Five minutes away, Dorval is a small, yet strong team for its numbers. All four of these pools send their coaches to scout the summer swim meets for new talent, the lifeline for these clubs. The program introduces the kids to competitive swimming, as well as to some of the senior swimmers. The senior swimmers bring their love for the sport and their enthusiasm about swimming to the kids as their coaches during the summer. Then in the winter, there is a familiar face for the kids to look up to.
Any club needs new young talent every year.
Looking at the younger groups at these clubs, you see familiar faces from the summer. And if you ask the older swimmers where they got their start, a lot will answer their summer pools. My mom signed me up for the winter. I've been going non-stop ever since. The parents love the system, too.