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annual reportUSA 2014 FOUNDATION | 1 A DECADE of Support ONE ‘SPLASH’ 2014 AT A TIME TABLE OF annual report 2014 CONTENTS

Welcome from the Chairman of 2014 By the Numbers 3 the Board and Executive Director 13

Supporters Through and About the USA Securing the Future of our Sport: 4 Carolyn Dirks 14 Through: Jeff and Jeri Swimming Marshburn Foundation: A Fast Man in the Pool: The USA Swimming Alumnus and Ambassador: 15 Melvin “Mel” Stewart Foundation serves as 5 the philanthropic arm of USA Swimming. 2014 Donor Honor Roll 16 2014 Swim-A-Thon Recap Established in 2004, the Foundation works to 6 strengthen the sport by saving lives and building 2014 Grant Recipient Profile: Leading by Example: champions—in the pool and in life. Whether 10 Sarah Heinz House 17 Jim Wood equipping our children with the life-saving skill of learn-to-swim through our Make a Splash 2014 Make a Splash Grant Financials initiative, or providing financial support to our 11 Recipients 18 heroes on the U.S. National Team, the USA Swimming Foundation aims to provide the wonderful experience of swimming to kids at 12 2014 Make a Splash Tour Recap 19 Get Involved all levels across the country. To learn more, visit usaswimmingfoundation.org.

About Make a Splash Make a Splash, the USA Swimming Foundation and to bring together strategic partners to initiative: partners with learn-to-swim providers and end drowning. To date, more than 3.4 million The USA Swimming water safety advocates across the country to children have received the lifesaving gift of Foundation’s Make a provide swimming lessons and educate children swim lessons through the USA Swimming Splash initiative is a and their families on the importance of learning Foundation’s Make a Splash Local Partner national child-focused how to swim. The USA Swimming Foundation network, comprised of more than 725 qualified water safety campaign, has invested millions of dollars to provide lesson providers across the nation. To learn which aims to provide the opportunity for every grants to qualified Local Partner learn-to- more, visit child in America to learn to swim. Through swim programs, to spread national awareness, usaswimmingfoundation.org/makeasplash.

2 | A DECADE of Support, ONE ‘SPLASH’ at a TIME Dear Friends, FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS We are excited to share our 2014 activities and accomplishments with you. For a decade the Bill Maxson - Chairman USA Swimming Foundation has been supporting the sport of swimming every step from learn- Ron Van Pool – Secretary to-swim through our Make a Splash initiative, all the way to the podiums of elite international competition. Dale Neuburger We’ve grown substantially and in doing so have increased awareness, programing, and the Schlopy financial support to the Make a Splash initiative and our national team. Thanks to partners Jim Wood like you we can truly say that we are saving lives and building champions – in the pool and in Carol Zaleski life. Chuck Wielgus – Chief Executive Officer

Here are just some of the accomplishments you helped make a reality in 2014: FOUNDATION STAFF • Make a Splash, the USA Swimming Foundation’s national child-focused water safety initiative provided $346,615 to support children’s swim lessons, bringing the seven-year Debbie Hesse – Executive Director total to $3,302,100! We also reached a milestone in that, for the first time, our Make Carol Arnold – Foundation Project a Splash local partner network enrolled more than 800,000 children in swim lessons. Manager In all, the USA Swimming Foundation spent nearly $900,000 in 2014 to support the Tina Dessart – Make a Splash Make A Splash initiative including: grants, the Make a Splash Tour presented by Phillips Program Manager 66, and awareness building. We are truly making a difference, and saving lives across Jim Harvey – Chief Financial Officer the nation. – Database Coordinator • The U.S. National Team received more than $526,500 from the USA Swimming Casey Keiber – Director of Major Gifts Foundation to provide direct athlete support and travel incentives for both coaches Shweta Shreyarthi - Make a Splash and Junior National Team travel. The team dominated by winning the overall medal Program Coordinator count at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships with 40 medals. Nicole Wilson – Annual Fund Manager • For the second consecutive year, USA Swimming’s total membership has exceeded 400,000 members. With an emphasis on coach education, USA Swimming has served FOUNDATION AMBASSADORS close to 8,000 coaches at regional coaching clinics since 2008. In 2014 the USA Swimming Foundation was able to provide $120,000 to club development to support Nathan Adrian grassroots programming. From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank you for your support during 2014. You are the reason we continue to support the sport of swimming in more and more substantial ways. We hope you’ll take a moment to read our annual report to see the many people who have Mel Stewart given their time, energy, and resources to support this sport we love! Thank you!

