Ken Demchuk International Invitational 2025 Highlights Alessa Darby and Kate Smith participated as part of Team Ontario at the Ken Demchuk International Invitational meet held at the Markham Pan Am Centre, November 28-30. Alessa and Kate achieved the qualifying standards for this high-level para competition that featured many of the best para swimmers from across the country. It included multiple Paralympics and World Championships medallists. There were 91 swimmers representing 51 Clubs/provincial teams participating in the long course format at the competition. Here are some highlights from the meet. On...

Highlights of BTSC at NYAC Cup 2025 Our athletes were at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre the weekend of Nov. 14-16 to compete at the NYAC Cup. BTSC was one of 36 clubs participating at the meet which included teams from Quebec and Atlantic Canada. This was a higher level competition that included participation from members of the Canadian senior national team. Here are the highlights for the over 80 BTSC swimmers competing at NYAC Cup. ***Alessa Darby broke a provincial record in the Para S6 classification. She broke...

Barrie Aquafest 2025 Highlights The Barrie Trojan Swim Club was pleased to host the Orillia Channel Cats, Pickering Swim Club, Uxbridge Swim Club, Muskoka Swim Club, and the Dorado Stars for Aquafest Oct. 31 - Nov. 2. BTSC had almost 150 athletes participating in an exciting weekend of racing. Here are some BTSC highlights from the weekend. In total, BTSC swimmers won 182 medals (74 gold, 59 silver, 49 bronze). The following swimmers established new personal best times for each of the events they swam. Evan Beatty Andrew Bin Edwin...

2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Highlights The third and final leg of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup series took place at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Complex from October 23-25. Many of the fastest swimmers in the world including Kaylee McKeown (Australia), Kate Douglass (USA), Hubert Kos (Hungary), and Noe Ponti (Switzerland) along with Canadian stars like Joshua Liendo, Marie-Sophie Harvey, Ilya Kharun and Kylie Masse participated in the competition. As an example, to give perspective on the level of swimming, the athletes competing in the women’s 50M...

MAC Fall Fest Invitational 2025 Highlights It is a great time of the year for sports with hockey and basketball starting up, baseball playoffs in full swing, and the Barrie Trojans are back to racing! The 2025/2026 competition schedule kicked off with our swimmers in the water at the Markham Pan Am Centre Oct.18-19 for the Markham Aquatic Club Fall Fest Invitational. This short course meet format consisted of timed finals sessions with 13 year old and over athletes hitting the water in the morning and their 12 year old...

Canada Games 2025 Highlights The 2025 Canada Games were hosted in St. John’s, Newfoundland with the swimming competition taking place Aug.10-14. Congratulations to BTSC swimmers Kaia Hornby, Kate Smith and Lucian Vilchez who were selected to Team Ontario after an extensive evaluation process. They were part of a team of 34 swimmers representing our province at the games, and competing against teams from the other provinces and territories. Here are some highlights from the competition. On the first day of competition, Kate and Kaia were in the pool. Kaia was...

Speedo Canadian Short Course Championships 2025 Highlights The Barrie Trojan Swim Club had six athletes competing at the Speedo Canadian Short Course Championships held in Sherbrooke, QC from August 7th to 10th. There were 104 clubs represented at these inaugural championships. Here is the BTSC team: Katrina Bellio Sydney Colquhoun Alessa Darby Ben Millar Laila Oravsky Griff Seguin On the first day of swimming, Katrina Bellio raced to the 200M freestyle silver medal. Her finals time broke the 2 minute barrier. Laila Oravsky finished 4th in the 1500M freestyle. Sydney...

MAC Summer Invitational 2025 Highlights Twenty seven BTSC swimmers were at the Markham Pan Am Centre July 24 - 27 to race in the MAC Summer Invitational hosted by the Markham Aquatic Club. There were 26 clubs competing at the meet. Here are the BTSC highlights: Friday Sessions The first event of the day was timed finals for the 400M freestyle. Ameliya Suleimanov placed 8th while Sam Brundage and Rydaar Watt finished 9th in their age groups. Rydaar had a 5 second personal best time. Edwin Huang had an excellent...

2025 Ontario Open Water Championships Highlights Gull Lake in Gravenhurst was the setting on a beautiful day for the 2025 Ontario Open Water Championships that took place on July 26. BTSC had 34 athletes and 5 relay teams entered to compete in the 5km, 3km, 1km and 4x500m mixed relay events in the Youth, Age Group and Masters age categories. Here are the highlights from a great day of swimming in the very long course venue. 5 Km Races Keira Hornby was the fastest 14-15 year old competitor to navigate...

RHAC Summer League Invitational 2025 Highlights The Richmond Hill Aquatic Club hosted their Summer League Invitational July 18-20 at the Markham Pan Am Centre. BTSC athletes competed against swimmers from 11 other clubs. Here are some highlights from the weekend of racing. Session #1 The first session consisted of all the age groups swimming 200M individual medley and 800M freestyle. Leah Martin raced to a bronze medal in the 11-12 year old 800M freestyle, bettering her previous personal best time by 12 seconds. Cassidy Meeuwse, Clare Pretty, Dorothy Dong and...