AUSTIN, Texas, January 19, 2013, – Noemie Thomas of Richmond, B.C., and Audrey Lacroix of Pont-Rouge, Que., finished 1-2 in the women’s 100-metre butterfly on Friday to highlight a four-medal night for Canada at the U.S., Grand Prix swimming competition.

It’s official! Mark your calendars. Sports Officials Canada is pleased to announce the designation of April 17, 2013 as National Officials Day in Canada. The theme of this - the inaugural event, is “Respect the Official”. The aim is to increase the awareness of the importance of officiating to sport and to promote respect of officials.

Badminton Canada and its High Performance Committee (HPC) is proud to announce the appointment of Ram Nayyar as our new High Performance Director, effective immediately.

OTTAWA (ON)—December 13, 2012 — Nine of Canada’s young sport leaders will soon take on exciting international assignments as part of Commonwealth Games Canada’s (CGC) SportW

Montréal, December 6th, 2012 (Sportcom) – Québecoise judoka Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard came away with a third place finish, Thursday, at the Jeju World Cup in South Korea. Competing in the under 63 kg category, the 18-year-old athlete registered the best result of her career in senior World Cup competitions.

One of the most gratifying aspects of the SportWORKS program is when Officers find a need within their host country that aligns with a personal passion of the Officer. For Ellen Kim, a former competitive gymnast and coach currently working with the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka, this alignment has recently come to light. Over the past month, Ellen has partnered with a local dance studio to bring Rhythmic Gymnastics to Sri Lanka for the very first time.

Chef-de- Mission, at your service! November 9, 2012 - I always wanted to be a "chef" but I definitely cannot cook and trust me you do not want me to do anything with music. However, when it comes to sport and high performance, I know what I am talking about.

I always wanted to be a "chef" but I definitely cannot cook and trust me you do not want me to do anything with music. However, when it comes to sport and high performance, I know what I am talking about.

Canadian SportWORKS Officers Denise Yuen and Chantelle Grant are implementing the online Games Management software ‘Zeus’ in Singapore and Barbados, respectively, as

(Reprinted courtesy of Coaches of Canada) Olympic success demands the ultimate performance. And with the London Games just around the corner, one of this country’s most experienced high performance directors points to the Commonwealth Games as invaluable preparation.