National Capital Aquatics Club

We are pleased to announce that our registration for Fall 2020 Season is open! It has been a long 6 months but we are very excited to see all of you back in the water this Fall! Please follow the link below to view our programming for the upcoming season! https://zcu.io/vJDk

Veronique (Vero) is a Certified Exercise Physiologist and a graduate from the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Kinetics.Vero loves to motivate her athletes into living healthy, active lifestyles while maintaining a safe and positive environment for everyone. Since her graduation in Human Kinetics at University of Ottawa in 2012, she has had extensive experience training individuals and groups that include a clientele from 892 years old. She currently ...works at the Ottawa Athletic Club as a Personal Trainer, as well as a Group Fitness Instructor at Studio Vie Active, Myokin and has coached with National Capital Aquatics Club for youth triathlon and competitive training and swimming. She keeps herself up-to-date with her CSEP certification as an Exercise Physiologist through lectures and workshops: both online and in person. "My ultimate goal is to help people move better, more often and to have fun while they are moving" - Coach Vero Vero will be running a blended in-person and online Dryland Training program for our athletes this Fall from September 16 - December 18, 2020. To register for her Dryland Training please follow the link below! https://zcu.io/jxje

Feeling like it is time to for your kids to workout some of that pent up Social Isolating energy? Our Dryland Program is launching on July 6th and running through the Summer with Coach Chelsea. Email Dan at [email protected] to register or for more Info.

This is just a reminder that this Saturday's Nepean Practice is pre-cancelled as there is an event that is taking over the facility. We are back in the water on January 25 at our usual time. For the Winter session (January to end of March) there are four pre-cancelled practices: January 18 February 1... February 8 March 28 We are in the water at our usual time on all other dates. If you would like to make up some of these practices, we are offering a package of any 3 practices at our other locations at a reduced cost of 50$. Just let me know the three dates that you would like to replace them with during the Winter in advance, and I will confirm them and we will be good to go. The possibilities are: -Walter Baker pool on Monday evenings (Adults & Alternative Competitive) -Richcraft Pool on Sunday evenings (Tadpoles, Turtles, Alt Comp & Adult programs) -Brewer Pool Sunday evenings (Alt Comp & Turtles available) To consult our schedule please refer to the registration email you received at the beginning of the season which has the full list of our season practices. Let me know if you have any questions and see you all soon!

We just received a phone call indicating that there was a small fire at Brewer Pool this evening. As such, our practice at Brewer tonight will be cancelled. For those of you who would still like to get a practice in this evening - we have our usual practice running at Richcraft pool this evening at 7:00pm. All Sunday Brewer members are welcome to join this practice tonight. Richcraft is located at: ... 4101 Innovation Dr, Ottawa, ON K2K 0J3. We appreciate your understanding. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us at 613-882-2653 if you have any questions. We were informed that the damage was not extensive and that Brewer pool should be back up and running this week. Coach Dan - will send a follow-up email later in the week to confirm next Sunday's practice.

#TurtleTipTuesday #Swimtipoftheweek Body Positioning Part 2 Freestyle... Are you having trouble with keeping your legs on or near the surface of the water while you swim? Try submerging/pressing the upper half of your body and possibly even your head down more. This will have an interesting effect on keeping your legs on the surface longer. This works especially well for those swimmers that have a lot of muscle mass or a larger torso. Find your sweet spot and try it out this week! #tiptuesday

#TurtleTipTuesday #protiptuesday This week and next week’s Pro Tip will be on Body Positioning in the water. The most common thing we see as coaches is everyone swims facing ahead of them. Did you know, that this indicates a subconscious fear of the water?... Our goal when we are swimming is to move as efficiently as possible through the water. Therefore, the most efficient way to move would be to keep your body as flat as possible on the surface. As soon as you lift your head up, your legs are going to sink which makes you work harder. This week’s Pro Tip is all about keeping your head DOWN or UP! When you are swimming your neck should be in a neutral position with your nose pointing at the BOTTOM of the pool or facing directly towards the ceiling. Try it out this week! If you have any questions about this tip, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment below or ask your coach! #swimtipoftheweek

#swimtipoftheweek It’s baa-aack! We have received numerous requests to re-start our #tiptuesday social media theme over the summer and the beginning of this season. These tips are designed to help you swim better and focus on something specific each week during your swim practices both with NCAC and on your own time!... We focus primarily on the BLABT format for these tips which consist of perfecting the Body Positioning, Legs, Arms, Breathing and Timing of a stroke. We will post two tips for each segment and once we are done, a stroke, we will move on to the next. Like, Comment and Share our page to your friends to get them in on these great tips!! Tune in next week for Tip #1 with the freestyle stroke on body positioning!

This year, National Capital Aquatics Club (NCAC) celebrates 5 years of offering competitive and recreational swim coaching throughout various pools in our nation’s capital! We strive to make our swimming sessions a place for every swimmer to grow at their own rate and develop their strokes at their own pace. Whether you or your swimmer are looking to become a competitive swimmer, swimming to stay active or just looking to learn how to swim as a life-skill, our patient and exp...erienced coaches will help you get to where you want to be. Our sessions this season are offered on: Monday’s from 7:30-9:00pm at Walter Baker Sports Center Saturday’s from 4:30-6:00pm at Nepean Sportsplex Sunday’s from 7:00-8:00pm at Brewer Pool And Sundays from 7:00-8:30pm at Richcraft Recreation Complex Kanata To learn more about our programs or to register, please visit https://ncac.me/register/ See you in the pool!

A short video made from snippets of the National Capital Aquatics Club - Time Trial held on June 15th, 2019. Enjoy your summer!

Sneak peek #2 from last weekends time trial! Stay tuned for the video this Saturday evening! Like and share our page with your friends!

A quick sneak-peek of a few photos that were taken during our end of the year Time Trial this past Saturday! Stay tuned for more on Thursday!

Quick Reminder: Due to the long weekend, our practices tonight at Brewer AND our practice Monday at Walter Baker are both cancelled. Enjoy your long weekend!

#turtletiptuesday #tiptuesday Breath Control! How does your breath feel when you're swimming? Are you gasping for air or are you calmly gliding through the waves? ... Most people have a misconception that you need to hold your breath when you go underwater, this is not the case! Inhale quickly, but exhale slowly. Try it in the pool and let us know what you think! #swimtipoftheweek

Good morning. We just got word that our Saturday practice time today can move back to 4:30pm for our in-water start. See you then!