DEER PARK, TEXAS (Janaury 10, 2009) The Texas Finswimming Association recently selected their new Board of Directors. Each board serves for the duration of the current Olympiad, with this board serving until December 31, 2012.
The Board of Directors for the current Olympiad (2009-2012) is as follows:
President: Darla S. Kelly-Deer Park, Texas
Vice President: Derrick Mauk-Friendswood, Texas
Secretary: Donna Alicoate-Broadway, Virgina
Treasurer: Ruby Tamulitis-Baytown, Texas
Executive Director: Robert H. Kelly-Deer Park, Texas
Director of Media and Public Relations: Jack Light-Amarillo, Texas
Director of Medical Services: Crystal Withrow-Pasadena, Texas
Director of Special Programs: Kristine Kelly-Deer Park, Texas
Athlete Representive: Jenna Taylor-Pasadena, Texas
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Thursday, June 19, 2008
TFA President Selected as Commissioner of US Scholar-Athlete Games
DEER PARK, TEXAS (June 19, 2009) Texas Finswimming Association President Darla Kelly has been selected by the Institute for International Sport as the commissioner of swimming and finswimming for the 3rd United States Scholar-Athlete Games. Kelly is also the Head Aquatics Coach at Psadena (Texas) High School and the Head Womens Coach of the Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST).
Kelly was selected for the position from a group of applicants and will direct all the swimming and finswimming activities and competition at the Games.
The United States Scholar-Athlete Games is held every four years and brings together over 3,000 athletes and 300 coaches and staff for training and competition in basketball, volleyball, soccer, lacrosse, track and field, golf, swimming, finswimming, field hockey, tennis, rugby, squash, softball and baseball.
Kelly will oversee over 100 athletes and 10 coaches whom will participate in the swimming and finswimming competition. In addition, she will set up and direct the training programs and the competitive meet for the swimmers and finswimmers.
Previous she has served as a coach at the Games in 1999 and 2003 in addition to being a coach at the 1997, 2001, and 2005 World Scholar-Athlete Games. In the 1997 and 2001 Games, she was the one of the co-head swimming coaches for the United States and in 2005 served as the head coach for the Lithuanian team.
Kelly was selected for the job based on her coaching and administrative experience and her pervious national and international coaching positions. In 2000, she was the assistant coach for the United States national team at the 2000 World Finswimming Championships in Majorca, Spain.
The Games will be on the campus of the University of Rhode Island on June 28-July 5 and will include athletes from all 50 states and special invitees from over 15 countries. Kelly is the first woman to be selected as swimming commissioner for either the United States or World Scholar-Athlete Games.
“I was honored to be selected for this position. It is a great opportunity and I hope to do the very best for the athletes, coaches and staff of the Games. I have a good group of coaches to work with and I know they will do their very best to make these Games the best ever,” said Kelly.
Kelly will be joined in Rhode Island by three coaches with local ties. Sam Rayburn High School swimming coach Robert Kelly, (Kelly’s husband) will serve as one of her staff coaches. In addition, Pasadena High School teacher Lisa Hernandez and former Deer Park High School swimmer Rebecca Lucas will also be members of Kelly’s staff.
Hernandez is a UIL swimming official and also is a volunteer swimming coach for Pasadena High School. Lucas is a teacher in the Nacadoches school district and works as a swimming coach for various camps and clinics in the area. She was previously a staff coach at the 1997 United States-Scholar Athlete Games.
Kelly was selected for the position from a group of applicants and will direct all the swimming and finswimming activities and competition at the Games.
The United States Scholar-Athlete Games is held every four years and brings together over 3,000 athletes and 300 coaches and staff for training and competition in basketball, volleyball, soccer, lacrosse, track and field, golf, swimming, finswimming, field hockey, tennis, rugby, squash, softball and baseball.
Kelly will oversee over 100 athletes and 10 coaches whom will participate in the swimming and finswimming competition. In addition, she will set up and direct the training programs and the competitive meet for the swimmers and finswimmers.
Previous she has served as a coach at the Games in 1999 and 2003 in addition to being a coach at the 1997, 2001, and 2005 World Scholar-Athlete Games. In the 1997 and 2001 Games, she was the one of the co-head swimming coaches for the United States and in 2005 served as the head coach for the Lithuanian team.
Kelly was selected for the job based on her coaching and administrative experience and her pervious national and international coaching positions. In 2000, she was the assistant coach for the United States national team at the 2000 World Finswimming Championships in Majorca, Spain.
The Games will be on the campus of the University of Rhode Island on June 28-July 5 and will include athletes from all 50 states and special invitees from over 15 countries. Kelly is the first woman to be selected as swimming commissioner for either the United States or World Scholar-Athlete Games.
“I was honored to be selected for this position. It is a great opportunity and I hope to do the very best for the athletes, coaches and staff of the Games. I have a good group of coaches to work with and I know they will do their very best to make these Games the best ever,” said Kelly.
Kelly will be joined in Rhode Island by three coaches with local ties. Sam Rayburn High School swimming coach Robert Kelly, (Kelly’s husband) will serve as one of her staff coaches. In addition, Pasadena High School teacher Lisa Hernandez and former Deer Park High School swimmer Rebecca Lucas will also be members of Kelly’s staff.
Hernandez is a UIL swimming official and also is a volunteer swimming coach for Pasadena High School. Lucas is a teacher in the Nacadoches school district and works as a swimming coach for various camps and clinics in the area. She was previously a staff coach at the 1997 United States-Scholar Athlete Games.
Friday, May 16, 2008
2007 TFA End-of-Season Award Winners
DEER PARK, TEXAS (May 16, 2008) The Texas Finswimming Association recently announced its end-of-season awards for 2007. We are very proud to recognize the following award winners:
Athletes of the Year
Roberta Jones-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
Jonathan Williams-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
Newcomer of the Year
Andy Cook-Dallas Area Fin Swimmers (DAFS)
Team of the Year
East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
Coach of the Year
Fred Williamson-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
All State 1st Team
Roberta Jones-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
Cynthia Ramirez-West Texas Finswimming Club (WTFC)
Pedro Gonzales-Border Finswimming (BFS)
Jonathan Williams-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
All State 2nd Team
Bonnie Williams-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
Leanette Burkes-Texan Finswimming Club (TFC)
Brett Johnson-Border Finswimming (BFS)
Andy Cook-Dallas Area Fin Swimmers (DAFS)
All State Honorable Mention
Kristine Kelly-Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST)
Daniel Green-Eagle Finswimming Club (EFC)
Friday, May 9, 2008
Hello and Welcome to the Texas Finswimming Association Blog
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