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annual report 2017

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 1 GOING the DISTANCE 2017 annual report 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome from the Chairman of 2017 Make a Splash Grant 3 the Board and Executive Director 13 Recipients About the USA Swimming 2017 Make a Splash Tour Recap Foundation: 4 Alex Blavatnik: Going All the Way 14 The USA Swimming Foundation : Paying it 2017 Make a Splash Results serves as the 5 Forward 15 philanthropic arm of USA Swimming. Established in 2004, the Foundation works 2017 Swim-a-Thon Recap to strengthen the sport by saving lives and 6 2017 Donor Honor Roll 16 & Results building champions—in the pool and in life. Whether equipping our children with the 10 Years of Champions Club 2017 Swim-a-Thon Grand Prize life-saving skill of learn-to-swim through 10 17 our Make a Splash initiative or providing financial support to our heroes on the : It Takes Two Financials U.S. National Team, the USA Swimming 11 18 Foundation aims to provide the wonderful experience of swimming to kids at all levels 2017 Grant Money Makes Waves Join Us! across the country. To learn more, visit 12 in Gunnison 19 usaswimmingfoundation.org.

About the Make a USA Swimming Foundation partners with awareness, and to bring together strategic Splash initiative: learn-to-swim providers and water safety partners to end drowning. To date, more The USA Swimming advocates across the country to provide than 6 million children have received the Foundation’s Make a swimming lessons and educate children and lifesaving gift of swim lessons through the Splash initiative is a their families on the importance of learning USA Swimming Foundation Make a Splash national child-focused how to swim. The USA Swimming Foundation Local Partner network, comprised of more water safety campaign, which aims to provide has invested more than $4.5 million dollars than 850 qualified lesson providers across the opportunity for every child in America to to provide grants to qualified Local Partner the nation. To learn more, visit learn to swim. Through Make a Splash, the learn-to-swim programs, to spread national usaswimmingfoundation.org/makeasplash.

2 | GOING the DISTANCE Dear Friends, FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS With the close of 2017 we’re free to reflect on the year’s many successes — and, in the true spirit of our sport, on ways to improve and evolve. The pages that follow paint a detailed Bill Maxson - Chairman picture of the impact of your gift to the USA Swimming Foundation, and celebrate some enormously well-deserving people, partners, and programs. Ron Van Pool – Secretary Elizabeth Beisel The overarching takeaway? Your contributions are an investment in the sport of swimming, Maya Dirado and in the safety of literally millions of children across all 50 states. In 2017, your donation Cecil Gordon made the following possible: Paris Jacobs Greg Rosenbaum • More than $500,000 in grant funding supported 121 Make a Splash Local Partners across the country. Together, our 850 swim lesson providers reached more than one Dave Wiederecht million children in a single year for the first time. In its inaugural decade, our Make a Jim Wood Splash Local Partners have served more than six million children nationwide. Tim Hinchey – Chief Executive Officer

• The USA Swimming National Team received $612,000 for the continued growth and FOUNDATION STAFF development of our athletes and coaches, who set the world standard for excellence in the pool year after year, decade after decade. Debbie Hesse – Executive Director • And finally, through a study conducted with researchers at the University of Memphis Tina Dessart – Make a Splash Program and the University of Nevada – Las Vegas, we learned that since 2010, children’s Director swimming ability has increased by 5-10 percent. While we still have a long way to go, Jim Harvey – Chief Financial Officer your gifts make a difference in the safety of millions of American children and the future Jill Johnson – Foundation Coordinator of water safety awareness! Kristina Stockburger – Foundation Contributions like yours fuel our mission of saving lives and building champions by providing Projects Manager support for the highest levels of competitive swimming, and for community programs bringing Scott Usher – Director of Major Gifts unprecedented water safety education to cities big and small, all across America. Nicole Wilson –Senior Manager, Annual Fund As ever, thank you for being a part of it all - your support makes this possible. Here’s to continued growth in 2018!

FOUNDATION ATHLETE AMBASSADORS Sincerely, Elizabeth Beisel Bill Maxson Debbie Hesse Board Chair Executive Director Cullen Jones USA Swimming Foundation USA Swimming Foundation Chase Kalisz Mel Stewart

P.S. 2018 has started off strong and we are so appreciative of your continued support. If you haven’t yet, please donate and help make 2018 our most successful year ever.

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 3 Going All the Way ALEX BLAVATNIK BEISEL

“I’ve seen what National Team swimmers go through as they train L to R: , , , Alex Blavatnik, Nathan Adrian, Elizabeth Beisel, Rowdy Gaines, and Michael full-time. Finding time to study Chadwick. is hard and having a job is pretty much impossible. They could leave the sport, but they choose to swim he gold-medal-winning 4x100 Medley because it’s their passion, and if I TRelay team at the 2017 Maccabiah can support that, I feel fortunate Games was loaded with talent. Jason Leak, to be able to help.” , and boast 14 Olympic gold medals between them. And the breaststroker? Another swimming hero?

Well, yes and no.

