Entries by synchro

Amy Bush

Head Coach, OSSC Amy has been coaching for 17 years, and has been coaching with the Olympium Artistic Swimming Club since 2008. Amy was named Head Coach in September 2021. Over the last 13 years, Amy has coached in both our High Performance and Competitive programs with the Junior and 12U athletes. Amy began her […]

Cherry McConnell

Cherry started the sport of synchronized swimming when she was 8 years old at the Recreational level. She moved to the Provincial level when she was 11 at MSSA and joined the Olympium family when she was 16 swimming at the National level. She has been coaching since 2001 and has coached all levels from […]

Jennifer Knobbs

10 & Under Provincial Team Co-Coach Jennifer Knobbs is a native Torontonian – her father moving to Canada from England at the age of 17 with the National Ballet of Canada. Jennifer started her synchro career the age of seven with the Olympium Synchronized Swimming Club. Jennifer Knobbs was a Provincial and National champion, and […]

Vanessa Bessey

Pre-Competitive and Recreational Program Director Vanessa began coaching in 2000. She joined the Olympium staff in 2012, starting out as the Evening Program Director and now moving into her new role as the Pre-Competitive and Recreational Program Director. Vanessa has seven years experience as head coach of the Brant Synchro Club. She has coached at […]

Tatyana Siroch – Diving Coach

Tatyana started diving from the age of 8, continuing through 2006. As an athlete, she was the bronze medalist in the USSR Cup and was a World Masters medalist in England, Canada and the US.  She received her university degree in Physical Culture in 1982 and attended a special training course in Moscow in 1989. […]

Sierra Motzek

Recreational Coach Sierra swam in OSSC’s recreational program for 2 years, before spending a few years competing at the provincial level. Now she is in her second year of OSSC’s high performance program, competing at the national level. This is her 7th year in the sport. She assisted coaching the 60+ masters in the Masters […]

Rosemary Muraca, RMT, CR

Rosemary Muraca is a Registered Massage Therapist and a graduate of the 2500 hour Advanced Therapeutic Massage Therapy program from Kikkawa College of Massage Therapists in Toronto, Ontario.  She is a member of the Registered Massage Therapist Association of Ontario and is  Registered with the College of Massage Therapist of Ontario since 1997.  Rosemary is a Certified Reflexologist with the Ontario College of Reflexologist since […]

Renee Papineau

11-12 Pre-Provincial Team Coach Renee is a certified lifeguard and Competition Introduction certified coach, whose synchro career began at the Olympium at the age of 8. She spent her entire eight-year competitive career with OSSC, competing both Nationally and Internationally. Renee ended her high school career as a coach for OSSC in the evening program. […]

Olena Ternova – Ballet & Flexibility Expert

Since 2005 Olena has been working with the Olympium Synchronized Swimming and Diving Clubs as a flexibility and dance instructor. With 20 years of experience, Olena started her dancing career at age of six.  In 1990, she obtained her degree in Dance Group Management in Ukraine. She danced professionally for 12 years with different dance […]

Marin Pollock

10 & Under Pre-Provincial Coach Marin began her synchro career at the age of 12 in Calgary. She swam competitively at the provincial, national and international level. Marin loved working with her team to reach their goals. Once graduating high school Marin moved to Toronto and is currently studying public relations at Humber College. This […]