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| Swim-a-thon at Kinsmen on Saturday, May 17th, 2008 |
May 13, 2008 |
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| Swing your arms and warm up your pencils. It’s time
for Swim-a-thon again and this season we are all down at Kinsmen.
This season we are going to try to have everybody swim the fastest
5km possible in the two hour time block. We always use some parent
volunteers to count swimmer’s laps and get times for the distance. We will be running our groups through 3 ‘shifts’ with a BBQ in Kin Park at the end. The groupings are as follows:
The HP/P and TAG/JAG swimmers will be out in the field from 3-5pm
playing Frisbee, Soccer or Bacon (don’t ask) until the BBQ cranks up
at 5pm and the JOW, OW join us. |
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| EKI - Meet Report |
May 6, 2008 |
| OSC wins the Edmonton Keyano International! With another strong team effort from our swimmers OSC has set another “First Ever” by winning the EKI. This was a whole team effort with many of our TAG and JAG swimmers making finals and pushing to the top of the heat. Some stand out performances were done by Deanna Matthews breaking a 20 year old EKI record in the 200m backstroke and Natasha Fung breaking a former OSC EKI record in the 200m IM. Other great swims were Hanna Lantz making Age Group Nationals in the 1500m Free and Shyla Golly and Arynn deLeeuw both making Provincial A standards. We had several more OSC Club Records broken with the 12 and under boys leading the way. They broke the 4x100 Medley and Freestyle relays on the weekend (Jordan Aseron, Kyle Aseron, Mackenzie Lubberding and Noah Lubberding). The 15-17 women broke the 200m MR (Deanna Matthews, Aisha Friesen, Lori Layne Kremer and Bobbie Mielnichuk). Deanna Matthews broke her own 50m Back Club Record and Noah Lubberding broke a long standing 10 and Under 800m Free record at the 800m split in his 1500m Free. Beyond all the records, best times and fast swimming was a team that was very dedicated to swimming well and supporting each other. OSC once again showed great team spirit and blazed the path to the top of the meet by training hard and having fun! Congratulations to all! |
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| EKI - Meet Report |
May 6, 2008 |
| OSC wins the Edmonton Keyano International! With another strong team effort from our swimmers OSC has set another “First Ever” by winning the EKI. This was a whole team effort with many of our TAG and JAG swimmers making finals and pushing to the top of the heat. Some stand out performances were done by Deanna Matthews breaking a 20 year old EKI record in the 200m backstroke and Natasha Fung breaking a former OSC EKI record in the 200m IM. Other great swims were Hanna Lantz making Age Group Nationals in the 1500m Free and Shyla Golly and Arynn deLeeuw both making Provincial A standards. We had several more OSC Club Records broken with the 12 and under boys leading the way. They broke the 4x100 Medley and Freestyle relays on the weekend (Jordan Aseron, Kyle Aseron, Mackenzie Lubberding and Noah Lubberding). The 15-17 women broke the 200m MR (Deanna Matthews, Aisha Friesen, Lori Layne Kremer and Bobbie Mielnichuk). Deanna Matthews broke her own 50m Back Club Record and Noah Lubberding broke a long standing 10 and Under 800m Free record at the 800m split in his 1500m Free. Beyond all the records, best times and fast swimming was a team that was very dedicated to swimming well and supporting each other. OSC once again showed great team spirit and blazed the path to the top of the meet by training hard and having fun! Congratulations to all! |
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| Deanna Matthews & Paige Kremer added to Team Canada |
May 6, 2008 |
| Deanna Matthews and Paige Kremer have been added to
Team Canada along with fellow OSC swimmers Natasha Fung and
Mackenzie Lubberding. These four OSC swimmers will be competing for Team Canada against USA and Mexico in the 2nd NACC meet. Deanna has been a Youth National Team Member this past winter in Geneva and Luxemburg, Natasha Fung was selected to the Canadian Age Group National Team which competed in Portland this past December, while Mackenzie Lubberding and Paige Kremer becomes OSC’s youngest ever National Team Selections. The meet will be held in Edmonton August 4th to 10th. |
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| Double Double - Meet Recap |
May 6, 2008 |
| Hey Guys! That was an excellent meet for all
