OUTDOORS-CHERRY BEACH
(Open Water Lesson Information Below)
CHERRY BEACH OPEN WATER CLINIC
This clinic is perfect for anyone signed up an early season race like Guelph, Tremblant or Muskoka. You will learn and practice open water skills within a group setting in the protected waters of Cherry Beach with expert coaches who will cover:
- How to put a wetsuit on, Group Starts, Drafting, Sighting, Turning, Passing, Exiting and Transitions. Coaches will help you understand how to approach an open water race strategically, mentally as well as teach you the physical skills needed to feel safe and comfortable.
Coaches will also help you understand how to approach an open water race strategically, mentally and teach you the physical skills needed to feel safe and comfortable.
DATE: Saturday June 21 (rain date June 28)
TIME: 8:30- 9:30 AM
LOCATION: Cherry Beach
COACHES Ayesha Rollinson & Kelvin Landolt
PRICE: $39+HST
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
- Bright coloured bathing cap
- Wetsuit
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT
- Goggles (DARK if sunny, CLEAR if cloudy)
- Visibility Buoy
- Neoprene Socks or Water Shoes (shoreline can be rocky)
REGISTER: email admin@teamatomica.com
OPEN WATER SWIMMING LESSONS
- improve your open water racing speed
- teach first time open water swimmers basic skills like sighting, safety, and breathing techniques
- how to put your wetsuit on and off quickly
- build your confidence; and more
50-55 minute lessons
| Coach Kelvin | Mon or Fridays | June 1 – Aug 21 |
| 7:30 – 8:30 AM | ||
| 1 swimmer | $169.50 ($150+HST) | |
| 2 swimmers* | $203.40 ($180+HST) | |
| 3 swimmers* | $237.30 ($210+HST) |
*multiple swimmer lessons – Team Atomica does not match swimmers for these lessons, it is up to 1 of the swimmers to arrange and that swimmer will be Invoiced for the full lesson; any cancellations or rescheduling as per the Terms below, will affect all swimmers. All swimmers are required to completed required Forms when requested.
TERMS for Clinics
REFUNDS will be issued if Team Atomica cancels any Clinic
CREDIT will be available to participants who need to cancel before the early bird date
NO CREDIT will be available to participants after the early bird date
COACHES are subject to change
TERMS for Open Water Lessons
- PAYMENT as Team Atomica will be reserving the coach’s time for you, lessons must be paid for in full within 48 hours or sooner depending on timing
- Full CREDIT will be applied to your account for any requests to reschedule or cancel a lesson if received by Team Atomica at least 72 hours before the scheduled lesson
- 50% CREDIT will be applied to your account for any requests to reschedule or cancel a lesson if received by Team Atomica between 24 – 72 hours before the lesson
- NO REFUND or CREDIT will be given if a lesson is cancelled less than 24 hours before or if the participant is late or does not show up
- CANCELLATIONS BY TEAM ATOMICA if your lesson(s) is cancelled by Team Atomica (ie coach is sick, poor weather or water conditions etc.), you will have the option of either rebooking or receiving a Full CREDIT or REFUND for the cancelled lesson(s)
COMPLETED FOR SEASON
PRE-SEASON – INDOOR
3 WEEK OPEN WATER CLINIC
Level: Beginner to Intermediate swimmers with little, or no open water experience. Best suited for swimmers with 1 year or less of open water training or racing. Also suitable for swimmers who have more than 1 year of open water experience, but who want to review open water skills, at a slower, more fundamental level, to improve their confidence and proficiency. Must be able to swim 400m continuously. This is not a learn to swim course.
Description: Let expert and master, open water swimming coach, Kelvin Landolt teach you all of the necessary skills to manage swimming or racing in open water. Wetsuits are welcome!
- WK 1: Breathing101, Sighting 101, Breathing Patterns, Swimming Straight, Water Starts, Buoy Work 101, Drafting.
- WK 2: Wet Suit Introduction, Distance Strategy, Passing, Buoy Work 201, Power Strokes.
- WK 3: 1, 2 & 6 Beat Kicking in Freestyle, Sighting 201, Land Entry, Dolphin Diving, Positioning/Cross Over/Under.
DATES: Saturdays May 10, 24 & 31
TIME: 12:00 PM – 12:55 PM
PRICE: tba 2026
above prices include 2025 Team Atomica Annual Membership
*Annual Membership includes a coached outdoor swim at Cherry Beach!
LOCATION: Riverdale Collegiate – 1094 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M4M 2A1
REGISTER: email admin@teamatomica.com
OPEN WATER SKILLS REFRESHER
Level: Intermediate to competitive swimmers with at least 1 year of open water racing or training experience
Description: If you want to maximize our short Canadian open water season, and get a jump on your competition, this skill refresher clinic is for you. Team Atomica Open Water swimming experts, will help you to reestablish your skills, so your are ready to start your seasonal lake swimming, as soon as the waster temperatures allow. Some of the open water swimming technique and race tactics that will be covered include: sighting while maintaining body position and speed, drafting strategies, starts and cornering. The instruction provided will be focused on retraining and enhancing established open water skills. Wetsuits are welcome!
DATE: tba 2026
PRICE:
TIME: 12:00 PM – 12:55 PM
LOCATION: Riverdale Collegiate – 1094 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M4M 2A1
REGISTER: email admin@teamatomica.com