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Laurier Recreation - Waterloo Campus

Masters Swim Program

The Masters Swim Program is for adult (16+) swimmers with varying levels of swimming ability with the intent to swim for fitness, for competition, enhance triathlon programming and mainly for the FUN of it! The Laurier Master Swim Club is a member of Master Swim Ontario, participants can compete in MSO sanctioned competitions and meets as a member of Laurier's master swim program. For more details on MSO, visit their website. 

The Master Swim program uses the Athletic Complex pool.  

Typical Practice Schedule

  • Monday 8:00 - 9:30 p.m. - Deep end
  • Thursday 6:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. - Shallow end
  • Saturday 10:30 - 12:00 p.m. - Shallow end
  • Sunday 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. - Shallow end

Meet the Coach - Tyson MacDonald

My name is Tyson MacDonald, and I am the Masters Coach at Laurier. I have been coaching for two years and am excited to return for another season working with our swimmers.

As a former member of Canada's national team, I retired from competitive swimming in 2024 after representing Canada at two Para Pan American Games and one World Championship. I am also a recent Laurier graduate, holding both a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Arts degree.

In addition to coaching the Masters program, I serve as an Age Group Coach with the Region of Waterloo Swim Club and as an Assistant Coach with the Laurier Golden Hawks Varsity Swim Team. During the day, I work as an Occasional Teacher with the Waterloo Region District School Board.

I look forward to helping our athletes achieve their goals and supporting them throughout their swimming journey.

Masters Program Registration

Fees are listed at register.laurierathletics.com, members can sign up by selecting the days they would like to register for. Each day will be limited to 25 spaces, up to 5 per lane. You must only attend practice on the day(s) you're registered for. If you have to miss your registered day you will not be permitted to attend another day instead. 

Please note:
  • Masters Swim is only open for registration for Laurier students and Athletics Complex members.
  • Please ensure your facility membership is current/active before registering online. Membership renewal can be processed through register.laurierathletics.com.
  • Masters Swimming Ontario Registration extra (if you wish to compete, you must register with MSO). 
Your membership is paid by terms:
  • FALL - September to December
  • WINTER - January to April
  • SPRING - May - June
  • SUMMER - July to August

Refund Policy 

Please click here to view the Laurier Athletics & Recreation refund policy. 

For more information please contact Jeanette Hedley, jhedley@wlu.ca.