Subject
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Recognition of The Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club Achieving 2024 Gold Medal Status and Being Ranked #9 in the United States by USA Swimming
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Department
City Clerk/Director of Council Operations Office
Recommendation
Staff recommends Mayor and Council recognize the Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club on achieving Gold Medal Status in 2024 and being Ranked #9 in the nation by USA Swimming.
Discussion
RMSC Information
Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club (RMSC) is a joint program operated by both the City of Rockville Recreation and Parks Department at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center (RSFC) and Montgomery County Recreation Department at their sites. The team was established in 1968 at Rockville, subsequently and expanded to Montgomery County when their facilities opened. Each site provides a full program for competitive swimmers at every level from mini-team through national caliber. The Rockville RMSC site currently serves over 450 youth and teen athletes in a well supervised, year-round program that fosters principles of sportsmanship, inclusivity, wellness, healthy competition and individual development. The City and County operate independently as far as day-to-day program administration (practice time allocation, registration, fee collection, swimmer selection, coach hiring and supervision, and customer correspondence) however regularly collaborate to ensure that team philosophy, competition plans and swimmer standards have general conformity across all sites. More information at www.rockvillemd.gov/rmsc <http://www.rockvillemd.gov/rmsc> and <https://rmscswimming.com/club-profile>.
Gold Medal Award Information
Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club, a joint program with Rockville Recreation and Parks and Montgomery County recreation departments, was named by USA Swimming as the No. 9 swim team in the United States for 2024 out of 2,800 registered clubs and awarded Gold Medal Status. 18-and-under athletes were eligible to earn points through pool and open-water competition performances between September 1, 2023, and August 31, 2024 and points were tallied on a team-wide basis to determine rankings. With more than 2,000 swim teams across the United States, Gold Medal status recognizes the top 1% of those teams. More Information on the Gold Medal Award Program is available at: <https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2024/10/30/usa-swimming-recognizes-2024-25-club-excellence-recipients>
Joining the Mayor and Council to celebrate these achievements are some of the coaches and swimmers:
Coaches:
Dave Greene
Akshay Gandhi
Swimmers (All seniors in HS)
Jaden Hou
Alyssa Kwon
Giselle Yanes
Megan O’Hara
Vincent Lee
Ethan Qian
Tyler Kim
Congratulations to all the members of the facility staff, coaching staff, swimmers, parents, supporters and everyone who has contributed to the Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club in any way. This is an outstanding achievement!