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My daughter is currently in the Triangle Aquatics Center (TAC) Torpedoes Blue Squad which appears to be a great jumping off point into one of the area swim teams. I only know of Raleigh Swimming Association (RSA) swim team and New Wave swim team. Both of these teams train at TAC so either one would be convenient for us since we're real close to there.
I'm interested in any information I can find comparing the two teams. Do they have different philosophies? Is one hypercompetitive and the other more recreational? What other impressions do you have about them?
My daughter loves to swim but she's a bit anxious about competing. We'll definitely keep her in torpedoes a while since she can get discourages pretty easily if she has to start at the very bottom and try to work her way up against much more experienced swimmers. We want to make sure she keeps her love for swimming!
Check out the new tac titans! They are great!
We have 3kids on the team of different abilities.
We love the coach interaction and family atmosphere
Tac brings.
I would also recommend checking out the new TAC Titans. I know there were issues with lane availability with New Wave and RSA for the coming Fall at the TAC location. Both teams were scouting new pools. We did NW and thought they were good. I would have also considered RSA. The nice thing is, you choose which meets you want your child to compete in. NW (and probably RSA) had intrasquad meets which were less competitive.
I've also heard that both teams are looking for new practice locations in the fall and may no longer be at TAC.
Yes both teams got booted out of TAC because the owner is basically abusing their power in forming Titans and then kicking everyone else out. If you have no moral fiber, TAC Titans is perfect for you. Otherwise I'd look to another club
Yes both teams got booted out of TAC because the owner is basically abusing their power in forming Titans and then kicking everyone else out. If you have no moral fiber, TAC Titans is perfect for you. Otherwise I'd look to another club
I had originally heard this about TAC, as well, but when I looked into it more, it came out that TAC had always wanted to form their own team and that Wave and RSA were well aware of that and knew their contract would be coming to an end this year. So, with that said, it doesn't make the Titans sound so bad.
How are they abusing their power? It's not a pubilc pool, they can do whatever they want in their facility.
Where do you want me to start?
TAC was funded by charitable cash raising and debt both pitched as providing a place for the public AT LARGE to be able to utilize the swim facilities. And now the owners are abusing their power to monopolize the use of the pool. I'm sure if you'd chipped in to the funding you wouldn't be happy to hear that thriving clubs like RSA and Wave basically got taken apart by the greed of those running an apparent charitable organization. Not to mention the debtors who expect to be able to maximize fees which wiping out competition hardly does.
It is not right to think of TAC as privately owned. It was built on charitable foundations for the benefit of the community, not a handful of individuals.
I had originally heard this about TAC, as well, but when I looked into it more, it came out that TAC had always wanted to form their own team and that Wave and RSA were well aware of that and knew their contract would be coming to an end this year. So, with that said, it doesn't make the Titans sound so bad.
Yeah I guess that is how the Titans guys are spinning it to make themselves look better
From TriangleAquatics.org, About Us, Mission Statement:
To build and operate public aquatic facilities
for the health, safety, recreation, and competition needs
of Triangle citizens and aquatic organizations.
I am all ears as to how preventing clubs that are not affiliated with the ownership of Titans using the facility helps achieve this mission. Go for it....
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