This competition is routine only for teams and duets, and there is no gelling for this invitational. The competition is an ‘open’ event, so all athletes within both the provincial and national level can attend. The purpose of this event is to act as an ice breaker to the season. The judges also provide constructive feedback on the routines for further development.

Please connect with your team parents and coaches to begin arranging carpooling & rides. Expect to arrive in Waterloo on Jan 28th 1.5 hours prior to your indicated warm up time on the schedule provided here: 2012 Waterloo Invitational

Let’s Go TSSC!

Registered Age Groups

Pool Location: Wilfrid Laurier University – 75 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5 (Corner of King & University, Waterloo ON) See Map

Harbord Collegiate Institu

Just a reminder that we are training from 6:30-9:30pm tonight at Harbord pool. Please be sure to give yourself extra time to allow for arriving to this new location and the weather we’ve just received!

Drop off location point is the large tree in the above ground planter near the TSSC designated entrance door (not the identified pool door).

Exit door is pool entrance/exit door at the side of the building. All coaches & athletes should use these entrances/exits and at least 1 coach must be present until all of their athletes have been picked up.

UofT (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday):

Drop off location point is the Starbucks entrance off of Harbord. All athletes and coaches will make their way around the path way down to the 50M pool deck and Spadina change rooms for dryland training.

Dryland training should take place at the north end of the pool only.Bags should be kept in the bleachers on the East side off the ground.

Thursday evenings athletes will make their way up to the Benson pool for training.

Pick up for all evenings is at the Starbucks exit on Harbord. All athletes & coaches will use the Spadina change room and exit using the same way to meet for their pick up at the Starbucks exit on Harbord. All coaches & athletes should use these entrances/exits and at least 1 coach must be present until all of their athletes have been picked up.

UofT (Sunday):

Drop off location point is the Starbucks entrance off of Harbord. All athletes and coaches will make their way to the designated room for dryland training first through the turnstiles. Please refer to the club calendar to confirm room #’s as they can change from time to time.

For all athletes & coaches leaving regularly at 7pm they are to walk back to the Spadina change room at the 50 M pool and exit using the SPADINA EXIT. Athletes will wait inside until a parent arrives to pick them up. The other entrances & exits will be locked at 6pm and this is the only door. At least 1 coach to ensure athletes are picked up from this exit.

For all athletes and coaches leaving regularly at 9pm they are to use the Spadina change room at the 50 M pool and exit using the SPADINA EXIT. Athletes will wait inside until a parent arrives to pick them up. The other entrances & exits will be locked at 6pm and this is the only door at least 1 coach must be present until all of their athletes have been picked up.

We missed you! Tonight, Thursday January 5th 2012 Recreational classes at Leaside start up again from 6:30pm-8:00pm. This Sunday January 8th 2012 classes at Holland Bloorview and our Competitive program start up as well at their respective locations and times.

Synchro Swim Ontario is pleased to announce that the 8th annual Burning Bright for Breast Cancer campaign in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Ontario Chapter raised $40,000!

The Burning Bright 8-year grand total is a staggering $292,800.71. The Top Fundraising Club and winner of the Myra Gerow Award was Sudbury Synchro with the highest club total ever of $14,551.85. Burlington Synchro was second with a total of $6,209.81 and Toronto Synchro was third with a total of $3,442.

The Top Fundraising Athlete was Elizabeth Sweeny of Sudbury Synchro for the 7th consecutive year with a total of $2,790.00. Clubmates Megan Sarmatiuk was second with $1,020.00 and Emmah Cacciotti was third with $1,003.50.

TONIGHT!

This night is really an opportunity for our coaches to provide constructive feedback on each others routines to make sure we are on the best path possible into the new year. Parents are welcome to watch in the stands.

Practice will be in the 50 M varsity deck & pool and athletes will be asked to wear their competitive TSSC blue bathing suit and cap!

All competitive swimmers are asked to arrive using the Spadina entrance for 8:15am – gelled, in your competitive bathing suit and ready for warm up at 8:30am in the Benson pool. All recreational swimmer please be on time for 8:25am at the Spadina entrance with your bathing suit on where your coach will meet you and take you to warm up. Parents will be instructed to walk around to the Huron street entrance for admission to the event.

Gelling instructions can be found here for our competitive athletes: TSSC Gelling

Swimmers will be brought up to the lounge with their coaches to the reception immediately following the watershow to meet parents & friends. All swimmers are asked to wear either their full TSSC track suit or TSSC t-shirt and black bottoms otherwise.

Happy Holidays & looking forward to a safe and healthy 2012!

For 9 of our athletes this was their first competition ever, some of which have never even tried synchro before September at all. All of our coaches were so proud of the confidence that all of our swimmers had when taking to the pool, the first step to success!

There’s that indescribable sense of accomplishment when a swimmer completes their first figure and swims off to their coach with a huge smile. When an athlete hears their first 6.0! When you can celebrate with your teammates and coaches getting through your first competitive event. Special shout outs to Michaela from our white team who took home the clubs first bronze medal in the 16-20 age group category, and Erin O’Neil who took home our first silver medal in level 2 AWD-P!

Lisa A is an event to come together with athletes from across Ontario and celebrate all of our hard work over these first few months of practicing. As an open event to all athletes in both the national and provincial level it’s important to focus on setting your first goals as an athlete. It’s about focusing first on how you’re going to improve, do better, be stronger and not on your ranking or scores. As a judged sport those elements are out of your control and it’s about learning first on how to have good sportsmanship.

Congratulations to all of our athletes on taking your first steps into the season! Your coaches are proud at the strong start you have taken we are all looking forward to the next steps! A final great moment of the weekend was being recognized as a club for being the 3rd highest fundraisers for Burning Bright this year in Ontario! Congratulations on a job well done white team for organizing the event and all of our athletes who helped raise both funds and awareness about this important cause.

Below are results based off of the age groups in both detailed and summary form. When reading the marks there are 5 judges the highest and lowest scores for each figure get knocked off. The remaining 3 marks are averaged to find your mark per figure. That 6th judge on each panel was helping conduct an LTAD assessment for all athletes marking their flexibility (splits) and strength (vertical height) for each age group. If you have any questions about this please email us at torontosynchro@gmail.com.

AWD-P LEVEL 2 SUMMARY  AWD-P LEVEL 2 DETAIL  16-20 AG SUMMARY  16-20 AG DETAIL  13-15 AG PROVINCIAL SUMMARY  13-15 AG PROVINCIAL DETAILS  11-12 AG SUMMARY  11-12 AG DETAIL  10 & U AG SUMMARY  10 & U AG DETAIL