Greater Ottawa Kingfish Swim Club Explained

Greater Ottawa Kingfish Swim Club (GO Kingfish) is a non-profit, competitive swim club operating in Ottawa, Canada. 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 Kingish Coach: Thomas Langridge
• central Coach lead: Kris Peshev
• Junior Program Head Coach/Orleans Lead Coach: Audrey Rivest

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, and Canada Games.

• 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

2016

Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson and Ashton Baumann represented GO at the Olympics

2013

Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson won three gold and two silver medals at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney, Australia.^[8]

2012

Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson won one gold and one bronze medal at the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. She would also win two gold medals at the Long Course Canadian Championships. Shaylyn Hewton, Connor Michie, Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, Liam Veregin, and Eli Wall all participated in the Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships. Taylor Moore won one bronze medal at the Coupe Canada. A total of ten swimmers participated in the 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials;^{[9] [10] [11]}

2011

Matthew Hawes participated in the Long Course World Championships in Shanghai; Tabitha Baumann won silver in 200m Freestyle relay at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru; Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, and Tess Simpson won a combined two gold and one bronze medal at the Summer National Championships; Adam Best and Matt Hawes won a combined one gold and two silver medals at the CIS Championships; Eli Wall won one gold and two silver medals at the Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships; Tabitha Baumann won one silver and one bronze at the Canada Cup; Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, and Matthew Hawes won a total of one gold, two silver, and two bronze medals at the Coupe Canada; Meghan Michie won four gold medals at the Athens Special Olympics World Summer Games. Meghan Michie was named Special Olympics Female Athlete of the Year.^{[12] [13]}

2010

Matthew Hawes won one silver and one bronze medal at the Pan Pacific Trials. He later participated in the Long Course Canadian Championships with Tess Simpson, with the team winning a total of one gold and two bronze medals. Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, and Eli Wall won a collective three gold, one silver, and two bronze medals at the Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships. Matt Hawes and Derrick Schoof received the J. Tihanyi bursary.^[14]

Canadian record holders

• Matthew Hawes is a Canadian record holder in the 200m Backstroke with a time of 1:57.34.

Notable alumni

• Tabitha Baumann — silver medalist in 4X200m Freestyle relay at the World Youth Championships (2011, Lima, Peru); swam for GO Kingfish until December 2011.^{[15] [16]}
• Matthew Hawes — Canadian record holder in the 200m Backstroke; participated in the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China and in the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships; swam for GO Kingfish and University of Ottawa GeeGees until July 2011.^[17]
• Yannick Lupien swam for GO Kingfish in the 1990s. He later swam for the Canadian Olympic Team in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
• Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson 2016 olympian
• Ashton Baumann 2016 olympian
• Steven Baird 1992 olympian
• Eddie Parenti 1992 Olympian

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)
• Article on the Regional Training Centre (2011)
• 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]

External links

• Official website
• YouTube
• University of Ottawa Gee Gees

Notes and References

1. Web site: GO Kingfish . Gokingfish.ca . 2016-02-04.
2. Web site: Eastern Ontario Swimming Association : Member Clubs . November 29, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130201045041/http://www.eosa.on.ca/TabGeneric.jsp?_tabid_=69566&team=caneosa . February 1, 2013 .
3. Web site: Own The Podium helps create high-performance swim & triathlon centre . SportsOttawa.com . 2016-02-04.
4. Web site: UOGO RTC (University of Ottawa Greater Ottawa Kingfish Regional Training Centre : May 2012 Status Report . Swimontario.com . 2016-02-04.
5. Web site: Gee-Gees' swim coach steps down | Other Sports | Sports . Ottawa Sun . 2011-07-27 . 2016-02-04.
6. Web site: uOttawa Gee-Gees welcome champion UBC coach Schoof - CIS English . English.cis-sic.ca . 2009-07-05 . 2016-02-04.
7. Web site: Home – Swimming Canada . Swimming.ca . 2016-02-04.
8. Web site: Home – Swimming Canada. Swimming.ca. 2016-02-04.
9. Web site: Home – Swimming Canada. Swimming.ca. 2016-02-04.
10. Web site: Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson : Canadian Women in Sports News (CWSN). https://archive.today/20130407135621/http://cwsn.ca/erika-seltenreich-hodgson/ . dead . 2013-04-07 .
11. Web site: The road to London 2012 - Water sports - Orléans Star. 2012-06-14. Orleansstar.ca. Catherine Kitts Published on June 14, 2012. 2016-02-04.
12. Web site: The Ontario Sports Awards - 2011 Finalists. 2015-11-02. Mtc.gov.on.ca. 2016-02-04.
13. Web site: Swimming her way to the top | Metro News. 2011-08-08. Metronews.ca. 2016-02-04.
14. Web site: Home – Swimming Canada. Swimming.ca. 2016-02-04.
15. News: Baumann snags swimming silver | Other Sports | Sports . . 2011-08-16 . 2016-02-04.
16. News: College Sport: Baumann torn between countries - Sport - NZ Herald News . NZ Herald . 2012-09-12 . 2016-02-04.
17. Web site: Canadian record holder to swim for Gees in 2010–11 | the Fulcrum . 2012-11-29 . dead . https://archive.today/20130413182251/http://fulcrum.hotink.net/articles/35217 . 2013-04-13 .
18. Web site: Ottawa News | Latest Information, Updates & Articles | Ottawa Citizen . February 3, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130211114755/http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2013/01/16/splashy-stuff-for-seltenreich-hodgson/ . February 11, 2013 .
19. Web site: Baumann's swimming career heading for uncharted waters | National Post . Sports.nationalpost.com . 2016-02-04.
20. Web site: Paralympic hopeful with Prader-Willi syndrome finds salvation through swimming | Toronto Star . Thestar.com . 2012-03-30 . 2016-02-04.
21. Web site: http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=a1384ef0-599c-410c-91c4-0969a08e8ee7 . November 29, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160223115337/http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=a1384ef0-599c-410c-91c4-0969a08e8ee7 . February 23, 2016 .
22. Web site: Published on February 24, 2007 . Swimmer finds satisfaction in comeback at East Nationals - Water sports - Orléans Star . Orleansstar.ca . 2007-02-24 . 2016-02-04.