Calgary Head to Head Clinic with Olympian Jason Block
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Head to Head promotes mental and physical wellness among youth athletes across Canada. Join 2016 Olympian Jason Block for a swim clinic at the Eau Claire YMCA in Calgary !
Jason has learned a lot from his swim career and will share his extensive knowledge of the sport with the next generation of Canadian swimmers.
Clinic Schedule :
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM in pool : Turns, Relay Takeovers and Breakouts
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM in classroom : Goal Setting
- featuring take home workbooks, and other giveaways!
Any coaches that have a swimmer in attendance are welcome to join the session free of cost - just let us know in advance!
We keep our clinics as small group sessions so that each swimmer (no matter their level, age 10 + ) will benefit from the clinic and get time with the Olympian leader.
Head to Head promotes mental and physical wellness among youth athletes across Canada. Join us for an Olympian led swim clinic with Jason Block at the Eau Claire YMCA in Calgary !
More about Jason :
- Rio 2016 Olymian ; 24th (100 breaststroke)
- 2016 World Championships ; 19th (50m breaststroke), 23rd (100m breaststroke)
- 2013 Universiade ; 12th (50m breaststroke), 12th (100m breaststroke), 19th (200m breaststroke)
- Graduated University of Calgary with a business degree
Jason Block was a Breaststroke specialist and a dominant swimmer during his five-year undergraduate career at the University of Calgary, winning 11 Canadian Interuniversity Sport gold medals for the Dinos. In his final year in 2012-13, he set the CIS championship record in both the 50m and 100m breaststrokes as he swept the gold medals in all three breaststroke events for the third time in his career. It was his fourth straight victory in the 100m breaststroke, helping the Dinos captain to be named the University of Calgary’s male athlete of the year. After achieving a career highlight with his 200m breaststroke silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Trials, Block made it to the top of the podium at the 2016 Olympic Trials with his win in the 100m breaststroke. Block trains with the Trojan Swim Club in Los Angeles and just recently took over the family business (Western Corvette).