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 DEC 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 2024-2025 team opportunities. The application enrollment period opens from September 1st through December 1st, 2024. We have re-structured our team and have reduced the number of swimmers for the next two seasons. 2025-2027.
We welcome swimmers with disabilities (mid to high-functioning). Swimmers MUST have minimal swimming skills and pass a swim assessment before being accepted on the team. We have very limited slots available, starting this October 2024! Our MAX team slots are now 6 swimmers down from 15. As of October 2024, we may have 2 to 4 slots available for our annual team training and competitions for Tiers 1 to 6. Priority is given to Youths with disabilities, ages 6 and up.
Our season is from October to June every year! We train twice a week (First 3 Saturdays each month, a Sunday and online facetime during the week). Our Summer (1 day per week) 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 and other costs.
Team Swimmers must have minimal swim experience as we do NOT teach swim lessons, we only reinforce what swimmers learned previously. Swimmers must also have medical clearance letters to apply for the team.
At this time, we do not offer scholarships or grants.
We do offer free water safety lessons (when available) as part of our public service to our community with disabilities.
PLEASE NOTE: Our team is geared towards 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/exit the pool unassisted or minimal assistance and have the ability to learn to swim unassisted. We are not a swim school or 'teach' certain swim skills. We are a competitive swim team and our 2024-2025 goals are long term athlete development for high performance competitions. New swimmers must pass an in pool assessment of basic skills and an interview as part of being on a small team. Parental involvement and commitment to team involvement and participation as a volunteer parent team support staff member is also required for an athlete to be on the team.