2025-2026 Trainers
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Jason Zhang
Year 3, Rotman Commerce Accounting Specialist, Focus in Data Science
Favourite Exercises: Pull-Ups
Favourite Liquid Memory: Last 200m in the mixed final at this year's nationals
What are you training for? Become the best paddler I have ever been. Be lightweight for Apex Cup.
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The supportive community that we have. Everyone uplifting each other.
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Kimmy Yan
Year 4, Cognitive Science and IRHR
Favourite Exercises: Bench Press
Favourite Liquid Memory: The campfire at the 2023 Liquid Retreat!
What are you training for? I'm training to win gold at CCWC and to look big
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The friends I've made along the way π«Ά
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Anne Lee
Year 5, Rotman Commerce Management Specialist
Favourite Exercises: Lat Pull Downs
Favourite Liquid Memory: Finishing a crazy 2k at nats and qualifying for Taiwan :D
What are you training for? Win a 1-vs-all against the entire team in case they turn into zombies
What do you enjoy about Liquid? My crazy teammates who motivate me to get stronger everyday >:-)
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Jordan Justin Desouza
Year 3, Biochemistry
Favourite Exercises: Pull-ups, RDL, Bench
Favourite Liquid Memory: Nationals @ Montreal
What are you training for? Carry the groceries in one trip, beat my dad at arm wrestling, RDL 405 for reps
What do you enjoy about Liquid? Making close friends, getting in shape, and competing at a high level
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Kristy Chow
Year 3, Kinesiology
Favourite Exercises: Leg Extensions!
Favourite Liquid Memory: Crying (because Kimmy cried first) at the end of women's 2k race which was also last race of Nationals 2025
What are you training for? To stay strong and be a muscle grandmommy when I pick up my grandchildren from school
What do you enjoy about Liquid? This group is full of fun, intelligent people, and Iβm always learning so much from them.
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Meixuan (Mei) Fan
Year 2, Actuarial Science & Cognitive Science
Favourite Exercises: Bulgarian Split Squats
Favourite Liquid Memory: Coming second in Womenβs 2k at Nationals!
What are you training for? A 6-pack (not beer)
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The people :3
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Crystal Zhao
Year 3: Animal Physiology, HMB: Health and Disease
Favourite Exercises: Bench Press
Favourite Liquid Memory: Liquid Retreat
What are you training for? A pull-up PLEASE
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The friendly environment and the competitive atmosphere that allows me to grow (alcohol)
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Noah Wu
Year 2, Rotman Commerce
Favourite Exercises: Kettlebell walking split lunge
Favourite Liquid Memory: Tortilla slaps
What are you training for? Clash Royale
What do you enjoy about Liquid? We compete hard when it counts, but outside of that, itβs great vibes.
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Ryan Harpe
Year 3, Rotman Commerce Finance and Economics Specialist
Favourite Exercises: Seated Rows
Favourite Liquid Memory: Touring around Bologna (in Italy) and visiting castles with the team
What are you training for? To get drug tested at Nats/Worlds one day πͺπͺ
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The people: it makes it so much easier to come to practice day in and day out when you can mess around and have fun with those you are spending hours with.
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Grace Gan
Year 3, Rotman Commerce Finance & Economics Specialist, Data Science Focus
Favourite Exercises: Bench Press, Pull Ups
Favourite Liquid Memory: Women's 2K at Montreal Nats!
What are you training for? To podium at Taiwan!!!
What do you enjoy about Liquid? How warm and welcoming everyone is! Regardless of year or program, the whole team feels like one big family.
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Ryan Qin
Year 4, Economics & Physics
Favourite Exercises: Leg extensions
Favourite Liquid Memory: Morning-noon OCs
What are you training for? To be able to do more pull-ups than my older brother (47). I am still quite far
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The vibes and yaps
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Emily Zhang
Year 3, Rotman Commerce Finance & Economics Specialist
Favourite Exercises: Deadlifts
Favourite Liquid Memory: Italy!
What are you training for? Getting more athletic/healthy
What do you enjoy about Liquid? Community and dragon boating
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Daniel Su
Year 1, OISE
Favourite Exercises: OHP
Favourite Liquid Memory: Retreat!!!!!
What are you training for? To become the best ever
What do you enjoy about Liquid? Fit test 2!!!!!
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Krystine Pham
Year 4, Rotman Commerce
Favourite Exercises: Bulgarian Split Squats
Favourite Liquid Memory: Surviving through regattas together ππ
What are you training for? To eventually eat my moneys worth at an AYCE buffet π
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The people!! The Liquid community is so fun :)
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Jasper Spoor
Year 3, Rotman Commerce
Favourite Exercises: RDLs
Favourite Liquid Memory: Italy
What are you training for? Ironman
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The people
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Evalyn Tien
Year 2, Rotman Commerce Accounting Specialist
Favourite Exercises: Bench Press
Favourite Liquid Memory: Qualifying our mixed boat for CCWC at Nats!
What are you training for? Hitting a new pull up PR!
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The supportive environment to get better in the gym and on the water.
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Cadence Kwok
Year 2, Psychology Specialist and WO major
Favourite Exercises: HIP ABDUCTIONS or leg raises
Favourite Liquid Memory: Team lunch after Saturday practice or at Nats!
What are you training for? To not feel a sense of dread when i have to do a pull-up
What do you enjoy about Liquid? Super rewarding when all the training pays off + the people
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Shawn Chen
Year 3, Rotman Commerce
Favourite Exercises: RunningπββοΈ
Favourite Liquid Memory: Montreal trip, made so many fun and unforgettable memories with the team!
What are you training for? Running a half marathon with a 6:45 pace and benching more than 200!
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The people and having a team that encourages everyone to push to their hardest.
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Aimee Li
Year 3, Pharmacology + Nutrition
Favourite Exercises: Any core stuff and hack squat
Favourite Liquid Memory: Hearing about stupid things people did after they got so drunk during retreats
What are you training for? To princess carry my boyfriend when his feet hurt
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The vibes, the drama and meeting new people while training together
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Jane Sun
Year 3, Life Science
Favourite Exercises: Bulgarian Split Squats
Favourite Liquid Memory: Watching JZ get pied in the face
What are you training for? Training to be able to carry all the grocery bags home at once
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The community!
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Mark Zawadzki
Year 2, Rotman Commerce Finance and Economics Specialist
Favourite Exercises: Lat Pulldown
Favourite Liquid Memory: The feeling right after finishing our last 2km race at nationals, the most liberating feeling Iβve ever felt.
What are you training for? 1. To do a muscle up 2. Carry my drunk friends home
What do you enjoy about Liquid? Being in an environment where I can both work on myself physically, but also make meaningful connections with other people.
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Mark Wang
Year 3, Rotman Commerce
Favourite Exercises: Preacher Curls
Favourite Liquid Memory: being on small boat at Nats 2024 π
What are you training for? To be a valuable contributor on the boat and be competitive in both strength and cardio
What do you enjoy about Liquid? everybody supports everybody (we all win together)
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Jennifer Wang
Year 2, Rotman Commerce
Favourite Exercises: Squats
Favourite Liquid Memory: Throwing the co-captains into the water at Islands
What are you training for? Training to get stronger and feel better
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The team and community
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Angela Yang
Year 4, Rotman Commerce
Favourite Exercises: Sprints, Squats
Favourite Liquid Memory: Volume Challenge and team dinners π©
What are you training for? 10 pull ups!
What do you enjoy about Liquid? The people are so supportive and have kept me accountable and consistent this year <3 love liquid fam