Sincerely,

Bill Maxson Debbie Hesse Board Chair Executive Director USA Swimming Foundation USA Swimming Foundation

P.S. 2015 has started off strong and we are so appreciative of your continued support. If USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 3 you haven’t yet, we hope you will make a donation this year and help make 2015 even more impressive than 2014. Securing the future of our sport: CAROLYN DIRKS

ver the past 14 years, Carolyn Dirk’s Oimpact on USA Swimming and the USA Swimming Foundation has been Pictured Lto R: , , Carolyn Dirks, , and immeasurable. From her support of the National Team coaches to her devotion to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and John motivation is evident, “A lot of people do not the USA Swimming Foundation’s mission of Wayne Cancer Institute. In 2009, the USA realize how underpaid and underappreciated saving lives and building champions, Carolyn Swimming Building in Springs was the coaches are. My husband and I are always has time and time again shown her love for rededicated the Carolyn Dirks Building, Home forwarding that information to anyone who the sport of swimming, and her desire to of USA Swimming. will listen.” help improve the lives of others. “Swimming doesn’t get the credit it Carolyn’s support of the USA Swimming A swimmer for life, Carolyn’s relationship should for the development of the mind Foundation has helped the Make a Splash with the USA Swimming Foundation began and the body, and really what it does for the initiative reach more than 4 million of our in 2001 with the creation of the Joseph B. world,” says Carolyn. Her vision is one that nation’s children since 2007. Through her Gould National Team Coaches Incentive truly reflects the dual mission of the USA leading support, boys and girls of all ages and & Reward program. Now known as the Swimming Foundation and her continued ethnicities have learned to be safer around Dirks Family Coaches Incentive Program, support is imperative in the work the water. By 2017, the program’s goal is to enroll the program is intended to recognize and Foundation undertakes in saving lives and 1 million children in Make a Splash Local help ensure continued success for the U.S. building champions - in the pool and in life. Partner swimming lessons annually. National Team in international competition. Carolyn Dirks has been the truest friend to The program identifies and provides both USA Swimming and the USA Swimming support for those coaches who are preparing “My goal is to teach every child in Foundation. Her philanthropic support has not USA Swimming athletes for medal-winning America how to swim, and I think we only impacted the lives of thousands of young performances, as well as those who are are doing a phenomenal job with the children, athletes, and coaches over the past providing a foundation for success in the Make a Splash initiative,” she says. 14 years, but her impact will be felt for many development of our international medalists. years to come through the amazing legacy To date, the program has awarded more Carolyn Dirk’s charitable efforts extend she has created. USA Swimming is honored to than $4.8 million in direct funding support well beyond USA Swimming, she was the have Carolyn Dirks as a friend, dream-catcher, to coaches, in large part due to the support key contributor towards UCLA’s competition and leading lady of philanthropy for America’s of Carolyn and her family. Her dedication and pool, and is a long-time supporter of both the Swim Team.

4 | A DECADE of Support, ONE ‘SPLASH’ at a TIME A Fast Man in the Pool: NATHAN ADRIAN Four Olympic Medals (3 gold, 1 silver). Eight World Championship medals. American record holder in the 50 meter freestyle.

athan Adrian swims fast. Trying to ADAM PRETTY/GETTY IMAGES Nkeep up with his older siblings, Nathan had to be fast from the beginning, and he just kept getting faster. At the age of 26 his competitive swimming career already spans two decades. “I love the thrill of the chase,” Nathan admits. “And in swimming that’s chasing best times. It’s just so much fun to go out there see how far you can take your body. need to do my small part to make the world a of only three countries without government There’s this cool sense of pride in knowing better place.” support, he knows how important financial that I had to work really hard to get whatever Nathan credits his philanthropic tendencies support is to the success of Team USA. results I get. So, whether it’s phenomenal, or to his dad, who was consistently involved with “Swimmers from other countries are mediocre, you know ultimately that it was up non-profit work as Nathan was growing up. getting paychecks from their governments, to you. It’s thrilling, and you want to go back “My dad just always wanted to give back in the support from USA Swimming, the US and do it again to see what you can do better, some way or another,” Nathan said. Olympic Committee, and the USA Swimming to get faster.” Foundation helps to even the playing field a As a National Team athlete and USA “I’m a swimmer, and it translates little bit,” Nathan says. “I’m not getting any Swimming Foundation Ambassador, Nathan’s really well to spreading the word of how younger and I have a lot of miles on my body passion for the sport naturally translates into important swimming can be. Drowning so it’s those extra things like physical therapy spreading the mission of saving lives and is largely a preventable death, so if and nutrition that help to make sure I can building champions - in the pool and in life. train at my peak, those are the things that we can get kids into formalized swim Nathan sees swimming as a necessary life this money really helps with.” skill. As someone who grew up surrounded by lessons, to be as safe around water As he looks forward to Rio 2016, his focus swimmers, “I thought that was normal, that as possible, the world is going to be a is singular; “almost every decision can come everyone knew how to swim,” he said. “When better place.” down to one question: is this going to help I heard the statistics that 70% of African me swim fast?” he says. The USA Swimming American children, 60% of Hispanic or Latino As a professional swimmer, Nathan has Foundation is proud to call Nathan Adrian our children, and 40% of Caucasian children don’t seen the importance of the USA Swimming ambassador and we are looking forward to his know how to swim I was like, this is not ok. I Foundation’s National Team support. As one future successes - in the pool and in life.

