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annual reportUSA 2015 FOUNDATION | 1 BUILDING Champions FOR LIFE 2015 annual report 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome from the Chairman of The Man Behind the Team: 3 the Board and Executive Director 14 Tom Ugast

Alumnus and Ambassador: About the USA Making an Impact: Bart and Linda Wear 15 Swimming 4 Foundation: The USA Swimming A New Partner: 16 2015 Swim-a-Thon Recap Foundation serves as 5 the philanthropic arm Chairman of the Board: of USA Swimming. 2015 Donor Honor Roll 17 Bill Maxson Established in 2004, the Foundation works to 6 strengthen the sport by saving lives and building 2015 Grant Recipient Profile: Financials champions — in the pool and in life. Whether 10 KATY Aquatics 18 equipping our children with the life-saving skill of learn-to-swim through our Make a Splash 2015 Make a Splash Grant Get Involved initiative, or providing financial support to our 11 Recipients 19 heroes on the U.S. National Team, the USA Swimming Foundation aims to provide the wonderful experience of swimming to kids at 12 2015 Make a Splash Tour Recap all levels across the country. To learn more, visit usaswimmingfoundation.org.

About Make a Splash: Swimming Foundation partners with learn-to- together strategic partners to end drowning. To The USA Swimming swim providers and water safety advocates date, more than 4 million children have received Foundation’s Make a across the country to provide swimming the lifesaving gift of swim lessons through Splash initiative is a lessons and educate children and their families the USA Swimming Foundation Make a Splash national child-focused on the importance of learning how to swim. The Local Partner network, comprised of more than water safety campaign, USA Swimming Foundation has invested more 750 qualified lesson providers across the nation. which aims to provide than $4 million dollars to provide grants to To learn more, visit: the opportunity for every child in America to qualified Local Partner learn-to-swim programs, usaswimmingfoundation.org/makeasplash. learn to swim. Through Make a Splash, the USA to spread national awareness, and to bring

2 | BUILDING Champions, FOR LIFE Dear Friends, FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bill Maxson - Chairman Thank you. From the bottom of our hearts, we want to say thank you. Ron Van Pool – Secretary 2015 was an exciting year for us and we know it would not have been possible without your support. We are excited to share all of our activities and accomplishments with you, and as you can see, the USA Swimming Foundation is continuing to support the sport of swimming Paris Jacobs every step - from learning to swim all the way to the Olympic podiums. Dale Neuburger We’ve grown substantially since our founding in 2004 and in doing so have increased Greg Rosenbaum awareness, programing, and financial support to both the Make a Splash initiative and our Summer Sanders Schlopy National Team. Thanks to partners like you we can truly say that we are saving lives and Dave Wiederecht building champions – in the pool and in life. Jim Wood Here are just some of the accomplishments you helped make a reality in 2015: Chuck Wielgus – Chief Executive Officer • Make a Splash, the USA Swimming Foundation’s national child-focused water safety initiative provided $354,460 to support children’s swim lessons, bringing the eight year FOUNDATION STAFF total to $3.6 million in awarded grant funding! Our investment in the Make a Splash initiative continues to grow and in 2015 our programming support increased to over $1.1 Debbie Hesse – Executive Director million. We continue to make a difference in the lives of families across the nation by spreading water safety awareness and helping to get kids into the water, regardless of Carol Arnold – Foundation Project their ability to pay. Manager • The U.S. National Team received more than $560,000 from the USA Swimming Tina Dessart – Make a Splash Program Foundation to provide direct athlete support, coach incentives, and Junior National Manager Team travel. The team brought home 23 medals from the 2015 FINA World Jim Harvey – Chief Financial Officer Championship meet and earned the overall team trophy. Jill Johnson – Foundation Coordinator • For the third consecutive year, USA Swimming’s total membership has exceeded 400,000 members. With an emphasis on coach education, USA Swimming has served Shweta Shreyarthi - Make a Splash more than 8,000 coaches at regional coaching clinics since 2008. In 2015 the USA Program Coordinator Swimming Foundation was able to provide $120,000 to club development to support Scott Usher – Director of Major Gifts grassroots programming. Nicole Wilson – Annual Fund Manager

As a USA Swimming Foundation donor we want to thank you for helping to support the achievements of our athletes, budding swimmers, and the organization as a whole. Your FOUNDATION ATHLETE AMBASSADORS financial 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 annual report to further learn about the activities of the Foundation and meet some Missy Franklin of the many people who have given their time, talent, and treasure to support this sport we Rowdy Gaines love! Thank you! Sincerely, Jason Lezak Mel Stewart – Swim-a-Thon

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

P.S. 2016 has been an exciting year and we are so appreciative of your continued support. If you haven’t yet, please make a donation this year to ensure that 2016 is our most successful year ever!

