Call for Nominations now open!

The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund call for nominations for the Amateur Sport Bursary Program now open.

Application deadline is February 28, 2013.

• Find out more about The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund

• Download Application Form (PDF)

BT Calgary Unveils Sport Recognition Wall - November 15, 2012

On November 15th BT Calgary was here unveiling our Sport Recognition Wall and talking with a few of our amateur athletes/John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund recipients from swimming, diving, water polo and track.

 Here's the clips: http://bit.ly/TUZIrn

The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund – in Business in Calgary

Talisman Centre is honoured to name a 30 year in the making athlete endowment fund after Mr. John Currie. Read about how the vision lives on through The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund in this month’s Business in Calgary’s Philanthropy issue. “Creating a Legacy Fund for Amateur Athletes.”

 http://www.talismancentre.com/images/PDFs/Talisman_December2012_FP_Proof.pdf

Congratulations to Spencer Wildman - Dive Calgary who won GOLD on Platform at the CAMO Invitational International Meet in Quebeck this weekend!

Sport Recognition Wall

Have you seen our new Sport Recognition Wall? Check it out at our North Entrance!

Youth Triathlon Training Camp

The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund

Supporting the goals and dreams of amateur athletes

Campaign Goal – $1,000,000

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History

Lindsay Park Sports Society (LPSS) received $250,000 from the 1983 Western Canada Summer Games to be used for the benefit of LPSS and Talisman Centre.

The Legacy Fund was established to provide bursaries to amateur athletes, support sport competitions and provide specialized training equipment at Talisman Centre.

In 2012 LPSS renamed the fund in honour of John Currie, President of the 1983 Western Canada Summer Games and launched a fundraising campaign to increase the value of the Legacy Fund to $1 million.  

Fundraising Campaign Objectives

• Honour an important champion of amateur sport and community builder central to the creation of Talisman Centre.
• Increase the value of The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund to $1 million. 

How Can You Contribute?

• DOWNLOAD THE JOHN CURRIE AMATEUR SPORT LEGACY FUND DONATION FORM (PDF)

Your donation to The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund will honour an important champion of amateur sport and provide bursary awards for amateur athletes with financial need training in Calgary. 

Please direct your donation to:

Parks Foundation Calgary for The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund
225 – 13 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2R 1N8
www.parksfdn.com

Parks Foundation Calgary is the Project Gifts Administrator for Lindsay Park Sports Society/Talisman Centre's fundraising campaign for The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund, and will issue charitable tax receipts for gifts over $25.00. Parks Foundation Calgary is an entity with standing under the Income Tax Act (Canada) identical to that of a registered charity.

Thank you for supporting the goals and dreams of amateur athletes.
 

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For more information about The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund, please contact:

Julie Johnston, Fund Development Officer
Phone: 403-355-1254
Email: jjohnston@talismancentre.com 

50 Years for CLFHA

Congratulations to Calgary Ladies Field Hockey Association on 50 Years!
http://clfha.com/

Welcome Back!

Aquabelles Make it National

CONGRATULATIONS to Calgary Aquabelles' Gabriella Brisson, Claudia Holzner and Kaylene Scheil for making the Synchro Canada National Team! The girls begin training at the Centre of Excellence in Montreal in October.

Caeli McKay makes a splash at Speedo Junior National Championships

Congratulations to Caeli McKay of Dive Calgary on your Speedo Junior National Championship results:

• Gold on 1m 
• Gold on 3m
• Silver on Platform
• Outstanding Diver Award – Age Group “C”
• 2013 National Team Member

Way to go Dive Calgary!

Congratulations to Dive Calgary athletes and coaches on your 4th place team finish at the 2012 Speedo Junior National Championship July 18-23.

Congrats to Jonathan Brown of NCSA

CONGRATULATIONS to NCSA's Jonathan Brown who was selected to represent Canada at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Honolulu August 23-27.

The competition will feature the best 18+ under swimmer from all the Pacific rim countries. Jonathan was the fastest 18 under swimmer in the 200 IM at the Senior Nationals in Edmonton last week and was the only male swimmer from Alberta to make the Canadian team.

http://www.ncsaswim.ca/Home.jsp?team=canncsa

Thank you!

Age Group Nationals was a HUGE success! Thank you to all the athletes, officials, coaches, planning committee and of course our wonderful staff, members and Sport Partners for making this an event remember!

Check our Facebook page for photos!

Age Group Nationals - Day 1

Day 1 of Age Group Nationals is well underway. Check out our photos on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/talismancentre.

You can also find LIVE RESULTS here:  https://swimming.ca/liveresults/2012AgeGroup/

Age Group Nationals LIVE WEBCAST available here: http://swimcanweb.tv/ 

More to come!

It begins....

Are you ready for Age Group Nationals?!? We are! Training is well underway and official competition heats start tomorrow. Good luck to all the athletes!

http://www.talismancentre.com/index.php?option=com_events&view=eventsitem&Itemid=222&eventid=29

The Killarney Swim Club Coaching Announcement

The Killarney Swim Club is thrilled to announce the addition of Brad Mori to their coaching staff for the 2012-13 season. Brad will begin his role as the Assistant Head Coach on September 1, 2012.

