| May 6, 2013 - Hammer Time: Ginter is a Marauder | |
 | Ajax Swimming's Carleen Ginter has accepted a scholarship at McMaster University in Hamilton beginning in September 2013. For the 18 year old veteran, there have been some ups and down over the last t... | |
| May 4, 2013 - Acevedo makes ID Team | |
|  Ajax Swimming's Javier Acevedo has been named to Swimming Canada's 2013 Short Course Junior ID Team. The 15 year old was recognized for his number one rankings in the 50FR and 100FR, the former in wh... | |
| May 3, 2013 - 5 Times the Fun in Etobicoke | |
| Swimmers from 5 Ajax Swimming Squads hit the water in Etobicoke on April 12th and 14th to compete in Etobicoke Swimming's annual Pentathlon Meet. The meet is run over three days and is host to dozens ... | |
| Mar 26, 2013 - AJAX SWIMMERS PRODUCE STRONG PERFORMANCES AT NEWMARKET | |
| The Novice, Intro, Development, Senior and Tag squads proved that hard work and determined training pays off in the competitive environment. Seventy five swimmers travelled to Newmarket on March 2 a... | |
| Mar 19, 2013 - Ajax Wins Men's Title at Manitoba/Saskatchewan Championships | |
|  38 swimmers from 3 Ajax Swimming squads made their way to the frozen tundra of Regina, Saskatchewan on March 14-17 to take part in the 2013 Manitoba/Saskatchewan Provincial Championships. The joint c... | |
| Mar 10, 2013 - Ajax Products Shine in NCAA Conference Championships | |
| 5 of Ajax Swimming?s top products competed in their respective NCAA Division 1 Conference Championships from February 21-23 of and recorded excellent results. Darelle Cowley, a freshman at Georgia T... | |
| Feb 26, 2013 - Festival of Champions: 7 Ajax Swimmers find Gold! | |
| Ajax Swimming sent a team of 17 swimmers to the Swim Ontario 13 and Under Festival Championships on the weekend of February 23-24, which is a Provincial Championships hosted in two locations simulata... | |
| Feb 25, 2013 - Ajax sends team of 46 to Regional Champs | |
| 46 Ajax Swimming athletes took to the pool on the weekend of February 7-10 to compete in the 2013 Central Region Short Course Championships. The Central Region is the largest within Swim Ontario and o... | |
| Feb 19, 2013 - Young Squad Finds Finals at National Meet | |
| 10 swimmers travelled to Montreal from February 14-17 to take part in the 2013 Swimming Canada Eastern Canadian Championships. The meet, along with the Western Championships, is the closest thing to S... | |
| Jan 30, 2013 - Top Marks at A/B Meet | |
| 57 Athletes from Ajax Swimming?s Elite, TAG and Senior Squad hit the water January 17-19 to take part in Etobicoke Swimming?s annual ?A/B? Meet, which features two competitive categories. On the ?A? s... | |
| Jan 30, 2013 - A Year to Remember | |
|  Like many of his peers, Javier Acevedo came to Ajax from a nearby program seeking success. As he turns 15, he can certainly say he made the right move. Acevedo, who competed in his final meet in the 1... | |
| Jan 24, 2013 - Swimmers of the month !!!! | |
| Congratulations to the following athletes for being named swimmer of the month..... Elite SOM: -November: Javier Acevedo -December: Aryanna Fernandes -January: Eric Heiderich Tag SOM: -November: K... | |
| Jan 10, 2013 - Ajax Dominates Team Champs | |
|  Ajax Swimming hit the pool on December 12-14 to take part in the Swim Ontario Division 3 Team Championships in Etobicoke. Swim Ontario is the governing body for competitive swimming in the province an... | |
| Dec 30, 2012 - POINTE CLAIRE INVITATIONAL: A STAGE FOR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES | |
| POINTE CLAIRE INVITATIONAL: A STAGE FOR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES The road to becoming a successful competitive swimmer is not a straight and clear one, but a winding path that takes many... | |
| Dec 10, 2012 - 4 Club Records Broken at Youth Cup | |
| A small contingent of swimmers from Ajax Swimming's Elite, TAG and Senior Squads attending NYAC's annual Youth Cup meet in Etobicoke on December 1st and brought home more fantastic results. The squads... | |
| Nov 22, 2012 - Gilchrist Signs With South Carolina | |
|  Ajax Swimming's Robert Gilchrist has signed a full athletic scholarship with the NCAA's University of South Carolina. Gilchrist, 17 and a Whitby native, was one of the top recruits from north of the b... | |
| Nov 13, 2012 - Elite Squad Drops Bombs in Brantford; Acevedo makes History | |
|  Ajax Swimming's Elite Squad hit the water this past weekend at the 2012 Swim International meet in Brantford. The meet featured Ontario's top clubs and athletes, and is generally recognized as the fir... | |
| Nov 9, 2012 - AJAX SWIMMING PRODUCES EXCELLENT RESULTS AT AUTUMN MEET | |
| The Intro, Development, Senior and Tag squads have worked hard over the past two months and it showed at the Etobicoke Olympium this past weekend. Seventy Five swimmers competed in the Au... | |
| Oct 29, 2012 - Award Recipients 2011-2012 | |
|  Ajax Swimming's Annual Awards Banquet was held this past weekend at Deer Creek Golf and Country Club. Amongst the dozens of awards handed out were Male Swimmer of The Year (Javier Acevedo), Female S... | |
| Oct 25, 2012 - September Swimmers Of The Month Announced | |
|  September Swimmers of the Month 2012: Novice- Isaiah Baksh Intro- Kayla Smith Development- Sarah Evans TAG- Sierra Sumner Senior-Taylor Medeiros Elite- Steven Taylor Congratulations Swimmers! | |
| Oct 17, 2012 - UFC Star to Speak at Banquet | |
|  Homegrown UFC athlete Sean Pierson will speak at Ajax Swimming?s Awards Banquet coming up on Sunday, October 28 th at Deer Creek Golf and Country Club. The Pickering native will be joined by Nationa... | |
| Oct 1, 2012 - Sweet September Selections for Sprint Star | |
|  Ajax Swimming?s Robert Gilchrist has opened the new season much in the way he finished the previous one, with two major team selections at the Provincial and National levels. The 17 year old Whitby re... | |
| Sep 3, 2012 - 2 Club Records For Gilchrist in Hawaii | |
|  Ajax Swimming?s Robert Gilchrist hung ten in Hawaii with the best Junior Age (18 and under) swimmers in the world from August 23-26 in Pearl City for the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships. The 17... | |
| Aug 6, 2012 - Acevedo Strikes Gold at NACC | |
|  Ajax Swimming's Javier Acevedo put the finishing touches on his spectacular breakout season representing Team Canada at the 2012 North American Challenge Cup on August 2-4th in Edmonton. The Canadian ... | |
| Aug 4, 2012 - Open Water Warriors | |
|  11 Ajax Swimming athletes braved frigid temperatures and a poorly organized event in order to take part in the 2012 Swimming Canada Age Group Open Water Championships in Calgary on July 31. 4 swimmers... | |
| Aug 2, 2012 - Dynamic Duo Lead the Way in Calgary | |
|  1600 of Canada?s best 18 and Under Swimmers headed to Calgary this past weekend to take part in the 2012 Swimming Canada Age Group Championships. Athletes are seeded by time for the preliminary sessi... | |
| Aug 1, 2012 - Aloha Rob! | |
|  Ajax Swimming?s Robert Gilchrist has been selected to represent Team Canada at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Pearl City, Hawaii. As a member of Swimming Canada?s Junior National Team, ... | |
| Jul 23, 2012 - Ajax Elite Sizzle at Summer Nationals | |
|  Ajax Swimming sent a team of 5 Athletes to the 2012 Summer National Championships in Edmonton this past weekend, and the group did not disappoint. Over the course of the 4 day competition, the team re... | |
| Jul 5, 2012 - iSWIM Fall Registration Now OPEN | |
