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annualUSA report SWIMMING 2016 FOUNDATION | 1 MEDALS to MILESTONES 2016 annual report 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome from the Chairman of 2016 Make a Splash Tour 3 the Board and Executive Director 14 Recap

About the USA Giving Back: Julie and 2016 By the Numbers Jay Van Cleave 15 Swimming 4 Foundation: The USA Swimming Leadership in Profile: 16 2016 Swim-a-Thon Recap Foundation serves as 5 Greg Rosenbaum the philanthropic arm The Butterfly Effect: Mary T of USA Swimming. 2016 Donor Honor Roll 17 Comes Home Established in 2004, the Foundation works to 6 strengthen the sport by saving lives and building champions—in the pool and in life. Whether 10 An Olympic Year 18 Financials equipping our children with the life-saving skill of learn-to-swim through our Make a Splash 2016 Grant Recipient Profile: Get Involved initiative, or providing financial support to our 12 Fort Worth Drowning Prevention 19 heroes on the U.S. National Team, the USA Coalition Swimming Foundation aims to provide the 2016 Make a Splash Grant wonderful experience of swimming to kids at all 13 Recipients levels across the country. To learn more, visit: usaswimmingfoundation.org.

About the Make a a Splash, the USA Swimming Foundation awareness, and to bring together strategic Splash initiative: partners with learn-to-swim providers and partners to end drowning. To date, more The USA Swimming water safety advocates across the country to than 4.9 million children have received the Foundation’s Make a provide swimming lessons and educate children lifesaving gift of swim lessons through the USA Splash initiative is a and their families on the importance of learning Swimming Foundation Make a Splash Local national child-focused how to swim. The USA Swimming Foundation Partner network, comprised of more than 850 water safety campaign, has invested more than $4.4 million dollars qualified lesson providers across the nation. To which aims to provide the opportunity for every to provide grants to qualified Local Partner learn more, visit: child in America to learn to swim. Through Make learn-to-swim programs, to spread national usaswimmingfoundation.org/makeasplash.

2 | MEDALS to MILESTONES Dear Friends, 33 Olympic Medals, 3 World Records and 7 American Records. FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2016 was a jam-packed year full of fast swimming and exciting events. Olympic Trials in Bill Maxson - Chairman Omaha and the in kept the country, and the world, focused on Ron Van Pool – Secretary the sport of swimming. Here at home the USA Swimming Foundation saw more than 919,000 children take part in swim lessons through the Make a Splash Local Partner Network. The swim lessons, the medals – neither would have been possible without your support. We Cecil Gordon are thrilled to share all of our 2016 activities and accomplishments with you, and as you can Paris Jacobs see, the USA Swimming Foundation is continuing to support swimmers at every level: from Greg Rosenbaum those just learning to float to those earning medals for the USA. Thanks to partners like you Schlopy we can truly say that we are saving lives and building champions – in the pool and in life. Dave Wiedercht Here are just some of the accomplishments you helped make a reality in 2016: Jim Wood • Make a Splash, the USA Swimming Foundation’s national child-focused water safety Tim Hinchey – Chief Executive Officer initiative provided $403,000 to support children’s swim lessons, bringing the nine year total to $4.1 million! We continue to make a difference in the lives of families across FOUNDATION STAFF the nation by spreading water safety awareness and helping to get kids into the water, regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, we created a nationwide PSA featuring Debbie Hesse – Executive Director and her mom that aired more than 60,000 times on more than 400 stations around the country last year. Tina Dessart – Make a Splash Program • The U.S. National Team received more than $620,000 from the USA Swimming Manager Foundation to provide direct athlete support, coach incentives and Junior National Jim Harvey – Chief Financial Officer Team travel. The Olympic team brought home 33 medals from the Rio Olympics and – Foundation Coordinator continued to demonstrate dominance in the pool. Shweta Shreyarthi - Make a Splash • The USA Swimming Foundation provided $120,000 to club development to support Program Coordinator grassroots programming. With an emphasis on coach education, Foundation funding supported such vital programming as Women’s Leadership Conferences, a National Age Kristina Stockburger – Foundation Group Coaches Summit, and several regional Coaches Clinics. Projects Manager – Director of Major Gifts As a 2016 USA Swimming Foundation donor we want to say a big thank you for helping to Nicole Wilson – Annual Fund Manager support the achievements of our Olympians, new swimmers, and the sport as a whole. Your contributions have helped the USA Swimming Foundation make great strides towards our mission to “save lives and build champions – in the pool and in life.” We hope you’ll read our FOUNDATION ATHLETE AMBASSADORS annual report to further learn about the activities of the Foundation and meet some of the many people who have given their time, energy, and resources to support this sport we love! Nathan Adrian Thank you! Elizabeth Beisel Missy Franklin Sincerely, Bill Maxson Debbie Hesse Board Chair Executive Director Mel Stewart USA Swimming Foundation USA Swimming Foundation

P.S. 2017 has started off strong and we are so appreciative of your continued support. If you haven’t yet, please make a donation this year and to ensure that 2017 is our most successful year supporting swim lessons and our World Championship Team! USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 3 Giving Back: JULIE AND JAY VAN CLEAVE ROSENBAUM