Brad Mori is currently the Director of Swimming/Head Coach of the Lethbridge Pronghorns and the LA Swim Club. He is also an Alberta Provincial stroke Coach. Brad has been the Head Coach in Lethbridge for the past 7 years and has had success coaching athletes on the Provincial, National and International stages.

Calgary International Track Club going strong!

CONGRATULATIONS to Sage Watson from Calgary International Track Club who will be participating in the World Juniors for 400 meter hurdles! And Deshaunda Morrison who will be participating in the 100 meter hurdles!

CONGRATULATIONS to Akeem Haynes who will be participating in the NACAC Championships for 200 meter!

Olympic Bound!

CONGRATULATIONS to Akeem Haynes from Calgary International Track Club for qualifying for the Olympics in the 4x100 relay!

See the full Olympic Trials Track and Field Results here:
http://www.2012trials.ca/Live_Results/Trials/index.php?Day=2012_06_30_Olympic_Trials_Full_Results.htm

Track & Field Olympic Trials

GOOD LUCK to the following Calgary International Track Club athletes in their Olympic Trails June 27-30:

David Holm – 800 meter
Ryan Russell – 800 meter
Akeem Haynes – 100 meter & 200 meter
Deshaunda Morrison – 100 meter hurdles
Tessa Gray – 400 meter hurdles
Sage Watson – 400 meter
Jenna Westaway – 800 meter
Shari Boyle – 1,500 meter & 3,000 meter steeplechase

http://www.2012trials.ca/

Calgary Masters Swim Club in Italy

CONGRATULATIONS to two Calgary Masters Swim Club Members who just returned from competing in the Fina Masters World Championships in Riccione Italy!

Jeanne and Glenn Carlsen BOTH won the Gold medal in the 3km open water swim.

Jeanne won 2 other Gold medals in the 400 free and the 800 free, breaking her own AB record in that event.

Glenn obtained new Canadian Records in the 800m free, 400m free and 200m fly and new AB records in the 200m and 400m IM.

And the WINNERS are.....

Congratulations to our Sport Partner WINNERS for our Olympic Moments Contest!

GOLD: Bradley Crocker
SILVER: Morgan Bird
BRONZE: Joshua Riker-Fox


Congratulations to each of you! And thank you to everyone who entered our Olympic Moments contest. Read all the inspiring stories at www.talismancentre.com

Edmonton Hall of Fame

Congratulations to Cascade Swimming's Dave Johnson, Director of Swimming and Head Coach, who will be inducted into the Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday, June 19 for his commitment of developing swimming.

More information can be found at:
http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/news/2012/salute-outstanding-edmontonian-at-the-2012-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony.aspx

LPSS Grants and Bursaries Award Recipients

Lindsay Park Sports Society and Talisman Centre are proud to announce the recipients of the 2012 Grants and Bursaries Awards. $14,000 is being awarded to amateur athletes and Sport Partners.

The LPSS Grants and Bursaries Program is funded by the 1983 Western Canada Summer Games legacy fund. Bursaries are awarded to amateur athletes training with Sport Partners at Talisman Centre to support their training and competition expenses in pursuit of their athletic goals. 

Grants are awarded to Sport Partners to support events hosted at Talisman Centre.

See all the photos on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.460868480607800.119041.152613638099954&type=1

MISSING BURSARY AWARD RECIPIENTS: 

Elizabeth Kazakov, Chinook Rhythmique Gymnastics 

Iveta Milciute, Chinook Rhythmique Gymnastics 

Tyra Rooney, Cascade Swim Club 

Emma Sproule, Cascade Swim Club 

Russell Wood, Cascade Swim Club

Canadian Age Group Championships

7 WEEKS TO GO! Talisman Centre is proud to be selected as the host facility for the Canadian Age Group Championships!

The 2012 Canadian Age Group Championships is designed to give swimmers ages 12 through 18 the opportunity to race against the best athletes in their age group in Canada. The long course meet is held every summer in various cities across Canada. This is the second time Talisman Centre has been host facility.

This is the BIGGEST event Talisman Centre will host this year with an estimated 1400 athletes participating in all swim disciplines including butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle, back stroke, relays and 5km and 7.5km open water swims (held at Arbour Lake).

The roar of excitement with our members and employees is building as we gear up to host thousands of athletes, officials, coaches and volunteers!

Find out more here: 
http://www.talismancentre.com/index.php?option=com_events&view=eventsitem&Itemid=222&eventid=29

FINA World Master Championships 2012

GOOD LUCK to all the athletes heading off to Riccione, Italy for the FINA World Masters Championships! The competition runs June 3 – June 17, 2012

Calgary Aquamums, Calgary Masters Swim Club and Calgary Masters Water Polo Club (Renegades/Torpedoes) will all be competing!

http://www.finamasters2012.org

Olympic Moments Contest

Thank you to our Sport Partner athletes who have submitted their entries for our Olympic Moments contest!

If you haven't already, you can still enter. Submit your story but June 8th and you could WIN up to $1000  CASH!

ENTER TODAY:
 http://www.talismancentre.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104&Itemid=261

Welcome to our new Sport Partner Blog!

Thanks for visiting our Sport Partner blog. A blog dedicated to celebrating and recognizing the commitment of the athletes that train and compete at Talisman Centre. We are proud that these amazing athletes and coaches call Talisman Centre their home. Find out about upcoming competitions, results, photos, and more. We look forward to hearing from you and hope you will share your stories in our comment box.