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Safety Poster Contest

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2013 USA Swimming Operational Risk Committee
Safety Poster Contest
Sponsored by Swimmer’s Edge

Contest Details
The objective of the Safety Poster Contest is to build awareness for safety in the competitive swimming environment.  Each Local Swim Committee (LSC) gets to pick its winner.  From the LSC winners the Operational Risk Committee will pick 10 posters to be displayed at the USAS Convention. The Grand Prize winner will be selected at Convention based on voting by visitors to the display.  All athlete members are eligible. 

The Operational Risk Committee of USA Swimming invites you to create a poster for our Annual Safety Poster Contest, sponsored by Swimmer’s Edge.  The theme for this year’s contest is Safety at Swim Practice.  This contest promotes safety in our sport and is targeted to our athlete members.  

The goal is simple: create a poster about Safety at Swim Practice (water or dryland) the rest is up to you and your imagination.  Please remember no copyrighted material may be used without permission.  The USA Swimming logo may be used.

The poster can be created in any medium but must be submitted in an electronic format (scanned, photographed, electronically created, etc.) from the LSCs to Operational Risk Committee.  Poster must be 20” x 24” for display.  All athlete members are eligible, each LSC picks one winner.  The Operational Risk Committee will select 10 posters from the LSC submissions for display at the United States Aquatic Sports (“USAS”) Convention.  Grand Prize will be selected at Convention based on voting by visitors to the display.

Awards:
·         All entries at LSC level will receive a specially designed Deck Pass Patch;
·         Each LSC winner will receive a small gift;
·         The Top 10 will each receive a personalized award and have their poster displayed at the USAS Convention in September;
·         The Grand Prize winner will be announced at the 2013 USA Swimming House of Delegates Meeting and receive a $250 gift certificate for merchandise from Swimmer’s Edge.

Timeline:
Date
Activity
Responsible Party
June 1, 2013
Promote Poster Contest information.  Email LSCs (Permanent Offices, Safety Chairs and General Chairs), post Contest information on USA Swimming website, LSCs “blast” Contest information to athletes/clubs and/or post on LSC website.
USA Swimming, Operational Risk Committee and LSCs
July 22, 2013
Each LSC selects 1 winner and forwards to Operational Risk Committee
Athletes and LSCs
July 26, 2013
Top 10 Poster selected and announced
Operational Risk Committee
By August 15, 2013
Top 10 posters to be mailed by respective LSCs to the following address:
USA Swimming
1 Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Attention: Carol Burch

Must be in original or displayable medium (20”x24”)
Top 10 LSC Posters
September 10-14, 2013
Display and voting to select grand prize winner
USAS Convention Attendees



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