Hello! The BTCS Fundraising Committee is excited to announce the Trojans Swimathon, happening from April 24 to May 24, 2025. During these four weeks, our goal is to collectively swim 17,000 kilometers and raise $17,000 for the Barrie Trojan Swim Club. Our goal is to swim 17,000 kilometers: Coaches will track each swimmer's distance during practices and meets between April 24 and May 24. Families and friends are also encouraged to contribute to our goal! Our goal is to raise $17,000: Each Trojan Swimmer will create their own fundraising page...

Barrie Trojan swimmers took to the Victor Davis pool in Guelph Mar. 21- 24 at the GMAC March LC Invitational meet. BTSC sent a team of 62 athletes competing against 10 other clubs. BTSC swimmers were at or near the front of many races over the weekend. In total there were 76 top 3 finishes for BTSC girls and 40 for boys. Of note Jack Butler broke the Club record for 10 yr. old and under for 200M butterfly. His time of 3:54.50 beat the previous record established all the...

The (PEPS) de l’Université Laval was the site of the Speedo Eastern Canadian Championships that took place from Mar. 21 - Mar. 24. There were 104 clubs hailing from the eastern half of Canada represented. The BTSC sent 16 athletes to compete at these championships and as a team they finished 5th overall, a fantastic result! The BTSC team members included: Kate Smith, Avery Knight, Julia Denes, Nathan Vaughan, Lucian Vilchez, Ben Millar, Jordi Vilchez, Reese Wessinger, Kaelyn Vroom, Adriana Martone, Patryk Danda, Taira Vroom, Griff Seguin, Clara Vilchez, Evan...

The Barrie Trojans were host to the Pentathlon swim meet Mar. 1 - 3, 2024. This is a fun and unique event where swimmers compete in groups of five events (sprint, mid-distance, ironman) where total times for each athlete are calculated with the swimmer achieving the lowest cumulative time is declared the winner for each age category. Amazingly, after swimming more than 43 minutes total, one of the ironman age groups was decided by 5 seconds. A total of 374 swimmers representing Peterborough, Orangeville, Orillia, Oakville and the Barrie Trojan...

The Ontario Swimming Championships took place at the Toronto Pan Am Centre from Feb. 29 - Mar. 3. BTSC qualified a contingent of 25 swimmers, a record number for our Club. There were many BTSC highlights during the Championships including a 4th place overall finish for the team, Jordi Vilchez being recognized as the male high points award winner for the 17 year old and over category, and multiple BTSC swimmers racing to medal winning times. The team who qualified to proudly represent the BTSC at these Championships included: Avelyn...

Congratulations to all of the BTSC swimmers who qualified and competed at the Ontario Festivals Championships on Feb. 17 - 18. The following BTSC swimmers participated and competed against the fastest 12 years old and under swimmers in Ontario: Avelyn Gregoric, Sam Brundage, Marissa Battrick, Keira Hornby, Alessia Darby, Maggie McConachie, Alexa Mackie, Reese Anderson, Blayke Taylor, Emma Vaughan, Tate DeVroom, Nathan Orava, Jack Butler, Madeleine DeVroom, and Kennedy Jackson The swimming was highlighted by an abundance of personal best times. Of note, Avelyn Gregoric achieved an Ontario Swimming Championship...

BTSC was represented by 17 athletes at the 2024 Winter Ontario Youth Junior Championships Feb. 15 - 18, 2024. The following BTSC swimmers competed at this Ontario championship meet: Sam Takacs, Vanessa Hunter, Maddy Scott-Nichols, Will McConachie, Tori Carlesimo, Noemi Blake, Eva Mankarios, Tyler Millar, Lilli Wilford, Scotty Sutton, Molly Robinson, Alex Ottodinoto, Shea Gillespie, Emma Jacques, Rocco De Oliveira, Harper Ferguson, and Daniel Carabello. There were many great BTSC swims. Scotty Sutton raced to an Ontario Swimming Championship standard time in his 800M freestyle event. There were a number...

Two Canadians took a step on the road to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as Swimming Canada hosted the first-ever Canadian Open Water Festival Saturday and Sunday in Welland, Ontario. BTSC's Laila Oravsky won the 10-kilometre race. The wins earns Laila a spot on Team Canada for the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships, which will serve as the final qualifier for Paris 2024. Congrats on this well-earned achievement! Read more here: Barrie Trojan swimmer qualifies for World Aquatics Championships - Barrie News (barrietoday.com)

After an exciting Bell Canadian Swimming Trials for the Trojans, BTSC's Laila Oravsky and Jordi Vilchez have been selected to represent Canada at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Netanya, Israel! Laila has also been selected to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile! Congratulations! You can read more about their experiences in BarrieToday; https://www.barrietoday.com/local-sports/trojans-heading-into-international-waters-searching-for-gold-6830833 Swimming Canada 2023 World Junior Championship Roster Announcement; https://www.swimming.ca/en/news/2023/04/06/world-junior-squad-rounds-out-team-announcements-for-2023/ Swimming Canada 2023 Pan American Games Roster Announcement; https://www.swimming.ca/en/news/2023/04/06/36-canadian-swimmers-announced-as-first-santiago-2023-team-named-to-team-canada/

Leading up to the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara, BTSC's Laila Oravsky and Jordi Vilchez have been featured in BarrieToday! You can read about Laila and Jordi's journey through the sport of swimming, and their excitement to compete at the Games here; https://www.barrietoday.com/local-sports/barrie-swimmers-hope-to-make-waves-at-canada-summer-games-5578901