Welcome to the home of the COOL WAVES.

Welcome to the COOL Waves Swim Team. By joining United States Swimming and the COOL Waves you are becoming a member of the country's largest organized youth sport. Your child is getting involved in what can truly be a "lifetime" sport, and hopefully, will make lifelong friends.

The COOL Waves Swim Team offers a complete year round competitive swim program to Olathe, Kansas and it surrounding communities. COOL Waves is a registered member of USA Swimming--the same organization that selects our U.S. Olympic Swim Team every four years!  The COOL swim year is divided into trimesters, and we welcome new swimmers to join our team at any time throughout the year.

COOL is a member of the Missouri Valley League, our LSC (local swimming committee).  Missouri Valley includes teams from the entire state of Kansas, teams west of Columbia, Missouri; Texas County, Oklahoma; Hansford County, Texas; and Kit Carson County, Colorado.

The team is run by a nine-member board of parent volunteers and the head coach. Elections for Board Membership are held in March. Board meetings are usually held once a month. Meeting notices will be posted on the team website and all parents are welcome to attend!

Our program is designed to provide each of our athletes with an opportunity to reach their full potential based on personal goal achievement. Our swimmers acquire a broad range of skills necessary for success, i.e. setting goals, dedication, self-discipline, teamwork, motivation, and confidence.

VISION 

The COOL Waves Swim Team strives to be a leader in the competitive swimming community by developing a quality team built on individual focus, sportsmanship, self-discipline and progressive coaching.

PHILOSOPHY 

The COOL Waves Swim Team offers a year-round competitive swim program in accordance with the standards and rules of FINA, USA and MV Swimming, where success is measured by each swimmer's improvement in ability, character, attitude, motivation, health and goal setting.

GOALS & OBJECTIVES 

• Meet the needs of each individual swimmer, while developing a quality team based on ethics and hard work.
• Operate a safe, progressive, and highly competitive swimming program.
• Maintain quality coaches.
• Develop excellence at the local, regional, and national levels.
• Provide quality equipment and training facilities.
• Provide sufficient funding for current and future team needs.
• Communicate effectively with athletes and parents.
• Engage and educate athletes and parents in the sport of competitive swimming and its progression as outlined by USA Swimming, from the local to regional and national levels.
• Develop athletes who promote the sport of swimming by being first class ambassadors for themselves, the sport of swimming, their families, the team, and the community.