Editing Oakville, Ontario (section)

==Sports==
[[File:Oakville Lawn Bowling Club 2023.jpg|thumb|Oakville Lawn Bowling Club]]
===Athletics===
The Oakville Half Marathon is an annual [[half marathon]] event held in Shell Park, with sub-events in 10K, 5K, and 2K Fun Run/Walk.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oakville 21.1 Half Marathon |url=https://enduranceeventproductions.com/oakville-21-1/ |website=EEP |publisher=Endurance Event Productions Ltd |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref>

===Golf===
[[File:Oakville Golf Club 2023.jpg|thumb|Oakville Golf Club]]
[[Glen Abbey Golf Course]] is located in Oakville.  Designed by [[Jack Nicklaus]], the course has hosted 30 [[Canadian Open (golf)|Canadian Open]] championships since it opened in 1977, and both [[Golf Canada]] and the [[Canadian Golf Hall of Fame]] are located there.<ref name="Mitchell">{{cite news | last = Mitchell | first = Don | date = July 9, 2021 | title =  Glen Abbey Golf club in Oakville 'saved' as owner withdraws development plan | url = https://globalnews.ca/news/8016260/glen-abbey-saved-oakville/ | work = Global News}}</ref> In 2018, the owner, [[Clublink]], planned to demolish the golf course in order to build residential and commercial properties.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/golf/2018/07/20/this-year-could-be-glen-abbeys-last-as-owners-plan-redevelopment-for-condos-and-offices.html |title=This year could be Glen Abbey's last as owners plan redevelopment for condos and offices |date=20 July 2018 |website=Toronto Start |publisher=Metroland News |access-date=27 October 2018}}</ref>  In 2021, following objections from the community and municipal government, Clublink withdrew its development plan and stated it would continue operating Glen Abbey as a golf course.<ref name="Mitchell"/>

===Soccer===
[[Oakville SC]] is semi-professional and youth soccer club that competes in [[League1 Ontario]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oakvillenews.org/local-sports/oakville-soccer-club-and-blue-devils-fc-to-merge-into-one-club-9636803|title=Oakville Soccer Club and Blue Devils FC to merge into one club|date=October 10, 2024|work=Oakville News}}</ref> Oakville boasts over 60 soccer fields and a Soccer Club Facility with a two-star, full-size, FIFA-Certified indoor soccer pitch.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oakville Pine Glen Soccer Facility|url=http://www.oakvillesoccer.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=651:pine-glen-soccer-centre-corporate-rentals&catid=136:indoor-news&Itemid=71|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311222314/http://www.oakvillesoccer.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=651:pine-glen-soccer-centre-corporate-rentals&catid=136:indoor-news&Itemid=71|archive-date=March 11, 2010|access-date=August 17, 2017|publisher=oakvillesoccer.ca}}</ref>

===Lacrosse===
Oakville is home to the headquarters and practice facilities of the [[Toronto Rock]] professional box lacrosse team competing in the National Lacrosse League. Oakville is also home to the 3rd largest minor lacrosse association in Ontario: The Oakville Minor Lacrosse Association has more than 1,500 players and competes in multiple classes and multiple divisions. The town also has the [[Oakville Buzz]], a [[Ontario Junior Lacrosse League|Junior "A"]] [[box lacrosse|lacrosse]] team who won the [[Founders Cup]] in 2006. The current rep lacrosse team is the Oakville Hawks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ontariolacrosse.com/leagues/junior-c |title=Ontario Junior 'C' Lacrosse League |website=Ontario Lacrosse Association |access-date=September 30, 2020}}</ref>

===Hockey===
[[File:Sixteen Mile Sports Complex (NE View) - Oakville, ON.jpg|thumb|Oakville Blades home game]]
The [[Oakville Blades]] is a [[Ontario Junior Hockey League|Tier II Junior "A"]] franchise since 1966, and a "AAA" hockey system. The current rep hockey team for boys in Oakville is the Oakville Rangers. For girls, there is the Oakville Hornets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moha.ca|title=Oakville Hockey|publisher=moha.ca|access-date=August 17, 2017}}</ref>

===Skating===
Skate Oakville, which is headquartered at Oakville's Sixteen Mile Creek Sports Complex, was recently the largest skating club in Canada,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidehalton.com/sports-story/4869180-skate-oakville-figure-skating-season-already-underway/|title=Oakville Figure Skating Season Underway|publisher=insidehalton.com|date=2014|access-date=August 17, 2017}}</ref> providing learn to skate lessons, recreational figure skating programs, competitive training, and 10 synchronized skating teams.<ref>{{cite web|title=Skate Oakville|url=https://www.skateoakville.ca/|website=Skate Oakville.ca|publisher=Skate Oakville|access-date=2015-11-03}}</ref>

===Baseball===
Baseball is represented in Oakville by two organizations: Oakville Little League and the OMBA (Oakville Minor Baseball Association).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.insidehalton.com/sports-story/4497626-oakville-baseball-associations-to-open-2014-seasons-next-saturday|title=Oakville Basketball associations to Open|date=2 May 2014 |publisher=insidehalton.com|access-date=August 17, 2017}}</ref>

Oakville Little League is the largest [[Little League Baseball|Little League]] organization in Canada. In 2018, there were over 1,150 young people playing across eight divisions and over 90 teams, including seven All-Star teams. Oakville Little League also fields six All-Star (Rep) teams, known as the Oakville Whitecaps. The 12U and 14U Whitecaps teams compete annually to play in the [[Little League World Series]] and [[Junior League World Series]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidehalton.com/community-story/5803168-junior-world-series-everything-and-more-for-oakville-whitecaps/|title=Junior World Series 'everything, and more' for Oakville Whitecaps|date=18 August 2015 |publisher=insidehalton.com|access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref>

The OMBA (Oakville Minor Baseball Association) was established in 1963. It offers three levels of baseball to children and youth in Oakville: House League, Select and Rep. OMBA runs the Oakville A's, the official Town Rep baseball playing in the Central Ontario Baseball Association (COBA) system.

===Swimming===
Competitive swimming in Oakville is represented by two organizations: Oakville Aquatic Club (OAK) and Dolphins Swim Club.

Oakville Aquatic Club is affiliated with [[Swimming Canada]] and Swim Ontario. OAK offers four levels of swimming based on age and skill: Acorns, Mini Oaks, Development, and Performance.

Lake Ontario Swim Team (L.O.S.T.) is an open-water swim team founded in 2006 by Rob Kent while he was training for his [[English Channel]] attempt.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://lostswimming.com/about/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=L.O.S.T. Swimming (Lake Ontario Swim Team) |language=en-US}}</ref> The team meets every Saturday morning from June to mid-September at Oakville Harbour. As of 2019, it had over 200 swimmers. The LOST Race, organized by L.O.S.T. members since 2008, is an annual 3.8 km race (Ironman distance) from Edgemere Promenade to Oakville Harbour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The LOST Race |url=https://lostswimming.com/lost-race/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=L.O.S.T. Swimming (Lake Ontario Swim Team) |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Canoeing===
[[Burloak Canoe Club]] is located in Oakville.  Three Olympians, [[Adam van Koeverden]], [[Mark Oldershaw]] and [[Larry Cain]], trained at the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://burloakcanoe.com/about-us/wall-of-fame/|title=Burloak Canoe|publisher=burloakcanoe.com|access-date=August 17, 2017}}</ref>