For nearly four decades, the Quinte Dolphins have helped young swimmers build confidence, valuable life skills, and competitive spirit through supportive, team-based aquatics.

In a new partnership with County Sprint, a swim training program for elite swimmers, the County Dolphins will provide competitive swim training for youth. A grass-roots community club, the County Dolphins will offer programming for early and pre-competitive swimmers with a focus on skills development and stamina. County Sprint will offer sprint-specialized and elite-performance training to experienced swimmers.

The Dolphins will be coached by Picton resident Jeremy Smith, who brings a lifetime of swimming in County waters, history as a professional swim instructor and a love of competitive swimming, including five years at the OFSAA level, to his new role. 

County Sprint swimmers will be coached by Hillier’s Nyden Kovatchev, a nationally-competitive swimmer and varsity water polo athlete with over a decade of swim training and coaching experience.

The County Dolphins and County Sprint invite interested swimmers and their families to an information night, Wednesday September 17 at The Baxter Arts Centre from 7-8 p.m. Swimmers will have the opportunity to meet the coaches, learn more about planned programming, and register for swimming assessments to determine placement. Register by emailing Coach Smith at [email protected]. Swimming assessments will be held at PEFAC during the first two weeks of October.

As a non-profit organization, the County Dolphins are also in need of volunteer board members and community sponsors. Interested parties should write to Coach Smith.