|  iSWIM, Ajax Swimming's popular lesson program, is now accepting new and returning swimmers. Interested athletes can now register using our Online System. iSWIM is where we find our next swimming star... | |
| Jul 2, 2012 - 2012-2013 Registration Now Open! | |
|  Ajax Swimming Head Coach and CEO Matt Bell is pleased to announce that Registration for the 2012-2013 Competitive Swimming Season is now open! All current and new swimmers can now sign-up AND pay onli... | |
| Jun 28, 2012 - Bringing The Hammer Down | |
| 70 swimmers from Novice to Elite capped off their 2011-2012 season in the Hammer, June 23 rd and 24 th . Ajax Swimming dominated the meet winning both the women?s and men?s overall team titles with... | |
| Jun 25, 2012 - Good Luck Jen! | |
| The Coaching Staff and Membership would like to express their sincere thanks to Jen Porenta for two great years of coaching! Jen has worked with literally dozens of our young swimmers of the past two ... | |
| Jun 25, 2012 - Welcome John Calnan | |
|  On a day of announcements, Ajax Swimming Head Coach Matt Bell is please to welcome Coach John Calnan to our Staff. John is one of top young coaches in Canada, and will assume the role of Assistant Hea... | |
| Jun 19, 2012 - DREAM BIG Program Comes to Champ Camp | |
|  DREAM BIG , a new program for swim clubs offered by National Teamers Hassan Abdel-Khalik and Zach Chetrat is coming to Ajax Swimming this summer. Abdel-Khalik and Chetrat will be present for each ... | |
| Jun 8, 2012 - 4 Records Smashed at A.G.I! | |
|  Ajax Swimming?s top 18 and under swimmers travelled to Etobicoke from May 31-June 3rd to compete in Etobicoke Swimming?s annual Age Group International meet. The meet is one of the fastest non-champ... | |
| May 29, 2012 - Mallards Meet Wrap-Up | |
|  46 swimmers from the Novice, Intro and Development squads recently competed at the Mallards Pentathlon May 26 th -27 th . Ajax Swimming finished 3 rd overall, with 72 medals and 240 best times over th... | |
| May 24, 2012 - Acevedo wins 4 Golds at Swimming Canada Tri-Meet | |
| Ajax Swimming?s Javier Acevedo made waves at the annual Swimming Canada Tri-Meet earlier this month, with medal winning performances in 100% of his races. Acevedo, 14, was named to Team Ontario based... | |
| May 23, 2012 - Newmarket Invitational Wrap up | |
| Members of Ajax Swimming's Senior Squad hit the pool at the Magna Center in Newmarket on May 20-21 to take part the annual May Invitational hosted by the Newmarket Stingrays. The Squad once again brou... | |
| May 16, 2012 - Super Sunday in Guelph | |
| Members of the Development and Senior Squads attended the Guelph Marlins' "Super Sunday" Meet on May 12 and that is exactly what it was for many of our athletes. We had a busy morning with each swimme... | |
| May 15, 2012 - Scarborough Pentathlon Wrap-Up | |
| A small group from the Novice and Intro squads attended the Scarborough Pentathlon May 5 th weekend for a session of short course racing. For the Novice squad this was their first meet outside of our ... | |
| May 5, 2012 - Brantford LC Series Wrap-Up | |
|  Swimmers from the Development and Intro squads recently competed against teams from Toronto, Markham, Brantford and Wilmot at the Brantford Long Course Series on April 28 th . Following this meet, we ... | |
| Apr 24, 2012 - Gilchrist Get I.D.'d | |
|  Ajax Swimming's Robert Gilchrist is the second Ajax athlete this week to be named to a Swimming Canada National Team. Gilchrist, 17, was named to the 2012 Swimming Canada Short Course Junior ID Team o... | |
| Apr 23, 2012 - Acevedo Named to NACC Team | |
| Ajax Swimming's Javier Acevedo, who was recently named to the Swim Ontario Tri-Meet Team, has a busy summer ahead of him. Acevedo has also been named to the 2012 Swimming Canada North American Challen... | |
| Apr 12, 2012 - Olympic Trials 2012 | |
| Nearly 900 swimmers from clubs all over Canada travelled to Montreal from March 27-April 1 to take part in the 2012 Swimming Canada Olympic Trials. Leading Ajax?s 7 athletes was 17 year old Robert Gi... | |
| Apr 1, 2012 - Acevedo Makes Tour Team | |
| Ajax Swimming's Javier Acevedo has been selected to the 2012 Swim Ontario Tri-Meet Team, which will travel to Quebec in early May to race against All-Star Teams from both Quebec and the Maritimes. Ace... | |
| Mar 25, 2012 - Olympic Trials Preview | |
|  7 Ajax Swimming athletes are currently en route to Montreal to compete in the 2012 Swimming Canada Olympic Trials from Tuesday-Sunday at the Olympic Park Pool. Nearly 900 swimmers from across the Na... | |
| Mar 16, 2012 - Junior Provincials Wrap-Up | |
|  17 Ajax Swimming Athletes travelled to Nepean from February 29-March 4 to take part in the 2012 Junior Provincial Swimming Championships. The meet features the top 17 and under swimmers from all ove... | |
| Mar 10, 2012 - Newmarket Wrap Up | |
| Members of Ajax Swimming?s competitive squads hit the pool on March 3-4 to compete in the Newmarket Stingrays? March Invitational. Our massive squad brought home excellent results, with strong swimm... | |
| Feb 18, 2012 - Mike Murray and Renata Jaciw-Zurakowsky added to Ajax Swimming Staff | |
| Ajax Swimming Head Coach and CEO Matt Bell is pleased to announce to additions to our Club's Coaching Staff today. Mike Murray will be joining our Staff in late March, and will take on the role of As... | |
| Feb 14, 2012 - Easterns Wrap-Up | |
| A small but robust group of 9 swimmers from Ajax Swimming?s Elite Squad travelled to Gatineau, Quebec on February 16-19 to compete in Swimming Canada?s 2012 Eastern Canadian Championships. The team ... | |
| Feb 11, 2012 - Central Regions Wrap-Up | |
| 26 Ajax Swimming athletes hit the pool on February 9-12 for the 2012 Central Region Swimming Championships. Although most of the team?s top two squads are over-qualified and unable to attend this meet... | |
| Feb 6, 2012 - Summer Program Information Released | |
| Ajax Swimming's Summer 2012 Programming has been released: -The iSWIM program will run throughout July and August at the Memorial Outdoor Pool. Lessons will run Monday thru Friday as a "mini-session",... | |
| Jan 28, 2012 - Top Marks at A/B Meet | |
| Athletes from Ajax Swimming?s Senior, TAG and Elite squads travelled to Etobicoke on January 21 and 22 to take part in ESWIM?s annual ?A/B? meet. The meet is essentially two meets in one, with two set... | |
| Jan 24, 2012 - Swimmers Of the Month: Update | |
| Congratulations to our Swimmers of the Month for November and December: November: Elite: Javier Acevedo TAG: Catalina Acevedo Senior: Sarah Gulcyz Development: Sierra Sumner Intro: Rebecca Cooke Nov... | |
| Jan 24, 2012 - Medal Haul in Markham | |
|  Swimmers from the Intro and Development squads kicked off the New Year at the 27 th annual Markham Invitational January 6th-8th. Up 27 medals from last year?s showing, Ajax Swimming came home with 6... | |
| Jan 19, 2012 - Bell Wins National Award | |
|  Ajax Swimming Head Coach Matt Bell has been awarded the 2010-2011 Speedo CSCTA Award for Domestic Excellence in Coaching, in a press release posted today on the Canadian Swimming Coaches and Teachers ... | |
| Jan 1, 2012 - P2 Swimmers Rock n' Roll at Pointe Claire 2011 | |
|  On December 16, nearly 50 Ajax Swimming athletes made their way to Pointe-Claire, Quebec to race in the annual Pointe-Claire Invitational. The meet is held in the new, 10 lane state of the art facil... | |
| Dec 28, 2011 - P1 Swimmers Show Promise in Pointe-Claire | |
| Ajax Swimming?s P1 Swimmers, competing in the other half of the pool at the 2011 Pointe-Claire P1/P2 Christmas Invitational, brought home results equally as impressive as their P2 counterparts. The P1... | |
