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,.' .... ... .' . ,COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO.~ RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE HAWAI'I FIN SWIMMING EVENTS COUNCIL AND THE PROPOSED HAWAI'I INTERNATIONAL FIN SWIMMING INVITATIONAL GRAND PRIX. WHEREAS, "Fin swimming" has become an International Water Sport with 91 Sport Federations in 82 countries, including the mainland USA, recognized by the International Olympic Committee; and WHEREAS, Hawai'i has not yet officially recognized fin swimming; and WHEREAS, on the Island of Hawai'i, the Hawai'i Fin Swimming Events Council has been formed and is prepared to schedule Hawai'i International Fin Swimming Events commencing in 1998 with invitations extended to over 50 countries; and WHEREAS, the National Governing Body of Underwater Swimming for the United States of America has indicated a willingness to designate Hawai'i Island as a National Training Center for fin swimming, and the US Olympic Committee has expressed its willingness to add Hawai'i Island to its Potential Partnership Program; and WHEREAS, the Hawai'i Fin Swimming Events Council is formalizing plans to utilize aquatic facilities throughout the Big Island for athlete development camps and international competitions along with coaching and judging conferences starting in 1998; and WHEREAS, inquiries for the Hawai'i International Fin Swimming Invitational Grand Prix have been received from over ten countries including China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the mainland USA; and WHEREAS, US Olympic Swimming Coaches have expressed intent to attend this Grand Prix as part of the American Coaching Staff; and WHEREAS, fin swimming has been a training technique for classical swimming for over 30 years, but only in the last five years has it been recognized, in and of itself, as an emerging Olympic sport by the US Olympic Committee; and WHEREAS, just five years ago, only one university in the United States officially used swim fins as part of its training program, but by 1997, over 100 collegiate swim programs have accepted the ~use of swim fins as a means to enhance performance in their classical swim training programs; and WHEREAS, some of the advantages of this resolution, and its promotion of fin swimming, is the exposure of Hawai'i's youth to optimal training techniques, future water sports and athletic development with the broadest possible opportunities for interested young athletes to participate in Olympic sports; and