2009 BCSCA Conference Information

[Neil Harvey]

2009 BCSCA Conference Highlights

The 2009 Team Aquatic Supplies BCSCA Conference will be hosted again in Whistler and will include two streams - Grassroots and Full Conference. The BCSCA Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday evening, with the Full Conference beginning on Friday, and the Grassroots beginning on Saturday. The table below summarizes these dates and times.     Thursday Sept 18 Friday Sept 19 Saturday Sept 20 Sunday Sept 21 BCSA AGM 18:00 - 19:30 -- -- -- Full Conference -- 8:30 - 17:45 8:00 - 17:00 9:00 - 12:30 Grassroots -- -- 8:00 - 17:00 9:00 - 12:30 TAS Awards Banquet -- -- 18:00 - 21:30 -- We are very pleased to present many outstanding speakers for this years conference.

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Golf

There will be no golf tournament this year.  However we will be booking tee times for those who would like to join us on Thursday September 17, 2009.  Please contact Chris Hindmarch-Watson if interested.  .

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Location

The 2009 Conference will be held at in beautiful Whistler, British Columbia. Whistler's year round resort is consistently ranked the number one resort in North America. Whistler is known for its skiing, golfing, biking, hiking, shopping, and nightlife. The Conference Centre, and Host Hotel are all located in the Whistler Village, a short walk apart. The Whistler Village features more than 200 shops and 90 restaurants and bars. Whistler will be host to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Conference Map - Get Directions

Host Hotel Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa 4050 Whistler Way Whistler BC  V0N 1B4 Phone: (604) 932-1982 Toll-free: (800) 515-4050 Web: www.hiltonwhistler.com   When booking your reservation please specify the BC Swim Coaches Association and group code BCS Rate: $ 109.00 / Night (Hilton Standard)           $ 109.00 / Night (Hilton Premier)

Conference Centre Telus Conference Centre 4010 Whistler Way Whistler, BC V0N 1B4

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Speakers

Eddie Reese | Mike Spracklen |  Tom Johnson | Randy Bennett | Alan Wrigley |

Eddie Reese Head Coach of the University of Texas Longhorns since 1979.  Three time Team USA Olympic Head Men’s Coach (1992, 2004, 2008) and three time Team USA Olympic Assistant Coach (1988, 1996, 2000).  Full Bio - http://www.texassports.com/sports/m-swim/mtt/reese_eddie00.html

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Mike Spracklen Coached the Canadian Men’s Rowing 8’s to gold medals at the 2002, 2003 and 2007 World Championships and the 1992 and 2008 Olympic Games.  Spracklen is also known for coaching Silken Lauman to bronze and silver medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.

Tom Johnson Canadian National Training Center - Vancouver, Head Coach Head Coach of Team Canada at the 2008 Olympic Games.  Tom coached his swimmers to three medals at the 2007 World Aquatic Championships including Brent Hayden to a gold medal in the 100 freestyle.  Tom has been named to Canada's coaching staff at seven Olympic Games, nine World Championships and eight Commonwealth Games.

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Randy Bennett Island Swimming, Head Coach Randy has coached on both the 2000 and 2008 Canadian Olympic team, and is the Head Coach for Canada at the 2009 World Aquatic Championships.  Randy coached Ryan Cochrane to a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games and the third fastest performer all time in the men’s 1500 freestyle.

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Dr. Alan Wrigley Biomechanist

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Registration

This years fees will be as follows:

Early* Regular** Late*** BCSCA Member - Grassroots $ 160.00 $ 190.00 $ 215.00 Non-Member - Grassroots $ 215.00 $ 240.00 $ 260.00 BCSCA Member - Full Conference $ 260.00 $ 290.00 $ 340.00 Non-Member - Full Conference $ 310.00 $ 350.00 $ 400.00

*  Early Bird ** Regular ***Late Registration & Payment before July 31, 2009 Registration & Payment between August 1 - September 7, 2009 Registration & Payment between September 8-17, 2009

Registration Link:     https://ww03.elbowspace.com/servlets/frhclientformdisplay?xr4=&formts=2009-06-15 18:10:27.751444