The NYAC coaching staff wish to thank
all members of the board and the entire club membership for
a great year. Your
support and the commitment to excellence reflects
our aim to provide swimmers with the very best programs to
achieve success at the highest levels in our sport.
The
strength in the Canadian system is the club programs and the
Head Coaches that drive these programs.
We set standards for young people to aspire to and
are responsible to see them competing at Provincial to National
levels. Athlete’s hopes and dreams to represent Canada
are dependant on the sacrifice we ask them to make beginning
at a very young age. NYAC
is such a place and I am proud to lead this club to perform
and compete with the very best. This year to date is our most successful based
on all levels of performance.
Highlights
include:
- National
Champion Julia Wilkinson at the Short Course National Championships
in Calgary (200
IM);
- Two
swimmers on the Junior National Pan Pacific Team, Hawaii,
January 2005;
- Two
swimmers on the Provincial Tour Team, U.S. Open, Texas,
November 2005;
- Two
swimmers on the Ontario Team for Canada Games 2005, Regina,
August;
- Nine
Provincial Champions winning 13 events, 47 medals and a
fourth place team finish;
- Seven
Central Region Champions winning 14 events, 39 medals and
a fourth place team finish;
- Twenty-two
Top Cup swimmers winning three events and an exciting fifth
place team finish.
And
we are not finished yet. Look
for more outstanding swims at the LC meets including Central
Regions, Provincials and Club Nationals in Winnipeg.
Next
year our staff will remain intact with Mischa Sommerville in our Youth
National program
Diego Pesce will coach
both the Youth and Age programs and will the duties as Head
Coach – Age Group. John
Calnan will move from swimmer to
coach and be in charge of our Junior Program.
John is a national lever swimmer and was a top 8 finalist
at last year’s Olympic Trials.
He graduates this year from university with a degree
in Phys Ed and will be a great addition to our staff.
Jenny
Kent was outstanding as an assistant with the Intro program
this year and will assume her duties now as Program Coach
for Intro. Allowing
us to expand in the south section of North York
will be our Intro 2 program with Carmen Draguceanu. Twenty swimmers from our Glendon
Wave program form the base of Intro 2 and we will grow in
our higher groups to provide access to south end swimmers,
especially in the Leaside area.
Some
program locations will be modified to provide a better connection
between groups. Most
notably is the use of the Douglas Snow pool on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Four different programs will use these nights.
The 2005 – 2006 Practice Schedule showing programs,
pools and times is now available on the web site.
Returning swimmers will be informed regarding group
move-ups within the next few weeks. This will permit for swimmer-coach communication
to occur prior to next season and will assist in the early
registration process in June.
Again,
on behalf the NYAC staff, a big thank you for the support
we have received in coaching this year.
Murray
Drudge
NYAC Head
Coach
Presented
at NYAC Annual Meeting
May 2005
