Tim Grech
Jumps: 6,000+
First Jump:September 1, 1984
Favorite part of skydiving: It never gets boring!
Licenses/Certificates: Skydiving Instructor A, Instructor B, Instructor PFF, Tandem Master, Jump Master, Videographer
- Full time Skydiver
- Degree in Business from Niagara College (Marketing Major)
- Tandem evaluator certified by Strong Tandem Manufactures
- Past Chair of the Coaching Working Committee for the CSPA
- Participated in the 2000 300-way World Record attempts
- Commercial Aircraft Pilot, flown over 1,150 loads of skydivers
- Aircraft owner
- Self-employed entrepreneur for 30 years
- Operates one of the largest Skydiving Operations in the country
Peter
Hometown: Budapest, Hungary
Jumps: 3,300+
Goals/Interests: Waterskiing
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: CSPA, USPA, FAI, TM, Videographer
Javier
Hometown: Montreal, QC
First Jump:2,000+
Licenses/Certificates: CSPA, USPA, TM, Videographer
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: Too many to count
Paul
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Jumps: 3,500+
First Jump:June 2, 1984
Goals/Interests: Reading, Collecting classic TV DVD’s.
Favorite part of skydiving: Every jump, working with new keen skydivers, the camaraderie of jumpers
Licenses/Certificates: CSPA # 1115, D-570, Instructor A, Instructor B, Coach 1, Coach 2, EJY, Rigger “A”
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: I’ve taught over 1,000 students. Keeping active and current in our sport.
Leigh Anne
Hometown: Guelph, ON
Jumps: 2,400+
First Jump:August 31, 1991
Goals/Interests: Enjoy life to the fullest. Interests: Cycling, travelling, backpacking, the outdoors, cooking, eating, drinking, reading.
Favorite part of skydiving: I enjoy everything about it, but especially the thrill!
Licenses/Certificates: CSPA "C" CoP C-2345, PFF, IB, C1, C2, Videographer, JM, GCI, SSI, SSE, USPA: 114616.
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: Canadian Record - Largest Women's formation 47.
Shane
Hometown: Beamsville, ON
Jumps: 500+
Goals/Interests: MMA and Karate
Licenses/Certificates: CSPA "B" CoP, Coach 1, Videographer
Gord
Hometown: Dundas, ON
Jumps: 700+
First Jump:April 3, 1969
Goals/Interests: Whirled peas
Favorite part of skydiving: The camaraderie, sharing, and the vicarious thrill of jumping with newer jumpers.
Licenses/Certificates: SS1, Coach 1 cert, coach 2 pending, JM
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: Teaching safe skydiving to motivated people including my three daughters!
Ilya
Hometown: Mississauga, ON
Jumps: 2000+
First Jump:January 14, 2009
Goals/Interests: All things that fly and go fast, along with many nerdy guilty pleasures.
Favorite part of skydiving: Just like the rest of aviation, there is always something left to learn and new skills to develop.
Licenses/Certificates: CSPA "C" CoP, USPA "D" Licence, FAA Senior Parachute Rigger. Tandem Instructor (Strong/Sigma), IAD/SL Instructor, AFF Instructor, Coach (USPA), Coach 2 (CSPA)
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: 10 years of CSPA Membership Pin; Participated in multiple televised skydiving demonstrations (as videographer and instructor); Skydiving over the pyramids in Cairo, Egypt (Tandem instructor); 1st Skydive was in New Zealand (That's Mordor, young hobbit.)
I started my career in aviation at the age of 13, after enrolling in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. Through this program, I developed experience as a role model and instructor. Also, earning scholarships to attain both my Glider and Private Pilots Licence. After high school, I studied Aviation and Flight Management at Sault College and New Media Studies at Sheridan College. It was just before my 25th birthday, that I was traveling with friends when I discovered skydiving. When I returned home after my first jump, I immediately booked my First Jump Course in Canada, and began chasing the next step in my flying career. Over 11 years later, I have learned to fly almost everything that can (and some things that shouldn't) and traveled the world. I work professionally in a field I love with the woman I love. Honestly, there is nothing better, than the site of the next adventure.
Marty
Hometown: Barrie, ON
Jumps: 1,500+
First Jump:June 12, 1999
Goals/Interests: Family, camping, fishing, hockey, and golf.
Favorite part of skydiving: Everything! What’s not to love?
Licenses/Certificates: CSPA "C" CoP, Coach 1, Coach 2, Progressive Freefall, Videographer, Tandem Master (Strong Enterprise rated).
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: 10 years in the sport. 10 hours spent in freefall! 10-way formation!
Jamie
Hometown: Ancaster, ON
Jumps: 1,000
First Jump:April 29, 2006
Goals/Interests: When I’m not skydiving, I’m either chasing a 1-year old around the kitchen or recovering from chasing a 1-year old around the kitchen. My five-year plan is to catch up on sleep.
Favorite part of skydiving: The thing I enjoy most about skydiving is sharing it with new jumpers.
Licenses/Certificates: CSPA "C" CoP, Coach 1, Videographer, Tandem Master (Strong Enterprise rated).
Skydiving Accomplishments Achieved to date: Zero – a classic underachiever.
I grew up on a farm in Caledon Hills, got a math degree and a job as an I.T. guy before I realised I should be skydiving.
