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TEAM HISTORY

The Macon Waves Swim Team, a program of the Macon-Bibb County Parks and Recreation department and Macon Waves, Inc., has been in existence since 1975. The Recreation Department founded the Macon Waves swim team as a summer program in 1975. The next year the parents were asked to form an association to manage the team while the Recreation Department continued its sponsorship. Within a few years the team evolved into a year-round activity.

Philosophy

Macon Waves Swim Team has been in existence since 1975. Since that time, our philosophy has been to:

• Promote Competitive Swimming
• Provide the opportunity to learn and develop the basics of competitive swimming to one’s fullest potential
• Teach good sportsmanship and teamwork
• Respect authority, play fair, and strive to improve. Winning is not as important as striving to do one’s best
• Teach the value of team loyalty and friendships
• Develop self-confidence, self-motivation, and self-discipline
• Encourage the lifelong habit of physical fitness
• Encourage fun through sport

Practice Groups

• Each swimmer will be assigned to one of four ability/age groups. If siblings are assigned to different practices, the faster child may be reassigned to the slower practice at the parent’s request, but not vice-versa.
• Precompetitive Instruction is offered for beginners (ages 4+). Enjoyment of the water and safety in the water are emphasized. Basic strokes are introduced.
• Beginner swimmers (ages 5-10*) are relatively new to the team. They will be introduced to the competitive swimming techniques and rules. Swimmers will learn and practice basic mechanics of the four competitive strokes.
• Intermediate swimmers (ages 8-11*) know their strokes and are beginning to build speed but have not developed endurance. Swimmers will continue to learn and practice basic mechanics of the four competitive strokes, starts, turns, finishes and reading the pace clock. Emphasis will be placed on competitive swimming rules and team building.
• Advanced swimmers (ages 12-18*) have demonstrated a total commitment to the sport and to a serious level of competition. Swimmers exhibit a high level of competency in the four competitive strokes. Swimmers of this level train with emphasis on endurance, pace, development, stroke technique refinement and mastering of competitive skills.

* Plus or minus a year depending on experience, endurance and when the swimmer began competitive swimming.