2005 USAS Convention

Last week I attended the 26^th United States Aquatic Sports (USAS) Convention for the first time. Last summer I was elected as an athlete representative so I was able to go to convention this year and vote on behalf of the divers. Ten athlete representatives along with about eight more junior divers attended. I felt that it was very productive and a great experience. It was great being a part of the decision-making process regarding changes to U.S. Diving. The days were very long with numerous meetings and a lot of debating, but by the end of it I think a lot was accomplished. U.S. Diving has made a lot of changes this past year and I truly believe we are finally on the right track to be a real competitive force on the international field. If you are interested in finding out more about what changes were made at convention you can go to www.usadiving.org for the minutes from the meetings.