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San Diego Wrestling is a charter member club of USA Wrestling. USAW is the national governing body for amateur wrestling in the United States. In turn, USA Wrestling is a member of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA). All San Diego Wrestling active members must also join USAW.

San Diego Wrestling is San Diego's only year round USAW sanctioned wrestling club that caters to the adult wrestler. Wrestlers between the ages of 18 and 34 wrestle in the senior division, and wrestlers aged 35 years and up wrestle in the veterans division.

To make wrestling competition safe and fair, wrestlers are divided up by weight class. The following are the current weight classes as recognized by USAW in 2013:

Senior Division
(wrestlers born 1979-1995)
Veterans Division
(wrestlers born 1978 and before)


55kg/121lbs
60kg/132lbs
66kg/145.5lbs
74kg/163lbs
84kg/185
96kg/211.5lbs
120kg/264.5lbs


50-58kg/110-127.5lbs
63kg/138.5lbs
69kg/152lbs
76kg/167.5lbs
85kg/187.25lbs
97kg/215.75lbs
97-130kg/215.75-286.5lbs

For more information please visit USA Wrestling at www.themat.com.

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