The Sooner Swim Club (SSC) has 120 active members. Swimmers range in age from 9-17 years-old. The SSC was formed in 1963 and has been running continuously ever since. The SSC has been home to numerous State Champions, Age Group Champions and nationally recognized swimmers.
Sooner Swim Club (SSC) was founded 40 years ago in 1963 by a group of Norman parents, among them Henry Enterline and Donald and Jane Menzie, who wrote the bylaws and designed the logo. The club from the beginning was a part of the national swimming organization under its various names - now United States Swimming (USS).
The club was formed to promote a love of swimming as a sport and healthy lifestyle among young people. Under SSC auspices, children and adolescents were taught to swim competitively and provided access to all reaches of the sport. From early on, SSC produced notable swimmers, several of whom achieved state records, among them Michael Yoch, Joe Poe, Adam Przebinda, Brian and Lauren Howell, and Chris Shields; and even one member of the 1980 Olympic team, Kirt Fredericks.
SSC originally trained at and maintained what was known as the South Base pool, and indoors at the Field House Pool until these closed several years ago. SSC then began to lease pool time from the University of Oklahoma Murray Case-Sells Swim Complex. Hundreds of Norman area children have participate over the years. The club has grown from less than two dozen in the early years to well over 120 members today.
