About ROCS

ROC Swimming is a privately owned swimming club that operates out of Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. We provide programs for swimmers of all ages. We believe in the potential of all athletes and promote swimming as a long-term development and life long skill. ROC Swimming supports swimmers to train to become highly competitive at the provincial and national level as well as find lifelong enjoyment through fun, fitness, and friendship. We are proud of our commitment to excellence and welcome you to try our exciting program. We are also pleased to offer an adult swimming program geared towards athletes training towards multi-sport events such as triathlon and pentathlon.

For the 2024-2025 season ROC Swimming will be offering youth programming across 8 groups.

Academy Black is for our youngest swimmers (those born in 2018 and younger) , this group practices once per week, and offers a fun and friendly introduction to basic competitive skills. Participants will need to be comfortable sumberging themselves and confident/comfortable in deep water as a minimum requirement.

Academy Red is for swimmers born in 2015-2016-2017, and offers twice per week training in a fun and supportive atmosphere centered around games and learning of basic mechanics. 

Academy White is for swimmers born in 2013-2015 and offers three times per week training, with games and racing challenges to further develop fundamental swimming techniques.

Junior Red is for swimmers born in 2012-2014(or possibly a year earlier/later)  who are at or near a regional championship level. In this group they will learn additional skills and start to incorporate specific sets with a goal to seasonal improvement and skill progression. Junior Red trains three times per week in the pool and once per week dryland.

Junior White is for swimmers born in 2011-2013 who are at regional or provincial level and trains five times per week in the pool and once per week dryland. Here swimmers will advance their training and technique in a supportive environment with progressive challenges through the season. This group is for highly motivated young swimmers!

Senior Regional is for swimmers born 2005-2010 who may be newer to the sport, or more experienced athletes who may be pursuing additional extra-curricular activities in parallel with their swimming. This program will challenge each swimmer at their level with a goal to working towards regional standards and beyond, and will train six times per week in the pool with two drylands as well.

Senior Provincial is for swimmers born 2005-2010 who are at a regional or provincial level and who are looking to advance towards national level qualification. Proper time management and life skills are developed as training loads increase and focus shifts to performance across a broad range of events to maximize athlete adaptability. Senior Red will train eight times per week in the pool and twice per week on dryland.

Senior National is for swimmers who are at a provincial level and above, and are focused on maximising their full potential in the sport of competitive swimming. This group will be focused on developing mental skills such as visualisation and goal setting in the short-, medium-, and long-term. As swimmers mature, they may begin to pursue training that focuses them into more specific events and distances. This group trains in water ten times per week and twice on dryland.

We operate out of Carleton University, find our location                    Pool Location – Google Maps