Artistic Swimming

Description

The Artistic Swimming Club (formerly known as Synchronized Swimming) accommodates both competitive and novice-level swimmers who wish to compete at the university level in 2 or 3 annual competitions.

Experienced artistic swimmers have the opportunity to continue a sport they love at a fun and manageable level. Novice team members have the opportunity to learn a new sport right from the basics.

We practice hard but also have loads of fun within our supportive and inclusive community! See below for additional information about practices, contact information, social media links and more!

Rosters

Coaches: 

• Adele Arpino 
• Jessie Cait 
• Katherine Frost 
• Emily Vance 
• Joelle Zavitz

Experienced Red Team:

• Mari Burigana 
• Maia Dekort 
• Maria Gheta 
• Kayla Lum
• Allison Major 
• Grace Ohrling 
• Ellie Ward 
• Teghyn Gurney 

Experienced Gold Team: 

• Cassidy Ball
• Shauna Dworatzek 
• Mia Lamarino 
• Rachel Lall
• Mick Mantler 
• Jamie McBride 
• Eva Pala 
• Grace Tinning 

Novice Team:

• Adina Borenstein 
• Sydney Dam
• Emily Diab 
• Alyssa Kwaitkowski 
• Bridget Marsland 
• Madison Radakovic Emilie Vecera 
• Maranda McCarthy 

Our Executive Team 

• President and Executive Director: Grace Ohrling
• Program Coordinator: Teghyn Gurney
• Marketing & Finance Coordinator and Safety Officier: Rachel Lall
• Novice Coordinator: Adina Borenstein
• Travel & Events Coordinator: Maranda McCarthy
• Club Photographer: Ryleigh Baker

 Fees

• Fees are typically $500 for the whole season (September - March). This includes pool time, league registration fee, club fee, swim cap, and uniform shirt. Additional items like competition suits, travel, and hotel fees may be included in season fees or be separate if they are optional, so fees are subject to change depending on the season.

*All club memberships require a prerequisite base athletics membership and to pay an athletic fee.  Currently enrolled, on-campus students already have this prerequisite membership during the Fall and Winter semesters.  For all other community participants and students attending classes in the summer months, a monthly base membership is required for purchase before enrolling into a club*  

Practice time/tryouts

Everyone at any skill level in artistic swimming is welcome to join! No artistic swimming experience is necessary, however, interested members do need to have basic swimming skills. Team placements will occur at the beginning of the season.

Practice begins in September each year. Our 2023-2024 season practice times are as follows:

• Tuesdays: Gold Pool 8:00pm - 10:30pm 
• Wednesdays: Dryland 8:00pm - 9:00pm, Red Pool 9:15pm - 11:15pm
• Thursdays: Dryland: 8:30pm - 9:30pm 
• Sunday: Dryland 7:00pm - 8:00pm, Red Pool 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Social media/contact

• Email: artisticswim@uoguelph.ca
• Instagram: @gryphonsartisticswim https://www.instagram.com/gryphonsartisticswim/?hl=en 
• Facebook: @Gryphons Artistic Swim https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/School-Sports-Team/gryphonsartisticswim/posts/ 

Links

• Canadian University Artistic Swimming League: https://cuaslca.wordpress.com/
• University of Guelph - Experienced Team Finals - CUASL Nationals: 2020 https://youtu.be/8DyL-ZEXgCA 
• University of Guelph - Novice Team Finals - CUASL Nationals 2020: https://youtu.be/tCgu4js5kEQ 
• Canadian National Team Documentary Trailer: https://youtu.be/M4ChA8r_TtM 

Signup

Follow this Active Net Link to sign up for practices!

FAQ

Q: Do I need any experience to join?
A: No artistic swimming experience is necessary to be a member of the club! Our Expert and Novice streams provide a space for swimmers of all abilities to learn, compete, and have fun! Any university student hoping to join should have basic swimming ability, however, all artistic swimming skills can be learned with no experience.

Q: Are there tryouts to join?
A: No, there is a place in the club for everyone wanting to join! Team placements will occur at the beginning of the season and ensure that everyone is on a team that suits their ability and level of competition.

Q: What competitions do you compete in?
A: We compete in 3 CUASL competitions in a regular season: Invitationals, Easterns, and Nationals.

Q: Can I do extra routines? What are extra routines?
A: Extra routines (solos, duets, trios) are typically organized by the swimmers in the routine. Anyone is welcome to create an extra routine, and members can swim an extra routine even if they are not participating in a team routine.