CFB Kingston Sharks Swim Club

The Ontario Swimming Coaches Association (OSCA)

The purpose of the OSCA is to encourage professionalization for all competitive swimming coaches; to provide the necessary leadership and education in swimming; to develop standardized programmes under the direction of Swim Ontario’s Technical Director; to promote coaching education in Ontario; to liaise with other provincial and national swimming coaches associations; to support domestic, national, as well as international programmes; to promote the National Coaching Certification Programme (NCCP); to recognize the work of leading swim coaches in Ontario on an annual basis.

The Ontario Swimming Officials Association (OSOA)

The OSOA oversees the volunteer participation in the conduct of swim meets in accordance with the rules of swimming and the highest ideals of sport for the benefit of swimmers, coaches, and volunteers.

Swimming/Natation   Canada

Swimming Canada (SNC) is our national sport organization, and its mission statement reads as follows: “to provide opportunities for every individual in the sport of swimming to reach his or her maximum potential in fitness and excellence.”

SNC is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and its professional staff carries out its policies. Swim Ontario is directly affiliated with Swimming Canada, and our athletes are also registered with this organization to allow them to compete in sanctioned swimming events not only on the local level, but also nationally and internationally.

Masters Swimming Ontario

MSO is a successful blend of fitness and competitive swimming for adults. The purpose of Masters Swimming is to promote, encourage, and maintain among its members and the general public an interest in swimming as a fitness programme, and to encourage training for self-development and sportsmanship in the field of competitive Masters swimming. Its objectives are fun, fitness, friendship, and participation.

Sport for Disabled Ontario

The SDO mission statement is “to promote the development and organization of competitive development, and recreational sports events and activities of residents of Ontario who are physically disabled.”

Although most swimmers with a disability (SWAD) are registered with Swim Ontario affiliated clubs, some of them also maintain close ties with SDO. Its offices are also housed in the Sport Alliance of Ontario building in Toronto, and Swim Ontario and SDO staff work together to make swimming one of the sports of choice for athletes with a disability..