About

Moreno Valley Aquatics is a non-profit, year-round all age group swim club founded in 1997 and is a member of USA Swimming. We offer multi-level programs ranging from beginners to the experienced level swimmer. We also offer swimming programs for adults.

USA Swimming and Other Governing Bodies

MVAQ is part of USA Swimming, which is a national governing body in the United States and is responsible for the conduct and administration of USA Swimming. Its headquarters are in Colorado Springs, CO and is affiliated with the International Federation for Aquatics (FINA). USA Swimming is divided into four zones, which are then broken down into local swim committees (LSC). MVAQ is in Zone One, which covers the area west from Las Vegas, Barstow, and Indio to the Pacific Ocean and south from Atascadero to Mission Viejo and Irvine. SCS is further divided into Six Committees: Coastal, Desert, Eastern,Metro, Orange, and Pacific . MVAQ belongs to the Eastern Committee.

Southern California Swimming (SCS) is responsible for setting standardization guidelines under which all member teams operate. It sanctions meets; certifies officials; establishes white, red, blue, SCSRT, and higher time standards; publishes the Swim Guide and meet schedules; and disburses the SCS travel funds to send some swimmers to National and Zone meets.

MVAQ belongs to the Easter Committee of SCS. The Eastern Committee has approximately 30 teams. Multiply this by the four sections in SCS and you have an idea of the scope of swimming in Southern California. It is interesting to note that SCS provided 37% of the US Olympic swimmers. This does not include the swimmers who trained here and swam for other countries. While not all teams in the Eastern Commitee are year round, MVAQ is and competes in the winter short course meets and the summer long course meets.

 

As a member of Moreno Valley Aquatics, our swimmers learn the values of sportsmanship and team work. Swimming, through our team, provides physical, emotional and intellectual skills that will last a lifetime.