Western Zones announced the new championship venue for the 2026 WZ AG Championships will be Central Aquatic Center in Boise, Idaho.

The ATHLETE APPLICATION for the 2026 Western Zone Age Group Championship is available here! The venue for the WZ Age Group Swimming Championship (WZAG) is Idaho Central Aquatic Center, Boise, Idaho. APPLICATION WITH $200 DEPOSIT MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 15, 2026 AND RECEIVED BY JUNE 17, 2026. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Team Hawaii plans to arrive at the championship location on August 3, 2026 and return to Hawaii on August 9, 2026. APPLICATION FOR TEAM HAWAII ATHLETE QUALIFIER (automatically added to Team Hawaii)  Must...

USA Swimming has changed the provider for our required background checks! The National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) has been selected. Here is what you need to know going forward: NCSI Support - NCSI offers a full support team available at: Phone: 866-996-7412 Email: support@ncsisafe.com Cost: $30 for Domestic Background Checks The cost is the same for both new and renewal background checks. No Additional State Fees: Members from states such as New York, which previously incurred additional court fees, will no longer incur extra charges. Background Check Initiation SWIMS...

The Application for Athletes for the 2026 Team Hawaii Western Zone Age Group Championships (WZAG) is planned to be posted by May 15, 2026. The WZAG Championships is open to qualifying athletes 14 years and younger as of August 5, 2026. The original site for this year's WZ AG Championships was Mt. Hood Community College Aquatic Center, which was unexpectedly closed and will not be available this summer. A new site is expected to be announced by WZ officials by May 23, 2026. The 2026 Team Hawai'i Age Group Championship...

The pool events at the Oceania Swimming Championship 2026 begin tomorrow! Oceania is a regional swimming championship organized by FINA (the worldwide governing body for the sport of swimming) and Hawai'i is an affiliate member of Oceania. In total there will be 18 nations/affiliate members comepting. Team Hawai'i is sending 14 members to the meet which is being held in Suva, Fiji. Congrats to Amare, Aideen, David, Jihoon, Branson, Cruz, Zane, Kamakana, Olivia, Kinsey, Rhy, Kailee, Jasmine and Juan and good luck over there! The pool competition runs from May...

Starting immediately, in accordance to HISI P&P Section 5.02 NON-REGISTERED SWIMMERS, a $100 fine will be assessed to the athlete’s club or the club entering the non-registered athlete. The fine will be assessed for each athlete identified by the Meet RECON report and verified on SWIMS as non-registered. Non-registered athletes entered in meets are assumed to be training with the team they are attached to and have been training in violation of USA Swimming’s mandatory requirements. It is the responsibility of the club and athlete to ensure USA Swimming membership...

Elections will be held for Age Group Vice Chair, Senior Vice Chair, and Finance Vice Chair. Nominations for these positions are open from today - send your nominations to Jon Hayashida, adminvicechair@hawaiianswimming.org. Nominations are due by June 1, 2026. Contact Joh Hayashida, Governance/Administrative Vice Chair or Dave Coleman, General Chair for information or to nominate yourself!

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