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Messages From Courtney Desjardins

Seconds, hours, so many days
You know what you want but how long can you wait?
Every moment lasts forever
When you feel you lost your way

And what if my chances were already gone?
Started believing that I could be wrong
But you give me one good reason
To fight and never walk away

With every step you climb another mountain
Every breath it's harder to believe
You make it through the pain, weather the hurricanes
To get to that one thing

Just when you think the road is going nowhere
Just when you almost gave up on your dreams
They take you by the hand and show you that you can
There are no boundaries!
There are no boundaries!

I fought to the limit to stand on the edge
What if today is as good it gets?
Don't know where the future's headed
But nothing's gonna bring me down

I've jumped every bridge and I've run every line
I've risked being saved but I always knew why
I always knew why!

So hear I am still holding on!

With every step you climb another mountain
Every breath it's harder to believe
You make it through the pain, weather the hurricanes
To get to that one thing

Just when you think the road is going nowhere
Just when you almost gave up on your dreams
They take you by the hand and show you that you can

You can go higher, you can go deeper
There are no boundaries above and beneath you
Break every rule 'cause there's nothing between you and your dreams

With every step you climb another mountain
Every breath it's harder to believe

Yeah! There are no boundaries
There are no boundaries!

With every step you climb another mountain
Every breath it's harder to believe
You make it through the pain, weather the hurricanes
There are no boundaries!
There are no boundaries!
There are no boundaries!

-KRIS ALLEN

Well here we are...
Month of June, the championship time for the 2009-2010 Season. This group has come a long way since September. The road hasn't been easy, as not all paths to greatness are. Where would the lessons learned and experiences endured be? N,ot to mention the fun!? Yet here we are today a year filled with growth and successes. A bond between our sport of swimming, coach, and athletes. The road is endless in life and there is much more work to be done. I'm proud of each and every single athlete that has contributed to this Elite squad.
The time is now more than ever, live in each workout as if its your last workout! Be driven, be challenged, push yourselves to new heights. Train at a level you have yet reached. Attack skills and technique with precision. Do speeds you've never done, because if not you, then who? The success of the end of your season rests in the palms of your own hands, because if not you, then who? It has been a constant pleasure! Let's finish off this season with a bang!!!!
Congratulations to you all!
4 Age group National Qualifiers
8 Junior Provincial Qualifiers
12 Central Regional Qualifiers

“Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.”

Upcoming Events

Upcoming

June 3rd-6th AGI Olympium
*A Standard

June 10th-13th Central Regions Olympium
*Qualifiers

June 19th-20th CRTC Olympium
*Qualifiers

July 1st-4th Long Course Provincials Nepean
*Provincial Standard

July 22nd-25th Age Group Nationals Winnipeg
*Age Group National Standard

Swimmer of the Month

I was listening to a song and the lyrics made me think of May’s swimmer of the month.

“It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word
And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til it was a battle cry”

Nothing can be more true in Maya Kopakars essence. She continues to grow as a person and athlete. She’ll come back after a race and completely be in tune with herself, her race, and be completely open to hearing feedback, taking it in and applying herself to being better the next time. She’ll ask to sit down and discuss where she is, what she needs to work on, and where to go from here. She is driven, coach-able, and communicative! When we were in Sudbury she swam the 200 fly. It was a best time Long course. She qualified for finals and before the race, I challenged her to really step up and go after it in a way she has never raced. She looked timid and doubtful but then went on the drop 13 seconds from her prelim to finals time. I couldn’t have been more proud and excited to witness that race. Keep pushing your boundaries. Keep reaching for the stars! Great work Maya!

Training is the preparation for competition. Ask yourself how prepared will you be!?

Someone once said-I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day-

Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do!

Group Report

CHANGE

"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.”-ANATOLE FRANCE

"To be great is to be misunderstood"

Attitude Latitude Or Attitude is Everything.

Attitude is everything is a common phrase. But it's also very true.
Your attitude affects everything you do. It affects how others see you and respond to you. It ultimately affects who you become as a person.
Look at the list below and mark which statement best fits you when it comes to trying new things. Find out if you are happy with where you're at on the attitude latitude scale.
Are you very open to new ways of doing things? Do you like to think about them for a while or do you go forward anyway, but full of doubt? Or do you just go with the attitude of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" and only resort to new things when you absolutely have to?
Obviously you'll be more relaxed, and therefore higher up the latitude scale, in some things than others. But in general, whereon the scale do you fit?Note where you fit at present. Are you satisfied with that?
If not, next time you have the opportunity to try something new, or to do something you haven't done before, try for the next item UP the scale. Consciously say it to yourself in regard to the situation you are facing.
For example, if, right now, you feel you fit mostly in the "I wish I could" range, your challenge for next time is to be at the "I want to" mark. Once you are comfortable there, move on up to the "I think I might" point and so on, until you are at the top. "I will" and "I did" are both top of the line, class A attitudes.
You deserve them, and your life will improve the closer you get to them.
So take the time NOW, to consider where you are.
You can even have different colored markings for different areas of your life, different types of challenges. And then just keep moving on up till your attitude latitude is right on top of the heap.
Here's the Attitude ladder you will be climbing, starting at the top and working down:

- I did it!
- I will do it
- I can do it
- I probably can do it
- I might try to do it
- I'll think about trying to do it
- I do want to do it
- I wish I could, but I'm not sure I can do it
- I don't know how to do it
- I can't do it
- I won't try because I know I can't do it

Where do you fit right now? Remember, attitude is everything.
When you say to yourself "I can't", in any form, you are programming yourself for defeat. The more often you think it or say it to yourself the more you believe it.
Instead give it a positive twist, say to yourself "I will do it, with the help of "x" and "y" I can do it." "x" and "y" may be people, but they may also be strategies, tools, courses, whatever you need to arrive at your desired destination.
The latitude of your attitude determines your chance of success. You can do it. You just have to believe it and keep a positive attitude towards your goals.

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