Swimming:

A place where EXCELLENCE is valued, encouraged, supported, admired, protected, nurtured, respected, emulated...

 

This page is where we post information about the York YMCA Swimming Program's General, Coaching and Training philosophies. We will post articles and other writings which help explain who we are, what we are about, why we do what we do, and where we are going. We will also post information about our accomplishments.

In the broadest terms, our philosophy can be summed up with the classical Greek concept of: 

 

Arete is often defined as excellence, virtue and goodness. However, a more appropriate meaning is striving for excellence in everything one attempts: life, work, school, relationships and of course, sports. We use competitive swimming to teach life lessons. These include the important ideas that "being the best you can be" and "reaching your highest human potential" are honorable and worthy pursuits.

Following are links to better understand our philosophies & accomplishments: