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Vegas Raffle: We have extended the deadline to hand in your Vegas Raffle tickets so that you have time to sell them over the February break. The following times will be available for ticket and payment drop off: Monday, February 24th at 4:00 and 6:30 - Lawson in the office Tuesday, February 25th at 4:00 and 6:30 - Lawson in the office Wednesday, February 26th at 4:30 and 6:30 - U of R in the foyer outside the pool If you need to arrange another time to drop your tickets...

Head Coach

Dear Parents; I had some feedback about the calendar for the Pre-Competitive level and also for the swimmers that are not at Competitive-level yet. The question is: Why are our kids not invited to the away meets? Is it a club rule or Swim Sask rule? Why is it different than last year? Yes, there is a new time standard and a new competition outline available on the Swim Sask website; Our team is also improving the competition plan that follows the Swimming Canada Long Term Development Athletes (Link). We...

Head Coach

Dear members; Below the update of the team calendar by level and an important link to understanding the calendar: If your kids never did an official competition, follow the Pre-Comp and Skills level. If your kids did a competition before, follow the level of the time standard that he or she reaches: Didn't get the Future Stars Time yet The Future Stars time standard.Can attend away meet The A Provincial Meet (Link) A & AA Short Course (Link) A & AA Long Course (Link) You can find your kids best...

Craig Nieuwstad

PreComp News Pride, Discipline, Loyalty, Commitment & Respect ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What’s happening We are in the last stretch of 2019, with a few up and coming events before Pre-Comp have a break from training for the Christmas period. The upcoming Future Stars Christmas Invitational meet has been changed to a one day event. It will now take place on the 14 December only. Our Christmas Party will occur on the 19 December at the Lawson from 4 - 6 PM. Please come down and enjoy some fun events, a Santa appearance...

Head Coach

Good to Great Newsletter by the Head Coach Happiness is used in the context of mental or emotional states, including positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.[1] It is also used in the context of life satisfaction, subjective well-being, eudaimonia, flourishing and well-being <Wikipedia> Your kids can be happy, if they learn how to deal with challenges and achieve goals by themselves, through difficulties and failures. The sport is one of the best schools of real life management, this is what we do all the time. “A...

Craig Nieuwstad

PreComp News Pride, Discipline, Loyalty, Commitment & Respect ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What’s happening We hope your season has been moving on swimmingly. We have some events upcoming that we would like to see all PreComp attend. Our Black v Green 2 Meet will take place at the U of R on the 29 Nov and we are hosting a SwimSask novice meet Dec 14 & 15 at the Lawson that we encourage all PreComp to attend.Please take note that there is no training Monday 11 November. Your swimmers can make up the...

Craig Nieuwstad

PreComp News Pride, Discipline, Loyalty, Commitment & Respect ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What’s happening Welcome to 2019 - 2020 Season. We are excited to have you join us for this season. The PreComp newsletter will be sent out once a month with all information needed for the PreComp happenings. Do you have the OnDeck app? Available for FREE for all SwimOffice customers. Team administrators, coaches, and parents can download OnDeck and in real-time, access their team accounts, events, news, jobs, and more. In a matter of minutes, users will feel connected to their...

Craig Nieuwstad

PreComp News Pride, Discipline, Loyalty, Commitment & Respect ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What’s happening  Welcome to the last month of Pre-Competitive for the 2018 - 2019 season. With just a few weeks left we are excited to end the season with a bang. First off on Monday 3 June we have a Parents Conference on Keeping Motivated presented by Coach Craig and immdeiately following we have Head Coach Tissira presenting about information for the upcoming season. On the 21 June we have our Developmental Gala for all Pre-Competitive at the Lawson. The Gala...

Craig Nieuwstad

PreComp News Pride, Discipline, Loyalty, Commitment & Respect ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What’s happening  We hope everyone had a great Easter break. For May we have a few events that are approaching fast. These events include; the sixth Black & Green meet, the Day camp and a Team Potluck where Pre-Comp are asked to bring bread & cheese. We ask everyone to please sign up and join us with fun & learning as the season comes to a close. We are also pleased to offer our annual summer swim camps, which will start...

Craig Nieuwstad

PreComp News Pride, Discipline, Loyalty, Commitment & Respect ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What’s happening  Congratulations to Gillian Kimens who achieved their SwimSask Novice Graduation Time. Good Luck to our Pre-Comp Coaches, Brian Palaschuk, Ryan Jensen, Wawa Elbos, & Etienne Paquin-Foisy who are competing at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Toronto 3 April - 7 April 2019 We had exciting Black & Green Meet 5 which took place at the Lawson during the break of the Prairie Championships. Swimmers who attend had fun time racing and showing off their skills in the pool that was...