Alex Blavatnik’s drive for swimming lands him in exclusive company. But before his leg of directors for Warner Music Group, has at those Games — for the team he led and found an inspiring new outlet for his love organized — and before becoming a USA of swimming: philanthropy. He lends Swimming Foundation Trustee, he was just considerable expertise and intellectual a kid who caught the swimming bug. capital to the Foundation’s dual mission, while his financial contributions to the In his home country of , Blavatnik was Donor and Athlete Partner Program provide selected to a high-level national training direct funding for elite swimmers who may program for athletes with significant otherwise be unable to afford the high cost promise. After coming west with his family of training. It’s not the same rush as a tough at 15, he landed a scholarship at Miami morning workout, but the rewards feel no University in Oxford, . Now, almost 35 less substantial. years later and based in Ft. Lauderdale, he still wakes up early to swim with his “The people involved with this sport are local U.S. Masters team at the nearby so enthusiastic, so passionate about International Swimming Hall of Fame swimming, and I’m the same way,” Blavatnik (ISHOF) pool. said. “I don’t know why I have this bug about it. I didn’t get to the highest levels of As a Foundation Trustee, Blavatnik, by the sport, but it’s a very fulfilling thing in day a high-profile executive on the board my life.” Alex supported Nic Fink through the 2017 Donor Athlete Partner Program. 4 | GOING the DISTANCE Paying it Forward ELIZABETH BEISEL

here’s a reason those who give $1,000 Tor more annually to the USA Swimming Foundation are dubbed Champions Club members: their gifts play a big role in supporting the growth and development of the U.S. National Team. Actually being a National Team champion isn’t required — but don’t tell that to Elizabeth Beisel. She retired in 2017 with nine major international medals from the Olympic Games, World Championships, and Pan Pacific Championships. Now she’s pulling double duty.

“The Champions Club matters to me because I’ve been an athlete that relied on funding,” said Beisel. “So now as a non-athlete, of course I’m going to be a member. I believe in what they do with that money. I’ve been on the receiving end.”

Her will to support the sport of swimming, however, doesn’t stop there. As a USA Swimming Foundation Ambassador, she has taken part in SwimWays National Learn to Swim Day, led hands-on clinics with kids, and in 2016, Beisel formally joined the Foundation’s Board of Directors. She even travels the country to visit with donors, imparting her own unique insights while listening closely to those of the sport’s most ardent supporters.

“I’m honored to share my message,” Beisel said. “I have such a passion for teaching kids to be safer around the water, but also for providing National Team funding. It can be an expensive sport, so the financial “Not every champion is going to support really makes a difference in getting have a gold medal. Swimming our swimmers what they need to train and helps people from all walks of compete at the highest levels.” life and provides the tools to be a champion outside the pool too.” Champions come in many forms, and from many avenues. True to form, Elizabeth Beisel wasn’t content to rest on her world-class competitive laurels. Now she’s making Alex supported Nic Fink through the 2017 Donor Athlete waves in a whole new way. Partner Program. USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 5 annual report 2017

