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ABOUT THIS ISS_
NickThierry series, this time showing special exercises for 2:04freestylertwoyearago.
breaststrokers. Nikki Dryden covered the Canadian Trials and
This issue has the greatestvarietyoftopics in A new contribution in the issue is from Adam thenthePanPacs,andwe'regratefulforherinsightful
ourover30yearsofcoveringthesport, from Sioui,whowritesabouthisexperiencesthissummer, reports.SheisnowNewYork-basedandhavingpassed
thenationallevelwiththeCanadianPanPac fromqualifyingforthePanPacteamattheCanadian her Bar exams last summer (on her first attempt,
TrialsandthenewAgeGroupChampionships,tothe Trials to how the team prepared and the actual followinglawschool),startsherprofessionalcareer.
international end where the bi-annual Europeans outcome ofthe competition in Victoria. Sioui, now TwoofourcontributorshavemovedtotheUSA.
and the quadrennial Pan Pacs took place. Another based in Calgary, graduated from the University Justin Finney is the head coach of Club Wolverine,
first was the FINA World Youth Championships, ofFlorida, where hewas awinnerofthe NCAA 200 winnersoftheUSSummerNationalteamtitles, and
which ended the long-course season in late August freestyleasafreshman.Heispursuinghiscareerwith Jason Bowes isnow an assistant at North Baltimore
inBrazil. agoalofanOlympicteamspotin2008.Hewillbea AC.Wewishthemcontinuedsuccess.
OurswimminghistorianCecilColwincelebrated regularcontributorinfutureissues. JeffGracetalkedwith SwimmingCanada'sCEO
his80thbirthdayandcontributeshisinsightfularticle Craig Lord covered the Europeans in Budapest PierreLafontaineandreportsontheactivitiesduring
on the Golden Era ofJapanese Swimming, namely duringearlyAugustandreportsthatitwasthe"Fastest hisfirstyearintheposition.
the 1932 and 1936OlympicswhenJapandominated and Most Furious Championships in History." Four Elizabeth Warden writes to thank SwimNews
completelyinternationalswimming.Thereasonsand world records were bettered, three by the German and all thosewhocontributed toasuccessfulcareer
consequencesofthisareexplained. women'steam.BrittaSteffensetanewworldrecordin duringthepastdecade.
IthasbecomeaCanadiantraditionofsortsthat the 100freeandwasamemberoftworecord-setting For all these varied articles, we have provided
someofourbesthavethemapleleaftattoo.JeffGrace freestylerelays.AnnikaLiebs,a26-year-old,anchored additional facts, stats, and figures to give it all
talkswithsomeoftheformerandcurrentstarswho the4x200freerelaytoanewworldmarkof7:50.82,a context.TAGrankingsareasoftheendofAugustand
havedoneitandwhatitmeans. three-secondimprovementoftheformerrecordheld includeallCanadianandmajorinternationalresults
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RECORD SETTERS Women's 50 backstroke:28.19AlexandraHerasimenia,BLR,Minsk,31
May2006.Equalsexisitingrecordof28.19JaninePietsch,GER,Berlin,25May
2005
WORLD LONG COURSE Women's 200 butterfly:2:05.40JessicaSchipper,AUS,Victoria, 17Aug
Men's 200 backstroke: 1:54.44AaronPeirsol,USA,Victoria, 18Aug2006 2006.Bettersoldrecordof2:05.6l Otyliajedrzejczak,POL,Montreal,28Jul
Bettersownrecordof1:54.66fromMontreal,29Jul2005 2005
2005 0:27.01 0:55.91 1:25.09 1:54.66 Alltime200flysub2:06.00(25yearsforhalf-a-secondimprovement)
2006 0:26.97 0:55.85 1:24.87 1:54.44 1 2:05.40 PAC06AUG SchipperJessica,AUS LCM06
Men's 100breaststroke: 59-13BrendanHansen, USA, Irvine, 1Aug2006 0:28.35 1:00.11 1:32.46 2:05.40
Bettersownrevordof59-30fromLongBeach,8Jul2004 0:28.35 0:31.76 0:32.35 0:32.94
Men's 200 breaststroke: 2 2:05.61 WORLD05 JedrzejczakOtylia,POL LCM05
2:08.74BrendanHansen,USA,Irvine, 5Aug2006 0:28.70 1:01.19 1:33-07 2:05.61
2?08.50BrendanHansen,USA,Victoria,20Aug2006 0:28.70 0:32.49 0:31.88 0:32.54
Bettersownrecordof2:09.04fromLongBeach 11Jul2004 3 2:05.81 AUSLCMAY O'NeillSusan^US LCM00
2004 0:29.22 1:01.88 1:35.38 2:09.04 0:28.51 1:00.24 1:32.71 2:05.81
2006 0:28.87 1:01.58 1:34.84 2:08.74 0:28.51 0:31.73 0:32.47 0:33-10
2006 0:29.10 1:02.26 1:35.12 2:08.50 4 2:05.88 OLYMPICS HymanMisty.USA LCM00
Men's 200butterfly: 1:53.80MichaelPhelps,USA,Victoria, 17Aug2006 0:28.38 0:59-91 1:32.44 2:05.88
Bettersownrecordof1:5393fromBarcelona,22Jul2003 0:28.38 0:31.53 0:32.53 0:33.44
2003 0:25.95 0:54.89 1:24.28 1:53.93 5 2:05.96 USNATAUG MeagherMaryT..USA LCM81
2006 0:29.10 1:02.26 1:35.12 2:08.50 0:29.53 1:01.41 1:33-69 2:05-96
Men's 200 individual medley: 1:55.84MichaelPhelps,USA,Victoria,20 0:29.53 0:31.88 0:32.28 0:32.27
Aug2006.Bettersownrecordof1:55.96fromCollegePark,9Aug2003 Women's 4x100 free:3:35.22Germany,GER,Budapest,31Jul2006
2003 0:25.15 0:54.03 1:28.35 1:55.94 Bettersoldrecordof3:35.94Australia,AUS,Athens. 14Aug2004
2006 0:25.11 0:54.49 1:28.39 1:55.84 2004 Mills,Lenton,Thomas,Henry
Men's4x100free:3:12.46UnitedStates,USA,Victoria, 19Aug2006 0:54.75 1:48.32 2:42.99 3:35.94
BettersoldrecordofSouthAfrica,RSA,Athens,21Aug2004 0:53.57 0:54.67 0:52.95
2004 Schoeman,Ferns,Townsend,Neethling 2006 Dallmann,Gotz,Steffen,Liebs
0:48.17 1:36.30 2:25.26 3:13-17 0:54.53 1:48.40 2:41.06 3:35.22
0:48.13 0:48.96 0:47.91 0:53.87 0:52.66 0:54.16
2006 Phelps,Walker,Jones,Lezak Women's 4x200free:7:50.82Germany,GER,Budapest,3Aug2006
0:48.83 1:36.72 2:24.68 3:12.46 Bettersoldrecordof7:53-42UnitedStates,USA,Athens, 18Aug2004
0:47.89 0:47.96 0:47.78 2004 Coughlin,Piper,Vollmer,Sandeno
Women's 100 freestyle:5330BrittaSteffen,GER,Budapest,2Aug2006 1:57.74 3:57.13 5:55.25 7:53.42
Bettersoldrecordof53-42LisbethLenton,AUS,Melbourne,30Jan2006 1:59-39 1:58.12 1:58.17
Women's400freestyle: 2006 Dallmann,Samulski,Steffen,Liebs
4:03.03LaureManaudou,FRA,Tours, 12May2006 1:59-14 3:57.14 5:55-18 7:50.82
4:02.13LaureManaudou,FRA,Budapest,6Aug2006 1:58.27 1:57.77 1:55-64
Bettersoldrecordof4:03.85JanetEvans,USA,Seoul,22Sep 1988
1988 0:59-99 2:02.14 3:03-40 4:03.85 CANADIANLONGCOURSE
2006 0:58.30 2:00.00 3:02.07 4:03.03 Men's 100 free:48.59BrentHayden,UBCDolphins,Victoria, 18Aug2006
2006 0:57.81 1:59-11 3:01.16 4:02.13 Betterwsownrecordof48.92fromMontreal,28Jul2005
Men's800free:7:55.88AndrewHurd,TorontoSC,Victoria, 17Aug2006
Bettersoldrecordof7:58.63KurtisMacGillivary,ROW,Victoria,28Jun2003
Men's 200backstroke: 1:58.97KeithBeavers,ROW,Montreal,29Jul2006
Bettersownrecordof1:59-15fromIndianapolis,2Apr2003
Men'sclub 4x100 free:3:21.31 IslandSwimming, IS,Montreal,27Jul
2006.Bettersoldrecordof3:23.50UBCDolphins,Indianapolis,3Apr2003
Women's 100 freestyle: 55.36EricaMorningstar,CP,Victoria, 18Aug
2006.Bettersownreccrdof55.40fromMelbourne, 18Mar2006
Women's 4x100medley:4:05.59PanPacificTeam,Victoria,20Aug2006
Bettersoldrecordof4:05.69PanPacificTeam,Yokohama,29Aug2002
Women'sclub4x100medley:4:11.55UBCDolphins,Montreal,30Jul
2006.Bettersoldrecord4:11.61 RegionofWaterloo,Indianapolis, 5Apr2003
Women's4x100 free:3:41.83PanPacificTeam,Victoria, 19nAug2006
Bettersoldrecordof3:42.84CommonwealthTeam,Melbourne,20Mar2006
MichaelPhelps(USA)addedtwoforcareertotalof14 HeinzRuckemann
SWIMNEWSJULY-AUGUST2006 5
CANADIAN PAN PACIFIC TRIALS
LARGEST-EVER CANADIAN TEAM SELECTED
Keith Beavers lowers own Canadian 200 back record
14-year-old Savannah King stuns Brittany Reimer with 1500 free win
NikkiDrydenandNickThierry my training program this season and focused on 8:41.03from2003.
improving my speed and underwater work. I'm VictoriaPoon,21 (CAMOMontreal)wonthe50
MONTREAL—The largest-ever National Team really pleased with how it's worked out." Beavers free in 25.89 and added a second in the 100 free.
willbe representingCanadathisAugustatthe Pan alsofinishedsecondinthe200IMin2:01.73- Erica Morningstar, 17 (Calgary Patriots) won the
Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC, onAug 17- Matt Hawes, 20 (UBC Dolphins) won his first 100freein 56.18andaddedasecondinthe50free
30.Ateamof64 athleteswillbethere, includinga nationaltitlewithabestever56.25inthe 100back in26.20.
hugegroupofjuniorswimmers,manyrepresenting andasecondinthe200backwith2:01.18. Kelly Stefanyshyn, 24 (UBC Dolphins) won
Canadaforthefirsttime. Michael Brown, 22 (Univ. ofCalgary SC) had both backstrokes in 1:02.48 and 2:13.75.Jill Tyler,
Of the 64 team members, 8 will swim Open easywinsinthebreaststrokewith 1:01.68inthe 100 17 (Nose Creek SC) won the 100 breast 1:10.22,
Water. In the pool, 39 are 19 years and older, and and 2:12.74 in the 200. Mathieu Bois, 18 (CAMO and added a second in the 200 with 2:32.74,
17are 18-year-oldsandyounger, includingtwo 14- Montreal), a junior, was third in the 100 with which Kathleen Stoody, 24 (Simon Fraser) won in
year-olds.There was no qualifying times required, 1:02.32andsecondinthe200with2:16.57. 2:31.90.
andthe first two finisherswere automaticwith the FlywinnerswereJoe Bartoch, 23 (LondonAC) Mackenzie Downing, 19 (Univ. of Victoria-
additionofthetop juniorineach individualevent. with 53-13 in the 100, and Adam Sioui, 24 (Univ. PacificCoastSwimming)wonthe200flyin2:11.07
Inthefreestylerelayevents,thefirstfiveplusthetop of Calgary SC) in 2:01.28. In second was Stefan asAudreyLacroix,22 (CAMOMontreal)wasoffher
juniorqualified. Hirniak, 21 (Island Swimming) with a 2:01.52, in best,finishingsecondwith2:11.28.Lacroixwonthe
his firstCanadian appearance. Born in NewJersey, 100 fly in 59-71, with Downing missing the sub-
Men'shighlights: hehasalifetimebestof 1:58.15 fromthe 2005 US minutemarkin 1:00.00.
