Swimming

Our swimmers practise Mondays and Thursdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at MacEwan University.

We train from the first Thursday following Labour Day until until the week before Victoria Day. We take two weeks off at the end of December for the holidays.  

A number of swimmers add a third practice each week on Saturdays (generally from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.), and continue to practice during the summer. These sessions are not coached, are held at a municipal pool (generally at Kinsmen Sports Centre), and there is no cost to join other than the entrance fee to the pool.  

All members are required to pay the Making Waves Aquatics Club fee of $40 as well as the Swim Alberta swimmer fee of $44.

In addition, practices fees for swimming alone are $440 annually or $60 monthly (for 9 months). For swimmers who are able to join us only once a week, we discount the fee by 1/3. For swimmers who are able to join us only occasionally, we offer a drop-in pass for 10 practices for $125.

Swimmers who are unable to practice with us but would like to join Making Waves to compete with us should contact us.

Members who play water polo as well as swim receive a 10% discount!

We do not deny anybody membership for financial reasons. Any member who is not able to pay the Club fees should discuss the situation with the Club treasurer.

For all the details on membership fees, see the Registration page.

Competition is entirely at the choice of each swimmer!

Many of our swimmers compete regularly in swim meets. We host an annual swim meet, which is free for our members. There usually are a few other swim meets in Edmonton and Calgary each year as well as in other communities, and we always try to have a good turn out for Masters Provincials each year.

Generally, some members travel to the IGLA+ Championship each year.

If you are interested in competing with us but are unable to train with us, please contact us.

In 2023, Making Waves won the small team award at the Alberta Masters Provincials!