The Toronto Purple Fins Gender Free Swim Club is a safe and welcoming space for trans, non-binary, and two-spirit swimmers. We also welcome queer cis women that value and contribute to our space.

In addition, swimmers must be 18 years of age or older and have comfort in the water with the ability to swim 2 laps of the pool using any stroke. 

In swimming, the term masters is used to describe anyone 18 years of age or older. 

You are welcome, regardless if you’ve been swimming all your life or just recently learned to swim as an adult. At Toronto Purple Fins, we are a strong advocate for swimming as a lifelong sport. We strive to create a welcoming space for all experience levels and ages.

We are a team! Our practice is a place where folks can come together weekly and access a swim workout in a safe space with other folks and friends of similar interests and needs. The practice will be a structured 1-hour workout. However, we will offer variations of the swim workout so all folks will be guided through a practice that’s appropriate to their swimming level. 

Absolutely! Recreational swimmers are welcome to join our team. However, we are not a learn to swim program and require our members to be comfortable and capable of swimming at least 2 laps of a 25m pool without stopping. With regular attendance, we expect your swimming skills and endurance to improve throughout the year. However, you must have comfort in the water prior to joining.

Absolutely! The Wellesley Community Center Pool has 5 lanes and swimmers will be placed into lanes with other swimmers of similar experience. We will offer variations of a team workout to ensure that all folks will have a swim practice that suits their skill level and experience.

No! We are a non-competitive club. On occasion, we will offer an in-house opportunity to race. This allows us to track your swimming ability and improvement throughout the season. However, this will be stress-free and friendly racing amongst teammates.

Any members that want to register for masters swimming competitions throughout the season are permitted to do so, and we will gladly support their training and preparation for their races.