Tristin and Martin Mannion* $1,000 - $2,499 Doug and Susie Ingram*^ Angela Manzo 92nd Street YM-YWHA Jennifer Kadlecik Marriott International, Inc. Carol Arnold* Bill Keating* The USA Swimming Foundation Bill and Donna Maxson* Katy Arris-Wilson and Kevin Wilson*^ Nancy Kirkpatrick Reno*^ would like to thank the many John and Jennifer May Debra Ballantyne Peter Kohnstamm* Andrew and Lori O’Brien* Katherine Barnes* Dr. Joseph and Maureen Koziol* generous donors who make our Risk Management Services, Inc.* The Barnicoat Family*^ Karin LaBerge and Doug Marshall*^ work possible. Timothy and Lauren Robinson Tony and Sharon Bartle*^ Chad Larsen Greg and Marti Rosenbaum* Mr. Shawn Basler Peter Lasser and Cynthia Potter* The Raymond C. Rude Supporting Elizabeth Beisel*^ Lisa Leguillou Due to space limitations, we have included only those Foundation The Benevity Community Impact Fund Mike and Susie Leonard gifts totaling $100 or more, received January 1, 2017 - The Sauerland Foundation* Lance Bergstrom Stephen Little Sigma Gamma Rho Swim 1922 Scott and Elizabeth Bertschi Mr. Manuel Lois December 31, 2017. Partnership* Axel and Pam Birnbrich Matthew Mauriello* The USA Swimming Foundation is a tax-exempt The Robert and Christine Steinmann Family Ms. Dione Biuckians Dan McAllen* Foundation George E. Block, Jr.* Dr. Scott and Mrs. Arlene McDonald* organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Streamline Brands Elizabeth Blok* Teri McKeever and Jerry Romani*^ Revenue Code, Federal Tax I.D. 72-1581977. In Memory of William A. Vicik* Al and Sandi Blumit* Lucinda McRoberts* Estate of Stephanie Walsh Beilman*^ Linda and Dick Boettcher* David P. Meagher, Jr. MD* Michael and Haleigh Werner John Bradley* Irene Joyce and Tony Melchior* Drs. Pat and John Wilson* Robert Broyles* Lindsay and Michael Mintenko*^ Marsha and Peter Wolfson* Mark and Jan Bundy* Steve and Claudia Mitchell* $250,000+ Sean Callan Ryan Mooney and Susan Woessner*^ Joseph B. Gould Foundation*+ Esteban Camahort and M. Elizabeth Clark* Julie and Steve Morsilli*^ Phillips 66 $2,500 - $4,999 Todd and Kimberly Adams* Candlewick Press* Pat and Katy Murphy* USA Swimming The America Group, LLC* Christopher and Vivienne Carlson* Thomas Murray Mitch Baranowski Ining Chiang Michael and Susan Murrey* $100,000- $249,999 Anna Bass Jim and Ellen Colket* Millie Nygren* The Copses Family Foundation*+ Erika Binger* Connecticut Swimming* Margo Otterstetter Anonymous* Michael Boyle Ted Coons* Lisa and Brent Ozenne Karen Briers Walter N. Davis* Mary and Mike Plant*^ $25,000 - $99,999 Colonel Bill Cope* Christopher Dubs Pollo Tropical The Elizabeth and Barets O. Benjamin Charitable Mark and Susan Cox Dick and Lucy Duncan* Power Aquatics Foundation Joan Craffey Gregory Eggert In Memory of L.J. Pugliese* Alex and Olga Blavatnik*+ Mark Erickson* Stacey Elder David and Edlyn Pursell* Tim and Jennifer Buckley*+ Paul and Mary Favaro* Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation (EHTF)* Matthew Rees* Family Feud Gail Ford Jeremy Fain Ross and Kaari Reichard* Jelena Kunovac*+ Marcel Gani and Lisa Buese Gani*^ Matt and Michelle Farrell* Mike and Dia Rianda Austin and Audrey Lee*+ Elaine and Gordon Gerson Jeremy and Jennifer Ferguson* Heather Rietz* Miriam and Jim Mulva*+ Donald Graham* Steven and Lisa Feyerick* Robert and Pamela Rule USA* Darren Gray FINIS, Inc. Jim and Carolyn Ryan* SwimWays Corp. Ivy Gysler Patrick and Barbara Finley* San Antonio Sports* Kevin and Patricia Thompson*+ Debbie Hesse* Price Fishback and Pamela Slaten* Santa Clara Swim Club* Julie and Jay Van Cleave*+ Pat and Diane Hogan* Jason Flaxbeard John and Leanne Sauerland*^ Bart and Linda Wear*+ Dan and Paris Jacobs Gold Coast Swimming* Laurie Schalow John and Vicky Whitley* Curtis and Lanni Jacobson Florida Swimming Inc.* Jonathan Scheff* Dave and Barbara Wiederecht* Dr. James N. Johnson and Ms. Catherine David and Richelle Fox*^ Scott Schutzmeister* Stutzner*^ Theresa Franco Barrabee* Jim and Debbie Sheehan* $10,000-$24,999 Kevin R. Kearns* Brandon and Leanne Franklin* Barbara and Andrew Ship* Chris and Fiona Chandler* Paul Klepchick Rowdy and Judy Gaines*^ Faith Smeenk Pat DiBiase* Mary Lasser* Nathan and Angela George* Davis, Anne and Ethan Smith* El Pomar Foundation* Amanda and Thomas Lister* Robert Goldtrap Tod Spieker* F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Alison Lively Brian Gordon*^ Spiraledge, Inc.* Leon Capital Group Suburban Swim Club John Graham Joe and Jayne Spittler* Jeff and Jeri Marshburn*^ Daniel McDonough Elizabeth Greseth Dan and Tracey Stephenson*^ Mike McCaffery* Matt Meade Ted and Lee Haartz* Sterling Capital Management LLC* Michael and Melanie Neumann Dr. Jim and Patty Miller*^ and Diane Kenny* Bruce and Patty Stratton* Hailey and Patrick Schramm* John and Kay Morse* Kelly and Clark Hammond* Swimming Natation Canada* Bob and Erin Vincent* Michael and Amy Nordmann* James and Deborah Harvey* Jay Thomas* The John Wayne Cancer Foundation Omaha Sports Commission* Hawaiian Swimming LSC* Amy Ward Thompson* Michael and Nicole Phelps HealthCor Foundation Trust* Joe Tiago* $5,000 - $9,999 Robert and Graciela Placak*^ Becca Heary Sean, Kathleen and AnneMarie Trench* Peter and Margaret Allen* Scott Rodeo M.D. and Christine Frissora- Jayce Heathman Tom Ugast* William Barrett*^ Rodeo M.D.*^ Don Heidary and Janet Doninelli* Olympic Committee* Bryan and Pam Bloom* Kathleen Sandner Mark Herman and Shiva Maralani* Eileen and Paul Unruh* BMW Jim Sauer Mark Hesse* Jan Van Nimwegen* Jill and Jeff Bornstein* Kenneth and Anna Smith Ophelia Hill Ron and Jackie Van Pool* Bob and Judy Burlingham* Stupp Bros. Bridge and Iron Co. Tim and Mia Hinchey* Gerard and Mayre von Hoffmann* Christine and Kevin Chessen* Foundation* Stu and Vickie Hixon* Christopher Waterson Andrew Feldmann Mike and Lisa Unger* Anonymous* WebEdu, LLC (Educata) Paul and Tamara Gerrard George and Marsha Ward* Tom Holmberg* Marie Weferling* Cecil and Yvonne Gordon* Gail and Irv Weintraub* Amy and John Hoppenrath* Suzi and Bill Krumm The Robert J. Gunterberg Charitable Foundation* Patrick Weiss Robert and Vycke Horback* Dale and Guy Williams* The Hoffman Family* Bobby Wu Imagine Swimming, Inc.* Alex and Vanessa Wolff*

