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Home of the Hogs
Recreational Swimming
The sport of swimming has many benefits, including the people you
and your child will meet. The camaraderie among swimmers is unique;
many swimming buddies become lifelong friends. Possibly the
greatest benefits of participating in an organized swim program are
the life skills you and your child will develop. These skills
include time management, self-discipline and sportsmanship.
Competition among peers allows the swimmer to test his/her
abilities, to experience success and to learn how to deal with
defeat. Your child will reap the benefits of swimming long after
his/her participation ends. Most swimmers go on to be very
successful and productive adults, due in part to what they gained
from being a member of a recreational swim team.
Home of the Hogs
Springbrook Pool is home of the Springbrook Hogs, a recreational
swim team where kids learn to compete and families come together to
have fun and enjoy the variety of activities the swim team has to
offer. The Springbrook Hogs are one of sixty recreational teams
throughout Contra Costa County whose swimmers range from 4 to 18
years of age. As part of the Walnut Creek Swim Conference, we swim
each of eight other teams in our conference once during a season,
plus several non-conference and invitational meets, including the
Lafayette City Meet, Walnut Creek Swim Conference Championship Meet
and Contra Costa County Championship Meet. The swim team consists
of six different age groups: 6 & Under, 7/8’s,
9/10’s, 11/12’s, 13/14’s and 15/18’s,
broken down into boys and girls groups. Practice begins early May
with our first meets in early June. Our official season ends in
mid-August with a two-day Walnut Creek Swim Conference Championship
Meet. Several of our swimmers go on to participate in the Contra
Costa County Championship Meet at the end of August by achieving
qualifying times.
Team Goals and
Philosophy Recreational swim teams can be fun,
exciting and rewarding. Many children improve rapidly and it is not
unusual to see big time improvements during this phase. Children
are learning and growing at a greater rate than any other time in
their lives. It is difficult to avoid the tendency to push young
athletes at this stage. Although a child of eleven or twelve can
handle the physical demands of serious swim training, most coaches
feel that the workload should not be too great until a child
reaches puberty. For youngsters, the emphasis should be placed on
improving stroke technique. Swimming, especially at the youngest
levels, should be fun and relatively pressure free.
To learn more about the Springbrook Swim Team, or to speak with a
team representative, contact us at Hogs@SpringbrookPool.com. Or better still, just drop by the pool.
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