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!

HAWPC UPDATE MARCH 20TH-26TH

Another complicated weather week but we somehow managed to get through it.   

Just a reminder about our cancellation alert system.  We are well aware of the limitations in relation to email.  As a result we have several fail safes in place.  

1. Emails are sent from ramp and team snap

2. Instagram post advising of the cancellation

The Google calendar is always the last to be updated as it is only accessed from a home account. We do our best with cancellations and appreciate everyone’s patience.  

Also in the event that the weather is sketchy but practice is still a go please never feel obliged to travel.  Everyone’s comfort level on the road is different so please exercise your own discretion. 

Based on the inconsistencies over the past few weeks we will be running a regular training week during the March break.  

Congrats to all of the athletes who competed at the senior NCL event this past weekend.  It has been a very long time since this club has had senior athletes compete and it is a testament to their dedication.   

Huge shout out to our 15u Boys who shoveled themselves out and played an excellent game against Toronto on Saturday in Guelph.  The 15U boys continue to work hard and continue to get better with each game.  

SUITS ARE IN.  We will start getting them distributed ASAP.  

Normal week of practice.  All tournaments are marked on the calendar. Please mark availability for your athlete in relation to March Madness on Team Snap. 

Regular week and we are hoping for no cancellations.  The last few weeks are very game focused.  The kids have all improved immensely and the last few weeks are always very fun. 

We will run practices during the March break for Swim and Play Ball.

With the make up sessions our last sessions will be the week of March 26th.   

We will be running 2 Swim and Play Ball bring a friend nights on: 

We are currently looking for interested athletes who would like to play competitively at provincials who are in grades 3-5.  11U provincials take place from April 21st to 23rd in Etobicoke.  Our goal is to have 2  x 11U teams for this event.   

Due to popular demand we will be running a 6 week mini swim and play ball session which will run the week after Easter with the first practice being April 11th. Timings will be the same except all of the athletes will play Saturdays 9:00-10:30 AM 

Cost will be $140.00 for the 6 week program. 

Registration should be up by the end of the week. 

Another complicated weather week but we somehow managed to get through it. Check out all our updates for this coming week!

HAWPC MARCH 6TH-12TH

Jimmy Thompson Practice Cancelled March 4th 2023

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