6 | GOING the DISTANCE Every effort has been made for accuracy. * 2017 Champions Club Member Please direct any questions to the USA + Trustee Swimming Foundation. ^ National Team Alumni Jim Wood*^ Mike and Cynthia Begley Rich and Pennie Young* Joanie and Charles Beisel Zhiqi Zhuang Gabriel Bellido and Delia Noblecilla David and Marcia Benjamin $500 - $999 Stan Benson Anthony Avila Anne Berry Romeo Babici Catherine Bishop-Temple Robert Bosse Paul and Hope Bloom The USA Swimming Foundation would like to thank the following individuals Michele Brown Steve and Leisa Branton and organizations for sponsoring a table at USA Swimming’s 2017 Golden Goggle Sam Brownell Edward and Jennifer Brennan Awards, which benefited the USA Swimming Foundation. Julie and Chris Carpenter BRITISH SWIMMING Colle+McVoy Elsa Broeker College Area Swim Team Christopher and Susan Brown Scott and Lynda Conkel Steven and Jill Brown Brence Culp Victoria Brown-Sobecki Denna Culpepper Allen and Julia Bruce Platinum Table Sponsors: Bronze Table Sponsors: Michael Davis Patricia Buffett Alex and Olga Blavatnik Bryan Cave HRO Donna de Varona and John Pinto^ Kenneth Burr Scott and Susan Draper Will Byrum Phillips 66 Dodd Technologies, Inc. Riley Eaton Swim Foundation Mrs. Linda Cavanaugh First Western Trust Bank Richard Ellis Lisa Ceddia Facebook Kimberly Chapman Gold Table Sponsors: Tim and Mia Hinchey Joe and Patricia Ferrero Bill Charney/Charney Associates Arena North America Hospital for Special Surgery First Western Trust Bank Jill and Michael Chasson^ BMW Swimming Inc. Bruce Fiscus Alison and Colin Christofferson Bonnie Sue Fisher Abigail Clark Chobani K&K Insurance Margie and Kyle Fried Randy and Laura Clark Marriott International, Inc. Jonathan Ledecky Michael Friedland Jessica Cohan Myrtha Pools USA Austin and Audrey Lee Cynthia and Raymond Gaytan Chris Coneeney Tracy and Terry Greenberg Bob and Becky Courtney Speedo USA NBC Sports Group Wendy Habeski Bob and Colleen Crunstedt TYR Sport Omaha Sports Commission Julie Hall Marlene Curtis Jeanne and Robert Hansen David Dawson and Susan Guyett OMEGA Hal and Diane Hawk Tom and Edie Dean Silver Table Sponsors: Risk Management Services, Inc. Marcena Hendrix John DeLorenzo The Copses Family Foundation Southern Swimming Tim Husson Jon Denney The Iwanicki Family Tina and Kevin Dessart Foundation Sport Graphics Eric Jaeger DeWitt Insurance Agency, Inc. State Street Foundation Randy Julian Peter Diamond K&K Insurance Robert DiBella TeamUnify, LLC Dr. Jane Katz Pamela Dickens Wasserman Foundation Chris Kindelan David DiNardo John and Janet Kline William and Jamie D’Innocenzo Eric and Jamie Knorr Barry and Danielle Dittus Nick LaForgia F. and B. Dommen and Elizabeth Van Schaack^ Van Donkersgoed David and Mary Gen Ledecky Anonymous Tom Leonardini Scott Dorsey Karen Mayfield Tessa Drake Helen McDermid Kevin and Elizabeth Duffy Robert and Paige Mullin Caren Edler Swimming, Inc Michele Egan Joseph and Julia Persinger Dana Elam Roland Raffin David English Mark and Sandra Rattray Henry Enterline Dennis Scannell Sherry Ervin Trent Staley^ Sebastian Escarfuller USA Basketball Arnold and Joyce Evans USA Wrestling Ron and Maria Fattal Sue and Randy Watts Shawn and Joseph Feather Nicole Wilson Al and Julie Federico Pia and Jimmy Zankel Peter and Dani Fink Debbie Zimmerman Anice Flesh Ruth Flint $100 - $499 Focus Strategies Investment Banking Acacia Financial Group, Inc. Jim Fox The Acker Family Jim Fox

American Swimming Coaches Association Stephen and Rebecca Franke MELISSA LUNDIE/BOLD ACTION MEDIA James Anderson Mary and Stephen Franklin Kristen Arnold Karla Franzettie Graeme B. Badger Richard and Margaret Frisbie David and Kristina Bangs Ilya and Suzana Fuchs Joyce Baynes Don and Teddy Gambril^ ^ Jude and Jeanne Gartland

* 2017 Champions Club Member USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 7 + Trustee ^ National Team Alumni annual report 2017

