Tentative Aquatic Schedule for May 2-4 2014

Here is the link to our tentative aquatics schedule for Friday May 2 to Sunday May 4 2014:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_i06kI_D5XWcmdac1A4YXg3N2s/edit?usp=sharing

Tentative Aquatic Schedule for April 28 to May 1st 2014

Here is the link to our tentative aquatics schedule for Monday April 28th - Thursday May 1st:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_i06kI_D5XWaURFZlJ0aXk1dGc/edit?usp=sharing

Tentative Aquatic Schedule for April 25-27 2014

Here is the link to our tentative aquatics schedule for Friday April 25 to Sunday April 27 2014:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_i06kI_D5XWcmtZNlB3RnJxa1E/edit?usp=sharing

Join Talisman Centre's Sport Celebration on April 24: Amateur Athletes Bursary Awards & Donor Appreciation, Aquatic Show & Sport Grant Recognition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lindsay Park Sports Society and Talisman Centre Celebration of Sport Presentation:
Amateur Athletes Bursary Awards & Donor Appreciation, Aquatic Show & Sport Grant Recognition

Calgary, AB – April 21, 2014 – Join Lindsay Park Sports Society (LPSS) and Talisman Centre on Thursday, April 24th at their annual Celebration of Sport Presentation acknowledging the accomplishments and dedication of amateur athletes and saluting the donors and sport grants that contribute to their success. The Aquatic Show kicks off the evening’s festivities at 5:15 p.m., followed by the Sport Presentation and Athlete Bursary Awards at 6:00 p.m. located at Talisman Centre’s Sport Plaza.

The Aquatic Show will take place in the Dive Tank and North Competition pool and spectators are invited to watch from the Competition pool bleachers.  Demonstrations from Talisman Centre’s Sport Partners include: Renegades Water Polo, Calgary Patriots, Dive Calgary, and Calgary Aquabelles. The Sport Presentation program includes recognition of Legacy Fund Donors, Life Member designation to John Currie, Amateur Athlete Bursary Award presentations, Aquatic Sport Partners and Parks Foundation Calgary Amateur Sport Grant for the Aquatic Enhancement Project, and Alberta Culture CFEP Grant for the Barrier Free Washroom Renovation project.  

As a leader in delivering amateur and high performance sport to Calgarians, Talisman Centre is proud to honour its athletes with a total of $10,000 this year, funded by The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund. The awards will be presented to 12 amateur athletes with financial need training in Calgary, to support their training and competition needs in pursuit of their athletic goals.  The 2014 Amateur Athlete Bursary Recipients include:

Talisman Energy Bursary

John Conway                                    Water Polo                        Water Polo Canada         

Lindsay Park Sports Society Bursary

Brooklynn Snodgrass                      Swimming                          Cascade Swim Club         

Kyra Christmas                                 Water Polo                        Calgary Renegades Water Polo Club /

                                                                                                    Water Polo Canada Junior

Madeleine Fraser                             Rhythmic Gymnastics       Chinook Rhythmique Gymnastics Club

Yuri Kisil                                             Swimming                          Cascade Swim Club

Caeli McKay                                      Diving                                  Dive Calgary

Taryn Pratt                                        Swimming                          Cascade Swim Club

Dusan Radojcic                                Water Polo                        Water Polo Canada

Kali Sayers                                       Modern Pentathlon          Ares Pentathlon & Fencing Club /                                                                       Fencing                               Calgary Patriots Swim Club

Jenna Westaway                            Athletics                             Calgary International Track Club

Ingrid Wilm                                    Swimming                          Cascade Swim Club

Kali Wong                                     Synchronized Swimming       Calgary Aquabelles Synchronized Swim Club

Talisman Centre is very proud to welcome its honored guests:

The Honourable Heather Klimchuk, Minister of Culture

Dave Ardell, Chair, Amateur Sport Grant Committee, Parks Foundation Calgary

Ward 9 Councillor Gian-Carlo Carra, City of Calgary

John Currie, The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund

Nick Walker, Chair, Lindsay Park Sports Society and Board of Governors

Dave Newby, Talisman Energy Bursary Award presentation

Chris Hampshire & Giles Parker, LPSS Bursary Award presentation

“We invest substantial amounts into high performance sport programs, equipment and people—and our amateur athletes are living proof of the success of our strategic sport focus,” said Jeff Booke, CEO of Talisman Centre.  “We are extremely proud to recognize the dedication of the athlete’s, as their commitment and success continually inspires us to innovate and enhance our sport offerings to attain our World Class facility status.” 

About The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund

In 1983, Calgary hosted its largest amateur sport competition, the Western Canada Summer games, for which Talisman Centre was designed and built. At the conclusion of the successful event, a Legacy Fund of $250,000 was established to support amateur athletes and amateur sport. Inspired by this commitment to amateur sport, in 2012, a second Legacy Fund was established with the goal of raising $750,000 thus increasing the value of the combined funds to $1million. The Legacy Fund was named The John Currie Amateur Sport Legacy Fund in honour of John Currie, community champion, President of the 1983 Western Canada Summer Games and a key figure in the development and funding of Talisman Centre, the flagship facility of the Games.

