Convention was held this past October in Orlando, Florida. Attending were selected members of the CSI Board of Directors including our Athlete Representatives. It is at this convention that USA Swimming distributes information such as time standards, etc., introduces new ideas and conducts the House of Delegates where legislation is introduced and elections are held. Much of the convention proceedings directly impact Connecticut Swimming. As you can see from the picture above, the athletes are a vibrant portion of the convention and especially exciting at this year's convention was the attendance by many of the 2000 Olympians.
Many elite athletes attend meetings with the convention athletes and work out with the athletes.
Twelve of the Olympians also met with the House of Delegates and fielded questions from the delegates. Lauren Taft and Brian Carey, CSI Senior and Junior Athlete Representatives respectively, participated in the athlete portion of the convention and had a vote at the House of Delegates. Click Here to read Brian's report and see more pictures. This database will be the system for verifying entry times for USA Swimming Trials, Nationals, World Cup and U.S. Open as well as verifying times for the National Top 16 program. OVC chairs and Top 16 Tabulators will now be referred to as Verification Officers.