COC
NAMES 2004 OLYMPIC CHEF de MISSION
OTTAWA- Veteran Olympic
staff member Dave Bedford of Toronto has been named
chef de mission of Canada's Olympic team for the 2004
Summer Games in Athens at the recent Canadian Olympic
Association's annual general meeting.
Bedford was the men's national
water polo team manager from 1988 too 1997 and has been
chairman of the national team committee for the past two
years.
"Water Polo Canada is very
proud and honoured to have Dave Bedford as the Athens
2004 Chef. He has been a key leader in our sport for a
number of years and he will be an excellent representative
for our country at this event," said Heather Kaulbach,
CEO of Water Polo Canada. Bedford attended four world
aquatic championships, two as the men's team manager and
two others as head of delegation for the Aquatic Federation
of Canada.
He was a COA mission staff
member for two Olympic Games and one Pan Am Games. "I
was pretty surprised when they told me I had the job,"
said Bedford. "I'm thrilled. I wouldn't have applied if
I didn't think I had the experience and ability. I'm still
pinching myself to believe that it's true.
"To be Chef for an
Olympics at the birthplace of the Games and to march into
the ancient Olympic stadium in the opening ceremonies
will be awesome."
CCES
LAUNCHES "BE TRUE TO YOURSELF. BE TRUE TO YOUR SPORT"
CAMPAIGN.
OTTAWA - 4 Hours in the
Gym, 5 Minutes Online is the message that the Canadian
Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is sending to athletes.
Presented as a series of creative advertisements, CCES
wants Canadian athletes who are subject to doping control
to make www.cces.ca a part of their everyday training
program.
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The recently revamped CCES website
contains a wealth of regularly updated information,
news, resources, and services on ethics in sport,
fair play, and competing drug-free. CCES is inviting
the sport community to use these ads, at no cost,
as a means of encouraging athletes to make www.cces.ca
a part of their everyday training program. Available
in electronic and camera ready formats, these ads
are easily incorporated in electronic and print newsletters
as well as print publications. |
"The 'Be true to yourself.
Be true to your sport.' campaign is designed to inform
athletes that the CCES website is an excellent source
of information on how to make an informed, personal decision
to compete clean and fair, and to avoid substances that
can inadvertently result in a positive doping test," says
Paul Melia, Chief Operating Officer.
"By encouraging sport organizations
to use these ads in their communications to athletes,
we can increase the awareness of our website. We want
athletes to know that our website is easy to use and that
pertinent information can be found easily through the
quick links or search function."
In addition to the complete
IOC-WADA List of Prohibited Classes of Substances and
Methods, the CCES website provides detailed information
on doping control procedures, CCES advisories, banned
and restricted substances, and athletes rights and responsibilities.
For more information about
this campaign and on how to obtain use of the ads, please
contact Claire Buffone, Campaign Coordinator at 613.521.3340
x 3210 or cbuffone@cces.ca.
WATER
POLO CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM COACH
OTTAWA- Water Polo Canada
announced today that Wouly De Bie, a two-time member of
the Netherlands men's Olympic team, has been named the
new head coach for Canada's senior women's national team.
The Canadian women's squad
is rated one of the best units in the world, finishing
third at the FINA World Championships last year.
The 44-year-old De Bie was
a goaltender for the Dutch national team at the 1980 and
1984 Olympic Games. He has 15 years experience as an international
coach with Dutch and French club teams as well as national
squads in Kuwait and most recently in New Zealand. He
also speaks five languages- English, French, German, Spanish
and Dutch.
It's the first time Water
Polo Canada will have a head coach solely dedicated to
the national team, with no domestic club obligations.
"You can't be the best in
the world without a major commitment," said Dave Bedford,
chairman of Water Polo Canada's national team committee.
"We felt we owed it to the
players to provide them with a coach who'll devote 100
percent of his time to Water Polo Canada and its women's
national team programs.
Wouly will also play a strong
leadership role in the development of our domestic women's
program. This is a big step forward for us."
De Bie will attend the SPEEDO
2002 Senior Women's National Club Championships May 17-19
in Ottawa and will also attend the SPEEDO 2002 Junior
Women's National Club Championships in Calgary May 31-June
2. De Bie opens the Women's National Team Training Centre
in Montreal on June 3 in preparation for the USA Holiday
Cup July 4-7 and the Italian Six-Nations event July 11-14.
CANADIAN
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBAll TEAMS QUALIFY FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
MAY 01, 2002 - Both the
Men’s and Women’s wheelchair basketball teams have qualified
for the upcoming World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan
in August.
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Joanne Kelly of Calgary, AB., is pleased
to be a selection on the National Women's wheelchair
basketball team for the 2001-2002 year. |
By virtue of their placings,
both teams have qualified to represent the Americas in
the World Championships this summer. The Men go in to
the World Championships as defending Paralympic Champions
(2000), and the Women go in as long-time reigning champions,
having won the World Championships in 1994 and 1998, as
well as the Paralympics in 1992, 1996 and 2000.
The Men went undefeated
throughout the tournament (6 – 0), and wrapped up the
event with a 71 – 63 win over the United States to capture
the Gold Medal. Joey Johnson scored 25 points and Patrick
Anderson added 22 to lead the Canadians.
The Women were also playing
the United States in the final game, but were not as fortunate.
They lost the game 56 – 49 and settled for the Silver
Medal. The US had also beaten the Canadians in the round
robin earlier in the week, which ended Canada’s 12 year,
43 – 0 winning streak in official international games.
Tracey Ferguson led the team with 15 points in the final
game.
On the Men’s side, Joey
Johnson was named to the Tournament All-Star Team, while
Patrick Anderson was selected as the Most Valuable Player.
Chantal Benoit was named to the All-Star Team in the Women’s
tournament.
Teams to represent the Americas
at the World Championships:
Men: Canada, USA and Brazil
Women: USA, Canada and Mexico
For further information,
please contact: Paul Zachau High Performance Director
Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association (CWBA)
(613) 260-1296 B
(613) 260-1456 F
www.cwba.ca
cwba@cwba.ca