Phyllis Quinn David Raith Mark Reder Mary Reichard Dennie Reiner MJ Taylor Reisler $100-499 CONT Kevin and Anna Lee Anonymous Soumar Gary Lee Camene Insurance Agency LLC Carter and Jim Reynolds Jason Gies Jo Ann Leffler Jeanie Riley Samuel P. Gill Michael Lexton Bud Rimbault Shannon Gillespy^ Spencer and Barbara Liles John and Susan Roach Peter A. Goldman Laura Lindeman Lesley Robertson John and Cathleen Gonzalez Dana Linsmayer Thurman Robins Timothy and Ann Gooch Shin Liu Denise Roby Mr. Brett Goodman Chuck and Mimi Logan Diane and Hamish Ross Sheila Graham Paul and Carol Long Christopher Rowley Mark and Meredith Gramelspacher John Loria John and Nancy Roy Jennifer Gravina Ann Lutzker Elizabeth Ruderman Monique and Stephen Grayson Timothy Lyons Cheryl Runneboom Elaine Grillo Stuart Macdonald Mike and Karen Rutter Joan Halstead Patrick and Jill Maguire WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A Gregory Harney Dan and Christine Mahoney Jayne Saint-Amour USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION Lo Harrison Thomas Malchow^ Paul Sampson Andrew and Janet Hart Jim and Sharon Manz James and Nancy Sanborn Jane Hensley Gregory Marchand Jack M. Saroyan TRUSTEE Steven Henson Michael Massik Scott Schaffer Fiona Herring Ben Maxson The Schalow Family Naya Higashijima Erin McCafferty Jody Scharf Kenneth and Rebecca Hirsch he USA Swimming Foundation Sheila McCarroll David Schroeder John and Carole Hirschmann Trustees are an exceptional Jim McConica^ Erin Schwab T Chip and Susan Hobson The McCown Family Arthur Scott group of advocates and leaders Shawn Hofkes Michael and Janet McDermott Marie Scovron whose advocacy helps shape Brad Horner^ Paul and Dru McLeland Rich and Patti Sears James and Patricia Host the future of swimming in the Kate McMullan Kristin Sederholm David Houck United States. Foundation Trustee David Meisel Bruce Shewchuk James Hull Robert and Kathy Mendez Shorts Travel Management families give their time, talent, and Paul and Elizabeth Huston J. Kenneth and Margaret Merten Barbara Shufeldt treasure to help save lives and build Indiana Sports Corporation Anonymous Wayne and Mary Shulby Innovative Edit Inc. champions- in the pool and in life. David Moore Burke Sims Insurance Office of America Each Trustee is asked to pledge a Jennifer Moreland Thomas Sims International Swimming Hall of Fame Maria Irene Moyna The Smoliga Family minimum charitable investment of Dr. Fady F. Jabre MSCI-IF Daniel and Julie Sobelman Chute $100,000 over four years. Lori Jackson Barbara Murphy Douglas and Pamela Soltis Robert and Ellen Jackson^ Kevin and Huddie Murray Andrew Statton Loretta Jackson-Williams and James E. Trustees also generate support Shelly Myers Bill Stephens Williams, Jr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Aaron and Lindsay Stewart through advocacy and awareness. Thomas James James Nealis The Swim Guy They convene once a year to share Dan Jayne Elizabeth R. Neblett David Tarnof Stephen and Anne Jeffries^ insights and plan for the future. Graham Nelson Carrie Tran Eleanor Jockers Lynn and ^ Ed Tsuzuki Martha Johnson Network For Good Nancy Tuck When Trustees agree to support Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk Norwalk Aquatic Club Zeus Mary Turner the USA Swimming Foundation they George and Barbara Karr Stephen O’Day United Way of Central Ohio The Kaune Family are asked to: Kimberly O’Donnell USA Cycling Daniel Keating Ogilvy CommonHealth USA Football Anne Kehl Kim O’Shea Scott Usher^ • Promote the mission of the USA Pat and Liz Kelley Ronald Owens Mark Vanderkaay, D.D.S. Swimming Foundation Erin Kennedy Pacific Swimming LSC Swimming Debbie Kennon Christine Page John Walker and Susanne O’Callaghan Kent Place High School • Advocate on behalf of the Kathy Parker Joseph Waller Sharon Kepniss Kelly Parnell Sue Walsh^ Foundation locally and nationally Carola and Marcum Khouri Emmett Partain and Karen Wisniewski Ronald and Marcia Webb Phyllis Kilgour Derek Paul Wendy and Rick Weil^ • Raise awareness about the USA Sarah Kirchner Thomas Paullin Mitchell Wein Bill Kirkner Swimming Foundation and PayPal Charitable Giving Fund Wells Fargo Community Support Russell Kline support swimmers at all levels Steven Penketh Lee Wheeler William Klopfer Sonia and Mark Peterson Steve and Lisa Whitaker Ellen Knipfer Louis Petrozziello^ Chuck and Nancy Wielgus* • Host special events and gatherings Walter and Sharon Kress Michael Pfarrer Carol Wilcox The Krueger Family Richard Pfeifer Kerri Wilkerson Kristin Kult Amy Pickett Dan Willert Joyce and Marvin Lanphere Barry Plum Debbie Wilson April Leahy Tony Popp Kate Wilton Rich LeDuc Katherine L. Preis for the Late Timothy O. Georgie and Dwight Woessner Ellen Lee Pierce Sr. Women’s Bridge Club of Philadelphia

8 | GOING the DISTANCE Every effort has been made for accuracy. * 2017 Champions Club Member Please direct any questions to the USA + Trustee Swimming Foundation. ^ National Team Alumni Country Club Ed and Randi Woodbury Benjamin Wygant Jeff Yocom John Young Adam Zaczkowski and Erin Brown Kelly Zancanaro Brian and Megan Zietsman Daniel and Patricia Zinsser

In-Kind Donors ABC Apple Arena North America Paul and Marilyn Asmuth Alex Blavatnik BMW Hal W. Brown III Judy Burlingham Capital Genealogy Chobani EnterPrise Rental Car Rowdy Gaines Dr. Karyn Grossman THANKS Gary Hall Jr. Motor Speedway/Indycar to our International Swimming Hall of Fame IOA Insurance Services John Wayne Cancer Foundation Jonata Estate OFFICIAL JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery Jon Ledecky and The Islanders SPONSORS Mike Lewis Jason Lezak Marriott International, Inc. Jenny McGee NBC Notre Dame OMEGA The USA Swimming Pac-12 Conference Foundation is deeply Phillips 66 Andy Potts and the Rudy Project grateful to our official The Race Club Rise Athletes/Team Rise sponsors for their support Rose Bowl Committee and partnership. Greg and Marti Rosenbaum Shorts Travel Management Sigma Gamma Rho Speedo USA SwimWays Corp. The Tennis Channel TYR Sport Bob and Judy Weisman Patrick Weiss

Matching Gift Companies American Express Gift Matching Program Ameriprise Financial Inc. Costco Wholesale Executive Match Genentech, Inc. General Electric Company Google Kimberly-Clark Foundation Morgan Stanley Prudential Financial Inc Salesforce.org William E. Simon Foundation State Street Foundation United Health Group Verizon YourCause

* 2017 Champions Club Member USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 9 + Trustee ^ National Team Alumni AL BELLO/GETTY IMAGES Ten Years of CHAMPIONS CLUB KALISZ

n 2017, the USA Swimming Foundation Icelebrated 10 years of partnership with our most loyal and distinguished supporters: Champions Club members.