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 5 annual report 2014

The Raymond C. Rude Supporting Andrew Dondlinger and Heather Kos Foundation* $1000 - $2,499 Dr. Joseph and Maureen Koziol* Risk Management Services, Inc.* Carol Arnold* Anthony La Russa* The Robert J. Gunterberg Charitable The Barnicoat Family*^ Michael Lawrence*^ Foundation* and Family*^ Stephen Little* Barry and Lizanne Rosenstein Al and Sandi Blumit* Tristin and Martin Mannion* The USA Swimming Foundation The Sauerland Foundation* Linda and Dick Boettcher* Marriott International, Inc. would like to thank the many Universal Sports* Mary Bolich David and Kristin Marsh*^ In Memory of William A. Vicik* Jennifer Bonnett Matthew Mauriello* generous donors who make our Gail and Irv Weintraub* Ursula Bowes Bill and Donna Maxson* work possible. Michael and Marci Weiss John Brown/ Dan McDonough John and Pat Wilson* Chesapeake Swim Club* Pam McEuen Peter and Marsha Wolfson* Robert Broyles* Teri McKeever and Jerry Romani*^ Due to space limitations, we have included only those Jim Wood*^ Mark and Jan Bundy* Matt Meade* gifts totaling $100 or more, received January 1, 2014 - Suzanne Casados Irene Joyce and Tony Melchior* December 31, 2014. $2,500 - $4,999 Maura Connolly and John Egan* Lindsay and Michael Mintenko*^ The USA Swimming Foundation is a tax-exempt John and Laura Avallone David C. Cooper* Matthew Mitchell Michael Boyle Karl and Beverly Crossen Ryan Mooney and SusanWoessner*^ organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Frank and Patty Busch*^ Pat DiBiase* Michael and Susan Murrey* Revenue Code Federal Tax I.D. 72-1581977 Cindy Cawley BD, Charidy and Hero Drawz* Millie Nygren* Colonel Bill Cope* The Drennen’s Dreams Foundation* Jennifer O’Neil Thank you for your partnership. Mark and Susan Cox Gregory Eggert Mary and Mike Plant*^ Walter N. Davis* Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Daniel Prophater $250,000+ John Dussliere and Julie O’Neill*^ (EHTF)* Ross and Kaari Reichard* Joseph B. Gould Foundation Richard Ellis* Lisa Engesser Ana Ruelas Phillips 66 Brandon and Leanne Franklin* Matt and Michelle Farrell* Andrea and Semi Salmi* USA Swimming Irene Hale Price Fishback and Pamela Slaten* John and Leanne Sauerland*^ James and Deborah Harvey* Rowdy and Judy Gaines*^ Barbara Scafidi $25,000 - $99,999 Duncan Houldsworth Marcel Gani and Lisa Buese Gani*^ Michael and Barbara Schwartz* Alex and Olga Blavatnik*+ Curtis and Lanni Jacobson Cecil and Yvonne Gordon* Jim and Debbie Sheehan* Tim and Jennifer Buckley*+ Kevin R. Kearns* Jeff Gudman* Wayne and Mary Shulby* The Copses Family Foundation*+ Mike and Susie Leonard Kristi Gwinn Jayne and Joe Spittler* Carolyn Dirks and Brett Dougherty*+ Amanda and Tom Lister* Ted and Lee Haartz* Step Into Swim Campaign* The Elizabeth and Barets O. Benjamin Charitable Duane Lutz and Diane Kenny*^ Dan and Tracey Stephenson*^ Foundation David P. Meagher, Jr. MD* Kathleen Hagan* Mel and Tiffany Stewart*^ Tom Holmberg*+ Dr. Jim Miller and Patty Miller*^ Dr. Ken and Karen Haller*^ Bruce and Patty Stratton* The Mulva Family Foundation*+ John and Kay Morse* Kelly and Clark Hammond* Veronica Strzepek Harold James and Lynn L. Rowland Foundation Heidi and Dale Neuburger* Melissa Hendricks Mary Jo Swalley*^ Bart and Linda Wear*+ Swimming, Inc* Larry Herr* Henry Thoman and Anne Davies* Heather Rietz* Debbie Hesse* Paul and Susan Thompson* $10,000-$24,999 Scott Rodeo M.D. and Christine Mark Hesse* Melissa Truong Bob and Judy Burlingham* Frissora-Rodeo M.D.*^ Stu and Vickie Hixon* Tom Ugast* El Pomar Foundation* Jim and Carolyn Ryan* Kelvin Ho Mike and Lisa Unger* F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Summer Sanders Schlopy*^ Pat and Diane Hogan* Eileen and Paul Unruh* Jeff and Jeri Marshburn*^ Chad Steed Kurt and Jeanne Hulse Julie and Jay Van Cleave* Greg and Marti Rosenbaum* Stupp Bros. Bridge and Iron Co. Eric and Deb Hurley Ron and Jackie Van Pool* TYR Sport Foundation* Imagine Swimming, Inc.* Adriana and Paul Vlasic* Wasserman Foundation* Sun Devil Swimming Association* Doug and Susie Ingram*^ Colette Vogell Gerard and Mayre von Hoffmann John Irace George and Marsha Ward* $5,000 - $9,999 Patrick Weiss Eric Jaeger Warnaco Swimwear Group Erika Binger Romina White Randy Julian Sue and Randy Watts* Coach Sue Chen* Chuck and Nancy Wielgus* Robert Kaleta Teri and Larry White* Gold Coast Swimming* Rich and Pennie Young* April and Cobbe King-Davis Jeanne and Mike Williams* Daniel and Paris Jacobs* Pia and Jimmy Zankel* Dale Kinzer Ryan Mooney and SusanWoessner*^ Dr. James N. Johnson and Ms. Catherine Debbie Zimmerman Dr. Catherine M. Knox* Wendy Zales Stutzner*^ Elizabeth and Michael Zuppone* Peter Kohnstamm* Jennifer Zhao

