Alberta Diving is pleased to announce that Association President Cindy Casper is being recognized for her contribution to sport of diving! Cindy is the recipient of the 2009 John Dickinson Award (volunteer of the year). Diving Plongeon Canada will honor Cindy at the 2009 AGM, Nov. 20-22nd in Ottawa.  Congratulations Cindy!

Looking back on 2009 there were many successes and challenges, hosting Pan Am Jr Championships and DPC Senior Nationals, fundraising, and the upcoming closure of the Talisman pool. Cindy has maintained an active role in the development and promotion of the sport and her efforts in these issues are greatly appreciated by all. Alberta Diving looks forward to working with Cindy in 2010! 

Alberta Diving sends sincere condolences to the Bulmer family and friends  

Susan Catherine Bulmer 

1952 – 2009

Memorial Service Details

Thursday, September 10^th, 2009

2:00 pm

(Please arrive earlier)

Howard & McBride Chapel of Chimes

10179 - 108 Street

Edmonton, Alberta

(780) 422-1141

BULMER, Susan Catherine (nee Dougall) After a graceful and courageous journey with ovarian cancer, Susan passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29th, surrounded by family. Born in Calgary on June 24, 1952, Susan excelled in her schooling and attained her BA and Law degrees from the University of Alberta. Susan practiced law from 1975 - 1997 and spent most of her time in private practice and as a consultant to not-for-profit organizations. This was eventually superseded by her passion and love for sport, sport administration and community volunteerism. During her twelve years in Executive Director roles for two Provincial Sport Associations, Susan was a voice for sport with the Edmonton Sport Council, Albert Sport Recreation Parks and Wildlife Foundation, 2005 World Masters Games Steering, Sport and Venue Committees, and held distinguished planning roles with these and numerous other municipal and provincial organizations. Her greatest joy came from nurturing her family to thrive and grow. Sue's selfless devotion to and belief in her children, perpetual optimism and unwavering faith made her the light in our family. Her dedication to family and her many and varied accomplishments were the delight of her husband. Predeceased by her parents, Tom and Doris Dougall, Susan is survived by Derek, her devoted husband of 34 years; daughter and son-in-law, Eryn and Neil Barrett; a son and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Monique Bulmer; a daughter, Christin Bulmer; and four grandchildren, Connor and Ava Barrett, and Nathaniel and Zachary Bulmer. She is also survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Linda Dougall of Calgary; as well as extended family. Funeral services will be held at Howard & McBride Chapel of Chimes (10179 - 108 Street) on Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. To email expressions of sympathy: www.chapelofchimes.com If friends so desire, memorial tributes can be made online to the Ovarian Cancer Society Winners Walk of Hope, "Team Suzie", at www.winnerswalkofhope.ca or sent to 101-145 Front Street East, Toronto ON, M5A 1E3 (Telephone 1-877-413-7970). The family would like to thank Dr. Alexandra Shepansky, her colleagues, the nurses and staff at the Cross Cancer Institute, Dr. Ken Stewart, Dr. Roy Gritter, and Penny Shmanka and her palliative care team, for their care and support during Sue's illness. Fait des beaux reves, Beautiful Lady. You are home. Howard & McBride "Chapel of Chimes" Funeral Home, Crematorium & Reception Centre, 10179 - 108 Street. Tel: 780-422-1141

Alberta's flag bearer Hailey Casper of Calgary wins second gold for Alberta in the Women's 1 Meter event on Thursday, repeating her national title win last July in Victoria on the 1 meter. Cody Kolodziejzyk also won a silver medal with a strong performance in the Men's 3 Meter event bringing Alberta's medal count to 3 for diving. More from the TEAM ALBERTA DAILY MEDIA

On Friday Cody Kolodziejzyk and Brandon Makinson added another gold in the Men's 3 Meter Synchro event bringing the total to 4 madals for diving for Alberta!

