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103Jan. 25, 2012WednesdayGIRLS UNDER 10 RELAY DOMINATE AT BLUE BEARSThe under 10 girls relay team dominated at the Blue Bears meet held recently.103.jpginline
102Jan. 21, 2012SaturdayCongratulations to New A Swimmer - Alicia NashThis past weekend saw FMSC get a new "A" swimmer. Alicia Nash got her first ever A time at the Blue Bears meet, with an incredible performance in the 800 free. Way to go Alicia!102.jpginline
100Jan. 17, 2012TuesdayMeet Summary - Blue BearsThe first meet of 2012 was the Blue Bears in Edmonton and this year we had 24 swimmers take part. Yet again we had some excellent swimming times despite the fact that this meet is very much a ‘working meet’ and the swimmers are usually swimming tired at this part of the season a100none
99Jan. 08, 2012SundayCongratulations to New B Swimmer - Mathieu CyrMathieu Cyr was presented his well earned B bag, by Coach Susan, last Monday at practice. Mathieu broke the threshold at the December 17th House League Meet - Way to go Mathieu!99.jpginline
97Dec. 31, 2011SaturdayHouse League Meet Report - New National Swimmer Daniel Joyce, New A Swimmer Lochlan Weavers and New B Swimmers Robert Cornea and Mathieu CyrOur December house-league meet saw swimmers from Lac LaBiche join us this year and it was great to see so many kids taking part.97.jpginline
98Dec. 31, 2011SaturdayFMSC Swimmers Make Alberta Top 5 RankingsSix FMSC swimmers crack the Alberta Top 5 rankings published on the Swim Alberta site this past December 13th.98none
96Dec. 09, 2011FridayMeet Summary - JP Fiset InternationalLast weekend 21 FMSC swimmers along with Coach Damian and Coach Alex, boarded the faithful Diversified bus to take part in the JP Fiset International meet in Edmonton.96none
95Dec. 05, 2011MondayNine FMSC Swimmers Listed in Swim AB top 5Wow! Nine FMSC swimmers made it to the list of Alberta's current top 5 swimmers. Way to go to Emily Cyr, Hannah Bergman, Joelle Young, Josh Dow, Evan Symons, Angus Bagnall, Chris Thorne, Daniel Joyce, and Dominic Cachia.95none
93Nov. 29, 2011TuesdayCogratulations to New A and B Swimmers!New A times for Madison Foy and Evan Symons and a provincial B time for Hollie Symons - way to go guys !93.jpginline
94Nov. 29, 2011TuesdayAlberta 50m "Kick for Time" EventThis past Saturday we ran the 50 m virtual ‘kick for time’ event during our regular workout.94none
92Nov. 22, 2011TuesdayMeet Summary - Poppy MeetEach and every one of the swimmers stepped up to the plate for the team as Fort McMurray claimed the 4th overall spot in the team rankings out of the 19 clubs taking part. Excellent job everyone !92none
90Oct. 30, 2011SundayMeet Summary - House League no. 1The first in our series of House-league meets took place at MacDonald Island on Saturday 29th October. This meet had a bit of Halloween theme to it and the kids were in very high ‘spirits’!90none
89Oct. 06, 2011ThursdayJOSH DOW BREAKS PROVINCIAL RECORD!Recently Josh Dow (14) was presented with his Provincial Certificate for breaking the Alberta Provincial Record in the 50 backstroke at Age Group Nationals, Montreal this past summer.89.jpginline
88Aug. 09, 2011TuesdayFMSC Swimmers Make Alberta Top 5 RankingsThe updated Alberta Top 5 Provincial placings have been posted on the Swim Alberta website and we are excited to announce that we now have 11 FMSC swimmers make the list! The numbers keep growing!88none
87Aug. 08, 2011MondayMeet Summary - Canadian Age Group NationalsThis season the Canadian Age Group National Championships were held at Parc Jean Drapeau, Ile Sainte-Helene Aquatic Complex in Montreal during the last week of July. Our swim club was very well represented with 5 of the 8 qualified swimmers taking part.87.jpginline
