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Team
Foundation
The
Bearcat Swim Club was founded as a competitive swim team in 1997
for the purpose of spreading the popularity of swimming to all
young athletes within the greater Salem community.
The
team began with a handful of swimmers, most new to the sport.
Based on the belief that the Bearcats would "teach each child to
think and train like champions", the program flourished. With
the growth of the team came additions to the staff as well. A
huge part of the team’s success is the attention that is
given to every participant, keeping in mind individual progress is
of the highest priority.
Today, the club is professionally staffed by
full-time coaches, complemented with part-time coaches, all are
fully certified and experienced at all levels of the
sport. The coaching staff is committed to provide structured
instruction, training and competition for all ages and
abilities.
Bearcat Swim Club is a United
States Swimming member and a participant in Oregon Swimming,
Inc.
Team
Structure
From
the beginning, the Bearcats have been training its athletes for
competition, with a strong and constant drive for each individual
success in and out of the pool. The emphasis of BRSC is to
teach proper technique and racing skills to ensure each participant
can swim at their fullest potential. So no matter where a
swimmer enters this program in their "career" there are still many
things to benefit from. For more information on group
structure,
click here.
Future of the
Team
The
team has its eyes set on the future of the program with continual
growth and success. In July 2008, BRSC sent its first swimmer
to Olympic Trials. The future is determined to send more
swimmers to the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Trials. The
team takes great pride in its humble, beginnings and will always
continue to have a strong drive toward to the future!
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