April 1-6, 2008! The Countdown is On!

Good luck to all Swimmers! New Canadian and Ontario Age Group Records The following is a recap of a Record Setting Streak set by Swimmers at recent competitions: Eastern National Championships and Junior Provincial SC Championships! Click HERE Junior Provincials Wrap Up Congratulations to all of our athletes who participated in London! Check out the recaps, results and awards HERE Draft Schedule for 2008-2009 Available Please note that a DRAFT schedule is available HERE. Dates and locations will change as more information becomes available. RaceTek Video Race Analysis at Olympic Trials Talisman RaceTek Services is offering “VRA’s” to all registrants in the Competition. For more information, please click HERE Provincial Team Events 2008 Tri Meet & Camp – May 7-11, 2008 - Ottawa Swimmer selection is now available online HERE. Congratulations to all of the selected swimmers! Coaching staff to be announced shortly. Open Water Camp 2008 Congratulations to the swimmers who have been named to the 2008 Swim Ontario Open Water Team. To see the list of selected swimmers, please click HERE High Performance Team – Charlotte 2008 Coaches and Swimmers – Just a reminder as you plan your LC competitions for 2008. A great High Performance Tour opportunity is available through Swim Ontario – Charlotte 2008. The selection criteria can be found HERE High Performance Club Grant The 2007-2008 High Performance Club Grant funding has been issued. Check the information at the following link for recipients, amounts and criteria HERE. Please contact Kelly Steeves with any questions Coaching Education and Programming 2008 Swim Ontario Conference and AGM Please mark your calendars for September 19-21, 2008! The annual Swim Ontario/OSCA conference will be held in Huntsville at the beautiful Delta Grandview Resort. Bring the family and take advantage of a weekend away in Muskoka complete with golf and recreation. Delegates will be responsible for booking their own accommodation; a registration form will be provided by the Delta Grandview and will be circulated in the coming months. We look forward to another successful well attended conference. Initial conference information can be found HERE. Want to learn more about Grandview now? Please visit the resort website HERE. 1st Annual Swim Ontario Golf Tournament September 2, 2008 Swim Ontario and Wooden Sticks Golf Club in Uxbridge will be hosting a golf tournament in support of the Canadian Tire Jump Start program. Please see the attached flyer, and look for more information on the SWIM ONTARIO WEBSITE soon! Club Roster Check All clubs are reminded the do the club roster check that double checks their HyTek file with the registration database, ensuing that all entries and registrations go through smoothly. Please do this as soon as possible, and follow the directions listed on our website. Coaching Courses Upcoming Skills Coach courses in Kingston, Leamington and London and a Technical 3 in New Brunswick. For more information and online registration, click HERE Level 1 Coaches are Now Inactive As we have been posting since October 2006, as of January 1, 2008 all Level 1 coaches who have not completed their Skills Coach Assessments and Making Ethical Decisions module have lost their active coaching status. Please upgrade to Skills immediately to reactivate your certification. More information on this can be found HERE. Job Position - AQUATIC SPORT COUNCIL PROJECT MANAGER ASC is currently seeking a part-time project manager on a two-year contract. Please read the information and application HERE Club Administration ***Important Registration Information Memo*** The current agreement that Swimming Canada has with SwimDirect for the online registration system expires on March 31, 2008. Effective April 1st, Swimming Canada will assume the control of the registration process with the launch of our new national online system that will offer the similar functionality and ease that we are accustomed to with our current on line competition sanction and results system. Please read the complete memo HERE. Swim A Thon It’s that time of year when clubs are hosting their Swim a Thon programs. For those of you that are new to the program or are experienced and just need a reminder, please read THIS PAGE. If you have any questions regarding SAT, please contact Victoria Corrigan Swim A Thon 2007 Top Achievers Congratulations to last years award winners! Overall Top Achiever – Sinead Russell from Dolphin Swim Club, Central Region – Madeleine Howard from Scarborough Swim Club, Eastern Region – Jackson Wyatt from Upper Canada Swim Club, Huronia Region – Hailley Guthrie from Trent Swim Club, Northeast Region – Whitney Jardine from Timmins Marlins Swim Club, Northwest Region– Tahsha Schabler from Kenora Swimming, Western Region– Victoria Myers from Windsor Aquatic Club New Gold Bonus Invoicing The invoice portion of the new sanctioning delivery process, is now operational on the swimmeet.ca site. When you have completed your meet and uploaded your results, while still in the completed meet section, if you go to the post meet report, you will find the generated gold bonus invoice for your meet. This will help in eliminating any of the guess work for you. Simply print the invoice and submit with your cheque to Swim Ontario. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Victoria Corrigan New Swim Ontario Website – Coming Soon! Swim Ontario is currently revising and in the process of giving our website a facelift in order to serve you better. Keep your eyes open for a new site on the way soon!

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