A strong contingent of Barrie Trojan swimmers competed at the Speedo Canadian Swimming Championships July 24 - July 30, 2024 that included six days at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre and one day in Welland for the open water events. The nineteen BTSC swimmers who qualified is a record high for our Club and the team was one of 149 Clubs participating in the championships. Our team was one of the largest in the country and swam to a fantastic 7th place finish overall. It is a testament to...

The Markham Pan Am Centre was the venue for the Richmond Hill Aquatic Club Summer League swim meet, hosting 14 clubs and taking place July 19-21, 2024. The meet was well attended by BTSC swimmers with 47 athletes competing. Many of the club's swimmers chose to continue training through July making this meet their last for the season. There were many personal best times achieved by BTSC athletes swimming in the short course pool format. This was best exemplified in the 800M freestyle event where Amylee Courschene and Maggie McCoanchie...

A team of BTSC swimmers headed to Gull Lake in Gravenhurst July 13-14 to compete in the Ontario Open Water Championship. It was a beautiful weekend with lots of blue skies and sunshine. The following swimmers braved the cooler water of the lake: Kaia Hornby, Clara Vilchez, Maggie McCoanchie, Edwin Huang, Matt Creasor, Nathan Orava, William Rupay, Leah Martin, Douglas Sutherland, Davis Kozanczyn, Amylee Courchesne, Mark Gurevich, Laila Oravsky, Shea Gillespie, Will Debroux, Griff Seguin, Keira Hornby, Emma Vaughan, Eva Mankarios, Emma Guthrie, Molly Robinson, Will McConachie. The shorter 1...

The Barrie Trojans were one of 12 clubs participating in Collingwood June 22-23 at the Clippers June Invitational with 36 swimmers attending. It was a fun weekend and a great way for many of our swimmers to end their season. Here are some of the racing highlights from the meet. Eva Beaudry had four 1st place finishes (50M, 100M, 200M free and 100M fly) and one 2nd place finish in the 100M back. Johnny Martin’s 50M breaststroke race earned him 1st place. Chase Turner was 1st in 50M back, 2nd...

The Barrie Trojans were represented by a record number of twenty-six athletes at the Ontario Swimming Championships taking place at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre July 4-7, 2024. The poolside announcer was regularly calling out BTSC swimmers during the races. Congratulations to all of our swimmers and coaches for a fantastic OSC swim meet. This team achieved a 4th overall team placement! There were some very notable swims: Sam Brundage took 7 seconds off her seed time going into finals of the 200M breast. Sam finished 2nd after going...

June 13 - 16, 2024 marked the start of the summer championship swim season with Festivals and Ontario Youth Junior (OYJ) Championships hosted at the Etobicoke Olympium and Markham Pan Am Centre respectively. BTSC was well represented at these events by swimmers who earned eligibility to compete by achieving the required time standards. Congratulations to all of the swimmers who represented BTSC for these championships! Day 1 Sam Brundage broke a provincial record for 11 year old girls in the 100M breaststroke! Her time of 1:18.62 broke the previous time...

Fifty-eight BTSC swimmers competed at the Etobicoke Olympium May 30 - June 2 at the Age Group International swim meet. There were 24 clubs represented at this meet including some out of province swimmers. This meet was highly subscribed leading to an abundance of competition. Some other highlights from AGIs include Sam Brundage achieving a CJC cut in the 100M breast as an 11 year old and setting a new Club record for 50M breastroke. Sam was also the High Point award winner for 12 and under girls. Jack Butler...

A BTSC team of 40 swimmers competed at Brock University from May 31 - June 2, 2024 at the Huronia Regional Long Course Championship. This team raced hard all weekend and were crowned meet champions, earning the 2024 championship banner. All of the 40 swimmers contributed points to our overall team score. BTSC swimmers made a steady walk to the awards area to receive medals. Individual medal winners: Maggie Taylor: Gold for 400M IM and silver for 400M free. Sam Takacs: 200M back and 800M free silver medals to go...

The Canadian Olympics Trials took place May 13 - 19 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. There were 865 athletes representing 150 clubs vying for positions on the Canadian Olympic Swim team headed to Paris in July. BTSC had 15 swimmers who qualified for this prestigious event and shared the pool with many of the swimmers who have become household names in our country. It is the largest team that BTSC has sent to the event. Our team was: Julia Denes, Ajete Eggers, Will Debroux, Baris Kartoglu, Emma-Lee Jacques,...

Etobicoke Olympium was the site of the Top Cup swim competition May 11-12, 2024. Top Cup is a unique event dedicated to 10 year old and under swimmers only with short course swimming in the morning and afternoon sessions followed by a long course format in the evening. BTSC athletes competed with 17 other clubs including some Quebec based teams. Ten swimmers wore their Trojan caps into the water. Girls - Eva Beaudry, Sophie Bowen, Madeline DeVroom, Kennedy Jackson, and Emma Mackie. and Boys - Jack Butler, Finn Harrison, Grayson...