swimmers! It was so good to see all the young swimmers get back up on the blocks after such a long competition break. I was very pleased to see everyone get up and attack each and every race. We also had 3 new 'B' qualifiers in the 400 free; Nikola Srnic, Tyler Wells and Kathryn Legaspi. Way to go guys!! It’s great to see all that hard work in practice paying off! Keep up the awesome work guys! Now that we are getting into the long coarse season, it’s very important to keep working hard and having fun! Let's finish off the season with a BANG! And show all our competitors what OSC is made of! |
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| Fountain Park TAG training schedule changes |
April 28, 2008 |
| At the start of May every year, our Fountain Park
program is forced to reduce by 1 lane to accommodate the Sailfish
summer club, which causes our TAG group to be confined to minimal
lane space. This year, we have been lucky enough to secure extra
lane space for the FP TAG group at NAIT, 4:30-6:30pm on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, from May 5 through June 4, 2008. This space
gives TAG the most ideal training environment possible for the month
of May, as well as gets the TAG group training alongside the
Performance group once per week, on Wednesdays. All other practices for TAG will remain at the regularly schedule time and pool. Thank you. |
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OSC Double Double |
April 26, 2008 |
| Real-time results: Click here | |
| OSC Financial Policy |
April 25, 2008 |
| An updated version of the Olympian Swim Club's financial policy has been posted under the 'About OSC' menu. The key changes in the updated policy are to sections 21 & 22 regarding swim meets and team travel. Please check out the financial policy document if you are interested in knowing more. | |
| Provincial Stroke Camp - Recap |
April 25, 2008 |
| Another great camp for the Olympian Swim Club swimmers at the Alberta Provincial Stroke Camp held this past weekend in Grande Prairie. The three strokes that highlighted were Individual Medley (Shaneese Nowlan and Berkley Nowlan), Breaststroke and Distance Freestyle (Paige Kremer, Bruno Sharpe, and Kelly Delorme). Our athletes were once again stand out performers with Shaneese awarded the ‘Leader of the Camp’ and both Paige and Bruno awarded for their dedication and work ethic. Both Berkley and Kelly developed some new skills and I believe are better from the experience. It was very nice to see a few new OSC faces at the stroke camps this season and that they were able to carry on the tradition of excellence while at the camps. Way to go ‘O’ in the end, we had 12 swimmers represented at the stroke camps this season… | |
| University of Alberta Summer Swim Camps |
April 25, 2008 |
| University of Alberta Summer Swim Camps are a great
way to brush up on your swimming before September rolls around. The
camps are run by current and former U of A Golden Bears and Pandas
under the supervision of the Head Coach of the Varsity Squad. The
camp focuses on improving basic components of the four competitive
strokes, turns, starts, and other aspects of swimming. It includes: - Aerobic training and stroke drills which concentrate on stroke efficiency - Mental skills, dry land sessions, and nutrition lectures The cost of the camp is $200. There are two weeks that the camps run on. July 7-11, and July 28-Aug 1. Everyday the camp starts at 8:30 AM and runs until 4:00 PM. Lunch: CAB cafeteria. Purchase on-site or bring your own. For registration information, check out http://www.activityreg.ualberta.ca/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?aid=59 |
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| 3 OSC Swimmers named to Team Alberta for US Grand Prix |
April 18, 2008 |
| Based off performances swum at Olympic Trials, Bobbie Mielnichuk, Lori Layne Kremer and Joshua Au will all be representing Alberta at the US Grand Prix Meet in Charlotte, North Carolina in June. The meet is in early June and is host to many of the USA’s best athletes in their preparation for their Olympic Trials. | |
| 2 OSC Swimmers named to Team Canada for NACC |
April 18, 2008 |
| Natasha Fung and Mackenzie Lubberding have been
selected to represent Canada at this summer's North America
Challenge Cup. The meet, which was held last summer in Los Angeles,
will take place right here in Edmonton between August 4-10, 2008.
Natasha and Mackenzie are 2 of only 6 Alberta swimmers selected to this National team. Congratulations, O's! |
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| OSC Double Double - Officials needed |
April 18, 2008 |
| I will need some officials for the upcoming
Double-Double swim meet for Saturday April 26th and Sunday the 27th.
