Call to Order: The House of Delegates was called to order by General Chairman Steve Carroll at 7:35 PM at the Omni Hotel, New Haven, CT.

Present Board members: Ken Block, Steve Carroll, Clark Cooper, Ed Doernberger, Brian Gordon, Ann Hughes, Ellen Johnston, Bill Krumm, Susan Lecza, Dave Reilly, Bill Repass, Barry Silver and Judy Snow.

Absent Board members: Jeff Allen, Nick Cavataro, Mary Anne Condon, Larry Frost, Haley Ottenbreit and Meg Whitaker.

Also present: Sue Anderson (USA-S) Nan Cooper, Omar Cruz (ZEUS), Sean Farrell (CDEV), Chris Kelley (VSYM), Cathy Koelle (CAML), Ellen Lang (SHEL), Jim Liguori (WCYM), Nanci Liscinsky (RRST), David Liscinsky (RRST), Skip Nitardy (PSDY), Christine Pelham (CAML) and Tim Quill (SNCO).

Approval of Agenda: The agenda was approved as published.

Adoption of Minutes: A motion to approve the minutes of May 20, 2003 was made, seconded and approved.

Welcome/ Announcements/ Chairman’s Report: Steve welcomed Sue Pitt Anderson, USA Swimming Sport Development Coordinator. This House of Delegates meeting is the kick-off event for tomorrow's USA Swimming Swimposium.

The following information is in addition to the written reports each officer submitted.

Administrative Vice-Chair: Clark Cooper reported that the Administration Division is currently reviewing the CSI bylaws and any revisions to the bylaws will be presented at the May House of Delegates. 85 athletes were named Scholar-Athletes and will be honored at the annual awards banquet. Clark announced two new appointments: Ed Doernberger, Counsel at Large and Dan Zeek, Publicity.

Treasurer: Sue Lecza distributed financials through September 2003. 2002 financials were consistent with 2003 year end. Sue is available to answer any questions.

Finance Vice-Chair: Ken Block reported that the CSI Investment Portfolio has increased 7% from January 1, 2003. Ken would like to increase revenue by obtaining corporate sponsorships.

Age Group Committee Chair: Barry Silver welcomed Nanci Liscinsky and Tom Behn to the Age Group Committee. All Age Group Committee meetings are open and anyone is welcome to add his/her name to the email list and receive mailings regarding committee business. LC State Championships was a success. The timeline was good and new volunteers were recruited. Regional Championships went to three meets and will probably remain as such for LC 2004. Age Group Committee will be working with Program Operations to come up with a set of standards for Regional Championship meet hosts. State Championships has been renamed "Age Group Championships" effective with the 2004 SC season. 97 athletes attended the LC Zone meet and the team finished 8^th overall. Participation was up nearly 50%. A Zone Team task force has been organized and preliminary goals are to write job descriptions and a policy and procedure manual for zones. Nanci Liscinsky and Brooks Ensor will chair the task force and would like more members; please contact Nanci if interested. An age group camp (Catch the Spirit) revival has been led by Sue Lecza. A very successful camp was run last spring and another is planned for this fall. The Age Group Committee initiated and supported the Officials Committee revision of the CT Scratch Procedure and Fly-Over Starts. Finally, the committee recommended and received approval for the Adapted Swim Policy.

Senior Committee Chair: No report.

Program Development Division Vice-Chair: Bill Krumm reports that the Program Development Committee is working well together and has been productive. Major revisions were made to championship meets and these will be carried into the 2004 SC season. Program Development is looking forward to input from coaches attending the Long-Range Planning coach meeting to be held at the Swimposium this weekend.

Program Operations Vice-Chair: No report.

Technical Planning Committee Chairs: Dave Reilly welcomed new committee member, Omar Cruz. Dave encouraged coaches to email the committee with ideas.

Coaches Representatives: Ellen Johnston stated her responsibility to act as a fair and open voice for the CSI coaches. Tim Quill was elected Senior Coach of the Year and Jon Levine was elected Age Group Coach of the Year by coaches attending the LC Senior and State Championships. Jason Paige has been elected Jr. Coach Representative.

Athletes Rep: No report.

Coach-at-Large: Brian Gordon encouraged coaches to contact him with any questions or concerns.

Safety Chair: Ann Hughes reported that she has arranged a meeting with the American Red Cross to certify more instructors. She also will be assisting Program Operations revision of the Meet Manager's Guide.

Officials Chairman: Bill Repass has updated the officials database. Currently there are 29 officials training, 105 Stroke and Turn, 40 Starters and 39 Referees. Of those, 23 are nationally certified (USA Swimming) as Stroke and Turn Judges, 3 nationally certified starters and 12 nationally certified referees. In addition, 11 are National Championship certified including 4 as starter. National certification training will be held at SC age group championships. Fly-over starts are no longer prohibited. Clark Cooper was nominated for Swimming World's Maxwell Award.

Registration Coordinator: Judy Snow reported that USA Swimming has transitioned to a new registration database. Training went smoothly. Judy reminded clubs and coaches to keep their credentials up to date.

None.

It was moved to appoint the following to the Nominating Committee: Clark Cooper, Dave Heller, Cliff Johnson, Pam Libertiny and Bill Repass. Seconded and approved.

None.

Nan Cooper