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More full time, better paid, elite level coaches needed: study
It wasn't exactly the media message prepared by sports officials Wednesday, but a close reading of a new survey on elite coaching in Canada had a clear subtext: Show us the money.
Read more →World Swimming Mourns Richard Quick
Former US swim coach Richard Quick, who won 13 NCAA titles with three schools during a career that spanned four decades, has died of cancer. He was 66.
Read more →Report on Canada’s High Performance Coaches Reveals Successes, Gaps
Report on Canada’s High Performance Coaches Reveals Successes, Gaps Coaching Association of Canada and partners committed to improving support for high performance coaches within Canadian sport system
Read more →CSCTA Announces New Executive Members
The CSCTA is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Anderson (Calgary, AB) and Lance Cansdale (Halifax, NS) as new Executive members of the Canadian Swimming Coaches & Teachers Association.
Read more →Barcode checks for 'wrong kind' of swimsuit at world championships
Swimmers taking part in the World Championships in Rome next month will have to submit to a special “barcode” test as part of a crackdown on performance-enhancing suits.
Read more →World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) updates Coach's Tool Kit
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has updated its Coach's Tool Kit. The kit, designed to provide an education system to educate coaches about drug control, is available as a pdf document on the WADA website.
Read more →Cansdale announced as new Swim Nova Scotia Provincial Coach
Swim Nova Scotia is pleased to announce that Lance Cansdale, Head Coach for the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club has been named as the Provincial Coach.
Read more →FINA Approved Swimsuits
The FINA Commission in charge of the swimwear approval reviewed 348 swimsuits from 21 manufacturers forwarded its proposal to the FINA Executive, who decided or approved the following swimsuits models (this list is valid until December 31, 2009)
Read more →FISU Games Team Announced
Swimming Canada today announced the team for the 2009 FISU World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.
Read more →Swim Ontario Seeks Applications for Provincial Coach
Swim Ontario, the governing body for competitive swimming in Ontario is seeking applications to fill their Provincial Mentor Coach Position.
Read more →Women in Coaching Grant Recipients Announced
Swimming Canada is pleased to announce two recipients of the Women in Coaching Grants.
Read more →Swim Coach Howard Firby Inducted into Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
Inducted into the 2009 Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame as a coach is Howard Firby, who over three decades coached many of Canada's top swimmers including triple medallist Elaine Tanner.
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