Swim Team, adaptive
Courage Kenny's (CKRI) adaptive swim team, the Blizzards, is a competitive team for athletes with physical disability, cognitive disability, and others. Our goal is to provide opportunities for athletes to improve their skills, build their endurance, and grow while learning new techniques within a positive environment. The team is associated with both USA Swimming through our partnership with the Hurricanes Swim Team and affliction with Move United. With our partnership, athletes can compete in both Minnesota meets and several Move United sanction events including The Hartford Nationals.
Practices occur once a on Sundays from 3:00-4:30pm. We have designed practices to be challenging and accommodating to fit within each of the athletes’ goals.
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Who it is for
The Courage Kenny competitive swim team is best suited for advanced, independent swimmers with disabilities including but not limited to- amputation, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, brain injury, autism, spinal cord injury and more. If you are unsure if this is the right program for you, please contact us.
Good to know
Tryouts
Athletes interested in joining the team will need to tryout. Tryouts will occur the first day of practices of each session (Winter and Spring). Athlete will need to demonstrate swimmers will be asked to demonstrate 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke. (highly encourage the athletes know breaststroke and butterfly), and swim 75 yards continuously for freestyle and backstroke.
General Competitive swimming information
- Swimmers at the Paralympic games are classified into 14 different classes.
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A classification may change for different swimming strokes because the nature of your impairment may affect your ability to perform a particular stroke.
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There are various forms for swimmers to start their race: in the water, a dive start sitting on the starting platform or the typical standing start.
Get involved
Share your skills and your love of sports with our programs by volunteering.
To volunteer, contact CKRI Volunteer Services at 612-775-2727.
For information and to register
Contact information
Daniel Edmondson
Phone: 612-775-2311
Phone: 612-775-2311
daniel.edmondson@allina.com
Fee information
See registration link for fee information.
No participant will be turned away due to financial hardships. Cost sharing and scholarships are available. Contact CKRIsportsrecreation@allina.com for more information.
What to bring
- Swimsuit
- Towel
- Waterbottle
- Swim cap
- Swim goggles