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Alan Swanston

Alan Swanston

About Alan

Contact Details: swanston@rogers.com or 905 853-2298

Coaching with Newmarket Stingrays Since: 1986

Why I Became A Swimming Coach: When I was a swimmer, the coach that I swam for asked me to coach under him. I enjoyed it and continued on.

Finest Coaching Success: The thing that I am most proud of as the head coach is the assembling of the coaching staff. Caroline, Ulf and I have combined to have had countless individual wins at the regional, provincial and national levels. One of our top accomplishments is the more than six years of combined work we put into helping Lindsay Seemann qualify for the Canadian Olympic team to Beijing.

Biggest influence on career of swimming coaching: Over the last three decades I have had the opportunity to talk to and observe hundreds of different coaches from many countries. As I watched them interact and teach their swimmers I gathered the coaching tools that I use today.

Alan’s Professional Achievements

  • 1986-Present Newmarket Stingrays Swim Club – Head coach
  • 1984-1986 Windsor Aquatic Club – Assistant coach
  • 1981-1984 Region of Waterloo Swim Club – Assistant coach
  • I have been granted the designation of “Chartered Professional Coach” (ChPC) by the Coaches of Canada.
  • 2009-Canadian Junior Coach of the Year ( 2nd year in a row)
  • 2008 – I was named Head Coach of the Junior World Championships Team
  • 2008 – Canadian Junior Coach of the Year.
  • Ontario age group coach of the year 5 times, including:
  • 2008 – Coach of the year for 15 to 17 year old females
  • 2008 – Coach of the year for 15 to 17 year old males
  • 1999 – Coach of the year for 15 to 16 year old females
  • 1997 – Coach of the year for 13 to 14 year old females
  • 1996 – Coach of the year for 13 to 14 year old females

Alan’s Academic & Athletic Achievements

  • I am a graduate of the University of Waterloo, having received a B.A. (Economics) in 1984
  • I joined my first club at the age of 16.
  • My first year of swimming I won the Ontario Junior Provincial Championships.
  • In my third year of swimming I medaled at the Canadian Senior National Championships for the first time.
  • In my fourth year of swimming I medaled at the Pan American Games.
  • In my sixth year of swimming I was chosen to carry the Canadian flag in the closing ceremonies of the World University Games.