Why Swim Sharks?


The Shaker Sharks are a part of USA Swimming. USA Swimming boasts America’s largest program of guided fitness activity for children.

The Shaker Sharks offer:

  • Low coach to swimmer ratios to maximize individual instruction
  • Practices prioritizing stroke development and technique
  • Flexible practice schedules that allow swimmers to participate in other activities
  • Professional, highly educated, and experienced coaches and staff
  • Affordable and straight-forward billing

Why should you (or your child) be a swimmer?

  • Swimming is an outstanding activity for people of all ages.
  • Swimming promotes fitness and teaches children to strive for physical achievement. Many superstars in other sports started out as swimmers and gained strength and coordination that helped them to excel.
  • Swimming is an exciting individual and team sport.
  • Swimming is a technical and specialized activity involving extensive skill development.
  • Swimming is a healthy "lifetime" activity. Participants may be 1 or 101 years old.
  • Swimming is relatively injury free in comparison to other youth sports.
  • Swimming teaches the life lessons of sport and sportsmanship which include learning to deal with winning and losing, as well as working with officials, teammates, and coaches.
  • Swimming motivates participants to strive for self-improvement and teaches goal orientation.
  • Swimming cultivates a positive mental attitude and high self-esteem