Statement of Objective
The Red Hawk Swim Club is a competitive swim program sponsored by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at Montclair State University. The program is designed for competitive swimmers of all ages, primarily children ages 18 and under, and provides both pre-competitive and competitive levels. The primary objective of the program is to provide the highest level of competitive swimming in a structure that provides multiple training opportunities.

Brief History
Established in 1992, the Red Hawk Swim Club has provided competitive swimming opportunities for over 1000 athletes ages 5 to 75. Participants have been provided with everything from beginning instruction in the four competitive strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly) to racing starts, turns, and technical stroke development drills. As a member of USA Swimming and New Jersey Swimming, the Red Hawk Swim Club provides its members with opportunities to compete in meets ranging from novice competitions to national championships based on athletes’ performances throughout the season.

Coaching Philosophy
The coaching staff strives to not only develop competitive swimming ability in their athletes, but also to educate their members in a variety of areas including overall health and fitness, time management, study habits, and supplemental training techniques. Of course, the main task the program’s coaches face is to develop each athlete’s swimming ability, but the need to go beyond the obvious is recognized and addressed each day. The coaches strive to develop personal relationships with each athlete and help each of them succeed in all aspects of life. Success of an athlete depends on such factors as diet, sleep habits, and stress levels in addition to the obvious task of physical conditioning through training. The Red Hawk Swim Club coaching staff recognizes that swimming is but one element in the lives of their young athletes, and they provide age-appropriate guidance to both parents and swimmers alike.