t’s a curious truth that so many people Iwho make special things happen in the lives of others don’t view themselves as special at all. In the world of philanthropy, splashy eight-figure donations grab headlines, but there will never be enough of those to ensure sustainable change on a national scale. True impact exists across all giving levels and is dependent on a wide swath of ordinary people doing what they can to contribute in a meaningful way. Enter Julie and Jay Van Cleave. The couple are committed Foundation trustees, a 4-year commitment, in which they give not only their leadership, but also considerable philanthropic support. Champions put Julie and her cohorts through discipline, and to have fun doing it. So we In 2016, they upped the ante by delivering an authentic National Team experience. want there to be more opportunities for more an additional $25,000 matching gift. “We The Van Cleave children, now 29, 26, and families to have that great experience.” had been to Olympic Trials,” said Jay, “and 20, all participated in age group swimming And while the Van Cleaves might not after seeing what an impressive job the — “We never ate dinner before 8:00 recognize the importance of their own role in Foundation team had done there, we wanted p.m.,” said Julie with a laugh. Their oldest making that vision a reality, the evidence is to give others a way to get involved.” daughter rowed crew in college like her indisputable. Their $25,000 matching gift is The Van Cleaves come by their love of mom. Their middle son became a triathlete. exactly the type of gesture that helps save swimming honestly. Julie swam for her high Their youngest son is currently swimming lives and build champions. school team before rowing crew in college, collegiately for University in St. Said Julie, “We’re just ordinary people who and now, even as Chief Investment Officer Louis. like to support swimming. We’re one of what at the University of Wisconsin Foundation, Jay is no stranger to the water, either we consider to be hundreds of thousands of is dedicated to her Masters program. She — although he’s quick to point out that swim families out there who benefit from takes part in swim trips to exotic locales he’s not quite the capital-S Swimmer his the sport. There are so many other people like Croatia and Montenegro. In 2015, she wife and children are. Nevertheless, he just like us. We don’t view ourselves as traveled to USA Swimming headquarters in understands the sport’s ability to change exceptional, except that we’re lucky enough to Springs to participate in the USA lives. “For our family, swimming has been have been connected to the USA Swimming Swimming Foundation Adult Performance a great opportunity for our kids to learn a Foundation.” Camp, where a slew of American Olympic lifesaving skill, to develop self-reliance and The feeling is mutual.

4 | MEDALS to MILESTONES Leadership in Profile: GREG ROSENBAUM

here is very little limelight behind the Tscenes, but that’s how Greg Rosenbaum likes it. The -based businessman has made a career of supporting and empowering others. Successful turns in finance and consulting led to stints as a vice chair of the Platform Committee for the 2016 Democratic National Convention, as a charter member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and in various leadership posts at his alma mater, Harvard University. Add to that list his service on the USA waned. He was at the pool for nearly every in the annual silent auction at Golden Goggles, Swimming Foundation Board of Directors, event during the 1984 Olympics in , both as a bidder and the procurer of truly where Rosenbaum helps steer the organization and when the Games came to in remarkable items, has become something of in its mission to save lives and build 1996, he gave his wife and children the same legend. So, too, has his role as an outspoken champions. It’s an opportunity beyond his experience. Then, in a happy bit of serendipity, and influential champion of the organization’s wildest dreams. he received in 2012 an unexpected call from an interlocking missions. As a child, Rosenbaum swam year-round. old friend: Jon Ledecky, whose then 15-year-old “You could imagine a foundation whose His parents were active around the pool; niece, Katie, was making her Olympic debut in sole purpose was to prevent drowning by Mom spent time as a diving judge, Dad was London. Could Greg help them find tickets? teaching kids how to swim, and that would be a timer for the swim team. He watched Don He did, and after Katie shocked the world an incredibly worthy cause,” said Rosenbaum. Schollander win four gold medals at the 1964 by winning gold in the 800m freestyle, the “And you could imagine a foundation that Olympic Games. Swimming loomed large. Ledeckys offered to return the favor. They provides support to young people trying to In junior high, he discovered debate (“I invited Greg and his daughter to join the realize an athletic dream, for which they have realized I had a competitive advantage in family at the , and with the talent but not the financial resources, and talking”), and that passion served him well. that simple gesture, swimming found Greg that would be a wonderful organization. But As a student at Harvard, he was part of the Rosenbaum once more. when you combine the two tasks into one non- winning team at the 1974 National Debate In short order he earned a seat on the profit organization that saves lives and builds Tournament, and he remains active in the Foundation’s Board — a perfect outlet for his champions… I don’t think you can match that governance of collegiate debate. talents, connections, and love of swimming. anywhere in the volunteer opportunity world.” But Rosenbaum’s love for swimming never Beyond governance duties, Greg’s involvement

