Water Rat Swimming Now a Level II Team
USA Swimming Recognizes Water Rat Swim Team for Excellence
This week USA Swimming informed the Water Rat Swim Team that it had been recognized as a Level II team. This makes the Water Rats one of only five teams in Connecticut to be a Level II team (or above). 
The team website will be updated soon to reflect our new level.
The Water Rats Parents Club congratulates all of our coaches, swimmers, officials and parent volunteers for being recognized by USA Swimming. We thank Jacquie Tumminia for managing and preparing the team's application for recognition and we thank Barbara Wiederecht for assisting in the process.
The following is USA Swimming's description of the Club Recognition Program:
The Club Recognition Program offers our club members a working blueprint for developing strong, stable, financially sound and athletically productive organizations.
Designed over a two-year period by USA Swimming's Club Development Committee, this voluntary program presents four levels of achievement across four component areas deemed critical to long-term club success. The program encourages clubs to establish organizational goals and to benchmark their progress toward those goals.
The ultimate objective of the program is to strengthen the club system in USA Swimming by guiding clubs through a development process that ultimately positions the program and its coaches to better serve athletes.
The Club Development Committee looked at many different factors that helped create "great" clubs. The committee grouped all of the factors into four major component areas:
The team website will be updated soon to reflect our new level.
The Water Rats Parents Club congratulates all of our coaches, swimmers, officials and parent volunteers for being recognized by USA Swimming. We thank Jacquie Tumminia for managing and preparing the team's application for recognition and we thank Barbara Wiederecht for assisting in the process.
- Adrienne Williams & Ronald Wimer
Co-Presidents, Water Rats Parents' Club
The following is USA Swimming's description of the Club Recognition Program:
The Club Recognition Program offers our club members a working blueprint for developing strong, stable, financially sound and athletically productive organizations.
Designed over a two-year period by USA Swimming's Club Development Committee, this voluntary program presents four levels of achievement across four component areas deemed critical to long-term club success. The program encourages clubs to establish organizational goals and to benchmark their progress toward those goals.
The ultimate objective of the program is to strengthen the club system in USA Swimming by guiding clubs through a development process that ultimately positions the program and its coaches to better serve athletes.
The Club Development Committee looked at many different factors that helped create "great" clubs. The committee grouped all of the factors into four major component areas:
- Business & Organizational Success
Parent & Volunteer Development
Coach Development & Education
Athlete Development & Performance
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