NYAC Bulletin Board
| Nestlé Supports Age Group Swimming |  | |
| NYAC would like to thank Nestlé Canada for their sponsorship of the upcoming 2010 Nestlé Central Region Winter Team Championships. We would like to welcome them to the meet and are grateful for their support of age group swimming in our region. We look forward to having samples of Nestlé Carnation Breakfast at the meet on February 13 and 14 at the Etobicoke Olympium. | ||
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Volunteer Sign-up for CRWTC |  | |
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online volunteer sign-up for the NYAC hosted Central Region Winter Team Championships
is only open until Wednesday, February 3 at 10:00pm. Each NYAC family is
responsible for signing up for two sessions, one morning session and one afternoon
session. Thanks to all the families that have signed up to help with the Central
Regions Winter Team Championships Meet on February 13,14. The majority of the
positions for the meet have been filled, however we are still in need of Head
Lane Timers, Strokes and Turns Judges, Clerks of Course, Chief Judge Electronics
and Scorer-Recorders. The online clinics for all of these courses are available,
contact Brent Lockridge at bklockridge<at>sympatico.ca
if you require the enrolment key to access these clinics. Link to volunteer sign-up | ||
| Congratulations Tereza | ||
| Congratulations
Tereza Macel, on being voted Triathlon Magazine Canada's Triathlete of
the Year 2009! We are so proud of you! Your hard work, discipline, loyalty, generosity towards others and your love of sport, makes you a truly inspirational NYAC alumni, coach and friend! |  | |
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| Our
Focus for Championship Season Head Coach's Message January 2010 |  Murray Drudge NYAC Head Coach | |
| Heading
into Championship Season, it's a useful exercise to reflect on where we have been
and to focus on what lies ahead. The competitive swim year is broken into 3 sections: The first runs from September through to December. We have just ended this section where the focus was on (other than getting into shape), stroke development and event versatility. NYAC swimmers should be paying attention to being efficient in all 4 strokes Read more... | ||
News Article on NYAC at Youth Cup | ||
| NYAC
Swimmers Break Club Records at Meet SEAN DURACK - InsideToronto.com Dec 09, 2009 | ||
 John Mcleod Coach: Senior Group | NYAC
Senior
Group 2009 Meet Report Downtown Sprint, Harvest/Autumn, Mega City/Youth Cup and Marilyn Bell Classic December 2009 | |
| NYAC's
Senior group kicked off the season with a sprint meet at University of Toronto
hosted by TSC. Witnessing some seriously fast swims from the UofT varsity squad
must have given a boost of confidence to our swimmers as personal best times were
swam by over half of the group in their first competition and only five weeks
into their training schedule. Read more... | ||
Julia Wilkinson Carries Olympic Torch Report
by Andrea Hamilton |  | |
| Recently Julia Wilkinson, former NYAC swimmer and member of the 2008 Canadian Olympic team which competed in Beijing, was honored when she carried the Olympic torch into the City of Stratford. Read more... | ||
 John Calnan Coach: National Development Group | Building Stepping Stones National
Development Group December 2009 | |
| There is really the only genuine stepping stone to high achievement. The risk is great, for failure can bring with it many burdensome and highly toxic consequences. You can lose your nerve, your focus, your confidence, and your competitive spirit. However without challenge, the truth is you never really discover or develop the toughness, the determination, the persistence, the resilience to become a truly fierce competitor. Read more... | ||
| Michelle Williams to Become a Buckeye in 2010 |  by Andrea Hamilton December 2009 | |
NYAC is pleased to announce that Michelle has accepted an athletic scholarship to join the Ohio State University Women's Swim Team in the Fall of 2010. We are so very proud of her for a number of reasons, but most particularly because she is a home grown talent who has risen up through the ranks of NYAC. Currently Michelle is the longest serving swimmer of the club. Read more... | ||
 NYAC long distance specialist, Caitlin Hodge | "Q
+ As" with Caitlin Hodge who recently returned from a training camp hosted by Swimming Canada by Andrea Hamilton December 2009 | |
| I enjoyed training with the best long distance swimmers in Canada. As a long distance swimmer I am often the last one to leave the pool, as the long distance events are often at the end. So, it was fun being with girls who understand how that feels. Read more... | ||
| Congratulations | ||
 Alex Jin | Alex Jin broke the 11-12 NYAC boys short course 200m Fly record at the Guelph Dash for Cash meet with a time of 2:21.93. He was also the highpoint winner at the 2009 Youth Cup for the 11-12 year old boys. | |
 Alex Hamilton | Alex
Hamilton set the following new NYAC short course records for boys 13-14 at
the 2009 Youth Cup: 200m Freestyle - 1:56.82 800m Freestyle - 8:39.30 50m Butterfly - 28.04 200m Butterfly - 2:10.84 | |
 Alex Mierzynski | Alex
Mierzynski set the following new NYAC short course records for boys 13-14
at the 2009 Youth Cup: | |
 Caitlin Hodge | Caitlin Hodge set a new NYAC short course record for girls 15-17 at the 2009 Youth Cup for the 1500m Freestyle with a time of 17:02.36. She also achieved the senior national short course time standard for the 200m Freestyle with a time of 2:03.42 at the same meet. | |
