General Description & Objectives

The Highlander Aquatic Club--a division of Lake Highland Preparatory School-- founded July 7, 1993, is known throughout the country for a first-class, year-round swim program. We offer a guided age-group youth program for children ages 5 and up, from the beginning swimmer to the most competitive and skilled swimmer. When a young person becomes a member of the Highlander Aquatic Club, he/she learns the values of sportsmanship and teamwork. Swimming, through the Highlander Aquatic Club, provides physical, emotional and intellectual skills that will last a lifetime.

The Highlander Aquatic Club is a USA Swimming affiliated team. Highlander Aquatics was founded with the intent to provide the coaching and atmosphere which will consistently allow current and future swimmers, novice to Olympian, the greatest opportunity to realize their dreams. We are also an important facet of a full service aquatics department which provides swimming instruction and aquatic experiences. We welcome competitive swimmers and will help and encourage them to reach their full potential as swimmers and people.

Mission

The mission of the Highlander Aquatic Club is to provide a safe, healthy and positive environment for athletes. We commit to make a positive difference in the lives of its team members by promoting good sportsmanship, bio-mechanically sound techniques, healthy lifestyle, balance, commitment, responsibility, love for the sport of swimming and self respect. We are committed to creating an environment where each individual athlete may realize his or her own potential. We believe that the healthiest motivation for a child is the motivation that comes from within. We endeavor to draw out each child's natural energy, hope and courage, thereby fueling the pursuit of their dreams. Not everyone can be an Olympian, BUT we can be Olympic in our pursuit of excellence.

Team Philosophy

To educate and nurture the whole child at every age. To realize that every child is different and to allow each to develop as far as their dreams, talents and efforts will take them. To provide coaching that develops self-confidence, character, and skills. To encourage parents to actively support both their child and the program as a whole. And through this caring and considerate environment, provide the area with individuals who are becoming the best they can be as students, citizens and athletes. The Coaching Staff offers a program in which a child can learn the strokes, turns and techniques to competing in an atmosphere that instills a sense of discipline, responsibility, and a desire to achieve.

Through a gradual commitment to practice, each child is taught to set goals and work hard to achieve those goals. Through positive encouragement and an occasional stern push, a child will learn to push themselves toward testing their own limits each and every day. A child will learn that hard work leads to achievement and success, and achievement is fun!
Value the sport.
Respect the process.
Above all, be honest in your efforts.