| Dec 27, 2011 - Dodu Do-Does It: Ajax Veteran signs with ECU | |
|  Ajax Swimming's Julien Dodu has signed a full scholarship with East Carolina University, as you may have read in various local papers on December 24th. Dodu has been competing with Ajax since age 12... | |
| Dec 21, 2011 - MSSAC Open 2011 | |
| Swimmers from the Intro and Development squads hit the pool before Christmas at the Mississauga Open; an annual meet that hosts some of the best clubs in the GTA. A contingent of 37 Ajax swimmers cap... | |
| Dec 6, 2011 - 1-2 Punch at Youth Cup | |
| Members of Ajax Swimming's Senior, TAG and Elite squads hit the pool on the first weekend of December to compete in the North York Aquatic Club's annual "Youth Cup" meet, which one of the fastest age ... | |
| Nov 30, 2011 - Stupendous Senior Squad Swims at York Invite | |
| Ajax Swimming's Senior Squad hit the pool at the York Invitational in late November and came home with some tremendous results. Leading the way for the women were Sarah Gulycz and Taylor Medeiros, bot... | |
| Nov 29, 2011 - Golden at York Invitational | |
| Intro and Development swimmers dominated the pool last weekend at the York Invitational held at the Etobicoke Olympium. These squads won almost every heat on route to an incredible 16 Gold, 15 Silver,... | |
| Nov 27, 2011 - October Swimmers Of the Month | |
|  Ajax Swimming's Swimmers for the Month for October are: Novice: Samuel Griffith Intro: Alice Zoubarev Development: Nicole Petroff Senior: Serena Meghji TAG: Ethan Harrison Elite: Carleen Ginter Congra... | |
| Nov 18, 2011 - Monks Makes It: Ajax Veteran signs with University of Idaho | |
|  Long time Ajax Swimming member Kirah Monks has signed a scholarship with the University of Idaho. Monks will travel to Moscow, Idaho in December and join the team in time for their annual winter train... | |
| Nov 17, 2011 - Georgia on Her Mind: Cowley Heads South | |
|  Ajax Swimming's Darelle Cowley is the newest member of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, after signing a full scholarship with the school on November 9th. Cowley, 16, is one of Ajax Swimming's top prod... | |
| Nov 14, 2011 - Beyond Best Times in Brantford | |
| Ajax Swimming?s Elite and T.A.G. squads travelled to Brantford November 11-13 to take on swimmers from Ontario, Quebec and the United States at the annual Swim International meet at the Wayne Gretzky ... | |
| Nov 4, 2011 - Going The Distance | |
|  Members of Ajax's Swimming's Elite Squad hit the racing pool for the first time today, competing in the distance session of the Harvest Invitational in Etobicoke. The is being used as a "training meet... | |
| Oct 27, 2011 - Development Squads Stand Out at Sprint Meet | |
| 40 Swimmers from the Intro and Development squads continued their extraordinary rate of improvement at the October Sprint meet held at the University of Toronto. The second of back to back meets saw a... | |
| Oct 26, 2011 - Senior Squad Sizzles in Early Season | |
| Athletes from Ajax Swimming?s new Senior Squad started their season off on the right foot in October, with meets in Etobicoke and Toronto. Eswim?s annual Hall of Fame meet, which raises money for th... | |
| Oct 24, 2011 - Cowley and Gilchrist Make the Cut: Canada Games Stage 1 | |
| Ajax Swimming's Darelle Cowley and Robert Gilchrist have made the first stage of Swim Ontario's "Canada Games Hopefuls" series of training camps that will be administered leading up to the 2013 Canada... | |
| Oct 18, 2011 - Hall of Fame: Development and Intro Squads Smash Lifetime Bests | |
| 42 swimmers from the Intro and Development Squads hit the water this past weekend at the Hall of Fame meet in Etobicoke, and raced to some very impressive early season results. Despite the blackout on... | |
| Oct 6, 2011 - Swimmers of the Month: September | |
|  Ajax Swimming's Swimmers of the Month for September 2011 have been named: Novice: Adriana Ventrillion Intro: Magd Aref Development: Kyle Fernandes Senior: Kristen Thompson TAG: Phillip Kay Elite:... | |
| Sep 27, 2011 - Cowley Makes the Cut: Bergen Tour 2011 | |
|  Ajax Swimming's Darelle Cowley has been named to the 2011 Swim Ontario Paul Bergen International Tour Team, that will travel to Portalnd, Oregon in December. The meet is named for Coaching Legend, Pau... | |
| Sep 27, 2011 - Gilchrist Gets I.D.'d | |
| Ajax Swimming's Robert Gilchrist has been named to the 2011 Swimming Canada Long Course I.D. team for his performance in the 100m Freestle this past season. This is a different honour than being named... | |
| Sep 26, 2011 - From CTV to ACC | |
|  Ajax Swimming Head Coach and CEO Matt Bell is pleased to announce that CTV Television personality and renowned sport scientist Dr. Greg Wells will be working with our team this season. Those that watc... | |
| Sep 16, 2011 - Fedak named to National Team | |
|  Swimming Canada announced it's annual Long Course ID team today, and once again, Ajax Swimming's Zach Fedak has been named to the team. Fedak was identified for his performances in both the 100m and 2... | |
| Sep 16, 2011 - Gilchrist Named To National Team | |
|  Ajax Swimming's Robert Gilchrist has been named to the 2011 Swimming Canada Fall Youth Camp Team, which an annual SNC initiative delivered by the National Development Program. Gilchrist will travel to... | |
| Aug 8, 2011 - North American Challenge Cup 2011 | |
|  After a brief training session in Pointe Claire, Quebec, the 2011 Swimming Canada North American Challenge Cup delegation departed for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to take part in this year?s event. The... | |
| Aug 1, 2011 - Gold Rush: Age Group Champs 2011 | |
|  Over 1700 swimmers and 200 teams from all over Canada travelled to Parc Jean Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec this past weekend to take part in Swimming Canada?s 2011 Age Group Swimming Championships. Th... | |
| Jul 31, 2011 - Summer Nationals 2011 | |
|  8 Ajax swimmers travelled to Pointe Claire, Quebec from July 21-24th to compete in the 2011 Swimming Canada Summer Nationals, which was also a selection meet for the upcoming Pan Am Games. Leading the... | |
| Jul 6, 2011 - Going the Distance: Canada Cup 2011 | |
|  A squad of 15 AAC swimmers traveled to Montreal this past weekend to compete in the 3 rd and final installment of the Canada Cup Grand Prix circuit, a meet that featured some of the best senior swimm... | |
| Jul 5, 2011 - LC Junior Provincials 2011 | |
|  AAC sent their 13 and under swimmers to the 2011 Junior Provincial Championships this past weekend in Etobicoke, and the small squad came back with big results. Leading the way was 11 year old Aryan... | |
| Jun 20, 2011 - Swim-A-Thon 2011! | |
| Congratulations to this season's Top "Pledge Getters", in order of funds raised: 1. Sarah Gulycz 2. Emily Vandenberg 3. Max Schindler 4. Nicole Petroff 5. Joshua Black 6. Kevin O'brien 7. Jada Parada ... | |
| Jun 6, 2011 - Tri-Meet Triple Threat | |
| AAC's 13 year old sensation Ryan Kelly brought his talents to Halifax in late May to represent Swim Ontario at the 2011 Swimming Canada Tri-Meet. The meet is held every season and includes a two day t... | |
| Jun 6, 2011 - Age Group International 2011 | |
| Members of the Senior and Junior Squads attended Eswim's Age Group International Meet on the first weekend of June and brought home more tremendous results. Senior Squad members competed in a reduced ... | |
| May 30, 2011 - Ajax LC Invitational: Qualifying Bonanza! | |
