Synchro Canada announces the 15 clubs selected for the 2014 Club Excellence Program

Ottawa, April 10, 2014 – Synchro Canada is pleased to announce the 15 clubs selected for the 2014 Club Excellence Program.  

Synchro Canada’s Club Excellence Program was created in 2009 to recognize the work of the clubs contributing to the pride Synchro Canada shows to the world in Canadian synchronized swimming. It encourages clubs to streamline their operational guidelines in order to help develop stronger athletes, coaches and club programs with the main objective of keeping Synchro Canada among the world’s elite in synchronized swimming.  

While respecting a holistic approach in club success and development, the specific needs of each club that apply for the program, Synchro Canada reviews various criteria in four categories: Business & Organizational Success, Parent & Volunteer Development, Coach Development & Education and Athlete Development & Performance. Clubs that successfully achieve the required points in each category are awarded either Gold, Silver or Bronze status.

“On behalf of Synchro Canada, I wish to congratulate all the selected clubs for their amazing contribution in elevating the level of excellence of Canadian synchronized swimming. I also want to thank them for helping those young athletes to achieve their potential in our sport”, said Synchro Canada’s Domestic Technical Director, Jadine Cleary. “The success of our national team can be credited to the strength, depth and hard work of our clubs and their coaches. Synchro Canada is thrilled with the level of achievement of the participants in the Club Excellence Program this year and believes this demonstrates the dedication of our clubs to best practices.”

  A $15,000 investment 

This year, Synchro Canada distributed a total of $15,000 in grants for the Club Excellence Program. Consequently, 15 clubs received a grant from the 2014 Club Excellence Program.   

The amount that each club received varied between $1,480 and $2,950 for clubs in the Gold category, $750 for Silver and $400 for Bronze.  

The 2014 recipients are:   

Gold Club Category

Vancouver Pacific Wave (Vancouver, B.C.) – $2,950 

BCAQ (Coquitlam and Surrey, B.C.) – $2,300 

SynchroÉlite de Québec (Quebec City, QC) – $1,770

Montréal Synchro (Montréal, QC) – $1,480

  Silver Club Category 

Regina Synchro (Regina, SK) – $750

Aurora Synchro (Edmonton, AB) – $750

Victoria Synchro (Victoria, B.C.) – $750

Killarney Synchro (Calgary, AB) – $750

Burlington Synchro (Burlington, ON) – $750

Lethbridge Synchrobelles (Lethbridge, AB) – $750

   Bronze Club Category

Dollard Synchro (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC) – $400 

Aquatica Synchro (Winnipeg, MB) – $400 

Nova Synchro (Edmonton, AB) – $400

Excel Synchro (Edmonton, AB) – $400

Strathcona Synatics (Sherwood Park, AB) – $400   

More information on the Club Excellence Grant Program is available on-line at Synchro Canada’s website: www.synchro.ca.

About Synchro Canada

Synchro Canada is the national organization governing synchronized swimming in Canada. It represents 10 provincial associations, a territorial association, as well as some 150 clubs and 12,000 members across Canada. A member of FINA, the world’s governing aquatic sports organization, Synchro Canada promotes the quest for excellence by developing the athletes, citizens and ambassadors of the sport of synchronized swimming at every level.

Synchro Canada would like to thank its sponsors:

Program partners: Sport Canada, Own The Podium, the Institut national du sport du Québec

Official Aquatic Supplier: Speedo Canada

Official make up: MAKE UP FOR EVER

Official suppliers: Knox Gelatine, AdUp, National Car Rental

Official hotel: Hilton Hotels Canada

For further information, visit Synchro Canada’s Website at www.synchro.ca or follow Synchro Canada on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

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For information:

Stéphane Côté

Synchro Canada

Communications Coordinator