Kevin Thorburn

Etobicoke’s Rob Novak Set To Join HPC-Ontario Staff As Assistant Coach

Novak will join the High Performance Centre – Ontario staff in November after wrapping up his duties as the head coach of Etobicoke Swim Club.

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Kevin Thorburn: My Friend, My Mentor, My Coach

Throughout my swimming career I had many excellent coaches, but when I utter the words “my coach” you are the person I am referring to.

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Renowned Etobicoke Swimming Head Coach Kevin Thorburn Dies At 63

Thorburn coached on three Canadian Olympic teams and led 18 swimmers to national titles over the course of his 44-year coaching career.

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Swimming Canada Junior Team Leading World Rankings – Progression Evident

It’s early in the year, but the Canadians already have four junior swimmers who are ranked first worldwide this season for 17&under females spanning across a total of eight events.

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Ryan Mallette Named Head Coach of Canadian Team for 2016 SC Worlds

Ryan Mallette has been named the head coach of the Canadian team that will head to Windsor, Ontario this December…

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Canadian AG Record-Holder Laura Johnston Commits To Cincinnati

Canadian distance swimmer Laura Johnston has verbally committed to the University of Cincinnati.

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TritonWear Makes Superior Swimmers With Revolutionary Technology

Real-time data in a coach’s hand is a powerful tool that will allow coaches to optimize each swimmer’s training program.

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2013 Swammy Awards: Canadian Junior Coach Of The Year

Among the nine short course records that fell, six of them were from Sean Baker’s Oakville Aquatic Club…

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Swimming Canada Announces World Junior Team

The Canadian Swimming National Championships concluded on July 20th in Pointe-Claire, Quebec. The competition served as a selection meet for…

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Toronto Pool to receive major upgrade for the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games

With Toronto, Ontario, Canada hosting the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games, one of their aquatic facilities is about…

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Swimming Canada Names New BOD, Announces ‘Big Splash’ Nominees

Brittany MacLean is one of three nominees for Canada’s Swimmer of the Year award. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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