| The Ajax Aquatic Club was host to over 800 swimmers from 24 different clubs at their annual Long Course Invitational swim meet on the last weekend of May at the University of Toronto. Our biggest and ... | |
| May 18, 2011 - Bell Named to National Coaching Staff | |
|  AAC Head Coach and Director of Swimming, Matt Bell, has been named to Swimming Canada 2011 North American Challenge Cup Coaching Staff. The team will compete against Mexico and the United States in a ... | |
| May 16, 2011 - Desjardins Signs with SDSU | |
| AAC's Yann Desjardins has signed his National Letter of Intent to attend South Dakota State University next season. SDSU is a Division 1 school, and had two swimmers make the NCAA National Championsh... | |
| May 4, 2011 - Dr. Ralph Hicken Invitational 2011 | |
| Both the Senior and Junior Squads competed at the Dr. Ralph Hicken Invitational over the first weekend of May. The meet is hosted by MSSAC each season and boasts over 1000 swimmers competing over just... | |
| Apr 20, 2011 - Northstar: Ste.Marie signs with Minnesota | |
|  AAC's Devin Ste.Marie has signed her National Letter of Intent with the University of Minnesota. She will join a powerhourse women's team that features NCAA Champion and Canadian Olympian, Jillian Ty... | |
| Apr 14, 2011 - Rookie of the Year | |
|  AAC's Michelle Fleming capped off an outstanding rookie season at TCU by winning the "Freshman of the Year" award at the TCU Swimming Awards Banquet last week. Fleming season included being named TCU ... | |
| Apr 14, 2011 - Wizard of I.D. | |
|  AAC's Zach Fedak was named to the 2011 Short Course Swimming Canada ID Team today. Fedak, 18, was the top 100m Freestyler born in 1992 in Canada during the Short Course campaign, with a time of 50.50.... | |
| Apr 12, 2011 - Pentathlon 2011 | |
| AAC's Junior and Senior Squads kicked off Long Course season with a bang this past weekend in Etobicoke, swimming at the 2011 ESWIM Pentathlon. The meet is a 3 day event, which seperates the competing... | |
| Mar 31, 2011 - Kelly Makes the Cut | |
| AAC's Ryan Kelly continued his spectacular season last week when he was named to the 2011 Swim Ontario Tri-Meet Tour Team. The meet is a three-way competition between Quebec, an All-Star Team from the... | |
| Mar 3, 2011 - Junior Provincials 2011 | |
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| Feb 28, 2011 - NCAAmazing: AAC's College Swimmers Shine at Conference Meets | |
|  AAC athletes were busy this month, with Championship meets all over North America! Wingate Freshman Alex Andrechuk completed her first college season on a high note with a Silver Medal in the 400IM at... | |
| Feb 21, 2011 - Oshawa Pentathlon | |
| 39 AAC swimmers from the Intro and Development Squads proved they could race tough last weekend at the Oshawa Pentathlon. Competing in a jam packed event schedule against teams from Oshawa, Aurora a... | |
| Feb 21, 2011 - Eastern Canadian Championships: AAC 3RD OVERALL | |
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| Feb 7, 2011 - 2011 Central Region SC Champs | |
|  18 AAC swimmers hit the water this past weekend for the 2011 Central Region SC Championships in Etobicoke and brought home tremendous results. Leading the way was 12 year old Alexander Gilchrist, who ... | |
| Jan 25, 2011 - Easy A: AAC Get Top Marks at A/B Meet | |
| AAC's Senior A and B group recently attended the "A/B Meet", hosted by Etobicoke Swimming, from January 14-16. Although the meet was being used as a training opportunity, the group put up impressive n... | |
| Jan 14, 2011 - Fleming Named Athlete of the Week | |
|  AAC's Michelle Fleming has been named Athlete of the Week at Texas Christian University (TCU), where she is currently attending school on a full athletic scholarship. Fleming is currently ranked 5th i... | |
| Jan 11, 2011 - Markham Winter Invitational 2011 | |
| The Development and Intro Squads kicked off the New Year last weekend at the 2011 Markham Winter Invitational and came home with some impressive hardware. Competing against a few of the largest club... | |
| Jan 10, 2011 - Cobra Cash Challenge 2011 | |
|  Mischa Sommverille's Junior A and B squads continued to impress this past weekend at the 2011 Cobra Cash Challenge in Brampton. Based on the performances of just 25 swimmers, AAC finished the meet in ... | |
| Dec 20, 2010 - MSSAC Open 2010 | |
| Over half the team competed in the Mississauga Open this past weekend at the University of Toronto's West Campus. AAC Athletes were "everywhere" at this meet, placing 2nd overall and beaten only by th... | |
| Dec 13, 2010 - Time Trial # 2 | |
| Our second club hosted time trial was a huge success! Swimmers from the Novice, Intro and Development squads took to the pool last weekend swimming some familiar events as well as some events for the ... | |
| Dec 12, 2010 - Bergen Junior International 2010 | |
|  On the weekend of December 10-12, AAC's Top 5 18&Under athletes travelled to Portland, Oregon to take part in the 2010 Paul Bergen Junior International Swim Meet, hosted by the Tualatin Hills Swim Clu... | |
| Dec 6, 2010 - Youth Cup 2010: Desjardins Delivers | |
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| Nov 15, 2010 - Kelly and Cowley Kill It at Swim International 2010 | |
| AAC's Senior A and B squads hit the water for the first official meet of the season this past weekend at the 2010 Swim International in Brantford, a meet that featured a number of the Province's top A... | |
| Nov 10, 2010 - Autumn Invitational 2010 | |
| The Ajax Aquatic Club was represented well at the Autumn Invitational this past weekend in Etobicoke. Competing against some of the best teams in Central Region the Intro and Development squads took t... | |
| Nov 8, 2010 - Haulin' at Harvest | |
| AAC's Junior A and B squads competed in the 2010 Harvest Invitational this past weekend and swam to impressive early season results. Aryanna Fernandes reached the podium in 100% of her swims, swimming... | |
| Oct 25, 2010 - Tremendous Time Trial | |
| AAC kicked off the new swim season with a great club time trial this past weekend. Athletes from 3 of the club's 8 squads competed in a variety of events, from 50m all the way up to 800m. Special cong... | |
| Aug 5, 2010 - Gold Rush: NACC Day 1 | |
| AAC Athletes opened the 2010 North American Challenge Cup with two big swims on Thursday evening in Santa Clara, California. Michelle Fleming gave herself a great 18th Birthday present with a Gold Med... | |
| Jul 29, 2010 - Summer Nationals Wrap-Up | |
| Victoria- Julien Dodu and Julian Monks set the tone on Days 1 and 2 of Summer Nationals, setting two new club records. Dodu lowered his own club record in the 1500m Freestyle, swimming to a 30th place... | |
| Jul 26, 2010 - Age Group Championships 2010 | |
| Winnipeg- With 11 swimmers attending Senior Nationals in Victoria, AAC sent a small but capable squad to take on some of the Nation's best in Winnipeg at the 2010 Swimming Canada Age Group Championshi... | |
| Jul 11, 2010 - Porenta and Ayotte Join AAC Staff | |
| Press Release- Ajax Aquatic Club Head Coach and Director of Swimming Matt Bell is pleased to welcome two new members to the team staff for the upcoming 2010-2011 season. Jennifer Porenta comes to the ... | |
| Jul 8, 2010 - Great Lake Swimmers | |
| AAC sent a small but capable team to the 2010 Ontario Open Water Provincial Championships yesterday in Professor's Lake in Brampton. 11 year old Emily Vandenberg placed 3rd in her age category in the ... | |
| Jul 6, 2010 - Tough, Talented and 12 & Under: Young Stars Light Up the Pool at Provincials | |
