Iowa City Eelsswim club

swim club

Get Involved


Like the majority of the member clubs of USA-Swimming ICE follows the model of a parent-run volunteer club. With no administrative staff, the day-to-day business of running the club is done by a volunteer board of directors with the active help of the members of 6 standing committees.

Volunteering within ICE is not only a rewarding experience, it ensures that we are able to continue to provide a quality competitive swimming program for area youth at reasonable and affordable prices. What ever your interests, skills, or availability, there are opportunities to get involved.

With the help of each family, the work is shared and we all become a part of creating a positive athletic experience for our children. Volunteer today - your work will always be valued.


Much of the Club’s business is planned, organized, and conducted through the work of six standing committees:

Fundraising
Communications
Technical Planning
Merchandise
Social
Meets

An overview of each of these committees is available for download. ICE Members will find additional details about each committee, including how to join, after logging in through the members portal on this site.

The Club's business is managed by a Board of Directors which is responsible for developing, directing, administering, and promoting a financially sound, competitive age-group swimming program. Regular Board meetings are held once each month, and at such other times as deemed necessary. Club members are encouraged to attend board meetings and provide input and feedback.

Board of Directors & Coaches

President Dan Katalinich
Vice President Tracy Recher
Secretary Ruth Westfall 
Treasurer Paul Soderdahl 
Athlete Rep Kelly McNeilly

Trustee (2012) Bob Cook
Trustee (2012) Laurie Dehring Harris
Trustee (2013) Vicki Holthaus
Trustee (2013) Todd Knoop
Trustee (2013) Yuejin Wu


We host (or cohost) 5-6 swim meets each year, 2-3 during short course (fall/winter) season and 2-3 during long course (spring/summer) season. Hosting these meets not only gives our swimmers a chance to compete in their home pool, they provide a significant amount of revenue for the club.

Without our families helping to run these meets, our membership fees would quickly become prohibitively expensive. We expect our families to work 4-6 sessions over the course of each season. The number of required sessions per season varies based upon the number of meets, the anticipated jobs, and the number of families. Expectations are announced at the beginning of each season.

Meet jobs run the gamut from running a stop watch to preparing food, from moving equipment to labeling awards. Each is important and ensures that swimmers, coaches, and parents will all have a positive experience on our pool deck. After logging in, ICE members can sign up for meet sessions through the Event Calendar, where job descriptions are readily available.

USA - Swimming officiating is all volunteer whether done at your local pool or on the deck during an Olympic race. If you like being right on the deck, watching races, can commit to the idea of neutrality and fairness, are willing to learn from mistakes and like to work with people, you will probably find officiating fun.

Officiating is one of the few volunteer jobs that requires ongoing training as well as a formal commitment to a code of ethics. The first step is attending a 4 hour training clinic. After the clinic, visit the USA-Swimming site to take the open book online test. Finally, apprentice 4 sessions within one year of the clinic where you will shadow stroke & turn judges, ask questions about the rules and get comfortable on deck.

Contact the officials at iceels dot orgofficials coordinator, , for more information.