CAAWS Awards Aquabelles Coach

Canadian Association for advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity Supports Aquabelles Coach, Laurel Alexander.

January 23, 2005:

CAAWS has given it's support to Laurel Alexander.  Alexander is one of 12 recipients of the 2005 WISE Fund.   Alexander and her 11 counterparts were chosen over 600 other applicants. 

Laurel former national team athlete turned coach, Laurel is committed to her new role as a full-time coach with the Calgary Aquabelles Synchronized Swimming club, but lacks the formal education and training needed to excel. Although she has taken some coaching courses and attended various clinics since her retirement as an athlete in 2003, she will use the WISE Fund to help pay for her Level 3 courses that she is required to complete in order to coach at the national synchronized swimming championships.

Alexander's team finished Second at the Michelle Cameron Invitational held in Calgary at the Talisman Centre.  Her coaching style has proven itself in and out of the water.

For more information click to open:

http://www.caaws.ca/e/article.cfm?ID=234

http://www.caaws.ca/e/grants/wise/winners/recipients_05.cfm

http://www.synchro.ca/news_jan05_2.htm

Any questions regarding this, please contact the Aquabelles Head Coach, Jenn Tregale.  The Calgary Aquabelles office phone number is 209-2941.