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Welcome to the Canadian Swimming Coaches Association.  Founded in 1966 and incorporated in 1991 the CSCA now serves a membership of over 3000 coaches from the grassroots to Olympic levels.  The four pillars of the organization are Professional Development, Recognition, Advocacy and Operations.


WHAT WE DO
OUR PURPOSE
To support the professionalization and the further development of swim coaches in Canada.  

OUR VISION
Be a world leading coaching community

OUR MISSION
To create the environment necessary for Canadian swim coaches to learn, thrive and succeed in the swimming landscape
To govern, represent and protect the interests of Canadian swim coaches. 

Race just one hurdle Chantique Carey-Payne overcame as a coach

2026-02-24 12:00 AM

The elation Chantique Carey-Payne felt when she was named head coach of the University of Guelph’s swim program came with some trepidation. At 27 she was young, she was a woman and she was Black.

Jacky Beckford Henriques and Karin Browne work to break down barriers for Black swimmers

2026-02-18 12:00 AM

When Jacky Beckford Henriques scans the water and stands during an age-group meet she considers it lucky if there are five Black swimmers among the 400 or 500 competitors.

When he was young, Greg Arkhurst once told his white mother he liked her being close to him so he would feel more accepted by people.

2026-02-11 12:00 AM

When he was young, Greg Arkhurst once told his white mother he liked her being close to him so he would feel more accepted by people. “She cried and laughed at the same time,” the head coach of Montreal’s CAMO club said prior to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Peter Carpenter is leaving the Canadian Swimming Coaches Association board of directors with a mixed feeling of satisfaction and guilt.

2026-01-27 12:00 AM

“Being able to give back is huge,” said Carpenter, 52. “I can’t overstate how much I’ve gotten from it as well.

Cansdale Helped The CSCA develop into a robust, professional organization

2026-01-26 12:00 AM

As a member of the Canadian Swimming Coaches Association board of directors Lance Cansdale had a guiding hand in helping the CSCA develop into a robust, professional organization.
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