Dynamo’s 10th Annual Invitational Swim Meet
June 9 and 10 Dynamo will host their 10th Annual Swim Meet at Bonsor Pool in Burnaby. This Swim BC sanctioned meet is run with heats and finals for 9&U, 10, 11, 12, 13 and Over age groupings allowing for some strong finals with swimmers grouped by age. The meet package is now available.
Richmond Rapids West Coast Open Meet
Congratulations to all the swimmers that competed last week-end at the West Coast Open swim meet in Richmond. You made us proud! There were lots of best times for all swimmers and qualifications for AAA Provincials in Richmond in July and AA Provincials in Victoria in June. Jake Gao made it to the AAA Provincials and Erin Patterson and Helena Zhou made it to the AA Provincials, and they also broke Dynamo Records. You can see their swims and most likely your own on our media page. The Burnaby Now also had an article on Dynamo’s success at the meet.
Dynamo Newsletter for May
The May Newsletter has now been posted. Go have a look and see what your coaches have to say!
Athlete’s Corner
We have a section of the website where Head Coach Lidia Menzies posts articles for the swimmers to read. We encourage all Dynamo Swim Club members to read this information. Go look for it under Swim Programs and read about how Top Athletes Develop Brain Strength.
Richmond Rapids LMR Championship Meet
On February 25th and 26th Dynamo swimmers had an excellent meet out at Watermania in Richmond. For the first time swimmers from the North Shore program, SwimFaster, got to compete as Dynamo swimmers. Everyone had a good time and a lot of personal bests were set. Nine medals for placing in the top three were won by Dynamo swimmers! Congratulations to each and every swimmer. For a detailed look at our results head on over to Swim Canada’s website! For videos of some of the races head on over to our media page!
New Saturday Practices at Bonsor!
The Calendar has been updated to show our new swim time of 3:30pm to 5:00pm on Saturdays at Bonsor Pool. 3:30pm – 4:00pm will be dryland and then from 4-5pm we get the whole pool! There should be no crowding issues! This now allows for two practices on the weekends!
Dynamo Newsletter for February
An abbreviated February Newsletter has now been posted. Go read what your coaches have to say and see some photos of the event over on the media page!
December Mini-Meet and Secret Santa
Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed at the final mini-meet of 2011! We hope everyone had a great holiday and enjoyed their secret Santa present! For photos go to the media page and have a look!
December Schedule Changes
Practice is CANCELLED at CG Brown on Friday December 23rd. This is to allow us to have our Christmas Party, with Secret Santa, and mini-meet at Bonsor from 5-7pm.
Due to the pool shut-down and some open availability we have been able to secure some good practice times for the last two weeks of practice in December at Bonsor Pool. The evening times (6:30-8:30pm) have been moved so that from December 12-23 we will be practicing at Bonsor on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 5-7pm. As this falls right at supper time we encourage the kids to eat something light before practice and have another light meal afterwards.
Also, there may be some schedule changes for the new year. Please keep checking the Dynamo training calendar as we finalize the new year’s schedule.
Athlete’s Corner
Head Coach Lidia Menzies has put up two new articles for the swimmers to read. We encourage all Dynamo Swim Club members to read these. Go look for them under Swim Programs and read about Recovery and Nutrition: The Power of Protein.
2011 Dynamo Swim Club at Richmond Swim Meet
On November 27th the Dynamo Swim Club attended the Delta Sungod swim meet in Richmond for the second day of competition. The videos for the races are over on the media page and the results are on the Swimming Canada website. Check out your races and don’t forget to ask your coaches about aspects of your performance if you have any questions! The videos are there for you to evaluate your performance with your coaches.
2011 Dynamo Swim Club Awards
The 2010-2011 swim season awards were handed out October 29th at the Dynamo Annual General Meeting and Pot Luck party. The awards can be seen in our display case at the Bonsor Swimming Pool (near the men’s changeroom). Photos of the recipients are on our media page.
Halloween at the Pool
The kids came out to practice on October 28th dressed in their finest Halloween outfits. Head on over to the media page to see the costumes!
Athlete’s Corner
We have a new section of the website where Head Coach Lidia Menzies will be putting up information for the swimmers to read. We encourage all Dynamo Swim Club members to read this information. Go look for it under Swim Programs and read about The Essentials of Breaststroke and the Athlete Self-Concept.
Dynamo Newsletter for October
The October Newsletter has now been posted. Go have a look and see what your coaches have to say!
Swimming – It’s Not Just for Kids
Tricia, one of our Masters Swimmers, recently returned from the 2011 World Police and Fire Games in New York City where she swam and played tennis. Tricia joined the club in February 2011 and has been practicing diligently since. In tennis she won Gold in Ladies Grand Master “A” Singles (which she also won in 2009 at the World Police and Fire Games in Vancouver, BC) and Silver in Ladies Grand Master “A” Doubles.
At Dynamo we’re also extremely proud of Tricia’s two bronze medals in the 200m Ladies Freestyle Relay (Open – SC) and in the 400m Ladies Freestyle (Grand Master “A” – SC). It just goes to show you what perseverance, having a goal, and “sticking to it” can do for you! Way to go Tricia and we’ll see you in the pool!
Fall/Winter Registration for the 2011/2012 Swim Season
Fall swimming has started. We are back at Bonsor Pool and CG Brown Pool. Two new sessions have been added to our schedule and now you can practice on Monday and Friday evenings. To register you need to provide a completed package with a cheque for the Membership & Communication Fee as well as any swimmer’s Swim BC Base Insurance amount. Post-dated cheques for monthly fees and fundraising fees are required at your first practice. The Masters and Swim School programs have been streamlined to two month sessions rather than eight week sessions. This will make it easier to track and bring it in line with the swim team sessions. Here are the packages:
2012 Registration Package (Swim School)
2012 Registration Package (Swim Team)
2012 Registration Package (Masters)
Burnaby Dynamo 9th Annual Invitational Swim Meet
We want to thank everyone who attended our swim meet this year. All the entrants were champions!
The final results are available for download;
Saturday Heats 2011
Saturday Finals 2011
Sunday Heats 2011
Sunday Finals 2011
See you next year! Check to see if you set a Dynamo Invitational Meet Record!
The videos, photos and Rompost TV interview of Dynamo swimmers at the meet are all posted on the media page.
Dynamo Media Page
We’ve moved slideshows, YouTube videos and anything else over to the media page. Head on over and have a look.