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 5 annual report 2016 Mike and Dia Rianda David and Edlyn Pursell* The Linder Family Foundation, Inc. Hailey and Patrick Schramm* Ross and Kaari Reichard* Thomas Love* SwimWays Corp. Scott Rodeo M.D. and Christine Frissora- Matthew Mauriello* TYR Sport Rodeo M.D.*^ Dan McAllen* Bob and Erin Vincent* Anonymous Mike McCaffery* The John Wayne Cancer Foundation Jon Scheff Teri McKeever and Jerry Romani*^ Patrick Weiss Jim Sheridan Lucinda McRoberts* Dale Williams* Tracy Stockwell^ Matt Meade Stupp Bros. Bridge and Iron Co. Irene Joyce and Tony Melchior* $5,000 - $9,999 Foundation* Lindsay and Michael Mintenko*^ The USA Swimming Foundation Bryan and Pamela Bloom* Sun Devil Swimming Association* Steve and Claudia Mitchell* would like to thank the many Shep and Leisa Bryan Michael Troiano Nik and Pritha Mittal FINIS Inc George and Marsha Ward* Humphreys*^ generous donors who make our The Robert J. Gunterberg Charitable Rich and Pennie Young* Ryan Mooney and Susan Woessner*^ work possible. Foundation* Julie and Steve Morsilli*^ Kevin R. Kearns* $1,000 - $2,499 Michael Moskowitz Mike and Susie Leonard Todd and Kimberly Adams* Michael and Susan Murrey* Due to space limitations, we have included only those Frank and Erin Means Carol Arnold* Network For Good Robert and Kathy Mendez* Katy Arris-Wilson and Kevin Wilson*^ Millie Nygren* gifts totaling $100 or more, received January 1, 2016 – Geoffrey L. Mykleby, D.D.S.* The Barnicoat Family*^ Jane and Stefan Ott* December 31, 2016. Cassandra Pietrok Tony and Sharon Bartle*^ Mary and Mike Plant*^ Pollo Tropical and Family*^ Stephen and Billi Sue Potter* The USA Swimming Foundation is a tax-exempt Risk Management Services, Inc.* George E. Block, Jr.* Emily Prendiville* organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal The Raymond C. Rude Supporting Al and Sandi Blumit* Mark Pugliese and Susan Campbell* Foundation Linda and Dick Boettcher* Dennis and Mary Jo Pursley*^ Revenue Code Federal Tax I.D. 72-1581977 The Sauerland Foundation* Barbara and Rene Bollier* Heather Rietz* David and Maya Shackley Jill and Jeff Bornstein* Timothy and Lauren Robinson* TheRobert and Christine Steinmann Family Clifford Brandeis and Sharon Schneier Jim and Carolyn Ryan* $250,000+ Foundation Robert Broyles* Summer Sanders Schlopy*^ Joseph B. Gould Foundation*+ In Memory of William A. Vicik* Mark and Jan Bundy* John and Leanne Sauerland*^ Phillips 66 Tracy Warren Burns Family Foundation* Daniel Schaetz* USA Swimming Gail and Irv Weintraub* Christopher and Vivienne Carlson* Gloria Schuldt* Chuck and Nancy Wielgus* Bill Christensen* Jim and Debbie Sheehan* $100,000- $249,999 Pat and John Wilson* CollegeSwimming* Wayne and Mary Shulby* The Copses Family Foundation*+ Marsha and Peter Wolfson* Walter N. Davis* Sigma Gamma Rho Swim 1922 Jim Wood*^ Dick and Lucy Duncan* Partnership* $25,000 - $99,999 Emily HallTremaine Foundation (EHTF)* David and Janice Sims*^ The Elizabeth and Barets O. Benjamin Charitable $2,500 - $4,999 Matt and Michelle Farrell* Tod Spieker* Foundation Peter and Margaret Allen* Jennifer Ferguson* Joe and Jayne Spittler* Alex and Olga Blavatnik*+ Kevin Berkoff Frank and Kathy Finelli* Dan and Tracey Stephenson*^ Tim and Jennifer Buckley*+ Tyler Bjerke Patrick and Barbara Finley* Sterling Capital Management LLC* Chris and Fiona Chandler* Paul and Rebecca Boca* Price Fishback and Pamela Slaten* Tiffany and Mel Stewart*^ Carolyn Dirks and Brett Dougherty*+ Bob and Judy Burlingham* David and Richelle Fox*^ Bruce and Patty Stratton* Hennepin County Frank and Patty Busch*^ Brandon and Leanne Franklin* H C Struffert Tom Holmberg*+ Christine and Kevin Chessen* Rowdy and Judy Gaines*^ Michael Sturm* Tristin and Martin Mannion* Colonel Bill Cope* Ray and Cindy Gaytan Mary Jo Swalley*^ Marriott International, Inc. Brian Dangelmaier* Brian Gordon*^ Jay and Ann Thomas* Miriam and Jim Mulva*+ Scott and Susan Draper Cecil and Yvonne Gordon* Tom Ugast* Anonymous John and Julie Dussliere*^ Ted and Lee Haartz* Mike and Lisa Unger* Greg and Marti Rosenbaum* Richard Ellis* and Diane Kenny*^ Eileen and Paul Unruh* Kevin and Patricia Thompson*+ Bonnie Sue Fisher Kathleen Hagan* Jan Van Nimwegen* Julie and Jay Van Cleave*+ Debbie Hesse* Kelly and Clark Hammond* Ron and Jackie Van Pool* Bart and Linda Wear*+ The Hoffman Family* James and Deborah Harvey* Ray Volpone John and Vicky Whitley Pat and Diane Hogan* Jayce Heathman Sue and Randy Watts* Amy and John Hoppenrath* Mark Hesse* Giulia and Marc Weisman $10,000-$24,999 Curtis and Lanni Jacobson Stu and Vickie Hixon* Michael and Marci Weiss Nathan Adrian / BP* Randy Julian Imagine Swimming, Inc.* Michael and Haleigh Werner Erika Binger* Nancy Kirkpatrick-Reno*^ Doug and Susie Ingram*^ Teri and Larry White* Ken and Michele Deleske William Kuzmer David and Melinda Johnson* Dr. Josh White* Pat DiBiase* Amanda and Thomas Lister* Dr. James N. Johnson and Ms. Catherine Dave and Barbara Wiederecht* El Pomar Foundation* Stephen Little* Stutzner*^ CarrieWood Peabody and Kerry Peabody The Lieberman Family* Bill and Donna Maxson* Ron and Andreea Karnaugh*^ Julianne Woronoff* Cullen Jones / Bridgestone* Dan McDonough Mike and Laura Koerner* Pia and Jimmy Zankel* Susi Kohan David P. Meagher, Jr. MD* Peter Kohnstamm* Jelena Kunovac* Dr. Jim and Patty Miller*^ Dr. Joseph and Maureen Koziol* $500 - $999 Austin and Audrey Lee John and Kay Morse* Karin LaBerge and Doug Marshall^ ^ Lisa Leguillou Swimming, Inc* and ElizabethVan Schaack*^ ^ Jeff and Jeri Marshburn*^ Michael and Amy Nordmann* Michael Lawrence*^ Richard and Shirley Blick^ Metro Omaha Medical Society National Financial Services Leah Limpert* Julie Bliemel^ 6 | MEDALS to MILESTONES Every effort has been made for accuracy. Please * Denotes 2016 Champions Club Member direct any questions or comments to the USA + Denotes Trustee Swimming Foundation. ^Denotes National Team Alumni Jed and Mary Ann Brunst Graeme B. Badger Steve and Betsy