COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - USA Swimming today announced 19 Local Swimming Committees (LSC) were awarded $80,600 in LSC Select Camp Grants. In a continued effort to provide resources for more locally driven efforts, these grants allow age-group athletes an increased opportunity to attend a camp while not requiring them to travel too far from home.  

The 2021 LSC Select Camp Grants were awarded to both zone and national-level camps. The mission of the LSC Select Camp program is to provide USA Swimming members with an exciting camp experience which fosters the love of swimming from the grassroots to the national level. The objectives of this program are to motivate and educate those swimmers participating in the camps. Specifically, to: 

• Provide an educational experience for each participating swimmer. 
• Create unity throughout the LSC. 
• Increase athlete retention by providing them motivation to continue in the sport. 
• Provide an opportunity for education, observation, communication and motivation of coaches.  

The following LSCs have been awarded a 2021 LSC Select Camp grant: 

• Florida Swimming 
• Gulf Swimming 
• Kentucky Swimming 
• Louisiana Swimming 
• Michigan Swimming 
• Middle Atlantic Swimming 
• Minnesota Swimming 
• Missouri Valley Swimming  
• New Jersey Swimming 
• Niagara Swimming 
• North Carolina Swimming  
• Oklahoma Swimming 
• Oregon Swimming 
• Pacific Swimming 
• South Carolina Swimming 
• Southern California Swimming 
• Utah Swimming 
• Virginia Swimming 
• Wisconsin Swimming 

For more information on this grant, please click here.