Canadian Coaching Carousel: Another Prominent Ontario Club Gets a New Coach
The Hamilton Aquatic Club has hired Darren Ward as its new head coach. They’re one of 4 major clubs in Ontario to have been on the market in the last month.
Sean Baker Hired As New Coach of Markham Aquatic Club
Baker spent the last 10 years as the head coach of the Oakville Aquatic Club, which placed 5th as a team at the 2019 Canadian Swimming Championships.
Canada Will Send Olympic Gold Medalist Penny Oleksiak to Jr World Championships
Canada will send two Olympic medalists, along with two other members of their senior World Championships team, to the 2017 World Junior Championships in August.
2014 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach Of The Year Tom Johnson
To see all of the 2014 Swammy Award winners, presented by TYR, click here. 2014 HONOUREE: TOM JOHNSON These past…
Arbitration rules that Evan White’s National Age Group records will stand after ratification holdup
An arbitrator ruled this week that the 5 Canadian National Age Group records set by Evan White and his teammates last fall will stand, ending a legal battle waged since Swimming Canada chose not to ratify the records in January.
2013 Swammy Awards Wrap-Up
We’ve spent the last two weeks honoring the best and brightest of 2013. Here’s the final awards list.
2013 Swammy Awards: Canadian Junior Coach Of The Year
Among the nine short course records that fell, six of them were from Sean Baker’s Oakville Aquatic Club…
Dominique Bouchard Joins The Oakville Aquatic Club
One of Canada’s top backstrokers will be joining an already strong group of athletes at the Oakville Aquatic Club. Head Coach Sean Baker has told SwimSwam that Dominique Bouchard, who currently ranks 20th in the world in the 200 backstroke, has joined his team.
Canada’s Bryce Kwiecien-Delaney Verbally Commits to Michigan
The Michgian Wolverines have gotten a verbal commitment from Canadian Bryce Kwiecien-Delaney of the Oakville Aquatic Club. Kwiecien-Delaney is a top-level short-distance…
Annamay Pierse Set to Become the Third Olympian on OAK Coaching Staff
Former 200 breaststroke world record holder Annamay Pierse will be joining the Oakville Aquatic Club’s coaching staff for the 2013-14…
Coach’s Intel: Oakville’s Sean Baker Unleashes a 200 Butterflyer’s Race Pace Set
Oakville Aquatics head coach Sean Baker drops a set designed for 200m butterflyers to hit race pace or faster. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures)