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A Tradition of
Excellence.
From its inception in 1966, the
Upper Arlington Swim Club (UASC) has established itself as a
premier United States Swimming club. The quest for excellence is
highlighted by consistently placing as one of the top teams at the
State Age Group Junior Olympics; The Upper Arlington Swim Club is
proud of it's regular representation at the Junior and Senior
Nationals, Olympic Trials and Central Zone
Championships.
UASC Past and
Present:
Upper Arlington swimmers have
achieved significant honors in the sport of swimming, including
over 455 High School Academic and
Athletic All-Americans, National record holders, Olympic
Trial Qualifiers and hundreds of swimmers achieving National
“Top-16” times.
UASC is proud of the number of
swimmers who have continued their careers on the intercollegiate
level (many on swimming and academic scholarships) at such schools
as The Ohio State University, The University of Texas, Stanford,
Michigan, Indiana University, Northwestern, Auburn, Hawaii, Boston
College and The University of Georgia as well as powerhouse
Division III school Kenyon.
The Upper Arlington Swim Club is
dedicated to providing the area youth with a year-round opportunity
to train and participate in the sport of swimming. UASC is a
nonprofit organization that is designed to allow its swimmers
to develop their full potential by providing high quality
coaching in a structured setting. The Upper Arlington Swim Club
insures that this instruction is provided through the employment of
full-time Senior and Age Group Coaches along with assistant coaches
that have extensive competitive swimming and coaching backgrounds.
On 24 occasions, UASC coaches have been
awarded "Age Group Coach of the Year." The most recent was in 2008
to Todd Saltus.
For swimmers who intend to make
swimming their choice of athletic participation, our coaches
develop monthly, seasonal and long range plans that allow swimmers
to reach their full potential at the high school and collegiate
level. All UASC swimmers are introduced to the latest and most
effective training techniques available.
Today, the Upper Arlington Swim Club
has over 200 swimmers making us one of
the largest clubs in the state of Ohio. Our
swimmers range in ability from beginner to Olympic Trial
Qualifiers. When a young person becomes a member of the Upper
Arlington Swim Club, they learn the values of sportsmanship,
dedication and teamwork. Swimming for Upper Arlington provides
physical, emotional and intellectual skills that will last a
lifetime. The clubs mission is to:
- Provide instruction,
training, and competition for swimmers at all levels of
ability;
- Encourage swimmers
to achieve high standards of athletic excellence;
- Teach the
importance of sportsmanship, responsibility, integrity, and team
work;
- Instill
values of hard work, commitment, self-discipline, and
perseverance;
- Offer
wholesome recreational experiences;
- Promote social
and emotional development;
- Foster peer
and family cooperation.
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