Short Course season has ended and NYAC swimmers should be real proud. Together you amassed many medals at all levels and coaches report best times and goals achieved in huge numbers. Congratulations!

March Break saw our National team travel to Barbados. The pictures on the website show the tons of fun they had; the sore muscles and deep tans indicate the many hours of training in the outdoor pool. Thanks a ton to Coach Murray for training our team as they get ready for Olympic Trials and to Olga for her unstoppable energy and support (even through travel delays!).

The NYAC team that travelled to Pittsburgh with Coaches John and Steve had many successes in the pool and loads of fun. Special thanks to Vivian Hu for chaperoning! I hope all other coaches, swimmers and families enjoyed a well deserved break.

Speaking of Coach John and Olga, on behalf of the NYAC Board, I would like to congratulate both of them on their appointment to this region's Ontario Summer Games Team as Assistant Coach and Team Manager. Hopefully, NYAC swimmers will be added to the team as selections are made in the near future!

Many young NYAC swimmers are going to have the opportunity to swim in the same pool as the Olympic Trial athletes! These fortunate swimmers will be travelling to support their NYAC team mates in Montreal. They will watch the sold out finals on Saturday evening, the preliminary heats on Sunday morning and will participate in a dual meet in the Olympic pool on Sunday afternoon. Good luck and enjoy!

The NYAC Swim-a-thon will take place on April 26th. The 5 km swim will be followed by a tasty breakfast. Although NYAC members commit funds to Swim-a-thon annually at registration, this is a great opportunity to build enthusiasm for swimming and the club. Let's see if we can raise more money than ever! There will be several prizes for individual fundraisers and there are always large prizes from Swim Ontario for those of you who challenge yourselves to meet lofty fundraising goals.

Good luck to NYAC athletes swimming at the Olympic Trials and to everyone for the Long Course season. GO NYAC!!!

Marjie Chud
cmarjie@rogers.com

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