The schedules for Diving and Swimming dual meets has been added to respective pages.
We’d also like to welcome the new members of the Executive Committee for the 2023 season!
We’re still on the lookout for a VP of Swimming, as well as someone to assist in the treasurer role as this position grows.
With the last NAA meeting of the season now complete, we can share with you the awards of events for 2023. These events are all listed on the 2023 Calendar page with the appropriate pool listed with them. Congratulations to all the pools who will be hosting events next year.
I received this remarkably kind letter today and wanted to share it with all of you.
Thank you.
Chris Vandersluis
This will be my last post on the NAASwim.com website.
I started posting results on the web for the NAA in 2002 so it’s been 20 years.
Like many parents of swimmers I went through being an NAA member, having a swimmer who went through the whole gamut of swimming in summer, diving, doing synchro, waterpolo, joining winter swimming (Pointe Claire and then Beaconsfield in her case) then being on staff and finally managing Fairview pool.
I volunteered for our local Elm Park pool for a time then became the President there and after that the president of the NAA for 4 years.
But, time moves on for everyone. My daughter has been out of college for years now and I don’t even live in Montreal or Canada for that matter anymore. Yes, that’s me in the picture, boating in Florida where I live now. I’m well and very busy with other things. They’re just not related to the NAA.
I’ve maintained the website over all that time and enjoyed posting on it literally tens of thousands of pictures I’d taken but it is time for someone local, directly involved with work at the NAA to take it over.
I’d like to thank everyone who I’ve been able to work with over these many years. Parents, athletes, coaches, sponsors, the different city councilmembers and finally the countless volunteers. It has enriched my life and my memories of my time with the NAA will remain among my favourites.
The website will become the responsibility of the current NAA president and whoever they decide should run it. It wouldn’t surprise me if the look and feel changes. I hope that all the history will be maintained. I will be updating the 2023 calendar that is being decided at the August 29th 2022 meeting as well as any constitutional changes that are finalized at that meeting and that will likely be my last update on the website. At some point before the end of calendar year my access to the site will be removed.
For those who might want to reach me, my email won’t change. You can email me at chris.vandersluis@gmail.com. My NAA email will be discontinued later this year.
The NAA has been a remarkable and unique fixture of aquatics in North America for decades and I very much hope it continues for a very, very long time.
Thanks to all of you. It’s been quite a great ride.
Chris Vandersluis
chris.vandersluis@gmail.com
Once again, we come to the bittersweet end of another NAA Season.
On Monday, August 29th, the last NAA meeting will happen at our usual location at 7pm. We’ll be going through the calendar and finalizing the bids for the 2023 season events so please make sure your pool is represented. Below you can see the agenda
The NAA Diving season has come to an end for 2022. You will find the results of Diving Finals on the Diving page as well as the final Team scores.
Our thanks to all the pool staff, coaches, parents, volunteers and of course the athletes who put on an amazing season.
Senior Finals are tonight at Westpark Pool. It’s a show not to be missed and will complete the amazing season of Synchro competitions.
Click on Continue Reading to see the Senior Finals Program.
The Junior Synchro Finals are tonight at Elm Park Pool! Elm Park has given us the program to publish so you can print it in advance. If you’d prefer to just have it on your phone, you can visit the NAA site of course while you’re at the competition or there will be a QR code at the pool for easy access to the file. To see the program, click Continue Reading below.
First of all, our thanks to Ecclestone for putting on a spectacular meet. In particular, we thank the committee, the staff, the countless volunteers, the City of Kirkland, the sponsors, and, of course, the parents and athletes. What a great in-person comeback!Hi all, please keep checking the Synchro Page for any changes to Finals Draws and then for results. Also, here are some key times for the Junior and Senior Synchro Finals: