Lifeguard: National Lifeguard recertification

Need a nationals recert for this summer? Cote Saint-Luc will be having one on Sunday June 10th from 6pm-10:30pm at their new indoor pool. The cost is $86.25 and you will need to bring a bathing suit, towel, gloves, a pocket mask and your previous national lifeguard certification. For more information please contact 514 485-6806 Ext 2232.

Need an LSI recert for this summer? Cote Saint-Luc will be having one on Thursday May 31st from 5pm-10:00pm at their new indoor pool. The cost is $86.25 and you will need to bring a bathing suit, towel, gloves, a pocket mask and your previous Lifesaving instructor certification. For more information please contact 514 485-6806 Ext 2232.

If you are interested in registering please register online www.cotesaintluc.org or register at our parks and recreation department located at 7500 macklein Côte Saint-Luc between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm.

Thanks
Valerie Gibson
Section Manager of Aquatics Programs
514 485-6806 Ext 2232
vgibson@cotesaintluc.org

Lifeguard: There's still time to be a lifeguard at Glenmore!

We've heard via the West Island Jungle Drum network that there is still room for a Junior Lifeguard at Glenmore for the 2012 summer season. Anyone interested can forward their CV to jobs@glenmorepool.com.

NAA Notification: From the NAA President: First NAA Meeting of the 2012 season will be on May 17th

1st NAA meeting of the 2012 season will be held on Monday May 14th at 7:00pm at the Dorval Community Center. Please ensure that 2 representatives of your pool attend. Ideally this should include a representative from your committee and a representative from your lifeguard/coaching staff.

As is traditional during our first meeting of each season, we must elect new officers to posts which are vacant in the NAA Executive. The following positions must be filled on May 17th:

VP Swimming
VP Marketing

Our VP of Waterpolo, VP of Diving, VP of Synchro, our Secretary and our Treasurer will all be returning. In addition, I will be continuing as the NAA President for another 2 year term.

Agenda

1. Introduction and Welcome
2. Approval of the agenda
3. Executive Reports
a) Treasurer
b) VP Synchro
c) VP Water Polo
d) VP Diving
e) VP Swimming
f) VP Marketing
g) President
4. NAA Sponsor for 2012 - MIS
5. Election of new NAA Executives
* VP Swimming
* VP Marketing
7. New Business
8. Announcements
9. Date and location of next meeting
10. Call for adjournment

s message is being sent to numerous people who were on our 2012 NAA Mailing list and it is possible that you have received this even though you no longer hold a position on staff or on the committee of your pool. If that is the case, please forward the message to the new person responsible at your pool if you know who they are or will be. We will be compiling a new 2012 NAA Contact list at our May 17th meeting so please be prepared with the contact names, phone numbers and emails of the key personnel at your pool for the upcoming season.

Swimming: Olympic Swimming Trials in Montreal this week (From Marie Habib - Elm Park)

The Olympic trials for swimming will be held in Montreal this week from Tuesday March 27th until Sunday April 1st. Athletes from across the country are coming together at the Olympic Pool to determine who will represent Canada in swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London England from 27th of July until August 12th. Some of those swimmers starting their swimming careers at one of our NAA pools.

Our community pools provide an enriching environment that promotes participation in a fun and encouraging way. The way that aquatic sports and social events are blended creates an infectious atmosphere that invites swimmers of all levels to take part in summer aquatics. All kids regardless of their skill levels are welcomed with open arms. Some of these kids soon discover that they have a passion for swimming and start their path into winter swim teams.This week some of these athletes are vying for a spot on our Olympic Team!

To see results of the Olympic Trials go to: http://www.omegatiming.com/index_home.htm#swimming/racearchives/2012/Montreal/index_d1.htm

Good luck to our swimmers

Swimming: Its not too late to watch one of our athletes become an Olympian!

The Olympic Trials are underway thhis weekend at the Olympic Pool (Piscine Park Olympic). These trials are not held in Montreal each time there are an Olympics so it's a rare treat to watch a moment where an athlete becomes a member of the Olympic team; that moment they will become, forever, an Olympian. To reach the Olympic team, an athlete must do two things 1) reach the Olympic qualifying time which is a ridiculously fast time based on a percentage of the world record and; 2) They must place 1st or 2nd in the event at these Olympic trials. The best of Canadian swimming is here at the Olympic pool and giving their all this weekend. We have a number of our NAA swimmers and other West Islanders and Montrealers in the event striving for one of the Olympic team berths and you can come and cheer them on. The Canadian Olympic trials continue today (March 31st) and Sunday (April 1st)

Waterpolo: An historic silver for the waterpolo men

The Canadian men made history in Guadalajara tonight with a silver medal in waterpolo, this was a first for the men's waterpolo in the PanAm games. Unfortunately the gold medal and the automatic 2012 Olympic berth that would have accompanied it eluded the men as they lost to the USA. They'll get another chance though to qualify for the Olympics in April and there's no doubt that our waterpolo team will see the Americans again next summer in London.

Waterpolo: It's silver for the waterpolo girls

It was a heartbreaking and unprecedented game to watch - which we did in our household from the first minute of play. The Canadian girls went into the 1/2 ahead of the americans 7 to 4 but by the end of regulation play it was 8 to 8 and time for overtime play. No score in one 5 minute extra period. No score in a 2nd 5 minute extra period. So, it came down to a shoot out. A full round (5 shots each) and there were no breaks.

In the second round the Canadians kept one shot out. Would it be a win for Canada? No. The American goalie managed to keep the next shot out too. It went to 4. Yes, 4 rounds of shootout shots until finally the Canadians missed a shot and it was over.

The American team wins gold and the Canadians the silver in one of the closest games imaginable.

Tomorrow it's the men in another Canada vs USA game.

Diving: The latest news from Guadalajara

It was a bronze in Guadalajara in diving for Canadian Meaghan Benfeito at the PanAm games this week. In Waterpolo both the men and women will be competing against the US for the gold medal. The women will be Friday night at 6pm eastern and the men on Saturday night at 6pm eastern. It was a near thing for the men as their game with Brazil was close and almost as nasty as a late night NAA game. Still, the men came through and will head to the Gold medal round on Saturday. These games are critical as the winners are guaranteed a berth at next year's Olympics in London, England. The silver medalists will have to fight in a later tournament with a much larger group of competitors for an Olympic spot.

If you're keen to follow the scores in real time (and you haven't figured out how to cut into the foreign lifestream), you can do so at Women's game and Men's game. Click on 'Run' next to the game in progress and you'll see the update.

Swimming: More hardware for the Canadians at the PanAm games

Gotta love the PanAm games. Now, if we could only produce these results in an Olympic year! It's silver for the girls in the 4x100 Medley. Gabby Soucisse and Ashley McGregor did a great job reprenting the West Island for that medal. Of the 4 medals Canada has taken for swimming thus far, McGregor has all 4. Diving is not yet underway. In waterpolo the ladies dominated with a 23 to 2 mauling of Venexuela (You'd think they'd have a mercy rule like we do here in the NAA!) They men were equally unmerciful to host team Mexico who they beat by 16 to 4. NAA'ers and other West Islanders are represented on both the men's and women's teams.

Synchro: More medals from Mexico

More medals are on their way to Canada from the PanAm games. Ashley McGregor took Gold in the 200M breastroke. In Synchronized Swimming, Canada added to the Gold medal rush with top of the podium wins in the Duet and Team events. Go to www.guadalajara2011.org.mx for more details.