Norwin Aqua Club – ALLEGHEY MOUNTAIN SWIMMING (AMS)

Norwin Aqua Club is a member of  Allegheny Mountain Swimming (AMS)

Swimmers have to be at present registered members of USA Swimming previous to getting into USA Swimming meets.

 

What is Allegheny Mountain Swimming (AMS)?

MISSION

Competitive swimming conjures up athletes to dream large, work exhausting and obtain nice issues. AMS gives the framework and assets to develop aggressive swimmers whose ardour for the game lasts a lifetime.

VISION

Swimming Fast. Growing Strong. Achieving Dreams. Allegheny Mountain Swimming.

CORE VALUES

Trust. Excellence. Cooperation.

Allegheny Mountain Swimming (often known as AMS) is a division of the USA Swimming group. It is comprised of 48 space swim golf equipment and two college swim golf equipment in our space. AMS meets are held all through the realm. Many of those swim meets have USA Swimming time {qualifications} primarily based upon the USA swimming age group time requirements, and there are just a few meets that haven’t any qualifying instances to assist swimmers obtain instances within the USA swimming database. As a swimmer achieves quicker instances they’ll qualify for USA swimming sanctioned meets all through the nation.

QUALIFYING TIMES

USA Swimming database instances are solely achievable throughout AMS sanctioned meets. Times achieved within the Chestnut Ridge League should not within the USA Swimming database. Varsity Swimming instances are additionally not USA Swimming instances. There are solely two meets within the Varsity Swim Season which might be accepted into the USA Swimming database, and that is solely if you’re AMS registered previous to swimming on the meets. These meets are the WPIAL championships, and PIAA Swimming Championships.

Some AMS meets comprise qualifying instances, requiring an athlete to swim ‘quicker than’ or ‘slower than’ a specified time. In a number of the AMS meets you can’t swim an occasion with out having an present time within the USA Swimming database.

MOTIVATIONAL TIMES

Motivational Times are primarily based on present USA swimming age group time requirements. Motivational instances present progressive targets. By actively having a purpose it permits swimmers to constantly push themselves to succeed in new heights.

2024-2028 Motivational Swim Times     

COST

1. USA Swimming Registration Yearly Membership 2026 Cost $92
2. Meet Entry Fee
3. Event Fee (relying on the meet host it might probably vary from $5 to $10 an occasion)
4. NAC AMS Operating Cost ($7 per meet)

COMMITMENT

AMS meets are supplied yr spherical in each quick and lengthy course amenities throughout the Tri-State Area. NAC selects the meets they plan to attend and participation is on the discretion of the particular person swimmer.

HOW TO GET STARTED

• Talk to a coach bout being AMS authorised.
• With coach’s approval, create a USA Swimming account at hub.usaswimming.org .
• Respond to the “invitation to register” from Norwin Aqua Club. Through this hyperlink you may register on-line with USA Swimming.
• Pay the USA Swimming registration price on-line.
• Watch your e-mail for upcoming AMS occasions to take part in!