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Reflections on a final CanadaWest swimming championship

by Eleanora Dalling | Feb 11, 2013 | Sports | Lifestyle

It’s done. I have ticked off one box that I can never tick off again. I have competed in my fifth and final CanadaWest swimming championships. One more meet and then it’s time to hang up the suit and goggles. For most university varsity swim teams in Western Canada,...
Swimming sensation: Ron Jacks

Swimming sensation: Ron Jacks

by Eleanora Dalling | Dec 10, 2012 | Sports | Lifestyle, Uncategorized

With his white, puffy hair, one would never peg Ron Jacks as a Canadian swimming legend. Although Jacks, over the past 50 years, has helped define Canadian swimming as a coach and as a swimmer, he is a modest man. Born in Winnipeg on Jan. 23, 1948, Jacks began...

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