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January 2025

01/09/2025

AAU recognized for multiple SportsEvents Readers' Choice Awards

November 2024

11/19/2024

AAU is the only organization authorized to send athletes to represent the United States at the International School Sport Federation (ISF) Gymnasiade

October 2024

10/15/2024

More than 145 athletes and coaches will travel to Bahrain to compete in multiple sports

September 2024

09/05/2024

Jessica Long won gold in the women's 400-meter freestyle S8 and earned her 30th career medal

09/03/2024

Two AAU Alumni earn gold at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

July 2024

07/22/2024

The AAU Junior Olympic Games Kick Off July 24

07/05/2024

SwimAtlanta transitioned to AAU Swimming, aiming to inspire other clubs to explore ways to contribute to the growth of swimming.

March 2024

03/12/2024

The winner will be announced on April 23, 2024

03/07/2024

Women’s History Month is a time to reflect on the courage of women in past and present generations and to celebrate how their efforts and bravery have helped to move women forward. For this week in ...

February 2024

02/14/2024

Star-studded line-up includes Olympic and collegiate powerhouses; voting now open

02/06/2024

Welcome to the third edition of the Sullivan Spotlight series, highlighting some of the incredible athletes who have won the award since 1930. Today’s spotlight: swimming honorees

August 2023

08/25/2023

The Joel Ferrell Outstanding Performance Memorial Award recognizes the athletic ability and sportsmanship of an athlete representing each official sport at the AAU Junior Olympic Games each year.

08/17/2023

64 athletes will travel to Brazil to compete in multiple sports

08/08/2023

The AAU Junior Olympic Games took over Des Moines, Iowa this summer

August 2022

08/22/2022

2023 will be the seventh time that Greater Des Moines has hosted the Games, with the first time being in 1995 and the most recent in 2018

May 2022

05/24/2022

The Amateur Athletic Union spent the last week in Normandy, France representing the United States in the International School Sport Federation Gymnasiade 2022

05/05/2022

The Amateur Athletic Union is heading to Normandy, France to represent the United States in the International School Sport Federation Gymnasiade 2022

March 2022

03/09/2022

AAU James E. Sullivan Award winners, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and John Naber, will be inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor

November 2021

11/11/2021

48th AAU Junior National Volleyball Championship and 55th AAU Junior Olympic Games Honored as 2020-2021 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism presented by Traveling Teams in Sports Destinatio...

October 2021

10/23/2021

Biles and Dressel become third ever co-winners of the top amateur athlete award presented during the NBA Orlando Magic game.

10/20/2021

The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced today the nominees for the title of top athlete have been narrowed to a panel of five (5) finalists for the 91st AAU James E. Sullivan Award presented by Eas...

September 2021

09/20/2021

Olympians, gold medalists and national champions among star-studded line up of nominees. Public voting begins this week at www.aausullivan.org.

09/13/2021

AAU athletes are represented in the sports of karate and swimming

August 2021

08/16/2021

After 11-days of tough competition, the 55th AAU Junior Olympic Games drew to a close in Houston, Texas on August 7, 2021. The event, which brought more than 15,000 participants to Houston, unified th...

May 2021

05/20/2021

Want to Meet With AAU at an Industry Event in 2021? You’ll Have to Attend Connect Sports.

05/03/2021

A recent travel basketball game on May 1st, in which an incident occurred between two players at the Soldiertown Gym in Oakland, California, has been incorrectly labelled as AAU.

March 2021

03/09/2021

Winners for PCA's National Double-Goal Coach Award presented by TeamSnap were recently chosen from hundreds of nominations. Five of those winners have also gave their time and dedication to coaching w...

December 2020

12/02/2020

Dr. Roger J. Goudy dedicated his life to serving youth through sports and education

August 2020

08/25/2020

Amateur Athletic Union, Bright Path Strong, and the Thorpe Family seek to restore Jim Thorpe’s Olympic legacy

08/04/2020

TMSC Breakers swim club makes a statement at the AAU Junior Olympic Games.

08/02/2020

The first week of the 54th AAU Junior Olympic Games - Space Coast has wrapped up its competition. Seven events have crowned their champions, with much more excitement to come in Week 2.