Brandon Makinson from Calgary wins first medal for the province, taking the gold in the Men's 1 Meter event in Charlottetown, PEI on Wednesday. With 31 athletes competing, Brandon had one of his strongest performances after barely making it into the final. Brandon had strong competition in the event, competing against several national champions. Albeta divers Cody Kolodziejzyk and Cody Yano also finshed in the the top 12, 5th and 10th, respectively.

In the Women's 3 Meter event, all 3 Alberta athletes finaled, with Hailey Casper finishing 5th, Caitlin Fredericks 7th and Hannah Bocksnick taking 12th spot. In the Tower event on Monday Julien Cousineau finished in 8th place in the men's and Anne Seath took 9th in the women's event.

See all the results at Canada Games Results - Diving

Canada Games team selection finalized at Alberta Summer Provincials

MADRID – Mandy Moran of Thunder Bay, Ont., and Hailey Casper of Calgary won the bronze medal Sunday in the women’s three-metre synchro event to conclude the sixth stop on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit.

Lin Qu and Qulin Zheng of China won the gold medal with 312.60 points. Tania Cagnotto and Francesca Dallape of Italy were second at 300.90 followed by Moran and Casper at 270.27. It is a first career Grand Prix medal for both divers.

It was only the second time that Moran and Casper, both based at Dive Calgary, dove together in the three-metre synchro event.

"It went really well", said Moran, 28, fourth on individual three-metre on Saturday. "Our synchronization was on but our individual dives could have been better. It’s great to get the medal. We have both been competing recently at different venues so we didn’t have the opportunity to train as much as we would have like for this event." More

An important ribbon-cutting ceremony took place beside the dive tank yesterday (during the Senior Winter Nationals in Calgary ) to mark the announcement of Talisman's new Mark Lowry Portable Dryland Training Area -- a poolside facility that adds much needed dry boards, trampolines, mats and resistance training equipment to the existing training space.

The new facility came to be thanks to a $30,000 grant from the Mark Lowry Memorial Sport Excellence Fund, a tribute to the Canadian Olympic Committee's former director of sport who was instrumental in establishing Canada's 'Own the Podium' and 'Road to Excellence' athlete support programs before dying in 2005. Dive Calgary head coach Igor Kopecky was thrilled his organization was chosen as the recipient of the annual grant.

Alberta Diving would like to thank Team Aquatics for their support as a new sponsor to the association.

Alberta Diving is pleased to announce a new partnership with Team Aquatic Supplies (TAS).  TAS is generously sponsoring two (2) training bursaries, which will be awarded to a beginning diver (one boy and one girl)  committed to diving, registered with Alberta Diving, and within his/her first two years of diving, meeting the National Qualifying Standard for the first time that in that competitive year. The divers will be selected using the highest percentage performance at the Winter Age Group or Summer Age Group Provincials (combined best two of three boards) based on the National Qualifying Standard. The awards will presented after Alberta Summer Provincials each year commencing in 2009.  For more information about Team Aquatic Supplies or to place a mail order – visit their website at www.team-aquatic.com.

Alberta Diving Congratulates Karl Kopecky as Volunteer of the Year!

Alberta Diving congratulates Karl Kopecky as volunteer of the Year, this is Karl's second time receiving the award. Karl has been involved with the sport for several decades. He has volunteered through the years that his two sons participated in the sport and has continued to contribute significant time and energy to sport as a coach and volunteer. Karl has donated his time to the sport in every aspect. A few of his many contributions to list are that he volunteers at competitions in any capacity needed. Karl stores and maintains Alberta Diving's equipment and has worked several casinos for Alberta Diving. Karl also volunteered for the Sport Chair for the Western Canada Games in 2007. Alberta Diving would like to thank Karl and we look forward to working with Karl for many years to come!

Alberta Diving is looking forward to additional facilities for the sport of Springboard and Platform Diving in Edmonton.

The new South West Rec Center had it's official ground breaking ceremony last week, Alberta Diving board members Herb Flewwelling, Taunya Haley and Barb Dauphinais were invited as ACE members (Aquatic Council of Edmonton).  There will be 1 meters, 3 meters and a 5 meter platform at this facility.