Clark^ Thomas and Lillian Bailey Sandra Cleveland David and Kristina Bangs GOLDEN GOGGLE John Collins^ Matthew Barager^ AWARDS Kathy and Tom Collins Barb Graeve Swim School ^ and Peter Brown^ Laurel and Anton Davis Elizabeth Barnes Ronald Dolan ^ Scott and Mary Donaldson Arvydas and Daiva Barzdukas BD, Charidy and Hero Drawz Claudio Battaglini Riley Eaton Swim Foundation Susan Baughman Gregory Eggert Liz Baum and Bill Berman Trent Ertl ^ The USA Swimming Foundation would like to thank the following individuals Kirsten Feldman Kimberlee Becker and organizations for sponsoring a table at USA Swimming’s 2016 Golden Goggle Brian Flacks Christy Bednar Awards, which benefited the USA Swimming Foundation. Dennis and Pat Fleischmann Mike and Cynthia Begley Ginny and Chris Fuldner^ Joanie Beisel Bruce and Sharon Furniss^ Gabriel Bellido George Goff^ David and Marcia Benjamin Jane and Bill Grosser^ Stan Benson Doreen Gualtieri Paula Berezin Julie Hall Joan Berman Jeanne and Robert Hansen Megan Berry Barlow Robyn Harrison Bob and Tish Best Gold Table Sponsors: Bronze Table Sponsors: Marcena Hendrix Wade Bick Airweave Asphalt Green Tim Husson Leland Bisbee The Iwanicki Family Wendy and Bernie Boglioli^ Arena North America Badger Swim Club Stephen and Anne Jeffries^ Michael Borck AT&T Bryan Cave HRO Heather Jermak^ Brenda and Dave Borgh Bartlett^ John Jones Molly Botkin Rossiter^ Alex and Olga Blavatnik Steven R. Czekala Chris and Mary Ellen Kanoff Winthrop Lee Bradshaw Blue Diamond Dodd Technologies, Inc. DeAnna Klaahsen Brandeis Marin Nicole and Richard Kramer^ Leisa and Steven Branton BMW First Western Trust Bank Lea Lawrence Christine Breedy^ Cerave - Valeant Pharmaceuticals Rowdy and Judy Gaines Jeff Lowe George and Christine Breen^ Jennifer and John May Edward and Jennifer Brennan International Hospital for Special Surgery Karen Mayfield Sam Breuer Chobani Swimming Inc. Gregory Mogab Jennifer and Jamie Brinegar^ Bob and Graciela Placak^ The Brockette Family Marriott International, Inc. K&K Insurance Tim Rafael Christopher and Susan Brown Mutual of Omaha Peter Lasser and Cynthia Potter Roland Raffin Steven and Jill Brown Joe Rhyne Michael and Melanie Bruner^ Myrtha Pools USA Jonathan Ledecky RMT Global Partners Nakia Buenaventura Phillips 66 Long Island Aquatic Club Davis and Anne Smith Patricia Buffett Spear Corporation Jimmy Burns Anonymous Metropolitan Swimming Kirk and Alechs Stackle^ Patty and Sam Caretto Brown^ USA Foundation Polly and BJ Surhoff^ Julie and Chris Carpenter Sonny and Vicki Tanabe^ Sid and Kara Cassidy^ TYR Sport Omaha Sports Commission Melanie Thomas^ Cindy Cawley Michael and Marci Weiss and Omega Carin and Albert Vanderbush^ Lisa Ceddia Susan and Paul von der Lippe^ Christine and Edward Cesare James and Kim Schwab Risk Management Services, Inc. John Walker and Susanne O’Callaghan Kimberly Chapman Southern Swimming Matt Weaver Lydia Chase^ Irene Wielgus Jill and Michael Chasson^ Silver Table Sponsors: Sport Graphics Nicole Wilson CHEP Aerospace NBC Sports Group State Street Foundation Mary Anne and Eugene Witchger^ Randy and Laura Clark Roger Wittlin Claudia Clevenger Hernandez^ Greg Norman Estates Statera Mei Young Charlie Clickner TeamUnify, LLC Debbie Zimmerman William Clifford Robert Cohen Olympic Committee $100 - $499 Richard Colella^ Wasserman Foundation Active Network, LLC David Coleman Brandon Adams Congregation Ansche Chesed Frank and Tonya Aerts Dana Covington Jacquelyn Allender Mark and Susan Cox Libby Andersen Dennis and Kathy Crews Jennifer Anderson Stephanie Crofton ^ Bob and Colleen Crunstedt Michael and Torgun Austin^ Salle Crutaire * Denotes 2016 Champions Club Member USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 7 + Denotes Trustee ^Denotes National Team Alumni annual report 2016 Peter and Beth LaGow Polly Perry Mike and Karen Rutter Lake Forest Swim Club Nancy and Donald Peterson^ James Ryan Joyce and Marvin Lanphere Louis Petrozziello^ Jill Sabatine David and Kitty Larson^ Don Pierce David Sable ^ Sandra Pineau-Boddison Jayne Saint-Amour Kevin and Anna Lee Stephen Plapp Donald and Marilyn Sammons Lee Camene Insurance Agency LLC Anthony Popp Paul Sampson Maureen Lennon Katherine L. Preis for the LateTimothy O. Diane Sandoval Jennifer and Wayne Lewis Pierce Sr. Kathleen Scandary Ronald Lieber and Jodi Kantor April Preston and Kyran Dowling Traci Schachle Anonymous Buddy and Laurie Pylitt Mark and Debra Schremp Laura Lindeman Ren Qiang Katie Schroeder $100 - $499 CONT’D John and Kathy Gray Shin Liu Paul Quick David and Cathryn Schubert Denna Culpepper Monique and Stephen Grayson John Loria David Radcliff^ Bradley Schumacher^ ^ Dana Greene Larry Lovelace Jeffery and Stephanie Raker Erin Schwab James D’Ambrosio Steven G. Gregg^ LSG Sky Chefs Jill Reese Rich and Patti Sears Amir and Joselita Daniel Rick and Abi Griffin Lisa and Kurt Lundgren Anonymous Vicky Selmon Matt Davis Bob Griffiths Dan and Christine Mahoney Dana Reyes^ David and Deborah Shafer David Dawson and Susan Guyett Kathleen and Matt Grinsell James Mahoney Matt Rhodenbaugh Donald Sheff^ and John Pinto^ Greg and Cathy Groff Jill Maki Pokey Richardson^ Brian Shepherd Tom and Edie Dean Rob and Thekla Hagenbuch Glenn E. Malloy Leigh Ann Robinson Bruce Shewchuk Tina and Kevin Dessart Clifford Hall Peter Malone^ Peter and Jeanne Rocca^ Judy Shoulak DeWitt Insurance Agency, Inc. Gary and Mary Hall, Sr.