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| Good Luck to All Swimmers at the Ontario Open Age Group Synchronized Swimming Championships (Age Groups) in Ottawa! |
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SSO COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR - Job Posting Deadline EXTENDED TO
MAY 31, 2013 For more details about this SSO employment opportunity, click here . |
| Ontario Open Age Group Synchronized Swimming Championships (Age Groups) Figure Group Draws: |
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10 & Under: Group 2
11-12: Group 1
13-15 (Provincial): Group 3
16-20: Group 2
AWD C: Group 1
13-15 Fina: 3
Junior Fina: 1
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| Synchro Ontario celebrates as Clare McGovern is named Junior Athlete of the 2013 Canadian Open Championships |
| Clare McGovern won the gold medal in the National Junior Solo event and in the duet event with her teammate Wenjing Deng. She also won the bronze medal in the team event and finished third in figures. |
| Jennifer Shaver Koptie wins Suzanne Eon Trophy |
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Ontario's very own Jennifer Shaver Koptie from Variety Village Synchro Club won the Suzanne Eon Trophy awarded to a coach during Synchro Canada's Canadian Open Championships to reward and encourage this person to continue coaching. Congratulations Jenn!!! |
| 7 Ontario athletes qualify to Junior National Team Top 16 |
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Ontario swimmers are awesome, with 7 of 16 athletes qualifying
from National Team Trials to move on to National Junior Team
Training Camp! We wish them all the best at this next phase!
GO ONTARIO!
Here are the top 16 athletes from Phase 2 that advanced to the first four days of Synchro Canada's 2013 Junior National Team camp, which will be held July 3-6 in Calgary, AB. The final team of 12 athletes will be named following this camp.
CASKEY, Claire (Etobicoke, ON, Granite
Synchro) |
| Ontario Athletes and Coaches deliver major wins at Canadian Open Championships in Quebec City |
| CONGRATULATIONS to ALL Ontario Athletes and Coaches for the amazing results at Synchro Canada's Canadian Open Championships!! You make us all very proud! Visit www.synchro.ca for full results! |
| Canadian Olympic Committee, Synchro Canada and the city of Quebec honour Canada's Senior National Team |
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April 29, 2013
QUEBEC CITY – On April 28th, the City of Quebec,
in partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee and Synchro
Canada hosted a breakfast in honour of Canada’s Senior National Team
and Senior National B Team. They were joined by young, local
students, who had the opportunity to meet some of their favourite
athletes. |
| Annual General Meeting |
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June 22, 2013 |
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Sport Alliance Ontario, Toronto |
| Click here for a link to all forms |
| Congratulations Addy! |
| Addy Strickland picking up the top prize from Susan Kitchen, Executive Director, Coaches Association of Ontario, in the MY Coach video contest. Abby won $800 for submitting her video about her coach Deanna Sokolowski and receiving the most votes online during the month of March. Addy swims for the Nepean Synchronized Swimming Club. She was up against finalist videos submitted for a coaches in the sports of Gymnastics, Volleyball and Equestrian. |
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| Click here for the video. |
| Routines Advancing to the Ontario Open Age Group Synchronized Swimming Championships (OOAGSSC) |
| Duets advancing and Solos advancing |
| 2012 HP AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT AT PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| Each season, Synchro Swim Ontario recognizes, through our High Performance Awards, our province's top ranking Athletes and Coaches in each of three National Stream categories based on their final national and international results. We are very proud to announce the recipients of the 2011/2012 HP Awards as follows: |
| Caroline Marshall (Granite Synchronized Swim Club) - 13-15 FINA Athlete |
| Manny Wu (Granite Synchronized Swim Club) - 13-15 FINA Coach |
| Sam Nealon (Granite Synchronized Swim Club) - Junior FINA Athlete |
| Sheilagh Croxon and Yingli Hou (Granite Synchronized Swim Club) - Junior FINA Coach |
| Erin Willson (National Centre of Excellence; Granite Synchronized Swim Club) Senior FINA Athlete (Making top 12 for 2012 Olympic Team) |