86Jul. 06, 2011WednesdayMeet Summary - Alberta AGSR LC ProvinicialsThe first weekend in July saw the much awaited Alberta Age Group Provincials and Senior Championships take place at the Syncrude Aquatic Centre right here at home in Fort McMurray.86.jpginline
85Jun. 26, 2011SundayMEET SUMMARY - ALBERTA AGE GROUP TRIALS LC (B's)This year we had 11 swimmers travel down to Medicine Hat to take part in the Alberta Age Group Trials ( aka B’s). See below for the DANCING MANTAS!!85none
84Jun. 14, 2011TuesdayCongratulations to our two new B swimmers Kareem Sadek and Dominic Cachia!Congratulations to our two new B swimmers Kareem Sadek and Dominic Cachia!84.JPGinline
83Jun. 13, 2011MondayMeet Summary - Freeze or FryThis year we had 20 swimmers sign up to take part in the Red Deer FREEZE OR FRY meet. We were all hopeful that this year we would get more of a fry than a freeze but gold old Mother Nature had a bit of a mixed bag of surprises in store for us this time.83.JPGinline
82Jun. 07, 2011TuesdayMeet Summary - Silver CupOur Team came 4th overall out of 19 teams behind Edmonton Keyano; Olympian Swim Club and Silver tide Swim Club almost every single swimmer won points towards this team total!82none
80May. 23, 2011MondayFMSC Swimmers Make Alberta Top 5 Updated ListThe updated Alberta Top 5 Provincial placings have been posted on the Swim Alberta website and we are excited to announce that we now have 10 FMSC swimmers make the list! The numbers keep growing!80none
76May. 12, 2011ThursdayMeet Summary - Spring FlingOn 30th April FMSC held our very first ever long course swim meet in our new pool at Mac Island.76none
77May. 12, 2011ThursdayMeet Summary - EKIWe had an awesome weekend with some very good time drops from our swimmers.77none
79May. 12, 2011ThursdayWorld Champ Canadian Swimmers Swim with FMSCMany thanks go out to Howie Ewashko and Barb Henning and Northlands Forest Products for making this amazing opportunity happen! Thank you :).79.jpginline
75Apr. 29, 2011FridayFMSC SPRING FLING LIVE RESULTSPlease click the following link to accesss FMSC SPRING FLING LIVE RESULTS. Please note that this is a test in preparation for hosting the 2011 LC Provincial Championships - results shown within may not be final or complete.75none
74Apr. 26, 2011TuesdayCORONADO SWIM CAMP WIND UPDuring the April Spring break, FMSC took a group of 13 swimmers down to the gorgeous island of Coronado, just across the bridge from San Diego, California for a much deserved team training camp.74none
73Apr. 20, 2011WednesdayCORONADO SWIM CAMP UPDATE - WEDNESDAYA little excitement yesterday. Coronado is a military island and when the tsunami warning went off at 10:20 yesterday, I was a little (ok a lot) panicked, especially when the housekeepers actually freaked out. But false alarm it was the military’s once a year training siren.73none
71Apr. 18, 2011MondayFMSC Swimmers Make Alberta Top 5 Updated ListThe updated Alberta Top 5 Provincial placings have been posted on the Swim Alberta website and we are excited to announce that we have 7 FMSC swimmers make the list!71none
72Apr. 18, 2011MondayCORONADO SWIM CAMP UPDATE - MONDAYAs I write this the swimmer’s are currently at their first 2 hour morning swim! I thought it was time for an update :)72.jpginline
70Apr. 01, 2011FridayTHREE MANTAS MAKE PROVINCIAL TEAMS!Congratulations go to Kendra Hobenshield and Joelle Young for being selected to the Alberta North Team. Congratulations also go to Josh Dow who made the Prospects West Swim team.70.jpginline
69Mar. 24, 2011ThursdayMeet Summary - Man- Sask Provincial SC ChampionshipsThese three FMSC swimmers were chosen to represent the Alberta / Ontario Provincial Relay Team. They are Jeff Aloook; Breena Rusnell and Chris Thorne - way to go !69.jpginline
