University of Calgary - Swimming Canada

Swimming program information
Swim Team Name:
Head Coach Name:
Dinos
Mike Blondal
Head Coach Phone: 403 220-5981
Head Coach Email:
Assistant Coach:
Head Coach Bio:
blondal@ucalgary.ca
Jan Bidrman, Rick Pelletier
Mike has been coaching the University of Calgary since 1988. He has won many national
championships and also was on the National team as a swimmer. Mike has coached many
swimmers on to the Olympic and World Championships teams and is a self proclaimed fun
person!
Number of CIS qualifiers: 11 male /14 female
2012 CIS Team Placing: 2012 Conference Team Placing:
CIS placing, 2012-Men: 3 rd Conference placing, 2012-Men: 2 nd
CIS placing, 2012-Women: 2 nd Conference placing, 2012-Women: 2 nd
CIS placing, 2011-Men: 1 st Conference placing, 2011-Men: 2 nd
CIS placing, 2011-Women: 1 st Conference placing, 2011-Women: 2 nd
Conference: Canada West
Pool(s):
On campus 50m
Pool Hours: 25 hours/week
Dryland Hours: 5 hours/week
Athletic Funding Available:
Scholarship - Up to full tuition
Support Services:
Sport Psychology, Strength Trainer, Nutrition, Massage, Physiotherapy, life skill counseling,
National Sport Center Services
Special Training Events:
Hard Work, Fast Swimming
Special Competitive Events:
Thunderbird Cup, Canada Cup, Canada West and CIS
Top Returning Men:
Jason Block, Gleb Suvorov
Top Returning Women: Fiona Doyle, Amanda Reason, Lindsay Delmar
Top Men's Recruits:
Thomas Jobin, Russel Wood
Top Women's Recruits: Tianna Rissling, Alana Skocdopole
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