 2-5, 2001 at the Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer.
May 4, 2001 -- There will be an Age Group Committee Meeting at the Schroeder YMCA on Wednesday, May 16 at 10:00 AM.

Mike Lewellyn from USA Swimming will be attending the meeting.  He is the Zone Liason and is interested in answering questions about USA swimming and items on the agenda:


April 26, 2001 -- USA Swimming is selecting members for the Open Water National Team to compete at the World Championships in Japan this summer. Click Here for a letter (in PDF form) from Rick Walker, Open Water National Team Coach.  Click Here to go to the Open Water Meet schedule at USA Swimming.
April 25, 2001 -- Wisconsin Swimming is now accepting nominations for this year's Outstanding Service Award recipient and invites the submission of nominations from its membership.  Nominations received by June 1, 2001, will be listed and presented at the June LSC meeting for consideration by the membership.  For more information, see the Outstanding Service Award Nomination Form on the Wisconsin Swimming Forms Page.  For questions, contact Carol Graham.
April 12, 2001 -- The updated Wisconsin Swimming officials list has been posted.  Many new officials have moved up from Stroke & Turn to Starter / Referee.  Also many have completed their trainee period.  The list is available as an HTML Page and as a PDF file.  For more officials information, including Spring certification classes, see the Wisconsin Officials Page.
April 12, 2001 -- Kyle Bubolz (14) of the Waukesha Express Swim Team broke 3 National Age Group Records at the Speedo Champions Series Meet held in Minneapolis, MN on March 8 - 11, 2001.  Kyle’s record breaking swims were in the 13-14 boys 50 yard freestyle (20.79), the 13-14 boys 100 yard freestyle (45.49), and the 13-14 boys 100 yard butterfly (49.44).  The previous record holder in the 50 yd and 100 yd freestyles was Ugur Taner.  The former records were set in 1989 and the previous records were 20.82 and 45.75.  The previous 100 yd buttefly record was 49.48 set by Michael Phelps in 2000.  Both of the previous swimmers are Olympians.  Ugur Taner was also a 3 x NCAA Champion in the 200 yd. butterfly.  Michael Phelps finished 5th in the Olympics in Sydney and just recently set the World record in the 200 m butterfly.

Kyle also broke 6 Wisconsin State Records along the way.  Including the 3 swims above, he also broke the 13-14 boys state records in the 100 yard backstroke (52.13), the 200 yard freestyle (1:43.71), and the 200 yard butterfly (1:56.38).  Congratulations Kyle!

April 12, 2001 -- Mercyhurst College, in the town of North East, Pennsylvania is starting a Junior College Swimming & Diving program in the fall of 2001. The Saint’s coaching staff would like your help finding candidates to build a competitively strong team in year one of the program. Please help us make contact with those "good kids" who would be best suited, and eligible to study and compete at the junior college level.  Click Here for more information.
April 9, 2001 -- 2001 WISCONSIN SWIMMING SELECT CAMPS will be Memorial Day weekend at UWM, featuring Neil Walker!  Check the Wisconsin Camps Page for invitation letters, application forms, and Fequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
April 2, 2001 -- There was a type-o in the address for the NBSC Wilson park meet on July 14.  The address should be 726 S. 98th, (not 26 S. 98th).  If you sent reservations and have not heard back, check with meet director John Plutz at jplutz@tykon.com.  Reservations were received from BAT, SEAY, NSSC, SWAT, SHOR, DFAC and GBSC.
March 30, 2001 -- USA Swimming has published a new Safety Curriculum for Coaches (-- actually it was in July, but we just got our hands on a copy to post).  It lists the approved courses that can be used for certification.  Go to the Wisconsin Swimming Safety Page for more info.
March 28, 2001 --The first information is available for "Team Wisconsin" for the 2001 Central Zone Championships.  This is in the form of a Zones FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page. Registration forms will be available soon.  Watch the Wisconsin Zone C page for more information.
March 28, 2001 -- Congratulations to the many swimmers that represented Wisconsin teams at the Zone Sectional Meet in Minneapolis.  Kyle Bubolz of WEST broke 3 National Age Group records.  Congratulations, Kyle!  Results can be found at the USA-Swimming site and at the UMN host facility site.
March 28, 2001 -- NCAA Swimming Championships completed last week.  Many of our Wisconsin swimmers participated.  Texas took the Division I men's championship and Georgia won the women's title.  You can find full results for all divisions at the NCAA Championship website.  From there you can find the links for Men's Swimming and Women's Swimming.
March 20, 2001 -- Certification clinics for new officials and for Stroke & Turn officials interested in becoming Starter/Referees have been scheduled for this Spring.  Dates and locations are:
Appleton area: Saturday, April 28
Hartland:  Saturday, May 5
Madison area: Sunday, May 6
For more information, see the Wisconsin Officials page, or contact Susan Zblewski.
March 20, 2001 -- 2001 WISCONSIN SWIMMING SELECT CAMPS will be Memorial Day weekend, tentatively planned at UWM, featuring Neil Walker.
MORE INFO COMING SOON!!!!  Watch the Wisconsin Camps Page!
March 7, 2001 -- Reservations for Wisconsin Spring/Summer swim meets may be postmarked no earlier than Tuesday, March 13.  The Meet Reservation Form is now available on the Wisconsin Swimming Forms Page.  See the Meet Schedule Page for information on meets offered this Summer season.
March 5, 2001 -- Final Results for the Wisconsin Short Course State Championship meets are now available.
March 6, 2001 -- Scott Mueller, freshman at Texas A & M, swam to lifetime best times at the Big 12 Conference Swim Championships, March 1-3 in Austin, TX.  Scott placed 5th in the 400 IM (3:55.70), 9th in the 200 Breaststroke (2:02.65) and 10th in the 200 IM (1:50.13).  The 400 IM and 200 IM were NCAA consideration times and Senior National Qualifying times.  Scott was also a member of the 800 free relay that placed 3rd.
March 6, 2001 -- Now that the season is over, coaches should send OVC request, Top-16, and Wisconsin Record applications as soon as possible.  Forms can be found on the Wisconsin Swimming Forms page.  Completed forms should be mailed to Barb Stirn at the address listed on bottom of the form.
February 15, 2001 -- At the January 23 LSC meeting, legislation was passed to require all teams participating in this year's Summer State meet to provide timers in proportion to the number of individual entries submitted to last year's Long Course meet. Every team participating is required to staff at least one lane for one session. Each lane requires two timers.  Teams may reserve any combination of sessions to satisfy their requirement.  Use this form to reserve your lane assignment.  Sessions will be assigned on a first-come-first-served basis from reservations received postmarked on or after March 13 - just like meet reservations.

The rationale is this: No team had bid the state meet as of the LSC meeting, so VAC and MAST joined forces to co-host the meet, but were unable to staff the timer positions.  The alternative would have been the LSC running the meet in which case all teams would have had to supply timers.

The Event Schedule for the Summer State Meet is expected to be the same as last year.  Click Here for the 2000 Long Course State Meet Event List.  Remember that the 2001 dates are August 2-5.

February 7, 2001 -- The FAST Pentathlon meet scheduled for June 16 is NOT a single session.  It should be listed as: AM:8&U,10&U; PM:11-12,13-14,15&O.  The document links below have been updated.
February 1, 2001 -- The MCC Swimming and Diving Championships is scheduled to be hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers at the Shroeder YMCA and Aquatic Center Wednesday, February, 21 through Saturday, February 24, 2001. This is a great opportunity for parents and athletes to see that there are more options than just the big 10 and comparable conferences.  Anyone who would like to volunteer to time on either Thurs, either session, Fri Prelims, or Saturday (both sessions) should email Bruce Maas at bmaas@uwm.edu or call during the day at 414-229-2834 or in the evening at 414-332-9843.  Free admission heat sheets for timers.  See the UWM Panthers website for information.
February 1, 2001 -- From Denny Pursley, National Team Director, USA Swimming:

Please note the following rules about body suits.

FINA rule GR 6.4 states: "Before any swimsuit of new design (i.e. body suits), construction or material is used in competition, the manufacturer of such swimsuit must submit the swimsuit to FINA and obtain approval of FINA".

