This past weekend ROW competed at the first of our Championship meets, the Western Regional Championships in Windsor. ROW sent 40 qualifiers from our ND, PD1, Seoul, PD2, LA, Paris and Beijing groups to compete against all clubs in the western region where all our athletes raced their hearts out to achieve an 8th place overall finish at the competition! The hours at the pool were long but the #ROWNATION pride was flowing from all of our athletes whether they were 10 or 18 years old! Our 13& over swimmers...

Our 12& under athletes headed to the Markham Pan Am pool to compete in our final meet of May at the MAC Rising Stars meet, which took place on May 27-28. Loaded with team spirit, enthusiasm, and a desire to race, our younger athletes got the opportunity to compete against some of the larger GTA swim teams that they rarely get to match up against in the racing pool. 16 swimmers from Paris, Beijing and Barcelona stood up and raced hard to accomplish 52 personal bests over the two day...

Many Meets in May! Over the past two weekends, Region of Waterloo Swim Club was very competition-heavy with all groups racing across four different competitions, meant to serve each athlete’s individual needs. Please read ahead ROW Novice Meet – Saturday, May 6th Region of Waterloo Swim Club’s novice level swimmers took to the racing pool for the first time since February, and they blew it out of the water! The London and Sydney swimmers came to the meet with lots of team spirit, energy, and some phenomenal performances! The swimmers...

Dear ROW families: The Region of Waterloo Swim Club closed out the month of April by competing at the John Grootveld Sr. Officials Classic hosted by Toronto Swim Club at the University of Toronto. It’s not often that we are able to venture into the downtown core of the biggest city in Canada. I hope everyone was able to experience and enjoy the energy this major city had to offer. The competition was a timed finals event – meaning 13&overs do not jockey for positions heading into a second round...

We are pleased to announce the following different summer programming options that we will be hosting over July and August this year: 1. New Athlete Swim Camp: July 10th-14th 12:00-4:00pm · A half-day swim camp designed at teaching and introducing all four strokes and competitive swimming skills to swimmers aged 8-12. We are looking for athletes who may have an interest in competitive swimming but don’t have any prior competitive swimming experience. · Cost – Early-bird, register before May 14th = $285.00 · Cost – register May 15th and later...

That’s a wrap on ROW’s 4th hosted meet of the season! For many, the Cunningham Classic signified a kick-start to LCM spring racing. Home meets are always a great opportunity for our competitive athletes across all groups to see each other face-to-face, cheer each other on and unite under the ROW banner. This year’s Cunningham Classic was no different as it proved to be a weekend of many firsts for the ROW athletes! · 1st LCM Meet for several (1st LCM Meet of the season for many more) · 1st...

Cunningham Classic Date: Friday, April 14th to Sunday, April 16th Where: Wilfred Laurier Athletic Complex in Waterloo, Ontario Schedule Day 1: 400Free, 400IM, 800Free, 1500Free Day 2: 200IM, 200Fly, 100Breast, 50Back, 50Fly, 100Free, 200Back Day 3: 200Free, 100Fly, 50Breast, 50Free, 100Back, 200Breast Format: LCM, 13&O Prelims and Finals, 12&U Finals Dear ROW families: This weekend ROW will be hosting its 4th meet of the season, the Cunningham Classic! All competitive groups will be representing the club over the course of the 3-day competition; National Development, Provincial Development 1, Provincial Development...

Hello ROW families: The ROW apparel online store is now open: https://2023rowswimclubspringstore.itemorder.com/shop/home/ If in need of a ROW shirt, hoodie, jacket, pant and many more, please make sure to get your orders in soon, as the store will be closing on March 17, 2023! For those volunteer parents needing Officials shirts (red/white) - for when we host ROW meets, or while helping other clubs officiate theirs - they are available for purchase in the store. We have been promised that they will take priority so that we have them in...

With the most normal swim season upon us since early 2020, the competitive swimming governing bodies in Ontario are excited to re-introduce performance based swim camps to its membership. The Western Ontario Swimming Association will be hosting the first, where six athletes from ROW have been selected. This ties Windsor Aquatic Club with the most representatives selected to attend. The second training camp is hosted by Swim Ontario, labelled the Provincial Youth Selection Camp where ROW will have one representative attending. Congrats to all athletes selected and their coaches! Selection...

Dear ROW families: ROW's team page with Ly Sports is now live! Please see the flyer attached. You may head over to the page here (or copy and paste: http://www.lysports.com/team/row/) for all your equipment needs and automatically get a 20% discount. Please remember that swimsuits and parkas are supposed to be black, as per the ROW equipment list requirements for our groups. Many thanks to parent volunteer Kristen Baskerville who did all the heavy lifting involved in establishing this partnership! ROW Communications