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 ot 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 wins 3 gold and 2 silver medals at New South Wales Championships (Sydney, Australia).^[8]
• 2012: 1 gold and 1 bronze (Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson) at the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships; 2 gold medals (Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson) at Long Course Canadian Championships; 4 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals (Shaylyn Hewton,Connor Michie, Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, Liam Veregin, Eli Wall) at Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships; 1 bronze medal (Taylor Moore) at Coupe Canada; 10 swimmers participated at the 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials;^{[1][9][10][11]}
• 2011: Matthew Hawes participates in Long Course World Championships in Shanghai; Tabitha Baumann wins silver in 4X200m Freestyle relay at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru; 2 gold and 1 bronze medal (Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, Tess Simpson) at Summer National Championships; 1 gold and 2 silver medals (Adam Best and Matt Hawes) in CIS Championships; 1 gold and 2 silver medals (Eli Wall) at Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships; 1 silver and 1 bronze (Tabitha Baumann) at the Canada Cup; 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals (Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, Matthew Hawes) at Coupe Canada; Meghan Michie wins four gold medals at Athens Special Olympics World Summer Games; Meghan Michie named Special Olympics Female Athlete of the Year as one of Ontario's top athletes.^{[1][9][12][13]}
• 2010: 1 silver and 1 bronze medal (Matthew Hawes) in Pan Pacific Trials; 1 gold (Matthew Hawes) and 2 bronze medals (Matthew Hawes and Tess Simpson) at Long Course Canadian Championships; 3 gold, silver and 2 bronze medals (Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, Eli Wall) at Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships.^[1][9] Matt Hawes and Derrick Schoof receive J. Tihanyi's bursary ^[14]

Canadian record holders

• Matthew Hawes is a Canadian record holder in the 200m Backstroke (1:57.34).^[9]

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. A Canadian record holder, he currently swims for the University of Sydney, Australia.^[17]
• Yannick Lupien swam for GO Kingfish in the 1990s. He swam for Canada 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. "GO Kingfish". Gokingfish.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
2. 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)
3. "Own The Podium helps create high-performance swim & triathlon centre". SportsOttawa.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
4. "UOGO RTC (University of Ottawa Greater Ottawa Kingfish Regional Training Centre : May 2012 Status Report" (PDF). Swimontario.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
5. "Gee-Gees' swim coach steps down | Other Sports | Sports". Ottawa Sun. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
6. "uOttawa Gee-Gees welcome champion UBC coach Schoof - CIS English". English.cis-sic.ca. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
7. "Home – Swimming Canada". Swimming.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
8. "Home – Swimming Canada". Swimming.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
9. "Home – Swimming Canada". Swimming.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
11. 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.
12. "The Ontario Sports Awards - 2011 Finalists". Mtc.gov.on.ca. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
13. "Swimming her way to the top | Metro News". Metronews.ca. 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
14. "Home – Swimming Canada". Swimming.ca. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
15. "Baumann snags swimming silver | Other Sports | Sports". Ottawa Sun. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
16. "College Sport: Baumann torn between countries - Sport - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
18. 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)
19. "Baumann's swimming career heading for uncharted waters | National Post". Sports.nationalpost.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
20. "Paralympic hopeful with Prader-Willi syndrome finds salvation through swimming | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
21. 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)
22. 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.

External links

• Official website
• YouTube
• University of Ottawa Gee Gees