Metropolitan Swimming

Metropolitan Swimming
Metropolitan Swimming
Current season or competition:
2011 Long Course Season
Sport Swimming
Commissioner Mary Fleckenstein
No. of teams 75
Country(ies) United States
Official website [1]

Metropolitan Swimming (MR) is the governing body for competitive swimming in the New York Metropolitan Area. It is an LSC member of USA Swimming and the Eastern Zone. Most of the athletes who compete in Metro-sponsored swim meets are youths under the age of 18. However, there are also opportunities for older members of the swimming community to compete.

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Location

Metro is one of the 59 sub-divided areas by the National Governing Board, which is USA Swimming. The area that Metro covers is New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, and Sullivan Counties in New York State.

Athlete Members

Nearly 10,000 individuals are registered Metro athlete members, one of the largest in all areas of USA Swimming. These athletes compete across approximately 75 different swim clubs in about as many facilities. The level of competition across the clubs varies greatly, from recreational swimming to Olympians. Some of the notable athletes who have come from Metro include Cristina Teuscher, Jenny Thompson, Julia Smit, Philip Scholz, and Rick Carey.

Club Members

Notable club members of Metro include the Badger Swim Club, Long Island Aquatic Club, Three Village Swim Club and Empire Swimming

Competitions and Events

Metro sanctions about 115 swimming competitions per year. Most of these are competed in Short Course Yards, then Long Course Meters, and one Open Water Championship.

Age Group Invitational

Silver Championship

Junior Olympic Championship

Zone Team Qualifier

Eastern Zone Championship

Senior Metropolitan Championship

Eastern Zone Sectionals

Metro Zone Team

Governance

The Metro LSC is run by its Board of Directors, elected by the House of Delegates.



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