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A LITTLE ABOUT THE
TITANS...
Club History
The Town of Tonawanda Swim Club was founded in August 1971 as an
AAU Club. In 1980 United States Swimming replaced the Amateur
Athletic Union (AAU) as the national governing body for competitive
swimming. USA Swimming is the official name for this national
governing body today.
In 1988 the Town of Tonawanda Swim Club merged with the Western
Empire State Titans Swim Club, the U.S. Swim club associated with
the Sweet Home School District. That’s when the Town of
Tonawanda Swim Club became known as the Titans.
One constant in the club’s more than 30 year history of
competitive swimming is the Town of Tonawanda Youth, Parks, &
Recreation Department which has supported the team from the
beginning.
The Club’s Name
In Greek mythology the Titans were a race of elder gods that were
in power before the Olympian gods replaced them. The Titan
Oceanos – the elder god of the Ocean – was never
pictured in Greek art but is often confused with Poseidon, or
Neptune, who is pictured in art, holding the trident. Today,
members of the Titan Swim Club hold the trident – the scepter
carried by the god of the sea.
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