Coaching Information
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Mary-Jane Ling - Head Coach

Involved in Synchronized Swimming for 35 years as a swimmer, coach, judge and course conductor.

Swimmer:

  • Senior Ontario Champion for 10 consecutive years
  • Member of the All Canadian Team 5 years
  • Member of the National Team
  • Medalist at National and International Championships numerous times
  • Selected to represent Canada in Solo and Duet at the induction of Synchro into the Commonwealth Games.

Coach:

  • Fully certified NCCP Level 3 Coach
  • Completed NCCP Level 4 Tasks 3A & 3B on Figure and Routine Development
  • NCCP Master Course Conductor
  • NCCP Level 3 Evaluator
  • Judge Level 2
  • Certified NLS, Red Cross and Lifesaving Instructor
  • Coached Athletes to the National Team 6 Times
  • Coached Solo, Duet and Team to National titles numerous times with both Hamilton & Olympium Synchro Clubs
  • Coached Newmarket Synchro Tier 4 Team to Bronze Medal at Ontario Winter Games, Silver Medal at 2004 Provincial Championships
  • Coached Newmarket Synchro Tier 4 Duet to Gold Medal and Silver finish at 2004 Ontario Winter Games and 2004 Provincial Championships
  • Coached Newmarket Synchro Tier 7 Combo to Bronze Medal at 2005 Provincial Championships
  • Coached Newmarket Synchro Tier 5 Team to Silver Medal at 2005 Tier Championships
  • Coached Newmarket Synchro Tier 5 Duet to Gold Medal at 2005 Tier Championships
  • Coached Newmarket Synchro Tier 4/5 Combo to Bronze Medal at 2005 Ontario/Quebec Cup
  • Coached Newmarket Synchro Tier 4/5 Combo to Gold Medal at 2005 Tier Championships
  • Coached Newmarket Synchro 12 & Under team to Bronze Medal at 2005 Trillium Championships

Committees:

  • Chair Synchro Ontario Technical Committee

Awards:

  • Winner of Synchro Canada’s Charlotte Tutte-Eyres for All Round Coach
  • Winner of Synchro Canada’s Terry Hambrook Trophy for Most Promising Coach
  • Winner of Synchro Ontario’s Investor Group Award

Other:

  • Wrote Synchro Ontario Trillium Awards Program
  • 2004 & 2005 Co-ordinator for Synchro Ontario High Performance Camps
 
Larissa Ryssina - Assistant Head Coach

Swimmer:

  • Member of Russian National Team
  • Medalist at Provincial Championships numerous times in Duet and team
  • Silver Medalist at National Championships numerous times in Team

Coach:

  • NCCP Level 3 Theory and Technical
  • Certified NLS and Lifesaving Instructor
  • Coached with Synchro Optima for 3 years including Developmental Team, Tier 2 Team and Tier 6/7 Figures
  • Coached for top Russian Club for numerous years
 
Danielle Hoey

Swimmer:

  • Competitive swimmer at the National and Provincial Level for 10 years
  • 2004 Tier 6/7 Gold Medalist in the Combo Event at the Provincial Championships
  • 2004 Tier 6 Silver Medalist in the Duet Event at the Provincial Championships
  • 2005 Tier 7 Bronze Medalist in the Combo Event at the Provincial Championships

Coach:

  • NCCP Level 3 Technical
  • Coached North York Synchro Club, Synchro Optima and Markham Synchro for 4 years

Academic:

  • 4th Year Kinesiology and Health Sciences at York university
 
Katie Hammond

Swimmer:

  • Competitive Swimmer at the International, National and Provincial Level for 11 years.
  • 2006 T7 Senior Gold Medalist at the Finnish Open in Finland in Team and Combo
  • 2006 T7 Senior Gold Medalist in Team, Duet, Solo at Provincial Championships
  • 2005 T7 Senior Silver Medalist at Spanish Open in Spain in Team and Combo
  • 2005 T7 Junior Gold Medalist in Team at Provincial Championships
  • 2004 T7 Junior Gold Medalist in Solo at Tier Championships and West Regionals

Coach:

  • Fully certified Level 3 coach
  • NLS, Red Cross and Lifesaving Instructor
  • Coached at Guelph Synchro for 6 years
  • Coach figures for Tier 6 athletes at the Olympium
  • 2006 Coached Tier 6 Select Team Gold Medalists at Nationals
  • 2005 Coached Trillium 12& Under Duet Silver Medalist in Duet and Solo
  • 2003 Coached Tier 2 Team Gold Medalists in Team and Figures at Tiers

Other:

  • 1 st Year Humanities at University of Toronto at Mississauga