6 | A DECADE of Support, ONE ‘SPLASH’ at a TIME Every effort has been made for accuracy. Please *Denotes 2014 Champions Club Member. direct any questions or comments to the USA +Denotes Trustee. Swimming Foundation. ^Denotes National Team Alumni. donor honor roll 2014

Steven Brown GOLDEN GOGGLE $500 - $999 Patricia Buffett AWARDS Adirondack Swimming Christine and Edward Cesare Adolph Kiefer & Associates Timothy Childers AmericanSwimming Association, LLC. Merari Chollette Anonymous Donor The Cloherty Family Michael and Torgun Austin^ Nick Cole Beecher Carlson David Coleman Adam and Laura Berger Chris Coneeney The USA Swimming Foundation would like to thank the following individuals George E. Block, Jr. Scott and Lynda Conkel and organizations for sponsoring a table at USA Swimming’s 2014 Golden Goggle Cynthia Browning Ellaine and Alfred Cox Awards, which benefitted the USA Swimming Foundation. Car Max Foundation Elaine Cueto Daniel and Judy Carmichael Denna Culpepper College Swimming Coaches Mariah Pearl Cunnick Association of America Maggie Daniels and Matt Michel Kathy and Tom Collins Harry Daniels James D’Ambrosio Ellen Dauber Karen Duggan David Dawson and Susan Guyett Gold Table Sponsors: Bronze Table Sponsors: Riley Eaton Swim Foundation Tom and Edie Dean Arena North America Arluck Promotions Patrick and Barbara Finley Denise Decker Danny Fong Arlene and Peter Delmage AT&T Asphalt Green Fortis Business Media Tina and Kevin Dessart BMW Badger Swim Club Marcena Hendrix Pamela Dickens Cerave - Valeant Pharmaceuticals Bryan Cave HRO Donald and Jane Hill^ Patrick Dideum^ International Dodd Technologies, Inc. John Jones Scott and Susan Draper David and Leslie Joyce Renee DuBois Marriott International, Inc. The Elizabeth and Barets O. Benjamin Daniela Kapser Lucy and Claude Duncan Mutual of Omaha Charitable Foundation Christopher Kindelan Patrick and Jeanne Dwyer Myrtha Pools USA Tom Holmberg Thomas Lang Dana Elam Phillips 66 Hospital for Special Surgery Fran McDermid Elmbrook Swim Club Anthony McGraw Maura Emerson Barry and Lizanne Rosenstein Swimming Inc. Network For Good Sebastian Escarfuller Jonathan Ledecky Papa Marv Fund Ron and Maria Fattal TYR Sport Long Island Aquatic Club Doris Sale Thomas and Cynthia Feldker Laura and Billy Williams Metropolitan Swimming Christa Vogt Tiffiny Ferrell Dennis Fleischmann Middle Atlantic Swimming $100 - $499 Ruth Flint Omaha Sports Commission Mark Alder Florida Swimming Inc. Silver Table Sponsors: Omega Anonymous Bryan and Kim Fong^ Katy Arris-Wilson^ Robert and Karin Foster Nancy Voorhees Perry Ellis International: Nike Swim & Susie Atwood^ Josh Fowler Kathleen Hagan Action Sports Graeme B. Badger Jim Fox NBC Sports Group Southern Swimming Thomas and Lillian Bailey Mary and Stephen Franklin Risk Management Services, Inc. Sport Graphics Christina Batchelor Jeannette Fuller Clinton and Cynthia Beaver Ronald and Pamela Funk Team Unify Frances Berger Anne Gillespie and Allen Sikorski U.S. Paralympic Swimming Evan and Rachael Berman Shannon Gillespy^ Olympic Committee Wendy Eider and Barry Bernfeld Bob Griffiths United States Sports Insurance Leland Bisbee Scott Gullquist, M.D. Ann and Bob Bittman Clifford Hall Company Barbara and Rene Bollier Andrew and Janet Hart Kevin Boyne Jim and Kim Harvey^ Wes and Cristy Bratton George and Anna Heidinger^ James Brennan Melissa and Roger Hellervik-Bing Bret Harte Union High School Bruce and Henkle Christopher and Susan Brown Bruce and Holly Henry

*Denotes 2014 Champions Club Member. USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 7 +Denotes Trustee. ^Denotes National Team Alumni. annual report 2014