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 3 Making an Impact: BART AND LINDA WEAR

he Wear Family wants to make a lasting Timpact. Having learned to swim in childhood, Bart and Linda made sure to get their children, Max and Alexa, into lessons at an early age. As Max and Alexa grew they to join in support. applaud their overall character and resolve. continued to swim and still compete today. On behalf of the USA Swimming With the opportunity to get to know some of “Our family believes in what the sport of Foundation, the Wears have opened their Team USA’s athletes personally, they realized swimming provides,” Bart shared, “namely home to friends, neighbors, and others to help that these swimmers are continuing to teamwork, discipline, and hard work. It spread awareness about the Foundation’s compete after their collegiate life and in doing provides a lot of value to kids early on, and mission and programs by hosting donor so need financial support to keep their focus stays with them as they grow.” events. In 2015, the Wears also offered a on training. As an active swimming family with a $50,000 matching gift that helped attract passion for supporting children, the Wears new donors and increase the contribution “It takes a lot of time and preparation believe that every child should learn how amounts of long time supporters. The to swim. With 10 drownings every day in to compete at the Olympics,” Bart Wear’s impact goes beyond their financial the United States, they want their financial stated. “The Foundation helps to contributions as they help to drive support to support to have an impact on combating support these athletes keeping the U.S. the USA Swimming Foundation. “We believe these statistics and help to give children an on top of the podium.” that when you get involved in a philanthropic opportunity to learn the lifesaving skill of organization you should be willing to provide swimming. The USA Swimming Foundation As Bart and his family learned more about your financial assistance to further the and its nationwide Make a Splash Initiative the USA Swimming Foundation’s dual mission goals and mission of the organization,” Bart was an obvious fit for their philanthropic of saving lives and building champions – in stated. “But more importantly, we want to efforts. the pool and in life, they knew immediately be a good representative of the organization In addition to their focus on children, the that it was an organization they wanted to and espouse its values and encourage members of the Wear Family love sports support, and in 2013 Bart and Linda became others to get involved.” The USA Swimming and elite competition. As they became USA Swimming Foundation Trustees. Through Foundation is honored to have the Wear more involved in the sport, they gained an this role they support the USA Swimming family as an advocate and partner in the appreciation for how committed swimming’s Foundation financially but also promote the mission to save lives and build champions – in National Team athletes are to the sport and mission, raise awareness, and recruit others the pool and in life.

4 | BUILDING Champions, FOR LIFE A New Partner: MISSY lympian. Contagious Smile. Amazing Missy’s Mom, DA, did not learn how OSpeed. Positivity. World and American to swim as a child, and therefore has Record Holder. always been uncomfortable in and FRANKLIN There are many words and phrases that around the water. She didn’t want Missy can be used to describe Missy Franklin. In to experience the fear she carries with September of 2015, the USA Swimming her, so she put her into swim lessons Foundation was pleased to add one at a young age where she thrived and more: Ambassador. With the start of her continued to get faster and faster. This professional career, a partnership with the relationship gives Missy a firsthand USA Swimming Foundation was a natural fit understanding of the importance of for both Missy and the organization. learning to swim, and her contagious positive energy and national influence “From the first moment I became will be transformational as the USA aware of the USA Swimming Swimming Foundation increases Foundation, I’ve been so impressed by awareness and fundraising efforts to its impact in teaching children how to support the next generation of new swimmers and Olympic champions. swim and learn to be safer around the Together, Missy and her mom filmed water,” Missy said. a public service announcement for the USA Swimming Foundation, which “They’ve also been great supporters of was released in 2016. In the PSA, Missy the U.S. National Team. I really wanted to and DA share their personal story and get involved to help the Foundation reach encourage families to find, get, or give its lofty, but achievable, goals to increase a swim lesson. The USA Swimming donations that will keep the U.S. National Foundation is proud to welcome Missy Team atop the podium, and by 2017, provide Franklin as our newest ambassador and swim lessons for more than 1 million children we look forward to her future successes - annually.” in the pool and in life.

Six Olympic Medals (5 gold, 1 bronze) 16 World Championship medals World record holder in the 200m backstroke American record holder in the 100m backstroke

