Greater Ottawa Kingfish Swim Club
Greater Ottawa Kingfish Swim Club (GO Kingfish) is a non-profit, inclusive, competitive swim club dedicated to maximizing the full potential of aspiring young athletes through a professionally designed and coached development program. The club has over 100 athletes in its competitive program, as well as over 100 swimmers in its pre-competitive Junior Group program. The club is affiliated with the University of Ottawa Gee Gees.[1]
The Club is a member of the Eastern Ontario Swimming Association,[2] Swim Ontario and Swimming Canada.
Coaches
- Head coach: Jason Allen
- Associate Head Coach/Youth Coach: Simon St. Pierre
- Senior Blue Coach: Alexandre Lorrain
- Senior Orange Coach: Graham Ford
- uOttawa Gold Coach: George Meldrum
- Junior Program Head Coach/Orleans Lead Coach: Stephanie LeBreton
- Canterbury Pool Lead Coach - Bronze/Silver: Chris Cormier
- Sawmill Creek Lead Coach - Bronze/Silver: Corinne Barrette
- University of Ottawa Varsity Head Coach: Dave Heinbuch
- University of Ottawa: Assistant Coach: Dr. Elizabeth Osterer
- Assistant Coach: Emma Boal
- Assistant Coach: Harley Patterson
- Assistant Coach: Pooya Falladoust
History
The club was formed in 1981 when the Gloucester Swim Club and the Ottawa Kingfish Swim Club amalgamated. GO swimmers have competed at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Pan American Games, Pan Pacific Championships, National Youth Championships, Canada Games and have had a strong presence at the National, Provincial and Regional Championships for many years.[1]
- 2011: Kingfish, Own the Podium and Swim Ontario create a high performance Regional Training Centre for swimming and triathlon on the University of Ottawa campus.[3][4] Derrick Schoof resigns as Gee-Gees' and GO Kingfish swim coach.[5]
- 2009: Derrick Schoof named head coach of GO Kingfish Swim Club and uOttawa men's and women's swimming (July 3, 2009) [6][7]
GO Kingfish swimmers on the national and international stage
2013
Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson won three gold and two silver medals at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney, Australia.[8]
2012
Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson won one gold and one bronze medal at the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. She would also win two gold medals at the Long Course Canadian Championships. Shaylyn Hewton, Connor Michie, Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, Liam Veregin, and Eli Wall all participated in the Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships. Taylor Moore won one bronze medal at the Coupe Canada. A total of ten swimmers participated in the 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials;[1][9][10][11]
2011
Matthew Hawes participated in the Long Course World Championships in Shanghai; Tabitha Baumann won silver in 200m Freestyle relay at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru; Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, and Tess Simpson won a combined two gold and one bronze medal at the Summer National Championships; Adam Best and Matt Hawes won a combined one gold and two silver medals at the CIS Championships; Eli Wall won one gold and two silver medals at the Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships; Tabitha Baumann won one silver and one bronze at the Canada Cup; Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, and Matthew Hawes won a total of one gold, two silver, and two bronze medals at the Coupe Canada; Meghan Michie won four gold medals at the Athens Special Olympics World Summer Games. Meghan Michie was named Special Olympics Female Athlete of the Year.[1][9][12][13]
2010
Matthew Hawes won one silver and one bronze medal at the Pan Pacific Trials. He later participated in the Long Course Canadian Championships with Tess Simpson, with the team winning a total of one gold and two bronze medals. Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, and Eli Wall won a collective three gold, one silver, and two bronze medals at the Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships.[1][9] Matt Hawes and Derrick Schoof received the J. Tihanyi bursary.[14]
Canadian record holders
- Matthew Hawes is a Canadian record holder in the 200m Backstroke with a time of 1:57.34.[9]
Major Alumni
- Tabitha Baumann swam for GO Kingfish until December 2011. She won a silver medal in 4X200m Freestyle relay at the World Youth Championships (2011, Lima, Peru). Currently, she swims for a club in New Zealand; her father, Alex Baumann, won two gold medals in the 1984 Olympics.[9][15][16]
- Matthew Hawes swam for GO Kingfish and University of Ottawa GeeGees until July 2011. He participated in the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China; and in the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. He is also a Canadian record holder in the 200m Backstroke. He currently swims for the University of Sydney, Australia.[17]
- Yannick Lupien swam for GO Kingfish in the 1990s. He later swam for the Canadian Olympic Team in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
Kingfish in the news
- Article in Ottawa Citizen on Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson's success at New South Wales Championships [18]
- Article in Orleans Star on GO swimmers participating at Olympic Trials (2012) [11]
- Article on the Regional Training Centre (2011) [3]
- Article on Ashton Baumann in National Post (2011) [19]
- Article in The Star on Meghan Michie's four gold medals at Special Olympics World Summer Games (2011) [20]
- Article in Ottawa Citizen (2011) [21]
- Article in Orleans Star on Alex Babaris (2007) [22]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "GO Kingfish". Gokingfish.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130201045041/http://www.eosa.on.ca/TabGeneric.jsp?_tabid_=69566&team=caneosa. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2012. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - 1 2 "Own The Podium helps create high-performance swim & triathlon centre". SportsOttawa.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "UOGO RTC (University of Ottawa Greater Ottawa Kingfish Regional Training Centre : May 2012 Status Report" (PDF). Swimontario.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "Gee-Gees' swim coach steps down | Other Sports | Sports". Ottawa Sun. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "uOttawa Gee-Gees welcome champion UBC coach Schoof - CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "Home – Swimming Canada". Swimming.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "Home – Swimming Canada". Swimming.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Home – Swimming Canada". Swimming.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑
- 1 2 Catherine Kitts Published on June 14, 2012 (2012-06-14). "The road to London 2012 - Water sports - Orléans Star". Orleansstar.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "The Ontario Sports Awards - 2011 Finalists". Mtc.gov.on.ca. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "Swimming her way to the top | Metro News". Metronews.ca. 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "Home – Swimming Canada". Swimming.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "Baumann snags swimming silver | Other Sports | Sports". Ottawa Sun. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "College Sport: Baumann torn between countries - Sport - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130211114755/http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2013/01/16/splashy-stuff-for-seltenreich-hodgson/. Archived from the original on February 11, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Baumann's swimming career heading for uncharted waters | National Post". Sports.nationalpost.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "Paralympic hopeful with Prader-Willi syndrome finds salvation through swimming | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160223115337/http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=a1384ef0-599c-410c-91c4-0969a08e8ee7. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2012. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Published on February 24, 2007 (2007-02-24). "Swimmer finds satisfaction in comeback at East Nationals - Water sports - Orléans Star". Orleansstar.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-04.