Swim Programs

Whitby Swimming offers Pre-Competitive and Competitive programs.

Pre-Competitive Program

Whitby Swimming's Pre-Competitive Program is designed to teach the core skills required for competitive swimming.  Swimmers will learn the fundamentals of each competitive swimming stroke (freestyle, backstroke, breakstroke and butterfly), dives, turns and how competitive swimming practices and swim meets are structured.

This is meant to be a fun and rewarding introduction to the sport.  

Spring 2024:

There will be two precompetitive groups, both offered at Anne Ottenbrite Pool (Iroquois):

Friday 5:30-6:15pm/Sunday 7:30-8:15am

OR

Friday 6:15-7:00pm/Sunday 8:15-9:00am

Registration will open on March 26 for returning swimmers and on April 1 for new swimmers. The first day of training will be April 7.

The cost is $281 for the 8 week session plus a once per season Swimming Canada fee of $60.00.

Pre-requisites: Swimmers entering our pre-competeitive program must be able to swim 25m of front crawl, 25m on their back and be fully independent in the deep end.  Swimmers must be at least 6 years old to join the precompetitive program.

How to join: Prior to registering, all new swimmers must complete an assessment with one of our coaches.  Assesments take about 10 minutes and are free.

Register today: Pre-competitive assessments for Spring 2024 will open February 22. Sign up here 

Competitive Program

Whitby Swimming's Competitive Program is one of the GTA's premiere swim clubs.  Lead by nationally recognized Head Coach, Olivier Renaud, this team has been developing swimmers that compete at Regional, Provincial and National championships. 

Our program is rooted in the fundamentals with a strong focus on developing a life long passion for the sport of swimming.  This begins with our introduction to competitive swimming program all the way to our most  Senior swimmers.  

Our group structure is designed to support swimmers at all levels of ability and skill.  Swimmers are placed in groups based on a number of factors including race times, ability to train, age and character.  All decisions about group placement are done by our professional coaching staff.

How to join: Existing competitive swimmers or those with a strong grasp of the fundamentals of each stroke, are invited to contact our Team Registrar at [email protected].  Swimmers may be asked to provide Swimming Canada times and may be required to complete an assessment prior to being offered an opportunity.