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20-2-2012
WESTERNS DAY 4 - FINAL REPORT
Day 4 for is done and Cascade has won the Western Canadian Championship for the 3rd year in a row!
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19-2-2012
WESTERNS - DAY 4 MID-SESSION REPORT
Quick update on where we are so far tonight...
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19-2-2012
WESTERNS - DAY 4 PROVINCIAL RECORD #5
It was down to 4/100ths of a second as Snodgrass vs Vanlegeham round #4 began...
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19-2-2012
Westerns 2012 Team Photo
Check out the group from Westerns in Winnipeg...
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19-2-2012
Swimming Canada Article on Brooklynn Snodgrass
Check out the article below on Cascade's Brooklynn Snodgrass...
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19-2-2012
WESTERNS - DAY 3 - FINALS REPORT
Check out the night's recap of events...
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18-2-2012
WESTERNS - DAY 3 - ULTRANEWSFLASH!
Provincial Record #4 and NATIONAL RECORD #1 - Brooklynn Snodgrass - 200 Back 2:06.40!
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18-2-2012
WESTERNS - DAY 3 - SUPERNEWSFLASH!
Provincial Record #3 on day 3 - Scott McGillivray 49.50! 100 Free...
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18-2-2012
WESTERNS DAY 2 - NEWSFLASH
The editorial room has just received notice that Cascade broke two - count em - not one but two provincial records last night - the other being Brooklynn Snodgrass' 100m backstroke...
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18-2-2012
WESTERNS - DAY 2 - NEWSFLASH!
Scott McGillvray's GOLD medal swim in the 50 fly - Provincial Record!!!
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18-2-2012
WESTERNS - DAY 2 FINALS REPORT
One more new National Qualifier with Kelsey Crocker in the 200 breast...
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17-2-2012
Cascade swimmers mentioned
Check out the link below to Swimnews.com and look to the end of the article on Westerns...
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17-2-2012
WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY 1 FINALS REPORT
Please see below for the complete Day 1 report from Winnipeg...
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16-2-2012
WESTERNS DAY 1 - NEWSFLASH
Day 1 has just begun and Cascade has a brand new senior national qualifier...
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16-2-2012
WESTERNS LIVE RESULTS LINK ACTIVE
Please see below for the link to live results in Winnipeg...
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16-2-2012
WESTERNS - STILL NO LIVE RESULTS LINK
We are still waiting for the link to become active - in the meantime...
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15-2-2012
WESTERNS - WAITING FOR LIVE RESULTS LINK
The live results link for Westerns is not yet posted - please see below for more information...
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14-2-2012
ALBERTA AGE GROUP TRIALS
Entries now posted...
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10-2-2012
Psych Sheets for Westerns Posted
Please follow the link below for Western's psyche sheets...
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8-2-2012
THE HISTORY OF SWIMMING
Check out this interesting video clip from ancient Italy...
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7-2-2012
OFFICIAL SWIMMING CANADA 2012 OLYMPIC/PARALYMPIC TRIALS PAGE
Check out the link below for the official meet page of the 2012 Swimming Olympic and Paralympic Trials...
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7-2-2012
TEAM AQUATIC SUPPLIES - RACING SUIT SALE!
Please see below for more information on the racing suit sales throughout the month of February...
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6-2-2012
Pronghorn Classic DAY 2 (AG Results)
KADE WIST NEW AG NATIONALS QUALIFIER!
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6-2-2012
10K WORLD CUP OPEN WATER - ARGENTINA
Tyra Rooney competed yesterday for team Canada at the open water world cup...
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5-2-2012
Pronghorn Classic DAY 1 (AG Results)
CASC AG Swimmers off to a great start to the Provincial Championship season.
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5-2-2012
BLACK & BLUE - OKOTOKS DAY 1
Our neighbours just to the south of us are hosting the black & blue meet at the Okotoks rec centre...
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5-2-2012
PRONGHORN CLASSIC - LETHBRIDGE
Check below for the link to live results from Lethbridge...
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3-2-2012
WINNING EDGE - INJURY PREVENTION SEMINAR
The Winning Edge Seminars continue this month in February - the attachment below for the upcoming session on Injury Prevention...
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1-2-2012
BUILDING THE FOUNDATION OF SWIMMING
Check out this great article on building the foundation of swimming...
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30-1-2012
MORGAN BIRD BREAKS FIVE (!) CANADIAN RECORDS THIS WEEKEND!
Cascade swimmer Morgan Bird broke five Canadian Para-Swimming records this weekend at the 2012 Alberta Senior Short Course Provincial Championships in Medicine Hat...
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19-1-2012
COACHING RECOGNITION AWARDS
A few of our senior coaches have been recently recognized by the Canadian Swim Coaches & Teachers Association as well as the American Swim Coaches Association...
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9-1-2012
CANADIAN TIRE JUMPSTART GRANT APPLICATION
Jumpstart Grants from Canadian Tire through the Talisman Centre are once again open for the new year...
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WORLD CUP OPEN WATER SWIMMING IN BRAZIL
By: JP - Jan. 27, 2012

