9/2/10 ***Great first two nights of practice HPAC swimmers! Keep up the good work!***

HP Aquatics was founded in the Spring of 2007 as a direct response to the need for a high-quality competitive program for Highland Park area residents.  When Coach Sirois founded HPAC, he wanted to develop a program that would retain swimmers in a program that teaches athletes how to excel in swimming and in life.  HPAC has grown from the small group of 30 swimmers who trained with us in the summer of 2007 to roughly 140 swimmers this past year.

HP Aquatics is a USA Swimming affiliated competitive club that trains year round.  We offer high-quality professional coaching.  Our coaching staff is made up of individuals who are experts in stroke development.  In addition to their technical expertise, we are very proud of the types of individuals who coach for HPAC.  Each coach is passionate about the sport of swimming and has a love of working with our youth.  That combination of loving the sport and enjoying the opportunity to work with young swimmers is evident in each of our practices.  We believe in a positive environment that looks for the success of our swimmers in the long-run. We will not cut corners to achieve short-lived success, if it compromises the long-term potential of our swimmers. 

At HPAC, we know that swimmers who achieve "elite" status are typically those who take part in year-round high-quality training because they enjoy their training environment. We believe that swimmers should be swimming for us because they want to, and we encourage our swimmers to take part in many activities and sports when they are younger. We offer flexible training schedules for our youngest swimmers to encourage participation in other activities.  As a competitive swim club, we do expect our swimmers to compete for HPAC on a regular basis.

We strongly believe that swimmers thrive in a setting where parents offer unconditional support. We will promote that type of support every chance we get.  We believe in the value of our training time, and we will use that time wisely.  We believe in allowing each swimmer to progress at his or her own rate of development. This approach will not only result in swimmers who reach their potential as athletes, but who also know how to adapt to a variety of situations.

We are constantly growing and training young swimmers to maintain a well rounded competitive swim team. Thank you for joining us. We are looking forward to meeting you. Please feel free to ask another member or coach any question you may have.