As of today, ONLY the following have been approved by FINA: Adidas, Arena, Speedo, Tyr.  Other brands cannot be worn until they are in compliance with the above rule.

Direct all comments or questions to Denny Pursley at dpursley@usa-swimming.org.

January 31, 2001 -- The Wisconsin Swimming Summer 2001 Meet Schedule is here! Meet reservations may be postmarked no sooner than Tuesday, March 13, 2001. Meet Directors: if you would like your e-mail address posted with the schedule, send to the webmaster.  After receiving a sanction for your meet, please send the meet info to the webmaster as an e-mail attachment if you would like it posted. Remember that posting the meet info cannot replace mailing copies to Wisconsin teams as required by LSC rules.
January 31, 2001 -- For those of you working from the Draft Meet Schedule distributed at the LSC meeting last week, New Berlin Swim Club has changed the date of their July meet at Wilson Park to Saturday, July 14.  The Official Meet Schedule will be mailed soon and posted here.
January 31, 2001 -- NEW LSC TRAVEL FUND POLICY

At the October, 2000, LSC meeting, a new policy for travel reimbursement was passed by the LSC representatives.  The two parts of the new policy are as follows:

Zone C swimmers will now need to pay the entire cost of attending the Zone C meet, with reimbursement going to the clubs after filing the appropriate forms with the LSC Treasurer.

Beginning in 2001, these changes will be effective for all National, Sectional, and Zone C meets.  If you have any questions or comments, please contact your club’s LSC representative, or a member of the LSC Board of Directors.

January 31, 2001 -- Ever been frustrated looking for that form?  Now all the forms you need (a lot of them, anyway) are here in one place on the Wisconsin Swimming Forms Page.
January 26, 2001 -- Meet information files for the Central Zone Sectional Meet, March 8-11, 2001 are available.  The official title of the meet is: 2001 USA Swimming Speedo Sectional Championships.  The meet is hosted by the TWIN Cities Swim Team at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.
  • Meet Info in Microsoft Word Doc
  • Meet Info in PDF Format
  • Zone Sectional Preliminary Information Page & FAQ
  • Time Standards Page
    • The new Zone Sectional meets are different from the State Sectional meets, which are different from the summer "Zones" meet.  For information on the State Sectional meets, see below.  The summer "Zones" meet is unchanged. For information about that meet, see the Zone C Page and look for last year's information including the Zone-C FAQ.
    January 18, 2001 -- Meet info for the Wisconsin Short Course State Championship meets is now becoming available.     State Time Standards:
    January 9, 2001 -- Many people have been asking for information about the Wisconsin Sectional meets.  Here is some preliminary info about entries and eligibility.
    Swimmers may compete in THREE (3) individual events per day plus relays. Swimmers may compete in a maximum of SEVEN (7) individual events for the entire meet plus relays. Deck entries for high school boys will be allowed at any time (must prove USA registration at the meet). 10 & Under, 11-12, and 13-14 swimmers may not swim in an event in their age group in which they have achieved a state cut before February 6, 2001. All swimmers who have achieved state cuts may swim their events in the Senior category. A swimmer that achieves a state cut after February 6, 2001 may still swim in that event at Sectionals. Any 8 & Under swimmer may swim in any 8 & Under event regardless of seed time. All swimmers must be registered USA swimmers and their USA number MUST be listed on the official entry form. This includes relay-only swimmers. Submit current yard times.
    Sectional meet Info is now available: The State Sectional meets are different from the new Zone Sectional meets, which are different from the summer "Zones" meet.  For information on the Zone Sectional meets, see the Zone Sectional Preliminary Information Page, including a NEW FAQ section. The summer "Zones" meet is unchanged. For information about that meet, see the Zone C Page and look for last year's information including the Zone-C FAQ.
    January 4, 2001 -- The company that provides insurance for USA Swimming clubs has changed.  Effective immediately, all correspondence, including Report-of-Occurrence forms, should be addressed to:

    What was news in 2000?  Check the News Archive for 2000