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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 it's competitive program, as well as over 100 swimmers in it's 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.

Coaches

 * Head coach: Claude-Yves Bertrand
 * Assistant coach - Senior Group: Alex Davidson
 * Head Age Track Coach - Jason Allen
 * Gold Lead Coach - Graham Ford
 * Bronze/Silver Coach and Junior Group Coordinator - Meg Fracke
 * Bronze/Silver Coach - Mat Nadeau
 * Bronze/Silver Coach - Corinne Barrette

History
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.

GO Kingfish swimmers on the national and international stage

 * 2012: 1 gold and 1 bronze (Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson) at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships; 2 gold medals (Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson) at Long Course Canadian Championships; 4 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals (Shaylyn Hewton,Connor Michie, Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson, Liam Veregin, Eli Wall) at Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships; 1 bronze medal (Taylor Moore) at Coupe Canada; 10 swimmers participated at the 2012 Canadian Olympic Trials;
 * 2011: Matthew Hawes participates in Long Course World Championships in Shanghai (China); Tabitha Baumann wins silver in 4X200m Freestyle relay at World Youth Championships in Lima (Peru); 2 gold and 1 bronze medal (Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, Tess Simpson) at Summer National Championships; 1 gold and 2 silver medals (Adam Best and Matt Hawes) in CIS Championships; 1 gold and 2 silver medals (Eli Wall) at Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships; 1 silver and 1 bronze (Tabitha Baumann) at Canada Cup; 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals (Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, Matthew Hawes) at Coupe Canada.
 * 2010: 1 silver and 1 bronze medal (Matthew Hawes) in Pan Pacific Trials; 1 gold (Matthew Hawes) and 2 bronze medals (Matthew Hawes and Tess Simpson) at Long Course Canadian Championships; 3 gold, silver and 2 bronze medals (Ashton Baumann, Tabitha Baumann, Eli Wall) at Long Course Canadian Age Group Championships.

Canadian record holders

 * Matthew Hawes is a Canadian record holder on 200m Backstroke (1:57.34).

Alumni

 * Tabitha Baumann swam for GO Kingfish until December 2011. She won a silver medal in 4X200m Freestyle relay at the World Youth Championships (2011, Lima, Peru). Currently, she swims for a club in New Zealand. Her father, Alex Baumann, won two gold medals in the 1984 Olympics.
 * Matthew Hawes swam for GO Kingfish and University of Ottawa GeeGees until July 2011. In 2011 he participated in the Long Course World Championships in Shanghai (China), in 2010 at the Pan Pacific Championships. Canadian record holder. Currently, he swims for the University of Sydney, Australia.
 * Yannick Lupien swam for GO Kingfish in the 1990s. He swam for Canada in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.