Our coaching staff has a combined coaching experience of over 60 years. We offer a competitive swimming and diving opportunity with a focus on fun. The Sea Dogs compete in weekly Tuesday afternoon diving and evening swimming meets with other teams in the Country Club League. Members may choose to be a member of the swim team, dive team or both. Practices are on Monday - Friday mornings from early June until mid-July.
Swim Team Philosophy
The Swim Team at Kinsale is a summer club sport. In no way should it be confused with an Olympic training facility. Thus the focus of our swim program will be the following in order of importance:
1. Fun
2. Sportsmanship
3. Good Swimming Techniques
4. Fast Swims
Over the past 40+ years that I have been coaching, I have found that number 4 above usually results as a natural by-product of a strict adherence to numbers 1-3 above. I do not want to push children at such a young age to the point where they feel the sport not something they want to do anymore. It is my intention to expose your children to what I feel is one of the best sports. I feel it is one of the best sports for the following reasons:
1. It is a sport in which one can participate for a lifetime.
2. It is a sport with few injuries because the body’s weight is supported by natural buoyancy.
3. It can be done without having to get others together to form a team.
4. It allows accomplishment on an individual basis so one can measure their own progress.
5. Being an able swimmer opens the door to other sports and activities such as: water polo, scuba diving, water skiing, boating, fishing, surfing, sailing, windsurfing, jet skiing, body surfing, diving, etc.
6. When your child goes to High School, they will find a group to belong to in order to fit in. I challenge you to find a better group in any High School than the swim team. Every team I have encountered has been hardworking, disciplined, and quite frankly too busy to get into trouble!I have had many swimmers go on to great accomplishments in the sport but they did so only after enjoying their first experiences. This is why I feel it is important that we establish realistic expectations for our swimmers and our program.
Interested in Swim Team?
Please contact Sara Kelly, at [email protected]
Please Include
Child's First and Last Name:
Gender:
DOB:
Parent Name(s):
Email Address:
Member ID #: