2026 Far Westerns Championships Highlights A group of BTSC athletes were competing in Concord, California (near San Francisco) from July 30 to August 2 at the Far Westerns Championships hosted by the Terrapins Swim Team. This was a unique opportunity for these swimmers to compete internationally in a 50M outdoor pool. BTSC was one of 86 Clubs participating including teams from Mexico and Western Canada. The meet was also different in that the younger swimmers also took part in preliminary and finals sessions. The first day of swimming was highlighted...

2026 Ontario Open Water Championships Highlights The 2026 Ontario Open Water Championships took place July 25-26 at Gull Lake in Gravenhurst. There were a number of BTSC athletes competing in the competition that included 1km, 2km, 3km and 5km races. Over the course of the weekend, BTSC athletes earned 14 medals (8 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze). Here is a summary of highlights for the BTSC team participating at the championships. Saturday swimming kicked off with the 3km event. In the 12-13 year old age group. Nathan Orava won the...

2026 Ontario Swimming Championships Highlights The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre was the venue for the 2026 Ontario Swimming Championships that took place from July 8-12. BTSC had 29 athletes competing with swimmers from 88 other Clubs from the province. Here are the BTSC highlights. Day 1 The first day had the older age groups competing in the morning preliminary session and at finals in the evening. Adriana Martone claimed the 17 year old and over silver medal for 100M breaststroke and Kate Smith won the bronze medal for the...

2026 Canadian Swimming Trials Highlights The 2026 Canadian Swimming Trials took place from July 5-9 at the Montreal Olympic Pool where 680 swimmers representing 142 Clubs from across Canada were competing at the event to earn spots on the National team and participation in major international events. There were 16 athletes representing BTSC, the 5th largest team at the competition. Congratulations to all of the BTSC swimmers who achieved the very high standards set to qualify for Trials. Here are the BTSC highlights from Canadian Trials. The First Day The...

Otters Summer Splash Invitational 2026 Highlights Barrie Trojan athletes were in Orangeville from June 26-28 competing in the Otters Summer Splash Invitational. Here are the swimming highlights from the weekend. Friday The afternoon session consisted of distance swimming with 1500M freestyle followed by 800M freestyle with swimming of the fastest heats reserved for Saturday and Sunday sessions. The evening session had all age groups participating with 12 year old and under swimmers competing in timed finals and 13 year old and over swimmers racing in preliminary events vying for places...

2026 Maddy Kort Invitational Highlights A small group of BTSC athletes travelled to Belleville to compete in the Maddy Kort Invitational that took place June 20-21 and was hosted by the Belleville Beast Swim Team. The eight swimmers representing our Club competed against 8 other Clubs. Here are the highlights. Noemi Blake raced in the 3 butterfly distances. She earned silver medals in the 50M and 100M events, and a bronze medal in the 200M event. Anton Chaikouski swam the 100M breaststroke where he touched the wall in silver medal...

Age Group International LC 2026 Highlights The Age Group International Long Course swim meet was held at the Etobicoke Olympium from June 4-7. BTSC had 77 athletes competing against swimmers from 26 other Clubs. Here are the highlights. Thursday Distance The session schedule consisted of 800M and 1500M freestyle events. Marissa Battrick got the weekend started with a bang by setting a new Club record for 13-14 year old girls 800M freestyle using a 9 second best time to claim the gold medal. Her time of 9:13.48 is the new...

2026 Huronia Region Long Course Team Challenge Highlights The Huronia Region Long Course Team Challenge took place May 28-31 at Brock University. Our team of 40 athletes raced with the Huronia Region Clubs along with the host club, Brock/Niagara, resulting in an excellent weekend of competition in a long course format. The meet is a unique team event where individual and relay team points are important for contributing to the overall scoring for the team. Day One The first day of racing featured distance events with 400M freestyle for the...

2026 Canadian Masters Championships Highlights The Canadian Masters Championships took place at the Windsor International Aquatic Centre between May 22-24. There were over 700 swimmers from 95 Clubs from across the country and from across the border participating in the competition. Anna Blommaert, Sherrie Logan, Cindy Millar and Joanna Palermo were at the championships representing the BTSC Masters. Here are the highlights from the competition. Athletes aged from 18 years old to 92 years old swam at the championships demonstrating that competitive swimming is truly a sport that can be...

Top Cup 2026 Meet Highlights BTSC 10 year old and under athletes were competing at Top Cup May 8-10. It is a unique event hosted by the Etobicoke Swim Club for swimmers that are 10 years old and younger. The event included long course races on Friday night to go along with the short course format for the rest of the meet. Eighteen Clubs participated in the competition including Clubs from Quebec. Swimmers representing BTSC were: Olivia Bowen Adaline Dymott Marilou Giroux Dylan Jackson Ainsley Kiser Sarah Leahy Anastasia Martini...