Past, present, and future world-class athletes participate in Aquasport’s 25th anniversary, to celebrate a leader in the water sport community!

Montreal — Past, present, and future Olympic athletes came together in great numbers Saturday afternoon, December 1, for a unique celebration of AquaSport’s twentieth anniversary.

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Numerous sports organizations, competition teams, and renowned athletes, people who made or will make Canadian Olympic history, came together to enjoy the memories and experience of the leading lights of the last twenty-five years. They gave insight into the evolution of their sports and shared their fondest memories with their successors and their fans.

Capping off the festivities at AquaSport’s Boul. Pie-IX location, president and founder Simon Deschamps, a former member of Canada’s water polo team (1981-1991), shared his thoughts with his long-time friends, renowned athletes from numerous aquatic sports.

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A leader in its field, AquaSport has risen to the challenge of bringing together Olympic idols, the sporting world of tomorrow, and sports fans. The world of Olympic sports and its athletes have always fascinated the public.

In a festive atmosphere, athletes shared the inspiration that drove them to become the best they could be in their sport, what awoke their passion for performance and excellence. They spoke of their fascination with athletes of the past.

The event also served as a reunion, where many athletes saw each other again for the first time in years. Those in attendance included the divers Sylvie Bernier and Alexandre Despatie, trainer Edgar Théorêt, synchronized swimmer Marie-Pier Boudreau-Gagnon, water polo player Gabor Csepregi, Paralympic swimmer Benoit Huot.

25 years at the top of its game

AquaSport, a Quebec company specializing in products for aquatic sports and leisure, has become the standard in the Canadian athletic community. With its three locations in the Montreal metropolitan area and its on-line store, AquaSport serves the aquatic sports community in its diversity, providing the right equipment to help them develop in their chosen disciplines.

AquaSport products include competition swimwear, leisure swimwear, water safety equipment, competition accessories for all disciplines (water polo, diving, synchronized swimming, etc.), fishing and leisure craft, kayaks, pedal boats, diving boards, hunting and fishing trailers, swimming pool cleaners, saunas, whirlpools, aquatrainers, and more.

The business is positioned to serve a broad clientele and has skilfully adapted to market trends. In the beginning, AquaSport focused on competition swimwear and accessories. Over the last 25 years, it has substantially increased its product line, in particular offering the widest selection of swimwear in Canada. AquaSport has become the gold standard in training equipment and accessories in all nautical and aquatic sports. AquaSport has become the gold standard in training equipment and accessories in all nautical and aquatic sports.

A special thank you to Antoine Bécotte, President of the Club Optimiste Ahuntsic for generously providing us some of these pictures taken during the event.