Some veterans opted to swim through the Trials SummerNationals. Julia Wilkinson, 18 (North YorkAC) won the
with Brent Hayden, 23 (UBC Dolphins) sporting a BrianJohns, 23 (UBCDolphins)wonboth IMs 200 IM in 2:16.74, andadded asecondin the 200
beardtorival anymountainman. Haydenwonthe in2:01.79and4:18.31. "That'sthefirsttimeIhave free with 2:01.79 and a third in the 100 free with
50and 100freestylewith22.79and49.25. swumthe400since2004inAthens,"Johnssaid. "I 56.63. The much-improvedWilkinson hasbeen at
Andrew Hurd, 23 (Toronto Swim Club) was wasn'tsurewhattoexpect. Mygoalcominginwas TexasA&MUniversitythepastyear.
impressive with wins in the 200, 400, and 1500 pretty low, just to see by how much I could break Kristen Bradley, 23 (Newmarket SC) won her
freestyle, with times of 1:48.89, 3:50.84, and 4:25." first-ever400IMin4:47.92.Herpreviousbestwasa
15:16.65. His 200 win was a come-from-behind thirdatthe2004OlympicTrials.
effort.Onlyfourthatthe100andthirdatthe150,he Women's highlights: Afterfourdays,oneindividualCanadianrecord
finishedstrongest.His50swere25.90,27.82, 27.76, The biggest upset took place on July 27 during (men's 200 back) and twoclub relayrecordswere
and27.31. "I knewI hadtocomebacktowinthis the first finals session as 14-year-old Savannah bettered.
one,"Hurdsaid."Youtrainfordistance,soIknowI King (Vernon Kokanees) upset Brittany Reimer, 18 A men's 4x100 free team from Island
havethebackhalf." (IslandSwimming) inthe 1500free. Swimming lowered the club record by two
Hurd had little difficulty in his best event, the Reimerwas in the lead until 1350when King seconds to 3:21.31 from 3:23.50 (UBCD) from
400, but in the 1500 was trailing until the 1100 moved up and eventually won by 8 seconds with 2003. TheteamwasformedbyRickSay49-81,
when hepulledahead. "Myobjectivewastoputin 16:34.27 to Reimer's 16:42.57. Monika Stitski, 16 MattRose49.16,DesmondStrelzow51.66, and
astrongfinal500,andIhadoneofthebestfinishes (Etobicoke Swimming) wasfourth in 17:06.20 but ThomasZochowski 50.68.
in the event," said Hurd. "Ryan (Cochrane) went qualifiedasthetopjunior. Thewomen'sUBCDolphins4x100medleyrelay
outreallyfast,whichhadmeconcerned,butIstuck Reimer was obviously shocked by the poor set a newclub recordwith their4:11.55, bettering
tomyraceplan.Iwasn'tsurehowIwouldfarehere results (herbestis 16:07.73fromwhenshewonthe the old record of 4:11.61 (Region of Waterloo)
thisweekbutIwassolid,andI'mhopingtogofaster bronze at last summer's Worlds in Montreal). In from 2003. Team memberswere KellyStefanyshyn
atPanPacs." fact, she packed up and leftthe meet, flyinghome 1:02.80, Annamay Pierse 1:11.15, Michelle Landry
Backstroker Keith Beavers, 23 (Region of toSurrey,BC. 1:01.02,andMayaBeaudry56.48.
Waterloo) was third in the 100 back, butwon the Chanelle Charron-Watson, 22 (Universite Retired veterans Morgan Knabe, Marianne
200backin arecordswimof 1:58.97,betteringhis Laval)wonherfirstofthreetilesonthefirstday.She Limpert, Mike Mintenko, Sophie Simard. and Liz
three-year-oldpreviousbestof1:59-25. "Iknewthat sweptthe200,400,and800freein 1:5999,4:14.94, Warden were honoured before the start ofthe last
todaywasgoingtobemyday,"Beaverssaid. "Ifelt and8:42.11.Inthe800,shebattledSavannahKing, day'sfinals.Allthefonnernational teammembers
thatifIdidn'tswimfastIcouldpotentiallylosemy who held the lead up to 400, but Charron-Watson used the opportunity to thank their coaches and
record.Itbecameabigchallengeformetoimprove moved a half stroke ahead to win. King's 8:43-63 the Canadian swimming community for their
onmytimeanditwasgettingfrustrating.Ichanged was just offthe NAG record (13-14) by Reimer of successfulcareers.
6 SWIMNEWS/JULY-AUGUST2006
"We killed thisseason's goal," saidSavannah.
VERNON KOKANEES IN THE SPOTLIGHT "Atthestart, mygoal time in the800was8:55 for
shortcourse. Myfastswims atMelZajacmademe
HAPPY WITH THE CAKE confident that I could do that time, then the next
weekendIwenttoBaltimoreanddidthesametimes
Claude-Yves Bertrand works at building the
again,soitwasn'tjustafluke."
foundation of Canada's next distance champ Training for King includes 16 1/2 hours over
eightworkoutsaweekinthepoolandsomedryland
three days aweek. Thatstill leaves Savannahwith
NikkiDryden 400. Hertimeinthe 1500wasanewnational (13- enough time to be a kid and have fun outside the
14) agegrouprecord,butcountedforthe 1lth-best pool. "Ihangoutwithfriendsanddovolleyballand
OntheVernonKokaneeSwimClub (VKSC)website, swim ofthe meet. Her breakthrough began at the badminton atschool. Mycoach doesn't like me to
the club philosophy ends with this: "We are not Mel Zajac meet earlier this year, and continued skiorsnowboardanymore."
only striving for excellence to build competitive rightintoMontreal. Upnext,PanPacsinherhome That schedule will also include a few weeks
swimmers,butwearestrivingtobuildwellrounded, provinceofBC. break this summer after Pan Pacs, despite being
autonomousindividualswhowillstriveforpersonal "Winning the 1500 gave me a lot more invited to go to Brazilwith an eight-person junior
excellenceaftertheyfinishswimming." confidence for the 800, because 1 went out in the Canadian squad. "AfterPan Pacs, we have to reset
Claude-Yves Bertrand is the head ofthe VKSC, 1500in8:45,wayfasterthanIhadeverbeenbefore, our clocks and plan the next 18 months until
wholedfivegirlstothissummer'snationals,fourof so itwas definitely a booster," said Savanna. "The OlympicTriais,"saidClaude-Yves. "Ihavetocoach
whom finalled, includingafirst,second, and fifth- 1500 is my favourite event because I just started her as much mental training as physical, because
placefinishforSavannahKing,asixth-placefinish doingitlastyearandgotgoodatit." a lot has happened to her quickly. I refused to go
byTara Ivanitz in the 1500, aseventh andeighth- King trains with Claude-Yves in Vernon, a to Brazil afterPan Pacs. She also needs twoweeks
place finish in the 100 and 200 breast for Taylor townof30,000. TheQuebecoistransplanthasbeen withherfriends.Sheshowedusalreadythatshecan
Peterson,andafourthandfifth-placefinishbyErin in Vernon for ten years, but it hasn't always been back it up. In distance your brain gets saturated,
Millerinthe 100and200fly.VKSCalsopickedupa easy. "That's the first time in 22yearsofcoaching you think 'Another800 free,' you need more time
fourthplacein4x100medleyrelay. I've had a national champion," said Claude-Yves. in between. Plus there's the fact that she's young.
Butitwasthe team'syoungest, SavannaKing, "That is patience. It can happen. I had only one This isthe firsttimeshe'sswuminAugust. In that
who took Nationals by storm. The 14-year-old or so national qualifiers when I came to Vernon, foundationweneedtobuildabridge,notbumit.
knocked reigningdistance champ Brittany Reimer and there have been good and bad years. In a "Iampayingattentiontothenumberofmeets
(IS) off the top of the podium in the 1500 and smalltownyou havetorebuildall thetime askids offered to her," said Claude-Yves. "For a distance
continuedon topickup asilverin the800behind leaveforuniversity. Nextyearwill be like that. But swimmer, you need time to set a foundation, not
Chanelle Charron-Watson (UL) and a fifth in the to get ninth at Nationalswith a club of90, itcan chaseameet. Shehastodigestwhathashappened
happen." toher.Shehasalottodigest."
In order to stay motivated, As forSavannah's approach, "I just gowith it
knowing all the while his top and whatever happens, happens. Being able to be
swimmers will always leave to here and getonteams andknowingwhatIcando
go away to university, Claude- keepsmemotivated."Thatrelaxedattitudeislikely
Yves stays motivated by thinking anoutcomeofhercoach'sapproachtoswimming."I
ofwhere they are going. "In my reallyliketocatchthekidswhentheydosomething
headI'mchallengingthoseother good and keep them positive," said Claude-Yves.
coachestoimprovetheswimmers "My main thing is to keep things positive. They
I send them. I'm giving them don't need a grumpy old guy, especially distance
goodswimmers.Sofar,theyhave swimmers.Theyneedtobealiveiftheyaretraining
alldonewell." hard."
He also focuses on making It certainly appears that the VKSC philosophy
new athletes. "Trying to build isworkingastheteamfindsexcellenceinthepool,
another swimmer is always nurtured in a constructive environment, ripe for
exciting. I know I won't have a positivepersonalgrowthoutsideofit.
lotofboysbecause theyimprove And what about the match-up between his
later,butmyjobistomakethem currentswimmerSavannahandChanelleCharron-
believe theycan do it. University Watson, thepupil ofhisformerswimmerNicholas
coaching is another ball game; Perron? "I coached Nicholas when he was 13-16
it's alotmore tweakingor icing anditwasinterestingtoseehisswimmerandmine
on the cake. I'm coaching age race in the 800. He got me this time. Savdid not
group, and it's not the same putenoughpressureonherinthefirst400andshe
thing. I would coach differently doesn'thaveenoughpowerinthesecondyet.Weare
with adults, but right now I'm justbuildingthefoundationon herrightnow." So
14-year-oldSavannahKingwongoldandsilver HeinzRuckemann justbakingthecake.' far,thefoundation(cake)islookingprettygood.
SWIMNEWSJULY-AUGUST2006 7
her,balancingthetwoiseasybecausesheenjoysthe
QUEBEC CITY'S UNIVERSITE LAVAL PROGRAM process ofboth. "I love what I am studying and I
lovewhat I do forsport, which makes iteasy. Itis
notpainfultostudyortoswim,butIhavetocuta
BEING PATIENT AND ENJOYING THE PROCESS few things and set mypriorities. I don'twatch TV
for example. I maximize every hour I have. You
University of Laval Keeps on Building Success realizeyoucandoalotinashorttime,andhaving
someonetohelpmeisalsogreat"
Nikki Dryden likeit, it'snotjustthecandyorcarrotattheend. If At22, Chanelle issomewhatofalatebloomer,
youtrainfivehoursadayforeightmonthsandyou andseesherprogressassteady,butcontinual. "I'm
In the last couple ofmonths, there has been a lot onlyraceone afternoon,youhavetoenjoybeinga anexampleofaswimmerwhowentstepbystep. I
ofdiscussion in Canada aboutwhatmakes a good professionalatthatlevel.Inthisshowcase,youneed alwayshadsmallgoalsalongtheway.TheOlympic
coach. Before, if a coach got your kid to swim toenjoydoingitdaybyday;ifnot,youaredoingit Games is alwaysup there, but littlestepswere also
fast, mostparentswould be happywith that, most forthewrongreasons." a dream come true for me: making the Quebec
swimmers too. The coaching community would As a coach, teaching his swimmers that it is team ornationals, orwinnin—g juniornationals or
applaud andpraise, yet too often turn a blind eye more about the journey than the destination is winningamedalatnationals thesewerealllittle
to the means necessaryto getthatkidtoswim fast easiersaidthandone."Wecoachescanhaveasmall dreams,firststepsthatmademewantmore."
and, even worse, to the kind ofperson that coach impacton that, butsometimesyou justhave tobe AttheUniversityofLaval,theprogramissetup
wascreating.Thankfully,thatthinkingisfading. It 25. It'sdifficulttoswimbetweentheagesof18and tobuildstrongathletes. "Wearedoingallwecanto
persists,butfinallywearequestioningwhatitreally 23whenyouswim foryourcoachoryourparents. haveanimpactonahealthylife:running,weights,
meanstobeagoodcoach.Ismakingyourkidafast Butthen,Idon'tknowwhy,butat23youbecomean dryland," saidNicholas. "We are goodatthat.You
swimmerenough,orismakingyourfastswimmera adult, andyoudoitforyourself.Weascoachescan arenotgoingtogetstrongerorfitterinthewater,it's
goodhumanbeingthetruetestoftheprofession? influencethevalue.Werealizethatyouarebetterat asoftarea.Itrulybelieve,especiallyforwomen,you
Nicholas Perron seems to be doing both. 28than22,sowejustleadthemthere." needto getstrongeron land. There'sahugespace
He is building fast swimmers who are also well- Perron's long-term approach makes it a lot around tha—t to improve, like how manypush-ups
rounded successful people, in and out ofthe pool. easierfor athletesto find itthemselves. "We areso canyoudo 10or200?Howmanymilescanyou
He is preparing them for the self-realization that patient.I'mreallyhappyforthosewhowinnational run?Agirl like Chanelle runs3-4 times aweekby
swimmingisjustasmuchaboutthejourneyasitis age groups, and ifyou can be goodwhen you are herself.Whenyoubeginthatyoufeelitforyourself,
thepodium, andtheevidence is inhis athletes. He young and old, that's great, but we are not going youdon'twanttomissthat."
