Jessica Guenther swam for the Saskatoon Aqualenes until 2009. Placing first at 2009 Nationals in Figures, 2nd in solo she put herself onto the Junior National Team. After a very successful UANA Junior Pan Am (Jessica placed first in every event she was in), Jessica furthered her synchro career by going to swim with Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.



Age Groups



For the majority of swimmers the competitive season usually begins in the fall of one year, and ends by June of the next.

In the 2010-2011 season, Age Groups will be replacing Tiers. This is to bring synchronized swimming into accordance with the Long Term Athlete Development module. Athletes will be categorized as follows:

8 & Under: born in 2003 or later
10 & Under: born in 2001 or later
12 & Under: born in 1999/2000 or later
Novice (13 & Up): born in 1998 or earlier
13-15: born in 1996 to 1998 inclusive
16-18: born in 1992 to 1995 inclusive
Junior FINA (15-18): born in 1992 to 1996 inclusive
Senior FINA (15 & Up): born in 1996 or earlier

Masters and AWAD competition levels will remain unchanged.

Novice swimmers are athletes that are 13 or older and entering their first year of competitive swimming. Athletes can only be in this category for one year.

For the 2010-2011 season, athletes are permitted to swim one age group up to aid in the transition from Tiers to Age Groups. Athletes are not permitted to swim down an age group.

Synchro Saskatchewan will have two Streams for athletes to enter: Provincial and National. Provincial Stream will encompass all age groups (8 & Under, 10 & Under, 12 & Under, Novice, 13-15, 16-18, Junior FINA, Senior FINA, Masters, AWAD). National Stream will be for athletes intending to compete at Western Divisionals and Nationals (13-15, 16-18, Junior FINA, Senior FINA).

See the Synchro Saskatchewan Rules and Regulations 2010-2011 handbook or the Synchro Canada website - http://synchro.ca/ - for further information.

Two Helpful Links Outlining the Changes:

Synchro Canada Rule Change Summary

Synchro Canada Competition Structure Review 

 

 

 

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