Head Buckaroo: Doug Vanderby

 Doug is the founding Coach of NTMSC. Coach Doug brings a high degree of leadership, direction, and motivation to the Club. His workouts are legendary and catered to all the levels of the members in the Club. You'll know it, when you enter the 'Church of Doug'... To sum up his coaching philosophy: never use the word "can't" in front of him....

He is one of the longest serving Masters Coaches in Toronto and Canada (1993+), has coached countless Masters Swimmers to Provincial, National Records and Team Titles. More importantly, he facilitates all club members in achieving their own personal swimming goals.

Doug was the 1st recipient of Masters Swimming Ontario Coaching Excellence Award (2020), 1st recipient of Masters Swim Canada's Coaching Excellence Award (2009) and University of Toronto's 2020 Arbor Award

Before becoming a masters swimmer, he had extensive training as an age grouper and won several University titles. He was Ryerson's Male Athlete of the year in 1982. As a masters swimmer, Doug has been Canadian, US and World Champion. Has several Canadian Masters Records in the 50, 100 & 200 Breast, and a prior World Record for his age group in the 100m Breast. As well, he competes at the World Police /Firefighter Games and has set several World Records in those swimming events. He is also a serious open water swimming specialist - the rougher the waves, the better!

Outside of Masters Swimming, Doug is very much involved in Swim Canada. Doug is a certified Swim Canada Level 3 Trained NCCP Senior Competition Swim Coach.

He is an Assistant Coach to the University of Toronto Varsity Swim Team (2005 until present), under Canadian Coaching Legends Byron Macdonald & Linda Kiefer. He has been a integral part of U of T's  Men's 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2023-24 and Women's 2015-16, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 Canadian University Championship Teams. He specializes in coaching breaststrokers (his tribe) which have won a handful of OUA and U-Sports Championship Titles.

He also also an Assistant Senior National Coach at the Toronto Swim Club (Head Coach Bill O'Toole), past Assistant Coach at the University Toronto High Performance Swimming Centre with Australian's great distance and open water coach; John Rogers (JR) from 2008 to 2012. Doug surrounds himself with great Mentors and shares his experiences and knowledge with club members. Race Pace Training or Smart Distance Training, Doug has a workout for you!

During his career as a Firefighter, he was a certified Personal Trainer through the American Council on Exercise (ACE), a International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Peer Fitness Trainer and certified as a Level 1 Functional Movement Systems Trainer. In July of 2023, with 36 years as a Firefighter, Doug 'Graduated' as a Captain from Toronto Fire Services....

He has been profiled in the Canadian Million Metre Challenge. and as a Tri Swim Coach at Masters Swimming Canada.

 

Coach: Judy Garay

 Judy comes to our group was a vast amount of swimming knowledge and calmness. She was Canada's top Breaststroker in the late 70's, where she held the Canadian record and was a member of the 1978 Commonwealth Team. While a member of the University of Toronto Woman's Team, Judy was undefeated in her breaststroke events and voted the Female Athlete of the Year. At the age of 42, she returned to U of T for her teaching degree, made the varsity team and again won the 50 breast!

In the Summer of 2025 Judy set two World Records in the 50 & 100 Breaststroke at the World Masters Championships in Singapore in her age group! (With a broken foot I might add....). She also holds various Canadian Records in the Breaststroke events.

Never say never to Judy..... Judy is a certified NCCP Coach and currently Director of Athletics at Bishop Strachan School. 

 Coach: Suzy Simonetti

 Great things come in small packages and make very big splashes! Coach Suzy has a extensive NCCP certified technical swimming coaching background. On deck, she is a dynamo, always watching and giving feedback to club members. As well, she is a very established Masters Swimmer!

 

is a certified Kinesiology with a special focus on biomechanics and biomechanics of injury in swimming. As well, she holds a master’s degree, M.Sc. in Kinesiology & Health Science in the area of Sport Psychology. Her research focused in the field of training stress and predisposition to athletic injury, she presented at the 12th World Congress of Sport Psychology in Marrakech, Morocco and  at the 41st Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology conference in Toronto.