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Meet Jason Toth, Sea Lions’ New Head Coach
By Christine Ouellet
n exemplary swimming athlete,
AJason Toth, has been appointed
as the new Sea Lions head coach.
He wants his team to enjoy and
embrace every moment of the sport.
He started swimming with the Sea
Lions throughout middle school
and high school. In grade 11, he
began volunteering as a coach on
Saturdays, and by Grade 12, he
became an assistant coach for the Sea
Pups program.
He said, “I joined the swim team
as a way to stay in shape during the
winter for track and field. But once
I saw the level of commitment and
focus the team had, I realized that if I
wanted to compete at a high level, this
was the place to be. I quickly became
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hooked, and before long I decided to He adds that there is another
leave track and field behind and fully perspective to coaching. “As head
commit to swimming.” coach, I’ve gained a whole new
appreciation for the parents. Their
He ranked 18th in Canada for love, dedication, and sacrifice are
his age group. But beyond the incredible. The amount of behind-
rankings, he believes his greatest the-scenes work they do to keep
accomplishment has been the the team running smoothly often
lifelong health benefits he gained
goes unnoticed, but it makes all the
from swimming. And he still feels the difference. Honestly, there aren’t
need to train every day. “Swimming many people I’d wake up at 4:30
also played a huge role in preparing or 5:00 a.m. on a cold morning for,
me for the physically demanding to drive them to the pool and watch
training I went through to become a
them swim laps—but that’s exactly
paratrooper in the Canadian military.
I wouldn’t have made it through what these parents do, day in and
those courses without the foundation day out.”
swimming gave me.” A word for new swimmers:
“Truly enjoy and embrace every
What he loves most about swimming Jason Toth, Sea Lion coach moment of the sport. Swimming
is its objectivity. “Unlike hockey or Photo Submitted offers incredible experiences, and
football, where performance can be to interpretation, swimming is clear- as a child or teenager, it’s much
influenced by many factors or left up
cut. Your results are written in stone; easier to fully immerse yourself in
you’re either fast or you’re not. In it.” He found that later in life once
competitions, you must be laser- you have jobs, bills, and kids, it
focused; every millisecond matters, becomes harder to find that same
every detail counts.” level of commitment.
Continued from page 1 camaraderie, the friendly banter,
Of course, a little healthy and competition that goes on
competition is always welcome. among the players. I look forward
Weekly winners enjoy bragging to it every week, says longtime
rights, but points are gathered member, Jim Hunter. Jim admits
through the season to determine the that reduced mobility doesn’t allow
overall league champion. This year him to hit the ball as far as he used
member John Peers clinched the to. The former goalie in a men’s
coveted title with the most points hockey league says that golf is one
and the most ‘closest to the pin’ of the few sports he can still play
drives off the par 3 tees. John says, and have fun.
“I’m competitive by nature and In September, the league gathered
always trying to lower my score. for their annual season-ending 9
But playing with the Senators is a hole tournament and luncheon at
nice change of pace. It allows me to Summerheights, and to celebrate
have fun and play with golfers with another successful season. Awards
various handicaps.” and prizes were given as members
discussed the highlights of the
are tallied, anyone in the league will season all while exchanging some
good natured ribbing and looking
half the story. It’s also about the forward to next year.