Mission Statement

Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club will be Canada's premiere swim club through an athlete-centric, coach driven, parent supported programme ensuring swimmers attain their competitive potential.


Vision Statement

The Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club will establish itself as a standout club within the Province, Atlantic Region , and Country. This will be achieved through commitments to technical excellence, homogenous teamwork, and a culture that promotes the holistic wellbeing for all its staff and members.

Our club will create a workplace and environment that attracts talent leading to our identity as the best club in Atlantic Canada.

Our club will dedicate itself to the development of the whole person, aiming to develop well-rounded people ready for the challenges of life.

Our club will hold itself accountable to our own standards, creating a culture that understands and works towards what is necessary to achieve this vision.


Who Are We?

  • We are a club that promotes quality over quantity, we will be measured not by the number of strokes we take, but rather how much we get out of each stroke.
  • We are a club who will be relentless in our pursuit for technical mastery.
  • We are a club who leaves no members behind and will be defined by our camaraderie and cohesion.
  • We are a club who produce people.


Who are we?

We are the Halifax Trojans.

A Tradition of Excellence

The Trojans were founded in 1967, and have grown over the years to become the leading competitive and most decorated swim team in Atlantic Canada.

  • Past swimmers such as Nancy Garapick (world record holder and double bronze medalist at the 1976 Olympic Games), and Susan Mason (Senior National Team Member). More recent members such as David Sharpe (2012 Canadian Olympic Team) and Olivia Feschuk (2011 Canadian Youth National Team) have helped to put the ‘Trojan’ name on the Canadian competitive swimming map.

  • The Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club is a ‘Not-for-Profit’ organization run by a  professionally hired staff and governed by a volunteer Board of Directors,  including past and present Trojan parents and swimmers. The club is a very stable organization that has grown and developed, due in large part to the hard work and dedication of the member parents and volunteers.

HTAC prides itself on providing a swimming program where every athlete has the opportunity to excel to their desired level of performance. HTAC promotes the Appropriate Athlete Development (AAD) strategy outlined by Sporting Canada and Swim Nova Scotia. The club works towards the goal of being a model competitive club to the Atlantic region and across Canada.

Trojan Values

Trojan swimmers went through workshops in order to help identify what values Trojan swimmers wanted to emmulate and promote in their day to day lives. We believe that if all members of the Trojan community live by these values, it will help us on our path towards achieving our fullest potential

Respectful - Trojan's will show respect for teammates, staff, competitors, volunteers & officials, self, and all others

Supportive - Trojan's will work to help each other in the capacities that we are able to

Competitive - Trojan's will give our best effort whenever necessary