Long Time Partner Team Aquatic Supplies Signs on for 2018 through to 2020
Swim Alberta is excited to announce their renewed sponsorship agreement with Team Aquatic Supplies for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 season. Team Aquatic supplies has been a long-time partner and supporter of Swim Alberta, sponsoring several programs and initiatives over the last 20 years. This year Team Aquatic Supplies will support the following programs with Swim Alberta: Swim Alberta Short Course …
Alberta Selections for Inaugural Para Prospects West Camp Announced
November 28, 2018…Edmonton- Swim Alberta, along with Swim B.C, Swim Manitoba and Swim Saskatchewan are teaming up to provide the first-ever Para Prospects West Camp offered in western Canada. The three day camp is aimed to provide educations and training development opportunity to para-swimmers from across the four western Canadian provinces. The camp, set to run January 31st- February 2nd …
Swim Alberta Festival Competitions Set to Parade into the Province
November 20, 2018…EDMONTON-When Swim Alberta Technical Coordinator Kevin Dennis and Performance Technical Director Steve Norris sat down to review the province’s competition structure this past spring, they discovered a gap that needed to be filled in providing meaningful competition appropriate for the age and stage of each swimmer. Dennis and Norris, along with the Alberta Technical Program Committee (ATPC), collaborated …
All Tides Sponsorship Announcement
Swim Alberta is excited to announce a partnership with All Tides. All Tides, which is a division of Aquam Inc., is a Canadian online store for all of your aquatic needs. All Tides will be supporting masters swimming through the Masters Add-Up Challenge and Masters Provincials. In addition to the sponsorship of these programs, masters swimmers are eligible to receive 15% …
Swimming Canada, Swim Alberta, and key partners join Responsible Coaching Movement
Swimming Canada, every single provincial swimming organization, and the Canadian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association (CSCTA) are partnering to sign on to the Responsible Coaching Movement. “There is no place for abuse, harassment or discrimination in our sport,” said Swimming Canada CEO Ahmed El-Awadi. “With our key partners, we are committing to strengthen the processes we already have in place …
2018 Swim Alberta Awards Banquet Celebrates our Award Winners
September 29th 2018 | Edmonton – In an evening filled with celebration of the accomplishments of swimmers, coaches, administrators and volunteers, Swim Alberta handed out plenty of hardware at their annual awards banquet Friday night at the Coast Plaza hotel in downtown Edmonton. University of Calgary Swim Club assistant coach Carl Simonson hosted the evening’s festivities, and was honoured with …
Dr. Steve Norris to join Swim Alberta as Performance Technical Director
EDMONTON/CALGARY – Swim Alberta is pleased to announce that Dr. Stephen Norris will assume the position of Performance Technical Director effective October 1, 2018. Dr. Norris will provide leadership and oversight to all technical programs of Swim Alberta, including the implementation of the Performance Development and Performance Strategy for the organization. Through Dr. Norris’ leadership with key staff and the …
Seven Alberta Swimmers named to Pan Pac/Para Pan Pac Teams
The 2018 Swimming Canada Trials competition was held over five days at the Kinsmen Sports Centre in Edmonton. National teams for both the Pan Pacific Championships, Toyko, Japan 9-14 August 2018, and the Para Pan Pacific Championships, Cairns, Australia 9-13 August 2018, have been determined. 404 athletes from 105 Canadian swim clubs descended on Edmonton for five days of fierce …
Canada’s Swimming Stars Gather For Trials In Edmonton
EDMONTON – The 2018 Canadian Swimming Trials get underway Wednesday as Canada’s top swimmers have gathered in Edmonton to compete for spots on the national team. Swimming Canada will select and announce its pool teams for next month’s Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo and the Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships in Cairns, Australia. The fully integrated national championship meet runs …
Interview And B-roll Opportunity At The 2018 Canadian Swimming Trials
MEDIA ADVISORY EDMONTON – Canada’s top swimmers are gathering in Edmonton to compete for their chance to represent our country. The 2018 Canadian Swimming Trials will be held Wednesday through Sunday at the Kinsmen Sports Centre. At this fully integrated national championship meet, Swimming Canada will select and announce its pool teams for next month’s Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo …
Swim Alberta Summer Championships
This weekend, June 28 to July 1, over 480 of Alberta’s top swimmers will be competing at the Repsol Sport Centre in Calgary, Alberta at Swim Alberta’s Summer Championships. For some, the competition is the season ending peak performance while others are preparing for either the Pan Pacific Trials or the Canadian Junior Championships which take place later in July. Swimmers will …
Event Winners, Festivals & Standards
Provincial Competition Changes for the 2018-2019 Season Swim Alberta and the Alberta Technical Program Committee, in consultation with Dr. Stephen Norris, have reviewed the provincial competitions and will be phasing in changes to ensure meaningful competitions appropriate for the age and stage of each swimmer. Event winners, Festivals and qualification requirements are amongst the changes for next season. Future changes will include …
Northern And Southern Alberta Provincials
This weekend, June 15-17, over 700 swimmers will be competing at the Northern and Southern Alberta Provincials. Both events are sponsored by Team Aquatic Supplies. Swimmers racing at the Northern Alberta Provincials will be at the Kinsmen Sports Centre in Edmonton while the Southern Alberta Provincials are running at the Family Leisure Centre in Medicine Hat. Swimmers will be racing for medals, individual aggregate awards …
Red Deer Catalina Swimmer Climbs The Ranks To Join Victoria Nextgen Program
Red Deer Catalina Swimmer Climbs the Ranks to Join Victoria NextGen Program June 7, 2018…EDMONTON- Red Deer Catalina Swim Club’s Kyla Leibel will be heading to Victoria, B.C. to join Swimming Canada’s NextGen Program in September of 2018. Leibel, a sprint freestyler, becomes the third swimmer from the Red Deer, Alberta based club to join a Swimming Canada high performance base program, following …
Team Aquatics Supplies Named Official Sponsor For June 2018 North And South Provincials
May 17th, 2018…EDMONTON- Swim Alberta is pleased to announce that Team Aquatic Supplies will be sponsoring the Northern Alberta Provincials and Southern Alberta Provincials, June 15-17, 2018. Team Aquatic Supplies has signed on as long term sponsor of Swim Alberta, and their partnership provides a great benefit to the swimmers, coaches and clubs in the Alberta community. Swimmers competing in the north will be racing at …