BEDLAM IN BRANTFORD, was no joke, what a great weekend of water polo.  Because of the overwhelming success of the tournament we will be hosting again for 2024.  

A big thank you to all of the parents and athletes who stepped up and helped.  

Huge shout out to our 13u coed team who played hard and had fun all weekend. Congrats to our first ever 13u girls team who just fell short of a medal placing 4th. 

The conclusion of  the 13U  Provincial Championship marks the end of our OPL season.   The Ontario Provincial League encompasses 11U COED, 13U COED, 13U GIRLS, 13U BOYS, 15U BOYS and 15U GIRLS.  The HAWPC was one of the few Clubs in the Province to field teams in all divisions.  On top of our strong numbers we had our best competitive season in the history of our Club at the OPL level.  This season we captured our first tournament win since 2007, we medaled a total of 6 times, and collected our first medal at a Provincial Championship in over 5 years.   

On top of our OPL success we have had our most successful season at the NCL Level with several of our athletes slated to represent our Club at the NCL 17U National Championships happening in Calgary in under two weeks. 

Further we have equaled our best ever representation on Team Ontario with 8 athletes from our Club being selected.  This is the second straight year with 8 athletes from HAWPC featured on the teams.  To give perspective prior to last year’s contingent our Club had not been represented on team Ontario since 2017. 

This is a testament to the level of Coaching our athletes are receiving from Coach Tim Carr and Coach Patrick Lees.  Coach Patrick has been selected as one of the coaches for Team Ontario. 

It is important that we take the time to thank all of our coaches Tim, Pat, Megan, Noah, Emily, Lauren, Julia, Greg, Jamie, Mat and Lenny.  All have worked hard and all could not be more proud of the athletes. 

This Tuesday and Wednesday marks the end of our Swim and Play Ball season.  Our Swim and Play Ball Program is the foundation for the success which we mention above.  Based on what we have seen, the future looks bright.  Congrats to all of our athletes and don’t be shy about showing off your hard work this summer in lakes and backyard pools.  Also many of our Swim and Play Ball athletes need to challenge themselves and move up to comp next season.  The transition is very seamless into the 11U and 13U programming 

This week marks the end of our regular competitive schedule. With Nationals less then 2 weeks away we will run a 15u and up practice Sunday from 4-6 pm despite it being a long weekend. In June we will move to a Sunday 4:00-6:00pm in Brantford and Monday’s at Ryerson 7:30-9:00 PM.  The target age group for this is 15U and up. 

On June 4th 2023 we will be running clubfest from 4-7 in Brantford.  This is a celebration of the end of the season.  The kids will play some Water Polo we will have a short wrap up meeting with the parents.  Hot dogs and refreshments in the parking lot to follow. 

This summer We will be running a modified summer Program. For Summer League we will be targeting athletes 13 and under The program will run for 7 weeks and will take place Sunday from 10:00-11:15 outdoors at lower lions pool in Ancaster. The cost for the program is$100.00 + wpc fees (if you are already been playing with us you have already paid this) To register click on the link below http://HamiltonAquaticWPC.rampregistrations.com/participant 

We are pleased to announce that Sarah August who is fresh off of her rookie season with the OUA Champion Universtity of Toronto Blues will be leading the charge on deck with this program.

For our older athletes we will be running our program in conjunction with the Hammerheads Triathlon team The program will be a weekly swim on Sunday at lower lions from 11:15 to 1230 pm. 

This program will cost 80.00 for the summer. 

To register click on the link belowhttp://HamiltonAquaticWPC.rampregistrations.com/participant 

We cannot encourage the athletes enough to swim throughout the summer.  

We are just finalizing our beach Water Polo times in Binbrook Stay Tuned This is shaping up to be a very busy summer.  

As the club population continues to grow we have to continue to evolve.  The following capital projects have been identified: 

3. Revamp website updating and making more cellphone friendly

4. Recruit 2 new youth coaches & solidify all coaching positions before Fall

5. Re-engage with HWDSB with Grade 3-5 Clinics and Middle School Tournament

6. Develop format and Schedule for effective Senior League.

7. Solidify Team Managers for 2023/2024 Competitve Season 

We have grown our Club to 120  (up from 87 in 2018).  Our goal for 2023/2024 is to increase our membership to over 150 athletes. This is a very exciting times for our Club, congratulations to everyone and we look forward to seeing everyone at Clubfest on the 4th:) 

BEDLAM IN BRANTFORD, was no joke, what a great weekend of water polo. Because of the overwhelming success of the tournament we will be hosting again for 2024. A big thank you to all of the parents and athletes who stepped up and helped.  


Final News of the Season

Congratulations to our 17U NCL athletes who qualified for Nationals this past weekend in Montreal.   This is a truly great moment for so many athletes who have worked so hard to realize this goal.  Your Club is extremely proud.  

Please note this weekend’s Practice in Brantford will be from 5:00 -8:00 PM.  We recognize the demands of Nationals and are working hard to attain more practice space please stay tuned.

Good Luck to our 15u Boys Team and Girls Team who will be competing at Eastern Nationals this weekend in Etobicoke. 

Also a special shout out to our 11U COED team who will also be competing at Provincials this weekend in Etobicoke.

We had an awesome first game day on Saturday and we look forward to another fun week.  Attendance will be slightly lower on Saturday as our 11U athletes will be away at a tournament.

A huge thank you to all of the dedicated volunteers in our Club,  whether it is helping with Pool set up, showing up to encourage new athletes at bring a friend day, being team managers, or organizing swim suit and clothing orders.