 Casey Gallagher | Casey
Gallagher achieved the senior national short course time standard for the
200m Backstroke with a time of 2:17.72 at the 2009 Youth Cup. | |
 Michelle Williams | Michelle
Williams achieved the senior national short course time standard for the 200m
IM with a time of 2:18.46 at the 2009 Youth Cup. | |
 Youn Ho Choi | Youn Ho Choi set a new NYAC short course record for boys 11-12 for the 50m Backstroke with a time of 31.76. | |
 NYAC triathlon coach Tereza Macel | Tereza Macel Fourth in the Ford Ironman World Championships NYAC
triathlon coach, Tereza Macel, placed fourth in the Ford Ironman World
Championships in Kona, Hawaii on Saturday, October 10, 2009. Her splits were 00:53:29
for the 3.8km swim (first place), 05:04:17 for the 180km bike section (second
place) and 03:21:11 for the 42km run for a final time of 09:23:43. NYAC
also congratulates triathlete Paul White who qualified for and successfully
completed the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. Paul trains with the NYAC
Tri-swimming program. | |
| Upcoming Events | ||
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2010 Nestlé Central
Region Winter Team Champs | ||
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| Upcoming Officiating Clinics |  | |
Starter
Officiating Clinic Cancelled Latest Release The Ontario Swim Officials Association (OSOA) has now also released the five remaining level 2 officiating clinics that can be taken online. These courses include:
* Chief Judge Electronics This
is a great opportunity for our families to diversify their officiating skills
and move "up the ladder" of officiating. This is critical as all clubs
are required by Swim Ontario to have officials at senior levels. Contact Brent Lockridge at bklockridge<at>sympatico.ca for more information and to obtain the enrolment password for the Swim Ontario clinic site. | ||
| NYAC
Age
2 in the Spotlight Profile by Sarah Chan - Coach: Age 2 Group January 2010 | ||
 This year's Age 2 group is comprised of 23 dedicated swimmers ranging from 9 to 14 years of age. These swimmers train four times a week and compete at one to two swim meets a month. It is definitely a privilege to coach the Age 2 group for the second time. I absolutely love coaching this group of swimmers because they each bring youth, enthusiasm, and character to every practice. Read more... | ||
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| Results of Recent Meets | ||
| 2010
Central Region Short Course Championships February 4-7, 2010 at Etobicoke Olympium Results | ||
| Oakville
Invitational January 22-24, 2010 Results | ||
| Etobicoke
AB Meet January 15-17, 2010 Results | ||
| Ontario
Cup January 16-17, 2010 Results | ||
| Cobra
Ca$h Challenge Jan 8-10, 2010 Results | ||
| Guelph
Dash for Dash Dec 11 - 13, 2009 Results | ||
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Youth Cup | ||
| Mega
City Dec 4 - 6, 2009 Results | ||
| Canada
Cup Friday, Nov 27 - Sunday, Nov 29, 2009 Results | ||
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Swim International | ||
| Autumn
/ Harvest Invitational November 6 - 8, 2009 - Olympium, Etobicoke Results | ||
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| "Q
+ As" with NYAC Head Coach, Murray Drudge Read more ... |  Murray Drudge with Julia Wilkinson and Michelle Williams at the 2009 British Grand Prix in Leeds, UK | |
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| Guideline from Swim Ontario Regarding the New Swim Suit Technology | ||
| NYAC
recommends that swimmers not yet competing at a National level (Intro, Age, Youth,
Provincial 1&2, Senior) do not require spending money on new suit technology.
We recommend that our age groupers learn skills and fundamentals of racing first
and save "the suit" for when they are at an advanced level of competing.
Trying to get an edge on performance by wearing these suits too early only circumvents
this process and can put the young swimmer in a situation where they appear out
of place amongst other teams and swimmers at the age group level. It is strongly
recommended that all NYAC families consider this carefully before purchasing an
advanced level suit and refer to the coaching staff any questions or concerns.
Swim & Sports,
our equipment provider will also advise our members of our club's philosophy upon
swim suit selection. Murray Drudge NYAC Head Coach | ||
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NYAC Equipment Order Forms Your NYAC Equipment Order Forms are available for download here... | |
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| Julia Just Off World Record | ||
 Julia Wilkinson and Michelle Williams with NYAC Head Coach, Murray Drudge, at the 2009 British SC Grand Prix in Leeds UK | ||
| Julia
Wilkinson came within 0.48 of the world record winning the 100m IM at the 2009
British SC Grand Prix in Leeds UK. However, her time of 59:28 set a new Canadian
record. ‘’I’m happy but not satisfied,’’ said Wilkinson.
‘’I was gunning for the world record and just missed it by less than
a half second. My turns were a lot better in the final and my breaststroke to
freestyle transition was very strong. I probably needed just a bit more training.’’
Wilkinson underwent
shoulder surgery last fall and only returned to training this spring. Michelle
Williams placed 2nd in the B final and set a new NYAC record for the 100m Fly
with a time of 1:00.49. This improves the previous record of 1:02.31 held by Mich
MacPherson since 1982. See meet results here... See Swimming Canada meet reports here... | ||
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