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Featured in the Mississauga News
Celebrate Our Successes
Wendy Yule - Winner of Synchro Ontario’s Volunteer of The Year Award
Wendy has been a committed member of MSSA for 10 years. She has volunteered countless hours as President and Past President overseeing an executive group and coaching staff to operate a very successful Competitive Program and helped to develop a Recreational Program. For the past 5 years, Wendy has organized 20 volunteers to run our fundraising Bingos three times a month for 12 months of the year. Wendy’s fundraising efforts help keep our membership fees more manageable so more girls can participate in this sport.
Wendy works full time and spends more than two hours per day commuting to and from her job as Director of Human Resources for Sun Life Financial. She is a devoted family person with two daughters who have been synchronized swimmers for many years. Her eldest daughter currently swims for Queen’s University and her youngest is in her second year of swimming at the Tier 6 level with MSSA and coaches with our club.
Wendy also carves out time to volunteer as a Synchro Ontario Judge at meets all over Ontario and has recently received her level 2 judging certification.
Wendy’s passion for and commitment to Synchronized Swimming in Ontario is evident in everything that she does. She is a positive role model for swimmers, coaches, and parent volunteers in MSSA as we witness her knowledge, value of good sportsmanship, tireless giving of her time and talent, and her keen interest in the development of swimmers at all levels. Wendy makes MSSA proud!
Alanna Harman - Winner of Synchro Ontario’s Coach of The Year Award
Alanna has been part of our coaching staff for 8 years. Formerly, Alanna was an MSSA swimmer. She started synchronized swimming in our Satellite program when she was 9 years old and swam for MSSA for 5 years. In addition to her coaching responsibilities for the 2008/2009 season (Tier 4, Tier 5, Masters, 12 & Under Solo and Duet, 10 & Under Solo, Tier 1 Assistant, Learn to Synchro Lessons Program Coordinator), Alanna performed many administrative duties and was successful in securing a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation enabling MSSA to purchase much needed equipment.
Alanna also worked on completing her Masters of Arts Degree in Applied Health Sciences with a specialization in Sport Management. She graduated from Brock University in June, and completed her Masters thesis. While completing her schooling, Alanna received several awards acknowledging her academic standing and her volunteer work.
Alanna currently works for the Canadian Athletes Now Fund as their Athlete Relations contact. CAN Fund raises money for Olympic hopefuls.
Alanna has recently been selected as Assistant Coach for the Provincial 12 & under “B” Team. Alanna’s passion for and dedication to Synchronized Swimming in Ontario is exemplary. She is a positive role model for our swimmers and is a mentor to young coaches. Alanna values good sportsmanship and has a keen interest in the development of all swimmers. Way to go Alanna!
Mississauga Synchro has three members named to Provincial Teams
Three members from the Mississauga Synchronized Swimming Association (MSSA) have been selected to represent Team Ontario this summer. Following two phases of the team selection process Ioana Gheta has been selected to the 12 & Under A Team and Rebecca Damiani to the 13 – 15 B Team. Both Gheta and Damiani will be centralized to train with the top athletes in the province before traveling to California to train and compete with one of the top American clubs. Gheta currently trains with MSSA’s Tier 5 Provincial Team and Damiani with the club’s Tier 6 National Team.
In addition to the athlete selection to Team Ontario, one of MSSA’s coaches was also selected to coach a team. Alanna Harman the club’s Tier 4 and 5 coach has been selected to act as the Assistant Coach for the 12 & Under B Team. Harman will be responsible for coaching at a training camp before traveling with the team to an international event in New York.
