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.

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