Tyra Rooney is accompanied by coach Marc Tremblay at the event where Tyra will compete against some of the world's best in the 10 kilometre ocean swim...
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Selection for Canadian Swimmers to attend Olympic Open Water Qualifier begins this weekend at FINA World Cup in Brazil
January, 26, 2012

- Victoria’s Richard Weinberger leads the pack of seven Canucks in Brazil- 

SANTOS, Brazil – Seven Canadian swimmers will be taking part in the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup this Sunday in Santos, Brazil with hopes of getting closer to an Olympic berth.

Amongst these seven athletes, Victoria’s Richard Weinberger is heading into the event with high expectations and the determination to extend his winning streak. 

Weinberger produced Canada’s top result in the 10k during last summers’ World Championships in Shanghai, yet a 16th place finish wasn’t enough to secure his spot for the Olympic swimming marathon in London. Only the top 10 swimmers at the Shanghai Championships earned their ticket to London, while the remaining 15 slots are yet to be filled. 

“The ultimate goal for me to be a medal contender at the Olympics,” said Weinberger. “But before I achieve that, I need to focus attaining the little goals that my coach and I have established. Training hard and achieving my race plan is constantly the focus of what I want to accomplish, and wining the race will be the result of all the hard work.” In an average week, Weinberger swims 100km. 

According to his coach Ron Jacks, Weinberger has been building his confidence since the Worlds and strives toward prolonging his wining streak. Weinberger won the Olympic Test event last August ahead of the World champion. Later in the season, he produced a gold medal for Canada at the Pan American Games in Mexico.

Other Canadians competing in Brazil are Zsofia Balazs of Toronto, ON, Caitlin Nolan of LaSalle, QC, Tyra Rooney of Calgary, AB, Nadine Williams of Sherwood Park, AB, Xavier Desharnais, Sherbrook, QC and Aimeson King of Victoria, BC will the hunt for a spot on Canada’s squad advancing to the 10km Marathon swimming Olympic qualifier. 

Swimming Canada, the governing body for competitive swimming in Canada, will be selecting a team of 4 athletes (2 male, 2 female), to race under the maple leaf banner at the Olympic Marathon Qualifier in Sebutal, Portugal next June with hopes of grabbing the remaining spots available to compete for the first time in the 10km race at the London Olympic games since its inception at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The top-placing Canadian swimmer at either the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cups in Brazil (January 29th) or Argentina (February 4th) will be selected to attend the Olympic Marathon Qualifier. 

The second qualifier will then be the next top-placing swimmer from either FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cups in Brazil, Argentina or Mexico on April 21st.

Official selection document is available on the Swimming Canada website at: www.swimming.ca/SelectionCriteria
 

 
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