hashadvictoriesandrecordsinthewater,butmore topushharduntil 18.That'stheideabehindit,but Perron is also interested in promoting all his
importantly,hestillhastherespectandgratitudeof my perspective is different. I got to coach Sophie swimmers, not just the ones on top. "Our way is
hisformerswimmers. Simardatage27;wehadfiveyearstotrainbetween allabouttheteam. Idon'tthinkyoucando20km
"I'mmostproudthatI havefiveex-swimmers 22and27.Youcan'tdo75-80kmaweekifyoudid swimmingonyourown. It'ssoeasywith asquad.
hereinthecrowd,shakingmyhand,cheering, and itfortenyearsbefore. So I believe inprogressively Wehavefiveguysdoingthe32kmlakeswimtoday.
followingthe results," saidNich. "Thatfeels good. buildinganathlete,butnotuntilsheis 18.Melanie When you have them doing 12 km in lane I, the
Lastnight, Sophie [Simard—] was here and shewas was doing almost 20 km a day for a fewweeks a kidsdoing6kmfeelliketheyaredoingnothing."
yellingforthe200freestyle thatisawesome.Iget coupleofmonthsago;youcan'tdothatifyoudidit Chanellealsofocusesonkeepingthingssimple.
a big smile on my face when I see my old coach whenyouwereyoung." "Alotofpeopletrytocomplicatethings,butfirstyou
Claude-Yves [Bertrand], and that is what I want Chanelle Charron-Watson is a good example havetoloveswimming, notjustdoitoutofhabit.
frommyswimmers." ofthatfastswimmerwho also seems tobe awell- To improve, I thinkyou have to just add more to
Perron's approach is simple: swimmers have rounded person. She swept the 200, 400, and 800 training, hardersets, more hours, addingweights,
to love the process to love the journey. Happy frees at this summer's nationals and her time in adding running or stretching or dryland. Doing
swimmerscanslugitoutalotharderandforalot the200of1:59-99wasthetopwomen'sswimofthe moreanddoingitbetter.That'swhyit'ssoimportant
longer,resultingingreatersuccess. meet.AlawstudentatUniversityofLaval,Chanelle to have a coach who follows that philosophy and
"Weareluckytodealwithasportwhereyouwork will finish her degree in December 2007, butwait buildsoneverything. I'maperfectionistandIwant
forsuch alongtime forarare andbig moment," to take the barexam until after the Olympics. For to dobetter, to gofasterinpracticebyholdingthe
said Nich. "It's not like snowboarding pain longer and doing it more
UNIV. LAVAL PAN PACIFIC TEAM MEMBERS
whereyouhavethoselittlehighsallthe often."
time; I likethedramaofthe longreal Her coach has a similar
ride.That'swhatdrivesme,theshotat LUPIEN Yannick, 26 50 and 100 sprint free, relays attitude. "At this level, it's serious,
,
somethingyoudon'thaveforayear." TOBIN Simon, 21, 10km open water butfuntoo. It'sagameandInever
conti"nIueda.lso"Wlhikaet twhee parroeceswso,r"kinheg BOUCHARD Melanie, 24, 200 free, 200 backstroke fIo'rmgectotmhpaett,itsiovIen,eIvelrikgeettotwoions,erainouds.I
on, that was with Sophie last year CHARRON-WATSON Chanelle, 200, 400, and 800 free, relays hate to lose, but I never forget it:'s
and Chanelle [Charron-Watson] and MURRAY Caroline, 17, 10km open water a game." Right now, for Nicholas
Melanie [Bouchard] now, theyarenot andChanelle, itisagametheyare
babies;ifyoutrainforallthosemonths PERRON Nicholas, 33, Coach winningwithstyle.
with all those sacrifices, you have to
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6 26.47 MitchellSeanna.18,CASC 8 1:12.89 PetersonTaylor,20,VKSC
2006 CANADIAN PAN PACIFIC TRIALS 7 26.48 CarrollJennifer,25,MEGO 200METRESBREASTSTROKE
8 26.54 ClaphamCaroline,25,IS 2:31.96 StoodyKathleen,24,SFA
100METRESFREESTYLE 2:32.74 TylerJillian.17.NCSA
1 56.18 MorningstarErica,17,CP 2:32.83 PierseAnnamay,22,UBCD
Montreal.Jul27-30(50m) 7 1:05.00 StamhuisJohn,27,REG 2 56.32 PoonVictoria,21,CAMO 2:33.11 SalliChelsey.14.L0SC
8 1:05.89 MellBryan.18.ESWIM 3 56.43 WilkinsonJulia,18,NYAC 2:35.78 McCabeMartha.16.GGST
MEN 200METRESBREASTSTROKE 4 56.46 SaumurGenevieve.19,CAM0 2:35.95 BlackburnLisa,34,R0W
50METRESFREESTYLE 1 2:12.74 BrownMichael,22,UCSC 5 56.77 MitchellSeanna.17.CASC 2:37.60 PetersonTaylor,20,VKSC
