Toronto Synchronized Swimming Club

It’s 10 days away from the TSSC Recreational Meet! So we wanted to tell you 10 things you should know before March 3rd 2012 .

1. We normally train at upwards of 7 different pools a week, but on March 3rd we’re only at one – UofT!

2. The Harbord entrance (main entrance) is the one next to Starbucks -55 Harbord St.

3. There are both female & male washrooms directly inside the Harbord entrance

4. Water polo is sharing the pool with us for the first hour from 2-3pm!

5. There are snacks for sale for $1 each – apples, granola bars & water – yum!

6. There are 2 Royal Bank ATM’s inside the lobby of the athletic complex in case you need change

7. We have souvenirs to take home – towels, t-shirts, water bottles, wrist bands & more!

8.  This competition is open to recreational swimmers across Ontario and will include both figures & LTAD testing

9. There is underground parking at Huron & Harbord and off of Harbord west of Spadina on side streets Robert, Major, Brunswick, Borden and Sussex Ave. there is above ground

10. There are 180 swimmers attending from over 10 different clubs!

Good luck everyone participating & welcome to our Synch in the City meet!

LTAD….what is that?

The Coaching Association of Canada, in coordination with Canadian Sport for Life, has created the following document: “Long-Term Athlete Development Information for Parents” to help coaches educate the parents of the children in their programs.

For a full overview on the program head to the Coaching Association of Canada for a more extensive overview of what LTAD means for your daughter and all kids involved in sports!

This past weekend our 31 competitive athletes took to Waterloo ON for the 10th Annual Waterloo Synchro Invitational. As always, the weather seems to always bring us nice slippery roads for this competition in mid-winter, but, that didn’t deter bright smiles and many congratulations to our athletes and coaches.

Starting the day off early the duet of Emma Hull & Haley Grennell debut their clown themed routine to a fantastic 4th place finish in their age group. Coached by Julia Thornton, the girls came away with a theatrical and crowd pleasing swim, and a lot of great feedback from judges to continue their development this season.

The morning continued with our 2 youngest teams hitting the pool next – the Gold & Blue teams coached by Kim Davis and Amanda Cira respectively. As this was the first competitive routine competition for almost all of the athletes on these two teams the girls all had tremendous swims. The coaches both agreed that their goals for this competition to have fun, clean swims was well-earned by both teams. Now back work already the girls have lots to work on to fine tune their routines before Regionals. Way to go!!

As the snow started piling down our veterans took to the pool mid afternoon. The White team coached by Laura Mouck and Val Hould-Marchand team presented their snake routine strongly to the judges. This team swam away with bronze medals from their event and reaffirmation about their goals for the rest of the season. Our Athlete with Disability (AWD) Erin O’Neil showcased her new Prince themed routine at Waterloo to some crowd roaring applause’s. Taking home a bronze medal herself, the Waterloo Invitational was a great success for Erin. This season has proved to be a bit more difficult than last year, but you couldn’t see it in her swim at all said coach Ellen Wakarchuk. Congratulations!

Rounding out the evening portion of the Waterloo Invitational our Purple and Green teams hit the water. Our Purple team coached by Emily Hamilton and Danielle LoPresti preformed well under pressure and swam their routine to the best of their abilities. Although it was a challenging meet, the team is coming away with lots of motivation to move forward and look ahead to the rest of the season. 

Last, (but literally last to swim) but not least, our fabulous Green team and their spanish themed routine took to the water. Coached by Nicole Lowden and Julia Thornton the girls closed out the competition with the best swim they have had. Clean and energetic the coaches are enthusiastic about what’s to come for the rest of this season.

Congratulations to all of our athletes on your first routine swims in the competitive portion of the 2011-2012 season! Use this competition to motivate your teammates forward to be better athletes and reach your goals. For most people they only realize how far they have come when they look back at the videos from this past weekend in June. Don’t forget Junes only 120 days away & we have a lot in the middle.

Remember – Practice just doesn’t make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

On March 3rd 2012 Toronto Synchro Club will be hosting their first meet…in well quite some time! Please stay tuned for more details regarding the eagerly anticipated Novice Recreational Competition held at the University of Toronto.

UofT 50M & Benson Pool (Map)
(Southeast corner of Harbord St. and Spadina Ave.)
55 Harbord Street Toronto, ON M5S 2W6

Current Schedule

2:00-2:15 pm. (15 min)                    13-19, Masters, AWD Figure Warm-Up

2:15-2:45 pm.  (30 min)                   13-19, Masters, Figure Competition & Awards

2:45-3:00 p.m. (15 min)                   8&U Figure Warm-up

3:00-3:45 p.m. (45 min)                   8&U Figure Competition/LTAD events & Awards

3:45-4:00  p.m. (15 min)                  9-10 Figure Warm-up

4:00-5:00  p.m. (1 hr)                       9-10 Figure Competition/LTAD events & Award

5:00-5:15 pm. (15 min)                    11-12 Figure Warm-up

5:15-6:30  p.m. (1h15 min)             11 – 12 Figure Competition/LTAD events & Awards

With those cold blistery days of winter finally here, we’d like to turn your attention to something warm & fun – the TSSC Summer Camp!

The 2012 summer camp promises to be bigger & better so save the dates now to make sure you don’t miss out on this wicked experience! August 27th – 31st 2012 at our Leaside facility and the CFCC. All current competitive athletes, or athletes considering the competitive program at TSSC next season be sure to save these dates!

Stay tuned for more info by clicking on the TSSC Summer Camp Tab above.

We’re just shy of 10 days from the annual Waterloo Invitational and our athletes are revving up with anticipation. Below you can find the current tentative schedule for the competition. Please allow for an arrival time of 1.5 hours prior to your scheduled event to allow for make-up, stretching and landrilling.

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 (Map)
(NW corner of Harbord St. and Euclid Ave.)
286 Harbord Street
Toronto, ON
M6G 1G5

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!