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Up to date information regarding our building hours and changes to the NRG Class Schedule!

Congratulations to Simone Schofield from Aquatics

Our Annual United Way Halloween class broke records this year with over 60 participants in attendance. With the help of all those in attendance and our amazing instructor crew we raised $270 for United Way. Thank you for your support and attendance in the...

Congratulations to Emily Posthumus for being named our Gryphon Greatness winner for September 2025. 

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Congratulations to Charlotte Baader on being named July's Gryphon Greatness.

Congratulations to Emma Davidson, Program Registrar from Gryphon Summer Camps for being named our Gryphon Greatness for June 2024. This summer marks Emma’s second year as the Program Registrar for Gryphon Summer Camps. Emma returned at the beginning...

On Tuesday, July 3rd we are excited to welcome back our Gryphon Campers to the University of Guelph campus for the 2024 season. Every July and August the Department of Athletics and Recreation welcomes over 3,000 campers to participate in our sport...

Congratulations to Claire MacDougall from the Fitness Centre for being May's Gryphon Greatness recipient.  Claire racked up +83 hours on iWork for the month of May and has another +38 set in June so far. Claire is extremely reliable and consistent....

Congratulations to our Gryphon Family who aided in a critical situation this past month. This month's Gryphon Greatness is in recognition of the outstanding efforts and life-saving actions taken by Zayn Abbas (Client Services Student Lead), and Austin...

April 5th, 2024- The Department of Athletics and Recreation hosted our 9th annual Part-Time Staff Appreciation Banquet. Bringing together all of the teams that run our facilities, events and programs for the University of Guelph community. There were...

Friday April 5th, 2024  Thank you to all our club athletes and coaches for attending the 2023-24 Clubs Banquet. Many of our clubs celebrated a year full of accomplishments competing on regional, provincial, and even national stages. Congratulations...

Congratulations to Liam Fischer for being our Gryphon Greatness winner for January 2024 Liam’s work through the month of January should be noted.  He continues to take on one of the hardest sports to run as a facilitator due to the size of the...

Congratulations to Katrin Turetskiy on being named our December 2023 Gryphon Greatness! Kat was a complete rockstar for Client Services team this December. As December is a time where many are winding down for the holiday season, Kat was ready to ensure...

As the Fall semester comes to a close we wish all of our students well on their exams and a rested break to follow. As of Dec. 2nd we will move to reduced building hours including some closures. Building hours will always be most up to date on our...

Our recreational dance class participants are excited to present the Fall 2023 Dance Recital. Tickets for the Fall 2022 Dance Recital are now on sale and can be purchased on the Gryphons Tickets website here! The recital is taking place in the Guelph...

Congratulation to Zayn Abbas from Client Service for being named October's Gryphon Greatness Winner! Zayn has been working overtime this October! During October Zayn has been an essential part of our Client Service lead team. He offers an indispensable...

There will be a planned service disruption to the changerooms within the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre taking place from October 23-27. All changerooms will be undergoing a deep and thorough clean. Despite the occasional disruption there will always be...

Congratulations to Shea Sorrell for winning Gryphon Greatness for the way she exemplifies the ‘Gryphon Way’ through her leadership and dedication to the Department of Athletics. Shea demonstrated exceptional skills in customer service through...

Gryphon Students - are you interested in sports? Do you have experience playing sports or officiating? Want more experience in this field? Are you looking for some extra income? We are actively recruiting! On Thursday Sept. 7th, 2023 from 12-2pm we will...

This past Summer (July 30, 2023), a group of 21 children from the Gryphon ‘Girls at Bat’ program attended the Toronto Blue Jays Game in the Jays Care Community Clubhouse. The children were treated to an amazing experience including a private...

Congratulations to Bella Hadfield. She is our Gryphon Greatness award winner for July!   Accountability – Bella has been a leader of the Activity Camp staff this year. For 2023, we have had numerous new staff which means lots of training...

Congratulations to Alyssa Bogle for winning June's Gryphon Greatness.  Alyssa works in a large variety of positions in our Department. On top of her work as a lifeguard and swim instructor, she has expanded her knowledge of the Department and become...

The Gryphon Greatness recognition for May goes to Tyler Jones for their Leadership and demonstrating our Gryphon Way  Tyler stepped up showing leadership and a willingness to learn and develop, jumping in with both feet in May. We had many shifts and...

The Gryphon Greatness recognition for April goes to Aiden Shaver who works in the Gryphon Centre Arena. Aiden played an instrumental role in allowing the arena to run smoothly over the month of April. 

We are working on some improvements to our gymnasiums. Although this will cause some closures, we hope the improved spaces will be used for years to come! West Gym & Squash Courts:  The West Gym floor is being replaced. This construction will...

Laura Marie Phipps is our March Gryphon Greatness for her Leadership, Relationship Building and Community Engagement. Laura is always looking for ways to go above and beyond as a representative of Client Services. In the month of march, Laura was...

Hello Members! Thank you for your ongoing feedback and support in responding to our semesterly customer satisfaction survey. We appreciate all of your comments and responses as we read each comment and suggestion. We value your feedback and see it as an...

March 31st, 2023- The Department of Athletics and Recreation hosted our 8th annual Part-Time Staff Appreciation Award Ceremony. Bringing together all of the teams that run our facilities, events and programs for the University of Guelph community.  ...

Friday, March 31st, 2023 Thank you to all our club athletes and coaches for attending the 2023 Clubs Banquet. Many of our clubs celebrated a year full of activities, return to competition and accomplishments. Many teams were competed and did...

In a 2-day competition this past weekend, Gryphons Artistic Swimming travelled to the University of Toronto for the Canadian University Artistic Swimming League Eastern Divisional Championships.

