Girls 14 and up and Boys 15 and over are eligible to be invited into this squad.
The Mississauga Aquatic Club’s High-Performance Swim Program is a fully integrated and supported nation leading program. The goal of the program is to provide the coaching, tools, education and support that will allow our athletes to evolve into university and international high-performance swimmers.
HEAD COACH
Kevin Anderson
Kevin is a leading national level coach in Canada. His athletes have broken national records, national age group records and have gone on to represent Canada on the international stage including the Olympic Games. He is a NCCP Level 4 coach and holds a High-Performance Coaching Diploma from the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary. He has coached on Canada’s National Junior Teams and the World University Games Team as well as many Provincial Coaching assignments including the 2017 Canada Games.
Coach Kevin on the Ritter Podcast, 'Hold your expectations high', https://rittersp.com/podcast/hold-your-expectations-high-kevin-anderson?fbclid=IwAR2z1zMhSa3BWUZKdiYr_wM5b6foqBuukmk1saZ7O8Bt602GZF2mmPvVEmg
PHYSIOLOGIST
Rob Rupf
Rob is an experienced national team physiologist and he works specifically with identifying training adaptations and fatigue. Blood lactate testing is conducted every 6-7 weeks to monitor changes in fitness and providing specific aerobic training speeds for the athletes. Wellness questionnaires are utilised each morning before workout. Over time this provides a baseline for the athletes’ fitness vs their fatigue. At the end of each day Rob requires the athletes to provide feedback on their perceived exertion. Rob is currently doing his PHD.
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
Darren Turner
Darren is the lead strength and conditioning expert at UTM. Darren develops and implements the strength and conditioning program relative to the yearly plan and works hand-in-hand with Head Coach Kevin Anderson. Darren leads the athletes through 3 strength sessions each week.
PREHAB AND REHAB SPECIALIST
Dr. Ben Fryer (Dynamic Health & Performance)
Dr. Ben is our injury prevention or rehabilitation guru. He has a sixth sense of how to help our athletes either deal with an injury and return to full training quickly or tackle any potential strength, flexibility or mobility issues. Through Ben’s company he provides education sessions to our coaches or training squads throughout our program on injury prevention.
ATHLETES
Adam Hornak ![]()
How Many Years Competitive Swimming: 13 Years
Favorite Musical Group or Artist: Linkin Park
Off-Season Interests: Cycling and Hiking
Favorite Quote: Losers let it Happen, Winners Make it Happen
Best Stroke: Freestyle
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Evan Corish ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 9 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: Justin Rarri
Off-Season interests: Hanging with family and going to the gym.
Favorite Quote:
The harder you work for something the greater you will feel when you achieve it.
Best Stroke: Breaststroke
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Bridget Manzella ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 10 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: The Weekend
Off-Season interests: Weightlifting
Favorite Quote: You miss 100% of the shots you don't take!
Best Stroke: Breaststroke
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Hanwen Luo ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 7 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: Tekashi
Off-Season Interest: Sleeping, Basketball
Favorite Quote: That moment the alarm clock goes off in the morning
and you don't know whether to wake up or fake an illness.
Best Stroke: Butterfly
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Christian Florea ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 9 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: Drake
Off-Season interests: Formula 1
Favorite Quote: Get Out Swim!!!
Best Stroke: Butterfly
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Tom Clinton ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 7 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: Vhance the Rapper
Off-Season interests: Whitewater Kayaking
Favorite Quote: Once I thought I was wrong, I was mistaken.
Best Stroke: Freestyle
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Beck Clinton ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 7 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: Lil Uzi Vert
Off-Season interests: Gaming, Whitewater kayaking
Favorite Quote: A hedgehogs heart beats 300 times a minute.
Best Stroke: Freestyle
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Kirsten Oldham ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 6 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: One Republic
Off-Season interests: Traveling
Favorite Quote: Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.
Best Stroke: Freestyle
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Jovan Dhanju ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 10 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: AC/DC
Off-Season interests: Fishing
Favorite Quote: Don't mistake silence for weakness.