| Congratulations to all of the above recipients of Synchro Swim Ontario's HP Awards. We are tremendously proud of your accomplishments and thank each of you for your tremendous efforts. Your contributions and successes to our sport provide great aspiration to those that follow! |
| Provincial Talent ID & Provincial Team Selection Criteria |
| 2013 Provincial Talent ID & Provincial Team Selection Criteria - small edits Jan 22, 2013 (13-15 page - highlighted, top 30 advance to Phase 2, top 12 on team) |
| 2013 Provincial Team Programs (posted Feb 12, 2013) |
| Police Records Checks |
| With special thanks to Sport4Ontario, the following most recent information regarding Police Record Checks is available. |
| The Ontario Government has introduced a new resource titled An Overview of Provincially Mandated Police Records Check: A Resource for Ontario`s Not-for-Profit Sector. This document provides an overview of provincial legislative and regulatory requirements for police records checks for the Nonprofit (NFP) sector. The overview can serve as an educational tool to enhance understanding and knowledge with respect to appropriate use of police records checks as one important component of good screening practices. |
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To access this document, please click on the link below: http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/english/pp/police_records_checks/introduction.shtml |
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Etobicoke Olympium undergoing 20 million dollar renewal in advance of the 2015 Pan Am Games |
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| Olympium Synchro athletes along with Olympian Claire Carver-Dias and 2012 Junior National Team member Clare McGovern were part of the official announcement January 9th announcing the major renewal project for the Etobicoke Olympium in advance of the 2015 Pan Am Games. |
| Please link to the news articles below regarding the announcement: |
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http://www.thestar.com/sports/ |
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http://www.insidetoronto.com/ |
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http://news.ca.msn.com/ |
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http://www.citynews.ca/2013/ |
| Official 2015 Pan Am Games website: www.toronto2015.org |
| Canadian Olympic Committee Funding Full-Strength Team for Toronto 2015 |
| Click here for full story |
| 2012-13 Synchro Swim Ontario - Quest for Gold/OAAP |
| Welcome Representative Directors to the Synchro Swim Ontario Board ! |
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Athlete Representative - Jenilee Keslering Coach Representative - Jennifer Shaver Koptie Officials Representative - Leslie Taylor |
| 15th FINA World Masters Championships - Montreal 2014 |
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| www.finamasters2014.org |
| Burning Bright for Breast Cancer 2012 |
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Synchro Swim Ontario is proud to announce
that member clubs have raised an incredible $38,178.14 for
the 2012 Burning Bright for Breast Cancer campaign bringing the
9-year grand total to a whopping $330,872.82.
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| Congratulations to the top fundraising club Sudbury Synchro who raised $10,841.76 and will be the recipient of the Myra Gerow Award. Burlington Synchro is the 2nd highest fundraising club raising $5,487.66. Toronto Synchro claimed the 3rd highest fundraising club with $4,710.00 |
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This year's top fundraisers are:
Elizabeth Sweeney of Sudbury Synchro - $2,500.00
Emma Macartney of Burlington Synchro - $2,026.70
Megan Sarmatiuk of Sudbury Synchro - $790.00
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| Congratulations to All 2012 Synchro Canada Award |
| Recipients & Winners from Ontario! |
| Life Time Achievement Award: Leslie Taylor (Grimsby, ON) |
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The Silver Pin Awards: Carolyn MacGregor (Kitchener, ON) |
| Officials’ Recognition: Lesley Ahara (Ballinafad, ON), Colleen Aird (Toronto, ON), Brad George (Oshawa, ON), Suzanne Laroche (Nepean, ON), Michele Lopers-George (Oshawa, ON), Leanne McDonnell (Waterloo, ON), Marcia Scrimgeour (Ottawa, ON), Karen Seymour (Cavan, ON), Lianna Sottile (Ottawa, ON) |
| Synchro Ontario also wishes to thank everyone from across the country that were recognized at the Synchro Canada Awards Banquet for their many contributions to our sport. |
| For further information, visit www.synchro.ca |
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Synchro Canada thanks its new retired athletes for their contribution to Canadian synchronized swimming |
