Ottawa, July 6 2012 – Synchro Canada is pleased to introduce the 12 athletes that have qualified to train at the Centre of Excellence for the 2012-2013 season.  They will be members of Synchro Canada’s Senior National A or B team next season.

Those athletes were chosen following a selection camp from June 9-12 at Synchro Canada’s Centre of Excellence located at the Quebec Aquatic Sports Centre of Excellence at the Olympic Park Sport Centre in Montreal.  

In addition to these 12 athletes and in accordance with selection criteria, “all 12 athletes who have been named to the 2012 Olympic Pool of athletes do not have to participate in the June selection and will have direct entry into the Centre of Excellence Athlete Pool.”

Thereby, athletes of the 2012 Olympic Pool who will pursue their careers will join the athletes introduces today, followed by the next top ranked athletes at this past June’s selection camp, up to a maximum of 24 athletes, at the discretion of the coaches.

Here are the first swimmers, by alphabetical order, named to Synchro Canada’s 2012-2013 Centre of Excellence (unofficial until passing a medical screening):

BOWNESS, Camille
(Montréal, QC – 2012 Senior National B Team member)

BRISSON, Gabriella
(Calgary, AB – 2012 Junior National Team member)

FRAPPIER, Annabelle
(Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC – 2012 Senior National B Team member)

FRÉCHETTE, Rachel
(Deux-Montagnes, QC – .2012 Senior National B Team member)

HOLZNER, Claudia
(Calgary, AB – 2012 Junior National Team member)

GILL, Sandy
(Coquitlam, B.C. – 2012 Senior National B Team member)

KOPCIK, Emilia
(Surrey, B.C. – 2012 Senior National B Team member)

MAULE, Rebecca
(Guelph, ON – 2012 Senior National B Team member)

MIKELBERG, Lisa
(Montréal, QC – 2012 Senior National B Team member)

MORIN, Marie-Lou
(Montréal, QC – 2012 Senior National B Team member)

NEALON, Samantha
(Morriston, ON – 2012 Junior National Team member)

RONDEAU, Marie
(Québec, QC – 2012 Senior National B Team member)

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:

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 make up: MAKE UP FOR EVER
Official hotel: Hilton Hotels Canada
Official Charity Partner: Plan Canada’s Because I am A Girl Program

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For information:
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Synchro Canada
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