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February 20, 2012
Day 4 at Westerns
5 more swims for the Kokanees
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February 18, 2012
Day 3 at Westerns
Great 200 m Backstroke by Emma Levorson
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February 18, 2012
Day two of Westerns
A lot of new standards and a Club Record.
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February 12, 2012
Silver for Emily Beatty
Great swimming by the Vernon Kokanees
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February 11, 2012
AAA's for Jade
A Silver medal and BC AAA time standard for Jade Freeman in the 100 m Butterfly.
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February 11, 2012
4 Finals in Chilliwack
A lot of personal best times and 4 finals tonight.
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February 11, 2012
2 Bronze medals
Bronze for Emily Beatty and Jade Freeman
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February 10, 2012
BC AA SC Championships
BC AAA Time Standard and finals for Emily Beatty in the 100 m Backstroke.
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February 6, 2012
Kamloops Valentine Splash
35 Vernon Kokanee Swimmers did participate at the Kamloops Valentine Splash.
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January 23, 2012
Fast swimming in kelowna
Only 3 weeks back in the pool and the VKSC swimmers had already great performances. Two swimmers qualified for The Canadian Western Championships, one swimmer qualified for BC AAA Championships and many personal best times.
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January 16, 2012
Fast swimming in Salmon Arm
6 swimmers faster than 4 minutes in the 200 m IM, 8 swimmers with 100% personal best times, 5 new Jamboree swimmers.
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January 10, 2012
New Grassroots Session starts soon.
The 3rd Grassroots session starts on Monday January 30 and 31, 2012.
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January 2, 2012
2012 Pacific Coast All-Star Meet January 7 - 8, 2012
Congratulations To Meredith Levorson for being selected for this year's Pacific Coast All-Star team.
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December 12, 2011
A weekend full of excitement.
3 swimmers making Western Time Standards, 2 swimmers making Age Group National Time Standards, 2 Club Records, 4 swimmers making BC AAA Time Standard and 1 swimmer making BC AA Time Standard.
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November 28, 2011
Stellar Performance in Kelowna!
Great swimming and team building in Kelowna.
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November 20, 2011
5km Pool Challenge
November 19, 2011 5 Km pool Challenge
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November 15, 2011
VKSC Fall Swim Meet
VKSC Fall Invitational and Jamboree, November 11-13, 2011 One Great Success. 2 Age Group Nationals, 2 AAA's, 6 AA's, 1 Club record and 31 swimmers have 100% personal best times and 1 swimmer swam faster than 4 minutes in the 200 m IM.
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November 5, 2011
Time Trial November 5, 2011
200 IM Time Trial for Tier 2B swimmers.
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November 1, 2011
Time Trial, October 29, 2011
18 Tier 1 swimmers raced a 1500 m Freestyle and 27 Tier 2 swimmers raced a 400 m Freestyle.
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October 24, 2011
Shuswap Jamboree
Great swimming in Salmon Arm.
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October 19, 2011
Kisu Iron Sprint
100% personal best times for 6 VKSC swimmers.
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October 1, 2011
Regional Training Camp
11 & 12 and 13 & over Regional Camp.
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September 27, 2011
Regional Camp
October 1, 2011 8 VKSC swimmers will participate in the Regional Camp in Kamloops.
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September 15, 2011
Bottle Drive
Vernon Kokanee Swim Club Bottle Drive Fundraiser Date: Saturday, September 24 Time: 10:30 to 2ish Location: meet at The Gutter Guy
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Renate Terpstra - Head Coach - Tier 1

This is Renate's 7th year with the Vernon Kokanee Swim Club. 
Renate has a Bachelor degree in Physical Education, is a NCCP Level 2 Swim Coach and is currently working on her Competition Coach (NCCP level 3).














Bruce Melton - Temporary Assistant Head Coach - Tier 2 and 3



Sharon Irvine - Assistant Coach - Tier 4

Sharon was raised in Richmond and swam competitively in the teens with the Richmond Kigoos.  She has coached in a variety of sports including basketball, volleyball, soccer, and t-ball.  Sharon attended the University of Victoria and attained her Bachelor of Education degree with a focus of Elementary Physical Education in 1998.  Since 2000, Sharon has worked as a Teacher on Call in the North Okanagan Shuswap School District. Currently Sharon is working on her Swimming 101 course. Sharon has one daughter, Breanna, who is attending the University of Calgary.  She lives with her husband, Doug.







                                                                                                                                                                   

Johanna Thayer - Assistant Coach / Grassroots Program

Johanna Thayer was born and raised in Vernon. She has been swimming with the Vernon Kokanee Swim Club for 8 years and has vast knowledge in swimming. Johanna is a Grade 11 student currently attending Vernon Secondary School.  She hopes to one day become a certified elementary school teacher and she loves children.  She is beginning her certification in being a swim teacher and is working on her Swimming 101 course.  This is Johanna’s first year of coaching and she is looking forward to coaching her swimmers.  











Amy Melvin - Assistant Coach / Grassroots Program

Amy was raised in Vernon and swam with the Vernon Kokanees for 10 years. She has been involved in the aquatic world since 1994, and has also worked with children with learning and physical disabilities.
In 2003 Amy moved back from Vancouver to further pursue her aquatic career.
In 2009 she gladly took on the role of the grassroots swim coach to bring it all back to were her love for competitive swimming all began. Amy is a Certified Swimming Teacher, working on her Fundamentals Coach and is looking forward in further strengthening her coaching skills.
 
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