Media Release
Contact:
Bridger Bell, President
Adult Swimming Association University League
Phone: 713-743-7331
Fax: 925-871-3192
Email: bridgerbell@...

April 04, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Collegiate Club Swimming League holds its first National Championships

Houston, TX, April 04. The Adult Swimming Association University League (ASA
U.) hosted
its first National Swimming Championships on Saturday, April 02, 2005.
Participating
teams included: Central Washington University Swim Club, Cougar Swim Club from
the
University of Houston, Northeastern University Swimming Club, and Tulane
University
Swim Club. In keeping with its mission to provide opportunities to college
swimmers
where they have been lacking, ASA U. was proud to host more teams for its first
National
Championships than competed at the NCAA Big 12 Men's Swimming Conference
Championships.

On the Men's side, Cougar Swim Club became the first ASA U. National
Championship
Team with 643 points, followed by Tulane with 451, Northeastern with 391, and
CWU with
74. For the Women, CWU was victorious with 525, followed by Northeastern with
458,
Cougar Swim Club with 286, and Tulane with 214. ASA U. would like to thank its
generous
meet sponsors for their support of collegiate club swimming: Friends from
Sunflower
Mission, Sponsoring Cougar Swim Club, Triumph Cabling Systems, Sponsoring Cougar
Swim Club, Lane Four Swim Shop, Sponsoring ASA U. Team Championship Awards, SBC
Communications, Sponsorshing the 500 yard freestyle, and TYR, merchandise
sponsor.

On April 22, 2005, ASA U. Member-Team, Miami University of Ohio's Redfins Swim
Club
will host the final meet of ASA U.'s inaugural season, ASA U. Last-Chance
Championships,
in Oxford, OH.

The Adult Swimming Association University League is an association of
student-run swim
clubs from colleges and universities across the United States.  ASA U. was
founded in
response to the elimination of so many college and university swimming teams
across the
country. ASA U. welcomes all swim clubs affiliated with higher-education
institutions and
supports them in their inception, as well as offering means of pooling
resources,
negotiating benefits and sponsorships, and setting standards for collegiate
clubs. For
more information and to join our effort to expand opportunities for college
swimmers,
please visit the "University" link on http://www.adultswimming.com