November 23/10 Swimming Canada announces nominees for 2010 Big Splash awards
TORONTO
(Tuesday, November 23, 2010) - With a new season at its feet, Swimming
Canada is thrilled to announce the nominees for the 2010 Big Splash
Awards Gala presented by CN that will take place at the John Bassett
Theatre downtown Toronto on Monday, November 29.
The Big Splash Awards Gala will recognize outstanding achievements by Canadian swimmers and their coaches during the 2009-10 season.
“This red carpet gala will be an great night for Canadian swimming,” said Pierre Lafontaine, CEO and National Coach for Swimming Canada. “We’ve revamped our awards gala to celebrate great achievements within our swimming family, and energize the younger generations attending this spectacular, fun event.”
It was announced earlier that JUNO artist Shawn Desman would headline the musical portion of the Big Splash. Other big names such as Canadian artist Jesse Labelle, Mike Keenan (former NHL coach), Olympians Anne Ottenbrite, Sandy Goss, Steven Clark, Mike Brown, Joanne Malar and Alex Baumann will be amongst the starts setting foot onstage during the evening.
Nominees for the 2010 Big Splash Awards Gala presented by CN are:
OMEGA Female Swimmer of the Year
Annamay Pierse - UBC Dolphins/National Training Centre - Vancouver
Victoria Poon- Piscine Parc Olympique/National Training Centre - Montreal
Audrey Lacroix - CAMO/National Training Centre - Montreal
OMEGA Male Swimmer of the Year
Ryan Cochrane - Victoria Amateur Swim Club/ Victoria Academy of Swimming
Stefan Hirniak - Victoria Amateur Swim Club/ Victoria Academy of Swimming
Brent Hayden - UBC Dolphins/National Training Centre - Vancouver
Open Water Swimmer of the Year
Simon Tobin - Universite de Laval
Richard Weinberger - University of Victoria/Pacific Coast Swimming
Nadine Williams - Silver Tide Swim Club
Team Aquatic Supplies Para-Female Swimmer of the Year
Summer Mortimer - DUCKS Swimming
Valerie Grand’Maison - McGill University
Chelsey Gotell - McMaster University
Team Aquatic Supplies Para-Male Swimmer of the Year
Devin Gotell - McMaster University
Donovan Tildesley - UBC Dolphins
Benoit Huot - Piscine Parc Olympique
Race of the Year
Ryan Cochrane - Victoria Amateur Swim Club/Victoria Academy of Swimming
Brent Hayden- UBC Dolphins/National Training Centre - Vancouver
Benoit Huot - Piscine Parc Olympique
Other awards presented will be OMEGA Male and Female Coaches of the Year, Open Water Coach of the Year, Club Coach of the Year, Impact Award, BFL Para-Male and Female Coaches of the Year and the Ted Reynolds Media Award.
The Big Splash will start at 19h30.
The Big Splash Awards Gala will recognize outstanding achievements by Canadian swimmers and their coaches during the 2009-10 season.
“This red carpet gala will be an great night for Canadian swimming,” said Pierre Lafontaine, CEO and National Coach for Swimming Canada. “We’ve revamped our awards gala to celebrate great achievements within our swimming family, and energize the younger generations attending this spectacular, fun event.”
It was announced earlier that JUNO artist Shawn Desman would headline the musical portion of the Big Splash. Other big names such as Canadian artist Jesse Labelle, Mike Keenan (former NHL coach), Olympians Anne Ottenbrite, Sandy Goss, Steven Clark, Mike Brown, Joanne Malar and Alex Baumann will be amongst the starts setting foot onstage during the evening.
Nominees for the 2010 Big Splash Awards Gala presented by CN are:
OMEGA Female Swimmer of the Year
Annamay Pierse - UBC Dolphins/National Training Centre - Vancouver
Victoria Poon- Piscine Parc Olympique/National Training Centre - Montreal
Audrey Lacroix - CAMO/National Training Centre - Montreal
OMEGA Male Swimmer of the Year
Ryan Cochrane - Victoria Amateur Swim Club/ Victoria Academy of Swimming
Stefan Hirniak - Victoria Amateur Swim Club/ Victoria Academy of Swimming
Brent Hayden - UBC Dolphins/National Training Centre - Vancouver
Open Water Swimmer of the Year
Simon Tobin - Universite de Laval
Richard Weinberger - University of Victoria/Pacific Coast Swimming
Nadine Williams - Silver Tide Swim Club
Team Aquatic Supplies Para-Female Swimmer of the Year
Summer Mortimer - DUCKS Swimming
Valerie Grand’Maison - McGill University
Chelsey Gotell - McMaster University
Team Aquatic Supplies Para-Male Swimmer of the Year
Devin Gotell - McMaster University
Donovan Tildesley - UBC Dolphins
Benoit Huot - Piscine Parc Olympique
Race of the Year
Ryan Cochrane - Victoria Amateur Swim Club/Victoria Academy of Swimming
Brent Hayden- UBC Dolphins/National Training Centre - Vancouver
Benoit Huot - Piscine Parc Olympique
Other awards presented will be OMEGA Male and Female Coaches of the Year, Open Water Coach of the Year, Club Coach of the Year, Impact Award, BFL Para-Male and Female Coaches of the Year and the Ted Reynolds Media Award.
The Big Splash will start at 19h30.
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