There will be one session on Saturday beginning at 1:00 PM and two
on Sunday (prelim at 9:00 AM with an 8 o’clock warm-up and finals at
4:40 PM with a 3:30 warm-up). We are using one 8-lane pool at
Kinsman and we will require timers and stroke and turn for these
sessions. The sessions should be only 2 hours in length as we are
running only 5 events each day. You can send your information to me directly at bnowlan@shaw.ca and indicate your preference and qualifications (timer or stroke and turn). |
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Silver Cup added to Meet Announcements |
April 18, 2008 |
| The meet listed on the meet sign up form as “Meet –
TBA” on the May 24-25 weekend has changed. We will now be attending
the Silver Tide Silver Cup the following weekend, May 31 & June 1.
With the 10 and under series on Sunday the 1st, and some swimmers
having meets the following 2 weekends, not all swimmers will be
competing in both days of the Silver Cup. The coaching staff will be
meeting in the coming weeks to decide what will be the best
competition schedule for each swimmer. Please check with your
swimmer’s coach to see which days they will be competing. The response that was indicated on the meet form for “Meet – TBA” will be honoured for this competition. If any family would like to change their response either way due to the change in date please contact the office by May 5. If you have any questions about this competition please contact Dave Macdonald (dave@olympianswimclub.com). |
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Officials Needed for EKI |
April 11, 2008 |
| Keyano Swim Club has asked that we assist with
officiating at the upcoming EKI swim meet which goes from Thursday
May 1st through to Sunday May 4th. There are two sessions per day
(one prelim in the morning and the finals at night) while the
opening day (Thursday) has only one evening event. This club really
stepped up to the plate and helped OSC with many needed officials at
the recent Short Course A’s. It’s our turn to reciprocate. Volunteer
points are applicable for any meets that you volunteer for. If you can help, please click on this link: http://www.eksc.com/v_meetshosted_08EKI.html You can select a time slot and a position that is suitable for you and sign up electronically. Let’s show them what the OSC spirit is all about. |
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Olympic Trials - 4x200 Relay SILVER for OSC! |
April 3, 2008 |
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The Relay of Dana Armstrong, Bobbie Mielnichuk,
Natasha Fung and Madison Mills swam in the fastest heat of the
Women's 4x200 Free Relay Thursday night in Montreal. Moving up from
a seventh place ranking to Silver took Dana Armstrong leading off in
a Personal Best time, Bobbie swimming her second 200 Free (the relay
was 20mins after her 200 Free B Final), Natasha bettering her time
from the morning and Madison fighting off two teams for the finish.
The time of 8:36.43 demolishes the old Club Record of 8:46.82 set in
November of 2007.
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| Natasha Fung sets New Canadian Record in 200 IM |
March 17, 2008 |
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Fung set a new National Age Group Record in the 13-14-year-old Girls
200m IM on Sunday evening at the Alberta Age Group Provincials in
Edmonton. Natasha's swim broke the previous national record set in 1987 by Allison Higson of 2:16.79. Higson was an Olympic Bronze Medalist in 1988, as well as a world record-holder in the 200 Breaststroke. Natasha's swim also broke her own Provincial Record set in December 2007. Natasha's splits were as follows:
Congratulations, Natasha! |
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| Provincial Record at the OSC March 1st Time Trial |
March 3, 2008 |
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Our 13-14 girls set a new Provincial Record on Saturday at the OSC
March 1st Time Trial. Madison Mills, Kristan Kushlyk, Lori Layne
Kremer and Natasha Fung broke the 23-year-old 400m Medley Relay
record set by Keyano in 1985. The old record of 4:25.74 was crushed
by the Olympian girls, who combined for a blistering time of
4:21.99! Their splits were as follows:
Congratulations, Girls!! |
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Natasha Fung sets Provincial 200 IM Record in Portland. |
December 10, 2007 |
| Natasha, swimming with Team Canada at the Paul Bergen meet, had several great swims, including her first individual Alberta Provincial record in 200IM. Tash's time of 2:19.16 betters the previous Girls 13-14 mark held by long tome Olympian Kelly Timmons, 2:20.42 set in 2001. Real-time results: Click here | |
