DART ACHIEVES LEVEL 1 USA
SWIMMING CERTIFICATION
Dixie Aquatic Racing Team (DART)
is pleased to announce today Jan 22nd 2010, that they have achieved
the
USA Swimming Level 1 Club
Recognition. DART is the second swim team in
the State of Utah to have received USA Swimming club recognition
behind Cottonwood Heights Aquatic Team (CHAT).
As a USA swimming club, DART has
worked diligently over the past year; from a board level to the
coaching staff and swimmers to achieve the National Level 1 USA
Swimming certification. Level 1 certification indicates not
only DART's, but the community of St. George's commitment to the
sport of year round competitive swimming. There are four
main categories a team must prove competency in to USA swimming to
achieve Level 1 Certification. These categories include:
Business & Organizational Success, Parent &
Volunteer Development, Coach Development & Education,
and Athlete Development & Performance. Part of the
Athlete Development and Performance include swimmers achieving
results at USA Sanctioned meets. DART swimmers currently hold
many top 10 state rankings in Utah. Among many top 10
placements from DART, some of note include Michael
Pantelakis #1 and #3 respectively in the state of Utah in the
1,650, and 500 Freestyle, John McPhie #2 in the State in
the 200 Backstroke, Mitchell Hutchings 5th in the 400 IM, and
Josh McPhie #7 in the 200 IM. These swimming
achievements, from many of the DART swimmers, along with other
milestones the team has made as an organization allowed USA
swimming to conduct a thorough evaluation of the entire DART swim
program and found them in compliance of a Level 1 certified
program. If you happen to see a DART swimmer, coach or board
member; you are encouraged to congratulate them on this tremendous
accomplishment.
visit www.usaswimming.org for
more information.
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