Page 10 - Sports Energy News, Cornwall, Issue No 75

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Swimming with the Sea Lions’ Junior Coaches

By Victoria Klassen improve. I have so much to be thankful for team, even if it’s for a few hours each
because of the Sea Lions and I’m so week.”
“Seeing my swimmers from last
rom Sea Lions’ swimmers to Sea year keep moving up groups and happy that I get to give back to the
FLions’ coaches; Sam Beaumont, improving by leaps and bounds
Gen Campeau, and Amanda Mullin has been so rewarding,” Campeau
are three passionate coaches who expressed. When she is not coaching,
teach the youngest athletes in the she is attending St. Lawrence College
program. in the nursing program.

“All three of these coaches are Amanda Mullin, 17, is also
a fantastic asset to the team,” said enjoying her first year of coaching.
Sheilagh McNeil, head coach of Some of her favourite moments so
the Sea Lions. “They have done far have been seeing her swimmers
a great job of connecting with our complete a skill they have been
youngest swimmers and giving them working on, like flip turns, for the
a positive introduction to competitive first time. Another key moment
swimming.” was at the Cornwall Swim Meet and

Sam Beaumont, 18, has been a Sea seeing the big smiles her swimmers
Lion for five years and is swimming had after every event.
in the Senior Elite program. He “I think the best part of being a Sea
coaches two Sea Pups groups and Lion and a competitive swimmer, in
enjoys being able to share his love general, is that the sport never truly
of the sport with new swimmers. leaves you. You can keep swimming
He plans to make provincials and for the rest of your life, even if it’s just
continue swimming next year when for recreation,” expressed Mullin.
he attends university for commerce. “Even more than that, the little things

For ten years Gen Campeau, 19, that your coach didn’t directly teach
has been a Sea Lion. She has been you, but you learned anyway, like
coaching for two years and loves perseverance, teamwork, and self-
watching her athletes continuously confidence will stay with you forever.

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