By Gazette Staff
March 16th, 2026
BURLINGTON, ON
For a swimming club that a majority of Council members weren’t prepared to work at saving the Burlington Aquatic Devilrays (BAD) are doing rather well.
Coming off their most successful annual fund raising swimming competition (the largest spring meet ever) hosted at the Centennial pool, they have more than a dozen members of the Youth program in Spain on a training program.
BAD Youth training in Spain during the Spring School Break
The objective is to compare the training techniques of teams that come here from all over the world: have fun while building their strength and swimming skills, strengthen their bonds with their teammates and coach, build friendships with swimmers from other countries, do some excursions that have educational value and represent Burlington and the sport they love in future competitions.
BAD swimmers building their strength and swimming skills.
BAD is gradually recovering from the loss of pool time and gaining new swimmers. It’s been tough but the club is resilient. You don’t build a 40+ year legacy without depth in coaching and reputation.
Through it all, none coaches left the club, demonstrating steady support for their head coach. They now have a strong Board that has adopted first-class ‘not-for-profit’ governance and administrative disciplines. They are bringing a high degree of professionalism and opportunity to the swimmers and their families. The passion shows.
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This article is so true. Discussions with the City continues as a course correction is the only way to make things fair and repair the issues of the past RFP process and flawed results. .