Welcome to Ozaukee Aquatics
Ozaukee Aquatics (OZ) is a registered member of United States Swimming (USS), under the jurisdiction of the Local Swimming Committee (LSC), Wisconsin Swimming. We are committed to providing a high-caliber swim team participating on a National, Regional, and Local Levels to serve the competitive swimming needs of Cedarburg, Grafton, Kiel, Mequon, Port Washington, and Whitefish Bay Area.
Ozaukee Aquatics provides competitive swimming from the novice, or beginning level through the national and master level. Our professional coaching staff works with the swimmers, encouraging them to achieve the highest level of accomplishment individually and as a team through the directed improvement of swimming skills, confidence, self-motivation, goal setting, and personal accountability.
Ozaukee Aquatics is headed by Head Coach and COO Steve Keller and a staff of well-qualified coaches and assistants. The board of directors of Ozaukee Aquatics serves to assist the coaches in reaching the goals of the swim team and with the day to day business of running the program.
Mission Statement
Ozaukee Aquatics is a community-based, non-profit organization dedicated to the aquatic sport and our greatest future resource, young people. Our mission is to promote balanced personal growth, and athletic achievement, through team commitment to strong values, excellence, and enduring relationships. At “Oz” we care about the safety and welfare of all our athletes. Ozaukee Aquatics adheres to the practices and policies of USA Swimming’s Safe Sport Initiative.
History of Ozaukee Aquatics
Ozaukee Aquatics was formed in 2002 with the combining of three successful area swim teams, Cedarburg Swim Team, Mequon Area Swim Team, and Greater Ozaukee Swim Team. This has allowed us to offer a stronger more diversified program to fit the needs of all of the swimmers at every level. We are able to focus equally on the novice swimmer and provide a highly competitive environment essential to the elite national-level competitor. By combining the three teams we are able to bring more swimmers to quality meets and field more relays at those meets.
Each of the head coaches at Ozaukee Aquatics has proven successful in training swimmers who have competed at the Junior and Senior National level and Olympic trials. They have coached world-ranked swimmers and national TOP 16 in the country swimmers, many of whom hold Wisconsin state records. Their swimmers have received scholarships to swim in highly competitive Division I, II, and III college programs.
In combining the three teams, we have been able to keep the young swimmers in the pools they are accustomed to with the low coach/swimmer ratio essential to developing the beginner swimmer. This provides a comfortable atmosphere in which to build confidence and progress to the next level.
We are confident that with the continued support of the parents and communities, we will continue to be a leading swim program in the state of Wisconsin, with a national reputation of excellence.
