Our Mission
South Siskiyou Swim Team is a competitive/recreational club covering the communities of Weed, Mt. Shasta, Grenada, Dunsmuir and Castella areas. We recognize that swimming is an individual sport, but we choose to compete as a team. Our goal is to promote swimming as a lifelong sport for our children in a family friendly environment. We acknowledge that some children may only swim for recreation. Swimmers who choose to compete will be encouraged to compete in meets when they are ready with the support of their coaches in combination with parents. We will encourage swimmers to set goals and for the parents and coaches to work with our children to achieve these goals. SSST should provide an environment to develop our children’s body, mind and spirit and to enjoy swimming as a sport.
Our Purpose
South Siskiyou Swim Team is a non-profit, non-incorporated organization. The goal is to promote swimming as life-long sport by:
- Promoting good sportsmanship
- Teaching proper technical skills
- Improving physical fitness and self-confidence
- Providing a healthy environment to foster friendship
- Fostering a healthy competitive attitude
- Learning to set goals, and with discipline and drive achieve these goals
- Developing leadership skills
- Promoting a team-oriented learning environment
- Having fun
- Engaging children in a constructive activity which may lead to positive choices for a lifetime