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The Edmonton Aurora
Synchronized Swim Club is a nonprofit sports club run by a
volunteer elected board of directors that meets each month. All
members are welcome at board meetings and encouraged to be involved
in team activities and fundraisers.
We offer training and practice
groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. Our goal is to
offer age-specific training for all of our athletes geared towards
challenging each individual and developing each individual to the
best of their abilities. Following the long-term athlete
development (LTAD) model implemented by Sport Canada, our programs
ensure optimal training and development for swimmers of every
age.
We are constantly growing and
training young swimmers to maintain a well-rounded competitive
synchronized swimming team. We are proud to be recognized at a the
silver level by Synchro Canada’s club excellence program.
We are also very fortunate to be the only club in Edmonton
who regularly trains in the heart of Edmonton’s river valley
at the Kinsmen Sports Cente, a world class training facility. Thank
you for considering us. We look forward to meeting you. Please feel
free to ask the head coach any questions you may have.
Our
History
The Edmonton Aurora Synchronized
Swim Club arose from a merger in 1981 between two competing clubs
in Edmonton, the Aquadettes and the 700 Wing Kippers. The
Head Coach of the 700 Wing Kippers, Leslie Ringrose (now Leslie
Sproule), became the head coach of the newly merged club, which
became the only nationally competitive club within the city.
Although the Edmonton Aurora
Synchronized Swim Club was formed in the 1981, real success did not
begin until the mid-’80s. In 1987 Aurora Synchro had members
on the Canadian national team for the first time in club history. This was the start of a very successful
period. Aurora Synchro placed members on every national team.
Kirstin Normand, an athlete who started synchro in the 1980s, went
on to be the captain of the 2000 Olympic team that won bronze in
Sydney.
Within the last 10 years Aurora Synchro successes include winning
two national championships, three appearances in the Speedo
catalogue, five appearances on TSN, several top three finishes at
international events, and multiple top three and six finishes at
Nationals. Some recent prominent athletes from Auroras were Lindsey
and Nicole Cargill, who were longtime National A team members, with
Nicole being a member of the 2004 Olympic team in Athens.
Recently, in 2007, Madison Allen
became the first Aurora to make it on the 13-15 Canadian National
Team. And current Head Coach Vanessa Bray was the assistant head
coach for the 13-15 Canadian National Team in the summer of 2008.
This team went on to win every event at the 2008 UANA
Championships.
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