Canada’s synchronized swimming elite will gather in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on October 12-14, 2012, for Synchro Canada’s 2012 Annual Convention.

Last year, the convention, held in St. John’s, N.L., assembled more than 80 Synchro Canada employees, committee members, athletes, coaches, national senior team specialists, developmental and high performance coaches from across Canada, Canadian international and national officials and provincial association members.

Synchro Canada also brought senior national team members preparing for the 2012 Olympic Games and gold medalist in the team event at the 2011 Pan American Games, Valerie Welsh, and senior national team coaches Meng Chen and Kasia Kulesza. On site, they shared their technical expertise and their passion for the sport to the participants of the convention and to the young athletes and coaches from Newfoundland and Labrador.

‘’Synchro Canada is very pleased to assemble its members in Manitoba,’’ said Synchro Canada’s CEO Catherine Gosselin-Després.  ‘’We want to leave a legacy to our 382 members in the province.”

"We are so excited to be able to welcome Synchro Canada to the 2012 Convention in Winnipeg”, said Synchro Manitoba’s Executive Director, Allison Gervais. “This is a fabulous opportunity for our local coaches, officials and swimmers to be able to gain once in a lifetime experiences working with National Team athletes, coaches and world class officials."

About Synchro Canada
Synchro Canada is the national organization governing synchronized swimming in Canada. It represents 10 provincial associations, a territorial association, as well as some 150 clubs and 12,000 members across Canada. A member of FINA, the world’s governing aquatic sports organization; Synchro Canada promotes the quest for excellence by developing the athletes, citizens and ambassadors of the sport of synchronized swimming at every level. Synchro Canada would like to thank its sponsors:

Official partners: Epiderma
Program partners: Sport Canada, Own The Podium, B2ten, the Centre national multisport-Montréal
Official suppliers: Speedo, Knox Gelatine, AdUp, MKI Travel, National Car Rental
Official hotel: Hilton Hotels Canada
Official Charity Partner: Plan Canada’s Because I am A Girl Program

For further information, visit Synchro Canada’s Website at www.synchro.ca or follow Synchro Canada on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

For information:
Patrick Godbout
Synchro Canada
Communications Manager
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Cell.: (514) 213-9897
Website : www.synchro.ca