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Deanna Matthews sets another Provincial Record in Portland. |
December 8, 2007 |
| Day two of the Bergen meet starts with a bang! Deanna Matthews sets a new 15-17 Girls 200 Backstroke Alberta record with a 2:12.63 in morning prelims. The "old" record, 2:13.85, lasted two weeks, also set by Deanna at Bell Grand Prix in November. Real-time results: Click here | |
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Josh Au takes down Tom Ponting's 200 Fly Record in Portland, Oregon |
December 7, 2007 |
| On the first day at the Paul Bergen Jr. International in Portland, Oregon, OSC breaks another Provincial Record. This time it was Joshua Au racing for a medal in the 200 butterfly. His time of 2:01.54 eclipses the twenty-five year old 15-17 record of 2:02.23 held by three-time Canadian Olympic Team Member Tom Ponting. Josh set up the race perfectly to the 150m mark and swam fast enough on the last 50m to break another of the oldest Provincial Records. Real-time results: Click here | |
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Another 100 Fly Alberta Record for Lori-Layne Kremer in Toronto, Ontario |
December 7, 2007 |
| Lori-Layne Kremer, with Swim Alberta's Youth Team in Toronto, continues to play with the Alberta 13-14 SC 100 Butterfly record. Coming off a stellar performance at Bell Grand Prix, Lori-Layne updated her own record, going 1:02.54, also setting the Youth Cup meet record. Real-time results: Click here | |
| Lori Layne adds another Provincial Record in the 200 Butterfly |
November 25, 2007 |
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Layne Kremer completed the sweep of the 13-14 Girls Butterfly record
book! Having set the 50 Butterfly mark at Westerns last spring, and
the 100 mark yesterday, her Short Course 200m Butterfly time of
2:16.64 in prelims at Bell Grand Prix on Sunday was over 4 seconds
faster than the previous record set by Keyano coach Colleen
(Hnatiuk) Marchese, 2:20.72 set in 1989. The swim also has Lori
Layne going into her 2nd National A final tonight.Lori Layne's splits went as follows:
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| Provincial Record for Lori Layne Kremer on Day 2 of the Bell Grand Prix |
November 24, 2007 |
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Lori
Layne Kremer broke the 13-14 Girls Short Course 100m Butterfly on
Day 2 of the Bell Grand Prix. The previous record was set in 1991 by
former National Team member Jessica Amey. The swim was good enough
to get into the Final of the Bell Grand Prix, in which she finished
7th overall. Lori Layne smashed the previous record by more than 1 full second with her time of 1:02.64. The previous record was 1:04.09. Her splits went as follows:
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| 2nd Provincial Record on the day for Deanna Maaaatthews!! |
November 24, 2007 |
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 Deanna
Matthews took down the oldest Alberta Record in the books Friday
night in the Long Course 200m Backstroke. Deanna broke the
long-standing 15-17 Girls record of Cheryl Gibson, set on February
5, 1977 in Amersfoort, Netherlands. Cheryl, a medalist from the 1976
Olympic Games in Montreal, set the record as a part of the South
Side Swim Club in Edmonton. This is the second 15-17 record broken
by Deanna on Day 1 of the Bell Grand Prix in Toronto.Deanna's time of 2:16.93 was nearly a full second under the old record of 2:17.78. Her final time also placed her 3rd overall in the women's final at the Bell Grand Prix - Deanna's first medal in a Senior National competition. Congratulations, Deanna! Her splits were as follows:
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New Provincial Record for Deanna Matthews! |
November 23, 2007 |
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has its first Provincial Record breaker of the 2007-08 season! In
the first big meet of the year, Deanna Matthews broke the 15-17
Girls Provincial Record in the Short Course 200m Backstroke. The record was set in
the preliminary session of Day 1 at the Bell Grand Prix meet in
Toronto. Deanna's time of 2:13.85 breaks the old record of 2:13.96 set by Katelyn Murdoch of UCSC in 2004. Her splits were as follows:
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OSC Record-Breaking Girls on CityTV Edmonton |
March 14, 2006 |
| CityTV Edmonton (Channel 7) Jamie Thomas and CityNews at 6 visits OSC's National Age Group Record setting 11-12 Girls Medley Relay team on Tuesday, March 14, 2006! See the video from CityTV. Large file, high-speed required. You can also read all about their amazing swim right here. | |
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