By making annual gifts of $1,000 or more, these donors bring crucial financial suppot to the National Team, as well as to hundreds of community partners all across America. Since its 2008 inception, Champions Club members have played a big role in helping the Foundation provide more than $4.5 million in grant funding to Make a Splash Tim and Jennifer Buckley Miriam and Jim Mulva Local Partners, and another $3.6 million Walter N. Davis Scott Rodeo M.D. and Christine Frissora- in support for National Team athletes and Carolyn Dirks and Brett Dougherty Rodeo M.D. coaches. Brandon and Leanne Franklin Bruce and Patty Stratton It takes a special person to invest so Pat and Diane Hogan Mike and Lisa Unger deeply in a philanthropic cause, and among David P. Meagher, Jr. MD Ron and Jackie Van Pool hundreds in our ranks, we are proud to Irene Joyce and Tony Melchior Chuck and Nancy Wielgus recognize those who have supported Dr. Jim and Patty Miller Drs. Pat and John Wilson Champions Club since the very beginning. John and Kay Morse Jim Wood Our most heartfelt gratitude goes out to the 31 men and women listed here who have been a part of the Champions Club for the last 10 years. Thank you for lighting the way in our ongoing quest to save lives and build champions — in the pool and in life.

10 | GOING the DISTANCE It Takes Two CHASE KALISZ

uality is fundamental for swimmers. DFrom dual meets to the tricky personal balance between cool customer and tenacious competitor, the concept pops up again and again. Maybe that explains why Chase Kalisz, who won gold in the 200-meter and 400-meter Individual Medleys at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, was so drawn to the mission of the USA Swimming Foundation. The water safety issue — represented Chase knows firsthand the importance of what attracted the 24-year-old. As an most prominently by the 11-year-old Make outside funding in order to maintain an ambassador, Kalisz gave time in support a Splash initiative — is the flip side of the effective training regimen. of programs like the Foundation’s annual Youth Performance Camp; a program that Foundation’s mission. These nationwide youth-focused learn-to-swim programs “One of my proudest moments as an athlete brings swimmers from all over the country and the public awareness they bring to was going on stipend for the first time,” to USA Swimming headquarters for four communities in need… these things speak said Kalisz. “I used that money to eat, and days of intensive coaching with National to him in a different, but equally powerful for travel. It was important to me that my Team swimmers, coaches, and alumni. way. He is honored to support the effort to parents didn’t have to pay out-of-pocket for get every child into swim lessons, regardless me to go to meets.” “It was an awesome experience getting to help and interact with those kids,” Kalisz of their abilty to pay. In that regard, the USA Swimming said. “It builds excitement and helps grow Call it his experience. Call it his cause. Foundation’s Building Champions initiative our sport, and it helps bring attention to the Or simply call it Chase Kalisz’s own hits close to home. But that alone isn’t need for better water safety education, too.” philanthropic duality.

Chase Kalisz and 2017 Youth Performance Camp attendees get acquainted with giraffes at the Cheyenne Canyon Zoo.

“It’s good for me to make people aware of National Team funding opportunities, but the more fulfilling thing is getting to interact with kids and help spread the message of our dual mission.”

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 11 Grant Money MAKES WAVES IN GUNNISON

or a prime example of making the most Fof a philanthropic gift, please direct your attention to a small mountain town in southwest , population 5,854.

In 2017, The City of Gunnison Aquatics Department received a $2,500 USA Swimming Foundation grant through the Make a Splash program. That’s meaningful support, to be sure — but the real story is how they maximized those dollars. Participants in the City of Gunnison Aquatics Department swim lesson program.

Program leadership collaborated with local school officials to create a well-designed, well-executed series of free lessons for all preschool and kindergarten students. Children were grouped based on experience, And there’s more. Middle school students On the strength of a $2,500 grant and with rotating instructors helping everyone with special physical or cognitive needs — some supplemental municipal funding, develop specific skills through personalized kids for whom traditional Physical Education the City of Gunnison created a customized, attention. Lessons also covered rules of the environments are problematic — got free collaborative water safety program for 140 pool and allowed for post-instruction free lessons too. The water proved a calming kids of differing ages and skill levels. time to help the budding swimmers discover influence, and some even made the Now that’s how to Make a Splash in your their own love of the water. transition to lap swimming. community!

12 | GOING the DISTANCE 2017 GRANT RECIPIENTS

In 2017 the USA Swimming Foundation awarded 121 grants, totaling $504,427, to Make a Splash Local Partners in 31 states across the country. Thank you to all the USA Swimming Foundation Make a Splash Local Partners for making the world a safer place by saving children’s lives through swim lessons!

