Dear parents and swimmers; I know that there are many questions and concerns about COVID-19. We are aware of the situation and we want the best for our athletes and staff. We also want to do our part to reduce the spread of the virus We will follow the federal and the provincial health authorities, swimming Canada and Swim Sask for any restrictions. Our team just went to Winnipeg for the ManSask Championships, we were for the cancellation of the event as proposed by Swim Manitoba and Swim Saskatchewan, the...

PreComp News Pride, Discipline, Loyalty, Commitment & Respect ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What’s happening Hello Pre-Comp. We hope you had a successful February and had a good break away from the cold. The upcoming month has a few exciting events for you to take part in and as always we encourage everyone to attend. The Black v. Green meet 5 is coming up this Friday at the U of R and we have a stroke clinic / day clinic 20 March for everyone to attend. Do you have the OnDeck app? Available for...

Heyo! There are things you have no control over in the water. Things like your genetics, natural talent, luck, the competition. But what you do have control over is practice. That chunk of time each day where you step out onto a cold pool deck, read the workout on the whiteboard, hop in the water and churn around the black line for a couple of hours. While you can’t control what the swimmer in the next lane is doing, you do control your mindset. The effort you give. The focus...

Dear Parents; We have extended the deadline to hand in your Vegas Raffle tickets so that you have time to sell them over the February break. The following times will be available for ticket and payment drop off: Monday, February 24th at 4:00 and 6:30 - Lawson in the office Tuesday, February 25th at 4:00 and 6:30 - Lawson in the office Wednesday, February 26th at 4:30 and 6:30 - U of R in the foyer outside the pool If you need to arrange another time to drop your tickets...

The Mindset of a Champion Be your own CHAMPION Be the best version of yourself "Champions aren't made in the gym. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision" M.Ali We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Everyone has a talent. You are all talented, different ways, different ability or skills, but everyone is special. What's your number 1 priority? Train it and trust it: 1st step: is to train your talent in practice 2nd...

PreComp News Pride, Discipline, Loyalty, Commitment & Respect ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What’s happening Welcome back from the Christmas break. We hope you have had great first month of the year and are excited for upcoming events. In this months newsletter you will find a message from our Head Coach and information on our upcoming event, the Georgina Syrgiannia Swim Marathon. Other events that are on our way include the Black v Green 4, which will have swimmers from Pre-Comp and Prospect having fun learning about racing. As always we encourage all our...

Vegas Raffle: We have extended the deadline to hand in your Vegas Raffle tickets so that you have time to sell them over the February break. The following times will be available for ticket and payment drop off: Monday, February 24th at 4:00 and 6:30 - Lawson in the office Tuesday, February 25th at 4:00 and 6:30 - Lawson in the office Wednesday, February 26th at 4:30 and 6:30 - U of R in the foyer outside the pool If you need to arrange another time to drop your tickets...

Dear Parents; I had some feedback about the calendar for the Pre-Competitive level and also for the swimmers that are not at Competitive-level yet. The question is: Why are our kids not invited to the away meets? Is it a club rule or Swim Sask rule? Why is it different than last year? Yes, there is a new time standard and a new competition outline available on the Swim Sask website; Our team is also improving the competition plan that follows the Swimming Canada Long Term Development Athletes (Link). We...

Dear members; Below the update of the team calendar by level and an important link to understanding the calendar: If your kids never did an official competition, follow the Pre-Comp and Skills level. If your kids did a competition before, follow the level of the time standard that he or she reaches: Didn't get the Future Stars Time yet The Future Stars time standard.Can attend away meet The A Provincial Meet (Link) A & AA Short Course (Link) A & AA Long Course (Link) You can find your kids best...

PreComp News Pride, Discipline, Loyalty, Commitment & Respect ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What’s happening We are in the last stretch of 2019, with a few up and coming events before Pre-Comp have a break from training for the Christmas period. The upcoming Future Stars Christmas Invitational meet has been changed to a one day event. It will now take place on the 14 December only. Our Christmas Party will occur on the 19 December at the Lawson from 4 - 6 PM. Please come down and enjoy some fun events, a Santa appearance...