The Arlington Muskies Swim Team is a recreational swim program for youth up to 18 years of age. The emphasis of the program is placed on learning competitive skills,enjoyment of the sport, and life long participation in swimming. The program is designed with the mid-level swimmer in mind. You should be aware that for many youth swimmers there may come a time when their needs will exceed the capabilities of he program. When that time comes the coaches and Park District staff will make every effort to suggest a team that will fit the swimmers ability.

The Muskies is not a substitute for swim lessons. If your child is new to competitive swimming, we recommend that they enroll in the Arlington Heights Park District Swim School program in addition to the Muskies. If any child does not meet the pre-requisite skills as listed in the program description, he/she will be required to enroll in swim lessons, or will be removed from the program.

The Muskies swim team participates in dual swim meets. Swimmers will be entered into different events at dual meets as long as they are able to swim the stroke properly. It isthe intent of the program to produce well-rounded swimmers with good techniques,which means they will not always swim their favorite event or their fastest stroke. This allows swimmers the opportunity to swim all distances and strokes.