Athlete Leadership Summit

 

October 17-18, 2026!
 

Pacific Swimming will be hosting an
In-Person Athlete Leadership Summit
to develop and promote athlete leadership
in and out of the pool.

 

Immerse yourself in an educational and fun weekend learning about the organization that governs your sport. Join us for two day long sessions the weekend of October 17-18 in Pleasant Hill, CA at the Pleasant Hill Teen Center. This event is an in-person event with an opportunity to make connections and meet other athlete reps in person!

Hope to see you there!

Saturday Sessions

Leadership Styles
Special Group Project
Nutrition Presentation
In Person Q&A with a World Champion Olympic Athlete

Sunday Session

Group Challenge
College Panel
Athlete Rep Roles & Communication
Project Presentation

We'll be covering these topics and exploring ways you can get involved with your LSC (Local Swim Committee).
Participating in both days of this event in person will be the best experience as it is a project completed over a two day period.
We'll also prepare you to participate in our Fall House of Delegates meeting the following Wednesday evening.

To sign up, reserve your free ticket (good for all sessions) and answer the questions that follow:

https://2026PacSwimAthleteSummit.eventbrite.com

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Food Drive

Once again we are hosting a Food Drive during their Athlete Summit to help the local community. Please join us in supporting their cause. There will be containers at the entrance for you to drop off items.

Some ideas of most-needed items to bring are cereal, canned tuna, peanut butter, or canned meals. Other great examples are canned or boxed pantry items like vegetables, fruits, mac n cheese, soups, pasta, oatmeal, beans, rice. We will also welcome any donations of toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste) or diapers in sizes 4, 5, or 6.

 

     

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Attending the Athlete Leadership Summit on October 15-16th of 2022 was such an honor being able to represent my team and zone. Everyone had such a great time learning lots about how to be a better leader on our teams. My favorite session was when we had the college panel in to talk to us about college recruitment and how much hard work you have to put in. I made lots of friends, being able to connect with athletes from a lot of different teams and share ideas to help each other. I would recommend to any athlete that has the chance to attend this amazing experience, to go and get a feel on how athletes can make a difference in our sport. - Bella Pflieger, Zone 4 Representative

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