Read morePassages: Kevin Thorburn, Etobicoke Director of Swimming, Dies at 6321 April 2020Kevin Thorburn, the director of swimming and high performance coach at Etobicoke Swim Club in Ontario, passed away Tuesday at age 63. Etobicoke announced Thorburn’s death on its Facebook page: “It is with heavy hearts that we regret to inform you of the sudden passing of Head Coach Kevin Thorburn. O...
Swim Cats Ink Three During Fall Signing Period19 December 2001LEXINGTON, Ky. The University of Kentucky swimming team signed three recruits during the fall signing period, UK Coach Gary Conelly announced Wednesday. Joanna Chetcoti-McLean, Breannan Moore and Jamie Saxe will all join the womens team in August 2002. Chetcoti-McLean is a sprinter out of Toronto, ...
Read morePassages: Tribute to Who Was Lost in the Swimming World in 2020: Part 1 (January-June)30 December 2020The year 2020 saw several notable passages in the swimming world, including swimmers, divers, water polo players, coaches, officials and others connected to water sports. Some were Olympic gold medalists. Some inspired Olympic gold medalists. Some were trailblazers, and some were affected by COVID-1...
Read more1TritonWear Strives To Make Superior Swimmers With Their Revolutionary Technology20 July 2015“The future is here” states Kevin Thorburn, the Head Coach of Etobicoke Swim Club referring to TritonWear and their unique wearable technology that gives coaches real-time and historical data on all key metrics for each of their swimmers. The Triton units are small devices that clip onto the back of...
Read moreFor Cohesive Canadian Women's Swim Team, COVID Disruptions Created Opportunity10 July 2021For Cohesive Canadian Women's Swim Team, COVID Disruptions Created Opportunity Kylie Masse was still breathing heavily from her race, but the first thing she wanted to talk about was the person in the lane next to her. It was Night One of the twice-delayed Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials at the Tor...