MISSION

Swimming is secondary to the people our athletes become later in life. We strive to create an environment that is safe, fun and encouraging. Coupling this with hard work and building friendships, success in the pool is inevitable.

OBJECTIVES

Athlete Development: Personal and Physical

• To provide an opportunity for young people in Western North Carolina to engage in a wholesome, life-saving, lifetime sport and recreational activity while promoting healthy lifestyle habits and physical fitness.
• To provide opportunities for healthy social, emotional, and educational development.
• To encourage peer and family participation in athlete and club goals and activities.
• To assist in the development of high self-esteem and to help cultivate positive self-image.

Competitive Development

• To create an environment in which the desire for self-improvement and goal achievement motivates the individual to fully develop his or her natural abilities and promotes others to do likewise.
• To provide opportunities to learn the values of hard work, dedication, self-discipline, and perseverance.
• To promote the ideals of honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, and team loyalty.
• To provide quality instruction, training, and proper competition at all peer and ability levels.

Community Involvement

• To cultivate the support of community-oriented individuals, corporations, and foundations to help fund programs, equipment, and facilities.
• To link current athletes and families with past athletes and families to help cultivate a stronger swim culture and support network in the community.

Administrative Development at the State, Regional, and National Level

• To participate in the direction and management of NC Swimming and to further the growth and development of competitive swimming in our state and WNC.
• To provide leadership in the Southern Region that will allow the southeast to become one of the national centers of competitive swimming.
• To participate in the administration of USA Swimming, Inc. to represent the interest of NC Swimming and the Southern Region and to establish SMAC as a contributor to the National program, Zone teams, Select Camps, and the American Swim Coaches Association.