The West Allis Speedskating Club (WASSC) is a

short track speed skating Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

club located in

West Allis, Wisconsin West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of Milwaukee, it is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The population was 60,325 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Histo ...

. Founded in 1930, it is a

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that runs under and as part of the West Allis/West Milwaukee Department of Recreation. The club trains on the Pettit National Ice Center, at the State Fair grounds, which houses a indoor speed skating oval and two Olympic-size

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s. Members of the club, both novice and advanced, compete in short track speed skating competitions in various parts of the

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, such as the Great Lakes region. For over 70 years, the WASSC has developed top US speedskaters claiming over 17 Olympians, more than 50 World Team members and over 95 National Champions.

List of Olympians

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* Speed skating clubs Sports clubs and teams established in 1930 West Allis, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-stub