GWSC’S COACH BOB
GILLETT
TO HALL OF FAME
The
American Swimming Coaches Association has announced that Golden
West Swim Club’s Coach Bob Gillett will be one of the 2009
inductees into the ASCA Coaches Hall of Fame. The induction
ceremonies will be held on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, at the ASCA World Clinic Awards
Night.
Coach Bill Wadley, The Ohio State
University and Chair of the Hall of Fame Committee announced the
other newest members:
Coach Ron Ballatore—UCLA and
others,
Coach Peter Malone—Kansas City
Blazers
Coach Jack Nelson—Fort Lauderdale
Swim Team and others,
Coach Dick Shoulberg—Germantown
Academy, PA.
Bob Gillett, “I am very proud to be
honored by an organization that has meant so much to me throughout
my career. I became a young member of ASCA when I was a
beginning coach in the mid-1960’s. I love being a
swimming coach and that is what I have chosen to do with my
life. I have great respect for all of the mentor coaches who
helped me develop the knowledge and skills of my
profession. My coaching peer group means the world to me, so I
am elated to be receiving this honor from the American Swimming
Coaches Association.”
CONGRATULATIONS CINDY
TRAN!!!!
NEW NATIONAL RECORD HOLDER IN THE 100
YARD BACKSTROKE
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Golden West Swim Club swimmer, Cindy Tran,
16, pull off one of the biggest upsets in this year’s Grand
Prix Meet. She upset highly favored
Mary Descenza (24-Georgia), the national Grand Prix Series High
Point leader in the 100 yard backstroke with a sizzling 52.52. Cindy jumped on the out split with a 25.31,
and came home with a 27.21 split. The record came on the
final day of the meet, January 19th, that was held at the Belmont
Plaza Olympic Pool in Long Beach, CA.
The time was just under the present National
Age Group Record in the Girls 15-16 year old division. The old record belonged to two times defending
Olympic Champion in the 100 Meter Backstroke, Natalie Coughlin with
a 52.55 in 1998.
Golden West Swim
Club
Presents
PATHWAYS
 NEW PROGRAM
(Starting March 1,
2009)
PATHWAYS is an introduction swimming program of Golden
West Swim Club. We know that our
competitive swimming program can offer your youngster great
opportunities leading to a lifestyle of FITNESS, FUN AND
FRIENDSHIPS. It is so simply to get
started on these Pathways with a commitment to only one workout day
per week. Just one day per week to
begin establishing an incredible situation for your child!!! And we offer several convenient times to fit
into anyone’s busy family
schedule!
Childhood fitness has become a NATIONAL TRAGEDY! Recent medical reports have warned that many
of our children are not just overweight, but are having problems
with outright obesity. They lack even
minimum levels of appropriate physical fitness. Youth obesity has become epidemic in the United
States! We KNOW we can put your child
on the Pathways to great physical fitness.
When you learn skills in competitive swimming, without
knowing or focusing on physical training, you will simply
acquire outstanding levels of fitness from the effort of
learning new skills. It is a fun and
easy way to acquire both skills and physical fitness. Your child will develop great friends in the
Pathways Program that will also make the acquisition of higher
levels of fitness and skill easier than you could ever
imagine!
How to Get Started. If your
child can swim, simply chose a time that is convenient, fill out
the online questionnaire, and then come to your first session. We will have your child join in the group
for the initial session. If it is what
you wish to do, then you can go to your computer and register and
pay your fees online. That is how
simple it is to get started. Start your
child of the PATHWAYS to FITNESS, FUN and FRIENDSHIPS
TODAY!!
CLICK HERE FOR THE QUESITONAIRE
AND MORE INFORMATION
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