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Welcome to the Desert Storm Swimming Family!!  Here at DSS we are all about working hard and having fun.  We pride ourselves on our close nit “DSS Family” environment.  In the following paragraphs, we will go over our team philosophy and how we strive to benefit your athlete at every level of competition. 

Organization:  We are a self-supporting, non-profit organization dedicated to the youth of the entire Las Vegas Metropolitan area.  Founded in 2000,  Desert Storm Swimming, "DSS" is a local year-round competitive swim team from the novice swimmer to the most elite and skilled swimmer ranging from age 5-18.  Workouts are held at the Las Vegas Municipal Pool, (50 meter by 25 yard Olympic size indoor pool) centrally located on the corner of Bonanza and Las Vegas Blvd.  Desert Storm Swimming is affiliated with USA Swimming, Inc. and members of the Desert Section, a division of Southern California Swimming, competing in local, state and regional swim meets in the surrounding Las Vegas and Southern California area. 

 

Team Motto: " Be the Best You Can Be".

Vision Statement:  To empower young people to be champions in and out of the water for a lifetime.

Mission Statement:  To provide life-long learning experiences for our community's student-athlete through the joy of swimming. These learning experiences include good sportsmanship, teamwork, leadership, friendship, physical exercise, respect, and goal achievement.

The Program:  Desert Storm Swimming is characterized philosophically by the principles of self-image psychology.  This discipline is concerned with guiding and directing individuals toward maximum development of their talents and abilities.  Similarly, the Desert Storm coaching staff endeavors to teach, train, and motivate young people to achieve their ultimate potential in swimming in the belief that this experience will prove valuable to them as they grow and develop.

The DSS program strives to instill in young swimmers an understanding of and appreciation for such concepts as high self-esteem, personal accountability, self-discipline, goal setting, and goal achievement as these ideas relate to their success in training and in competition.  It is our belief that the process of achieving is as significant as realizing the achievement itself.

At each level of the DSS program, swimmers are instructed to strive for excellence.  Excellence in this sense represents the achievement of that level at which you know that you have done your utmost to become the best you are capable of becoming.  This philosophy is consistent throughout the program, and every Desert Storm Swimmer, is encouraged to “Be the Best You Can Be”.

As an DSS parent, your full support is the best way to improve your child’s experience.  We have many team parents available at any time to answer any questions you may have as a new parent.  We have also included a “Parent’s” section to this site.  As a swim parent, your time is very valuable to our program.  Each family is encouraged to volunteer their time and energy at our team swim meets, out of town meets, or at our DSS team functions. 

Although you are new to the experience, you will find out almost immediately that we are a close nit group!!  Many DSS families carpool to save on gas, and there are many friendships that have developed with in our team.  We encourage families to attend all of our DSS team functions and to ask any questions you may have.  After all, everyone on this team was a “new swim family” at some point!  

Achievements:  There are many swimmers currently on Desert Storm Swimming who have achieved top honors in both school and swimming.   For those student- athletics interested in the pursuit of higher education, many Desert Storm swimmers have achieved national ranking and/or earned college scholarships.  Our graduating seniors from 2003-2007 are currently enrolled or Alumni's from the  University of Washington, Purdue, Colorado State, Notre Dame, New Mexico State, West Virginia and the University of Nebraska on scholarships.               See College Corner

So, in closing welcome to Desert Storm Swimming!!!  We look forward to developing your swimmer through our exciting program.  Please let us know if you have any questions during your transition into the world of competitive swimming. 

 


 

 

 

   

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