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 5 annual report 2015

The John Wayne Cancer Foundation Melinda Wolff Dr. James N. Johnson and Ms. Tristin and Martin Mannion* Rich and Pennie Young* Catherine Stutzner*^ Risk Management Services, Inc.* Pia and Jimmy Zankel* The Kaune Family* The Robert J. Gunterberg Charitable Elizabeth and Michael Zuppone* Dillard and Adrienne Kirby* Foundation* Dr. Catherine M. Knox* Timothy and Lauren Robinson $1000 - $2,499 Mike and Laura Koerner* In Memory of William A. Vicik* Ray and Buffie Anderson* Peter Kohnstamm* The USA Swimming Foundation Gail and Irv Weintraub* Carol Arnold* Dr. Joseph and Maureen Koziol* would like to thank the many Pat and John Wilson* Katy Arris-Wilson and Kevin Wilson*^ Gay Lupski generous donors who make our Peter and Marsha Wolfson* Susie Atwood*^ David and Kristin Marsh*^ Jim Wood*^ The Barnicoat Family*^ Mark Matsock* work possible. David and Darcey Baron Matthew Mauriello* $2,500 - $4,999 Scott and Elizabeth Bertschi Dan McAllen* Due to space limitations, we have included only those Peter and Margaret Allen* Erika Binger* Helen McDermid* gifts totaling $100 or more, received January 1, 2015 – The America Group, LLC* George E. Block, Jr.* Dr. Scott and Mrs. Arlene McDonald* Micheal Beauchamp and Mary Ruppe Elizabeth Blok Teri McKeever and Jerry Romani*^ December 31, 2015. Michael Boyle Al and Sandi Blumit* Lucinda McRoberts* The USA Swimming Foundation is a tax-exempt Frank and Patty Busch*^ Linda and Dick Boettcher* Irene Joyce and Tony Melchior* organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Steve Butterfield* Drs. Barbara and Rene Bollier* Lindsay and Michael Mintenko*^ Revenue Code Federal Tax I.D. 72-1581977 Colonel Bill Cope* Tom Boyle* Karen Moe Humphreys*^ Walter N. Davis* Robert Broyles* Caroline Morini Bianzino John and Julie Dussliere*^ Mark and Jan Bundy* Michael and Susan Murrey* $250,000+ Donald Graham David and Mary Coddington* Nation’s Captial Class of 2015* Joseph B. Gould Foundation+* Tom Hackett Pat DiBiase* Michael and Kaori Nebgen Phillips 66 Tyler Hummel Elizabeth Donan Heidi and Dale Neuburger* USA Swimming Yuni Irawan James and Sally Dowdle* Millie Nygren* Thomas M. Jones* Patrick and Jeanne Dwyer* Oliphant Family Donor Advised $25,000 - $99,999 Ronald G. Kaminski* Matt and Michelle Farrell* Fund at the Rancho Santa Fe Alex and Olga Blavatnik+* Kevin R. Kearns* Jeremy and Jennifer Ferguson Foundation* Tim and Jennifer Buckley+* Amanda and Tom Lister* Patrick and Barbara Finley* Mark and Cynthia Oliva The Copses Family Foundation+* Stephen Little* David and Helena Finley Christine Pearson* The Elizabeth and Barets O. Benjamin Charitable Bill and Donna Maxson* Price Fishback and Pamela Slaten* Mary and Mike Plant*^ Foundation Jennifer May Brandon and Leanne Franklin* Richard and Virginia Prybell Tom Holmberg+* David P. Meagher, Jr. MD* Rowdy and Judy Gaines*^ Amy Psalmonds Richardson* Dan and Paris Jacobs* Robert and Kathy Mendez* Marcel Gani and Lisa Buese Gani*^ Mark Pugliese and Susan Campbell* Carolyn Dirks and Brett Dougherty+* Dr. Jim and Patty Miller*^ Janis Goldfeder Matthew Rees* Marriott International, Inc. John and Kay Morse* Cecil and Yvonne Gordon* Ross and Kaari Reichard* Miriam and Jim Mulva+* New Jersey Swimming, Inc* Jeff Gudman* John Rieger Anonymous* Michael and Amy Nordmann* Ted and Lee Haartz* Heather Rietz* Julie and Jay Van Cleave+* Jane and Stefan Ott* Bobby Hackett and Diane Kenny*^ Jim and Carolyn Ryan* Bart and Linda Wear+* David and Edlyn Pursell* Dr. Ken and Karen Haller*^ Amy Saribalas Scott Rodeo M.D. and Christine Kelly and Clark Hammond in Memory John and Leanne Sauerland*^ $10,000-$24,999 Frissora-Rodeo M.D.*^ of Rich Robinson* Gloria Schuldt* American Express - USA Swimming Greg and Marti Rosenbaum* Hank and Suzanne Haney* Michael and Barbara Schwartz* Bob and Judy Burlingham* Summer Sanders Schlopy*^ James and Deborah Harvey* David and Maya Shackley* Deloitte Services LP The Sauerland Foundation* Jim and Denise Hasskamp Jim and Debbie Sheehan* El Pomar Foundation* Wayne and Mary Shulby* Mark and Anne Herzberg* David and Janice Sims*^ F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Joe and Jayne Spittler* Debbie Hesse* Nicole Singh and Janice Obermann Missy Franklin / Speedo* Stupp Bros. Bridge and Iron Co. Mark Hesse* Kenneth and Anna Smith Jeff and Jeri Marshburn*^ Foundation* Stu and Vickie Hixon* Nancy Soares P&G Youth Sports Fund Grant Sun Devil Swimming Association* The Hoffman Family* Tod Spieker* Pollo Tropical Susan and Ken Tarter* Pat and Diane Hogan* Dan and Tracey Stephenson*^ TYR Sport Tom Ugast* Amy and John Hoppenrath* Tiffany and Mel Stewart*^ George and Marsha Ward* Imagine Swimming, Inc.* Stacie Stivers $5,000 - $9,999 James and Laure’ Whiteley Doug and Susie Ingram*^ Bruce and Patty Stratton* Bryan and Pamela Bloom* Chuck and Nancy Wielgus* Craig Jackson and Mary Jo Swalley*^ Christine and Kevin Chessen* Nick and Loryn Winer Tracy Mack-Jackson Mike and Lisa Unger* 6 | BUILDING Champions, FOR LIFE Every effort has been made for accuracy. Please * Denotes 2015 Champions Club Member direct any questions or comments to the USA + Denotes Trustee Swimming Foundation. ^Denotes National Team Alumni donor honor roll 2015