About LPSS and Talisman Centre

Established in 1983 following the Western Canada Summer Games, the Lindsay Park Sports Society was formed with a commitment to enhance the overall well-being of Calgarians through sport and wellness. The LPSS is a non-profit society that expertly manages Talisman Centre on behalf of the people of Calgary.

Talisman Centre has been one of Calgary's most iconic and beloved facilities for over 30 years located in the heart of downtown and set in the middle of beautiful Lindsay Park.  Talisman Centre provides elite and amateur athletes with an inclusive atmosphere and wide spectrum of world‐class training services. It continues to serve as the training facility for many of Canada’s Olympic, Paralympic, World Champion and National athletes. Rediscover Talisman Centre and its cutting edge programs and services by visiting www.talismancentre.com

For more information, please contact: 

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Lorissa Dong | Sales & Marketing Director
Direct: 403.355.1250
Main: 403.233.8393
Fax: 403.262.1001
2225, Macleod Trail South, Calgary, Alberta T2G 5B6
Email:  ldong@talismancentre.com

Web: www. talismancentre.com

Tentative Aquatic Schedule for April 21-24 2014

Here is the link to our tentative aquatics schedule for Monday April 21ST - Thursday April 24th:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_i06kI_D5XWa2hMdFFSTWZzdGs/edit?usp=sharing 

Sport and Mental Health

A very good read!
http://www.sirc.ca/newsletters/April14/index.html

Tentative Aquatic Schedule for April 18-20

Here is the link to our tentative aquatics schedule for Friday April 18th to Sunday April 20th:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_i06kI_D5XWT3ZsMENuM3RsWlk/edit?usp=sharing 

Tentative Aquatic Schedule for April 14-17th

Here is the link to our tentative aquatics schedule for Monday April 14th - Thursday April 17th: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4bH11KT1K0ZeHlyVERia3hXVDA/edit?usp=sharing  

Cascade Swim Club and Canadian Sport Institute Calgary Development Athlete Yuri Kisil Sweeps Men’s Sprint Events at Canadian Swimming Trials

Calgary, AB – Eighteen year old Yuri Kisil of the Cascade Swim Club in Calgary swam to two National Championship titles over the weekend at the Canadian National Swimming Trials in Victoria, B.C.
Kisil produced two personal best performances to win both the 100m freestyle and the 50m freestyle events earning himself a spot on the Canadian National Swim team for the Pan Pacific Championships and a nomination to represent Canada at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Going into the 100m freestyle event, Kisil was seeded 19th on time but took an extraordinary 1.35 seconds off the personal best he set in March 2014 to win the event in a time of 49.87 seconds. Not only was he the only swimmer to break the 50 second mark in both the heat and the final but he became the youngest Canadian swimmer to break the 50 seconds mark in the 100m Free. To reinforce his arrival amongst Canada's elite male swimmers, he went on to win the 50m freestyle in a new personal best time of 22.53 on the final day of the competition.
Even though Kisil's recent success might be a surprise to some, his coaches Wendy and Dave Johnson knew he had the potential to achieve this kind of result.
"Yuri is the type of athlete that believes in the program he is part of. He is a late developer but he is a hidden talent that we knew was coming," said Wendy.
The Canadian Sport Institute Calgary also recognized Kisil as an emerging talent and has supported him through the Athlete Development Project since October 2013.
"The Canadian Sport Institute Calgary doesn't usually begin working with athletes until they are full senior internationals. But we know that with athletes at Yuri's age and stage of development, sport science and coaching support from our experts can have a huge and lasting impact on their athletic careers," said Paula Jardine, Athlete Development Program Consultant.
"Through the new Athlete Development initiative, Canadian Sport Institute experts like Anna Aylwin, a strength and movement coach, have been working with Yuri for the last six months to develop his basic movement competencies and body control. This is already translating into better responsiveness to coach cues in the pool and leading to these step changes in his performances," added Jardine.
These improvements related to the work provided by the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary have not gone unnoticed by the coaching duo.
"We are very grateful for the support we are getting from the Canadian sport Institute, it has helped us tremendously with our athletes," said coach Wendy.
About the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary Athlete Development Project
The Athlete Development Project is an initiative of the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary whose objective is to identify and develop athletes with the potential to achieve medal success at World and Olympic level.

Tentative Aquatics Schedule for April 11-13 2014

Here is the link to our tentative aquatics schedule for Friday April 11 to Sunday April 13 2014:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_i06kI_D5XWUWZ2Q2NMN3BQYmM/edit?usp=sharing

Tentative Aquatics Schedule for April 7-10 2014

Here is the link to our tentative aquatics schedule for Monday April 7 to Thursday April 10 2014:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_i06kI_D5XWT0lqeXNORWg2TjQ/edit?usp=sharing

Tentative Aquatics Schedule for April 4-6 2014

Here is the link to our tentative aquatics schedule for Friday April 4 to Sunday April 6 2014:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_i06kI_D5XWaDBKVHJicWFFcEk/edit?usp=sharing 

"The Fitness Centre elevator will be closed for maintenance April 4th – April 11th. If you require elevator access on this level please check in at Customer Service and they can help direct you."