Best Stroke: Butterfly
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Andrew Kang ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 7 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: Post Malone
Off-Season interests: Travelling, Video Games
Favorite Quote: It's not cheating if you can do it!
Best Stroke: Freestlye
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Kevin Ireland ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 9 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: XXXTentacion
Off-Season interests: Golfing, Piano
Favorite Quote: If you're struggling, you are progressing.
Best Stroke: Individual Medley
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Adriana Wasik ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 6 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: Opus
Off-Season interests: Spend time with family, travelling and getting stronger
Favorite Quote: You are tougher than you think. Faster than you know. Better than you realize.
Best Stroke: Butterfly
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Boris vassilev ![]()
How many years competitive swimming:
Favorite musical group or artist: Drake
Off-Season interests: Travelling and going out with friends
Favorite Quote: It's ok if you don't like me, not everyone has good taste.
Best Stroke: Butterfly
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Byron Zhang ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 11 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: The Barden Bellas
Off-Season interests: Chillin.
Favorite Quote:
Why make sense when you can make dollars.
Best Stroke: Freestyle
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Noor Bansal ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 7 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: Post Malone
Off-Season interests: Baking, Being Outside
Favorite Quote: It matters if you just don't give up.
Best Stroke: Butterfly
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Meredith Coolen ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 7 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: Lil Tecca
Off-Season interests: Yoga
Favorite Quote:
Whether you believe you can or you can't, you're right.
Best Stroke: Individual Medley
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Charles Marcial ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 3 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: BLACKPINK
Off-Season interests: Anime
Favorite Quote: The obstacle is the way.
Best Stroke: Breaststroke
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Maksimas Zander ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 8 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: Blueface
Off-Season interests: Ultimate Frisbee
Favorite Quote: I may look like a potatoe now, but one day I will turn into fries and you will want me then.
Best Stroke: Freestyle
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Adam Lahmadi ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 14 years
Favorite musical group or artist: Stromae
Off-Season interests: Beach Volleyball and be with family
Favorite Quote: The impossible is not Tunisian!
Best Stroke: Freestyle
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Adam Kralj ![]()
How many years competitive swimming: 6 Years
Favorite musical group or artist: Lil Tjay
Off-
Season interests: Working!
Favorite Quote: The body is a vehicle, driven by the mind, fueled by the spirit.
Best Stroke: Freestyle
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MEET SCHEDULE
*These are subject to change as meet packages become available
DATE
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EVENT
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SIGN UP DEADLINE
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OCT 12
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BLUE & ORANGE MEET
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NONE FOR ENTRIES
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NOV 1-3
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HARVEST INVITATIONAL
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OCTOBER 17
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NOV 29-01
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NEPTUNE INVITE
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NOVEMBER 14
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DEC 13-15
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MSSAC OPEN
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NOVEMBER 21
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DEC13-15
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OJI (QUALIFIERS)
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NOVEMBER 21
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JAN 17-19
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MALLARDS INV LC
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DECEMBER 17
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JAN 21-2
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CR ‘A’ CHAMPS (QUALIFIERS)
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JANUARY 16
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FEB 15-16
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GTA SKINS
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JANUARY 30
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MAR 5-8
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OSC (QUALIFIERS)
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FEBRUARY 20
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MAR 31-5
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OLYMPIC TRIALS
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MARCH 19
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APR 16-19
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WESTERN CDN CHAMPS (QUALIFIERS)
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APRIL 2
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APR 30
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MAC APRIL INVITE
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APRIL 15
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MAY 14-17
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HICKEN
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APRIL 30
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MAY 29-31
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INT. SCHWIMFEST
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MAY 14
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JUN 11-14
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CR ‘B’ CHAMPS (QUALIFIERS)
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MAY 28
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JULY 2-5
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OSC (QUALIFIERS)
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JUNE 18
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JUL 11-12
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BURLINGTON SUMMER INVITE
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JUNE 4
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JUL 22-26
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CDN JUNIOR CHAMPS (QUALIFIERS)
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JULY 9
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