About Us

Cheema Aquatic Club was founded in 1969 in Waverley to provide aquatic sports opportunities to the youth in our area. We are primarily a sprint canoe and kayak racing club.

Cheema has a long history highlighted by our National, International and Olympic success.

Cheema is operated by a volunteer Board of Directors and is supported through membership fees and the fundraising efforts of our membership, combined with the kind generosity of local businesses and patrons.

Our club's facilities include a large boathouse which houses the athlete's personal race boats and the club's boats and paddles. The second floor features a fully equipped weight room and 4000 sq foot multi-puropose room. The building is fully accessible. 

The clubhouse is separate building and is home of our Active After School programs.

Come down to Lake Thomas in Waverley and see what we're up to!

Frequently Asked Questions

Board of Directors

Nadine Lamontagne
Commodore
Alana Patterson
Secretary
Bill Casey
Docks, Safety & Program Delivery Infrastructure
Denise MacKenzie
Community Engagement
Leigh Gillis
Director-at-Large
Sharon Bowers
Director-at-Large
Tania Arruda
Policies & Planning
Kellea Redden
Treasurer
Ryan McKim
Director-at-Large
Angela Fitzgerald
Data Management & Strategic Implementation
Marie Organ
Policies & Planning
Kim Thompson
Vice Commodore
Jeff Keizer
Technology/Major Projects

Coaches & Staff

Scott Logan
Executive Director
Laszlo 'Csom' Latorovszki
High Performance/Train-to-Win Canoe Coach
Rob Stott
High Performance/Train-to-Win Kayak Coach
Nick Lamontagne
Masters and Train-to-Compete Canoe Coach
Brenda Fair
PaddleAll Coordinator
Jillian Richards
Program Director - Active After School & Summer Programming
Sophia Kerr
FUNdamentals
Alex Logan
Train-to-Compete Kayak/Para Coach
Xavier LeVasseur
Learn to Train