| With 18 swimmers attending Canada Cup 3 in Montreal, AAC split their top squads, sending a team of 12 & Under athletes with Coach Mischa Sommerville to Nepean to race the best in the Province. Leading... | |
| Jul 5, 2010 - Canada Cup Wrap-Up | |
| AAC swimmers travelled to Montreal on the July long weekend to face the best in Canada at the third installment of the Canada Cup Series, and ended up facing some of the best in North America. This ye... | |
| Jun 15, 2010 - Strong Swimming at CRLC | |
| A small but capable group of AAC athletes hit the pool this past weekend at the Central Region Long Course Championships in Etobicoke. Youngsters Alexander Gilchrist and Steven Taylor led the way in t... | |
| Jun 8, 2010 - AAC 5th at AGI; 4 Club Records Smashed | |
| AAC's National, Junior National and Provincial Squads hit the pool this weekend to compete in Eswim's Age Group International, which is the fastest non-championships meet in the Province each season f... | |
| Jun 8, 2010 - Young Stars Shine Brightly at Ajax LC Invitational | |
| The Ajax Aquatic Club's young guns were firing at the recent Ajax Long Course Invitational swim meet held at the University of Toronto on May 28-30. The meet featured over 650 athletes from various te... | |
| May 31, 2010 - Bell selected to NACC Staff | |
| AAC Head Coach Matt Bell has been selected to the Swimming Canada Coaching Staff for the 2010 North American Challenge Cup. This year's meet will be hosted in Santa Clara, California, shortly after th... | |
| May 26, 2010 - Carolina Calling: Andrechuk receives Full Ride | |
|  May 20, 2010 - 04:30 AM by Shawn Cayley AJAX -- For Alex Andrechuk, all the hard work has paid off. The 18-year-old Ajax Swim Club member has spent countless hours in the pool over the past few year... | |
| May 18, 2010 - Top Swims At Top Cup | |
| Aryanna Fernandes carried on with a spectacular season this past weekend at the 2010 Top Cup, a 10&Under Championship meet in Etobicoke that attracts the best young swimmers from all over Canada each ... | |
| May 5, 2010 - 2 Named to SNC North American Challenge Cup Team | |
|  Not one, but two AAC athletes were named to the SNC North American Challenge Cup Team this week. Returning to the meet is Zach Fedak, who broke the meet record last year in the 50m Freestyle, while al... | |
| May 3, 2010 - Dodu Does It: 2 Club Records Broken at Hicken | |
| AAC's Julien Dodu broke his 2nd Club Record of the season over the weekend at the 2010 Ralph Hicken Invitational. Dodu took 35 seconds out of his best time from last season in the 800m Freestyle, on h... | |
| Apr 26, 2010 - Burning Up the Pool | |
| AAC's Mark Burns lead the way this past weekend at the Toronto Swim Club's annual John Grootveld Sr. Memorial Meet. Burns, 11, qualified for his first Junior Provincial Championships in the 100m Butte... | |
| Apr 17, 2010 - 4 Club Records Broken at Time Trial | |
| April 17, Ajax- AAC's 4th Club Time Trial of the season yielded some remarkable results this past weekend at the Ajax Community Center, including 4 new club records. 12 year-old Ryan Kelly broke his 4... | |
| Mar 1, 2010 - Junior Provincials 2010: Young Guns & Seasoned Vets break 6 More Club Records | |
| All of AAC's top squads contributed to the team's success at this past weekend's Junior Provincial Championships in Etobicoke. Leading the way for Coach Mischa Sommerville's Provincial Squad was 12 ye... | |
| Feb 24, 2010 - Easterns 2010 Wrap-Up | |
| Nepean- Day 4 of the 2010 SNC Eastern Canadian Championships finished with a bang, as AAC athletes were once again re-writing the record books and were prominent in Finals throughout the entire sessi... | |
| Feb 20, 2010 - Easterns Day 3: 3 More Club Records Erased | |
| AAC swimmers put on a show tonight with 16 appearances in the Finals session. Julien Dodu got things started with a new best time in the 16&Under A Final with a :53.68. Zach Fedak and Chris Tanouye ba... | |
| Feb 19, 2010 - Easterns Day 2: Cowley Wins Bronze | |
| 15 year old Darelle Cowley lead the way tonight in Nepean, swimming to a Bronze medal in the 15&Under Women's 200m Breastroke. Cowley dropped nearly 9 seconds between heats and finals and missed the S... | |
| Feb 18, 2010 - Easterns Day 1: Dodu Do-Does It, 2 Club Records Broken | |
| Nepean- A team of 15 AAC athletes hit the pool today to open the 2010 SNC Eastern Canadian Short Course Championships. Zach Fedak and Chris Tanouye got things started in the Men's 800m Freestyle, with... | |
| Feb 9, 2010 - Central Region Short Course Champs 2010 | |
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| Jan 13, 2010 - Burns Leaves his Mark in Markham | |
| AAC's young guns were blazing at the 2010 Markham Invitational this past weekend, and were lead by 10 year old Mark Burns. Along with his teammates in the 11&Under Boys category, Mark racked up medals... | |
| Jan 6, 2010 - Full Ride For Fleming | |
|  By Shawn Cayley AJAX -- Michelle Fleming knows she didn't get to where she is today all on her own. The 17-year-old member of the Ajax Aquatic Club and newest recruit to Texas Christian University w... | |
| Dec 21, 2009 - MSSAC Open 20009: Vandenberg Makes The Cut | |
| 10 year old Emily Vandenberg lead the charge at the 2009 Missassauga Open at UTM, winning 1 Gold and 1 Bronze medal, and qualifying for her first ever Junior Provincial Championship in the process. Em... | |
| Dec 14, 2009 - TAS Dash For Cash 2009 | |
| Although it was mostly AAC's senior-most athletes that made up the contigent that travelled to Guelph for this year's meet, two youngsters emerged as the team's standouts. Cassidy Blackwin, 12, swam t... | |
| Dec 14, 2009 - Redakulous! Fedak makes his mark in Portland | |
|  AAC's Zach Fedak travelled to Portland, Oregon this past weekend to compete for Team Ontario at the 2009 Paul Bergen International. The meet attracts the top 18 and Under swimmers from North America a... | |
| Dec 9, 2009 - Youth Cup 2009: Gilchrist Sets 4 New Club Records | |
| The Ajax Aquatic Club sent 24 athletes to Youth Cup 2009, and the small but very competitive squad came home with some impressive results. Leading the way was 14 year old Robert Gilchrist, who was fre... | |
| Nov 18, 2009 - Monks Makes his Mark | |
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| Nov 9, 2009 - December Assessment Dates: | |
| We will be assessing athletes aged 10&Under for placement in our Sears I Can Swim program Winter Session on the following dates: -Monday, December 14th -Monday, December 21 -Monday, December 28 All as... | |
| Oct 2, 2009 - Fedak Named to Bergen Tour | |
|  Fedak, 17, will compete in the annual meet as a member of Team Ontario. The Bergen International is one of the fastest meets in world for swimmers 18 years of age and younger, and is named for renowne... | |
| Sep 30, 2009 - 3 Athletes Named to National Teams | |
|  This month, Swimming Canada announced the Youth and Junior ID teams for the 2009-2010 season. These selections are based on last season?s performances, and give athletes access to training camps hoste... | |
| Sep 18, 2009 - Early Season Accolades for AAC Athletes | |
| AAC's Julian Monks, has been selected to the Canada Games Hopefuls Stage 3 camp. Monks is among a small group of athletes that have been identified as potential members of Ontario's Canada Games Team ... | |
| Aug 8, 2009 - King of California | |
|  Fedak, a late addition to the squad that featured over 40 of Canada?s top 18&Under prospects, proved to be one of the team?s top performers with Top 5 finishes in all of his individual events- and Gol... | |
| Jul 21, 2009 - Age Group Championships 2009 | |
|  Over 1500 of Canada?s best 18&Under athletes hit the pool over the weekend in Montreal to take part in the 2009 SNC Age Group Championships. With 18 athletes present, AAC had one of the largest contig... | |
| Jul 13, 2009 - World Trials 2009: Wrap-Up | |
|  9 AAC athletes travelled to Montreal to race the best in the Nation for a spot on Canada?s World Championship Team. Veteran Christine Raininger led the way with her 400IM, which scored 786 FINA points... | |
| Jul 11, 2009 - World Trials: Day 3 | |
| Devin Ste. Marie, fresh off her appearance in the B Final on Day Two, broke the 15-17 club record in the 100m Butterfly in the morning session in a time of 1:02.79- erasing yet another one of Michelle... | |
| Jul 10, 2009 - World Trials Day 2: Raininger Reduces Record to Rubble | |
| Raininger, fresh off her 12th place finish and new club record in the 200 Fly, picked up where she left off in the morning session, dropping 9 seconds and breaking the club record by 2 seconds. At nig... | |
| Jul 8, 2009 - World Trials: Day 1 | |
| Raininger, 18, shattered the existing club record by nearly two seconds in the Preliminary session, placing 14th in the process. Christine rose to the occasion once again in the B Final this evening, ... | |
| Jul 7, 2009 - Fedak named to NACC Squad | |
| Fedak will represent Team Canada in August as a member of the North American Challenge Cup Tour Team, which features the top 18&Under swimmers in Canada in a Tri-Meet against the United States and Mex... | |
| Jul 6, 2009 - Junior Provincials 2009 | |
| A small but capable squad was sent to the 2009 Ontario Junior Provincial Championships last weekend in London. The group of 6 combined to score over 200 points and hauled in 6 medales as well. Leading... | |
| Jun 8, 2009 - MANouye | |
| Tanouye, fresh off his first Senior National qualifying swim last weekend at the Ajax Sprint Meet, picked up where he left off this weekend in the Butterfly events. Tanouye first made the SNC Senior c... | |
| May 25, 2009 - Young Guns | |
| Top Cup is the premier 10 & Under competition of the season in Ontario, and is often attended by teams from outside the Province and the Country. AAC sent 12 young athletes to the meet this season and... | |
| May 19, 2009 - Victorious Day Long Weekend | |
| 38 AAC athletes travelled to Montreal this past weekend to compete in the 2009 Leadersport Invitational hosted by PPO. After winning the meet two seasons ago, AAC athletes were keen to come home champ... | |
| May 9, 2009 - Lasalle Lands Lawrie | |
| Lawrie, 18, will attend Lasalle next season on a scholarship that is worth over $200,000 over four years. Lasalle, located in Philadelphia, competes in NCAA Division 1's Atlantic 10 conference. Lawrie... | |
| Apr 28, 2009 - Full Ride For Raininger | |
| Raininger will attend Boise State University this Fall, with all expenses paid for the duration of her post-secondary education. As one of the top graduates in Canada this year, Raininger was offerred... | |
| Apr 6, 2009 - Grootveld Officials Classic 2009 | |
| Over 50 members of the Junior and Senior Groups hit the water this past weekend in Toronto, racing in the Grootveld Officials Classic. This meet is named after long-time Swim Ontario Official John Gro... | |
| Apr 6, 2009 - Politicoach | |
| Last week AAC Head Coach Matt Bell was appointed to the Town of Ajax Recreation and Culture Advisory Committee. The Board works closely with the Town Council and members of the community on recreation... | |
| Mar 16, 2009 - CSCTA Coaching Awards | |
| The 2007-2008 CSCTA Awards for Excellence in Domestic Coaching were handed out during the opening ceremonies of the Finals session on Day 2 of the 2009 Spring National Championships. Coaches that took... | |
| Mar 16, 2009 - 2009 Spring Nationals | |
| Setting two new club records over the weekend was veteran Christine Raininger, who broke two of the oldest records on the books. Christine's swim in the 200 Fly broke the 1985 Club Record in the event... | |
| Mar 2, 2009 - Golden Girls | |
| Fleming, 16, won both the 100m and 200m Breastroke events in the 16-17 Girls category, shattering the existing meet records in both events. Fleming is rapidly closing in on the AAC club record in both... | |
| Feb 10, 2009 - Great Dane! Wesselink leads the way in Etobicoke | |
| Wesselink reached the podium twice over the weeknd, earning a Silver in the 100m Butterfly and a Bronze in the 200m event. Kris lowered his best time in the 200 Fly by over 8 seconds, and followed tha... | |
| Jan 15, 2009 - Monster Meet in Markham for Intro and Junior Groups | |
| Both the Junior and Intro Groups competed at this season's Markham Invitational and went up against nearly 20 teams from across Southern Ontario. AAC finished up in 4th position and racked up over 100... | |
| Dec 19, 2008 - AAC December Promotions | |
| Promotions are announced every December and March, and are based on achievement of qualifying standards (Junior and Senior Groups) or on Coaching Staff decisions (Novice, Intro Groups). Congratulation... | |
| Dec 16, 2008 - Dougan Does It | |
| A backstroke specialist, Zoellner-Dougan demolished his best time by over three seconds and finished with a 2:03.87- 2 seconds under the Senior National standard and good for a Silver medal. Aidan als... | |
| Dec 8, 2008 - Youth Cup 2008 | |
| Youth Cup 2008 featured the Provinces fastest athletes aged 17&Under, as well as All-Star Teams from Alberta, The Maritimes and the Cayman Islands. Senior Group athletes produced liftetime best times ... | |
| Nov 30, 2008 - Canada Cup 2008 | |
| AAC's Devin Ste.Marie, who turned 15 in October, swam qualified for the new (faster) SNC Senior Nationals in the 50FR, 100FR, 50Fly and 100 Fly this weekend at Canada Cup in Etobicoke. Her time of 28.... | |
| Nov 17, 2008 - Fernandes Flies High at MSSAC Open | |
| Fernandes, who is still only 8 years of age, continued to impress with Top 8 performances in 4 events- in the 10&Under category! Fernandes put an exclamation point on the weekend's swims with a Junior... | |
| Nov 12, 2008 - Hard Swimming at Harvest Inviational | |
| Average improvement in the 400FR's and 400IM's was 10 seconds, and best times were plentiful. The group was unrested but progress was easy to see in races of all distances. The group will build on the... | |
| Nov 12, 2008 - "Barrie" Fast Swimming at Aquafest | |
| The young group faced stiff competition from other squads, and rose to the occasion posting a tremendous number of lifetime best swims in the process. Improvement was most notable in the 400FR, where ... | |
| Oct 29, 2008 - Lesperance Takes Top Spot | |
| Sarah placed 1st out of 67 competitors at last week's race in Pickering. Lesperance will now travel to Sarnia for the OFSAA Championships on November 1st, where she will race against the top runners i... | |
| Oct 21, 2008 - AAC Awards Night 2008 | |
| Pulle, an Olympic team member in 2000, spoke to AAC athletes and parents about what it takes to win. His speech was followed by the annual awards ceremony, during which the following athletes were rec... | |
| Jul 28, 2008 - AGN Wrap-Up: Day 3 and 4 | |
| Day 3 AAC had 11 swims in the Finals session on Saturday night, with Connor Greenley and Julian Monks reaching the podium. Greenley placed 2nd in the 100m Butterfly, while Monks picked up a Bronze in ... | |
| Jul 25, 2008 - AGN Day 2: 2 New Club Records, 3rd Champion Crowned | |
| Greenley won his 2nd Gold medal of the meet today in the 14 year old Men's 200m Butterfly, breaking his own club record by over 3 seconds. Greenley will now seek to defend his titles in the 50 and 100... | |