K. and H. Pearson BMW PrimeSport Pepsi Center Tara Bolivar Rose Bowl Committee Lisa Pfitzer Cerave - Valeant Pharmaceuticals Greg and Marti Rosenbaum Michael Piercy andWendy Drucker International Sport Graphics Stephen Plapp Cirque du Soleil TYR Sport Stephen and Billi Sue Potter Colorado Rockies USA Judo Property Mill Real Estate Group LLC Eric and Anne Darken USA Rugby Mark Pugliese and Susan Campbell Peter and Dani Fink Chuck and Nancy Wielgus David and Edlyn Pursell Golf Tech Buddy and Laurie Pylitt Gary Hall, Jr. Matching Gift Companies Radisson Hotel Talbert Hotel Kramer Portraits American Express Gift Matching $100 - $499 Continued Corporation Jonathan Ledecky Program John F. Hirschmann Richard Ravel Stephen Little CostcoWholesale Executive Match The Hoffman Family Robert Renfrew Marriott International, Inc. Fleet Laboratories Bill and Mary Sue Houk John Reynolds Museum Editions Ltd. Google Laura Howrey Jennifer Ridge Mutual of Omaha The Merck Foundation Tim Husson Robert and Julie Ringhofer Polk CTM United Technologies Stephen and Anne Jeffries^ Nancy Rosenstengel Preston and Kristin Johnson Diane and Hamish Ross Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk Mike and Karen Rutter Richard Kaune Cory Ryan David Kelsheimer Diane Sandoval WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A William Kirkner Janet Schwinn USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION Ellen Knipfer Jeff Scrivener Eric Knorr Barry and Beth Shannahan Mariko Kojiro Bruce Shnider TRUSTEE Peter N. Kozura Steven and Stacy Shore he USA Swimming Foundation Trustees are Mike and Wanda Leopold Gregory Sierra an exceptional group of advocates and leaders Noelle Lewantowicz Gregory Spire T whose vision helps to shape the future of swimming Ann Lutzker Bill Stephens David Lynn Sandra Stevens in the United States. To date, the Foundation has James Mahoney Dave Strider seven Trustee families who give their time, talent, The Martino Family Gretchen and Nigel Stuart and treasure to help save lives and build champions- Janice McCaffrey John Devine and Alexandra Taylor in the pool and in life. Each Trustee is asked to pledge Sheila McCarroll Megan Terwilliger a minimum charitable investment of $100,000 over Michael and Janet McDermott ^ Maureen McDonald four years. Cam Townsend Trustees also generate support through advocacy Paul and Dru McLeland Truist Kevin Meder Ronald and Marcia Webb and awareness. They convene once a year with USA Mike Mellock AnnWegmann and Christy Hornacek Swimming and Foundation staff. By 2017, we hope to J. Kenneth and Margaret Merten Fran Werner grow the Trustee group to 15 members strong. Ann Mills Irene Wielgus When Trustees agree to support the USA Mostue Insurance Agency Alice and David WuDunn Swimming Foundation they are asked to: Elizabeth R. Neblett Darrell WuDunn Sylvia Nessan Sondra WuDunn •Promote the mission of the USA Swimming Steven and Ellen Nettles Colina Yip Andrea Nicolas Adam Zaczkowski and Erin Brown Foundation Michael and Amy Nordmann Brian and Megan Zietsman •Advocate on behalf of the Foundation locally and Susan O’Malley nationally Mary Ottaviano In-Kind Donors •Raise awareness about the USA Swimming Brad and Tamy Ottomeyer Carol Arnold Foundation and support athletes at all levels Dale and Teri Oursler Paul and Marilyn Asmuth •Host special events and gatherings Lisa Ozenne AT&T Kathy Parker Casey and Teri Barrett Mary Jane Parks^ Alex and Olga Blavatnik Thomas Paullin Al and Sandi Blumit

8 | A DECADE of Support, ONE ‘SPLASH’ at a TIME Every effort has been made for accuracy. Please direct any questions or comments to the USA Swimming Foundation. THANKS to our OFFICIAL SPONSORS

The USA Swimming Foundation would like to thank its official sponsors.

Thank you for your partnership.

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 9 make a splash grant recipient profile “Xavier started swim lessons this year in level 3 swimming. He was able 2014 Sarah Heinz House Swimmers to perform your basic swim drills, such The as floating on his back, but he needed to improve his technique. By the end SARAH HEINZ of 16 lessons, he was to complete freestyle and like he has been on a swim team for years. His HOUSE desire to improve was evident at every Pittsburgh, PA single lesson; he really wanted to move up to level 5 and 6 in order to swim in the deep end. He has even started to practice outside of the swim lessons. He definitely earned his promotion.”

he Sarah Heinz House has been a Make Photos from our Make a Splash Local Partners TA Splash Local Partner for 4.5 years, but they have been serving the needs of Pittsburgh families for more than 100 years. The USA Swimming Foundation is proud “Tarynn is currently in level 1 swim to support their efforts to provide free and lessons. When she first came to swim low cost swimming lessons to children from lessons she was terrified of the water, more than 90 Pittsburgh-area schools. Swim she would not get off the pool steps no instruction at the Sarah Heinz House not only matter how many times an instructor provides an essential community service, asked her to. Finally, after the second but also brings children from a wide variety week she ventured off the steps and of socio-economic backgrounds together realized how much she loves the water. to achieve a common goal – water safety She even passed her middle water test, education and the acquisition of proper and has advanced up to level 2 swim swimming techniques. lessons. Tarynn cannot wait to return The Sarah Heinz House aquatics program for the next session of swim lessons also serves as an important employer of and all she wants to do is be able to area youth through the lifeguards, swim swim in the deep end.” instructors, and administrators needed to run a quality program. Training received through this program provides participating youth with employment skills they can use well into their future. 2014 grant funding from the USA Swimming Foundation’s Make a Splash Initiative directly supported swimming instruction for 221 children in the Sarah Heinz House program.