68Mar. 20, 2011SundayMEET SUMMARY - ALBERTA AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPSAfter a long drive from the North we arrived in Calgary pumped an ready to go! All the swimmers Josh, Kendra, Angus, Breena and Joelle showed up on the deck ready to swim Friday morning.68none
67Mar. 08, 2011TuesdayFMSC Swimmers Make Alberta Top 5 Rankings - AGAIN!The updated Alberta Top 5 Provincial placings have been posted on the Swim Alberta website and we are excited to announce that we have 6 FMSC swimmers make the list !67none
66Mar. 03, 2011ThursdayMEET SUMMARY - ALBERTA AGE GROUP TRIALSThis past weekend saw 14 of the 15 qualified FMSC swimmers travel down to Sherwood Park for the Alberta Age Group Trials and didn’t they all do great ! Once again these swimmers took to the water and had some fantastic new times right across the board.66.JPGinline
64Feb. 16, 2011WednesdayMeet Summary - 10 & Under Meet Number 3Sunday 13th February signalled the 3rd in the Ten and Under meet series in St Albert.64none
65Feb. 16, 2011WednesdayJOSH DOW AT WESTERN CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPSBest of luck to Josh Dow as he leaves with Coach Andro tomorrow to take part in the Western Canadian Championships in Kamloops, BC. Please read fully to link to live results!65.JPGinline
62Feb. 11, 2011FridayLast Chance to Qualify for B's Time Trial - New B swimmers Lindsey Bince and Madison FoyThe ‘last chance to qualify for B’s’ time trial was held tonight and we had 10 hopeful swimmers take their marks on the blocks as they endeavoured to make a “meet qualifying time (MQT)” in either the 400 free or the 200 IM which would put them on the bus to Sherwood Park on 24th February.62none
61Feb. 08, 2011TuesdayHouse League Meet Report - New B Swimmers Madison, Declan and Hannah, New A swimmer MitchellSaturday saw the third in our series of House-league meets down at Mac Island. We had lots of swimmers who were close to qualifying times from MQT and B times, to A times, to Age Group National and Western times and this was another opportunity for them to swim fast and try to me61.jpginline
60Feb. 05, 2011SaturdayFMSC Swimmers Make Alberta Top 5 RankingsThe updated Alberta Top 5 Provincial placings have been posted on the Swim Alberta website and we are excited to announce that we have 6 FMSC swimmers make the list !60none
59Feb. 04, 2011FridayMEET REPORT – ALBERTA SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPSThis year the Alberta Senior Provincial Championships was held down in Medicine Hat. We only had one of our senior swimmers, Jeff Alook, make the journey down South to take part in this meet.59none
58Jan. 21, 2011FridayBlue Bear Meet & RODS Invitation Meet, and New A Swimmer Harleigh PugaOne of our big team meets of the short course season is the Blue Bears Invitational in Edmonton and this year we once again had a very good turn-out for this event.58.jpginline
57Dec. 07, 2010TuesdayMEET REPORT FOR J.P. FISET, EDMONTON DECEMBER 2 – 5, 2010 AND NEW B SWIMMER, SYDNEY WILSONOn Thursday 2nd December we took a group of 16 qualified swimmers down to the JP Fiset Meet in Edmonton. The meet was extremely successful for us and we once again had mostly best times from all our swimmers.57.jpginline
55Nov. 23, 2010TuesdayAlberta Kick for Time SummaryWe had 38 swimmers come out and take part in this fun event. Some of our little Manta Rays and Blue swimmers had never swam in the 50m pool configuration before and I know a few were surprised at how far one length had suddenly become !!55none