| Jul 24, 2008 - AGN Day 1: Fedak and Greenley Top Cats in Calgary | |
| AAC's 21 athlete squad hit the pool today in Calgary and got off to a roaring start. Leading the way was 15 year old Zach Fedak, who swam to a Gold Medal and a new best time of 24.31, a .6 second impr... | |
| Jul 8, 2008 - Jaciw-Zurakowsky to Compete at World Championships | |
| AAC's Renata Jaciw-Zurakowsky, who now attends Dalhousie University in Halifax, was named to the National Lifesaving Team in March of 2008. Renata's strong background in competitive swimming combined ... | |
| Jul 6, 2008 - Clean Sweep in Thunder Bay; AAC Wins Best Performing Team | |
| Blackwin, 10, after winning both the 50 and the 200 earlier in the meet, swam to a Gold medal yesterday in the 100m Freestyle, with a time of 1:09.06, winning the event by almost 2 seconds. Blackwin a... | |
| Jul 4, 2008 - Blackwin: Double Gold in Thunder Bay | |
|  Blackwin, 10, won her first Gold of the day in the 50m Freestyle, swimming to a time of 31.35. About an hour later, Blackwin competed in the 200m Freestlyle, with similar results. Shaving over 6 secon... | |
| Jun 29, 2008 - Ste.Marie and Ducille Set New Club Records in Montreal | |
| Ste. Marie, 14, continued to prepare for Age Group Nationals by winning the 'B' Final in both the 50m Butterfly and 50m Freestyle. Ste. Marie lowered her lifetime best in both swims by over half a sec... | |
| Jun 25, 2008 - Time Trial Tune-Up | |
| Senior group athletes competed in two events each, in a time trial designed to get them ready for fast swimming at their final meets of the season. A surprising number of best times were performed, wi... | |
| Jun 17, 2008 - Voth and Kingdon Lead at Central Regions | |
| Kingdon won the 50FR, breaking 27 seconds for the first time in Long Course meters and picking up another AGN qualifying time. Teammate Curtis Voth also won Gold in the 200m Freestyle, while also maki... | |
| Jun 2, 2008 - Records Go Down in Steeltown | |
|  The Junior Group appeared in the Jack McKormick Invitational, a long course meet held every year at McMaster University. The group emerged with 70% best times, and a number of Central Region Qualifyin... | |
| May 14, 2008 - Sommerville Heads Home | |
|  Sommerville will coach the Junior Group, and will assume the role of Age Group Coach. Sommerville joins the AAC Staff after coaching at both NYAC and COBRA. He brings with him 6 years of coaching expe... | |
| May 14, 2008 - Harvard Man | |
|  AAC sprinter Nick Ducille will attend Harvard next season, and will receive full funding based on his exceptional level of both academics and athletics. Ducille scored in the top 5% in the world wid... | |
| May 6, 2008 - Spring Promotions Announced | |
| The AAC Coaching Staff was pleased to release the Spring promotions list yesterday, which is as follows: Promoted to Senior Gold: Ashley Waterfield Amanda Briggs Darelle Cowley Julien Dodu Promoted to... | |
| May 5, 2008 - Lucky #9: Miller Makes The Cut | |
|  Miller took over a full second off her previous LTB in the 50m Butterfly, on her way to a 29.31- half a second below the National Standard and the 3rd fastest time by an 18 year old Female so far this... | |
| Apr 28, 2008 - Dynamite Development Meet | |
|  The Intro group showed remarkable improvement throughout the session, particularly in the 100m Freestyle, where the average improvement was 10 seconds. Hats off to Gabrielle Harris for her 44 second d... | |
| Apr 11, 2008 - Bell to Join Team Ontario | |
| Bell will accompany AAC's Zach Fedak, who had the top FINA point total of any male athlete selected for this year's meet. Both Fedak and Bell were members of last season's Tri-Meet, which was held at ... | |
| Apr 10, 2008 - Ayotte Promoted | |
| Coach Ayotte, who swam for Ajax during High School and University, has been on Staff at AAC for almost three years. Ayotte's will now be in charge of video race and stroke analysis for the Senior Grou... | |
| Apr 7, 2008 - Olympic Trials Wrap-Up | |
|  The AAC squad finished the meet with 2 Top 8 finishes, and 1 finish in the Top 16. The all-rookie squad returns home having participated in one of the most successful meets in the history of Canadian... | |
| Apr 2, 2008 - Ajax Men's Relay Places 6th: Trials Days 1&2 | |
| The team, consisting of Nick Ducille, Greg Laughlin, Aidan Zoellner-Dougan and Julian Monks took 10 seconds out of their entry time on their way to a Top 8 finish, with Laughlin and Monks splitting 2 ... | |
| Mar 24, 2008 - Fedak Named to Tri-Meet Team | |
|  4 athletes are selected for each age category, based on FINA point totals in their Top 3 events. Fedak was the top qualifier for men born in 1992. This year's meet is being held at the University of ... | |
| Mar 18, 2008 - Olympic Trials Squad Ready For Action | |
|  In less than 2 weeks, 8 of AAC?s finest will compete at the 2008 Canadian Olympic Trials in Montreal, Quebec. The Trials squad, that consists of 4 Males and 4 Females, is the largest the club has ever... | |
| Mar 4, 2008 - Fedak and Greenley Heading North | |
| Fedak and Greenley will head to Ottawa to attend the camp, which is overseen by Swiiming Canada Head Coach and CEO Pierre Lafontaine. The camp is being held over Easter Weekend, and is a great opportu... | |
| Mar 4, 2008 - Great Dane! AAC Attracts International Attention | |
| This week, AAC Head Coach Matt Bell was notified that Denmark's Kris Wesselink would indeed be making the trip to Canada to train with the AAC. Wesselink, 17, is Provincial Champion Butterflyer, who ... | |
| Mar 3, 2008 - 3 Club Records Fall on Final Day of Provincials | |
| Day 4 of Junior Provincials started the way it finished, with excellent swims by a number of AAC athletes. The Men's 800m Freestlye was the standout event of the morning session, with Zach Fedak, Juli... | |
| Mar 1, 2008 - Andrechuk makes the Cut: Provincials Day 3 | |
| In the preliminaries this morning, Alex Andrechuk became the second AAC athlete in as many days to swim her way to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Trials. After narrowly missing the standard two weeks ago in... | |
| Feb 29, 2008 - Devin's Headin' to Trials: Provincials Day 2 | |
| Connor Greenley and Zach Fedak got things rolling during the Finals session, with 8th place and 4th place finishes in the 100m Backstroke. With his time of 1:00.01, Fedak earned his first SNC Eastern ... | |
| Feb 28, 2008 - Fedak Flies High: Provincials Day 1 | |
| Fedak's first Gold came in the 50m Freestyle, where he demolished the field by a full second. Fedak's time of 23.99 was just .2 over the Senior National standard. Later in the 200m Freestyle, Zach too... | |
| Feb 18, 2008 - Bronze in B.C. | |
| AAC fielded 13 swims in Finals tonight, yielding over 100 points for the third night in a row. Nick Ducille got things started with a new lifetime best in the Men's 200m Freestyle, a time that is appr... | |
| Feb 17, 2008 - Tremendous Time Trial in Toronto | |
| The fully sanctioned event was the last chance for several AAC athletes to qualify for Junior Provincials Championships, being held in two weeks in London. After missing the SC standard by less than 1... | |
| Feb 16, 2008 - I.M.pressive Start at Westerns | |
| Raininger took two seconds out of her previous lifetime best, swimming to a 2:20.97, making the Senior National standard in the event for the first time and winning the "C" Final. Raininger is now wit... | |
| Feb 16, 2008 - Monks Shatters Club Record in Victoria | |
| The session began with Christine Raininger's lifetime best time in the 'B' Final of the Women's 200m Butterfly. Alex Andrechuk followed in the 200m Breastroke, appearing in the 'B' Final. Andrechuk sw... | |