5 Cities Swim School Duluth Area Family YMCA SafeSplash, Austin Aldine Westfield Easter Seals South Florida SafeSplash, Colorado Springs Amphibious Achievement (MIT) Foothills Park & Rec. District’s SafeSplash, Denver-Park Hill AnT Swim School Adaptive Swim & Play SafeSplash, Fort Worth Boys & Girls Club of Paterson and Greater Holyoke YMCA SafeSplash, Fremont Passaic Greater Houston YMCA SafeSplash, Hasbrouck Heights Boys & Girls Club of San Dieguito Greater Richmond Aquatics SafeSplash, Houston Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater KC Partnership SafeSplash, Lakewood Brigantine Aquatic Center Greensboro Aquatic Center SafeSplash, Parsippany Brooklyn Center Community Harris County Aquatic Program SafeSplash, Renton-Landing Center Aquatics HEAT Swimming Saguaro Aquatics Brooklyn Park Aquatics Holland Community Aquatic Seattle Parks and Recreation Broome County YMCA- Center South Lane School District Binghamton Branch Hunterdon County YMCA Swim Beyond Broome County YMCA-West Indian River County Recreation Swim Gym Family Branch Irving Independent Elementary Swim Strong Foundation, Inc. Buffalo City Swim Racers School Swim with Becky and Friends Cincinnati Recreation Commission Johnston YMCA SwimAmerica Sonoma-Valley of City of Alexandria-Potomac Kansas City Parks & Recreation the Moon Aquatics Marlins Katy Aquatics SwimAmerica, Great Wolf Swim City of Bakersfield Recreation & Katz JCC Club Parks Department King Marlin Swim Club Swimtastic, Cape Coral City of Boynton Beach KROC Center, Grand Rapids Swimtastic, Omaha-NW City of Detroit Recreation LEAP The Gateway Family YMCA- Department Lone Star Lifesavers Rahway Branch City of El Centro Lowcountry Aquatic Program The Gift of Swimming City of Elgin Swimming The YMCA of Newark and Vicinity City of Englewood Parks & McGaw YMCA University of New Orleans Recreation MD National Capital Parks & Urbandale City Swimming Pool City of Fort Lauderdale Planning Commission Walnut Street YMCA City of Gunnison Parks & Merrimack Valley YMCA-Lawrence Warren Hawkins Aquatic Center Recreation Methodist Services Weaverville/Douglas County Park City of Jersey City Department of Metro YMCA of the Oranges and Recreation Recreation Montrose Recreation District West Cook YMCA City of Miami Muskegon Family YMCA Wilmington YMCA Swimming City of Raleigh PRCR Aquatics New Orleans YMCA-Belle Chasse Academy City of South Miami Parks & Dept. of Parks & YMCA of Burlington and Camden Recreation Department Recreation Counties Copley Price Family YMCA Newport Penguins Swim and Dive YMCA of Metro Chicago-High Crew Swimming North Providence Pool and Fitness Ridge Cuyahoga Falls Parks and Center YMCA of Metro Chicago-South Recreation Pacific Coast Marlins Swim Club Side Dad’s Club Swim Start Palama Settlement YMCA of the Capital Area DC Department of Parks & Pitchfork Aquatics Swim School YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities Recreation Plus Pool YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region- Detroit Swims YMCA Portland Maine Recreation Fountain Valley District 196 Community Education Raritan Valley YMCA YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region- Aquatics Robbinsdale Area Schools HOA Dorchester Salvation Army Kroc SafeSplash, Aurora YMCA of Waycross Center SafeSplash, Aurora-Town Center YWCA Tulsa-East

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USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 13 2017 Make a Splash Tour Presented by Phillips 66 ALL PHOTOS THIS PAGE: MIKE LEWIS/OLA VISTA PHOTOGRAPHY

Swim lessons in action.

Cullen Jones, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and Rowdy Gaines ach year, in an effort to raise national at the Miami Tour stop. Missy Franklin teaches lessons in Los Angeles. Eawareness about the importance of learning to swim, the USA Swimming Foundation embarks on the Make a Splash Tour presented by Phillips 66. The Tour visits cities across America to spread the lifesaving The second stop of 2017 saw Missy Franklin The final Tour stops in Miami and Fort message of learn-to-swim. In 2017 the Tour join the tour! Missy and Rowdy visited several Lauderdale were a whirlwind of activity. visited Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA, New sites in Los Angeles, which included a press Cullen and Rowdy once again advocated for Orleans, LA, and Fort Lauderdale and Miami, conference, breakfast, and presentations the importance of swim lessons. This time FL, which brought the 9-year total to 45 cities before jumping in the pool with local children they were joined by Congresswoman Debbie visited nationwide. at the Wilmington YMCA. Wasserman-Shultz.

The Tour kicked off with a weekend in Houston Next on the Tour was a visit to the gulf city Tour stops are designed to promote the that included visits to the Harris County of New Orleans! Cullen and Rowdy talked to importance of learning to swim to the local Aquatic Center, the YMCA of Greater Houston, the media, attended a luncheon, and visited community, as well as to promote Make the Julia C. Hester House, the Salvation Army with parents and swimmers at the Belle a Splash Local Partner organizations that Boys and Girls Club, and Dad’s Club. Olympians Chasse YMCA. Local media covered the event teach swimming lessons. The 2017 Tour was and USA Swimming Foundation Ambassadors throughout the day and truly helped to spread a great success, generating national and Rowdy Gaines, Cullen Jones and Simone awareness about the importance of learning local media coverage for the importance of Manuel hopped in the pool with Houston- to swim. learning to swim! area kids to help spread the word about the importance of water safety and learning to swim. At the Houston press conference, both the city’s Mayor and the Harris County Commissioner pledged to learn how to swim!

14 | GOING the DISTANCE GOAL ACHIEVED: 1 MILLION CHILDREN SERVED IN 2017

2017 MAKE A ecause of your support, the USA Swimming Foundation’s Make a Splash initiative achieved Bits goal of providing swim lessons to 1 million children in 2017, bringing its total to more than 6 SPLASH million children served over the past 10 years! results

1,041,317 $504,427 Number of Make a Splash Local Amount of grant funding provided Partner swim lesson enrollments to USA Swimming Foundation Make a Splash Local Partners

“It’s an incredible feeling to know Number of USA that our efforts have helped one 20,759 Swimming million children in just 365 days. Foundation grants While we are thrilled with this Number of scholarships provided awarded to Make a accomplishment, it fuels us to as a result of the USA Swimming Splash Local work harder to provide even more Foundation’s grant funding for Make a 121 Partners Splash Local Partners swim lessons in 2018. We want to thank all the Make a Splash Local Partner swim lesson providers who made achieving this goal possible.” 5-10% -Make a Splash Program Director, Increase in swimming ability Tina Dessart among U.S. children since 2010*

* USA Swimming Foundation study through the University of Memphis and University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2017. USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 15 Visit usaswimmingfoundation.org/2017Study for more information. Recap By the Numbers:2017 $6.0 MILLION: raised by USA Swimming Club Teams SWIM-A- $331,000:SWIM-A- amount donated from Club teams to the USA Swimming Foundation ROSE BOWL AQUATICS: 2014 Swim-a-Thon THON ContestTHON Winner 510: USA Swimming Club teams participated in PRIZE 2014 RESULTS $122,000: amount raised by top fundraising team (Rosebowl Aquatics) in 2014 $7 MILLION

Raised by USA Swimming teams wim-a-Thon™ is a fun and easy way to nationwide Sraise money for your swim team! Over the last 12 years, Swim-a-Thons have generated more than $50.8 million for swim teams across the country. Participants $356,000 earn money by swimming lengths of the pool. Swimmers get pledges from family, Amount donated from teams to the neighbors, or businesses to support their USA Swimming Foundation efforts.

