Mission Statement

To provide members of the community a competitive, USA Swimming affiliated program for swimmers of all ages and abilities in order to enhance and support the high school swimming and diving program within Jenks Public Schools, and to develop each athlete as far as their mental and physical talents will allow.

Tradition and Philosophy

The JENKS TROJAN SWIM CLUB is very proud of its swimmers, their accomplishments, and the finest group of volunteer swim parents in Oklahoma. Since 1996, JTSC has become one of the top age group programs in Oklahoma with numerous state champions and record holders. We have had swimmers compete at every level of USA Swimming, had numerous honor roll students and academic All-Americans, and National Age Group Top 16 rankings.

The JTSC tradition of excellence serves as a foundation upon which to build even greater success in our future. We eagerly look forward to seeing our swimmers continue their accomplish­ments at the local level, as well as further their achievements at the regional and national level.

Philosophy

The JTSC program is characterized philosophically by the principle of self-image psychology and positive character development. Program design is concerned with guiding and directing individuals toward maximum development of their talents and abilities by providing swimmers the opportunity to use their talents to "BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE". The staff endeavors to take swimmers as far as their talent and desire will take them. Our goal is to teach, train, and motivate young people to achieve and believe in themselves as they grow and develop.

The JTSC program strives to instill in young swimmers an understanding of and appreciation for such concepts as, self-motivation, goal setting, and goal achievement as these ideas relate to their success in training and in competition.

At each level of the program, swimmers are instructed to strive for excellence. Everyone is encouraged to "BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE". This philosophy is consistent throughout the program.

Team History

Jenks Community Education, a division of Jenks Public Schools, formed the JENKS TROJAN SWIM CLUB in the fall of 1996. At the time, there was a community need for a USA Swimming affiliated club that would support and compliment the Jenks High School Swimming and Diving program. Jenks swimming from club to high school is the most successful program in the state of Oklahoma.

In its first year, JTSC placed in the top six in the State Club Championship Meets, sent a strong contingent to the Region Meet and has had swimmers compete in the National Junior Championships. In our second year, we equaled our inaugural year's accomplishments, and furthered our accomplishments by sending our first swimmer to Senior National Championships.

We have grown to over 100 swimmers and continue to expand and improve our program each year. Our professional staff guides our swimmers from a learn to swim program, to the USA Swimming program (Novice level through to Senior National.)

Treasury

The Jenks Trojan Swim Club (JTSC) is part of the Jenks Community Education (JCE) program.  The dues and fees that are collected are put into the JCE accounts.  These are the funds used for all of the JTSC events and equipment.  The team requires a yearly pool fee, membership fee, monthly dues, and meet fees (if a swimmer swims at a meet) to be paid by the members.

The monthly fees help to cover the following items; Coaches Registrations, Coaches Certifications, Coaches Salaries, Pool Fees for the Jenks pool, & Pool Fees for ORU for long course training.

Fund Raising

The team has several opportunities throughout the year to assist with fundraising.  They are Concessions, Chuck-A-Duck, Swim-A-Thon, Triathlon, and poinsettia sales.  If you know of another idea or are interested in setting up another fund-raiser, please contact a board member.

Donations

JTSC is a non-profit organization and tax-deductible donations can be made to the team. If you know someone who would like to donate funds or equipment, see the Head Coach.

Meet Fees

The team charges a surcharge for all meets. This surcharge is to help offset the costs for the team to represent us at the meet.  This surcharge does not cover all of the fees associated with sending a coach to a meet or the costs associated with putting on a meet.  The fundraising efforts and monthly dues mainly pay for these costs.

There is a host surcharge and a fee for each event entered. These fees are determined by the hosting team and passed along to the meet attendees.

Park and Rec Expenses

The parks and recreation program is also participated in by JTSC.  Our members pay a low one-time fee for each season that allows the swimmer to attend all of the park & rec meets.  If your swimmer plans on attending these meets, make sure you pay these dues as JTSC pays for every swimmer who signs up whether or not they swim.

Miscellaneous Expenses

The team incurs operating expense everyday. This is mainly invisible to the team members. Some of these expenses include; office supplies, postage, radios, files, gifts, trophies, and cell phone charges.  The team also pays mileage to the coaches for each meet.   Our computers are used for record keeping as well as running meets. The team pays for upgrades to hardware and software every year.

Financials

The team treasurer will keep the books and have available to the board the current status of the team finances.  If you would like to see a report, please contact a board member.