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April 9, 2009

More room to swim for Canadian athletes

Calgary, Toronto and Victoria will be home to new swimming academies.

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Swimming Canada, the national governing body of competitive swimming, has announced Calgary, Toronto and Victoria will be home to new swimming academies, a new initiative as part of the organization's high performance strategy.

Following a performance assessment, the three cities were identified as main hubs for high-performance support.

"We are pleased to announce the launch of these swimming academies," said Pierre Lafontaine, CEO and national coach for Swimming Canada. "They are the result of our high-performance strategy for 2012 and will focus on servicing our top athletes at every level in their quest for podium status on the international stage. The academies will also be a catalyst for regional development. This strategy will ensure coach-athlete tandems, which have demonstrated great success."

In addition to the three new high-performance academies, Swimming Canada's evolving services to its athletes currently include two national training centres (Vancouver and Montreal).

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