Want to join the Region of Waterloo Swim Club?
January 30, 2012
ROW Swim Club offers a variety of programs for swimmers of all abilities.
The first step to joining ROW is to have your swimmer's skills assessed.
The next assessment date is:
Saturday February 25, 2012, Wilfrid Laurier University pool, 9-10:30 am
Please click here for more details on our programs, and what it means to be a ROW swimmer.
Western Ontario Sting Meet
February 15, 2012
This past weekend The Region of Waterloo Swim Club held hosted the annual “Western Ontario Sting Meet”.
ROW had some outstanding swims, and ruled the pool, leaving the meet with over 50 best times, 19 gold medals, 12 silvers and 14 bronzes. In total ROW had over 60 top ten finishes, racking in more than 2,000 points and first place in the team rankings.
From our Silver group Aidan Elliot placed first in the 100 back with a two second best time as well as first in the 200 IM. Also congrats to Breanna Karst placing first in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:45.87 and to Sarah Shearer and McKenzie Bender-Jones, both placing first in the 100 fly, both with best times.
We also had some outstanding swims from our Bronze groups. Asim Mahmoud placing 1st in the 100 IM, Bianca Armbruster bringing home 3 golds and 2 silvers, Shannon Kwan bringing home a gold in the 50 meter freestyle, and Nir Oyberman placing first in the 100 Fly.
For many ROW athletes the Sting meet was their first taste of a real swim meet, we would like to congratulate Hannah Regehr, Trinity Mueller, Emma Hillier, Faith McKay, Rianna Atwal, Emma Darrigan, Victoria Chai, Jeffrey Luo, Kieran McKnight Drayton, Simika Atwal, Juli Merry, Ian Friesen, David Ko, AJ Elliott, Kristian Kennedy, Erik Lungulescu and Maximus Niu.
ROW is thrilled with the results of the annual Sting Meet, and is excited to see more best times in the future. Congratulations to all ROW swimmers who participated in the meet!
Cameron McCuaig Selected for Ontario ParaSport Games!
February 14, 2012
Region of Waterloo Swim Club is thrilled to announce that Cameron McCuaig (age 11) has been selected to participate in the upcoming Ontario Winter ParaSport Games being held in Huntsville Ontario February 24th-26th. This competition hosts 7 different Para sports including sledge hockey, swimming, and wheelchair basketball.
Cameron will be racing on February 26th, competing in 5 events; the 50 free, 50 fly, 200 IM, 50 back and 100 back. Cameron will be accompanied by his coach, Kaitlyn Schultz. Kaitlyn was hired with experience in Para athletes, we are excited that we have an athlete that can benefit from her experience.
Find more information on the games and follow Cameron’s progress at http://winter.ontarioparasportgames.com/
Good Luck Cameron!
WOSA Regional Short Course Championship
February 8, 2012
Sixty fired up swimmers from the Region of Waterloo Swim Club competed at Western Ontario Swimming Association’s Championship meet held at the Canada Games pool in London Ontario February 3-5. The Team finish a strong second with 811 points behind the host club from London with 1048 and ahead of the third place team from Guelph. There were 28 teams from the region who competed.
The competition is a showcase for the up and coming swimmers of the Region. It also serves as a “last chance” to qualify for the Jr. Provincials in March. Swimmers from ROW did not disappoint - fifteen swimmers achieved provincial times at this meet!
Thirty swimmers reached the medal podium at least once bringing home a total of 67 individual medals (click here for list of medal winners). The Club’s relay teams also took more than their fair share of the precious metals, with nine medals in total, five of them gold!
Congratulations to all Swimmers and Coaches who participated in this very successful swim meet!!
ROW Winter Invitational - Great Start to 2012!
January 26, 2012
The ROW Winter Invitational was held Jan 21-22 at the Laurier Pool. This was the first meet of 2012 for ROW, and they really kicked the year off with a bang! With Aylmer, Cambridge, Chatham, the Brock Niagara Aquatics and the Norfolk Hammerheads travelling to the meet as the competition for ROW, we had some down right great swims!!!
ROW gobbled up over 50 gold medals during the competition, with Cassandra Holtby leading the way by winning the 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Fly, and 200 IM. She took home the high point trophy for the 15 and over women for her efforts. Adam Mackenzie, Erik Bumbulis, Mckayla Myers, Gordon Fountain, Jenny Zhang, Lauren Shearer, Felicia Nguyen, and Bradley Shushack all won multiple events during the weekend.
ROW now sets their targets ahead to the Regional Championships that will be held in London Ontario next weekend and the Provincial Championships in March.
ROW Sending Six Swimmers to International Children's Games
January 25, 2012
Six ROW swimmers and one coach will be attending the 46th annual International Children's Games in Daegu, South Korea. Congratulations to Jacob Einwechter, Eric Bumbulis, Johanna Gross, Alyxandra Redlich-Stowe, Lauren Shearer, Emma Rice and coach Rob Aburto. Click here to read more.
About ROW
ROW has developed swimmers from age 5 through to adult since 1976. From stroke development and fitness to world competition, ROW swimmers have represented Canada with medal performances at the Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games, Pan Am Games and World Cups, as well as representing the community at the International Children's Games, Provincial and Regional Championships, and local meets. As Kitchener-Waterloo's premiere competitive swim club, ROW is very fortunate to be able to provide nationally certified coaches to work with its swimmers. ROW offers not only full season programs but also Summer Camps and Community Involvement programs throughout the year.
If you would like to join the Region of Waterloo Swim Club, see Registration or Contact Us.
ROW not only produces great swimmers, we develop great people!
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