Alexander Dale Oen stood on top of a world championship podium less than a year ago, wiping away tears as the Norwegian national anthem …

As the snow finally begins to melt and the first signs of spring start clawing their way through the ice and cold, we Canadian’s tend to count down the days to the summer months. The thawing process of the Canadian people typically requires a large amount of coffee, and as much outdoor activity and  direct [...]

The Halifax Beach Guide – Nova Scotia’s Summer Playground is a post from: I Backpack Canada

Ten inductees were announced Friday for the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in Red Deer. Out of then ten, I am honoured to report that Canadian Sports Centre President Dale Henwood will be inducted May 25 at the Red Deer Sheraton. Henwood is one of the mos…

I’m a perfectionist. So, naturally, I’m attempting to follow the meal plan designed for me in my Eating Disorders Program right down to every teaspoon, gram, ounce and millilitre. I am trying to eyeball my portions, but my eyeballs are slow learners. Plus the stresses of my life make this precarious… I keep forgetting that [...]

Researchers have discovered what makes the shark almost impossible to outswim. As a shark’s tail swings from side to side, it creates twice as many jets of water as other fishes’ tails, smoothing out the thrust and likely making swimming more efficient.

Even though Canada has had 71 medals at the Pan American Games to date (third overall behind the United States and Brazil), it has been a little quiet on the Gold medal front over the last three days.
Since Saturday, Canada has only recorded four gold …

Team Canada has now won 14 medals at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Team Canada now sits in third place in the medal standings with 41 medals. The United States leads with 107 medals, followed by Brazil at 44 medals.
In women’s sw…

This past weekend the weather was beyond perfect. I was thankful for that forecast but I was so afraid that we would be stuck inside an arena.  Our town hosts a Thanksgiving weekend tournament every year.  Which is great not having to…

This is how we spent our last Friday of Summer 2011.We made it.  We made it through and will send summer vacay off with a SpLaSh! …

Tom Johnson remembers Jack Layton the swimmer.
“He was tough,” said Tom Johnson. “He…