^ Louis and Mary Manganiello^ Tony Rongione Barbara Shufeldt Pamela Dickens Patty Harper^ Robert Mannheimer Gail Roper^ Lauri Siering^ Barry and Danielle Dittus Carolyn Harris Gregory Marchand Joan Rosazza^ Thomas Sims F. and B. Dommen Lo Harrison Molly Martinez Daniela Rosenblat Greg Smith^ Anonymous ^ Karen Masalskis Susan Roy^ Kathy Smith and Daren Connor^ Karl Dostal Melissa and Roger Hellervik-Bing Ariel Materin John and Nancy Roy Martin Smith^ Janis and Frank Dowd^ Dana Hellgren Annie McCarty Michael and Kimberly Downs Clark and Beverly Hering Helen McDermid Kevin and Sandy Drake^ Dennis Hesselink Michael and Janet McDermott Chris and Connie Dunn John Hiester Tim McKee^ WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A Greg Earhart Donald and Jane Hill^ Kate McMullan USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION Dana Elam John and Carole Hirschmann David Meisel David and Kristy Ellzey Jean Hofmann Mike Mellock Sebastian Escarfuller Jim and Priscilla Holcomb John and Linda Mendell Arnold and Joyce Evans Leslie Hooper-Boley John Merriman and Barbara Beatty TRUSTEE Brent Ewert Brad Horner^ Justin Metzler he USA Swimming Foundation Trustees are an Mark Eyrich David Houck Weber and Bill Weber^ Ron and Maria Fattal Jack Huisingh ^ Texceptional group of advocates and leaders whose Jeremy and Jennifer Ferguson James Hull Anthony and Beverly Montrella^ vision helps to shape the future of swimming in the John and Pamela Ferrari William and Alison Hunt Rebecca Moon United States. The Foundation Trustee families all give Ruth Flint Denise and Daniel Hurst Sheila Morrison Jeff and Jan Float^ Paul and Elizabeth Huston Frank and Melanie Morrissey their time, talent, and treasure to help save lives and Nancy Flores Dr. Fady F. Jabre Melanie and Todd Mumbaer build champions- in the pool and in life. Each Trustee is Tristan Formon Jack Jackson^ Maureen Murphy^ Robert and Vickie Foster Robert and Ellen Jackson^ Jennifer Murray asked to pledge a minimum charitable investment of Jim Fox Thomas and Anne Jagodits John and Carolyn Naber^ $100,000 over four years. Jim Fox Thomas James National Swimming Pool Foundation Trustees also generate support through advocacy and Jon C. Fox Dan Jayne Elizabeth R. Neblett Fox Chapel Killer Whales Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle Lynn and ^ awareness. They convene once a year with the Executive Stephen and Rebecca Franke Jason and Traci Johnson Ron and Michelle Neugent^ Director of the USA Swimming Foundation and other ^ Sean Justice Anne and Jim Nichols Foundation staff. Richard and Judith Gallaher Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk Harold and Kathryn Norton^ William Galyean Patti Kalal Daniel and Carole Novinski When Trustees agree to support the USA Swimming Donald and Teddy Gambril^ Frank Keefe^ Kimberly O’Donnell Foundation they are asked to: Gate Gourmet Maryanne and John Keever^ Megan Oesting^ Ken and Daion Gati Pat and Liz Kelley Michael O’Leary George and Alison Geanon John Kenney Mike and Dawn Olsen • Promote the mission of the USA Swimming GEI Consultants, Inc. Debbie Kennon James O’Neill Foundation Ann Gerber ^ Miss Kelley L. Otto • Advocate on behalf of the Foundation locally and Peter Gerngross William Kirkner Brad and Tamy Ottomeyer Gordon and Elaine Gerson Douglas Klepper Leigh and Timothy Owen nationally Ron Gilchrist John Kline Ronald Owens • Raise awareness about the USA Swimming Peter A. Goldman Dorothy Kloppe Yoshinobu Oyakawa^ Foundation and support athletes at all levels Brian and Vicki Goodell^ Eric Knorr David and Candyce Pardee Julia and George Gorman^ Clark and Elizabeth Knuth Kathy Parker • Host special events and gatherings ^ Kurt and Debra Krumpholz^ Mary Jane Sears Parks^ Mark and Meredith Gramelspacher Kristin Kult Janine Perron 8 | MEDALS to MILESTONES Every effort has been made for accuracy. Please direct any questions or comments to the USA Swimming Foundation. Thomas and Julie Smith In-Kind Donors Michael and Renee Smythe ABC Julie Sommer^ Nathan Adrian Rhonda and Jon-Marc Soule in honor of Bill Arena North America and Luree Marstall Paul and Marilyn Asmuth Cristin Stammler Alex and Olga Blavatnik Thomas and Mary Stange BMW Barbara Stark Jordan^ Brooklyn Brewing Robert Steffner Hal Brown Lori and Steve Stenstrom^ Buffalo Bills Katherine Stentebjerg-Olesen Capital Genealogy Cerave - Valeant Pharmaceuticals ^ International Aaron and Lindsay Stewart Chobani Kerry and Ann Stewart Cirque du Soleil Kristina Stinson Straface^ Clarion Safety Systems, LLC The Stolarski Family Casey Converse Andrew and Annie Strenk^ Rod and Becky Davis Jeanne Struck FOX Sports Kerry Stubbs Rowdy and Judy Gaines Pamela Sweet Greg Norman Estates Sue Talwar Grossman Dermatology Gwen Tarack Gary Hall, Jr. THANKS Penny Taylor^ Meichtry Susan Teeter^ Hendrick Motorsports to our Rachel Tellez International Swimming Hall of Fame Alison Terry^ JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery Kathleen Thomas Young and William A. Kramer Portraits Young, M.D.^ Lisa Leguillou OFFICIAL Camille and H Keith Thompson^ Mike Lewis Carrie Tran Stephen Little Tori and John Trees-Smith^ Michelle and Rick Lombana SPONSORS Ed Tsuzuki Marriott International, Inc. Nancy Tuck Glenn Mills Tugg Inc. Miracle Swimming for Adults, Inc. John and Mary Ellen Tynan Mutual of Omaha United Airlines Myrtha Pools USA Michael Urbanowicz NBC Universal Media, LLC USA Diving Omega Scott Usher^ Phillips 66 The USA Swimming UWL Lisa and Malcolm Vetterlein Greg and Marti Rosenbaum Foundation would like to Gerard and Mayre von Hoffmann SafeSplash Brands, LLC. thank its official sponsors. Katherine Walsh Short’s Travel Management Stephanie Walsh Beilman^ Speedo USA Halle Wanless Sport Graphics Cribbs^ SwimWays Corp. Thank you for your Donald Watson^ Penny Taylor Ronald and Marcia Webb TYR Sport partnership. Marie Weferling USA Basketball Wendy and Rick Weil^ The John Wayne Cancer Foundation Robert Weitzeil Bart and Linda Wear Wells Fargo Community Support Patrick Weiss Steve and Lisa Whitaker Nancy Wielgus ^ Kathie and Jim Wickstrand^ Matching Gift Companies Bruce Wigo American Express Gift Matching Program Carol Wilcox Apple, Inc. Dan Willert Best Buy Debbie Wilson Costco Wholesale Executive Match Glen and Tonja Winekauf Crum & Foster Insurance Linda Wittwer^ General Electric Company Scott and Nancy Wolfson Kimberly-Clark Foundation David and Tracey Yensen Microsoft Adam Zaczkowski and Erin Brown The Progressive Insurance Foundation Andrew Zipper and Christine Bourget Salesforce State Street Foundation United Health Group

