Toronto Swim Club

It's been a month since TSC hosted the John Grootveld Sr Officials Classic @ UofT!

A few photo highlights from four fantastic days of swimming across our entire swim club (from Academy to National Elite), including special moments to:
🎓 Celebrate our TSC high school graduates
💐 Honour the Grootveld family

💫 John Grootveld Sr.: A Pillar of Canadian Swimming Officiating 💫

John Grootveld Sr. was a highly respected figure in Canadian swimming, known for his unwavering dedication as a volunteer official and his leadership within the Toronto Swim Club (TSC). As the club's past-president, he played a pivotal role in shaping its direction and fostering a community centered on excellence and sportsmanship. 

In honour of his significant contributions, the Toronto Swim Club established the annual John Grootveld Sr. Officials Classic. This event serves as a tribute to his legacy, bringing together swimmers and officials to celebrate the spirit of competitive swimming that he championed. 

John Grootveld Sr.'s enduring impact is evident in the continued success and growth of the Toronto Swim Club and the broader Canadian swimming community. His commitment to the sport and its athletes has left an indelible mark, inspiring future generations to pursue excellence both in and out of the pool.

“John was the quintessential official — professional, knowledgeable, and out to make sure the swimmers had a great experience. I always felt he was one of the very top officials in the country.”

 - Byron MacDonald (TSC Founder & Board President)

📸 Thanks & John

Congratulations to Chen Yang (centre)on becoming a Level 4 Swim Official!

This is a huge accomplishment and testament to his hard work and commitment to swim officiating.

TSC is fortunate to have volunteers like Chen helping create outstanding experiences for our swimmers.

Another fast swim. Another TSC record falls.
Congratulations to Vova Krupiy on setting a new Boys 10&Under LC 400 IM Club Record in 5:50.99!

Congratulations to Dahlia Goel on setting a new Toronto Swim Club Girls 10 & Under Long Course 200 Fly Club Record with a time of 2:47.89!
Outstanding work and a well-earned achievement.

ALL 10U BOYS RELAY RECORDS = OFFICIALLY CLAIMED 🔥

In the last week, Vova, Patrick, Cole, Ye & Seb combined to break 🖐 five more Toronto Swim Club 10 & Under boys relay records — owning all 8 relay records between them!

New this last week:
🥇 LC 4x100 Free — 4:48.17 (Time Trial: Patrick, Seb, Cole, Vova)
🥇 LC 4x100 Medley — 5:21.44 (Time Trial: Ye, Patrick, Cole, Vova)
🥇 LC 4x50 Free — 2:08.87 (Top Cup breaking their own record from Grootveld: Cole, Vova, Seb, Patrick)
🥇 SC 4x50 Free — 2:07.47 (Top Cup: Cole, Seb, Ye, Patrick)
🥇 SC 4x50 Medley — 2:24.39 (Top Cup: Ye, Patrick, Cole, Seb)

From earlier this season:
🥇 LC 4x50 Medley — 2:27.15 (Grootveld: Ye, Patrick, Cole, Vova)
🥇 SC 4x100 Free — 4:55.67 (Gus Ryder: Vova, Patrick, Ye, Cole)
🥇 SC 4x100 Medley — 5:29.64 (Gus Ryder: Ye, Patrick, Cole, Vova)

An unbelievable week of swimming from this crew. Big thanks to Coach Kirsty who has been instrumental in developing them over several years starting in Academy. We are SO proud of this team’s achievements!

The future of TSC is FAST

Thank you, Mom! 💕💐

Our TSC community is lucky to have so many incredible Moms supporting their swimmers every step of the way on their growth journeys 💦

We are especially grateful that so many Moms also step up to support our swim club as volunteer officials, group parents, photographers, board members and more! We couldn't do it without you... sending all our Moms some extra love today! 🥰

Happy Mother's Day from TSC!

Our youngest pre-competitive swimmers (10&U) recently had their Academy Spring Splash at UofT!

A fun day of 25 and 50m free, back, breast & fly races, our swimmers showed off all the start & turn skills they've been working on year-round!

Congratulations to all our Bronze, Silver, Silver Select, Gold & Gold Select swimmers, and to our incredible TSC Academy Coaches (under the fabulous leadership of Coaches Kirsty & Tamsin).

📸 Special thanks to parent volunteer Chander for capturing the meet, the full photo gallery is available for TSC members on our website!

Records were made to be broken!

Three new Toronto Swim Club Club Records fell at the John Grootveld Sr. Officials Classic:

Boys 10 & Under LC 200 Free Relay - 2:09.58
Cole Zenlea, Patrick Kelly, Seb Chan, Vova Krupiy

Boys 10 & Under LC 200 Medley Relay - 2:27.15
Ye Yang, Patrick Kelly, Cole Zenlea, Vova Krupiy

Boys 10 & Under LC 50 Breaststroke - 39.40
Patrick Kelly

Huge swims, big energy, and a special weekend honouring the legacy of John Grootveld.