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USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team and any other teams that officially represent the United States, as well as the overall organization and operation of the sport within the country, in accordance with the Olympic and Amateur Sports Act.
Swimming in the United States Country United States Governing body USA Swimming National team(s) United States Olympics team, United States national team National competitions U.S. Masters Swimming International competitions FINA World Aquatics Championships Summer Olympics Swimming in the United States began competitively in the 1880s. The first nationally recognized swimming organization was ...
Swimming officials gave World Aquatics president Husain al-Musallam an eight-year mandate on Tuesday to lead them and backed his plan to move the organization's headquarters to Hungary, where the ...
In the National Basketball Association, the lead official is referred to by the term crew chief and the two other officials are the referee and umpire. All of the officials in a basketball game are generally accepted to have the same authority as the lead official and therefore they are collectively known as the officials or referees.
He was crucial to a new rule allowing male athletes in artistic swimming — formerly known as synchronized swimming — at the 2024 Summer Games. When officials announced the change in 2022, the ...
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, [1] with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual ...
USA Swimming officials have publicly said that their goal is to right that wrong in Paris. “The Australians, obviously, are swimming well,” U.S. national team director Lindsay Mintenko said ...
The swim-off occurs only at the start of periods & after scores. There are 4 swim-offs in a game, as the game is divided into 4 quarters of 8-minutes each. [12] The referee(s) should check the players' nails before the start of play (to prevent scratching). Goggles and jewelry are not normally allowed.