FS Open Water All-Star & Zone Team Selection Info

FS Open Water All-Star & Zone Team Selection Info
 
Florida OW All-Star Team Selection: As many of you are aware, the Florida Swimming Open Water Championships, and LSC Challenge (All-Star Team Event) will be on Sunday, April 26th in Ft. Myers at Miromar Lakes.  
 

This will also be the site for the 2015 USA Swimming National 10K and World Trials Selection Event, the National Age Group Invite, and the USA Swimming National 5K.

Selection criteria for Florida OW All-Star Team is as follows:
Senior Champs: Top 5 times from 15-18 year olds boys/girls 1650
FLAGS: Top 5 boys/girls 11-12 1000 and 13-14 1650
*should 13-18 year old swimmers placed in the top 8 in the 1650
decline an invitation to the team, it is the All Star Coach's  discretion to move to the top 8 1000 yard swimmers.

Information will be handed out to qualifying athletes at FLAGS and
Senior Champs.  We will need an answer from swimmers regarding their
participation in this event prior to the completion of their  championship meet. 

Selection criteria for the Florida OW Zone Team: The Top 4 girls/boys finishers in the 2015 Florida Swimming OW Championships and the LSC Challenge will be selected to represent Florida Swimming at the Southern Zone Open Water Championships to be held at Seven Lakes, NC on June 5-7, 2015.
Saturday Clinic: We will have the  opportunity to attend a clinic hosted by a National Team member.
There will be a couple of  other All Star Teams competing this year, and we would really like to
put up a strong team.  Please encourage your distance swimmers to join  us, if they should qualify. 
Thank you.

Cashel Mack
OW All Star Team Head Coach