tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post4382921665472983306..comments2023-10-21T11:35:09.795-03:00Comments on hearing/loss: Synchronized Supportingronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-89779629121218129552007-05-27T20:23:00.000-03:002007-05-27T20:23:00.000-03:00Wow, Brent, that is really interesting!!! Thanks f...Wow, Brent, that is really interesting!!! Thanks for the background - I had no idea that Canadian unis didn't do full scholarships.<BR/><BR/>Your discovery sure led to some mixed feelings on my part...! I'm biased but I'd sure prefer she go to University in Canada. Ah well, as we say in Newfoundland, it's a short road that's got no turns, and the possibility she'd qualify for a scholarship in a ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-33780246528467626462007-05-27T15:19:00.000-03:002007-05-27T15:19:00.000-03:00You can't get athletic scholarships in Canada - at...You can't get athletic scholarships in Canada - at least not the sort of full ride scholarships that you see in the US colleges. They're against CIS (Canadian Intercollegiate Sports) regulations. There are some US Colleges that have Synchro teams - Minnesota, Michigan, Richmond are the ones cited in Wikipedia - and thanks to Title 9 (which mandates equal funding for men's and women's sports) Brent McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883838112004433045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-61013000869670588832007-05-27T10:54:00.000-03:002007-05-27T10:54:00.000-03:00Hmmm know the feeling! I am a doting Aunt to 3 nep...Hmmm know the feeling! I am a doting Aunt to 3 nephews....spoil them rotten too!mrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-80441671679936823962007-05-26T21:23:00.000-03:002007-05-26T21:23:00.000-03:00Hi M.E. - you're right about only the true athlete...Hi M.E. - you're right about only the true athletes surviving - the things those kids do --- while <I>holding their breath for minutes on end</I> --- are incredible!<BR/><BR/>Apparently she's so good that she may be tracked into a special program next year where she goes to school half-days and practices synchro half-days. Good heavens. Perhaps someday we'll see her little, pink, nose-clamped ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7402829.post-76201676933322845242007-05-26T20:08:00.000-03:002007-05-26T20:08:00.000-03:00Lucky niece to have her doting aunt & uncle in the...Lucky niece to have her doting aunt & uncle in the audience!! my future sister-in-law was in the synchronized swimming team at the U of Minnesota, and only the true athletes survive. it might look pretty, but it's damn tough!Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.com