July 2020

07/28/2020

As the AAU Junior Olympic Games begin, beach volleyball heats up.

May 2020

05/15/2020

Event moving from Hampton Roads, VA to a to-be-determined location

April 2020

04/23/2020

For the first time in its 90-year history, the AAU James E. Sullivan Award will be presented virtually.

March 2020

03/23/2020

The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced today the nominees for the title of top amateur athlete have been narrowed to a panel of ten finalists for the 90th AAU James E. Sullivan Award presented by ...

03/09/2020

The best in amateur athletics will be put to a public vote this week as the AAU announces the semifinalists for the historic 90th AAU James E. Sullivan Award presented by Eastbay.

February 2020

02/03/2020

The district chairs and officers of Georgia AAU have made a collective donation of $500 each for a total of $6,000 to a deserving charity of their choosing under the AAU Cares program.

January 2020

01/27/2020

AAU has teamed up with Baden to offer their athletes world-class volleyballs and top-quality equipment.

August 2019

08/28/2019

IHT Software Streamlines PYFP Assessment While Connecting Students with Essential Fitness Data for Physical Education application

08/07/2019

The 53rd AAU Junior Olympic Games is officially wrapped after 11 days of competition. This year, the games was the largest and most exciting yet. More than 15,000 participants traveled to Greensboro, ...

July 2019

07/31/2019

AAU hit the three-quarter mark for the 53rd AAU Junior Olympic Games. The second and third largest participation events came to a close after several days of intense competition. Baton Twirling, Field...

07/28/2019

The 2019 AAU Junior Olympic Games are through their first three days of competition here in Greensboro, North Carolina. So far Powerlifting, Pickleball, Jump Rope and the All Sports Combine have compl...

07/17/2019

More than 15,000 participants will travel to Greensboro beginning next week for the 53rd annual AAU Junior Olympic Games, the largest national multi-sport event for youth in the United States.

May 2019

05/29/2019

AAU members from the U.S.A. placed 3rd in Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay, as well as medaled two individual at the 13th edition of the World Schools Championship by the ISF on May 20-22.

05/03/2019

May is National Physical Fitness & Sports Month, and the Amateur Athletic Union is thrilled to encourage everyone to go play and #MoveInMay.

April 2019

04/16/2019

Zaharias becomes third athlete honored for the AAU Gussie Crawford Lifetime Achievement Award in a ceremony at the New York Athletic Club

04/16/2019

Plummer becomes second ever volleyball winner of top amateur athlete award in a ceremony at the New York Athletic Club

March 2019

03/18/2019

Gold medalists and national champions among elite athlete finalists; Public voting begins this week at https://aausports.wyng.com/AAUSullivanAwardFinalists

03/18/2019

AAU to administer rebooted Presidential Youth Fitness Program; named first founding partner of National Youth Sports Fund.

03/11/2019

Gold medalists and national champions among elite athlete semi-finalists; Public voting begins this week at https://aausports.wyng.com/AAUSullivanAwardSemifinalists

February 2019

02/22/2019

Greensboro will host the 53rd annual Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games this Summer. The 10 day event is expected to draw an estimated 16,000 athletes across 20 sports.

02/06/2019

The AAU strives to provide athletes with first-class athletic opportunities but, beyond the athletic surface, we strongly believe in instilling a sense of social responsibility in the more than 700,00...

02/06/2019

The AAU celebrated the 33rd annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day!

January 2019

01/30/2019

Positive Coaching Alliance is now accepting applications from the Class of 2020 Student-Athletes for their Triple-Impact Competitor® Scholarship Program!

November 2018

11/26/2018

The 2018 AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships named for third year in a row. The 52nd AAU Junior Olympic Games garner its second win.

October 2018

10/20/2018

National officers join Dr. Goudy in leadership of the AAU

August 2018

08/07/2018

The 2017 AAU Junior Olympic Games and 2018 AAU Girls\' Junior National Volleyball Championships up for Best Multi-Sport Event and Best Single Sport Event respectively

July 2018

07/23/2018

The AAU Junior Olympic Games has set a goal to donate 10,000 pairs of socks to local shelters.

May 2018

05/11/2018

It takes a special individual to promote collaboration and propel companies to better innovation and profitability — but many Central Florida top executives, including AAU President/CEO Dr. Roger J...

