Canadian North Frost Bite Swim Camp - January 11 to 13, 2008
Swimmers in Cubs, Bronze, Silver and Gold participated in the 2008 Canadian North Frost Bite Swim Camp featuring Chartered Professional Coach Sam Montgomery (check out Sam's bio below) from January 11 to 13, 2008.
Swimmers and coaches received top level instruction in freestyle and backstroke (starts and turns included) over the three days of the camp. Coach Sam focused in on the elements of each event that maximize the opportunities for each swimmer to improve their performance. Swimmers also spent time working on the 5th stroke - underwater dolphin - which is a critical element of freestyle, backstroke and butterfly events.
Sam Montgomery
Sam has a Masters degree in Physical Education and Sports Administration; attended law school and is a Chartered Professional Coach. He is one of a select few swimming coaches fully certified at NCCP level 4. Sam has thirty-nine years of coaching experience at all levels. He coached swimming and water polo at the high school, university, club, national and international level in three countries, (Guatemala, United States, and Canada and others via the Internet). He has successfully guided swimmers in pools from 20 yards to 65 metres, as well as in open-water. He coached all ages, from learn-to-swim level to national record holders and Olympic finalists.
Sam has been on the staff of regional and provincial teams in Quebec, Newfoundland, British Columbia, and Alberta including three Canada Games. He served as both National Swimming Coach and National Water-Polo Coach in Guatemala. He has also been on national team staffs for Canadian youth and junior national team tours, World Cup and "B" national team tours, Pan American Games, Pan Pacific Championships, Commonwealth Games, and Olympic Games teams. His swimmers have broken numerous provincial and national records and have won over 50 national championship medals. He has coached in English, Spanish, and in French.
Sam has served as a member of the Swimming Canada Board of Directors, SNC Executive, and SNC's High Performance, Domestic, and Selection Committees. In 1995 he was awarded Swimming Canada's "Presidents Award" for contribution to swimming in Canada. He is a past president of the Canadian Swimming Coaches Association, having held that office four times. He currently serves on the Swim Alberta High Performance Advisory Committee.
Sam Montgomery is entering his second year as Red Deer Catalina Swim Club Head Coach. From 2004 to 2006 he was the UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA as Head Coach for the Golden Bears and Panda Varsity Swim Teams and as Head Coach of the University of Alberta Swim Centre. Sam is a father of six children and a grandfather of one. Five-year-old Pearson and Three-year-old twins Robert & Tobin keep Sam busy at home.
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