Eileen and Paul Unruh* Marcia and David Benjamin GOLDEN GOGGLE Ron and Jackie Van Pool* Philip Bergey AWARDS Bob and Erin Vincent* Leland Bisbee Colette Vogell Danielle Blair Sue and Randy Watts* Inna Blavatnik Teri and Larry White* Blue Wave and Ripple Swim Team Dave and Barbara Wiederecht* Margaret Bolling Irene Wielgus* Michael and Jan Boyle Colina Yip* Wes and Cristy Bratton The USA Swimming Foundation would like to thank the following individuals Wendy and Saul Zales Christopher and Susan Brown and organizations for sponsoring a table at USA Swimming’s 2015 Golden Goggle Steven Brown Awards, which benefitted the USA Swimming Foundation. $500 - $999 Timothy J. Buckley III Tony Bartle^ Patricia Buffett Russ Bookbinder Ben Carlin Robert and Shannon Burrow Julie Carpenter Central Bucks High School East Cindy Cawley Swimming and Diving Team City of Alexandria Swim Team Kathy and Tom Collins Randy Clark Denise Decker Columbia Grammar and Preparatory Gold Table Sponsors: Bronze Table Sponsors: Dick and Lucy Duncan School Arena North America Hal W. Brown Gregory Eggert Chris Coneeney AT&T Bryan Cave HRO Richard Ellis Scott and Lynda Conkel Alex and Olga Blavatnik Dodd Technologies, Inc. Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation (EHTF) Glenn and Lori Coward Paul and Mary Favaro Denna Culpepper BMW Hospital for Special Surgery Fitter and Faster Swim Tour James D’Ambrosio Cerave - Valeant Pharmaceuticals Indiana Swimming Inc. George and Alison Geanon Matt Davis International Omega Marcena Hendrix David Dawson and Susan Guyett Marriott International, Inc. Mike and Dia Rianda John Jones Tom and Edie Dean Richard Korhammer^ Tina and Kevin Dessart Mutual of Omaha Risk Management Services, Inc. Scott and Margo Leightman DeWitt Insurance Agency, Inc. Myrtha Pools USA Southern California Swimming Ann Lutzker Pamela Dickens Phillips 66 Sports Graphics David Manley David DiNardo Steve and Claudia Mitchell F. and B. Dommen Speedo Team Unify Catherine Nabulsi Kirrene Donaldson TYR Sport United States Olympic Committee Network For Good Van Donkersgoed United States Sports Insurance Kent Nicholas Anonymous Donor Silver Table Sponsors: Company, LLC Jim Scannell Karl Dostal Southern California Swimming in Brendan Dougher and Marianne The Copses Family Foundation Honor of Robin Smith Brigham NBC Sports Group John and Karen Stringer Wendy Eider and Wasserman Foundation Truist Barry Bernfeld Dr. Josh White Dana Elam Becky Wolf Stephanie Elkins^ Marivic and John Wrobel Kerry Ellett Debbie Zimmerman Sebastian Escarfuller Scott Zolinski Brent Ewert Ron and Maria Fattal $100 - $499 Tiffiny Ferrell Adirondack Swimming Peter and Dani Fink Graeme B. Badger Ruth Flint Thomas and Lillian Bailey Robert and Victoria Foster Baker Roofing Company Jim Fox Matthew Barager^ Sydney Fox Susan Baughman William Galyean Joyce Baynes Shannon Gillespy^ Mike and Cynthia Begley Laurisa Goergen The Benevity Community Impact Fund Greg and Lisa Greenwalt * Denotes 2015 Champions Club Member USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 7 + Denotes Trustee ^Denotes National Team Alumni annual report 2015

