The Region of Waterloo Swim Club (ROW) not only produces great swimmers, it helps those swimmers become great people!
The Club's mission is to provide opportunities for each of its athletes to attain his or her maximum individual potential in the sport of competitive swimming. To this end, the Club:
- Provides optimum instruction, training, and competition for each swimmer, novice to champion
- Instills an appreciation of commitment, dedication, and discipline in the pursuit of personal goals
- Encourages a high degree of sportsmanship and team spirit
- Provides opportunities for positive social interaction and emotional growth.
ROW was founded in 1976 and over the Club's history, ROW swimmers have qualified to compete at many major international games including the Olympics, World Championships, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games. As well, many ROW coaches have been selected to accompany such provincially and nationally funded teams as the Far Western Tour Team, the Ontario Tour Team, the 8 Nations International Meet team, and Canada Games teams. ROW Swimmers have won seven Olympic medals over the years.
Hello ROW families: The ROW apparel online store is now open: https://2023rowswimclubspringstore.itemorder.com/shop/home/ If in need of a ROW shirt, hoodie, jacket, pant and many...
With the most normal swim season upon us since early 2020, the competitive swimming governing bodies in Ontario are excited to re-introduce performance based...
Dear ROW families: ROW's team page with Ly Sports is now live! Please see the flyer attached. You may head over to the page...
& R.O.W. is excited to announce our partnership with LY Sports for all our swimwear and swimming equipment needs. We will have a dedicated...
The Region of Waterloo Swim Club is very pleased to welcome Ron Forrest as our new Provincial Development 1 and WLU Varsity Associate coach...
Dear ROW Families: As many of you know, several of our groups attended two provincial-level championship meets over the weekend: the 2022 Summer Festivals...
Swim Ontario has recently announced that all scheduled Winter provincial-level meets are canceled due to the lack of opportunities to train affecting most swimmers...
ROW is very proud to congratulate Tyson MacDonald for setting a new National Para-Swimming Record! On December 4th, 2021 in Montreal, Tyson swam a...
The Region of Waterloo Swim Club is very pleased to recognize Payton Felder for her fundraising efforts during this past year. Payton raised over...
Dear ROW members: In February, Canadian Tire Corporation announced an additional $12 million commitment to Jumpstart’s Sport Relief Fund to help sport and recreation...