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The
Long Island Aquatic Club, which enjoys
practicing in the Nassau County
Aquatics Center, is the premier youth sports
program in the Metropolitan Area.
Many parents ponder the question "Why should my child
swim?" There are many
benefits to getting your child involved
in competitive swimming, a few of which
include: cheap air freshener
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Swimming Promotes
Physical Development
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- Swimming develops
aerobic endurance and is the most beneficial
form of cardiovascular exercise.
- Swimming enhances
children's natural flexibility and
promotes proportional muscular development.
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Swimming develops superior
coordination
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Swimming is the most injury
free of all children's sports
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Swimming is a sport that
will bring children fitness and
enjoyment for life.
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Swimming Promotes
Intellectual Competence
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1. Learning and using swimming
skills engages the thinking process....
As children learn
new techniques, they must develop and
plan movement
sequences.
Swimmer improve by exploring new
ideas. They learn that greater progress results from using their creative
talents.
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Swimmers Learn
Life Skills
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Swimming teaches
student-athletes important life skills
such as:
Time
Management
Self-discipline
Sportsmanship |
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Swimmers Learn to
Set Goals
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Long Island Aquatic Club
not only teaches athletes how to set
realistic goals, but we also work towards helping
athletes achieve them.
The Long Island Aquatic Club uses a
"progressive' age group program designed to develop each
child physically, mentally, and emotionally in a systematic
fashion. A well defined, long-term approach of gradually
increasing degrees of commitment is essential to reach
peak
performance levels during a swimmer's physiological prime.
The emphasis in the early
stages of participation is placed on
developing technical skills and a love for the sport.
In
the later years, a more demanding physical and psychological
challenge is introduced to the swimmers training program. Russian visas
In addition to emphasizing long-term rather
than short-term results, it is also important that LIAC
establishes training groups of swimmers who are compatible in
respect to abilities, commitment levels, and goals. At
each level, the goals and objectives are specific and directed
toward meeting the needs of the swimmer. The long-term
goal of total excellence
is always in mind. As each child
is different, he/she will progress at their own rate. The coaching staff recognizes this fact by making team assignments
based on swimmer's physical, mental, and emotional level of
development.
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LIAC offers
Trained Professional Coaches
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Long Island Aquatic Club swimming is one
of the few sports that provides
full-time professional coaches at the age-group
level. Swimmers benefit from
quality instruction and stroke analysis by certified
coaches.
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LIAC's
Unprecedented History of Swimming
Excellence
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Long Island Aquatic Club has
over 20 years of proven success in U.S.
Swimming. |
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LIAC is the only team on Long
Island with:
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All
World Swimmers
USA All Americans
USA National Champions
USA National Team Members
NCAA Champions
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In fact, over the past 10 years,
100% of the graduating seniors continued
onto
college.
Over 25% of those seniors attended Ivy
League schools. |
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In 2001 LIAC swimmers
accumulated over $200,000.00 in
scholarship money. |
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For the past decade, LIAC has
dominated Metropolitan swimming
capturing the
team title 9 times. |
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LIAC won the 2001 SC Northeast
Sectional Championships, the 2001 LC
Northeast
Sectional Championships, and the 2002 SC
Northeast Sectional Championships. |
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LIAC consistently produces
National Top-16 Performances. |
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In 2000, LIAC sent 6 swimmers to
the US Olympic Trials. |
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Perhaps the best reason
for getting your children involved in
competitive
swimming is the friendships that they
will develop. Camaraderie among
swimmers is unique...."Swimming
Buddies" often become lifelong
friends.
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