Montana House of Delegates (HOD) News
The Montana Swimming Secretary is Susan Huckeby.
2026 Montana Swimming Spring House of Delegates (HOD) Meeting
Date: TBD
Location: This will be a virtual meeting.
Secretary Susan Huckeby will send out the virtual meeting invite to coaches, clubs, and board members. Others wishing to attend the meeting should contact General Chair Jay Friend for the meeting invite. (The zoom meeting information is not posted to prevent zoom bombing.)
Each club is invited to send 1 athlete representative and 1 club representative to represent their team and vote on issues presented at all HOD meetings. The club representative must be a currently registered non-athlete member of USA Swimming. The athlete representative must be a currently registered athlete member of USA Swimming. Registrations will be verified prior to the meeting. Each representative, both athlete and club non-athlete member, are considered voting members of the HOD.
Teams, please email Susan Huckeby the names of your two voting members and their email address by no later than ____
Here are the details for the upcoming HOD meeting:
- Date: TBD.
- Time: TBD
- Location: Virtual Meeting (contact Jay Friend for the link to attend)
- Bring: Your computer or mobile device to attend the meeting as well as the meeting paperwork posted online. And a smile.... Think Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Success!
Montana Swimming Core Values: Integrity, Excellence, Unity.
Montana Swimming's Mission: Montana Swimming, united in service, achieving excellence in and out of the pool.
Meeting Notice: PDF (posted May 5, 2026)
Meeting Agenda:
2026 Spring DRAFT HOD Meeting Minutes:
2026-2027 Montana Swimming DRAFT Short Course Meet Schedule: Teams, send your 2026-2027 short course season meet bids to Jessica Marshall with a copy to Susan Huckeby by May 10.
MT Swim Championship Meet Bid Form (2023-2026 version): Word PDF Send championship meet bids to Jay Friend by no later than May 10.
Bids for the 2027 MT Swim SC State Championships:
Bids for the 2027 MT Swim Junior BC Championships:
Athlete of the Year Nominations: Athlete of the Year Nominations Power Point Calculation Form The award is currently based on a formula using Hy-Tek power points and the award calculation is determined prior to the spring HOD meeting. The qualifying time period is May 1 of the previous year through April 30 of the current year.
- Female -
- Male -
- Nominees for the female athlete of the year:
- Nominees for the male athlete of the year:
Sports Person of the Year Nominations: Athletes must be a junior or senior in high school to receive the award. Award considerations include leadership, community service, scholarship, work experience, swimming, sportsmanship and other considerations.
- Female Award Winner:
- Female Nominees:
- Male Award Winners:
- Male Nominees:
Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award Nominations: This annual award is presented to a Montana Swimming non-coach volunteer, elected by the HOD at the spring meeting. A person may receive the award once. A coach can receive the award for their volunteer work.
- Award Winner:
- Award Nominees:
Past award winner lists (May 2025): Athlete of the Year Sportsperson of the Year Outstanding Volunteer of the Year
Chair Reports (will be posted as submitted)
- General Chair's report
- Administration Vice Chair's report
- Finance Vice Chair's report
- Treasurer's Reports
- Secretary's report
- Registration Chair's reports
- Official's Chair's report
- Program Operations - Age Group Chair (Zones) report
- Program Development/ Senior Development Chair's report
- Technical Planning Chair’s report (see SC meet schedule above)
- LSC Times Chair report
- Records Chair's report (Records are updated and posted under the records tab.)
- Safe Sport Chair's report (vacant)
- Safety Chair’s report (vacant)
- Diversity, Disability, Equity & Inclusion Chair's report
- IT Chair's (webmaster) report
- Co-Coach Representative's report
- Athlete Representative's reports
- Scholastic All-American report
- Governance Committee:
2025 Montana Swimming Fall House of Delegates (HOD) Meeting
Date: Sunday September 21
Location: This will be a virtual meeting.
Secretary Susan Huckeby will send out the virtual meeting invite to coaches, clubs, and board members. Others wishing to attend the meeting should contact General Chair Jay Friend for the meeting invite. (The zoom meeting information is not posted to prevent zoom bombing.)
Each club is invited to send 1 athlete representative and 1 club representative to represent their team and vote on issues presented at all HOD meetings. The club representative must be a currently registered non-athlete member of USA Swimming. The athlete representative must be a currently registered athlete member of USA Swimming. Registrations will be verified prior to the meeting. Each representative, both athlete and club non-athlete member, are considered voting members of the HOD.
Teams, please email Susan Huckeby the names of your two voting members and their email address by no later than September 16. All voting members must have a current USA Swimming membership to vote.
Here are the details for the upcoming HOD meeting:
- Date: Sunday September 21
- Time: 10:00 am
- Location: Virtual Meeting (contact Jay Friend for the link to attend)
- Bring: Your computer or mobile device to attend the meeting as well as the meeting paperwork posted online. And a smile.... Think Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Success!
Montana Swimming Core Values: Integrity, Excellence, Unity.
Montana Swimming's Mission: Montana Swimming, united in service, achieving excellence in and out of the pool.
Meeting Notice: PDF
Meeting Agenda: PDF
2025 Spring APPROVED HOD Meeting Minutes: PDF
2025 Fall DRAFT HOD Meeting Minutes: PDF
2025 Approved Fall Proposals: PDF
2026 Montana Swimming Approved Long Course Meet Schedule: PDF
MT Swim Championship Meet Bid Form: Word PDF
Bids for the 2026 MT Swim LC State Championships (Bids due September 8): BOZ This bid was approved.
2025 Election of Officers: The following officer positions were elected/appointed:
- Finance Vice Chair: Piper Lynch (HLST)
- Program Operations (Zones) Vice Chair: Kim Jakub (BAC)
- Secretary: Susan Huckeby (BTST)
- Coach Representative: Kristen Wyatt (BY) and Brady Baughman (MYST)
- DDEI Chair: Susan Huckeby (BTST)
- Appointed positions:
- Safe Sport Chair: Dave Dorak (GAC)
- Technical Planning Chair: Jessica Marshall (BAC)
- Registration Chair: Susan Huckeby (BTST) and Jay Friend (MAC)
- Operational Risk/Safety Chair: Pat Gilmartin (LAKE)
- Program Development Vice Chair (1 year term): Mike Turner (GFST)
Chair Reports (will be posted as submitted - reports due to Susan Huckeby by Septemebr 18)
- General Chair's report
- Administration Vice Chair's report PDF
- Finance Vice Chair's report
- Treasurer's Reports
- Secretary's Report PDF
- Registration Chair's Report PDF
- Official's Chair's Report
- Program Development Chair's report
- Technical Planning Chair’s report (see meet schedule above)
- LSC Times Chair Report PDF
- Records Chair's report (Records are updated and posted under the records tab.)
- Safe Sport Chair's report
- Safety Chair’s report
- Diversity, Disability, Equity & Inclusion Chair's Report
- Western Zone DEI Coordinator's Report
- Program Operations/ Age Group Chair (Zones) Report PDF
- IT Chair's (webmaster) PDF
- Coach Representative's report
- Scholastic All America Report PDF
Previous meeting data may be accessed under other tabs under LSC Info and Docs such as HOD meeting minutes, executive board minutes, and so on.