* Denotes 2016 Champions Club Member USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 9 + Denotes Trustee ^Denotes National Team Alumni An Olympic Year

EXCITING TIMES

was an exciting time for the 2016sport of swimming. We saw trials and triumphs, new faces and familiar champions. Races were decided by fractions of a second, barriers were broken, and, for the first time, Olympic medals were awarded for a three-way tie. The biggest meet on American soil was U.S. Olympic Trials-Swimming and it was quite an event! The 2016 Olympic Swim Team was selected over 8 jam-packed days, and the USA Swimming Foundation was in the thick of it, raising money to support our athletes!

Highlights included: with Olympians and Alumni. Not only did attendees get to experience trials from a THE AQUA ZONE unique perspective, but they also supported The USA Swimming Foundation hosted a the Foundation financially. VIP Packages booth where visitors not only learned about helped to raise more than $237,000! our mission to save lives and build champions, but they also had the chance to sign banners ALUMNI REUNION with well wishes for our Olympians and enter The USA Swimming Foundation is home a nightly raffle to win amazing prizes. We to our National Team Alumni. Every 4 years made thousands of new friends and raised swimmers who at one time represented more than $21,000 to support our programs. the USA gather together for a reunion at Olympic Trials. Alumni came from near and VIP TRIALS PACKAGES far representing many decades of swimming Dozens of attendees joined the Foundation excellence. Attendees had the opportunity for a VIP Trials experience where, beyond to swim in the trials pool, attend receptions attending the swim meet, they also had and parties, see a special screening of “The the opportunity to participate in behind- Last Gold” and reconnect with friends and the-scenes activities and special events teammates. It was truly a special event!

10 | MEDALS to MILESTONES Champion Spotlight

BUILDING CHAMPIONS 5K PRESENTED BY METRO OMAHA MEDICAL SOCIETY SIMONE In concert with the Metro Omaha Medical Society, the USA Swimming Foundation hosted the first Building Champions 5K. MANUEL Runners and walkers of all abilities came Age: 21 out to get some exercise and support the Fast Fact: The first African Foundation. Olympians Camille Adams, American woman to win , Jason Lezak, Debbie Meyer, , and our own Scott an individual gold medal Usher gave high-fives to all participants at in swimming the finish line! Participants not only got their run in for the day, but also supported the What’s it like to now be an inspiration to Foundation by raising more than $24,000! Q other young swimmers?

It’s extremely humbling. I really want to A give back to the next generation of kids who get into the sport and love it just like I do. It’s the most rewarding thing to see someone get into the pool and learn how to swim. They’ve achieved something so US OLYMPIC TRIALS OFFICIALS important, but they’re also having fun. When did you first learn how to swim? The USA Swimming Foundation wants to say a big thank you to all the 2016 U.S. Olympic Q How has the USA Swimming Foundation Trials Officials who took time out of their Q helped you and other athletes? I started taking lessons when I was four busy schedules to participate in an auction of years old because my parents wanted my the flags that hung over the U.S. A It has definitely been an amazing older brothers and me to be safer around Olympic Trials competition pool. All proceeds A resource for all of us. They help post- the water. I loved swimming right away. benefited the USA Swimming Foundation. collegiate athletes get financial support Olympian, former USA Swimming Foundation to continue to realize their dreams. What What has been one of the biggest Board Member, and impromptu auctioneer, they’re doing for kids and for Olympians is challenges you’ve had to overcome? Brendan Hansen, kept the group entertained Q so, so important. as they bid to win a pair of flags, some signed Sometimes I wondered if I was in the by Olympians. Altogether, the officials raised If you could give one piece of advice right sport because I didn’t see other $8,300 to support the Foundation! A Q to someone wanting to follow in your kids that looked like me. But then I found footsteps, what would it be? people like and Cullen Jones and they really inspired me. I saw Setting goals is important. Dreams really myself in them. A do become reality when you work hard.

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 11 make a splash grant recipient profile

the USA Swimming Foundation, the FWDPC and YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth FORT WORTH partnered to provide drowning prevention and learn-to-swim lessons specific to the DROWNING Como Community beginning May 2016. In all, 315 children were equipped with PREVENTION life-saving skills between May and August of 2016. All children were offered the COALITION opportunity to enroll in subsequent swim Fort Worth, TX lessons either at the YMCA or at a municipal pool at no charge. Additionally, 310 parents and caregivers participated in classroom water safety training throughout the summer. Finally, 125 volunteers completed n partnership with the USA Swimming training and worked tirelessly throughout IFoundation’s Make a Splash Initiative, the the summer to make the community safer in Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition and around water. (FWDPC) provided drowning prevention and The Como community is tight-knit water safety lessons to at-risk neighborhoods and thus learning to swim became an during the summer of 2016 with a specific intergenerational commitment. Non- focus on the Como neighborhood in Fort swimming grandparents brought Worth, . These lessons consisted of grandchildren and they learned to swim both in-water training targeted to non- side-by-side. Fearful adults were cheered on swimming children as well as on-deck water by supportive children who took to the water safety education for parents and caregivers. naturally. Community leaders who learned The year prior, during the summer of 2015 to swim the previous summer in an effort to the Como neighborhood suffered 4 pediatric become learn-to-swim ambassadors within drownings. Como is 1.2 square miles in area their community served as volunteers during with a population of just under 4,500, largely the summer of 2016. Together, they changed consisting of single-parent households, with lives and saved lives with their good work. nearly 40% of residents living under the poverty level. Working with many community organizations, in summer 2015, the FWDPC developed a plan to recruit non-swimming adults from the Como community to enroll in their late-summer program with the objective to learn to swim and serve as ambassadors in their community through the winter and spring of 2016. With the help of funding from

