West Austin Athletic Club
West Austin Athletic Club is the place to be. The swimming pools, tennis courts, and playground provide
hours of fun for kids and adults to relax and beat the summer heat.
Adults stay in shape by working out with the aerobic and weight
equipment. The Club sponsors many programs for adults and children
with a staff that is dedicated to providing a safe, friendly
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Adult Swimming & Masters

Masters coaches can
help improve your swimming and help you stay in shape!
West Austin Athletic Club offers many opportunities for pool time
for adults to
swim laps, improve stroke technique, stay in shape, swim in a master's
program, cross train with another sport, rehabilitate after surgery or
injury, or train to swim competitively in swim meets or
triathlons.
We welcome adult swimmers of all abilities !
Adult WAAC members can swim laps whenever the club is
open. Additionally, we have a Masters/Triathlete Classes
Monday-Friday 5:45-7:15 am, Monday-Friday 7:00-8:15 am,
M-Th noon-1pm, and MW 6:30-7:30 pm. Coaches provide a customized
swim workout and stroke instruction at the early morning and noon workout times. Several work outs are written on the white board which can be utilized by swimmer s
during the day and workouts are provided in drawers in the breezeway. Individual WAAC
memberships are available whereby swimmers have access to WAAC's heated
pools, fitness room and other facilities.
Adult swim classes are free to WAAC members. Non-members may come to
the adult swim classes by purchasing a card, 10 swims for $85.
The adults who swim at WAAC consist of all abilities from
new swimmers and those who swim primarily for exercise to ex-college
swimmers and swimmers actively competing in triathlons or masters swim
meets.
Some of our adults choose to compete in ma ster swim meets.
Our team is West Austin Aquatics and we are a registered United States
Masters Swimming team. We have adults who participate in open-water swims, short-course/long-course meets,
and triathlons.
Swim
lanes are available all year. The pools open in the winter are
maintained at 80-82 degrees
F. WAAC offers both SC and LC pools at one site. The
facilities include an 8 lane 25-yard pool, a 4 lane 50 meter pool and an
additional 6, 25-yard lanes in WAAC's island pool. The Masters/Triathlete
program is coached by Holly Bennett, John Walsh, Ginny Walsh, and Karen K.
Come try a class or learn more about the program call 263-4282,
or come by during the coached classes.
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Become A WAAC Member
Single and Family memberships provide use of all WAAC's
facilities: pools, tennis courts, weight room, and grounds.
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