DATE:	January 15, 1999

TO:		All Club Coaches and Safety Coordinators

FROM:	Roxanne Smietana, CSI Safety Coordinator

RE:		USA Safety Video

Last year, USA Swimming created a safety video.  The video was designed to focus on water safety issues during practices and during meets.  Peak Insurance, impressed with the quality of the video, agreed to finance the project and supply all swim clubs in the United States with a free copy.  Clubs needed only to fill out the form supplied at the spring House of Delegates meeting to receive their free video.  To date, only 3 clubs in Connecticut have done so (NCY, TP, WYW).

It is imperative that all clubs write in for their video and show the video to all members of their club.  Since Peak Insurance has endorsed this video, they could make failure to acquire and show this video a liability issue.  The video is only 15 minutes long but sends quite a sobering message about safety around water.  Please use the attached form and send for your copy now!