56Nov. 23, 2010Tuesday10 & Under Meet No. 2, SummaryOn Sunday 21st November 8 young swimmers and their families braved the cold weather and drove down to St Albert for the second in the Ten and under series swim meets.56none
54Nov. 17, 2010WednesdayPoppy Meet Summary and New B Swimmer, Alicia NashGreat job done by all at recent Poppy Meet. FMSC placed 5th in team standings, out of 20 teams, behind the big boys, Silvertide, OSC, Keyano and Catalina. We also have a new B swimmer, Alicia Nash - Way to go Alicia!54.jpginline
53Nov. 01, 2010MondayHouse League No. 1 Summary and New B Swimmer, Katherine WilsonThis past weekend saw the completion of our first house league meet and the rise of a brand new B swimmer, Katherine Wilson!53.JPGinline
52Oct. 20, 2010Wednesday10 and Under Meet Summary, New B Swimmer, Spencer Dow!10 and Under Meet Summary, New B Swimmer, Spencer Dow!52.jpginline
51Sep. 05, 2010SundayNEWS AND RESULTS FROM SUMMER GAMES AND AGE GROUP NATIONALS !Congratulations to all our swimmers who took part in the Alberta Summer Games in Peace River and the Age Group Nationals in Winnipeg recently.51none
50Jul. 14, 2010WednesdayAGE GROUP PROVINICIAL CHAMPS AND SEASON WRAP UPPlease read on to hear how our team did at A's this past Canada Day weekend!50.jpginline
49Jun. 28, 2010MondayYear End Trophy WinnersA fun time was had by all at the annual year end bbq last Wednesday. Many thanks to Kathi Oben for the fine job getting it all together. Below is a list of this season's trophy winners:49none
48Jun. 23, 2010WednesdayAlberta Age Group Trials LCWant to know how our swimmers did at B's? Read on!48.jpginline
47Jun. 09, 2010WednesdaySummer Training Schedule for QualifiersPlease see the training schedules given below which will come into effect after the Red Deer meet until the end of the season.47none
46Jun. 08, 2010TuesdayFMSC Swimmers Qualify for Alberta Summer GamesWe have pleasure in announcing that at the recently held Alberta Summer Games trials, the following FMSC swimmers were selected to the Zone 7 Swimming team :46none
43Jun. 02, 2010WednesdayCascade Swim Club Summer CampThe Cascade Swim Club is once again pleased to be offering our week-long Dave Johnson Swim Camp! This camp is for current competitive swimmers, runs the week of July 12th-16th, and includes training, dryland, classroom and stroke video analysis sessions with some of our top coaches. This Camp is being run out of the Talisman Centre in Calgary.43none
45Jun. 02, 2010WednesdayFMSC ALUM TO BE INDUCTED INTO SPORTS HALL OF FAMEJennifer Button - an ex-olympic swimmer who once upon a time swam here in Fort McMurray is being inducted into the WBSHoF45none
39May. 21, 2010FridayYMCA of WOOD BUFFALO TEMPORARY POOL CLOSUREEffective immediately, the YMCA of Wood Buffalo has closed the main pool, tot pool and the hot tub at the Westwood Family YMCA until further notice.39none
41May. 21, 2010FridayNEW PRACTICE SCHEDULENEW PRACTICE SCHEDULE TO WORK AROUND CLOSURE OF YMCA41none
37May. 19, 2010WednesdaySCHEDULE CHANGES FOR MAY AND JUNESchedule changes for May and June37none
35Apr. 21, 2010WednesdaySCHEDULE CHANGESCHEDULE CHANGE - Due to unexpected closure of Centennial Pool35none
31Mar. 11, 2010ThursdayTEAM NORTH MEMBERSCongrats to our 4 swimmers that made the Team North Training Select Camp! Kendra, Joelle, Hannah & Jose!!!!31none
33Mar. 11, 2010ThursdayAGE GROUP TRIALS REPORTWow what a spectacular weekend we had at Age Group Trials. We traveled down with 11 Swimmers that were eager to challenge their best times and other athletes they competed against! The spirits were so high and the kids were pumped!33none
29Feb. 24, 2010WednesdaySpeedo Western Canadian ChampionshipsRead how our Manta swimmers did at the Speedo Western Canadian Championships29none
