USA Teams

All of the Olympic and nationally ranked swimmers started out the same way: swim lessons every summer until they joined a swim club. After a couple years only swimming in the summer, they began to swim year round. After even more years of this, they joined a USA Swim Club that costs hundreds a month. Swimming for 10-12 months out of a year, that’s what the best of the best do.

Central Iowa Aquatics (CIA) is one of the few USA Swimming Teams in Iowa. With hundreds of members, CIA is consistently one of the best teams in the state. With multiple practices a day to ensure everyone has the opportunity to practice; CIA is always working to help their swimmers.

Another rather large USA team in Iowa is the Iowa Flyers Swim Club, or IFly. This team is located in Iowa City, Iowa. They are another large team on the swimming scene when it comes to state competitions.

USA swimmers don’t just swim. They have dry land workouts as well.  Dry land workouts normally consist of crunches, push-ups, planks, stairs, and other activities to strengthen core muscle and upper body strength.  USA swimmers spend a great deal of time doing whatever they can to help their swimming.

USA swimmers are like gymnasts at the elite level; completely devoted and always working to improve themselves or their team, coach and their selves.