| Feb 11, 2008 - Central Region Wrap-Up | |
| Leading the way for Ajax was up and coming sprinter Yann Desjardins. Desjardins won Gold in both the 50 and 100 Freestyles, and added a Silver in the 200m Freestyle. Desjardins also earned a Silver in... | |
| Feb 8, 2008 - Fantastic Fours in Etobicoke | |
| 15 Year Old Ashley Waterfield lead the way, making an 11 second drop on her way to a 7th place finish. Teammate Darelle Cowley dropped 7 seconds in the same heat and finished b in 5th position. Cassan... | |
| Jan 21, 2008 - Strong Swims at Seniors | |
| The 17 member team was one of the largest in attendance, and featured four 14 year old athletes who managed to qualify for the Senior standards. This year's meet was raced entirely in Long Course mete... | |
| Jan 16, 2008 - Major Medal Haul in Markham | |
| The group showed massive improvement in all strokes and distances, particularly events in 200m and 400m events- a sign that hard work over Christmas training camp is paying off already. AAC Junior Gro... | |
| Jan 16, 2008 - New Club Record for Blackwin | |
| Blackwin, who is now Provincially qualified in both the 200 and 400 Freestyle, shattered the existing 400IM record (set by Lindsay Sutterlin in 2000) by over 30 seconds. Blackwin had never competed in... | |
| Dec 13, 2007 - Success South of the Border | |
| Ste. Marie and Greenley competed in the 2007 Paul Bergen International Junior Championships in Portland. The meet is attended by many of the World's Top 18 and Under Swimmers. Ste. Marie, a member of ... | |
| Dec 13, 2007 - Powerful Performances in Pointe-Claire | |
| AAC athletes competed over three days in Quebec, during which they won 26 different events. Four athletes won the High Point Trophies in their respective age categories, while the 15-16 P1 Men broug... | |
| Dec 13, 2007 - December Promotions | |
| Promotions are awarded by the AAC Coaching Staff every December and March. December 2007 Promotions are awarded to the following Athletes: Nicholas Oakes: Promoted to Junior Bronze Trae Vond Wood: P... | |
| Dec 8, 2007 - Pointe-Claire: Day 2 and 3 Wrap-Up | |
| AAC showed success in Finals and substantial improvement across all events on Friday and Saturday. As always, a complete summary is difficult during the meet, but below is a list of achievements thus ... | |
| Dec 7, 2007 - Distance Domination: Pointe-Claire Day 1 | |
| AAC athletes got things rolling in a big way with some tremendous swims in the 800 and 1500m Freestyle events. On the Women's side, improvement was massive in the 800m Freestyle, with 9 Girls dropping... | |
| Nov 25, 2007 - Great Stuff at Grand Prix | |
| Ste. Marie, building on her swims two weeks ago in Brantford, took 3 seconds out of her best time on the way to a club record breaking performance in the 200m Freestyle. Ste. Marie's time of 2:06.72... | |
| Nov 25, 2007 - Bell Wins Award | |
| The honour is awarded to Coaches that produce one or more National Champions at either CIS, Age Group National or Senior National Championships. In the 2006-2007 season, Bell coached 5 athletes to Na... | |
| Nov 25, 2007 - Happy Campers | |
| The trio, along with AAC Head Coach Matt Bell, will attend the one day training camp in Etobicoke on Monday that is specifically designed for potential members of the Swim Ontario Canada Games Team th... | |
| Nov 12, 2007 - Back to Business in Brantford | |
| This year's meet was faster than ever and very well attended, with teams from both Quebec and the US adding to the usual contingent from Ontario. AAC athletes attended the meet with little or no prepa... | |
| Oct 24, 2007 - Monks and Greenley Make National Teams | |
|  Monks, fresh off representing Canada in California at the North American Challenge Cup in August, was named to the 2008 SNC Junior European Tour Team. The team will travel to Europe for 2 weeks in Jan... | |
| Oct 3, 2007 - Ste. Marie Makes the Cut | |
|  The team will travel to Portland, Oregon to compete in the 2007 Paul Bergen Junior International Short Course Championships in December. Ste. Marie was selected based on her top three Long Course Perf... | |
| Sep 20, 2007 - 2 Named to Provincial Training Camp | |
|  Ste.Marie and Greenley were selected based on their LCM performances in two 200m races and also the 400IM. Ste. Marie will attend the October Camp, while Greenley will attend the April Camp. This seas... | |
| Aug 13, 2007 - Silver Sunday in California | |
| Monks placed 2nd in the Boys 17-18 100 Breastroke, for his second individual medal of the meet. Monks also added a Gold medal in the 4x100 Medley Relay later in the evening. Team Canada won the meet, ... | |
| Aug 11, 2007 - Monks Strikes Gold in California | |
| Monks is a member of Swimming Canada's contingent at the North American Challenge Cup, a tri-meet between Canadian, American and Mexican swimmers. Monks and AAC Head Coach Matt Bell spent the 2 weeks ... | |
| Jul 23, 2007 - AGN Day 4: Ajax Finishes in Style | |
| The Finals session featured 6 AAC athletes competing in a total of 10 events. The session began with the 50m Butterfly, and Devin Ste.Marie got the ball rolling with a Bronze medal performance. Next u... | |
| Jul 23, 2007 - AGN 2007: 6th Best in Canada, 4th Place Ontario Team | |
| Our early arrival on Tuesday seemed to pay off, as we were well accustomed to the atmosphere and giant venue after two team practices prior to the start of the meet. AAC athletes were also able to esc... | |
| Jul 22, 2007 - AGN Day 3: 4 New Club Records, AAC Men Shatter Provincial Record | |
| Michelle Fleming got things started today in the 100m Breastroke, with a LTB by more than a half second in her 2nd appearance in Finals. Next up was Julian Monks, who eclipsed one of our oldest club r... | |
| Jul 22, 2007 - Gold Rush on 1st Night of AGN | |
| Rookie Darelle Cowley set the tone early in her 50 Free, making Finals in her first ever race at the National level. Cowley placed 10th, her morning swim a LTB by more than a half second. Devin Ste.Ma... | |
| Jul 22, 2007 - AGN Day 2: Monks Erases Chan | |
| Monks was joined in Finals by not one but two teammates. James Stock swam hard to a 31.38- good for 8th place and a best time by almost one full second. Tom Lawrie rounded out the trio with a b race, ... | |
| Jul 14, 2007 - AAC Trio Take the Plunge | |
| Briggs competed in the 3KM event, while the Desjardins and Jaciw-Zurakowsky competed in the 5KM race. The event was held at Professor's Lake in Brampton, and was the most successful since the inductio... | |
| Jul 14, 2007 - 3 Named to Hopefuls Team | |
| This initiative is designed to increase Ontario's chances of winning the 2009 Canada Games, through a series of training camps and race analysis opportunities. Lawrie was selected for the 200IM, Monks... | |
| Jul 9, 2007 - Gold,Silver,Bronze...IRON | |
| AAC athletes continued to show their improving versatility with medal winning peformances in every distance from 50 to 1500 meters, and 14 second swims in Individual Medley events. AAC dominated the r... | |
| Jul 5, 2007 - Desjardins Dazzles | |
| In a thrilling time trial, Desjardins shaved almost an entire second off his LTB time in the 50 Breastroke in order to qualify for the meet. This achievement caps off a tremendous season for Yann, who... | |
| Jul 5, 2007 - Voth Tops at Central Regions | |
| Voth not only out scored everyone in his age category, he scored more points than any male athlete competing at the meet. Voth won a medal in each of his 6 events, incuding Gold in the 1500FR, 200FR a... | |
