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Leaders The leaders program is an ideal program for young people (aged 12 to 16) to become involved in making a contribution to the pool community while having a fun summer. Are you in a program (high school or Cegep) that requires volunteer hours that must be logged and signed off on? All the responsibilities listed below can help meet your program requirements, all you need to do is speak with an executive prior to starting. Requirements and Responsibilities: Leaders must be 12 years old or completed grade six. Leaders must be willing to assist lifeguards as required Leaders will assist lifeguards during swimming lessons and Guppies Leaders will participate and assist in organising fundraisers Leaders will be assigned to canteen duty Leaders will participate in gate duty, greeting members and other clients Leaders will babysit during aquafit/yoga. While these may seem like a lot of responsibilities, rest assured that leaders may choose the duties they feel would suit them best and the shifts are not endless. It’s important that you have fun while taking on these new responsibilities. We encourage as many kids as possible to sign up as leaders. The more leaders there are, the more enjoyable it will be for everyone. In addition, the leaders will participate in several exciting activities.

Bronze Cross / Bronze Medallion Are you 13 years old or older? Do you love spending your summer out in the sun? Do you want to become a lifeguard? If the answer to all these is yes, then Bronze Medallion is the course for you!! Bronze Medallion is a 30 hour course that lasts the length of the summer. It teaches you all the basic lifesaving skills that could be used to save someone's life. The main topics covered are heart attack, angina, stroke, CPR and more. If any of this sounds interesting then don't be afraid to join and have a great time while learning useful skills that you will regret not knowing! If you have already completed the Bronze Medallion course then the next step for you is to start the Bronze Cross course, which runs in parallel with Bronze Medallion but goes more in depth. Both courses will be taught by a certified instructor. Cost of the course is $75.

Executive Committee Finding Inspiration in Every Turn Our pool is run by a volunteer board of directors who are elected at our Annual General Assembly Meet The Team Mark Metivier Laura Duckett Francis Chaput Roch Farmer Andrea Hawkins Kayla Jones

Daily swimming lessons, Monday to Thursday all summer long. Swimming Program At WES we believe it is never too late to learn to swim! We offer lessons to kids of all ages and adults too! Our lessons program is based on the Olympic Way program, this allows us to cater to the needs of any skill level. White Jump from the side, assisted Swim 6m, forward swimming arms Blow bubbles Back float with head assistance Yellow Jump in, unassisted Front and back glide Swim 12m unassisted with face in water blowing bubbles Front float and back float unassisted (5sec) Green Push off wall streamline with kick (6m) Front crawl 12m: Face in the water and arms out Body flat at the surface Endurance Swim: 24m continuously Backstroke kick 12m: Head back Horizontal body position Rolling floats Front to back, back to front Retrieve item from bottom of the pool 30 seconds treading water Red Submerged push off into streamline kick (front) Front crawl 25m: Steady body position Breathing to the side Full arm extension and finished pull Backstroke 12m: Horizontal body position Straight arm recovery 1 minute treading water Blue Push off wall streamline position on back Front crawl 50m: Bilateral breathing Continuous arm and leg movement Introduce bent arm recovery Backstroke 25m: Continuous and alternating arms Breastroke kick 25m: Proper turnout of feet 2 minutes treading water Bronze Front crawl 50m: Underwater arm action with catch-pull-finish Backstroke 50m: Shoulder Roll Continuous kick Breastroke 50m: Coordination of pull-breath-kick-glide Introduction to shallow dives 3 minutes treading water Silver Front crawl 75m Backstroke 75m: Underwater arm action with catch-pill-finish Breastroke 75m: Arm action with catch-pull-finish Proper timing of movements Butterfly Kick 50m: Legs together “Dolphin” body action Intro to butterfly arms Introduction to flip turns 4 minutes treading water Gold Front crawl 100m Backstroke 100m Breastroke 100m Butterfly 50m 5 minutes treading water

Time Trial info pertaining to meet location, parking, officials Northshore Aquatic Association Time Trials, Division A Sat., Aug. 5, 2023 Westminster & Ecclestone Pool Welcome General Info Meet Info Auction Sponsors Date Saturday, August 5th, 2023 Rain Date Sunday August 6th, 2023 Meet Managers Andrea Hawkins, Meet Manager amhawkins11@gmail.com 514-704-2485 Sydney Guilfoyle, Head, Swim Team lifeguards@westminsterpool.com Location Address Ecclestone Pool 110 Granada St, Kirkland, Quebec H9H 3J7 There is a changing room in each of the bathrooms (Women’s and Men’s). Personal belongings left in the changing rooms and on the pool deck are under the responsibility of the individual participants. The Westminster Pool Association and Ecclestone Pool, the NAA or the city of Kirkland are not accountable for broken, lost or stolen items. Each team will be provided with a designated area with a table. Each team will be provided with a picnic table in the back grass. We ask that each pool bring their own tent. We request everyone’s collaboration to keep the pool and surrounding areas clean. We recommend that spectators and swimmers bring their sunscreen, hat, and water. Several bleachers will be found around the pool. For safety reasons, no portable or camping chairs permitted on site. Drinks and snacks will be for sale at the canteen. Breakfast items and a lunch BBQ will also be available to purchase. Parking Parking at time trials can be a bit challenging, as there is no designated parking lot available. However, participants and spectators can make use of the surrounding streets around the pool area. It's important to be mindful that simultaneous soccer and baseball tournaments will be ongoing in the vicinity, which might further limit available parking spots. To ease the parking situation, we strongly recommend carpooling whenever possible. This not only helps alleviate congestion but also promotes a more eco-friendly approach to attending the time trials. Plan ahead, arrive early, and cooperate with fellow attendees to ensure a smooth and enjoyable event for everyone involved. Site Information Officials Officials will be provided lunch. Water will be provided throughout the day. 1 / Referees and starters Arrive by 6:30 a.m 2 / Safety Marshalls On deck by 7am 3 / Other Officials Requested to check-in no later than at 7:30 a.m. Coffee and breakfast will be provided. General Info for Officials Recorders and Scorers will be situated on the pool deck, with computers connected to a printer. We will request a certain amount of officials to be provided by each pool. A more detailed list of the officials needed and a registration link will be communicated to you shortly. On deck officials are asked to wear white Should be SNC qualified where applicable Please note check-in and meeting times on the below schedule Timers must write swimmers times in the left hand column (Qualifying) as these cards will be used at Big Meet Referee must use provided placement sheets Meet Results The event results will be posted on the board, near the washrooms.

