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Northern Lights
Swim
Club
ORGANIZATION
NLSC is an organization dedicated to providing the
Cook Inlet Area community the best choice in swimming instruction
through the highest competitive levels.
Northern Lights Swim Club (NLSC) is a coach owned,
Booster supported, organization. NLSC provides a skilled coaching
staff and
training facilities, as well as an environment where swimmers
can pursue their goals.
The Boosters support the swimmers by facilitating
competitions and social events, as well as financing such things as
equipment purchases and travel costs. The Northern Lights
Swim Club is supported by two parent booster organizations.
One set of boosters works to support the Anchorage group, the other
the Palmer group.
The Northern Lights Swim Club Anchorage Boosters
(NLSCB) are administered by an annually elected Board of Directors.
The elected Board of Directors consists of a Chair, a Vice-Chair, a
Meet Coordinator, an Activities Coordinator, a Finance Officer, a
Secretary, and two Member-at-Large Officers. A Coach and a Past
Chair serve as non-voting members of the Board of
Directors.
The Northern Lights Swim Club Palmer Boosters
(NLSCPB) are administered by an annually elected board of
Directors. The elected Board of Directors consists of a
Chair, a Vice-Chair, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. Coaches
serve as non-voting members of the board.
STRUCTURE
The Northern Lights
Swim Club is a member of the Central Area within Alaska Swimming
(ASI), which in turn is a subdivision of USA Swimming.
USA Swimming is the National Governing Body (NGB)
for amateur competitive swimming in the USA. USA Swimming is
responsible for the selection of USA National Teams, which compete
at the Olympic and World Championships as well as other
international competition.
Alaska Swimming Inc. (ASI) is divided into four areas: Northern,
Southeast, Southcentral, and Central. NLSC is assigned to the
Central Area. Competitions are held within the Central Area at all
levels, beginner to advanced.
Members of NLSC compete in meets at all levels of the USA Swimming
program, in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and nationally. Part of
the commitment of NLSC is to develop swimmers that have the
opportunity to compete at the elite levels. NLSC has a strong
tradition of success at all levels of competitive swimming.
MISSION STATEMENT
Northern Lights Swim Club is a leader in the Cook
Inlet area and the State of Alaska for the sport of swimming.
As a club member of Central Area Aquatics, Alaska Swimming Inc.,
and USA Swimming, we provide programs and services for our
membership. Northern Lights Swim Club will promote and develop the
sport of swimming by providing opportunities in a healthy
environment. We are committed to assisting all members in the
pursuit of excellence.
VISION
STATEMENT
To inspire and enable our members to achieve
excellence in the sport of swimming and in life.
CORE OBJECTIVES
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Achieve Competitive
Success
Northern Lights Swim Club has enjoyed unparalleled
success in competitive swimming with in the Cook Inlet Area and the
State of Alaska. We seek to continue this tradition of
competitive excellence. When our athletes achieve success in
fulfilling their goals and dreams, our community benefits from the
inspiration these athletes give us.
PHILOSOPHY
There are many rewards for the
person who trains as a competitive swimmer. Physical fitness,
mental alertness and the joys of competitive success are
obvious. Perhaps more valuable, are the development of a
positive self-image and the lessons that discipline and effort lead
to the achievement of goals. Also valuable is learning that
work results in improvement and that time can be managed to include
physical activity, education and social activities. Swimmers
cannot avoid developing nutritional awareness and the benefits of
eating properly. In addition, swimmers develop an awareness
of their responsibilities to themselves, their parents, coaches and
team mates.
The NLSC is a competitive organization. The competitive
emphasis is on developing the athlete to compete at the highest
level the swimmer can attain. In ascending order of
difficulty these levels are: Dual Meets, Invitational Meets, Alaska
Age Group Championships, Alaska Junior Olympics and Long Course
Championships, Senior Championships, Pacific Northwest Age Group
and Senior Sectionals Championships, US Open Championships, Senior
National Championships and Olympic Trials.
The coaches strongly encourage, but do not require, swimmers to
participate in meets with the goal qualify for competition at
higher level competitions.
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