Latest News Archives — SAWUSA https://studentathleteworld.com/category/uncategorized/ Thu, 14 May 2026 22:10:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://studentathleteworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-United_States-512-32x32.png Latest News Archives — SAWUSA https://studentathleteworld.com/category/uncategorized/ 32 32 SAWUSA Summer 2026 Team Rosters https://studentathleteworld.com/sawusa-summer-2026-team-rosters/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:00:17 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=19648 We are excited to introduce the athletes and coaches that will represent the USA this summer across the globe on our twelve SAWUSA teams. These athletes join the lists of thousands of travelers who have toured with SAWUSA since 2015. View our TOUR HISTORY to see how all our past teams have […]

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]]> SAWUSA Summer 2026 Coaching Staff https://studentathleteworld.com/sawusa-summer-2026-coaching-staff/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:32:10 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=19515 We are excited to announce the coaches and staff who will lead our teams this summer. These coaches join an amazing SAWUSA Coach Alumni list. Please read more about these coaches below. Interested in coaching with SAWUSA next year? Start a Coaching Application. United World Games Sam Swinford, U19 Boys Basketball […]

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]]> 5 SAWUSA Athletes Commit to College in the UK https://studentathleteworld.com/5-sawusa-athletes-commit-to-college-in-the-uk/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:33:15 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=19164 SAWUSA’s unique mission and purpose is to make the World a better place through Sport. Our main focus is our 10-day Summer International Sports Tours for youth, high school, and college athletes. However, we also do a number of different things in the sports world as well. We take colleges and youth clubs on International Tours. We […]

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]]> Announcing 10 International Sports Tours for 2026! https://studentathleteworld.com/announcing-10-new-international-sports-tours-for-2026/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:46:38 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=18724 We’re excited to reveal our 2026 lineup—ten unforgettable international sports tours for high-character athletes ready to represent the USA on a global stage. Whether you’re looking for intense competition, cultural adventure, or the chance to make lifelong friends, there’s a SAWUSA trip for you! POLAND EUROCUP (Poland)May 31 – June […]

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]]> In Their Words – Myriam Joseph and Tarik Auguste https://studentathleteworld.com/in-their-words-myriam-joseph-and-tarik-auguste/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:26:32 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=18437 The following is a client testimonial from the 2025 United World Games Tour. If you are interested in applying to travel with SAWUSA, get your application completed below. SAWUSA athlete application >> A Mom and Son Perspective: When I received the email from Student Athlete World (SAWUSA) about the United […]

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]]> 2025 SAWUSA Yearly Award Winners https://studentathleteworld.com/2025-yearly-award-winners/ Sat, 26 Jul 2025 18:46:11 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=18311 Congratulations to our six award winners for 2025! Read about past Yearly Award Winners on our Tour History page. CJ Joseph and Keegan Shipe – Athletes of the Year The 11th annual Athlete of the Year award is our highest honor given to our travelers. This traveler demonstrates athletic success in […]

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]]> Breaking News: ‘Man Bites Dog’ https://studentathleteworld.com/breaking-news-man-bites-dog/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:48:38 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=18072 BLOG BY MIKE SPINNER / JULY 1, 2025 Fun fact about me: I was never supposed to work in sports for a living … which is kind of funny considering that my life has been consumed by working in sports for the last 25 years. At a young age, I […]

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]]> In His Words – Tristan DeSantiago https://studentathleteworld.com/in-his-words-tristan-desantiago/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:43:51 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=17758 The following is a client testimonial from the 2025 Pyrenees Basket Cup Tour. Tristan traveled with us a month after turning 16. He was named tournament MVP in France and was noticed by a European club and accepted an offer to finish high school in Europe and play for a […]

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]]> Mike Spinner’s 2025 Travel Blog https://studentathleteworld.com/mike-spinners-2025-travel-blog/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:59:15 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=17716 SAWUSA’s Tour Coordinator Mike Spinner takes you behind the scenes as he spends 10 days in Europe with the United World Games Tour. If you are interested in traveling with SAWUSA tour please apply below… APPLY FOR A SAWUSA TOUR > Blog #14 – June 23, 2025 It’s midnight local time […]

