WEST is a year-round swimming program at Westlake Country Club in Austin, TX. Our program is designed for all levels and committment, from swimmers that are new to the sport and participate in several other sports/extracurricular activites to the elite level that consider swimming their primary sport.
WEST is here to benefit athletes from all backgrounds. We will provide the youth of our community with a safe, healthy, positive, high-quality USA Swimming club that caters to all ages. Our primary goal is to teach lifelong fitness skills by showing varied ways to gain and maintain strength, speed, endurance, and flexibility. We will promote swimming as a worthy lifetime fitness skill.
All participants (swimmers, coaches, parents, and their families) in our program will be asked to stay positive, be polite, and respect the efforts of everyone. Stated directly: be nice.
Our guiding philosophy will be to prepare all age-group swimmers to compete in college. This ensures four things. We will develop swimmers in a way that does not burn them out before they reach college age. We will structure practices so the swimmer will have time to focus on their studies. We will ensure that swimmer’s performances are attractive to college coaches. And we will help swimmers in the recruiting process.
If athletes choose not to compete in college, the process will still be fun and encouraging.
