Sierra Nevada Swimposium July 17-18

Athlete Sessions Open to all Sierra Nevada athletes Swimmers will sign up on a ZOOM webinar link. Each session will be limited to 200 swimmers. Swimmers must sign up by July 15 using the provided links. Sierra Nevada athlete representatives will lead informative roundtable discussions for athletes following the talks.

Guest Speaker July 17 9:00 am Topic Club to College July 17 9:00 am Abbey Weitzeil is a two time Olympic medallist, she won a gold medal in the 4x100-meter ​ ​ medley relay for swimming in the preliminary heats and a silver medal in the 4x100-meter ​ ​ freestyle relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She is the American record holder in the 50-yard ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ freestyle and is part of the American Record in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay. Starting in the fall of 2016, Weitzeil attended University of California, Berkeley and swam for the California ​ ​ ​ Golden Bears. ​

Guest Speaker Katie McLaughlin July 17 2:00 pm Topic Bouncing Back from Long Breaks in Swimming Katie McLaughlin is an American swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle events. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ McLaughlin has represented the United States in international competition at the FINA world championships and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. McLaughlin attended University ​ of California, Berkeley and swam for the . ​ ​ ​

Guest Speaker Josh Prenot-CAL July 17 5:00 pm Topic Pushing Through Mental Barriers-Love of Swimming Josh Prenot placed third in the 100 m at the US Olympic Swimming Trials. Later in ​ ​ those trials, he set an American record in the 200m breaststroke, also recording the second ​ ​ fastest performance all-time in the event, winning the final to qualify for the 2016 Summer [3] ​ Olympics. ​ At the 2016 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the 200m breaststroke in ​ ​ [4]. a time of 2:07.53. ​ I​ n 2016, Prenot won his first NCAA title at the NCAA Men's Division I ​ [2] ​ Swimming and Diving Championships in the 400 yd IM. ​ P​ renot attended University of ​ ​ ​ California, Berkeley and swam for the California Golden Bears. ​ ​ ​

Coaches/Club Board Members Sessions

Coaches Roundtable Open to all Sierra Nevada coaches. The sessions will include LSC updates for coaches, including meet info and more. Led by Adriana Contreras and Chris Breibert-Sierra Nevada Board Members.

July 17 11:00 am

Officials Open to Sierra Nevada Officials

Officials Roundtable and Social-Open to all SN Officials June 17 5:00 pm Open to all Sierra Nevada officials. The session will include any updates for officials as well as a social. Led by Melissa Szpik Serraro

Meet Referees, Head Starters and Admin Meeting June 17 6:00 pm Additional info for meet refs, head starters and admin officials. Led by Melissa Szpik Serraro

Save the Date The Sierra Nevada House of Delegates meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, August 5. Additional information and updates can be found at: https://www.teamunify.com/EventShow.jsp?id=1140706&team=snslsc