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]]> SAWUSA Summer 2025 Travel Blog https://studentathleteworld.com/summer-2025-travel-blog/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:02:38 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=17621 Welcome to the SAWUSA Summer 2025 Travel Blog. We have a busy summer, with 6 tours and 16 teams. If you are looking for game results, please head over to the 2025 Results Page. On this page here we will post daily updates on what each group is doing off […]

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]]> SAWUSA Summer 2025 Results https://studentathleteworld.com/sawusa-2025-results/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:36:49 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=17602 Welcome to the SAWUSA Summer 2025 Results Blog. We have a busy summer, with 6 tours and 16 teams. If you are looking for what our groups are doing off the field/court/ice, please head over to the 2025 Travel Blog. On this page here we will post all the International […]

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]]> Swinford and Averitt Come Full Circle https://studentathleteworld.com/swinford-and-averitt-come-full-circle/ Tue, 06 May 2025 15:43:27 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=17371 At it’s core SAWUSA’s mission is about developing leaders through International Sports travel. Two coaches on SAWUSA’s Summer 2025 Coaching Staff have the unique distinction of knowing exactly what that development looks like from the athlete’s point of view. That’s because they were both once SAWUSA athletes! Coach Brandon Averitt, who will […]

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]]> SAWUSA Summer 2025 Coaching Staff https://studentathleteworld.com/sawusa-summer-2025-coaching-staff/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 21:32:13 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=16840 We are excited to announce the coaches and staff who will lead our teams this summer. These coaches join an amazing SAWUSA Coach Alumni list. Please read more about these coaches below. Interested in coaching with SAWUSA next year? Start a Coaching Application. Pyrenees Basket Cup Chris Hamilton, U18 Boys Basketball […]

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]]> SAWUSA Summer 2025 Team Rosters https://studentathleteworld.com/sawusa-summer-2025-team-rosters/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:40:10 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=16848 We are excited to introduce the athletes and coaches that will represent the USA this summer across the globe on our fifteen SAWUSA teams. These athletes join the lists of hundreds of athletes and thousands of travelers who have toured with SAWUSA since 2015. View our TOUR HISTORY to see how […]

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]]> Age Categories Explained https://studentathleteworld.com/age-categories-explained/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:09:03 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=17042 https://youtu.be/dPfXjfdMoNc Watch this video to learn more about age categories on tour with SAWUSA

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]]> Sorry, we aren’t going to fight with you https://studentathleteworld.com/sorry-we-arent-going-to-fight-with-you/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:17:44 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=16431 If you received this link you likely responded to one of our SMS or e-mails. If your concern is about the legitimacy of our business that we started in 2009, please head over to this post (“So, Like, Is SAWUSA Legit?”). For the rest of your concerns, let me start […]

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]]> US Select Names Top Prospects https://studentathleteworld.com/us-select-names-top-prospects-2/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:08:36 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=16265 Our partner, US Select Basketball, has named 215 athletes, as TOP PROSPECTS based on their play at Fall Showcase events across the USA. Only an average of 9 athletes per event were chosen. Congratulations to these excellent athletes on this honor. These athletes have earned a preferred invitation to represent […]

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]]> Top 6 Reasons to NOT Go on a SAWUSA Tour https://studentathleteworld.com/6-reasons-to-not-go-on-an-international-tour-with-sawusa/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:50:20 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=16160 One of the first blog posts I wrote when we launched our International Tours business in 2014 was titled, ‘6 Reasons To Go On An International Sports Tour‘. Well, today I learned I was going about that all wrong. I learned about the ‘Pratfall Effect’. Basically it’s a phenomenon where […]

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]]> SAWUSA Celebrates 15 Year Anniversary https://studentathleteworld.com/sawusa-celebrates-15-year-anniversary/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:37:18 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=16101 https://youtu.be/UowX4Ss_I5A?si=6JsXjmBrTEwk7ORpThey say 96% of businesses fail within their first 10 years. Well, today we turn 15, so they can eat it :). Honestly, I’m (as the kids say) #blessed and #humbled to think we are one of the tiny percentage that made it this far. At no point in the […]

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]]> Tim’s Portugal Recap 2024 https://studentathleteworld.com/tims-portugal-recap-2024/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:40:39 +0000 https://studentathleteworld.com/?p=15932 For many of our tours I travel to the destination prior to adding the trip to our tour offerings. I sample the hotels, meals, and excursions. However, for this trip it was a little different. We’ve been offering our Portugal tour since 2019. It’s one of our best tours and […]

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