Erick Newton In-Kind Donors Lindsay and Michael Mintenko Noe Pond Club Nathan Adrian Mutual of Omaha David and Jennifer Nore Arena North America Phillips 66 James O’Neill Carol Arnold PrimeSport Stephen Ott and Ruth Giles-Ott Paul and Marilyn Asmuth Greg and Marti Rosenbaum Ronald Owens AT&T San Antonio Sports Kathy Parker Al and Sandi Blumit Speedo Mary Jane Sears Parks^ Tim and Jennifer Buckley Sport Graphics $100 - $499 Continued Mike and Susie Paul Capital Genealogy TYR Sport Bob Griffiths Thomas Paullin Cerave - Valeant Pharmaceuticals United States Olympic Committee Michael and Deborah Groenhout Ruth Peters International University of Notre Dame Cathy Groff Richard Pfeifer Cirque du Soleil Chuck and Nancy Wielgus The Gullquist Family Phong Pham Grossman Dermatology Debbi Guthrie Don Pierce Gary Hall, Jr. Matching Gift Companies Rob and Thekla Hagenbuch Cathy Pieroni Jessica Hardy Meichtry American Express Gift Matching Jeanne and Robert Hansen Stephen Plapp Insurance Office of America Program Andrew and Janet Hart Tony Popp International Swimming Hall of Fame Costco Wholesale Executive Match Jim and Kim Harvey^ Lori Potts The John Wayne Cancer Foundation General Electric Company Melissa and Roger Hellervik-Bing Buddy and Laurie Pylitt JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery GlaxoSmithKline John and Carole Hirschmann Jennifer Ridge Mike Lewis Microsoft Jim and Priscilla Holcomb Robin Riutta Stephen Little Salesforce Robert and Vycke Horback John and Beth Robinson Marriott International, Inc. United Technologies Brad Horner^ John and Nancy Roy David Houck Erin Schwab Tim Husson Elizabeth Schwartz Paul and Elizabeth Huston WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A Rich and Patti Sears Margaret and John Iwanicki USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION James Sharp Robert and Ellen Jackson^ Brian Shepherd Loretta Jackson-Williams and James E. Williams, Jr. Thomas Sims Thomas and Anne Jagodits TRUSTEE Jeff and Leann Smith Dan Jayne Stephen and Eileen Smith SA Swimming Foundation Trustees are an Stephen and Anne Jeffries^ Michael Smythe exceptional group of advocates and leaders whose G. Nadine Jesionek U Gregory Spire Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk vision helps to shape the future of swimming in the Bill Stephens Kirsten Kaisner-Duncan United States. To date, the Foundation has nine Trustee Aaron and Lindsay Stewart Casey Keiber families who give time, talent, and treasure to help Darryl and Christine Stich Bob and Cory Keller save lives and build champions-in the pool and in life. James and Joy Stromski Pat and Liz Kelley Tara Tiernan Each Trustee is asked to pledge a minimum charitable Debbie Kennon Nancy and Natalie Tuck investment of $100,000 over four years. Carol Kerr Christa Vogt Trustees also generate support through advocacy and Mark Ketterer Kelly Voight awareness. They convene once a year with the Executive William Kirkner Stephanie Walsh Beilman^ Eric Knorr Director and other USA Swimming Foundation staff. By Derek Weaver Dayna Kuhar 2017, we hope to grow the Trustee group to 15 members Ronald and Marcia Webb Lee Camene Insurance Agency LLC strong. Marie Weferling Henry Liles Wendy and Rick Weil^ When Trustees agree to support the USA Swimming Laura Lindeman Patrick Weiss Foundation they are asked to: Miriam Lynch James and Ginger Whelan Marshall College Preparatory School Steve and Lisa Whitaker • Promote the mission of the USA Swimming Bob Maxson Beth Wichman and Michael Feigen Janice McCaffrey Foundation Noel Williams Michael and Janet McDermott • Advocate on behalf of the Foundation locally and Joshua Williamson Stephen and Margaret Browne^ nationally Nicole Wilson Georgiana Morrissey Jacqueline Witherspoon • Raise awareness about the USA Swimming Aaron Moser Ed and Randi Woodbury Foundation and support athletes at all levels National Financial Services, Inc. Katherine Woznek • Host special events and gatherings Elizabeth R. Neblett

8 | BUILDING Champions, FOR LIFE Every effort has been made for accuracy. Please * Denotes 2015 Champions Club Member direct any questions or comments to the USA + Denotes Trustee Swimming Foundation. ^Denotes National Team Alumni THANKS to our OFFICIAL SPONSORS

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

Thank you for your partnership.

* Denotes 2015 Champions Club Member USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 9 + Denotes Trustee ^Denotes National Team Alumni make a splash grant recipient profile

2015 KATY Aquatics Swimmers “Emmanuel (Manny, to his friends) and Estefania are brother and sister. Estefania is a little older and quickly learned how to swim all 4 strokes. KATY Manny had just started learning Freestyle and Backstroke. He worked hard and never missed a single lesson, AQUATICS desperately wanting to catch up to Katy, TX his older sister. In the third month of their scholarship, Manny finally did just that-he rang the bell and hopped into the lane with his sister. Being in the same lane was great for both of them - Manny was so glad to be learning the earning to swim is an important skill same things as his sister; Estefania saw Lin the Katy community, where families how hard he was working and began are often at the pool during the majority of helping him when needed. the year. Swimming isn’t just a great form These siblings go to different schools, of exercise, it’s also a lifesaving skill. The have different friends, and enjoy USA Swimming Foundation was proud to different hobbies, but they both love support KATY Aquatics with a 2015 grant to swimming. They both worked very help provide free and reduced cost lessons to hard to learn how to swim - not just as children in the local community. a potentially lifesaving skill, but also The children from KATY Aquatics learn for the enjoyment of the sport. They more than safety skills like floating and learned important safety tips for being kicking to the wall, or even correct strokes. in the water, how to swim each stroke They also learn how to work hard towards correctly, and what it means to set a achieving their goals, how to not give up goal and accomplish it. They would not when they don’t understand something, how have had this opportunity if it had not to keep a positive attitude, and how to form been for the USA Swimming Make a relationships based on hard work and respect. Photos from our Make a Splash Local Partners Splash Grant.“ KATY Aquatics shared the following story from their 2015 learn to swim program.

