Greater Ottawa Kingfish Swim Club

Greater Ottawa Kingfish Swim Club (GO Kingfish) is a non-profit, inclusive, competitive swim club dedicated to maximizing the full potential of aspiring young athletes through a professionally designed and coached development program. The club has over 100 athletes in its competitive program, as well as over 100 swimmers in its pre-competitive Junior Group program. The club is affiliated with the University of Ottawa Gee Gees.

The Club is a member of the Eastern Ontario Swimming Association, Swim Ontario and Swimming Canada.

The club was formed in 1981 when the Gloucester Swim Club and the Ottawa Kingfish Swim Club amalgamated. GO swimmers have competed at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Pan American Games, Pan Pacific Championships, National Youth Championships, Canada Games and have had a strong presence at the National, Provincial and Regional Championships for many years.

Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson won three gold and two silver medals at the New South Wales Championships in Sydney, Australia.

Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson won one gold and one bronze medal at the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. She would also win two gold medals at the Long Course Canadian Championships. Shaylyn Hewton, Connor Michie, Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, Liam Veregin, and Eli Wall all participated in the Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships. Taylor Moore won one bronze medal at the Coupe Canada. A total of ten swimmers participated in the 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials;

Matthew Hawes participated in the Long Course World Championships in Shanghai; Tabitha Baumann won silver in 200m Freestyle relay at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Lima, Peru; Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, and Tess Simpson won a combined two gold and one bronze medal at the Summer National Championships; Adam Best and Matt Hawes won a combined one gold and two silver medals at the CIS Championships; Eli Wall won one gold and two silver medals at the Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships; Tabitha Baumann won one silver and one bronze at the Canada Cup; Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, and Matthew Hawes won a total of one gold, two silver, and two bronze medals at the Coupe Canada; Meghan Michie won four gold medals at the Athens Special Olympics World Summer Games. Meghan Michie was named Special Olympics Female Athlete of the Year.

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