Swim Families,

It is hard to believe that our season will be starting in 23 days!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SUMMER SWIM SEASON

If you have not already done so, please register by May 15.Registration will be handled through our website. Simply go to our site and click on the “Register Now” link on the right-hand side of the page.

Registration fee is $275 per swimmer. This includes all practices, meet registration fees (SMI and City Meet fees are increasing) and the team t-shirt, as well as some other fun team activities and expenses. All payments should be made by credit card through our secure site.

Also, be sure to enter your swimmers’ t-shirt sizes for the team shirt, including how the swimmer name should appear on the back of the shirt. Our supplier is facing supply-chain issues, so we need to order earlier than normal this year.

Everything you need for registration can be accessed by clicking
the link below:

www.universityswimclub.swimtopia.com

You can also purchase parent t-shirts and UT parking passes when
you register. Parking services has asked that we order passes within the next two weeks to allow processing.

Returning families and families affiliated with UT can receive a $25 discount off the total price of registration. This includes students and employees at UT, UT Medical Center and UT Federal Credit Union. The discount code is displayed on the Payment screen near the end of the registration process. The code is GOVOLS.

LET’S CELEBRATE COACH JOE!

As you know, Coach Joe and his family will be moving to Charleston within the next few weeks. We are planning a celebration to say “thank you” for his decades-long commitment to our team and to congratulate him on his move!

Our celebration will take place on Tuesday, May 31 at the Pavilion at Marble Hall at Lakeshore Park. We will plan to kick off our festivities at 6:00 pm and will conclude by 8:00 pm. Please bring a lawn chair. We are planning to have hot dogs and cake.

We will have a basket for cards for Coach Joe and would encourage you to have your swimmers make a card or write a note to Coach Joe. Also, we will have a “treasure chest” for any gifts or gift cards.

MEET OUR COACHES

We are happy to announce that Marshall Goldman will be joining our staff as Director of Coaching and that Allie Magrino will be serving as our Head Coach. Our Full-Time Assistants will be Emma Carlton and Anna-Julia Kutsch.

Marshall is a Knoxville native and swam for University Club, Pilot Aquatic Club (now Tennessee Aquatics) and Webb School. He was a collegiate swimmer for Brandeis University (inducted into Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017). Upon his return to Knoxville, he coached summer league at the AJCC for many years, and he also served as Executive Director and Head Coach for Tennessee Aquatics, as well as a volunteer assistant for Tennessee. He has been a national team coach, coached the USA in Budapest and Israel as well as US National Select camps. Has coached kids to many different levels including one Olympian. Over the course of a coaching career, Marshall has won Tennessee State High School Coach of the Year and Southeastern Swimming Coach of the Year. He is the Director of Allan Jones Aquatic Center.

Allie is a native of Orlando, Florida, where she was a two-time State High School swimming champion. She was a decorated collegiate swimmer at the University of Idaho. She has served as both an assistant and head coach in GKAISA with View Harbour and Benington-Farrington. She has worked as a manager for UT’s Swimming and Diving Team and has served as Director of Operations for UT Tennis. She is the current Assistant Director of Operations as Allan Jones Aquatic Center.

Anna-Julia (AJ) is a rising senior at the University of Tennessee. She was a member of the 2022 SEC Championship swim team. During her collegiate career, she has won 3 SEC relay medals, one SEC individual medal, and made finals at the NCAA championships. She has taught summer swim lessons, as well as coached kids between the ages of 1 and 16. This past year, she volunteered with PE classes at Lonsdale Elementary, and she previously volunteered at a 3rd grade reading program. AJ enjoys working with kids of all ages, helping them grow as people and as athletes.

Emma is a 5^th year student and Lady Vols swimmer from Mount Vernon, Washington. She joined the Vols in May of 2021 after transferring from Texas A&M University. She has studied elementary education and is majoring in communications, with a minor in environmental studies. She has completed one semester of student teaching with 2^nd graders and has significant experience as a private swim instructor. Emma is a two-time NCAA Qualifier, a member of the USA Team at the 2017 Junior World’s Championships, a three-time Olympic Trials Qualifier, and the 2017 18-under 100 and 50 Butterfly Champion.

Coach Joe will continue to join us as his schedule permits (and expect to see JR in the pool, as well). Coach Zach Wright will join us for evening practices and for meets as his schedule permits, as well.

MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW….

Be on the lookout for information regarding our Parent Meeting,
Certified Officials training opportunities, and Junior Coaches’ Sign-ups and Training. We anticipate having all of this information available this week.

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. You can also email
the parent committee at [email protected].

We hope to see you at University Club this summer!

Coach Joe, Coach Marshall, Coach Allie and the University Swim Club Parent Committee