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January Athlete of the Month – Morning – Janet Soilis

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Janet, age 13, started synchro at OSSC’s Summer Splash Camp, followed by 1 year in pre-provincial before moving to High Performance as an 11-12 last year.  She is now on the 13-15 HP Team. Along with absolutely loving synchro she has a very creative side. She enjoys arts and crafts. She also loves to paint.
Her coach, Laura, nominated her for the huge improvements she’s made in all areas, including figure skills, focus at practice, positive attitude and confidence. She’s also made tremendous strides in her mental competition skills. As a result of all of her hard work, she had a great performance at the Lisa Alexander Meet.

Try High Performance – Tuesday Feb, 21, 2017

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Have your chance to workout with the OSSC High Performance Teams and Coaches.  Details are as follows:

  • 7:30-8:15 flexibility and extension training with our ballet consultant, Jaclyn
  • 8:15-8:30 move to pool deck & break
  • 8:30-11 pool session – figure and routine skills, learn part of an HP routine!

Open to experienced synchro athletes both from within and outside of the club, with birth years 2004-2007.  If interested, must RSVP to Julie Thaden at juliethaden@yahoo.com by Feb. 19.

Snapd Etobicoke Highlights OCCS Winter Water Show!

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The magazine Snapd (Etobicoke) stopped by the Olympium Synchro Winter Water Show in December 2016.  Click here to link to the article and photos.

 

 

 

OSSC Rocked the Waterloo Invitational!

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Congratulations to the OSSC teams who participated in the Waterloo Invitational!  Great teams, great results.

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High Performance Information Night – Wednesday February 1st

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For more information about the High Performance Program – click here.

 

 

Evening Athlete of the Month Rachel Dietrich

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Rachel_DRachel began synchro at age 7 after completed all of her levels of swim lessons. She started in the rec program where she met Clare Morrell and they became great teammates.  She did two years of rec then moved to provincial for 10 & Under.  She has progressed up to 13-15 Provincial with this being her 7th year swimming with the club.
 
Rachel likes synchro as it is fun and she’s met great people.  Synchro has taught her the importance of learning to work with others to accomplish a common goal.  She loves working on routines and she is always eager to attend practices. Her only dislike is getting up early to gel her hair for competitions.
 
Synchro has made Rachel very disciplined when it comes to meeting deadlines.  With numerous practices throughout the week, Rachel has learned how to time manage school and her extra-curricular activities.  She has also learned how to deal with the stress of competition and being able to perform under pressure.  Her other interests include Robotics (her school has made it to the Provincial Championships), downhill skiing, soccer and being a member of multiple school sports teams.  
 
One of her team coaches, Lola Shnayder-Mazour, pointed out Rachel’s exemplary behaviour and positive attitude when it comes to working with the 13-15 provincial team. She says “I appreciate the effort she makes to achieve her goals.”

NEW RECREATIONAL WINTER SESSIONS: SK to Gr. 6

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Happy 2017 from OSSC.  New recreational synchronized swimming programs are available starting in January for athletes ranging from Senior Kindergarten to Grade 6.  Registration will be coming soon.  Click here for more details.

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!

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Today is International Volunteer Day, so it’s a good time to pause and thank ALL OF THE OSSC VOLUNTEERS for what you do personally to advance to sport of Synchronized Swimming in Ontario, Canada, and beyond.

While it’s dangerous to try to cover everyone because of the risk of forgetting someone, we’d like to thank these groups in particular:

  • CLUB EXECUTIVES
  • THE OFFICIALS
  • OSSC COMMITTEE & BOARD MEMBERS
  • THOSE BEYOND ONTARIO BORDERS (UANA, Synchro Canada, FINA, or wherever else)

Thank you to those who make a choice to spend their valuable time to help with the advancement of the Olympium Synchronized Swimming Club.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OSSC Pub Night – Thank you Karine and Alexandra!

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Thanks so much to Olympians: Karine Thomas (Synchronized Swimming) and Alexandra Orlando (Rhythmic Gymnastics), for making the 2016 OSSC Pub Night fundraiser such a success.  Everybody appreciated your inspirational dialogue about the journey from local athletic clubs to the international stage of the Olympics.

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OSSC Pub Night Fundraiser – Nov 18th

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Join OSSC for our Annual Pub Night Social and Fundraiser on November 18th at Stratosphere Restaurant located on The Kingsway at 2956 Bloor Street West.

Add the Pub Night to your calendar:  https://olympiumartswim.ca/event/ossc-pub-night/

The theme of this year’s event is: “Celebrating Synchro and Sport For Life”. We are thrilled to welcome special guests and Canadian Olympic athletes Karine Thomas & Alexandra Orlando who will be the highlight of the evening’s events which also includes a silent auction and raffle prizes.

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