WHO WE ARE:

The Piranhas Swimming Team was established in Rohnert Park in 1983. Since 1992, it has been operated by a non-profit organization known as Rohnert Park Swim Club-Piranhas. With over 35 years of experience, Piranhas Swim Club is a premier aquatic program in the North Bay.

We offer learn-to-swim programs and top-notch coaching for elementary through high school age groups. We pride ourselves on low swimmer-to-coach ratios to ensure each swimmer excels in and out of the water. We focus on creating a supportive, team-based environment where swimmers of all levels feel at home.

Our training takes place at the Sonoma State University Pool (SSU) in Rohnert Park, and we compete year-round in Sonoma County and beyond.  The SSU pool temperature is maintained between 78 and 82 degrees Fahrenheit year-round, which ensures comfortable swimming temperatures.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT:

The primary purpose of Piranhas Swim Club is to create and maintain an enjoyable and productive competitive swimming environment. This environment promotes healthy life habits, physical fitness, academic success, sportsmanship, respect for others, individual integrity, and a positive team atmosphere. Piranhas Swim Club is committed to excellence and dedicated to developing an efficient, ever-expanding organization. The primary goal is to train a nationally recognized aquatics program capable of raising superior athletes and citizens.

          What we do to accomplish our mission:

• Piranhas Swim Club provides facilities, training, and encouragement for increased proficiency in safe water sports, in general, and competitive swimming, in particular. Our non-profit organization supports local youth residing within a reasonable commuting distance from the training facility of Piranhas Swim Club. The team provides the appropriate level of funding necessary to further the swim program for all members of Piranhas Swim Club. The team schedules organizes and holds swim meets and actively participates in the affairs of USA Swimming and Pacific Swimming of the Western zone. Piranhas Swim Club promotes a healthy lifestyle and provides opportunities for athletic achievements and academic success. The club encourages supportive interaction among children and is committed to serving its local community with a positive impact for years.

PIRANHAS TEAM OBJECTIVES

• Offers a program that supports:
  • Learn-to-swim – Designed for those aiming for competitive and recreational swimming.
  • Conditioning – Emphasizing physical fitness with the option for limited competitive participation.
  • Competitive Training – Focused on active participation and achieving success in swimming meets.
• Offer a program that provides excellent coaching for swimmers of all ages.
• Ensure swimmers of all levels feel a sense of belonging and camaraderie and allow them to compete in safe and engaging swim meets.
• Build an outstanding senior program and grow our younger swimmers to provide a pipeline of excellent and exceptional competitive swimmers.
• Promote the ideals of self-discipline, hard work, accountability, goal-achievement, responsibility, the pursuit of excellence, teamwork, and good sportsmanship through competition for swimmers of all proficiency levels.
• Educate all swimmers and families on all the important aspects of swimming, physical training, and goal-setting.
• Maintain a supportive, productive, and safe swimming environment where kids make lifelong friends and know their value to the team’s performance goals.
• Instill lifelong skills in our swimmers to improve their minds and bodies and build a supportive team-building atmosphere.
• Be part of a swim team that values accomplishments and gains knowledgeable, resilient, committed, capable athletes and their enthusiastic, supportive parents, our community, all of whom share a lifelong love for swimming.