10 | BUILDING Champions, FOR LIFE 2015 GRANT RECIPIENTS

5 Cities Swim School Asotin County Family Aquatic Center In 2015, the USA Swimming Foundation Belle Chasse YMCA awarded 67 grants, totaling $354,470 to Make Bonner Springs Family YMCA Boys and Girls Club of Paterson & Passaic a Splash Local Partners in 24 states across the Bridgeport YMCA country! Thank you to all the USA Swimming Brigantine Aquatic Center Foundation Make a Splash Local Partners for Chatham County Aquatic Center Chicago Park District making the world a safer place by saving lives Cincinnati Recreation Foundation through swim lessons! City of Bakersfield Recreation and Parks City of Detroit City of Fort Lauderdale City of Spokane Parks and Recreation City of West Palm Beach Derby Recreation Commission Unsinkables Program Detroit Swims YMCA District 196 Community Education Aquatics Program Englewood Parks & Recreation Department First Colony Swim Team The Gateway Family YMCA The Gift of Swimming Grand Rapids Novi Sad Learn to Swim Harris County Aquatics Program Haslam Family Club University Boys & Girls Club HEAT Swimming Holland Community Aquatic Center Hunterdon YMCA HYCAT @ Charleston, Inc. Swimming Irving ISD Swim Safe, City of Irving Johnston YMCA Jordan YMCA KATY Aquatics Laramie Recreation Center Little Fishes Swim School Manitou Pool & Fitness Center Metro Chicago YMCA Metro YMCA of the Oranges Muskegon Family YMCA Newark YMCA and Greater Vicinity Northside Independent School District Pikes Peak Athletics Plainfield Division of Parks and Recreation Rahway YMCA Ransburg YMCA Raritan Valley YMCA San Antonio Parks and Recreation Sarah Heinz House SEASTARS Aquatics Swim Team Soma Aquatics Foundation South Side YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Sun Country Sports Center Swim Gym Swim Strong Foundation, Inc. SwimRVA SwimVantage Swim School Thelma Lovette YMCA Treasure Valley Family YMCA Valley of the Moon Aquatics Wabash YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago West Cook YMCA Westfield Area YMCA YMCA of Broome County YMCA of Burlington and Camden County YMCA of the Capital AreaUSA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 11 YMCA of Greater Houston YWCA Evanston/North Shore 2015 Make a Splash Tour Presented by Phillips 66

Pictured Lto R: , Cullen Jones, Jessica Hardy, Rowdy Gaines

Jessica Hardy at Chicago Tour Stop Conor Dwyer at Chicago Tour Stop

4 Cities. 5 Athletes. 1 Very Important Message.

ach year, in an effort to raise national Eawareness about the importance of learning to swim, the USA Swimming in the pool with children of all ages to introduce included a stop at Wrigley Field where Cullen Foundation embarks on a national awareness them to the water and start them on their way and Conor threw out the first pitch and led tour which visits cities across America to to learning how to swim. the crowd in “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” spread the lifesaving message of learn-to- The Make a Splash Tour stops are designed during the seventh inning stretch at a Cubs swim. 2015 marked the seventh year of the to promote the importance of learn-to-swim game, the creation of a 3-D pool at Pioneer Make a Splash Tour presented by Phillips 66, nationwide and to the local community, as Court on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, a press which has visited 40 cities nationwide. well as to promote our Make a Splash Local conference, and visits to eight Chicago-area In 2015 the Tour stopped in four cities. Partner organizations that teach swimming pools to encourage parents and children to Olympians and USA Swimming Foundation lessons. Tour stops include town hall meetings sign-up for swim lessons. Ambassadors Cullen Jones and Rowdy Gaines, with the USA Swimming Foundation, Phillips The 2015 tour was a great success and visited pools in Freeport TX, Alliance LA, and 66, our USA Swimming Foundation Athlete generated national media coverage for the San Antonio TX. They were joined in Chicago IL, Ambassadors, local community leaders, local importance of learning to swim. Special by fellow Olympians Jessica Hardy, Conor Dwyer, swim lesson providers, parents, and community thanks to Phillips 66 for their amazing and - all of whom hopped members. support. Chicago, the largest of the 2015 Tour stops,

12 | BUILDING Champions, FOR LIFE 2015 2015 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$7.2 (Rosebowl MILLION Aquatics) in 2014 815,243 $354,470 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 $360,000 Number of USA 18,347 Swimming Amount donated from Club teams to Foundation grants the USA Swimming Foundation Number of scholarships provided to awarded to Make a families as a result of the Foundation’s Splash Local Make a Splash grant funding 67 Partners 546

USA Swimming Club teams 13,127,090 participated in 2015 Media impressions through the Make A Splash Tour presented by Phillips 66. $135,184

Amount raised by top fundraising team (Rosebowl Aquatics) in 2015

ROSE BOWL AQUATICS 2015 Swim-a-Thon Contest Winner

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 13 The Man Behind the Team: TOM UGAST

