The Club de Natation Saint-Laurent (CNSL) is a competitive swimming club. Competitive swimming is a high-level sport that requires serious and diligent training several times a week. Participation in competitions is compulsory. The CNSL does not offer swimming lessons or recreational swimming.
MISSION
The Club de Natation de Saint-Laurent (CNSL) is a competitive swimming club in the fast lane since 1973!
Its main mission is to teach young swimmers the different styles of swimming through training in the pool and indoors, thus leading them to participate in the competitions of the regional, provincial and / or national circuits. Young athletes are challenged and encouraged by their dynamic coaches to give their best efforts in both training and competition. The CNSL favors a family atmosphere allowing our swimmers to develop to their full potential by practicing their passion for competitive swimming. The swimmers take pride in their success, and learn important skills that will help them thrive in both swimming and throughout their lives. Over the years, the CNSL has refined its mission of providing a safe swimming environment for the development and fulfillment of its athletes with the addition of a vision of excellence in competitive swimming!
The Club de natation Saint-Laurent is a non-profit organization managed by a board of directors made up of parent volunteers.
TRYOUTS 2025-2026
The CNSL is a competitive swimming club, a high-level sport that requires a serious and dedicated training many times per week. Participation to competitions is mandatory.The CNSL does not offer swimming lessons or recreational swimming. Try-outs are used to identify athletes qualified to join the club. The result of the tryout, the group and the schedule will only be confirmed the first week of September once the trial period is over.
Minimum requirement for swimmers aged 9 and under : Swimmers must be able to swim 25 metres freestyle (crawl), 25 metres backstroke (on back) and ideally breaststroke, without pause or assistance, and be comfortable in deep water.
Minimum requirement for athletes aged 10 to 12 : Swimmers must be able to swim all 4 different strokes (crawl, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly). The test will also take into account swimmers' speed and endurance. Previous competitive experience is recommended, but not mandatory.
Competitive swimmers : If you swam in the 2024-2025 season at another competitive club and have times recorded on Swimrankings in the last 12 months, a trial is not required. Please write to us at competitions.cnsl@gmail.com with the relevant information (name, age, club, etc.) so that we can better assess your experience.
Registration for a trial run must be made online via our Amilia platform: https://app.amilia.com/store/fr/club-de-natation-saint-laurent/api/Program/Detail?programId=xjvgrnx
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