CANADA HIGH PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR ARRIVES TO CONDUCT SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING CAMP, APRIL 6-10, 2005

April 5, 2005

The Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) will be conducting an intensive High Performance Training Camp for its National Synchronized Swimming Squad swimmers and coaches April 6-10, 2005. Jamaica’s Synchronized Swimming performances have been improving steadily but the ASAJ wants to increase the rate of improvement.

The five (5) day camp will therefore introduce the training levels and techniques required for the development of High Performance Synchronized Swimming athletes. It is hoped that the camp will be the launching pad for the development of elite level performances at Age Group and Senior National Team Competitions.

The instructor will be Leslie Sproule, a Canadian who has been a member of Canada’s National Team as a swimmer, coach and high performance director. Canada is one of the worlds top synchronized swimming counties.

The camp will be held at the National Stadium Pool from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM each day and the swimmers are being housed to ensure maximum focus. After the camp, Ms. Sproole and the ASAJ Synchronized Swimming Technical Committee will meet to assess the results of the camp and develop a plan to prepare a team for the 2006 CAC Games and possibly the Commonwealth Games to be held in March 2006.

The camp is open to the media and Coach Sproole will be available for interviews. Please contact John Eyre (371-1229) or Faith Palmer (322-6319) for information.

MORE ABOUT LESLIE SPROULE

Leslie Sproule graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Arts and has expanded her interest in Human Performance and Psychology through post degree courses. She has attended numerous FINA Training Courses and has experience in teaching basis and advanced skills and techniques. Leslie has developed and conducted numerous training courses, videos and presentations for FINA and Olympic Solidarity Seminars.

After retiring from Canada’s National Synchro Team in 1979, Leslie became the Head Coach of the Edmonton Aurora Club and has been Coaching Canada’s National Synchronized Swimming Team since 1988. She was Synchro Canada’s High Performance Director from 2002 to 2004 and was their Team Leader at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

In 1994 Leslie introduced Synchronized Swimming to the country of Malaysia, and was instrumental in the preparation of their team for the 1998 Commonwealth Games.