atie Ledecky. 13 facilities. Five US KNational Team members. A Swim School. More than 1,850 swimmers program- wide. And did we mention ? When you think of swimming programs in the United States, the Nation’s Capital and make sure the business side of the club is Tom has become a vocal advocate for Swim Club (NCAP) in Washington DC has to covered so that our coaches can do what they the USA Swimming Foundation and in 2015 be among the top performers. In 2015, for do best – coach.” he, along with USA Swimming Foundation the second consecutive year, NCAP earned Through his involvement with NCAP, Tom Board Member Paris Jacobs, hosted an event the top position in the USA Swimming gets to see the work of the USA Swimming to spread awareness of the Foundation’s Club Excellence program, recognizing the Foundation from both work and cultivate organization’s highest-performing clubs in the learn-to-swim and new donors. “The the development of athletes 18 years and the elite performance more that we can younger. Since 2013, Tom Ugast has served as programing. Tom says, communicate what the chief executive officer of NCAP. “We want kids to be safe the Foundation A collegiate swimmer, Tom stepped onto first, then we teach them does the better off the deck as an age group coach in the early how to get through the we’re going to be,” 1980s. He left swimming for a career in water. NCAP has gotten Tom said. “It’s a printing and publishing, but always stayed involved with some of compelling mission in touch with the swimming community and the local communities and we walked away the coaches with whom he had cultivated who simply do not have from that event with relationships over the years. When he the resources to teach several donations returned to the pool his business experience kids how to swim, so we and new Foundation transferred well into running a swim club. “My work with them to try to give every child the Champions Club members.” Tom’s advocacy role as CEO is to make sure we’ve got enough opportunity to be safer around the water. not only helps to spread the mission of the money to pay our bills,” Tom explained. “I Once safe, we want to get these kids to the USA Swimming Foundation, but his leadership make sure we have the resources to send highest level of sport possible, but it has to helps the coaches at NCAP to save lives and checks for meet entries, take care of payroll, start with simply learning to swim.” build champions everyday.

14 | BUILDING Champions, FOR LIFE Alumnus and Ambassador: JASON LEZAK

ason Lezak won eight Olympic medals Jover the span of four . He is a former American record holder in the 100m freestyle. And famously swam the anchor leg in the incredible 2008 Olympic 4x100 free relay where Jason chased down the world record holder, France’s Alain Bernard in work of the Foundation he wanted to get amazing to see what happens when you help the final meters to secure the gold medal for involved. “I experienced the national team people continue on in the sport to reach their the USA and keep history- support which was absolutely necessary to full potential.” making eight-gold medal streak alive. This support my post-collegiate career and as a Jason and his wife Danielle, put their three race still holds the world record in the event. father of three, the saving lives piece has kids now six, four, and six months old, into Jason retired after the 2012 Olympic games taken on a very personal meaning,” he says. swimming lessons early. “We wanted to be but continues to be an active participant in “It was a no-brainer to get involved.” sure they were comfortable in the water and the sport by working with various camps and As swimmers continue to stay in the didn’t have the chance to develop a fear of clinics all across the sport for longer and the water,” he said. country. “It’s been a lot longer after college, His kids fuel his personal passion for the of fun to work with the the financial support saving lives side of the Foundation’s mission, younger generation and from USA Swimming but Jason has also been inspired by others. In share not only what I and the USA Swimming his work for the Foundation he has met many learned in the pool but Foundation is vital to Trustees, Champions Club members, and also how I grew outside support the type of donors at all levels. He has been impressed the pool; they hear the training required to be by their passion for the Foundation’s ups and downs of my an elite athlete. “Most mission. “These people are generous with story,” Jason said. “I people outside the sport their donations, but it goes beyond that,” swam competitively don’t realize that it’s Jason says. “They do it for a reason and they for 31 years so I have a lot of knowledge, and a very limited amount of swimmers that really try to spread awareness by telling I really enjoy giving back to the sport in this get sponsorships,” Jason says. “All the other their friends, and bringing more support way. It’s a lot of fun.” swimmers rely on that monthly stipend to the Foundation. You can tell that they Jason also gives back to the sport by serving to keep going. I had my best swim at 32, are passionate, they definitely make an as an ambassador for the USA Swimming I wouldn’t have been able to do that if I impression, and inspire me to want to be Foundation. As he learned more about the couldn’t afford to keep swimming. It’s pretty involved.”

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 15 2015 Recap

wim-a-Thon™ is a fun and easy way to Sraise money for your swim team! Over the last 10 years, Swim-a-Thons have generated more than $46.5 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 or the second year in a row Rose Bowl proceeds from each Swim-a-Thon to FAquatics won the Swim-a-Thon Contest support learn-to-swim opportunities for Grand Prize and an incredible prize package, every child in America and to support including a personal visit to their club by to our U.S. National Team. The benefits Olympic medalist Elizabeth Beisel! teams receive by hosting a Swim-a-Thon With a spin of the contest prize wheel medalist Elizabeth Beisel, plus a year’s worth include: access to administrative tools the 2015 grand prize recipient was chosen of licensing fees from the SwimOffice™ Team like the Swim-a-Thon Dashboard for easy from the Gold Medal contest finalists which Management online platform, provided by online registration and event management included Seward Tsunami Swim Club (Seward, USA Swimming Foundation’s official online and the robust online fundraising platform AK), Nu Wave Swim Club (New Orleans, LA), fundraiser, TeamUnify. through TeamUnify, Swim-a-Thon Deck Front Range Barracudas (Broomfield, CO), and 546 teams with more than 48,000 Pass Patches, incentive awards, prizes, Rose Bowl Aquatics (Pasadena, CA). These swimmers participated in the 2015 USA and entry into our national Swim-a-Thon teams earned the most contest points in Swimming Foundation’s Swim-a-Thon contest, contest, and more. The added bonus is their respective club size categories between making 2015 the most successful year yet. that our participating teams feel good November 2014 – December 2015. As a whole, Swim-a-Thon efforts nationwide knowing that 5% of every dollar raised Each of our Gold Medal prize winners raised more than $7.2 million dollars for goes back to support the sport we all love - received prize packages that included a USA Swimming club programs and, with 5% swimming! Learn more at: customized Deck Pass Patch, a gift certificate of funds raised going to support the USA usaswimmingfoundation.org/swimathon. to host a celebration pizza party, and a $200 Swimming Foundation, more than $360,000 Congratulations to all USA Swimming Visa gift card, compliments of TeamUnify. will support programs that save lives and build Club teams and organizations who In addition to their Gold Medal prize champions - in the pool and in life. participated in 2015, together you raised package, Rose Bowl Aquatics will receive more than $7.2 million! a personal visit to their club from Olympic

