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USA Artistic Swimming 2025 Schedule Released

The five locations across the United States that will host USA Artistic Swimming events in 2025 have been announced with events starting in the spring and extending through the fall. The first event will be the Collegiate Championships from March 28–30 at Michael H. Jones Natatorium at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. “The Ann […]

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Samuel Imrek, left, and teammate Curtis McDowald, of the United States, celebrate their gold medal victory over Canada at the end of the men's fencing epee teams final, at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

DEI Initiatives Ongoing Throughout U.S. Olympic Movement

Whether it be state-by-state laws that are divergent in nature, international federations putting out mandates that may not match a member country’s intrinsic values and all in the background of the pandemic-era reckoning about race and diversity throughout the United States, national governing bodies throughout the U.S. Olympic movement have a list of topics to […]

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USA Artistic Swimming Announces Emily Burlison as Events and Membership Director

USA Artistic Swimming has hired Emily Burlison as its new events and membership director, charging her with organizing all National Championships hosted by the national governing body and managing the organization’s membership program. “Artistic swimming is such a beautiful and unique sport and I look forward to getting to learn more about the sport and […]

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The U.S. Performance Center in Charlotte is the home to USA Field Hockey, USA Taekwondo and utilized by more than a dozen other national governing bodies for sports science and trianing. Photo courtesy U.S. Performance Center

How the U.S. Performance Center is Changing the Olympic Movement

Supporting the U.S. Olympic movement runs in the Belk family, which is known throughout the South for its department stores that anchor malls throughout the region. Irwin Belk was a volunteer member of the United States Olympic Committee for more than four decades, receiving the Olympic Order in 2002 at the Olympic Winter Games in […]

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USA Boxing arrived in Santiago, Chile, early in the week to prepare for the 2023 Pan Am Games.

Pan Am Games Offer Exposure for Team USA Athletes

The 2023 Pan American Games will feature 6,800 athletes from 41 countries, including 631 athletes from the United States. And for those 631 Americans, the October 20–November 5 event in Santiago, Chile, will take on different meanings. For USA Boxing and USA Taekwondo, the Pan Am Games serve as a dress rehearsal for the 2024 […]

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The TEAMS Conference at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, highlighted the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s annual Olympic and Paralympic Sportslink and National Governing Body Best Practices Seminar. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Wick Photography)

TEAMS ‘23 Notebook: Observations from the Sports-Events Industry

The TEAMS Conference & Expo was held October 2–5 in the Palm Beaches of Florida and featured a mix of education, business development and networking for the sports-events industry. The event also featured the co-location of programming from the U.S. Olympic & Paralymic Committee, the National Congress of State Games and others. The following is […]

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USA Artistic Swimming believes the new name better reflects the athleticism required of the sport's athletes. Photo: Liz Corman Photography

2024 USA Artistic Swimming Championship Events

Status The bid process is ongoing Inside Track USA Artistic Swimming is looking for hosts for seven national championships in 2024. It has different size events and are flexible when working with new aquatic facilities. Bids are accepted on a rolling schedule but will be awarded as soon as a good bid is received. USA […]

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USA Artistic Swimming Introduces Gender Inclusion Policy

USA Artistic Swimming has announced a Gender Inclusion Policy as crafted by the Board of Directors, with the national governing body for the sport adopting a policy that will allow “athletes of all gender identities have the choice to participate in all USAAS sanctioned and owned events in the category which they feel most closely […]

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Synchronised Swimming – European Championships Glasgow 2018: Day Six
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 07: Glorio Minisini and Manlla Flamini of Italy compete in the mixed duet free routine during synchronised swimming on Day six of the European Championships Glasgow 2018 at Scotstoun Sports Campus on August 7, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland. Scotland. Glasgow 2018 is the first multi-sport European Championships. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Men Allowed to Compete in Artistic Swimming at Paris 2024

The International Olympic Committee has given its approval for World Aquatics to allow men to participate in artistic swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the first time that men will be allowed in the competition. A maximum of two men can be selected among eight athletes in the team event that is due to […]

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Adam Andrasko Remains USA Artistic Swimming CEO Through 2025

Adam Andrasko’s contract as chief executive officer of USA Artistic Swimming has been renewed through 2025, the national governing body’s board of directors announced this week. Approval was voted on during the NGB’s November 30 meeting. The board recognized the leadership Andrasko provided during the pandemic, additional support and resources obtained in support of the national […]

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