Sponsors Sponsors are a very important part of the success of the Westminster Pool. We are currently looking for sponsors for the upcoming 2025 season. If you or your company is interested please contact us at poolwestminster@gmail.com Gold Silver Bronze

Day Fee 2025 If you're not interested in an annual membership, you can still enjoy a day at WES! Fees are to be paid prior to entry, either at the canteen or via Interac e-transfer to poolwestminster@gmail.com (e-transfers are auto-deposited, so no password or security question is required). Please include the number of people in your group when making the payment. Remember to bring proof of payment, such as the email receipt from the auto-deposit, as it will be required for entry. Individual Entry $7 $3 with Member Family Entry 2 Adults + 2 kids $20 Family Week Pass 2 Adults + 2 kids $60

Book your party at Westminster Pool Party Bookings Host your party at WES! You may make a reservation for a 3 hour block of time to host a party during free swim. Please note that the pool will remain open to members during this time. Sunday reservations can only be from 1- 4 pm due to Family BBQ. There is a fee of $5 per non member and any WES members attend for free . Alcohol/glass containers are not permitted on the premise. We have large freezers available if you need to store your birthday cake. Reservations will be confirmed by a member of our committee or staff to ensure availability. BOOK NOW

Aquafit Want to stay fit while having fun? Join our aquafit classes Monday- Thursday 11:10-11:40

Time Trials information for competitors Northshore Aquatic Association Time Trials, Division A Sat., Aug. 5, 2023 Westminster & Ecclestone Pool Welcome General Info Meet Info Auction Sponsors Warm Ups 7:00am to 7:25am 7:25am to 7:50am 7:50am to 8:15am Warm up #1 Warm up #2 Warm up #3 Warm up #1 WES ECC Warm up #2 ELM Fairview Warm up #3 GLE VYC Please remind swimmers that they must enter the water FEET FIRST in a cautious manner. No running on pool deck. Diving starts are only permitted during the last 5 minutes of the warm up period. Only swimming in one direction will be permitted during that time. Lane positions for the meet will be determined by club placing in the league standings. Lane Positions as of Aug 1st, 2023 (Subject to Change): Lane 3 = FVM Lane4= GLE Lane 2= ECC Lane 5=ELM Lane 1=VYC Lane 6 = WES Coaches A coaches meeting is scheduled at 8:15 a.m. beside the diving boards. A minimum of one coach per team must attend this meeting. Lunch coupons for each coach working the event will be handed out during this meeting. The competition will begin at 8:45. Please note the following: Events 10 years and under are 3 heats Events 11 years and up are 2 heats 1 relay per age group per pool Slowest heat first, fastest heat last (opposite to dual meets) Maximum of 2 alternates on the back of each relay card Coaches must submit entries to VP of Swimming by July 30th in the agreed upon format (Click here for file ) Changes will be accepted up to 30 minutes prior to the meet. Schedule 7:00am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am to 8:30am 8:15am 8:30am to 8:40am 8:45am After Breaststroke Event Restart After Butterfly Event Restart Safety Marshall on deckLifeguard on chair Officials report to the official’s area to sign in Referees briefing with the VP of Swimming and the President of the NAA to cover any constitutional changes or items of importance prior to the referee’s briefings with the officials Officials briefing Coaches Announcements, Speeches National Anthem: Ada Chan (https://youtube.com/@AdaTunes ), Music available of Spotify & Apple Music Backstroke,Breaststroke 15 minute break Freestyle, Butterfly 45 minute break Team Relays

Food available at the meet Northshore Aquatic Association Time Trials, Division A Sat., Aug. 5, 2023 Westminster & Ecclestone Pool Canteen Menu Breakfast: Egg/cheese McMuffin + coffee: $3,00 Lunch: BBQ combo: $5,00, Your choice of the following 2 hot dogs Hamburger Cheeseburger *Chips and drink included Pizza combo: $5,00 2 slices of pizza *Chips and drink included Full pizza: $15,00 8 slices Family Meal combo: $20,00 Full pizza (8 slices) 4 chips 4 drinks