05/08/2018

You can have all of the speed in the world, but if you can’t cut, pivot, stop, or change directions on a dime, that speed won’t do you any good. That is where speed ladders come in.

March 2018

03/23/2018

The title of top amateur athlete will be put to a vote this week, as eight elite athletes – Maia and Alex Shibutani, Angela Peavy, Annika Albrecht, Kelly Hunter, Joel Berry II, Kyle Snyder and Erin ...

03/19/2018

Students do better academically when they know their parents support the teacher and school. The same is certainly true for sports. Here\'s how you can help establish a coach-parent partnership to hel...

03/13/2018

Kettlebells are an essential workout tool today, and are super versatile. They’re easy to use for in-home or gym workouts and can be used to perform anything from normal barbell and dumbbell exercis...

03/10/2018

Eastman explains the hazard of parents coaching their kids from the stands. He also shares an exercise he\'s utilized to help get his point across to both parents and players.

February 2018

02/22/2018

Walk into a gym and you’ll notice a lot of the same thing: athletes standing, sitting, or lying on their backs while they are getting their bodies ready for 2018 AAU competition. But have you ever t...

August 2017

08/30/2017

HOUSTON, Texas (August 30, 2017) – National staff members from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) will return to Houston, home of the 50th annual AAU Junior Olympic Games in 2016, to bring more th...

08/28/2017

Sports For All, Forever not just AAU's motto

July 2017

07/21/2017

More than 15,000 participants and 30,000 spectators will travel to metro Detroit later next week for the 51st annual AAU Junior Olympic Games, the largest national multi-sport event for youth in t...

December 2014

12/08/2014

for European and Pan American Maccabi Games

September 2014

09/11/2014

Written by: Amanda Szylin Male Recipient Georges Ghafari is the male recipient of the 2014 AAU Joel Ferrell Award in the Swimming portion of the 2014 AAU Junior Olympic Games! Ghafari, 10...

August 2014

08/11/2014

Written by: Amanda Szylin More than 300 athletes flocked to Des Moines to compete in the 2014 AAU Junior Olympic Games! Boys and girls in a variety of ages, ranging from and 8 and under to a...

December 2013

12/12/2013

Written by: Jane McManus Originally posted on ESPN by Jane McManus In early December, a Cal freshman set a record in the 200-yard freestyle at Winter Nationals. Of course, this was n...

November 2013

11/20/2013

Written by: AAU Staff The AAU Aquatics Committee is excited to announce Rich Rogers as the new Swimming Director of Club Development. The goal of this position is to develop new rela...

11/01/2013

Written by: Spencer Tilus Originally posted on www.noco5.com by Spencer Tilus FORT COLLINS, Colo.—Six new members will join the Colorado State Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday night durin...

September 2013

09/16/2013

Written by: John E. Hoover Originally posted on www.stripes.com by John E. Hoover John Admire has advised a president and consulted with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has commanded thousa...

August 2013

08/20/2013

Written by: AAU Staff Swimming Joel Ferrell 2013 Award Winners Swimming is pleased to present Derek Tanizaki –Hudson and Kynlee Files with the 2013 Joel Ferrell Outstanding Perfor...

April 2013

04/16/2013

Written by: Kristina Haumschild Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – In ceremonies tonight at its national headquarters, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced that Missy Franklin, US Olympic swi...

July 2012

07/28/2012

Written by: AAU Kristina Tags: AAU Junior Olympic Games Written by: Julianne Sautner Houston, TX-Zachary Paliscak, a 12-year-old swimmer from Scottsdale, Arizona, broke the record i...

August 2007

08/01/2007

Written by: Rachel AAU News Story originally posted at knoxnews.com MIKE BLACKERBY sports@knews.com Wednesday, August 1, 2007 Julie Ferguson is a whirling dervi...

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October 2021

Simone Biles and Caeleb Dressel Crowned 91st AAU James E. Sullivan Award Co-Winners Presented by Eastbay

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September 2021

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August 2021

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May 2021

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March 2021

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December 2020

AAU President & CEO Passes

August 2020

AAU Supports Bright Path Strong Petition to Amend Thorpe Records

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July 2020

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May 2020

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