Windsor Aquatic Club

Saturday’s 12 & under athletes at the 2026 Western Region LC Championships have been doing so well, we decided to have a dance party!!!

The Windsor Aquatic Club is thrilled to congratulate Harry Wei on his acceptance to the University of Waterloo and the Waterloo Warriors Swimming program! 🎓🏊‍♂️

Harry’s hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence in and out of the pool have led him to this exciting next chapter. We are incredibly proud of all he has accomplished and can’t wait to see what the future holds.

Wishing you continued success as you join the Warriors family. We’ll be cheering you on every step of the way and look forward to following all of your achievements!

The Windsor Aquatic Club would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our local sponsors of the 2026 Speedo Canadian Masters Championships held this past weekend.

A special shoutout goes to Pure Flavor, Sunset, BioSteel, TWEPI (Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island), the Downtown Windsor BIA, Advanced Business Systems, Holiday Inn Express Windsor Downtown, Best Western Waterfront Hotel, Four Points by Sheraton Windsor Downtown, Townplace Suites by Marriott, Quality Inn and Suites Downtown Windsor, Hyatt Place Windsor, Windsor City Councillor Renaldo Agostino and the WIATC staff for your incredible generosity and support. Your commitment to community involvement and local sport is truly unmatched.

Thank you for helping make this championship weekend such a memorable success for all athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators. We truly could not do it alone.

The Windsor Aquatic Club would like to extend a sincere thank you to all of the incredible volunteers who helped make the 2026 Speedo Canadian Masters Championships such a tremendous success.

From officials and timers to hospitality, setup, and every role in between, your time, dedication, and teamwork ensured the meet ran smoothly from start to finish. We received so many compliments and words of appreciation throughout the weekend, and it truly reflects the positive atmosphere that all of you helped create.

Events like this are only possible because of volunteers like you. Thank you for your hard work, commitment, and continued support of our swimming community—we truly appreciate all that you do.

Where do we even begin?! 🤩

WAC Masters swimmers delivered an incredible performance this weekend at the 2026 Speedo Canadian Masters Swim Championships!

The meet featured some history-making swims, as Brendan Oswald, Jackson Bates, Quinn DeGraaf, and Quinn Matteis shattered BOTH the Ontario and Canadian Masters records in the 72–99 age group for the 200 freestyle relay AND the 400 IM relay. What an amazing accomplishment! 🇨🇦🏆

WAC also closed out the championship with a strong overall team performance, earning 3rd place in the 15–40 swimmers category.
Posted below are the individual results for swimmers who finished in the top 3.

Congratulations to all of our athletes for representing WAC with pride, determination, and team spirit.

Jackson Bates
🥉Men’s 100 IM

Jodi Cortese
🥇Women’s 50 Breast
🥈Woman’s 100 Breast

Steve Gombai
🥇Men’s 200 IM
🥇Men’s 400 IM
🥇Men’s 200 Breast
🥈Men’s 100 Breast
🥈Men’s 50 Breast

Vallery Hyduk
🥉 Women’s 100 Breast

Madison Mantha
🥉 Women’s 400 Free

Warren Mantha
🥈 Men’s 100 Back

Quinn Matteis
🥇 Men’s 100 IM
🥇 Men’s 50 Free
🥈 Men’s 200 Fly

Brian Nhan
🥈 Men’s 50 Free
🥉 Men’s 50 Fly

Brendan Oswald
🥇 Men’s 100 Fly
🥇 Men’s 200 Fly
🥇 Men’s 50 Back
🥈 Men’s 100 IM
🥈 Men’s 50 Breast

Hannah Oswald
🥇 Women’s 200 Fly
🥇 Women’s 100 Fly
🥇 Woman’s 50 Fly
🥈 Woman’s 200 Free
🥉 Woman’s 100 IM

Craig Pearce
🥉 Men’s 50 Breast

Kendra Polewski
🥉 Woman’s 100 IM

Jesse Potma
🥇 Men’s 200 IM

Justin Potma
🥉 Men’s 100 IM

Sydney Robertson
🥇 Woman’s 50 Breast
🥇 Woman’s 800 Free
🥉 Woman’s 200 Free
🥉 Woman’s 50 Fly

So that’s 15 gold, 9 silver, 9 bronze in individual medals, 14 gold, 12 silver, 7 bronze in relay medals, and 2 provincial/national relay records! We sent 38 swimmers.

WAC would like to extend a huge congratulations to the Georgian Bay Squall Masters Swim Team on earning the top overall points title at the 2026 Speedo Canadian Masters Championships! 🏆

Your team’s success in the pool was incredible to watch, but what stood out just as much was the positivity, sportsmanship, and kindness you brought to the competition. From the smiles and thank-yous to the thoughtful kindness notes shared throughout the weekend, your team created such an uplifting atmosphere for everyone involved.

Congratulations again on an outstanding championship performance—we appreciate you and loved sharing the deck with such an amazing group of athletes.

Swimmers we are ready for you!!! Good luck!