About

Valley Area Swim Team: Swimming fun for kids of all ages since 1970.

The VAST, the Valley Area Swim Team, offers fun opportunities for educational, social and emotional development; and the chance to learn the values of hard work, dedication, self-discipline, integrity, and good sportsmanship. VAST is a year-round swim team offering instruction, training, and competitive opportunities for young people from ages 5-18. Children of all abilities are welcome to join and improve their swimming skills and compete at all levels.

VAST ’S MISSION

When young people become members of VAST they learn the values of sportsmanship and team work. Swimming, through VAST , provides physical, emotional and intellectual skills that will last a lifetime. VAST ’s mission statement is as follows.

VAST is a competitive swim program which exists to develop camaraderie, self-esteem, encourage physical fitness, personal accountability, self-discipline, goal setting, and promote excellence, so that young people can mature into valuable contributors to society. Excellence in this sense represents the achievement of that level at which you know that you have done your utmost to become the best you are capable of becoming.

TEAM PHILOSOPHY 
The team philosophy is encompassed in the words COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, and LOYALITY.

• COURAGEis the willingness to accept risk(s) and endure failings. Courage does not exist unless there is a situation that presents the opportunity for success. We encourage our athletes to embrace these opportunities and not fear the outcome.
• PERSEVERANCEis the backbone of success in any endeavor in life. One cannot succeed at the highest levels without enduring some set-backs. These difficult times can create a lack of faith, low self-esteem, and an obvious drop in enthusiasm. Perseverance is the quality that transcends these difficult times. It allows the individual to find the true strength of their character.
• LOYALTYmeans more than courage and perseverance put together. Loyalty to your team, your teammates, and your coaches embedded in a team structure that surrounds you can lead to the accomplishment of truly great challenges.