What is USA Swimming (formerly USS) ?

USA Swimming is the governing body for the sport of swimming in the Unites States.  In the early 1980's, it replaced AAU in our sport.  We are a USAS chartered club, so all of our swimmers must belong to USAS.  Our coaches must be certified in CPR, standard first aid, and safety training for swim coaches in order to be a USAS certified coach.  Because we are a USAS club, we are permitted to attend weekend USAS invitationals held at various pools around the state and rest of the country, including state championships.  USAS also provides liability insurance for athletes and coaches while at practice or a USAS meet.  These meets are optional, and usually swimmers wait until they have some experience before traveling to these meets.  They also charge for each event a swimmer enters.