10 | A DECADE of Support, ONE ‘SPLASH’ at a TIME 2014 GRANT RECIPIENTS

Alexander Family YMCA Amphibious Achievement In 2014, the USA Swimming Foundation Asphalt Green awarded 65 grants, totaling $346,615 to Make Atchison Family YMCA a Splash Local Partners in 24 states across the Blue Springs Family YMCA Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic country! Thank you to all the USA Swimming Boys and Girls Club of San Dieguito Foundation Make a Splash Local Partners for Canton City Schools making the world a safer place by saving lives Chatham County Aquatic Center Cincinnati Recreation Commission through swim lessons! City of Bakersfield Department of Recreation & Parks City of Boynton Beach City of Chula Vista City of Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation City of Hialeah City of Long Beach Copley Family YMCA Englewood Parks & Recreation Department Fanwood Scotch Plains YMCA First Colony Swim Team Fond du Lac Family YMCA Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition Friends of Georgetown Parks & Rec: Georgetown Swims Gateway Family YMCA - Rahway Branch Germantown Life Enrichment Center Golden Isles Swimming, Inc. Grand Rapids Novi Sad Aquatics Greater Columbus Swim Team of (GCSTO) Greensboro Aquatic Center Harris County Aquatics Program Hearin Chandler Family YMCA Houston Swim Club - Sharpstown Irving Independent School District Swim Safe Johnston YMCA Jordan YMCA KATY Aquatics Lawrence YMCA -National Capital Park and Planning Commission Monterey County Aquatic Team/SwimAmerica Muskegon Family YMCA NH Swim School NMSU Swim School NYC Parks & Recreation and its Swim for Life program Pacific Coast Marlins Learn to Swim Pikes Peak Athletics Raritan Valley YMCA San Gabriel Valley YMCA Santa Clara Swim Club Learn to Swim Sarah Heinz House Sarasota Swim Academy Treasure Valley YMCA Truckee Donner Recreation and Park District Tsunami Swimming Upper Valley Aquatic Center Urbandale City Swimming Pool Valley of the Moon Aquatics Warren H Daugherty Aquatic Center/South Lane School District YMCA of Broome County YMCA of Gloucester County YMCA of Greater Des Moines YMCA of Greater HoustonUSA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 11 YMCA of Newark and Vicinity YMCA of San Joaquin County YWCA Evanston/North Shore 2014 Make a Splash Tour Presented by Phillips 66

Pictured Lto R: , Jessica Hardy, , , and Jason Lezak

Chloe Sutton at Long Beach Tour Stop Anthony Ervin at Long Beach Tour Stop

ach year, in an effort to raise national to promote the importance of learning to Jessica Hardy, Jason Lezak, and Chloe Sutton, Eawareness about the importance of swim. Tour stops are designed to promote the and included a series of press events, a school learning to swim, the USA Swimming importance of learn-to-swim to the community assembly at Julian Nava Middle School, and Foundation embarks on a national awareness as well as to promote our Make a Splash Local a community water safety festival at the tour which visits cities across America to Partner organizations that teach swimming Belmont Plaza Pool. spread the lifesaving message of learn-to- lessons. In 2014 the Tour visited Wood River, IL, The water safety festival, which had more swim. 2014 marked the sixth year of the Make Sweeny, TX, Rahway, NJ, and included town hall than 1,000 attendees, featured: water safety a Splash Tour presented by Phillips 66, which meetings with the USA Swimming Foundation, talks by our ambassadors, free swimming has visited 36 cities nationwide. Phillips 66, our ambassadors, local community lessons, more than 20 informational booths, Throughout the month of May, the USA leaders, local swim lesson providers, parents, autograph sessions, a water safety challenge, Swimming Foundation, Phillips 66, and and community members. and fun activities. 75% of the 200 children Foundation ambassadors Nathan Adrian, The largest and final Tour stop took place in who participated in swimming lessons that Anthony Ervin, Janet Evans, and Rowdy Long Beach, CA with Olympians Nathan Adrian, day had never before taken a formal swim Gaines visited four cities across the country Anthony Ervin, Janet Evans, Rowdy Gaines, lesson!

12 | A DECADE of Support, ONE ‘SPLASH’ at a TIME 2014 2014 By the Numbers: $6.0 MILLION: raised by USA Swimming Club MAKE A TeamsSWIM-A- $331,000: amount donated from Club teams to the USA Swimming Foundation SPLASH ROSE THONBOWL AQUATICS: 2014 Swim-a-Thon Contest Winner results 510: USA Swimming Club teams participated in 2014 RESULTS $122,000: amount raised by top fundraising team$6.0 (Rosebowl MILLION Aquatics) in 2014 811,033 $346,615 Raised by USA Swimming Club Teams Number of Make a Splash Local Amount of grant funding provided Partner swim lesson enrollments to USA Swimming Foundation Make a Splash Local Partners $331,000

Amount donated from Club teams to the USA Swimming Foundation

510

USA Swimming Club teams participated in 2014

$122,000

Amount raised by top fundraising team (Rosebowl Aquatics) in 2014

Number of USA 19,058 Swimming Foundation grants Number of scholarships provided to awarded to Make a ROSE BOWL families as a result of the Foundation’s Splash Local Make a Splash grant funding 65 Partners AQUATICS 2014 Swim-a-Thon Contest Winner

