About

 

Golden West Swim Club is located in Surf City, USA... that is, Huntington Beach, California. In addition to Huntington Beach, we serve Fountain Valley, Seal Beach, Westminster and the surrounding communities. Golden West Swim Club offers competitive swimming for all ages and abilities. Golden West Swim Club is honored and privileged to be under the direction of Coach Bob Gillett . As Head Coach, he is responsible for supervision and implementation of the entire competitive swim program.

MISSION STATEMENT

Golden West Swim Club is a community based, nonprofit, youth oriented competitive aquatics program that trains and prepares people of all ages in the fundamentals of swimming.

HISTORY

Golden West Swim Club (GWSC) was initially organized on January 1st, 1983 through the merger of two existing local clubs: Fountain Valley Swim Team and Huntington Beach Swim Club. Prior to these teams, the local swimming club was part of the large Phillips 66/Beach Swim Club organization. For the first 5 years, the club was operated under the Golden West College Community Services Division as a member of the Sports Academy. Since 1988, Golden West Swim Club has functioned as an independent nonprofit organization focused on serving the greater Huntington Beach Community.

Today, Golden West Swim Club offers a competitive swimming program for participants of all ages and abilities, ranging from 3year old novice and lesson swimmers, Competitive Age Group Swimmers to Masters. As competitive swimming becomes ever more complex, the primary goal of the club is to help train, educate, and encourage each swimmer to achieve the highest individual goals and potential in the world of competitive swimming.

PHILOSOPHY

The Golden West Swim Club is committed to providing an enjoyable and total swimming experience for all members. Through training and competition, provision of a challenging and positive teaching environment where swimmers learn to challenge themselves, strive for perfection, hunger for success, and learn the value of hard work. Through this, a higher sense of self esteem is developed and pride will be developed in the participant, leading to improved positive impact in society as the athlete matures.

VISION STATEMENT

Golden West Swim Club achieves excellence through individualized growth and team unity by providing quality leadership and instruction. We maintain a safe team environment where every swimmer is encouraged to build friendships, work hard and have fun in the process of their development. We provide the motivation and discipline necessary to develop self-esteem, resulting in a winning experience.

Golden West Swim Club, Coaching Staff and Board of Directors will realize the vision by providing the following:

• Appropriate levels of instruction and emphasis, presented in a timely and sequential manner, for the athlete’s overall career development.

• Continual improvement of coaches’ knowledge and swimmers’ skills.

• Synthesis and modification of ideas within the swimming community that are the most important to the direction and development of the team.

• Identification of membership needs and satisfaction of such needs through individual development.

• Recognition of swimmers’ achievements.

• Creation and preservation of a team environment that includes harmony, communication and fun.

• Stimulation of growth and retention of membership.
• Improved visibility within the community.

• A code of conduct, code of ethics and safety policy.

• A financially stable organization