1 22.79 HaydenBrent,23,UBCD 2 2:16.57 BoisMathieu,18,CAM0 6 56.84 LacroixAudrey,22,CAMO 2:38.55 PitchikHelen,16,TSC
2 22.88 RoseMatthew,25,IS 3 2:16.64 HuangMatthew,22,CAM0 7 57.04 BeaudryMaya,18,UBCD 100METRESBUTTERFLY
3 23.19 KindlerThomas,26,CAMO 4 2:18.90 BoulianneMichel,28,DDO 8 57.23 WongEmily,18,NKB 59.71 LacroixAudrey,22,CAMO
4 23.23 SayRick,27,IS 5 2:19.15 WinkelmeyerKyron,21,RAPID 200METRESFREESTYLE 00.00 DowningMacKenzie,19,UVPCS
5 23.28 RussellColin,21,DS 6 2:19.77 MainsMatthew,24,R0W 1 1:59.99 Charron-WatsonChanelle,22.UL 01.42 LandryMichelle.21.UBCD
6 23.41 GreenshieldsJoel,18,UCSC 7 2:21.80 KnezevicBogdan,15,ESWIM 2 2:01.79 WilkinsonJulia.18.NYAC 01.47 MillerErin,20,VKSC
7 23.43 HortnessRichard,21.AMAC 8 2:22.07 MonacoMarco.19,TSC 3 2:01.84 BouchardMelanie,24,UL 01.79 SaumurGenevieve,19,CAM0
8 23.53 TomicicRyan.25.CAM0 100METRESBUTTERFLY 4 2:01.94 SaumurGenevieve,19,CAM0 02.34 HornerStephanie,17,BBF
100METRESFREESTYLE 1 53.13 BartochJoe.23.LAC 5 2:02.00 BeaudryMaya,18,UBCD 02.36 CarrollJennifer,25.MEGO
1 49.25 HaydenBrent,23,UBCD 2 54.18 KindlerThomas.26,CAMO 6 2:03.58 CollinsElizabeth,23,UBCD 8 102.85 F.VeilleuxPamela,20,NCC
2 49.42 SayRick,27,IS 3 54.33 RudolfDarryl,22,UBCD 7 2:0445 LacroixAudrey,22,CAM0 200METRESBUTTERFLY
3 49.79 RoseMatthew.25,IS 4 54.46 SiouiAdam,24,UCSC 8 2:05.11 WongEmily.17,NKB 1 2:11.07 DowningMacKenzie,19,UVPCS
4 49.95 LupienYannick,26,UL 5 54.47 JohnsBrian,23,UBCD 400METRESFREESTYLE 2 2:11.28 LacroixAudrey,22,CAMO
5 50.18 GreenshieldsJoel,18.UCSC 6 54.93 MurrayChad,24,UCSC 1 4:14.94 Charron-WatsonChanelle,22,UL 3 2:13.56 RawlingsKayla,18,LOSC
6 50.24 RussellColin,21,DS 7 55.13 HankewichChad,24.G0LD 2 4:16.92 HunksTanya,25,UBCD 4 2:16.57 DoddsMelanie.17.L0SC
7 50.85 HankewichChad,24,GOLD 8 55.33 BlouinJonathan,17.CSQ 3 4:17.36 KomarnyckyAlexa,16,ESWIM 5 2:16.57 MillerErin,20,VKSC
8 51.39 HortnessRichard.21.AMAC 200METRESBUTTERFLY 4 4:18.18 BeaudryMaya,18,UBCD 6 2:19.08 SalliRachelle,16,LOSC
200METRESFREESTYLE 1 2:01.28 SiouiAdam,24,UCSC 5 4:19.05 KingSavannah.14.VKSC 7 2:19.86 KabeshKimberly,18,STSC
39 HurdAndrew,23,TSC 2 2:01.52 HirniakStefan,21,IS 6 4:20.88 HendriksBreanna,16,UCSC 8 2:20.26 F.VeilleuxPamela,20,NCC
48.99 HaydenBrent,23,UBCD 3 2:02.45 BlouinJonathan.17.CSQ 7 4:21.94 MurrayCaroline,17,UL 200METRESIND.MEDLEY
49.44 RussellColin.21.DS 4 2:03.85 LeblancMackenzie,18,EKSC 8 4:22.92 ChevertonSamantha,17,PCSC 1 2:16.74 WilkinsonJulia,18,NYAC
49.48 JohnsBrian,23,UBCO 5 2:04.44 MurrayChad,24,UCSC 800METRESFREESTYLE 2 2:17.77 HornerStephanie.17.BBF
49.62 SayRick,27,IS 6 2:05.05 CuchPatrick.17.TSC 1 8:42.11 Charron-WatsonChanelle,22,UL 3 2:18.96 LandryMichelle,21,UBCD
50.37 OriwolTobias,21,ESWIM 7 2:05.98 HyderCameron,23,UCSC 2 8:43.63 KingSavannah,14.VKSC 4 2:19.31 DoddsMelanie.17.LOSC
51.07 HankewichChad,24,GOLD 8 2:06.24 AlexanderRichard,19.IS 3 8:48.98 HunksTanya,25,UBCD 5 2:19.69 BradleyKristen,23,NEW
51.35 GreenshieldsJoel,18,UCSC 200METRESIND.MEDLEY 4 8:50.69 KomarnyckyAlexa,16,ESWIM 6 2:19.94 WycliffeElizabeth,23,EBSC
400METRESFREESTYLE 1 2:01.49 JohnsBrian,23,UBCD 5 8:54.63 BalazsZsofia,16,TSC 7 2:20.57 SalliRachelle.16.LOSC
3:50.84 HurdAndrew,23,TSC 2 2:01.73 BeaversKeith,23,R0W 6 8:58.13 DowningMacKenzie,19,UVPCS 8 2:21.54 SaumurGenevieve,19.CAM0
3:55.47 CochraneRyan.17.IS 3 2:03.60 MurrayChad,24,UCSC 7 9:00.80 SeemanLindsay,13,NEW 400METRESIND.MEDLEY
3:58.68 BetuzziRay,18.UCSC 4 2:06.14 OriwolTobias,21.ESWIM 8 9:01.71 StutzelKarley,24,UVPCS 1 4:47.92 BradleyKristen,23,NEW
4:01.23 MaitlandKier,17.EKSC 5 2:06.52 HartneyJordan.18.RAPID 1500METRESFREESTYLE 2 4:50.17 KomarnyckyAlexa,16,ESWIM
4:01.31 BallemJarrod,27,UCSC 6 2:08.77 LutschCurtis.15.UCSC 1 16:34.27 KingSavannah,14.VKSC 3 4:53.52 StitskiMonika.16.ESWIM
4:03.64 BransonJustin,20.0SHAC 7 2:09.09 HyderCameron,23,UCSC 2 16:42.57 ReimerBrittany.18.IS 4 4:53.84 LandryMichelle.21.UBCD
4:07.69 ChesterScott,22,MAC disq AubryJonathan,21,CAM0 3 16:51.06 HunksTanya,25.UBCD 5 4:55.29 HunksTanya,25,UBCD