16 | BUILDING Champions, FOR LIFE Chairman of the Board: BILL MAXSON

ill Maxson joined his first competitive Bswim team at four or five years old; he has been involved with the sport ever since. As a swimmer at Cornell College in Iowa, he talking about the mission of saving lives and children and families across the county by started coaching for summer league and high building champions,” Bill recalls. spreading awareness and helping to get kids school teams. Post graduation he spent the into the water, we are breaking the cycle.” next 8 years as a full-time coach on small “Something that we all agreed on Bill’s own advocacy has played a big role teams before getting married and settling from the start was that it had to be by introducing new donors and advocates to down in St. Louis. building champions both in and out of the work of the USA Swimming Foundation. When Bill left the pool deck he continued the pool. I never was an elite or Olympic In 2015, Bill gave a brief presentation about to be involved with the sport serving as caliber swimmer. But I think you still the Foundation and his involvement with general chairman of his local LSC, a zone rep, pick up the discipline, the organizational his colleagues at The America Group, where national administrative vice president, and skills, the stick-to-itiveness and many Bill serves as managing partner. “I figured I then starting in 1990, as president of USA other positive things you get from should let them know why I am involved and Swimming. Currently Bill serves as chairman swimming. These life skills have certainly what I spend my time and energy working of the USA Swimming Foundation’s Board of aided me in my business career.” on,” Bill said. He asked that, instead of a Directors. traditional Christmas present, his co-workers His passion for the sport is obvious to those The saving lives side of the Foundation’s make a donation to the USA Swimming who meet him, “I love the sport,” Bill said. “I mission holds particular importance for Foundation on behalf of the company. put a whole lot into it, but the friendships, Bill. The fact that only 13% of children from His colleagues pitched in and joined the learning, and skill development I’ve gained non-swimming families will learn to swim Champions Club at the Patron level with a from the sport are worth so much more. is something he wants to change. “If we donation of $2,500. One co-worker decided Swimming does so many positive things for can affect change here, we can change the the mission of the Foundation made a lot of those who choose to be involved.” whole paradigm, and in 10, 20, or 30 years sense and joined individually as a Champions Bill’s tenure on the USA Swimming Board we won’t have nearly as many people who Club Benefactor ($5,000). Bill has served the of Directors predates the founding of the USA have not been exposed to swimming - we USA Swimming Foundation since 2010 and Swimming Foundation. “I remember the first can truly change the future,” Bill stated. we are so pleased to have him as our leader discussions about the Foundation. We were “The Foundation is making a difference for and advocate.

USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 17 FINANCIAL REVENUE INFORMATION $1,200,000

$600,000 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES (for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015)

$0 REVENUE Donations/Grants $819,283 ($200,000) Corporate Sponsorships $440,000 $175,000 EXPENSES Swim-a-Thon $363,557 EXPENSES USA Swimming Fundraising Support (1) $1,131,107 Investment Return ($105,300) STATEMENT OF Other Income $39,360 FINANCIAL POSITION Total $2,863,007 (for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015)

EXPENSES Program Services $2,001,661 ASSETS Fundraising $875,114 Cash $2,443,734 Management & General $433,792 Endowment Investments $9,757,491 Total $3,310,567 Pledges (net) $4,239,688 Receivables $240,463 TOTAL CHANGE IN NET ASSETS ($447,560) Prepaid Expenses $42,081 Net Assets Beginning of the Year $17,251,960 Property and Equipment (net) $141,547 Net Assets End of the Year $16,804,400 Other Assets $120,000 Total Assets $16,985,004 PROGRAM SERVICES PROGRAM SERVICES

(1) USA Swimming Support: LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Accounts Payable $16,840 534,727 In-Kind Staff Support Accrued Expenses $53,353 300,000 Fundraising Deferred Revenue $110,411 140,000 Make a Splash Net Assets $16,804,400 156,380 National Team Competition Endowment Total Liabilities and Net Assets $16,985,004 1,131,107 Total

18 | BUILDING Champions, FOR LIFE The USA Swimming Foundation needs YOU to continue to grow and support the sport of swimming. There are several ways you can get involved and make us your charity:

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USA SWIMMING FOUNDATION | 19 MISSION STATEMENT The USA Swimming Foundation raises funds to support programs that save lives and build champions - in the pool and in life.

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