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Scope:
To award Wisconsin Swimming Scholarships to active members of the Wisconsin
Swimming LSC who embody Wisconsin Swimming’s mission statement: “To champion
an inclusive and collaborative swim community supporting members and families by
providing opportunities for education, fun, leadership, personal growth and competition.”
General Information:
Two individual scholarships will be awarded annually to two graduating seniors who are
active members in the Wisconsin Swimming LSC. Each scholarship is a one-time
$1,000 award which will be sent directly to the institution each recipient plans to attend
in the fall. Recipients must be well-rounded student athletes who have demonstrated
dedication to academics, school, service and other extracurricular activities. Recipients
must have demonstrated excellence in leadership, character and sportsmanship.
Eligibility:
To be considered for a Wisconsin Swimming Scholarship award, all of the following
requirements must be met. All applicants must:
● be registered members with USA Swimming and WI Swimming who
actively participates on their club team; and
● be student-athletes in good academic standing to become a high school
graduate in the current calendar year; and
● have plans to further their education by attending a four or two year
university, college or technical school, no later than the fall of the current
year.
Essays including a cover page are due by March 31. Awards will be announced and presented at the annual awards ceremony.
Information to be included on the cover page:
● Name
● Age
● High School
● GPA
● Future plans, which should include College/University Name and intended
Academic Major/Degree
● Current swim team name
● Number of years as a member of Wisconsin Swimming
Written Essay: Applicants will be required to submit an essay of 1,000 words or less that
includes the following components:
● How the applicant has demonstrated leadership, character and
sportsmanship in and/or out of the pool.
● A description of one lesson learned from swimming, with examples of how
it has helped when applied both in and/or out of the pool.
● A description of the applicant’s plans and goals for the future.
Letter of Recommendation: A minimum of 1 letter of recommendation is required, and a
maximum of 3 will be accepted, with the following requirements:
● The author of the recommendation shall specify the nature of their
relationship to the applicant.
● Recommendations to be considered shall not be authored by family
members or teammates.
Resumé: Submittal of a resumé is not required, but may be submitted optionally.
Selection of Award Recipients: A selection panel shall be comprised as follows as
designated by the LSC General Chair:
● 2 LSC Board of Director members
● 1 community member/parent of a swimming alumnus
● an LSC state athlete rep (who is not applying for the scholarship), and
● the Senior Coach of the Year from the prior year.
Selection Process:
● Applicant names and team/club names will be kept anonymous from the
Selection Panel until the recipients have been selected.
● The Panel shall review all valid applications to select two Scholarship
award nominees.
● Award nominations by the Panel shall be submitted to the LSC Board of
Directors for approval.
Please submit your application and supporting materials to Angela Monty, Athlete
Liaison, admin@wisconsinswimming.org
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