Our Mission 
The mission of Buenaventura Swim Club is to provide the young people of our community with a positive training environment where they have the opportunity to reach their greatest physical, intellectual, social and emotional potential through competitive swimming. 

Buenaventura Swim Club believes in developing the character of each athlete through positive reinforcement of self-esteem, goal setting, time management, personal accountability and team spirit. 

By successfully fostering these attributes each individual will gain enduring life skills.

Club History 
The Buenaventura Swim Club (BSC) was founded in the early 1960’s by Coach Mason Parish. The team trained in Ventura at the Buena High School pool, growing in size and stature over the years due to community support and the hard work of the club’s swimmers, parents, and coaches. BSC was a member of the now defunct Tri-County League before receiving its AAU (now USS) charter. BSC was also a charter member of the Channel League, an organization of several local swim clubs, which was formed to provide competition for the developing swimmer. 

Steve Baxter took over as head coach in 1981 and during his tenure changed the club to a non-profit organization. After Coach Baxter left in 1998, the Board hired Rob Mirande as Head Coach. When Coach Mirande left the team in 2000, the club hired our current head coach, Ken Grey, who was at the time the club’s head age group coach. 

The Ventura County Masters swim team (VCM) was formed in 1997 to train swimmers over the age of 19 and is chartered by the United States Masters Swimming organization and is part of the Southern Pacific Masters Association. Our masters swimmers currrently range in age from 19 thru 60. VCM is comprised of competitive swimmers (including World Masters record holders), triathletes, and fitness swimmers. 

BSC/VCM is unique among clubs with both USS and USMS teams in that they often train together for the benefit of all. Many of our VCM team members have children who swim with the BSC team and are also active in the organization and running of the team.