PHILOSOPHY: Redlands Swim Team is a year-round competitive swim program that offers instruction and training for swimmers of all levels and abilities. RST is committed to promoting the sport of swimming, because of its potential to help individuals achieve excellence, not just in sports, but in life.
Being part of a swim team fosters self-discipline, self-confidence, responsibility, perseverance, good sportsmanship, and teamwork. These traits can produce world-class citizens, as well as world-class athletes! Swimmers learn to strive for excellence, and to face challenges with courage. And they come to understand that if they do their very best, then there are no failures.
History of RST
The Redlands Swim Team (RST) is a non-profit organization working with the youth in our community. Over the past years, the Redlands Swim Team has coached athletes that have competed in local meets, Junior National competitions and even the Olympics. RST has produced swimmers who have gained recognition in both Spring and Summer Junior Olympic meets. Many of these swimmers have been named to the Annual Southern California Top 16 lists and have gone on to achieve national rankings. Many swimmers from RST have gone on to compete at collegiate levels. Olympic bronze medal winner Robin Backhaus swam for the Redlands Swim Club from 1967 to 1970. The RedlandsSwim Team has a strong history.
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- EIN 33-0150651
- (909) 557-5599
- Po Box 7917 Redlands CA 92375 USA
- www.redlandsswimteam.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Sports, Swimming & Other Water Recreation
Mission: To provide the community youth(s) quality recreation and competitive swimming instruction and give access to competition.
Programs: Swimming instruction, facilities, and competition are available to youth in the area to provide recreation not funded by local agencies. These services are provided to more than 300 individuals annually.