12 | MEDALS to MILESTONES 2016 GRANT RECIPIENTS

5 Cities Swim School Greater Houston YMCA Akron YMCA Harris County In March of 2016, the USA Swimming Alexander Family YMCA Holland Community Aquatic Foundation awarded 72 grants, totaling America Rows and Swims Center $403,383 to Make a Splash Local Partners in Newburgh HYCAT at Charleston Inc. 26 states across the country! Thank you to all Amphibious Achievement Swimming Program Andrew and Walter Young Irving Independent School the USA Swimming Foundation Make a Splash YMCA District - Swim Safe Local Partners for making the world a safer Belle Chasse YMCA IU Natatorium place by saving lives through swim lessons! Boys & Girls Clubs of San Johnston YMCA Dieguito Just For Kicks Swimming Boys & Girls Clubs of the Katy Aquatics Valley Lawrence YMCA Bridgeport YMCA Little Fishes Swim School Buffalo City Swim Racers Monterey County Aquatic Canton City Schools Team/SwimAmerica Chatham County Aquatic Center Montrose Recreation District - Cincinnati Recreation Montrose Aquatics Center Commission Muskegon YMCA City of Alexandria Potomac NYC Dept. of Parks & Marlins USA Swim Team Recreation Swim for Life City of Bakersfield Recreation Program and Parks Pacific Coast Marlins Learn to City of Boynton Beach Swim City of Detroit Parks and Peninsula Family YMCA Recreation Pitchfork Aquatics City of El Cajon-Fletcher Hills Roeper School Pool Salvation Army Kroc Center City of Gunnison Parks and Phoenix Recreation City of Jersey City - Department SwimRVA of Recreation The Gift of Swimming City of Newark, Division of The KROC Center Recreation Treasure Valley Family YMCA City of Phoenix Waycross YMCA City of Spokane Woodland Hills Aquatic Team City of Urbandale YMCA of Broome County Copley-Price Family YMCA YMCA of Broome County West Cumberland Cape Atlantic Family Branch YMCA - Vineland YMCA of Garfield Daviess County YMCA YMCA of Metropolitan Dekalb Aquatics - South Side DeKalb Aquatics Swim Team YWCA Evanston North Shore Inc. YWCA Tulsa Derby Recreation Commission - Unsinkables Program District 196 Community Education Aquatics Program Duluth Area Family YMCA Easter Seals South Fort Worth Drowning Prevention Coalition Friends of Rockbridge Swimming, Inc. Tech

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 13 2016 Make a Splash Tour Presented by Phillips 66

Andrew Young and Cullen Jones ach year, in an effort to raise national Eawareness about the importance of children into the water. helped to get children in the pool, and spread learning to swim, the USA Swimming The second and third stop of the Tour took water-safety awareness. Foundation embarks on a national awareness place in Nederland and Katy, TX. Cullen Jones and Tour stops are designed to promote the tour which visits cities across America to Rowdy Gaines visited schools in both cities and importance of learning to swim to the local spread the lifesaving message of learn-to- took part in town hall meetings that encouraged community, as well as to promote our Make swim. The 2016 Make a Splash Tour presented attendees to enroll in swim lessons and exercise a Splash Local Partners that teach swimming by Phillips 66 visited 4 cities – Phoenix, AZ, vigilance in, and around, the water. lessons. Tour stops include visits to community Nederland, TX, Katy, TX, and Atlanta, GA – The final Tour stop of 2016 in Atlanta, GA pools, press conferences, town hall meetings which brought the 8-year total to 44 cities featured Olympians and special guests galore. with the USA Swimming Foundation, Phillips visited nationwide. Olympians Maritza Correia, Rowdy Gaines, 66, our USA Swimming Foundation Athlete Olympians and USA Swimming Foundation Cullen Jones, and Mary T. Meagher Plant Ambassadors, local community leaders, local were joined by rapper and actor and swim lesson providers, parents, and community Ambassadors Missy Franklin and Rowdy Ludacris his activist mother, , singer/ members. Gaines kicked off the Tour in Phoenix where Roberta Shields they hopped in the pool with Phoenix-area kids songwriter Keri Hilson, Disney star Blake The 2016 Make a Splash Tour was a great to help spread the word about the importance Michael, and Former United States Ambassador success and generated significant national of water safety and drowning prevention. The to the United Nations Andrew Young. This media coverage for the importance of learning duo went to pools at the Salvation Army Kroc all-star group of water safety advocates talked to swim. Center and to help get about the importance of learning to swim,

14 | MEDALS to MILESTONES 2016 2016 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$7.3 (Rosebowl MILLION Aquatics) in 2014 919,348 $403,383 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 $375,000* Number of USA 15,540 Swimming Amount donated from club teams to Foundation grants the USA Swimming Foundation *A record amount Number of scholarships provided to awarded to Make a families as a result of the Foundation’s Splash Local Make a Splash grant funding 72 Partners 44,634

Numbers of swimmers who 21,769,356 participated in 2016 Media impressions through the Make a Splash Tour presented by Phillips 66. $150,800