4:07.96 GuillotteNicolas,23,CAMO 400METRESIND.MEDLEY 4 17:06.20 StitskiMonika,16,ESWIM 6 4:55.77 SalliRachelle,16,L0SC
800METRESFREESTYLE 1 4:18.31 JohnsBrian,23,UBCD 5 17:06.83 StutzelKarley,24,UVPCS 7 4:57.35 ChevertonSamantha,17,PCSC
21 88::1035..8915 CMaoicthlraanndeKRiyearn,,1177,.EIKSSC 23 44::2285..1413 AOruibwroylJToonbaitahsa,n2.12,1ES,CWAIMM0 67 1177::1028..7628 IKveanndiatlzlTaLraau,1ra7,.1V8K,SRC0W 84X140:059M.0E1DLEDYodRdEsLMAelYanie.17.L0SC
34 88::2239..4722 PLaorcikshelalritMSaatntdhye,w1,71,8U,BECSDWIM 45 44::3302..0793 HLaurttsncehyCJuorrtdiasn,,1158,,URCASPCID 810017M:1E8T.5R6ESGBarArCetKtSSThaRnOnoKnE.17.HYACK 21 44::1116..5055 UCBACMODoMlopnhtirenasl.,UCBCADMO
5 8:30.16 CreelDavid,25,UVPCS 6 4:33.11 HyderCameron,23,UCSC 1 1:02.48 StefanyshynKelly,24,UBCD 3 4:16.64 Univ.otCalgarySC.UCSC
6 8:31.44 BlouinJonathan,17.CSQ 7 4:33.95 LeblancMackenzie.18,EKSC 103.06 GammelErin,26,UCSC 4 4:22.53 VernonKokaneeSC.VKSC
78 88::3334..6034 JReaswsleitctkSDcooutgtl,a16s,,S1C7A,R0SC 48X104:034M.3E2DLELYangRlEoiLsABYruno.19.UL 110033..6113 WMyecrleidfiftehEClaiiztalbient,h2,22.3U,BECBSDC 56 44::2222..6807 TUoBrContDoolSpwhiinmsCBl.uUbB.CTSDC
2311501115550:::224M864E...165T158RESHCMauoFirctRdhlrEaAaEnnndSderTKReiYyweLa,rnE,2,1317,7,T,ESIKCSSC 3412 3333::::44452382....70842267 UUCUnnBAiiCvvM..OooDttoMCCloaapnllhtggiraaenrrasyyl.,SSUCBCCCA.DBUM.COUSCCSC 2700111M0000E4443T....3369R2507ESYSMSBetousAaurtncCdrwiaoKosucrsStheLTha-GKRnBaaOd.btirKyKic,Eaee1lr,9la1,eh9U,,,1C1M5S6.MC,BBBBFF 84271X144033::::022455590F....7224R2777EERTUNUonEeBirpLCvoe.AnaotDYtnooClKSapawlhnigiaamntrsayC..lSUNuCBKbBC.BDT.SUCCSC
45 1156::5054..2355 BPaarlilseelmliJaMrartotdh.e2w7,.1U8C.SECSWIM 56 33::5547..1522 LRoincdhomnonAdC.RaLpAiCds,RAPID 1 22::1134..7859 SBtoeufcahnayrsdhyMnelKaenliley,,2244,,UULBCD 34 33::5523..0311 UUnniivv.ioatvCaallgRaoruygeSC&.UOCr.SUCL
6 16:11.57 PenhaleSean,17,UCSC 7 4:00.12 EtobicokeSwimming,ESWIM 2:15.17 WycliffeElizabeth.23,EBSC 5 3:56.16 NepeanKanata.NKB
7 16:12.57 LockhartSandy.17.UBCD 8 4:00.97 EdmontonKeyano.EKSC 2:16.51 WilkinsonJulia.18,NYAC 6 3:56.58 LondonAC.LAC
810016M:1E5T.1R8ESRBaAwlCiKckSTDoRuOglKaEs.17.0SC 41X103:021F.3R1EERIsElLanAdYSwimmingJS 22::1177..7823 SStoauncwiosrsteh-GBa.brKiaelrlaeh,,1156,,BBBBFF 87 33::5588..6335 ECtaosbciacdoekeSSwwiimmCmliunbg..CEASSWCIM
1 56.25 HawesMatt,20,UBCD 2 3:22.71 UBCDolphins.UBCD 2:21.36 CraigJessika,17,EBSC 4X200FREERELAY
2 56.47 O'BrienNathaniel,23,UVPCS 3 3:23.18 Univ.otCalgarySC.UCSC 8 2:22.63 CantinGenevieve.17.CNBB 1 8:12.79 TorontoSwimClub.TSC
3 56.61 BeaversKeith.23.R0W 4 3:30.21 LondonAC.LAC 100METRESBREASTSTROKE 2 8:13.01 UBCDolphins.UBCD
4 57.19 NgCallum,21,UBCD 5 3:31.11 SaskatoonGoldfins.GOLD 1 1 10.22 TylerJillian.17.NCSA 3 8:24.55 Univ.otCalgarySC.UCSC
56 5577..4468 TWoalplpaJcahkeP,as1c7a,lL,01S8C.UCSC 67 33::3344..1877 UUnniivv.ioatvCaallgRaoruygeSC&CO.rU.UCLSC 23 11 1100..2756 BPilearcskebuArnnnaLmisaay,,3242,,RU0BWCD 45 88::2248..8858 EUtBoCbiDcooklephSiwnsimBm.iUnBgC.DESWIM
7 58.11 StrelzowDesmond.21,IS 8 3:35.04 EtobicokeSwimming.ESWIM 4 1 11.75 PitchikHelen.16.TSC 6 8:30.07 UV-PacificCoastSwimming.UVPCS
8200M5E8.T3R1ESRBeAnaCuKdSFTeRliOxK,E18,CNB 41X207:028F.9R2EERUnEiLv.AoYtCalgarySC.UCSC 56 11 1112..7396 SCarlalfitCJhaeclqsueeyl,y1n4,,2L00,STCRENT 78 88::3440..1237 NLeopnedaonnKAaCn.aLtAaC.NKB
1 1:58.97 BeaversKeith,23,R0W 2 7:29.51 IslandSwimmingJS 7 1 12.86 JohnsonHaylee,20,UBC
2 2:01.18 HawesMatt,20,UBCD 3 7:39.74 Univ.otCalgarySCB.UCSC
3 2:03.02 O'BrienNathaniel,23,UVPCS 4 7:40.43 SaskatoonGoldfins.GOLD RatingSummaryofTopPerformances
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8 2:07.89 OoerksenDerek,17.CASC 4) 966 1:59.99 200free Charron-WatsonChanelle,22,UL
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SWIMNEWSJULY-AUGUST2006 9
COMMENTARY
OUR BIG TEAM A CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION?
IS
Or has representing Canada lost a bit of its prestige?
