ABOUT US

By joining the Wildcat Swim Club, your child has a chance to become a member of one of the country’s largest and most organized youth sports. The sport of swimming has many benefits, including the people you and your child will meet. The camaraderie among swimmers is unique; many swimming buddies have become lifelong friends.

In addition to being around good people, swimming provides one of the most beneficial forms of exercise for cardiovascular and overall fitness. This exercise can be enjoyed throughout ones’ entire life. Possibly the greatest benefits of participating in an organized swimming program are the life skills your child will develop. These skills include time management, self-discipline and sportsmanship. Your child will reap the benefits of swimming long after their participation ends. Most swimmers go on to be very successful and productive adults largely due to what they gained from swimming.

Age group swimming can be fun, exciting and rewarding. Some children improve rapidly during the early development stages due to growth and improved technique. It is difficult to avoid the tendency to push young athletes at this stage. However, the emphasis at this time should be placed on technique. We recommend the training schedule for developmental swimmers be flexible enough to provide time to participate in other activities. Since many swimmers train for ten years or more, swimming at the youngest levels needs to be fun and pressure free.

Wildcat Swim Club welcomes our new head coach for the 2011-2012 Season!

Wendy Snow-Crane, Head Coach

Coach Wendy started in coaching swim over 12 years ago as an assistant to Western CT Women's swim Team. She began the varsity programs for the girls and boys at Danbury High School and coached in the Bristol Public Schools. She also helps out a summer league in Sharon, CT.

Coach Wendy has developed several multi-event state open champions and was nominated as Coach of the Year in 2007. While she holds many titles, she believes that the hey to success in any program is not only hard work, but a lot of fun along the way!

Missy Orosz, Assistant Head Coach – Developmental

Coach Orosz swam for Hamden High School throughout her four years.  She has taught recreational swimming lessons at Hamden/North Haven YMCA, Milford/Orange YMCA, Bridgeport Recreation Department and is currently on the staff of the Valley YMCA as substitute instructor. Coach Orosz has been a Certified Lifeguard for the past 20 years and is also a Certified High School Swimming official during the high school boy’s season and has been for the past 5 years. Coach Orosz is a member of the CT High School Coaches Associations and CT High School Swimming Officials Association. Formerly, she was the Head Swimming & Diving Coach at Sacred Heart Academy-Hamden from 1999-2008 where she compiled a record of 110 wins-35 losses-1 tie. In 2008, Coach Orosz guided her team to the Southern CT Conference Division II Swim Title and a top 10 place at the Girls High State Opens. That year, Coach Orosz was selected as the 2008 New Haven Register Girls Swim Coach of the Year. In 2007, Coach Orosz also served as the Head Swim Coach for the North Haven/North Branford Boys Swim Team.  Coach Orosz is currently going into her second season as the Girls Head Swimming Coach at Seymour High School where the team finished in 2009 with an overall record of 11-1, a 2nd place finish in the Naugatuck Valley League and a 4th place finish at the Class “S” State Girls Championships. Coach Orosz also serves as the Special Olympics Head Swim Coach for St. Catherine Academy-Fairfield and is the Current Part-time Associate Recreation Director for the Town of Seymour.