Arena Club Aquatics is a year round competitive swim team located in northern Harford County, Maryland. ACA competes in the Maryland LSC of USA swimming. 

MISSION:

Arena Club Aquatic's mission is to develop and promote excellence in athletes as swimmers and people, while providing a safe, healthy, and positive environment.  Through self-discipline and hard work ACA swimmers will work to attain their highest potential.  

VISION:

ACA’s vision is to maintain a program that will produce swimmers who will represent us in all levels of competition.  We want to create an environment where our swimmers of all ages and abilities can experience the enjoyment of, and can reach personal excellence in, swimming.

Philosophy

Team Philosophy

Arena Club Aquatic's mission is to develop and promote excellence in athletes as swimmers and people, while providing a safe, healthy, and positive environment.  Through self-discipline and hard work ACA swimmers will work to attain their highest potential.  The life lessons learned from the ACA program give each swimmer the tools and opportunities to excel both in and out of the pool.  Our coaches encourage our young people to strive for excellence daily and teach them the process of achieving that excellence.  Our swimmers, staff, and parents understand that it is through hard work, self-discipline, and sacrifice that we ensure this success.  In realizing this, it is our commitment to “championship training” which will set the standard for future swimmers to follow.  It is through this process that the byproducts of fun, enthusiasm, and team pride will lead to competitive swimming in Maryland and the country.

Training Philosophy

The ACA training philosophy ensures a swimmer’s longevity in the sport.  Our coaches encourage swimmers to excel at distance freestyle events and in the individual medley (IM).  This allows longer and more consistent success as they go through our program.  Upon becoming successful senior-level swimmers, our coaches begin to identify what distances and strokes it appears that the swimmer is best suited for.  At that point, motivation is further enhanced by success in their particular events.  Much care is put into our training program to keep swimmers motivated, focused, and continually progressing in the sport.

Team Structure

Arena Club Aquatics is divided into several training groups based on age, stroke proficiency, aerobic conditioning, mental and emotional maturity, and commitment to swimming and to the team.  The progressive structure of these groups provides a setting in which swimmers are continually challenged yet are able to experience individual and team success.

Teamwork

ACA is a team that is built upon commitment, support, and participation of the coaches, swimmers, parents/guardians, Board, and The Arena Club.

Coaching

ACA is committed to providing comprehensive, expert swim/stroke training by an experienced coaching staff.  The coaching staff has many years of experience coaching in the Maryland area. Coaches on staff have produced Maryland State qualifiers and champions, All-Maryland qualifiers, YMCA All-Americans, Sectional qualifiers, USA Scholastic All-Americans, USA Top-10 qualifiers, and Junior & Senior National Qualifiers.  Goal setting and commitment are some of the motivators our staff uses to develop and encourage a lifelong love of swimming.

The Athlete / Swimmer

ACA believes that each swimmer is an individual with different backgrounds, needs, and goals.  The club focuses on the development of positive self-esteem and individual goal setting.  The team encourages swimmers to represent ACA by participating competitively on a year-round basis.  ACA believes that all members should model team spirit and sportsmanship.