Swim-a-Thon is an important revenue source for the USA Swimming Foundation. Participating programs contribute 5% or 39,065 more of the gross proceeds from each Numbers of swimmers who Swim-a-Thon to support learn-to-swim participated in 2017 opportunities for every child in America, and to support vital USA Swimming programs including Women’s Leadership Conferences and Zone, National, Diversity and Open Water Select Camps. $116,039

Hosting teams reap the benefits of Swim-a- Amount raised by the 2017 Thon too, including: access to administrative Swim-a-Thon Contest Winner, tools (like easy online registration, event NOVA of Virginia Aquatics Inc., of management, and the robust online Richmond, VA fundraising platform through TeamUnify); Swim-a-Thon Deck Pass Patches; incentive awards; prizes; entry to our national Swim- a-Thon contest; and more. The added 555 bonus is that our participating teams feel good knowing that 5% of every dollar USA Swimming teams participated raised goes back to support the sport we in 2017 all love - swimming! Learn more at www. usaswimmingfoundation.org/swimathon

Congratulations to all USA Swimming teams who participated in 2017. Together you raised $129,102 more than $7 million! amount raised by top fundraising team (Rose Bowl Aquatics) in 2017

16 | GOING the DISTANCE 2017 Swim-a-Thon GRAND PRIZE

ith a spin of the contest prize wheel, WNOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Richmond VA, won the 2017 Swim-a-Thon™ Contest Grand Prize, including a personal visit to their club by Olympian and Swim-a-Thon Ambassador !

Each year, four Gold Medal teams win contest entry by earning the most points in four Swim-a-Thon size categories. Each Gold Medal winner receives a prize package consisting of a customized Deck Along with their Gold Medal prize package 555 teams and more than 39,000 swimmers Pass Patch, a pizza party celebration, and and visit from Katie Meili, NOVA receives participated in the 2017 USA Swimming a $200 Visa gift card from TeamUnify, the a year’s worth of licensing fees from the Foundation’s Swim-a-Thon contest. As a USA Swimming Foundation’s official online SwimOffice™ Team Management online whole, 2017 Swim-a-Thon efforts nationwide fundraising partner. In addition to NOVA, the platform, courtesy of TeamUnify. Special raised more than $7 million for USA other 2017 Gold Medal teams were: Seward recognition is also given to Rose Bowl Swimming teams and, with 5% of funds Tsunami Swim Club (Seward, AK), High Tides Aquatics for earning the distinction of being raised going to support the USA Swimming Swim Club (Hutchinson, MN), and Hillsboro the only team to have raised more than Foundation, more than $365,000 will Swim Team (Hill, OR). $100,000 each year through their events. support programs that save lives and build champions – in the pool and in life.

“NOVA swimmers feel empowered and proud to make an impact through our annual Swim-a-Thon,” Executive Director of NOVA Aquatics Ann McGee said. “It is a great way to involve our swimmers in making a difference for our club and the USA Swimming Foundation.”

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 17 FINANCIAL REVENUE INFORMATION $2,500,000

$1,500,000 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES (for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017)

REVENUE $0 Donations/Grants 2,157,891 Corporate Sponsorships 521,089 Golden Goggle Awards 100,000 EXPENSES Swim-a-Thon 355,405 EXPENSES USA Swimming Support (1) 1,525,371 Investment Return 1,976,132 STATEMENT OF Other Income 78,907 FINANCIAL POSITION Total 6,714,795 (for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016)

EXPENSES Program Services $2,282,340 ASSETS Fundraising 973,256 Cash and short-term investments $1,866,741 Management & General 380,405 Endowment Investments 15,550,838 Total 3,636,001 Pledges (net) 3,742,340 Receivables 143,288 TOTAL CHANGE IN NET ASSETS(3,078,794) Prepaid Expenses 21,840 Net Assets Beginning of the Year 18,322,173 Property and Equipment (net) 58,276 Net Assets End of the Year $21,400,967 Other Assets 120,000 PROGRAM SERVICES Total Assets $21,503,323 PROGRAM SERVICES

(1) USA Swimming Support: LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Accounts Payable $30,358 231,061 In-Kind Staff Support Accrued Expenses 59,581 1,000,000 Donation Deferred Revenue 12,417 250,000 Fundraising Net Assets 21,400,967 44,310 National Team Travel & Training Total Liabilites and Net Assets $21,503,323 Endowment 1,525,371 Total

18 | GOING the DISTANCE Do you like to volunteer? Are you passionate about the importance of water safety? Are you active on social media? Then GET INVOLVED with the USA Swimming Foundation!

DONATE YOUR TIME Volunteer alongside a swim Be a water safety ambassador JOIN lesson provider Share the importance of learning to swim and Volunteer at one of our Make a Splash Local being safer around the water with kids in your Partner Programs to help with a variety of community! tasks! US! BE A FUNDRAISER Crowdfund for the Foundation Create a Personal Campaign Set up an online campaign and promote your Host a Swim-a-ThonTM, designate the fundraising through social media, emails and Foundation as a charitable cause for your Bar/ word of mouth. Your network can make a big Bat Mitzvah, birthday party, or event. difference! No donation is too small!

SPREAD THE WORD Like, Share, and Follow Us: Share Your Stories with Us Write stories, shoot a video, take photographs @SwimFoundation and tell us how swimming has played a role in your life or the life of someone you know!

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MISSION STATEMENT The USA Swimming Foundation raises funds to support programs that save lives and build champions – in the pool and in life.

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