March 13, 2000
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)
The following is being distributed at the request of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador:
Swimming announces qualifiers for provincial team
Following the wrap up of the short course provincial championships in Gander last weekend, provincial president, Carl Smith announced the names of 11 swimmers who had qualified for Swimming Newfoundland and Labrador�s provincial team.
Using the base entry standard of 700 points on the world performance standards, each of the swimmers named has to attain that standard in at least one event during the championships to earn a spot on the provincial team. The world points rating system allows for comparisons between the different swimming events for both male and female swimmers of different ages. World points are commonly used nationally and internationally for team selection and swimmer rankings.
To maintain their spot on the provincial team for more than one year, the swimmers named here will have to re-qualify at 750 points at next year�s short course championships. Other swimmers will have a chance to qualify for the team at the provincial long course championships at the end of May, and at one other meet during the summer.
These provincial team members, plus others who will qualify over the next months, will make up the core group of swimmers for the team that will attend the Canada Summer Games set for London, Ontario in August 2001.
The provincial swim team members, their clubs and coaches are:
| Sarah Button | St. John�s Legends | Steve Fultz |
| Ashley Fitzpatrick | St. John�s Legends | Steve Fultz |
| Justin Kennedy | St. John�s Legends | Steve Fultz |
| Amanda Lewis | Western Whales, Corner Brook | Paul Meronen |
| Gillian Morrison | St. John�s Legends | Steve Fultz |
| Jimmy Mowbray | St. John�s Legends | Steve Fultz |
| Leah Murrin | St. John�s Legends | Steve Fultz |
| Eileen Robinson | Poseidon, Carbonear | Corinne Wright |
| Nicolas Smith | Gander Lakers | Gord Wheeler |
| Amy Stoodley | St. John�s Legends | Steve Fultz |
| Steven Thornhill | St. John�s Legends | Steve Fultz |
For further information, contact Steve Fultz, Head Coach 20001 Canada Games Team, (709) 737-3802 or Susan Weiser, Swimming Newfoundland and Labrador, (709) 576-7946.
2000 03 13 10:30 a.m.
