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General Information
Explained below are some of the important terms, events and
activities in which the Victor Swim Club participates:
USA (USAS)
USA is the abbreviation for United States Swimming, Inc. the
national governing body for swimming in this country. The
headquarters are located at 1750 East Boulder Street, Colorado
Springs, Colorado 80909.
Niagara District
This is our USA Local Swimming Committee (LSC) for western New
York. Our district consists of 76 clubs with approximately 4500
swimmers. The geographical area covered by our district is Buffalo,
Rochester, Syracuse and Binghamton. We are the sixth largest LSC in
the country by the number of registered swimmers.
Genesee Valley Swim League
The Victor Swim Club (VICT) is a member of the Genesee Valley Swim
League which is comprised of 12 teams, including the Fairport Area
Swim Team (FAST), Greece Swim Club (GRSC), Hilton Area Swim Team
(HAST), Irondequoit Swim Club (IRON), MCC Maverics (MAVS), Pack
Swim Team of Pittsford (PACK), Rochester Rapids Swim Team (RRST),
Rush-Henrietta Swim Club ( RHSC), Sea Dragons Swim Club (SDSC),
Sharks and Eagles Aquatic (SEAS), Webster Swim Association (WEBS)
and Westside Swim Club (WSSC). The league sponsors a dual meet
season, which is competition between only two clubs at one meet. At
the end of the season, the league holds championship meets.
Victor’s Fall and Spring Meets
We host two United States Swimming (USA) sanctioned meets. The fall
meet is called the Kick-Off Meet and is usually held in October.
The Spring Meet is usually held in late March or early April. These
meets provide a significant amount of our revenue and allow us to
keep the dues at a lower level. All members are expected to work at
these meets.
Dual Meets
There are 4 dual meets from Mid-October to the middle of February.
The dual meets are usually held on Saturdays against one other club
from the Genesee Valley Swim League. The swimmers compete in
separate age groups: 8 & under, 10 & under, 12 & under
and 13 & over, for both boys and girls. Your swimmer is entered
in all league dual meets by the coaching staff.
USA Swim Meets/Invitational
Throughout the year individual clubs in the Niagara District (NI)
and United States Swimming (USA) sponsor Invitational meets.
Invitational’s are meets with many teams competing with each
other. As a team, Victor Swim Club will enter several of these
meets throughout the year. Attendance of these meets is highly
recommended by the coaching staff and club. This gives the club a
chance to win a Team or Age Group Trophy which are given out at
those events. Swimmers can also enter these meets as individuals,
information is posted on the bulletin board outside of the pool.
Meet packets can be found in the crate outside of Coach Shields
office.
Halloween and Christmas Party
These two social events will be held at the pool. Games are played
in the pool with refreshments to follow.
Annual Banquet
The banquet is to celebrate the end of the Genesee Valley Swim
League timed finals meet and the Championship meets. Awards are
given for performances during the year.
Swim-a-thon
The Swim-a-thon is a fund-raising event sponsored by United States
Swimming (USA). The swimmers get a flat fee or pledges for each lap
they swim. The money for past Swim-a-thons has been used to buy and
upgrade equipment. This is our major fundraising event, for which
we seek support from the community, for the year.
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