Amount raised by top fundraising team (Rose Bowl Aquatics) in 2016

SEWARD TSUNAMI SWIM CLUB

2016 Swim-a-Thon Contest Winner

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 15 2016 Recap

wim-a-Thon™ is a fun and easy way to Sraise money for your swim team! Over the last 11 years, Swim-a-Thons have generated more than $50.8 million for swim teams and programs across the country. Participants earn money for their teams 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 our U.S. National Team. The benefits teams receive by hosting a Swim-a-Thon include: eward Tsunami Swim Club from Seward, In addition to their Gold Medal prize package, access to administrative tools like the SAlaska won the 2016 Swim-a-Thon™ Seward Tsunami received a personal visit Swim-a-Thon Dashboard for easy online Contest Grand Prize and an incredible prize to their club from Olympic medalist Jessica registration, event management and the package, including a personal visit to their club Hardy, plus a year’s worth of licensing fees robust online fundraising platform through by Olympic medalist and 2016 Swim-a-Thon from the SwimOffice™ Team Management TeamUnify, Swim-a-Thon Deck Pass ambassador, Jessica Hardy! online platform, provided by USA Swimming Patches, incentive awards, prizes, entry With a spin of the contest prize wheel Foundation’s official online fundraiser, into our national Swim-a-Thon contest, the 2016 grand prize recipient was chosen TeamUnify. and more. The added bonus is that our from the Gold Medal contest finalists which 603 teams and more than 44,000 swimmers participating teams feel good knowing included Seward Tsunami Swim Club (Seward, participated in the 2016 USA Swimming that 5% of every dollar raised goes back to AK), West Coast Aquatics (Mill Creek, WA), Foundation’s Swim-a-Thon contest, making support the sport we all love - swimming! Central Area Aquatic Team (Seattle, WA), and 2016 the most successful year yet! Learn more at: Rose Bowl Aquatics (Pasadena, CA). As a whole, 2016 Swim-a-Thon efforts usaswimmingfoundation.org/swimathon. Each of our Gold Medal prize winners nationwide raised more than $7.3 million dollars Congratulations to all USA Swimming received prize packages that included a for USA Swimming club programs and, with Club teams and organizations who customized Deck Pass Patch, a gift certificate 5% or more of funds raised going to support participated in 2016, together you raised to host a celebration pizza party, and a $200 the USA Swimming Foundation, more than more than $7.3 million! Visa gift card, compliments of TeamUnify. $375,000 will support programs that save lives and build champions – in the pool and in life. 16 | MEDALS to MILESTONES The Butterfly Effect: MARY T COMES HOME

ast summer, an overlooked corner of Linner-city Atlanta was treated to a once-in-a-lifetime experience when the USA Swimming Foundation, along with a stable of Olympic champions and high-profile Before retiring a decade later, Plant enjoyed in support of the organization’s mission to celebrities descended on the city for the 2016 a record-breaking career at the University of save lives and build champions. But they don’t Make a Splash Tour presented by Phillips 66. California; claimed 24 U.S. National swimming stop there. Among the athletes on hand was Madam titles; and set seven world records in the “We give annually, but the Foundation is Butterfly herself — Mary Plant, known in 100m and 200m Butterfly — including, at the also part of our planned giving,” said Plant. swimming circles by her maiden name of 1981 U.S. National Championships, records in “Any amount that shows your appreciation for Mary T. Meagher (or, affectionately, simply both events that stood for nearly 20 years. what swimming has done for you, even if it’s Mary T). Along with fellow swim stars Cullen She won three gold medals at the 1984 not now but in your long-term plans, I think is Jones, Rowdy Gaines, and Maritza Correia Olympic Games in Los Angeles, plus a bronze wonderful. Hopefully other former swimmers McClendon, she took part in a two-day in Seoul four years later. If not for the 1980 will think about that. There are a lot of ways affair that provided in-the-pool instruction, Olympic boycott her tallies may be higher still. to give back.” inspirational addresses, and a town-hall Retirement, however, has been equally style Q&A. good to Mary. Her husband, Mike Plant, was Mary grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, the himself an elite, National Team speed skater, 10th of 11 children. With a family that size, and remains not only the love of her life, but parents can be forgiven for overlooking the father of their two children, now 21 and 19. certain life lessons — but not Mrs. Meagher. Even so, when the Make a Splash Tour “My mom took us all to the pool,” said Plant, came back through Atlanta in 2016, Plant who now has two kids of her own. “It was just embraced the opportunity to get involved. expected that we would all learn to swim and In that way, she is emblematic of a growing be on the swim team.” number of U.S. National Team athletes Basic water safety aside, her mom’s coming back to the sport that helped shape insistence paid off. Mary’s emergence on the their lives. As the USA Swimming Foundation international swimming scene came in 1979 continues to grow, opportunities abound to when, at the tender age of 14, a braces- give time, resources, and/or funding. Mary wearing Mary T set her first world record at and Mike are Champions Club members, the . meaning they donate at least $1,000 per year

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 17 FINANCIAL INFORMATION REVENUE $4,500,000

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES $2,000,000 (for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016)

REVENUE Donations/Grants $1,185,500 $0 Corporate Sponsorships $496,411 Golden Goggle Awards $250,000 EXPENSES Swim-a-Thon $372,323 EXPENSES USA Swimming Support (1) $3,879,435 Investment Return $708,029 STATEMENT OF Trials VIP Packages $237,706 FINANCIAL POSITION Other Income $84,245 (for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016) Total $7,213,649

EXPENSES Program Services $4,310,113 ASSETS Fundraising $976,176 Cash $2,007,674 Management & General $409,587 Endowment Investments $12,451,950 Total $5,695,876 Pledges (net) $3,689,395 Receivables $132,114 TOTAL CHANGE IN NET ASSETS $1,517,773 Prepaid Expenses $8,763 Net Assets Beginning of the Year $16,804,400 Property and Equipment (net) $99,149 Net Assets End of the Year $18,322,173 Other Assets $120,000 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES Total Assets $18,509,045

(1) USA Swimming Support: LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $327,344 In-Kind Staff Support Accounts Payable $131,108 $1,000,000 Donation Accrued Expenses $53,264 $2,047,050 Donation (Omaha) Deferred Revenue $2,500 $300,000 Fundraising Net Assets $18,322,173 $140,000 Make a Splash Total Liabilities and Net Assets $18,509,045 $65,041 National Team Travel & Training Endowment $3,879,435 Total

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