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Letter from the Head Coaches Desk
As our season progresses into the New Year, our club continues to excel at all levels. Currently we are running training
camps in Edmonton for our Gold level groups and up as well as a camp down here in Phoenix for a group of ten Sr
National level swimmers. This time of year is a great way to get a jump start into the next cycle of our year, as we
prepare for championship meets taking place from February to April. We have two swimmers (Devon Bibault and Lili
Margitai) representing Canada this month at two different international level swim meets in Australia and another
swimmer representing Canada (Nadine Williams) in an open water swim in Brazil. A nice time of year to be in the
southern hemisphere!
As you have hopefully noticed by now, we have two new record boards located at the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre. Our
main one up in the stands and one for the swimmers located on the pool deck. These boards were 35 years in the
making. There are still some records dating back to the early 80’s with several former Keyano Olympians and there are
many new records that have been broken in the last several years. These boards are a testament to the success Keyano
has had for the past 35 years and what an accomplishment is it anytime a club record is broken.
As I have learned in my year of being in Edmonton, pool shutdowns seem to be a regular occurrence. We are doing our
best to deal with these extended shutdowns. Please make sure that if you are a family who swims at Confederation
Pool and Royal Glenora that you are in touch with your coach about the best alternative for your practice schedule
during your pool shutdown. If the suggested change for your group will not work for you, there may be another
alternative that might suit your family better.
As the days get longer, keep having fun, doing your best, and swimming fast. I wish you all happiness and success in
2013. Go Bears!
Sincerely,
Derrick Schoof
EKSC Head Coach and Director of Swimming
Keyano on Facebook and Twitter
Facebook: We would appreciate
that parents and swimmers that
have an account on Facebook to
"Like" and join our facebook
page. We are aiming to have 500
"Likes" and members by
June. We currently have 135 likes
on facebook. Please note that
this is also a community tool and
will be updated frequently with
news and photo's. This is also, a
space for alumni to be informed
on what is going on in the world
of The Bears!
Twitter: We would also
appreciate that parents and
swimmers that have an account
on Twitter to follow us. Again,
we are aiming for 500 followers
for June. We currently have 95
Followers.
Thanks so much! Your support
really does make a difference is
helping us reach our swim club
objectives.
Important Notes from Colleen
• THANK-YOU to everyone for all of their help at this past
weekend’s Blue Bears swim meet! We could not run such a
successful event for our athletes without the time and
support of our Parent Volunteers!
• Keyano Krossfit – Wednesday Nights from 5-6pm for Bronze
Swimmers looking to add an additional practice to their week - $5 per
session drop in fee
• Team Equipment – Placing another order – Order forms due to
the Keyano Office by Wednesday January 30th
Congratulations to our
Swimmers of the Month - December
Bonnie Doon – Gold – Katie Rosychuk, Silver – Jesse Power, Bronze –
Avery Przyswitt
Confederation – Gold – Talia Cole, Silver – Will Sun, Bronze – Johann
Badion
Jasper Place – Gold – Serena Ward-Cantor, Silver – Rayne Loeffler,
Bronze – Olivia Warnock
Royal Glenora – Gold – Bronwyn Tonelli, Silver – Rojine McVea, Bronze –
Paige Chapman
Terwillegar Pool – Gold – Meaghan Ure, Silver – Sommerset vanRooij,
Bronze – Mattea Lastovka
Kinsmen – Youth Championship – Stuart Lau, Provincial – Dante Chan