Congratulations to our 17U NCL athletes who qualified for Nationals this past weekend in Montreal. This is a truly great moment for so many athletes who have worked so hard to realize this goal. Your Club is extremely proud.  

HAWPC SCHEDULE APRIL 17TH – 23RD

We hope everyone had an amazing long weekend.  We have a crazy couple of weeks coming up so hopefully everyone got some rest.

This coming weekend is 17U NCL Eastern Nationals.  All of our athletes are in medal contention.  It has been an amazing season to say the least.  Good luck to all of our athletes.

Big thanks to all of our athletes who helped with Bring a Friend Night, it was a huge success and we had over 30 new athletes in the water.

This is our first week ever of our Swim and Play Ball Spring Session.  We are excited to see all of the athletes this week.

Regular Week of Practice this week.  Let’s work hard and get ready for Eastern Nationals and Provincials.

Team Managers will be putting up 15U Eastern Nationals, and 11U Provincial  Schedules on Teamsnap early this week.

As always, costs for Provincials and Nationals are higher than Regular Tournaments.  

Please pay via e-transfer to admin@hamiltonwaterpolo.ca

Please also mark off your availability on Team Snap.

An update on the schedule for the week of April 10th!

HAWPC SCHEDULE APRIL 10 – 16TH

**REMINDER NO PRACTICE IN BRANTFORD THIS SUNDAY**

Amazing results this past weekend for our athletes who competed at the 17U NCL.  All of our teams showed amazing grit and determination. The Boys started off slow but rallied to win another Bronze Medal.  Our Developmental Girls continued to imrpove and our Comp Girls worked hard and applied the lessons learned at the Alberta open and crushed it this weekend continuing their undefeated season. 

This is the final week for the Winter Session.  It was amazing to see all the kids swimming and treading during the game last week in the deep end.  The hard work has paid off everyone should be very proud of themselves. 

Remember we have 2 bring a friend sessions coming up next week during regular Laurier Practice times.

Feel free to attend with or without a friend if you would like:) Spring Registration is open online with the 5.5 week session beginning on April 8.

http://HamiltonAquaticWPC.rampregistrations.com/participant 

15u, 13u, 11u MARCH MADNESS IS THIS WEEKEND.

 schedule below we will be updating individual Team Snaps for our Teams Tonight:MARCH MADNESS SCHEDULE 2023 

We understand the challenges that are associated to Friday Tournaments please help each other and if anyone gets in a real bind please reach out. 289 260-4015 

Remember if you have not already done so please pay your $100.00 tournament fee via e-transfer to:admin@hamiltonwaterpolo.ca 

Reminder no practice this coming Sunday at Brantford.   

NO JOKE MARCH MADNESS SCHEDULE HAS CHANGED:)

MARCH 27TH-APRIL 1ST

We hope everyone had an amazing March Break.  The end of March Break signifies the beginning of the busiest part of our season.  We are excited for our final tune up tournaments and then the Provincial and National Championships begin.

Strangely enough our busiest season in the water corresponds with our busiest season outside of the water.  Spring is when our Pool allocation for 2023/2024 occurs and when we build our programming for the following season.  

Good luck to all of our athletes who are participating in the NCL this coming weekend in Etobicoke.  This is the final tournament leading to Eastern Nationals.  

Once again the Mighty HAWPC was well represented in the Second Canadian Water Polo Hall of Fame Class.  

A two-time Olympian, in 1976 and 1984, Paul Pottier was a prolific goal scorer on the Canadian and international scene. His 12-goal performance at the 1976 Olympics placed him among the top-4 water polo athletes in the world. Paul was a member of the HAWPC dynasty of the 1970’s, and won numerous Canadian and OUA titles while playing for McMaster.  Paul Pottier was considered one of the most dominant offensive players of his era.

Formed in 1932, the Hamilton Aquatic Club hired 1928 Olympic bronze medalist swimmer Jimmy Thompson to build its aquatic programs. During the period of 1947 to 1966, the Hamilton Aquatic Club captured nine Canadian senior and sixteen Canadian junior Water Polo titles. Their run of 10 consecutive junior titles from 1957 to 1966 has never been equalled.

Jimmy Thompson was paramount in the development of water polo in Canada. His career spanned from 1932 to 1966 and his impact on the sport was tremendous. Under Jimmy’s leadership, the Hamilton Aquatic Club’s teams dominated the Canadian men’s water polo scene during the 1940’s, 1950’s and early 1960’s, becoming the first true challenge to Montreal’s supremacy. He was the key architect of the Hamilton high school water polo league, which is recognized as the oldest, continuously running league of its kind (1932 to the present day).

This is the second to last week of our winter program.  We are always amazed at the growth and development with this group.  As we conclude our Winter Session we will continue to work on game play.

As it turns out our Spring program will be running for 5.5 weeks for a total  16.5 hrs of in water training. The program will run from from the week of April 9th, and the last practice will be May 17th.

We will also be running a free bring a friend session:

Regular Week of Training.  Let’s continue to work hard and get ready for Provincials.

11U PROVINCIALS ETOBICOKE MARCH 21st-23rd 

15U EASTERN NATIONALS ETOBICOKE MARCH 21st-23rd

We will definitely require assistance in relation to our bring a friend night.  We would love to see our older athletes come out and help with bring a friend night.

We will also need significant help the weekend of 13U Provincials in Brantford.  This is the first Provincial Championship that the club has hosted in nearly a decade.  

Check out this week's updates, including a mention of the mighty Canadian Water Polo Hall of Fame!

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