Scarlet Aquatics - Mission Statement:
Inspiring Personal Excellence through swimming.
Vision:
A community-based program that develops character and personal growth in our youth with an emphasis on high standards.
Scarlet Aquatics Core Values Defined:
- Leadership: Leading by example and inspiring others to achieve their best.
- Discipline: A commitment to self-control, adherence to rules and standards, and the ability to consistently pursue goals despite challenges or temptations. Discipline is a "perishable" skill that diminishes over time without practice.
- Hard Work: A deep-seated belief in the importance of effort, dedication, and perseverance in achieving goals.
- Respect: Valuing individuals as people first and treating individuals with courtesy, kindness, and consideration, recognizing their feelings, wishes, rights, and traditions.
- Initiative: Taking ownership and be willing to act to solve problems without being told to do so.
- Fortitude: The ability to show courage and perseverance in the face of adversity to be committed to an ideal and to pursue it with hard work.
- Continuous Improvement: Consistently striving to improve skills, knowledge, overall performance while viewing challenges as opportunities for growth.
- Exceeding Expectations: Demonstrating a commitment to excellence and consistently striving to surpass what is normally anticipated or required in all endeavors.
- Teamwork: Individuals working together seamlessly through a collective effort, mutual support, and shared responsibility in achieving common goals that maximize the team's performance and success.
- Responsibility: Taking ownership of one's actions, decisions, and their outcomes, including acknowledging mistakes and learning from them.
- Belief: An unwavering faith in the team’s mission and ability to achieve it’s goals both individually and collectively despite any adversity through following the team’s processes with aggressive patience.
- Loyalty: A steadfast commitment to the team’s mission, beliefs and shared values creating a strong sense of belonging and unity among team members, strengthening the team's overall cohesion.

