About
Our Club Values
We are humble and respectful
Swimmers
- We congratulate others on their performance
- We are humble in both victory and defeat
- We are respectful to parents, coaches, support staff, officials and volunteers
- We encourage our team mates
- We are approachable and helpful to our team mates and the swimming community
Coaches
- We congratulate our STP swimmers & staff after our successes.
- We congratulate other coaches on their swimmers’ successes
- We focus on what we can control. We accept the decisions and move forward.
- We are supportive of swimmers, encourage, care for them, and guide them in success or failure. Be available for our swimmers when needed.
- We are a role model to our athletes:
Show respect to other coaches and officials and always be positive;
Show swimmers what they can do in a way that will inspire them and give them confidence.
We take personal responsibility for everything we commit to
Juniors (12/u)
- We do our absolute best to attend the number of weekly training sessions we commit to.
- We do our best to swim all races entered at a meet
- We are reliable and honest, and we follow through on any commitment we make
Seniors (13+)
- We do our absolute best to attend the number of weekly training sessions we commit to.
- We do the extra training we need to get better for the pool, e.g. pre & post pool training, rehab and gym
- We do our best to swim all races entered at a meet, and we swim every race to our highest standard
- We always display professional behaviour
- We are committed in all aspects of our life, e.g. school, family, community
- We are reliable and honest, and we follow through on any commitment we make
Coaches
- We are committed to the season plan, and do our best not to change the overall plan by more than 10%
- We support every swimmer to achieve their best
We strive for gold medal moments; we are fearless
Juniors (12/u)
- We accept challenges set by our coaches and complete them to the best of our abilities
- We are not afraid of the outcomes from any challenge set by our coaches.
- We continuously strive to improve
- We show perseverance and we never give up
- We are goal focused and dedicated
- We are role models and inspire those younger than us
- We are fearless and accept the challenge of the moment
Seniors (13+)
- We have a growth mindset and accept challenges set by our coaches
- We always find the last little bit in a set, session or race to push a bit further
- We show perseverance and we never give up
- We are goal focused and dedicated
- We are role models and inspire the junior swimmers in the club
- We are fearless and accept the challenge of the moment
Coaches
- We have a growth mindset
- We are open to being challenged with thinking and coaching ideas
- We are able to stand firm and we believe 100% in what we’re doing
- We celebrate success both in and out of the pool
We thrive on hard work
Swimmers
- We find ways to be at our best, even when we’re not feeling our best
- We communicate with coaches so they know how we’re feeling
- We always try to find that extra 1% at the end of a set/session/race
- We do an extra kick off the wall
- We have our head down for the last 8 metres
- We ask to do an extra rep/set
Coaches
- We are always looking at ways to make our athletes faster
- We are continually learning and asking questions
We are inclusive; we celebrate diversity and difference
- We are a welcoming club and we have a place for everyone
- We are respectful and supportive, no matter what anyone is swimming for
- We are interested to learn about our international teammates’ cultures
- We embrace our teammates' different personalities with respect
- We accept people's opinions, even when they don't align with our own
- We are always polite and friendly, and we have a sense of humour
We are united as a club in our desire to excel in our sport
- We work as a team to continually push ourselves and our teammates to be our best
- We strive to be a better version of ourselves each day
- We put the team first - what's best for the team is best for me.
- When given a choice, we make the right choice, even if that choice feels like the hard way.
- We show a strong team spirit.
- We are proud and united as a club
St. Peter’s School, Brock Pool
1716 Cambridge Road, Cambridge
Private Bag 884, Cambridge 3450