27Oct. 10, 2009SaturdayMotivational Speaker and AGMTEAM FIRST & MOTIVATIONAL Guest Speaker(Olympic Coach for Synchro Canada)October 17th27none
25Sep. 26, 2009SaturdayFina Swimsuit rule to be implemented at the beginning of the Canadian swimming seasonFina Swimsuit rule to be implemented at the beginning of the Canadian swimming season25none
23Jul. 03, 2009FridayFMSC Swimmers Perform at SPEEDO Alberta Long Course Age Group and Senior ChampionshipsFMSC Swimmers shine at SPEEDO Alberta Long Course Age Group and Senior Championships. Josh Dow breaks club records held by Olympian Mark Versfeld.23.JPGinline
21Jun. 25, 2009ThursdayCTV Interview with Katelyn CachiaCFRN interview first aired during the evening news, June 18th, 2009.21none
19Apr. 01, 2009WednesdayMaking the GradeA look at at Taylor Beaudry - rising star.19none
18Mar. 25, 2009WednesdayFMSC Swimmer's Shine at Age Groups MeetFMSC Swimmers selected for selected for Alberta North versus South camp/meet and selected to the Alberta Junior team for the Alberta versus BC dual Meet.18none
16Dec. 04, 2008ThursdayThe Process: The Steps to SuccessHere is the highly requested Power Point presentation put forth by Coach Albert at last month's AGM.16none
15Oct. 19, 2008SundayNew Under Water Video SystemYes it's here! Swimmers stare in awe when they see themselves on TV!15none
13Sep. 19, 2008FridayCoaching PhilosophyIt's important to know where the coach is coming from and where he'd like to take you. Read Albert's Coaching Philosophy now.none
14Sep. 19, 2008FridayIn the Manta's LibraryWant to learn more? A little light reading perhaps? Is a video more your style?none
12Sep. 18, 2008ThursdayGoal SettingSeason starts with the end in mind - setting goals: planning for our future success.none
 
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Jan 25, 2012
GIRLS UNDER 10 RELAY DOMINATE AT BLUE BEARS
The under 10 girls relay team dominated at the Blue Bears meet held recently.
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Jan 21, 2012
Congratulations to New A Swimmer - Alicia Nash
This past weekend saw FMSC get a new "A" swimmer. Alicia Nash got her first ever A time at the Blue Bears meet, with an incredible performance in the 800 free. Way to go Alicia!
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Jan 17, 2012
Meet Summary - Blue Bears
The first meet of 2012 was the Blue Bears in Edmonton and this year we had 24 swimmers take part. Yet again we had some excellent swimming times despite the fact that this meet is very much a ‘working meet’ and the swimmers are usually swimming tired at this part of the season a
...Read More
Jan 8, 2012
Congratulations to New B Swimmer - Mathieu Cyr
Mathieu Cyr was presented his well earned B bag, by Coach Susan, last Monday at practice. Mathieu broke the threshold at the December 17th House League Meet - Way to go Mathieu!
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Dec 31, 2011
FMSC Swimmers Make Alberta Top 5 Rankings
Six FMSC swimmers crack the Alberta Top 5 rankings published on the Swim Alberta site this past December 13th.
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Dec 31, 2011
House League Meet Report - New National Swimmer Daniel Joyce, New A Swimmer Lochlan Weavers and New B Swimmers Robert Cornea and Mathieu Cyr
Our December house-league meet saw swimmers from Lac LaBiche join us this year and it was great to see so many kids taking part.
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Dec 9, 2011
Meet Summary - JP Fiset International
Last weekend 21 FMSC swimmers along with Coach Damian and Coach Alex, boarded the faithful Diversified bus to take part in the JP Fiset International meet in Edmonton.
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