Performance
Description
- Girls and Boys 14 years old and over are eligible to be invited into this squad.
- This group is primarily focused on competing at the Division 1 or higher.
Criteria and Expectations
- Be a Division 1 Qualifier.
- The expected attendance of the program is +90%.
- Swimmers should be on deck 15 minutes prior to practice start time for team activation.
- Swimmers should be committed to all events, including competitions, camps, and dryland training. Group placement is at the full discretion of the Head Coach or Assistant Coach.
Long-Term Athlete Development - Train to Train
Training is structured around the Train-to-Train objectives of Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD). Commitment, work ethic, and high attendance are the key factors for these swimmers to excel and move up the ladder. Swimmers of that group will Train to Train for further advancement.
Coach Brian Lindsay [email protected]
Brian has many years of coaching swimmers of all abilities and ages. He is in his fourth year with MSSAC. He has been mentored Olympic National Coaches in Open Water swimming. He has coached swimmers at the 2012 World Junior Open Water Championships in Weiland, Ontario and at the 2022 World Cup competition in Lac Megantic, Quebec. He has also coached swimmers that have successfully swam across the English Channel and Lake Ontario. He has been a coaching member of the Canadian National Team at Junior and Open Water International events. Swimmers have enjoyed successes at all levels of swimming – Regional, Provincial, and National. He continues to enjoy coaching young swimmers and with the challenges presented to him by them. His aim is to Inspire them and give them the necessary skill set to develop into future champions in and out of the pool.
Perfrormance Group Meet Schedule: PDF
