Pataskala Area Swim Team

The Pataskala Area Swim Team is a summer recreational swim team with swimmers from Pataskala and surrounding areas. The team was established in the 1970s by Larry Fruth, as was the Tri County Aquatic League in which the Porpoises swim. The Porpoise Swim Team provides a fun, safe, supervised summer activity for children to learn and compete in swimming. Children able to swim across the length of the pool unassisted, up to the age of 18, may join the team.

The Pataskala Porpoises Swim Team provides an opportunity for all children to engage in a fun, healthy, life-saving, lifetime sport and recreational activity. Our team provides an enjoyable environment to build sportsmanship, character, skills, friendships and health. The success of our team is determined not by the number of meets won, but by the individual successes of our swimmers. This includes dropping times in events, swimming an event without a disqualification for the first time, or even just feeling confident enough to try a new stroke. We are dependent on committed swimmers, family participation, a dedicated board, and a qualified coaching staff.

Founded in 1971, the Tri-County Aquatic League is a summer swimming league composed of 13 teams: Baltimore, Bexley, Canal Winchester, Chevington Woods, Granville, Groveport, Huntington Hills, Johnstown/Northridge, Moundbuilders Country Club, Dresden, Pickerington Community Pool, Valley View Swim Club, and Pataskala. Teams participate in 6 dual meets and wrap up the season with a championship meet in which all swimmers are eligible to participate. With a few league modifications, the swimming rules are those of USA Swimming.