TORCH — COMPETITIVE SWIMMING

The RED program is Olympian Swimming's elite competitive stream, operated under the Torch Swimming banner.

Torch Swimming competes at the provincial and national level, producing some of Canada's finest competitive swimmers.

Our founding coaches built a program rooted in technical excellence, athlete development, and a love of the sport. Dr. Shauna Devine, Ph.D, NCCP level four swim coach. Head Coach of Torch Swimming from 1995-2000 where she produced many swimmers at the Provincial, National and International levels, including national medalists. Devine also placed swimmers on the World Cup Tour, 2000 World Championships Team in Athens where she was named as coach and Jr Pan Pacs in Australia where she was also named as coach. She coached at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney Australia. She is founder and co-owner of Olympian Swimming--one of the largest swim schools in the country. Dr. Devine holds a PhD in medical science and medical history from Western University and she holds a joint appointment as an Associate Research Professor in the Department of History and Assistant Professor in the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University.                                                                                                                  Gary Nolden is the Owner and CEO of Olympian Swimming a chain of swim schools founded in 1993. He also serves as Assistant Coach to Head Coach Shauna, Team Administrator and Dryland coordinator for our High Performance athletes. Gary's mission is clear and focussed-- provide the best possible swimming environment for both the coach and athlete to ensure that through excellence in programming, athletes and Coaches will reach their full potential in the sport of swimming. Gary has a long record of success working with athletes from the provincial to national levels since 1995

Admission is by assessment. Contact us to learn more about tryouts and the current training schedule.