Canada
“Dry” News Out of Canada
While it’s “dry”, there’s nothing humorous about it for swimmers in Toronto: the Toronto School Board is struggling for money right now and has announced a plan that would reportedly drain up to 84 pools in order to make up for lack of funding.
VICTOR Set to Air On CBC Television
Victor – the Victor Davis movie is scheduled to air this Sunday on CBC television in Canada. The movie, which is based upon the life of Canadian Olympian Gold Medalist Victor Davis, will star Canadian writer and actor Mark Lutz (Angel, Friends, E.R) as Victor.
Flash!!! Swim Meets Can Make Money
In an amazing turn of events, there is now proof that swim meets can make money. According to NovaNewsNow.com, a recently published study by Dr. Brian VanBlarcom, an economics professor at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, showed that the Nova Scotia Swim Championships held last summer brought nearly $242,000 to the area in economic […]
UBC to Battle Univ. of Washington - Still Plans to Join NCAA
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is quite keen on competing with the best athletes in the world at the collegiate level. To do this, UBC would have to be a part of the NCAA, something that the athletic department has been working diligently on for over a year.
Calgary Swim Team Raises $44,000 in Support of Swim Program
That is something that any club coach out there would love to see. The numbers “44″ in front of three zeroes. Showing fantastic initiative, Mike Blondal, the coach of the University of Calgary and head of the newly formed Calgary Foundation for Swim Excellence, headed up a fantastically successful fundraiser for his program this week. […]
Canadian Swimming Announces Tom Johnson as 2008 Olympic Coach
Swimming Canada announced today that Tom Johnson, head coach of the Vancouver National Swimming Center, has been named head coach of the 2008 Olympic Team. Johson is perhaps best known for coaching Brent Hayden to a World Championship this year in the 100 freestyle. Pierre Lafontaine, CEO of Canadian Swimming, has this to say about Johnson: “Tom […]
Canada’s Men’s Relays Receive $50,000 Donation
Pierre Lafontaine, CEO and National Coach of Swimming Canada, announced today that the Canadian Men’s 4×100 and 4×200 Olympic relay teams have received a major donation from W. Brett Wilson, a Calgary businessman and philanthropist. The $50,000 donation is the largest private donation ever received by Swimming Canada.
Swimming Could Be Cut at Queens University in the Near Future
Swimming at the collegiate level is dwindling amid budgetary cuts, Title IX issues and in some cases because of low participation numbers, but these issues are not isolated in the United States. As a recent proposal shows, Queens University in Ontario, Canada is finding out the hard way that funding for your sports programs […]
Canadian Senior Nationals Conclude with Strong Performances
The Canadian Senior Nationals came to a close yesterday, but not without some final night fireworks. Starting the evening, Mackenzie Downing continued her strong week-long performances as she was victorious in her fourth event and won the 800m free in 8:55.54. In one of the most heated events of the night, Stephanie Horner won […]
Canadian Record at Second Night of Summer Championships
Again, clearly some of Canada’s finest swimmers are feeling the fatigue from just having competed at the Pan American Games. But they’re doing their best not to show it. One man that is not suffering though is 27 year old Thomas Kindler, who just broke the legendary Mike Mintenko’s Canadian Record in the 50 fly.
One of Canada’s Best Hopes to Cash in On Pan Am Success
We know that for many elite swimmers, training solely for the Olympics can be a drain mentally, physically, and financially - in the United States, in Canada, and likely worldwide. In an article in the Ancaster News today, we learned just how difficult it can be for one of Canada’s medal hopefuls for Beijing. […]
Canadian Nationals: Results of First Night
Although many of its stars are just returning from a successful trip to Brazil for the Pan American Games, they did not let it get in their way of swimming lights out at the first night of the Canadian National Championships. The Pan Ams team dominated the winner’s circle as names like Savannah King, Annamay Pierce and Matt Hawes (to name […]
Mania Wins, Highlights Bell Grand Prix
Canadian Swimming can’t be too happy that two of the country’s largest stars, world-champion Brent Hayden and finalist Brian Johns, elected to compete at the Santa Clara Invitational this weekend over the domestic Grand Prix Series in Montreal this weekend. After all, Canada Chief Pierre Lafontaine had said that building up the domestic series was […]
Controversial Canadian Swim Coach Cecil Russell Banned for Life…Again
Cecil Russell, at the very least, is a very divisive figure in Canadian swimming. The coach has experienced a lot of success over the years, but has also turned many heads with convictions of deep involvement in drug (both performance-enhancing and not) distribution along with a multitude of other law-breaking offenses that often go […]
Canadian Record Highlights Final Night of Mel Zajac International
Kelsey Ditto started off the night in meet record fashion as she broke a 1991 record with her time of 8:36.19 in the women’s 800-meter freestyle.
Megan Jendrick won her second event of the meet, the 50-meter breaststroke, in 31.88. She defended her title as last year she swept the breaststroke events and set a meet […]
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