Our mission is to promote the sport of swimming in the region by developing competitive, high quality, athletes in a professional and supportive team environment.
We believe that competitive sport can teach a person many valuable life lessons such as integrity, discipline, goal setting, and teamwork .
We believe that competitive sport can teach a person many valuable life lessons such as integrity, discipline, goal setting, and teamwork .
Background:
North Shore Swim Club was founded in 1997 as a year round swim program and non-profit member of USA Swimming. The club consists of school-aged, high school, college and adult swimmers from Duluth, Superior, Proctor, Cloquet, Hermantown and the surrounding Northern Minnesota region. All practices take place at the University of Minnesota Duluth Pool unless otherwise noted. | Announcements:
Swimmer Classification: Youth -- Novice swimmers, 10 years & under (practice 3 x week) Age Group -- Intermediate swimmers, 10-13 years (practice 4-5 x week) Senior -- Experienced swimmers, 13-18 years (practice 4-6 x week) Masters -- 18+ years, very competitive experienced swimmers, college athletes, & triathletes (with coach's approval) (practice 4-6 x week) If there are any questions as to swimmer classification and/or prerequisites to joining our club, contact Head Coach Ted Patton. Coach Patton can be reached at nssc.umd@gmail.com. USA Swimming Membership: Beginning in January 2011, ALL swimmers regardless of meet attendance must be registered with USA Swimming, Inc. to attend practice. All necessary forms are available on line, at registration night or in the pool office. Please ask coaches for assistance or if you have any questions. |