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 13 Supporters Through and Through: JEFF & JERI MARSHBURN

magine yourself a swimmer at the 2012 IOlympic Games. You’ve trained for years. You are physically prepared, mentally strong – and now it’s time. As you make your way to the ready room, the last stop before the diving blocks, who is the last American you talk to? Your coach? Your family? Nope. It’s the Team USA Manager, and in 2012, that was Jeri Marshburn. “It was huge honor, and scary at the same time,” she recalls. “The swimmers know that “Now that our kids are adults I can really see offered by Costco. “Thanks to Costco, there’s if something goes wrong, if they break a cap the value that the sport had as forming them more power behind our gift. We’ve gotten so or a strap, all they have to do is open the door as individuals and as good citizens. When much out of the sport in helping us develop and I’m right there with whatever they need. we got into the position as a family that it’s Some are upbeat when they come down, a that we wanted to give only right to dedicate lot of them are nervous, so you just want to back to the community, some resources back say something… I want to send them in there it made a lot of sense to swimming,” Jeff with a sense that the country is behind them.” to get involved with said. Jeri is no stranger to working with athletes. the USA Swimming The Marshburns are As Associate Head Coach of Novaquatics in Foundation.” making a difference Irvine, CA she is a fixture on the deck and Jeff and Jeri wanted to by helping to pass has served as team manager on several be sure that the money on the benefits of international trips for USA Swimming. Her they donate would go to swimming to children husband Jeff, a General Manager for Costco, where it does the most in learn-to-swim was introduced to competitive swimming good. programs, our heroes when their three kids started swimming. “I Adding to Jeff and on the national team, got exposed as my kids got exposed, and I Jeri’s contribution is a and every step along really started to love swimming,” Jeff said. matching gift program the way.

14 | A DECADE of Support, ONE ‘SPLASH’ at a TIME Alumnus and Ambassador: MELVIN “Mel” STEWART

el Stewart aka ‘Gold Medal Mel,’ Mwon three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. He is a former World, American, and NCAA record holder in the 200 butterfly. Beyond his impressive career in the water, Mel has continued to influence and shape the sport of swimming as a journalist, co-founder of SwimSwam.com, and USA Swimming Foundation ambassador. So what motivates him to stay involved I can point to that creates ‘good’ in the mission. “The Make a Splash initiative, for with the sport? “Swimming is one thing community,” Mel states. “It’s a blue-chip example, moves me personally,” he says. “I’m stock. You can count on it. Work can be a kid whose parents received reduced cost challenging at times, but at the end of the swim lessons, and later, reduced monthly day there’s a strong sense it’s worthwhile.” dues so my sister and I could be on the swim Two Olympians, both of whom have team. I understand the power of a helping continued to operate in the public sphere hand. I wouldn’t be a swimmer and support swimming on a national level, without that generosity.“ Through his work nurtured his journalistic tendencies. “I feel with the Foundation, Mel helps pass on this like I’ve been groomed since retirement; message of how generosity can change a life. Rowdy Gaines and mentored me,” He also believes that the National Team Mel recalls. Alumni network has an important role to play in the future of the sport. “As alums, we all “The message was simple. Swimming’s love swimming, but, most importantly, we your family. If you want a relationship have to remember why we love it and turn with your family that’s meaningful, that emotion into action,” Mel says. “It is then you need to participate, to give crucial we remember with gratitude and take ownership in the current successes of USA back, and to always be thankful you’re Swimming.” a part of it... I feel a responsibility to Mel’s bottom line: “Overall, I just share the message and wisdom Rowdy love swimming and I want protect it for and John shared with me.” future generations. I’m keenly aware the USA Swimming Foundation is young by In part, his sense of responsibility has institutional standards, merely 11 years old, taken the form of ambassador and alumni but I know at the end of the day, a strong representative for the USA Swimming Foundation means a strong USA Swimming, Foundation. Mel works with Foundation and that means kids can have the same staff to help engage former members of the positive experience I did, the opportunity national team and share the Foundation’s to swim.“

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 15 2014 Recap

wim-a-Thon™ is a fun and easy way to Sraise money for your swim team! Since 1998, Swim-a-Thons have generated more than $59 million for swim teams and programs across the country. Participants earn money by swimming lengths of the pool. Swimmers get pledges from family, neighbors, or businesses to support their efforts. Swim-a-Thon™ serves as an important revenue source for the USA Swimming Foundation. Participating teams contribute 5%, or more, of the gross proceeds from each Swim-a-Thon to support learn-to-swim opportunities for every child in America and to support to our U.S. National Team. The benefits teams receive by hosting a Swim-a-Thon include: access to administrative tools like the Swim-a-Thon Dashboard for easy official online fundraising partner, online registration and event management TeamUnify. and the robust online fundraising platform Rose Bowl Aquatics was one of four through TeamUnify, Swim-a-Thon Deck Gold Medal winners entered into the Pass Patches, incentive awards, prizes, Grand Prize drawing. In addition to Rose and entry into our national Swim-a-Thon Bowl Aquatics, Seward Tsunami Swim contest, and more. The added bonus Club, Charles River Aquatics Dragons and is that our participating teams feel Mt. Hood Aquatics all won valuable prize good knowing that 5% of every dollar ose Bowl Aquatics won the 2014 packages of a customized Deck Pass patch, raised goes back to support the sport RSwim-a-Thon Contest Grand Prize title featured article in USA Swimming’s Splash we all love - swimming! Learn more at and an incredible prize package, including magazine, gift certificate to host a pizza usaswimmingfoundation.org/swimathon. a personal visit to their club by Olympic party, and compliments of TeamUnify - Congratulations to all of the USA medalist Connor Dwyer! In addition to the $200 Visa gift cards. Swimming Club teams who participated visit, Rose Bowl received a year’s worth of Congratulations to these four clubs and in 2014; together you raised more than 6 SwimOffice Team Management licensing to each and every club who participated in a million dollars! fees from the USA Swimming Foundation’s USA Swimming Foundation Swim-a-Thon!

16 | A DECADE of Support, ONE ‘SPLASH’ at a TIME Leading by Example:

im Wood is at home on the pool deck. As ABOVE Jthe founder and head coach of the Berkeley JIM Aquatic Club in New Jersey, he has grown the club from a handful of dedicated swimmers to more & than 430 competitive team members, and more WOOD BEYOND than 6,000 children in swim lessons annually. Jim’s passion for the sport transcends daily “The Make-A-Splash program spoke workouts and weekend meets: he served 12 years underprivileged kids the opportunity to take swim to us, and we felt that it was our as the Chairman of the USS Olympic International lessons and become safer in, and around, the water. responsibility to support a non-profit Operations Committee and, from 2006-2010, as “Drowning is curable,“ Jim says. “In addition to that is giving people the life-saving President of USA Swimming. So what inspired helping financially, the Foundation is spreading the skills we have already been so lucky to this involvement in governance? “If I was going to valuable message that drowning doesn’t need to be receive.” - Gaku Ito, PASA Head Coach make a career out of this I wanted to have some a leading cause of death.” input into the governing body in charge of my Perhaps surprisingly, this commitment to This is just one generous example of sport,” Jim stated. “If this is going to be my life’s swimming didn’t grow from a chlorine-scented the teams that go above and beyond work, then I want to be sure that I was going to childhood of swim meets and morning practices. An to support the sport of swimming and have a say in it.” avid track runner, it was an ankle injury during his help give children across the nation Jim is passing his leadership values to his senior year in high school that led to a search for a access to swimming lessons. Thank you coaching staff. “There is an expectation that all my non-running sport. As a freshman at Johns Hopkins PASA (Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics) for assistant coaches are involved in a volunteer role University, he found that sport in swimming, but donating 100% of 2014 Swim-A-Thon with USA Swimming,” Jim said. “It’s important that it wasn’t exactly love at first stroke. Jim struggled proceeds to the Foundation’s Make-A- when you’re a leader of an organization that you through the early practices, but soon found himself Splash initiative! lead by example. I don’t think there’s much of a enjoying the sport and the people involved. After his difference between leading a team of athletes, and first year of college he coached for a summer league leading a team of volunteers.“ swim team, and was hooked. Currently, Jim lends his time and expertise to With a coaching career spanning more than four the USA Swimming Foundation Board of Directors. decades, Jim continues to develop swimmers. Some To Jim, the Foundation’s work is crucial for the have become athletes on a national stage (four sport and, perhaps most importantly, in helping Berkeley swimmers will swim at Olympic trials in to save lives by offering underrepresented and 2016), and others have enjoyed the sportsmanship, the activity, and the friendships that the sport of swimming can provide. “I make an effort every day to do the best that I can, and I encourage our athletes to do the same regardless of what level it is. Our mission from the first day has been to provide every athlete that comes into our program the opportunity to reach their potential,” Jim says. “Our goal is to take young athletes coming into our program and help them develop into great adults.” Jim’s passion for coaching, and his leadership contributions, continue to make a tremendous difference to the sport of swimming.

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 17 FINANCIAL INFORMATION

REVENUE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES (for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014)

REVENUE Donations and Grants $793,351 Corporate Sponsorships $365,000 $200,000 EXPENSES Swim-A-Thon™ $331,739 EXPENSES USA Swimming Fundraising Support(1) $512,342 Investment Return $416,757 STATEMENT OF Other Income $32,347 FINANCIAL POSITION Total Support and Revenue $2,651,536 (for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014)

EXPENSES Program Services $1,814,463 ASSETS Fundraising $564,962 Cash $1,994,064 Management and General $332,885 Endowment Investments $10,125,639 Total Expenses $2,712,310 Pledges (net) $4,990,416 Receivables $92,042 TOTAL CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $(60,774) Prepaid Expenses $7,507 Net Assets Beginning of the Year $17,312,734 Property and Equipment (net) $23,922 Net Assets End of Year $17,251,960 Other assets $120,000 Total Assets $17,353,590 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES

(1) USA Swimming Support: LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Accounts Payable $69,778 Fundraising $360,000 Accrued Expenses $30,812 Make-A-Splash $142,500 Deferred Revenue $1,040 National Team Competition Endowment $9,842 Net Assets $17,251,960 Total $512,342 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $17,353,590

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