Southeastern Swimming, Inc.

Contact Julie O'Neill for an email directory of swimmers with disabilities, coaches, officials, and other people interested in swimmers with Disabilities.

US Paralympic Swimming
One Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
www.usparalympics.org
719-866-2036 phone
719-866-2029 fax
SES Board Member - Rayleen Soderstrom Hm: 931-393-3516

Information is now available on USA Swimming’s website, www.usa-swimming.org regarding the topic of including swimmers with a disability on teams and in meets. Brochures are also available for coaches, swimmers, officials and parents.

    Disability Championships – April 2004
12 swimmers for southeastern swimming competed in Minneapolis
This was also a trials meet for the US Paralympic Team
The following swimmers were selected to go to Athens:
    Aimee Bruder
    Ivy Garrison
    Carlie Haynie
    Carrie Willoughby
    Angel Langner
    Danile Kamber
Carlie Haynie received a bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke and set and American record. Carrie Willoughby set and American record in the 50m butterfly.

2.    The US Paralympic meet originally planned for December has been cancelled.

3.    Convention
    A. Championships
        2005 Disability Championships will be held in Minneapolis in June.
        2006 Disability Championships will be in Federal Way, Washington
     B. Zone Meet
      The southern zone meet in 2005 will be an inclusion meet. Each LSC
        may send up to 3 male and 3 female swimmers with a disability.
     C. The national adapted committee has put together a mentor list for
        coaches, athletes, and parents by disability classification.

4.    A specific proposal to include swimmers with a disability at the LSC championship level will be         presented at the spring meeting.

Rayleen Soderstrom
Adapted Swimming Chair

INFO ON THE USA SWIMMING WEB SITE
There is lots of useful information on the USA Swimming web site.

Brochures on inclusion. Click on "select a section," then "programs/adapted," then "go!" There are five brochures -- one for coaches, one for officials, one for swimmers and parents, one for meet and safety directors, and one for LSC boards. Draft versions of the brochures are posted at this point. Headquarters staff is currently adding artwork and formatting this information for print brochures that should be ready later this year.

U.S. PARALYMPIC CORPORATION
Charlie Huebner, executive director of the U.S. Association for Blind Athletes, has been selected by the USOC to head the newly created U.S.Paralympic Corporation.

For more information on the new organization, contact Julie O'Neill (information above)