
Our Mission:
Tualatin Hills Swim Club is a competitive swim
team committed to athletic excellence. Dedication,
determination, and persistence are the choices we expect of an
individual.
These choices may produce an Olympic
champion.
These choices will produce champions in
life.
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Tualatin Hills Swim
Club (THSC) has served Washington County
within the Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District since 1957.
Athletes ages 4 and up compete at the local, regional, national and
international level. THSC alumni include multiple national,
NCAA, and international competitors, as well as National Team
members and Olympic medalists.
THSC is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), tax-exempt member of USA Swimming
and Oregon Swimming, Inc., and is administered by a voluntary board
of directors elected by our members.
Our
Philosophy
Within a competitive swimming
environment, THSC fosters the growth and development of our
community youth and promotes valuable, character-building skills
that reach beyond the water into all aspects of the swimmers’
lives. Our swimmers are grouped by age and ability to create an
environment in which swimmers of all levels may develop to their
fullest and feel successful, whether they are beginners or world
class athletes.
Developing competitive swimmers is a disciplined process that comes
through growth and maturity, hard work, trial and error, success
and failure. Swimming can be time-consuming but need not be
life-consuming. Parents and swimmers alike support the notion that
swimming is a complement to a child’s
development.
Coaches, parents and swimmers know that
even though the hardest worker in the pool does not always win the
race, their commitment and persistence will enable them to achieve
their best, both in and out of the pool. This lesson will be of
immeasurable worth, not only in each athlete's swimming career, but
throughout his/her life.
Designed for Challenge and
Success
Our program is designed to encompass and
challenge all who participate, as well as follow a continuous
developmental progression. To that end, we divide the team by age
and ability and encourage them to grow within and into each new
level. Workout schedules and squad placements are determined by the
coaching staff with the goal of meeting the swimmer’s
individual needs for success.
Coaching of our newest and/or youngest
swimmers is oriented towards the development of swimming basics,
including the four strokes, turns, and starts. Early development of
the competitive swimmer emphasizes enjoyment of the sport. Work on
technique and fitness is balanced with a certain amount of fun and
games. More experienced swimmers are exposed to increased
conditioning and advanced training concepts including mental
preparation, cross training, and nutrition.
Click here to find out more about each of our training
groups.