This page will be undergoing a new, updated focus for AWD in Artistic Swimming. We will be shifting from primarily advocacy to primarily resources for AWD and Coaches in Artistic Swimming. This page and accompanying tabs/pages should be completed by Jan 2024. Included will be a login page for current USA AWD coaches. Thank you for your patience as we transition into the next chapter for AWDs globally.
" "Artistic Swimming SHOULD be a Paralympic Sport"....
TEAM INFO
Artistic Swim AWD has chosen to support a local Northern California Bay Area Team which primarily trains athletes with disabilities
Please contact us ASAP for 2023-2024 team opportunities. The application enrollment period opens from August 1st through December 31st.
We welcome swimmers with disabilities (mid to high-functioning) and non-disabled swimmers. Swimmers MUST have minimal swimming skills and pass a swim assessment before being accepted on the team. We have limited slots available, starting this October 2023! Our MAX team slots are 12 swimmers. As of October 2023, we will have 4 slots available for our annual team training and competitions.
Our season is from October to June every year! We train twice a week (a weekday & Saturday). Our Summer (Sats only) Season is
Mid-June to Mid August every year.
As PART of our outreach for Artistic Swim AWD, we will also provide remote training if you do not have a nearby local club/team. We can train your local swim team or an individual coach to work with you under our team name or your own.
You can also train with us for a duration you chose and can come to our location to train.
Please email for costs associated with either choice. You must provide your own travel/accommodations.
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Email us about our registration requirements.
Our monthly tuition:
$300: Twice a week team training (solos/duets) for Ages 6 to*25 (swimmers w/disabilities) and up to age 15 for swimmers without disabilities.
$175: Once a week Saturday SwimKids Program (ages 5 to 15) where we teach transitional swim to artistic swim skills. No swim experience is needed but they must NOT be afraid of water or depths. They must pass the water safety course before being placed in our SwimKids program. Swimmers in this program are expected to continue to the following season's team training program (depending on when they join). The program is limited to 4 slots every season.
Team Swimmers must have minimal swim experience as we do NOT teach swim lessons, we only reinforce what swimmers learned.
At this time, we do not offer scholarships or grants.
We do offer free Saturday water safety lessons (when available) as part of our public service to our community with disabilities.
PLEASE NOTE: Our team is geared towards recreational and competitive training, We are not trained therapists nor are the sessions designed strictly for therapeutic needs. Swimming is a great therapeutic activity and fosters great independence and improved abilities for everyday life functioning. While we highly encourage ALL abilities, keep in mind, swimmers MUST have minimal swim skill and must be able to comprehend pool safety and enter the pool unassisted or have the ability to learn to swim unassisted.