Olympian Swim Club (Canadian swim team)

The Olympian Swim Club is a competitive swim team based in Edmonton, Alberta and its surrounding area, founded in 1974. In 1980 the club hosted a swim meet in honor of the Province of Alberta's 75th anniversary.[1] The club has been hosting major provincial and national championship meets since the early 1980s.[2][3] It has also sent swimmers to international meets since the 1970s.[4] The team trained swimmers that eventually went on to the Olympic Games include Stephen Badger (1976 Olympic team),[5] and Morgan Knabe. Head coaches for the club have included Don Packer.[6] In 2007 the club launched a complaint against the City of Edmonton that the city had not accommodated its members during the renovation of its home pool.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Swim club requests anniversary funds". Edmonton Journal. January 7, 1980. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "U of C captures swim meet title". Calgary Herald. April 28, 1981. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Vancouver swimmers first". Calgary Herald. April 27, 1982. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Becky wins trip to New Zealand". Edmonton Journal. January 20, 1975. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Klimpel Comes Through to Surprise Amundrud". The Leader-Post. July 6, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ Ian MacDonald (August 3, 1977). "Swimmers Jardin and Smith have something to prove". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Rough waters for swim club". Edmonton Journal. September 25, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2013.

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