Grace Ohrling, (she/her), President of the Artistic Swim Club, Fourth Year Psychology and Family & Child Studies, 2023

Lauren Burleigh, she/her, Athletics EDI Committee, Fourth Year, Bio-Medical Sciences

Isaac McCutcheon from Intramurals is our February 2023 Gryphon Greatness winner! During the month of February, Isaac helped out other employees by picking up a number of different shifts while other employees were busy with school work or leaving early...

Midterm Pricing now on! Punch Pass for Climbing wall $35+HST for 10 climbs! That's only $3.50 per climb compared to our day pass of $12!  Buy Now

I would like to nominate Zayn Abbas for Gryphon Greatness for the month of December. Zayn has been the driving force behind our monthly Swim to Survive lessons for International Students. He strives to make a genuine connection with each person who...

I would like to nominate Elin Hughes and Maria Priamo from Fields for the Gryphon Greatness Award for the month of November. They were instrumental in the success of our D10 Football Championship, CWOSSA Football Championship, OFSAA Football Bowls, and...

As the Fall semester comes to a close we wish all of our students well on their exams and a rested break to follow. As of Dec. 2nd we will move to reduced building hours including some closures. Building hours will always be most up to date on our website...

Steph Munger is an instructor you have undoubtedly seen in a fitness class. As a long standing member of the fitness team she is your favourite all around instructor. She teaches everything from Zumba to TRX to Cycle and everything in between. She...

Thank you to all of those that came to the Halloween class last night!   After a 2 year hiatus, we were so happy to bring this class back.   We had a great turnout with all proceeds going to the United Way.  So many people came...

Congratulations to Maria Priamo from Facilities for being named our Gryphon Greatness for August.

This year we are excited to offer a variety of women's only hours and programs.

Congratulations to Hannah Johnston from Aquatics

Dragon Boat Team Races to the Finish Line

Charandeep Dhillion is our Gyphon Greatness for June 2022

There are a few spots left for our Summer Spikeball league. Games are between 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, and run on Wednesday’s from July 4th to August 24th Registration Closes on Tuesday, July 5th at 10:00 AM. 

University of Guelph Climbing Club (UGCC) takes climbing outdoors!

For the month of May we are fortunate to be able to recognize two outstanding Gryphons.  Kiana from the Fitness Centre - On May 1st, we started the day with a flood in the fitness centre.  Kiana, as the opener of the Fitness Centre, acted...

Gryphons Artistic Swimming Club held their first in-person performance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday March 24^th.

Ian Alexander is April's Gryphon Greatness Winner

April 19, 2022 – Based on the increasing number of cases in the province and to curb the spread of COVID-19, the University of Guelph will keep its mask requirement in place beyond May 1^st. 

A special night celebrating our staff team in the Department of Athletics and Recreation. 

A memorable night for all our clubs in the Department of Athletics and Recreation.

Anthony Cuzen has been named Gryphon Greatness for March 2022.

On March 12th, our Competitive Hip Hop Club, Atcha Crew, competed in the first in-person competition in two years at the John Bassett Theatre located in Toronto.

March 17, 2022 – The Government of Ontario recently announced changes to masking and proof of vaccination requirements.  At U of G, our masking and COVID-19 vaccination requirements remain in place until May 1st.

Nathan Passeri and Ralph Jose have been named Gryphon Greatness for February 

All patrons of all Athletic facilities will still be required to show the result of your U of G COVID-19 Daily Screening Form, but you will not be asked to provide your enhanced vaccination certificate with QR code.

The goal for this challenge is to move as many steps or kilometres as you can during March. Record your movement in the GryphFit app to be entered.

New capacity limits and booking changes

February 07, 2022 - Gryphon Summer Camps has been a tradition for the Guelph community. We are excited to welcome campers back again this summer. 

Jagger Cohen from the Climbing Wall has been named Gryphon Greatness for January

As of January 4^th, Ontarians are required to download and save the enhanced QR code vaccine certificate to access several businesses and settings.

January 21, 2022 -The Department of Athletics looks forward to safely welcoming participants back to our facilities, programs and services...read more

Noah from our Aquatics team has been named December's Gryphon Greatness!

January 4, 2022 COVID-19 Gryphon Athletics Closures, Cancellations, Credits and Refunds

The University of Guelph, Department of Athletics will be closed effective end of today Tuesday, January 4, 2022, as the Province of Ontario is temporarily moving to a modified Step 2 of the Roadmap to Reopen. Effective 12:01 am on Wednesday, January 5 for at least 21 days (until January 26, 2022) all indoor sport and recreational fitness facilities, including gyms, will be closed. Following government directives, all registered programs, fitness memberships and facility rentals will be cancelled until further notice.  Read More...

As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, the U of G Department of Athletics continues to adjust programs and services based on the guidance provided by local public health and the Province of Ontario. 

Consistency = Results: 5k steps/day = 155k steps in January! The goal is to focus on getting your steps. Walk, run, dance, do a virtual fitness class. The point is to get at least 5,000 steps EVERY day for the entire month of January. Consistent daily...

On December 10, 2021 the Province of Ontario made an announcements that will affect the operations of our facilities and point of entry to our facilities. 

During the month of November, part time employees from the Department of Athletics held a toy and gift drive.

Congratulations to Elin from the Fields/Fieldhouse Team!

Dec 4-17th:  Move to Improve Concetration

Our Dance Recital is back! We would love to show you all the hard work of our dancers. 

Congratulations to Siobhan Oswald.

Hannah and David from Aquatics are our Gryphon Greatness Winners for September.

New Capacity Restrictions means more room in our in-demand spaces including fitness classes and lane swims.