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| Newly retired athletes are: Marie-Pier Boudreau-Gagnon (Rivière-du-Loup, QC), Tracy Little (Pointe-Claire, QC) and Élise Marcotte (L’Ancienne-Lorette, QC), who represented the country at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, Stéphanie Durocher (Repentigny, QC), Jo-Annie Fortin (Montréal, QC) and Valérie Welsh (Saint-Nicolas, QC), who took part in their first Olympic Games in London, and Rachel Kowalski (Kitchener, ON) and Marie Rondeau (Quebec City, QC), members of the Senior National B Team. |
| For full story, visit www.synchro.ca |
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Canadian London 2012 Olympic Synchronized Swimming Team Video |
| Photo exhibition of the Canadian synchronised swimming team training at Ponds Forge ISC, Sheffield the week before they competed at the London 2012 Olympic games. |
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsLax69P6Ts&feature=player_embedded |
| Julie Sauve Inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame |
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| The Canadian Olympic Committee received donations totalling over 3 million dollars at the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame Gala Dinner and Induction Ceremony. Proceeds are to support the Canadian Olympic Team. For more details, go to www.olympic.ca. |
| Synchro Ontario Rulebook 2012-13 (posted September 13, 2012) |
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Please find the final 2012-13 Synchro Ontario Rulebook attached after club feedback was reviewed by the Board. All coaches should read and understand the rulebook and are encouraged to email the Synchro Ontario Staff if they have questions or require clarifications on any rules. |
| Ontario Athletes representing Canada at Junior Worlds |
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Ontario's Clare McGovern, Samantha Nealon, and Lisa Sanders will be representing Canada at the 2012 FINA World Junior Championships, September 12-16 in Greece as part of Canada Junior National Team. Good luck Clare, Samantha & Lisa from Granite Synchro! Be sure to visit www.synchro.ca for updates and results. |
| Canadian Team shines at 2012 Olympic Games |
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| Congratulations to Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon, Jo-Annie Fortin, Chloe Isaac, Stephanie Leclair, Tracy Little, Elise Marcotte, Karine Thomas and Valerie Welsh for their 4th place finish in team! |
| Congratulations to Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon and Elise Marcotte for their 4th place finish in duet! |
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5th place finish for the 13-15 National Team at Mediterranean Cup in Spain! |
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Congratulations to Ontario athletes who represented Canada as part
of 13-15 National Team at the Mediterranean Cup in Spain...and
Assistant Coach Elena Podolsky. Congratulations! Figures: 22. Caroline Marshall (Ont., Granite Synchro) 31. Dylan Harding (Ont., Granite Synchro) 41. Madeline Walker-Byron (Ont., Granite Synchro) 43. Mady Duboc (Ont., Granite Synchro) 49. Ioana Gheta 52. Brianna Wodehouse (Ont., Granite Synchro) 55. Laurence Boutin 56. Wenjing Deng (Ont., Granite Synchro) 63. Halle Pratt 65. Amy Armstrong (Ont., Variety Village Synchro) Duet: Caroline Marshall/Dylan Harding 6th Solo: Caroline Marshall 6th |
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Ontario captures bronze medal in Team at the 2012 US Open in Henderson, Nevada |
| Congratulations to Marie Albert, Claire Caskey, Madison Craney, Alycia Halyk, Ashley Ko, Cosette Leblanc, Shannon Smith, Nicky Young, and Sarah Masters, and Coaches Kelly Hogan and Jennifer Shaver. |
| Duet Results |
| Marie Rose ALBERT and Shannon SMITH place 7th in Finals |
| Alycia HALYK, Cosette LEBLANC placed 9th in Prelims |
| Solo Results |
| Claire CASKEY placed 4th in Finals |
| Nicky YOUNG placed 9th in Prelims |
| Great Successes for Ontario! |
| Results from the US Open can be found at |
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http://www.usasynchro.org/ |
| Provincial 10&U, 11-12 A, 11-12 B and 13-15 B Teams attend Developing Champions for Life Camp July 6-8 |
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Congratulations to all athletes on a great weekend. See you in September! |
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| Congratulations Erika! |
| Erika Lindner has been selected as the Toronto 2015 Pan/Para Am Games Chair, Sport Organizing Committee for Aquatics – Synchronized Swimming. For the complete announcement, click here |
| New! Share A Story Section |
| Click here for the section |