A Strong Start to the Year: Highlights from the New Year's Cup & Scarborough Pan AM Winter Classic The start of the year marked an exciting return to competitive swimming for many athletes, with two major meets showcasing impressive performances and new milestones. The New Year's Cup and the Scarborough Pan AM Winter Classic were both filled with standout moments that demonstrated the hard work athletes had put in over the holidays, even after a short return to the pool. New Year's Cup: New Format, New Challenges This year’s New...

As the fall season wraps up, we are proud to celebrate the incredible progress and achievements across all levels of our program. From Junior Development swimmers to National and Provincial Development athletes, the commitment, growth, and teamwork displayed this season have been nothing short of exceptional. Junior Development 2, TOPs, RSA Age Group Junior Development 2 (JD2), TOPs, and RSA Age Group swimmers had an impressive fall season marked by steady progress and notable achievements. JD2 competed in the Fall First Try, Aces Fall Invitational, and ROW Novice meet, while...

Wow. Region of Waterloo Swim Club… ROWs showing at Team Showdown has left us relatively speechless. As a swim club, we rose above and beyond all expectations - with massive best time rates by incredible margins, greater energy than 1000 suns, and a sense of unity that should not be taken for granted! What a great group of athletes! Team Showdown is a team meet, with the overall objective of winning the Team Banner. In order to win the Team Banner, a club needed to have the highest total of...

The NYAC Cup, held over three days at Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (TPASC), featured a competitive field with heats and finals for 13 and over and timed finals for 12 and under. Known as one of the fastest pools in the province, TPASC hosted 33 teams, including elite competitors from clubs like OAK, NYAC, TSC, WAC, Brock, HTAC from Halifax, and Neptune from Montreal, as well as university teams from Waterloo and Guelph. The event even witnessed a new Canadian record in the men’s 50 Breaststroke set by Olympian...

The first meet of the season began following a morning workout focused on teaching meet expectations and team cheers. This event served as an important learning tool by helping swimmers assess and identify areas for improvement and shaking off the “dust” after summer break. 136 ROW athletes from 7 to 17 years old raced together in a single session, and showcasing a diverse range of experience from just one year to eleven years. Overall, the meet was a fantastic way to kick off the season as we head into future...

BAC Invite 60 athletes stretched across our SD, RSA Comp, AGD and JD1 groups attended the BAC Invite at the Wayne Gretzky Centre in Brantford November 1-3rd. All sessions of the meet were timed finals as opposed to the traditional meet format where there are heats and finals for 13& overs. Swimmers had the opportunity to try new strokes and distances that are helping their overall athlete development. Our ROW swimmers achieved a 82% best time percentage across all groups that attended the competition while having some of the highest...

The first meet of the season kicked off with a 1 PM session, following a morning workout focused on teaching meet expectations, team cheers, and protocols. This event served as an important learning tool as we head into the rest of the season, helping us assess where we stand after the summer break and identify areas for improvement while shaking off any rust. It was exciting to have 136 ROW athletes participating in a single session, ranging in age from 7 to 17 years, and showcasing a diverse range of...

Hello Region of Waterloo Swim Club, With a new season on the horizon, it brings me great excitement to announce two new group coaches to our ROW Coaching Staff - Tyson MacDonlad and Russ Franklin. Russ Franklin Russ Franklin joins us in his 51st year of coaching. Approximately 30 of those years were spent working as a head coach, filled with numerous success stories including Provincial and National Medalists, having worked with athletes going on to represent Canada at international competitions, including the Olympics. Russ will be accompanied by his...

ROW is especially proud of our swimmers who raced in championship meets OYJs and Festivals last weekend! This year's Festival championship meet was incredibly full and busy. Our 12, 11, and 10 & under swimmers were especially full of energy as they raced at the Etobicoke Olympium over the course of 3 days. The Festival's championship put a spotlight on our 12&U athletes, who have made tremendous progress from the beginning of the season until now. Their hardwork and determination throughout the season showed through the results this meet! Meet...

The 2024 Cunningham Classic was held at our home pool, WLU, this past weekend and the energy on deck and in the stands was palpable! The first Long Course (LCM) meet of the year for AGD, RSA Comp, PD2, JD1, and JD2 -- and the first meet upon our return from March Break -- the Cunningham Classic helped us get back into the swing of racing. A lot of work went on behind the scenes to reformat the meet, which was strongly catered towards the needs of athletes for this...