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Every WAVES swim team member contributes to - and benefits from - our team culture of achievement.
All our athletes can get on track to become achievers in life, learning and practicing the habits of success, striving to "be the best you can be," while making friends with similarly-oriented young people.
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The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur --- Vince Lombardi |
Some of the character traits, values, and abilities strengthened by WAVES Swimming...
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Determination |
Self-Respect |
Work-Ethic |
Dedication |
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Time Management |
Responsibility |
Math Skills |
Integrity |
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Dependability |
Patience |
Independence |
Achievement |
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Excellence |
Nutrition |
Punctuality |
Manners |
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Courage |
Motivation |
Pain Tolerance |
Goal Completion |
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Self-Discipline |
Respect for Authority |
Respect for Peers |
Competition |
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Value of the WAVES program
When you join the WAVES you are joining a program with high standards and which has a long term approach to athlete development. Benefits of the WAVES program span many years in the maturation process of the young person.
As a WAVES team member, young people develop a love for the sport while being introduced to the fun challenge of striving for improvement to "be the best you can be" under the positive, encouraging guidance of one of the best coaching staffs in the country.
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We have proven expertise to develop swimmers from Novice to International elite.
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Our athletes receive the most current advances in stroke technique instruction.
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Step-by-Step competition plan provides for effective goal setting and motivation.
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Long Term Athlete Development Plan brings highest levels of success at maturity.
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WAVES athletes are sought by major college teams across the country.
Stroke technique...We consider swimming a technique-limited sport. Our expert coaches work on skills at every practice session, and we are continually staying current with the latest advances in stroke technique. Click hereto read about our coaching staff.
Developing children into successful young adults...Many parents are pleasantly surprised to see their children energized with enthusiasm for the challenges of daily WAVES training and competition. Learning the secrets of success on the WAVES team, our athletes develop character traits allowing them to turn dreams into goals, learning goal completion, acquiring skills, applying determination to ability, and making achievement at the highest levels of the sport a realistic outcome.
One of the best swim clubs in the nation...The WAVES swim team is one of just twenty USA Swimming clubs - and the only club in the midwest - honored as Olympic Development clubs for developing three or more swimmers ages 17 and younger to the 2008 Olympic Trials, the highest level swimming meet in the country. In 2008, WAVES Swimming was ranked #1 nationally in number of USA Swimming Scholastic All-Americans to team size.
Fun, Friends, Fast Swimming, and Self-Confidence
The first step for every future champion is developing a love for the sport. Join the WAVES, where your young child will have fun, make friends, develop confidence by learning skills, get attention from coaches, practice in squads of similar ability, and start lifelong habits of fitness and healthy living. Meanwhile, we’re starting your athlete on a well-designed, long term program to develop fast swimming and confidence in their ability to succeed in the world!
We’re one of the best youth sports programs in the nation. Find out what a HIGH STANDARDS - HIGH VALUE swim team can do for your child. Join today!
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