Setting Goals With Your Swimmers Give a man a bow and arrow and tell him to, “SHOOT!” and his first response would be, “At what?” When there is no target there is no purpose for shooting. He could shoot the arrow anywhere and wherever the arrow ended up would be where the arrow ended up. Not much to it. On the other hand, if you gave the archer a target and challenged him to hit the bullseye – everything changes. You now gave him something to aim at, something to...

Mindset: Personal Bests A mindset that focuses on achieving personal bests involves a combination of believing in your ability to improve, setting challenging yet achievable goals, and embracing a growth-oriented approach. It's about consistently striving to surpass your previous accomplishments, learning from setbacks, and maintaining a positive, resilient attitude. Victory Aquatics is a high-performance motivated, competitive swim team. Swim meets are how swimmers can test their training, challenge their ability, and achieve their goals. This recap acknowledges the performance accomplishments of our dedicated athletes for the 2024-2025 Swim Season. The...

Prologue Periodically I get asked questions about swim meets so I thought I’d write this article ‘About Swim Meets’. This article discusses how Southern California Swimming (SCS) and the Eastern Geo-Committee (EC) plan, sanction, and promote swim meets. Other LSC’s may plan and sanction meets differently. USA Swimming sets many of the rules that govern the execution of meets. Be sure to check out the Parents Guide to Swim Meets and About USA Swimming on our web page under the Parents tab. For those who are only interested in a...

BEAUTIFUL MINDSET – CCAQ Meet Recap A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset! (John Geiger) On July 11-13 CCAQ hosted the Eastern Committee Championships. Victory was represented by 15 of our top level swimmers. These swimmers began the meet with a beautiful mindset. They came full of optimism and resilience and brought some truly amazing swims. Regina Estrada Maravilla picked up 5 TEAM RECORDS and 5 NEW AA TIMES competing in the 400 Free, 800 Free, and 1500 Free. Keith Johnson picked up 2 TEAM RECORDS and 5 NEW...