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The Lombard Park District offers
competition and camaraderie for swimmers of all ability levels in
Lombard, Illinois. The Lombard Waves Swim and Dive
Team offers an 8 week competitive season that begins at
the beginning of June and ends the last weekend in July. Preseason
begins the last week in May, weather
permitting.
Our team is a summer competitive swim team
offering high quality professional coaching and technique
instruction for all ages and abilities. The goal of our team is to
provide every member an opportunity to improve swimming skills and
achieve success at his or her level of ability, from novice to
international competitor.We are a non profit club run by a Board of
Directors who have volunteered their service to the team. All
members are welcome at Waves's meetings and encouraged to be
involved in team activities and fundraisers.
Outdoor, competitve swim meets are held on
Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. Weekly Practice is
held 5 days a week in the morning, for swimmers 9 years and older.
Younger swimmers, ages 6-8 years old, practice 4 times a week
in the morning. We swim outdoors, weather permiting, at Lombard's
Paradise Bay Water Park.
Our Dive Team practices 3 times a
week. Dive meets are on a different day then the swim team meets.
Many of our swimmers participate on the dive team and the swim
team!
We are part of the DuPage
Swim and Dive Conference, which is a competitive organization
consisting of local swim and dive teams located throughout Dupage
County, Illinois. The DSDC purpose is to provide and promote an
atmosphere in which participants can learn good sportsmanship and
develop good attitudes with an emphasis on participation as opposed
to winning at any cost.
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