About Salmon Bay Aquatics

What is SBAY?

Salmon Bay Aquatics was formed in 1999 from the merger of Shilshole Aquatic Club and Queen Anne Swim Club.  SBAY is a non-profit, coach-directed, parent-assisted USAS swim club.  Our primary purpose is to provide an opportunity for all of our swimmers to attain their potential in competitive swimming. In pursuing this goal, we believe that each swimmer will derive significant benefits in the areas of:

• Character Development - understanding the value of hard work and commitment, learning to contribute to a team effort, developing self-discipline and a better self-image; learning to become a Champion in life through attitude and effort.
• Physical Development - improving strength and endurance, and overall fitness.
• Internal Rewards - experiencing the unique satisfaction that follows from achieving one's goals.

SBAY has approximately 110 swimmers, mostly between 6 and 18 years old.  The minimum age is 5.

SBAY Swimmers in Recent Years

Five Salmon Bay swimmers competed at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, with one swimmer finishing in the top-8. In 2000, SBAY won both the short course and long course Senior Regional Championships, and finished 4th at both short and long course Age Group Regionals. In 1999, Shilshole placed 9th (3rd in 18 & under scoring) at the USA Spring Nationals, where five swims finished in the top-8, one swimmer won “Rookie of the Meet,” and two made the U.S. National Junior Team. Since 1996, we’ve had 6 Junior National champions, 16 Senior National, and 9 Olympic Trials qualifiers. Since 1992, 30 SBAY swimmers have qualified for Junior Nationals. This past summer, 2 SBAY swimmers competed at the Summer Nationals and 5 competed at the Junior Championships in Irvine, CA. One swimmer qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials in 2 events.

Salmon Bay Aquatics Mission statement

Salmon Bay Aquatics is a community based competitive swim team that provides professional swim coaches who help young people become champions in life through attitude, effort, and excellence in swimming.  Our program gives every swimmer the opportunity to attain their individual potential by providing them with the necessary tools at each stage of their development to have continued success in the future. Our philosophy builds character by teaching life-long skills such as understanding the value of hard work and commitment, contributing to a team effort, developing self-discipline and a better self image, and accepting personal responsibility for one’s success. We teach our swimmers that winning is much more about mastering the process than finishing first.

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Last Update: Nov 2^nd, 2007
Content: Salmon Bay Web Team

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