Meet the Team
Octavian (Otto) Gutu (Head Coach)
Octavian (Otto) Gutu is an Olympic swimmer from Moldova who swam for his native country at the 2004 Olympics and also swam internationally for Romania at the 2007 World Championship Melbourne in the 4x100 Medley Relay and classified for 8th place in the world.
He has also competed in many Master’s Provincial Competitions.
Ott0 has worked in the fitness industry as a swimming coach for more than 13 years. He is certified as a Sport Education Coach and is trained in swimming and cycling. Otto believes in a Mind Body philosophy and creates. realistic training plans for children, adults and seniors that model this philosophy.
Cindy Bassel-Brown (Assistant Coach)
Cindy Bassel-Brown is a master's swim coach, a deep-water fitness instructor, and a certified nutritionist/dietitian, her experience includes coaching school swim teams, and competing herself.
Cindy has been coaching Master Swim and offering deep-water exercise classes at the CSL Aquatics Centre since the centre’s opening in 2011. As a part of the CSL swim team, she is in tune with the needs of those in the master swim program.
Beyond the pool, Cindy practices as a nutritionist, leveraging her degree in Nutritional Science to council food service, corporate health teams, and private clients. She is passionate about combining healthy eating with movement and strives to help others become their best selves.
Octavian (Otto) Gutu is an Olympic swimmer from Moldova who swam for his native country at the 2004 Olympics and also swam internationally for Romania at the 2007 World Championship Melbourne in the 4x100 Medley Relay and classified for 8th place in the world.
He has also competed in many Master’s Provincial Competitions.
Ott0 has worked in the fitness industry as a swimming coach for more than 13 years. He is certified as a Sport Education Coach and is trained in swimming and cycling. Otto believes in a Mind Body philosophy and creates. realistic training plans for children, adults and seniors that model this philosophy.
Cindy Bassel-Brown (Assistant Coach)
Cindy Bassel-Brown is a master's swim coach, a deep-water fitness instructor, and a certified nutritionist/dietitian, her experience includes coaching school swim teams, and competing herself.
Cindy has been coaching Master Swim and offering deep-water exercise classes at the CSL Aquatics Centre since the centre’s opening in 2011. As a part of the CSL swim team, she is in tune with the needs of those in the master swim program.
Beyond the pool, Cindy practices as a nutritionist, leveraging her degree in Nutritional Science to council food service, corporate health teams, and private clients. She is passionate about combining healthy eating with movement and strives to help others become their best selves.
