Dave Johnson

Top Calgary Clubs Remain Locked out of Home Pools As Water Main Still Under Repair

The city’s top swimming facilities remain closed as the water main break is still under repairs, though the boil water advisory has now been lifted.

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Legendary Coach Bob Mattson Dies at 92

Delaware Sports and ASCA Hall of Fame coach Bob Mattson died on June 29th at 92 years old. His coaching tree included Bruce Gemmell and Sid Cassidy.

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Swimming Canada Names 31 to World Championships Roster, Including Ruck & Oleksiak

Taylor Ruck and Penny Oleksiak were both granted discretionary reprieves for the World Championships after skipping this weeks Canadian Swimming Trials.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach of the Year – Ryan Mallette

Mallette guided some of Canada’s top performers this summer, and then led names such as Javier Acevedo and Ella Jansen to breakouts later in the year.

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Yuri Kisil Returns To Competition, Pair of Alberta Records Fall At Cascade Speed Meet

Kisil posted times of 22.03 and 49.25 in the men’s 50 and 100 free (SCM) as he gears up for the Short Course World Championships next month.

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Canadian Olympian Yuri Kisil Leaves NTC – Ontario for Calgary

Canada’s #2 sprinter Yuri Kisil is leaving Toronto to spend time back home in Calgary with family and friends and train under his former age group coach Dave Johnson.

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Cascade’s Liam Weaver Signs Letter of Intent With Toronto Varsity Blues

Weaver’s long course best time of 23.94 in the 50 freestyle ranked him third in Canada among 15-16s in 2019-20.

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Taylor Ruck Highlights Inaugural RBC Canadian Junior Championships

Taylor Ruck will be in Toronto for the inaugural RBC Canadian Junior Championships.

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Canada Will Send Olympic Gold Medalist Penny Oleksiak to Jr World Championships

Canada will send two Olympic medalists, along with two other members of their senior World Championships team, to the 2017 World Junior Championships in August.

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Randy Bennett Much More Than an Olympic Team Coach

Randy Bennett was an inspiration and a mentor too many and most importantly he was an incredible friend, father and husband…

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