NikkiDryden withsomanykidsontheteamandcoachesaround, thinkstheyhavemadeit,evenifit'sforaswimthat
they will have a false sense of security that won't doesnotrankinthetop 100intheworld.
Thissummer, 64swimmerswillslipon maple leaf existin2008.Third,themapleleafisgettingalittle Are huge quantities ofswimmers representing
suits andstand on theblocks representingCanada withered. Canada (64)whatwearetryingtopromote,orare
atthePanPacificChampionshipsinVi—ctoria.Sixty- qualityswimsbyqualityswimmersourpriority?
fourswimmersseemslikeanawfullot themostI TheMapleLeafGear
caneverrememberbeingon anationalteam. Isit When I made the Olympic team in 1992, 1 was so YouthversusJunior
toomanyorapositivesignofthefuture? excited aboutthatOlympic team papersuit. I wore Back in the 1990s, there was no real Canadian
it with pride and for whatever it's worth, I was junior team. There was a youth squad that went
TheBreakdown also proud that only about a dozen otherwomen to the8NationsYouth Cup and girlswere 14-and-
Ofthe64swimmers,8areopen-watercompetitors, in Canada had one. That was until the next year underandboyswere l6-and-under.Canadaalways
2ofwhomarejuniorsand1ofwhomalsoqualified whentheCanadianyouth team gotthesamesuits. did great at this meet. In 1990 when I went, we
inthepool.Asthe 10kmisaneweventforBeijing I didn'tfeel quite asspecial, and it'snotbecause I placedsecondbehindEastGermany,andwebeatsix
in2008,gettingmoreswimmersinterestedinopen- wasswimmingforthesuit. It'sjustthatthesuithad otherEuropean countries. Themissinglinkinour
waterswimmingsounds great. Foryearsithasnot represented thefactthat I hadmade theCanadian successwas thatoutofthat 40-or-so-personyouth
beenverycompetitive,sogettingafewmoreengaged Olympic Team, but when the youth team got the team, only four of us made the senior national
seemslikeagoodthing. sameone, Ifeltasiftheyweresayingthatmaking team: CurtisMyden, SteveClark, Rob Braknis, and
Inthepoolonthemen'sside:9arejuniorswho the youth team was as hard or as important as I. Wecoulddoit asyouthswimmers, butforsome
qualifiedbecausetheywerethefastest18-and-under makingtheOlympics. reason we couldn't translate that into senior-level
intheireventafterthefirst2swimmerswereselected Ifteamgearisnotimportant,thenwewouldn't success.
(6infreerelayevents);4arejuniorswhomadeitin wearit. Nowwe'vegotajuniorteamthatgoesuptoage
theseniorspots,i.e.theywereinthetop2or6, and Overthenextdecade,thenumberofswimmers 18.Whilethereisatrendforathletestostayinthe
16areseniors. who were outfitted in Canadian team gear far sport longer and to improve later in theircareers,
On the women's side: 7 are pure juniors, 9 outweighed the number of swimmers who were 18seemsawfullyoldtobemakingajuniorsquad-
juniors who qualified as seniors, and 11 seniors. actually representing Canada in international maybeforboys,butat 18,mostgirlsshouldbeable
Thisselectionprovidestheopportunityfor16junior competition.Again,thisisnotaboutthegearperse, tomaketheseniorteam andiftheycan't,theyare
athletes to make the 2007 Worlds team (which is itisaboutwhatitrepresents: ifitisthateasytoget closeenoughtostaymotivateduntiltheydo.Wehave
selected from Pan Pacs) who otherwise wouldn't themapleleaftowel, thenitstopsbeingsomething other developmental meets for young swimmers:
have had the chance, but leaves out two senior youcanproudlywear. Canada—Games, junior nationals, and otheryouth
OlympianswhomighthavemadeWorlds. Ourbest I noticedthattheCanadianteamdidnothave squads Alberta just took a team ofswimmers to
juniors,all 13ofthem,wouldhavemadePanPacs theirnamesontheircapsatthelastCommonwealth England for the British Youth Nationals. On their
regardlessofthejuniorselectionprogram. Games. I foundoutitwasbecausenewSwimming own,Canada'stopjuniorsmadetheseniorPanPac
Canada national coach, Pierre Lafontaine, had squad. Isthenationalteamtheplacefortheothers
ThePros made a decision that names on caps would be togetexperience?
Okay, I get it. On the one hand, the meet is in reserved for the Olympics. I love that. It's a small
Victoria, and the benefits are obvious: hometown thing,butagain,itrepresentstheideathatwearing The Future
crowd, cheap transportandhousingcosts, itistwo the maple leaf, and havingyour name associated I don'twantto take awayfromouryoungathletes'
years out ofthe Beijing Olympics, Pan Pacs allow withit,isaprivilege. success. I am very excited about the direction of
morethantwoentriesperevent,andwearepicking Theepitomeofwearingthemapleleafisgetting Canadianswimming. Seeingsomanynewfaceson
World Champs off of it. It makes sense to take as it tattooed on your body. Some of our greatest thepodium atNationals isfantasticandsomething
many young kids as you can to get international swimmers have been inked with pride: from Alex that's been missingforsome time. Seeingso many
experience and readythem forwhat hopefully lies Baumann to Curtis Myden and Marianne Limpert, of them breaking national age-group records and
ahead: a long and successful international career. forevermarkingyourselfwiththeleafisamemorable doingbesttimesisalsogreat. ButwhatI amsaying
Butit'stheotherhandthatworriesme. wayaswimmerinthiscountrycanhonourCanada. isthatIthinkwearerewardingtoomanywithallthe
Yet,latelyI'veseenmapleleaftattoosappearingon goodieswehavetoofferandtheresultwillbeahuge
TheCons swimmers who are not members of the Olympic groupofyoungathleteswhoarethereforthetripand
First ofall, most ofthose 64 swimmers have been team, let alone a proper international team like thestuff,andnotforthecompetitionandracing.
to Victoriabefore, so while they'll get some tough Commonwealths or Worlds. Sure, everyone is free I hopeI'mwrong,butIthinkit'ssomethingwe
international racing experience in the heats, they todowhattheywantandmarkthemselveshowever needtolookat.Ifwedilutetheproduct(representing
willmissoutontheculturaldifficultiesordifferences theychoose,butIthinkthatwhenwehandakida Canada) too much, pretty soon it won't be worth
thattheywillhavetoencounterinBeijing. Second, Canadabackpack and a $300 swimsuit, he or she obtaining.
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