OTTAWA, Ontario, June 17. SWIMMING Canada, in collaboration with PacificSport has announced that the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver will be the setting for its Western base National Training Center.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled to announce that the National Training Center for Western Canada will be in Vancouver,\u201d said Pierre Lafontaine, CEO of Swimming Canada. \u201cThe dynamic environment at UBC will not only facilitate the process of building great athletes, but also great individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Vancouver based National Training Center will offer swimmers the capability to train in an indoor 50 meter, eight-lane pool as well as access to the outdoor pool which hosted the British Empire Games in 1954. Canadian Athletes attending the National Training Center will also benefit from a variety of support services such as sport science, medical support, access to one of the country\u2019s top Academic institutions, in addition to on campus accommodations. University based athletes have the opportunity to compete within the Canadian Intra-University Sports (CIS) circuit.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy creating the \u2018Canada First\u2019 campaign in partnership with the CIS, our goal is to attract and keep more Canadian Athletes to our Canadian Universities\u201d said Lafontaine. \u201cThe National Center in Vancouver will facilitate the day to day agenda for athletes who are also students at the University level, allowing them to reach their swimming and academic goals. Furthermore, the center will be a great asset to our young up and comers and their personal coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n
Swimming Canada, the governing body for competitive Canadian swimming, will hire two high performance coaches that will oversee the National Center Training Program in Vancouver. In addition to service the high performance athletes, the other mandate for the National Training Center will be to offer services to clubs, coaches and athletes across the country as part of a National outreach program. The National Training Center in Vancouver will begin operation on September 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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