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Coach Vizsolyi - 20 Year's of Success at UVic
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The University of Victoria Vikes Swim Teams primary
focus is to provide Canadian swimmers with the opportunity
to simultaneously pursue both academic and athletic
excellence. In keeping with this philosophy, elite athletes
priorities are linked to Swimming Canadas program throughout
the season.
Since 1983 when Dr. Peter Vizsolyi took over the reins
of the Vikes Program the program has been geared toward
meeting the individual needs of its swimmers. Inherent
in this type of philosophy is the commitment to work
with a small number of motivated, excellence-oriented
athletes. This approach as helped make the Viking program
one of the most successful in the country.
The Vikes banner has been carried by 10 Olympians and
32 International Team representatives since 1984. Team
members have garnered over 310 medals at National Championship
meets, 51 International Team medals and 32 CIS and University
Athletic awards.
The program includes the use of a 25 meter and a 50
meter pool, dryland facilities including the largest
weight facility in Western Canada, swim benches, universal
gym and hydra gym, and access to an on-site physiotherapy
clinic should the need arise. An excellent exercise
physiology lab, one of the only three Canadian Olympic
Association approved centers in the country, is available
for sport science testing.
Since the 1994 Commonwealth Games the UVic team has
benefited from the use of Sannich Commonwealth Place.
Access to this facility has further enhanced opportunities
for Nationally ranked student athletes to excel.
The University of Victoria represents a unique collegiate
program which aims to fulfill the individual athletic
and academic needs of both National and International
caliber athletes. It has proven itself in the past and
is committed toward the future.
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