Home of the Springbrook Hogs
Recreational Swimming
The sport of swimming has many benefits, including the people you and your child will meet. The camaraderie among swimmers is unique; many swimming buddies become lifelong friends. Possibly the greatest benefits of participating in an organized swim program are the life skills you and your child will develop. These skills include time management, self-discipline and sportsmanship.
Competition among peers allows the swimmer to test his/her abilities, to experience success and to learn how to deal with defeat. Your child will reap the benefits of swimming long after his/her participation ends. Most swimmers go on to be very successful and productive adults, due in part to what they gained from being a member of a recreational swim team.
Home of the Hogs
Springbrook Pool is home of the Springbrook Hogs, a recreational swim team where kids learn to compete and families come together to have fun and enjoy the variety of activities the swim team has to offer. The Springbrook Hogs are one of over sixty recreational teams throughout Contra Costa County whose swimmers range from 4 to 18 years of age.
As part of the VSA conference, we swim each of the teams in our conference once during a season, plus several non-conference and invitational meets, including the Battle of the Ages, VSA Conference Meet and Contra Costa County Championship Meet.
The swim team consists of six different age groups: 6 & Under, 7/8’s, 9/10’s, 11/12’s, 13/14’s and 15/18’s, broken down into boys and girls groups. Practice begins early April with our first meets in late May. Our official season ends the end of July with a two-day VSA Confernece Meet. Some of our swimmers go on to participate in the Contra Costa County Championship Meet in August by achieving qualifying times.
Team Goals and Philosophy
Recreational swim teams can be fun, exciting and rewarding. Many children improve rapidly and it is not unusual to see big time improvements during this phase. Children are learning and growing at a greater rate than any other time in their lives.
It is difficult to avoid the tendency to push young athletes at this stage. Although a child of eleven or twelve can handle the physical demands of serious swim training, most coaches feel that the workload should not be too great until a child reaches puberty. For youngsters, the emphasis should be placed on improving stroke technique. Swimming, especially at the youngest levels, should be fun and relatively pressure free.
