Swimming

CAF SPORTS SUPPORT STAFF

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  Colonel S.A. Heer

  PATRON View Bio
  

  2023 - present

  Colonel S.A. Heer

  PATRON

  It is a great privilege for me to be the CAF Patron for Swimming. I am extremely excited to be able to give back to the sport and a program that was a great motivator for me throughout the earlier years of my life. 
  
  I swam competitively throughout my childhood and thoroughly enjoy all aspects of the sport and the camaraderie that I built being part of a competitive team. Swimming helped me build endurance, strength, and cardiovascular fitness. It allowed me to build my self-confidence, mental agility, and leadership skills. Also, there was no better lesson in self-discipline than early morning practices five times a week. The skills and attributes that I developed through competitive swimming have assisted me throughout my career in the CAF.
  
  I was also fortunate to have competed internationally with the CAF National Swim team and additionally have participated regionally with the CAF slo-pitch program. I can therefore provide firsthand knowledge of the benefits of the CAF Sports Program and its importance in helping CAF members develop humility, foster team cohesion, and maintain our fighting spirit necessary for mission success.
  
  I look forward to meeting and working with the swimmers, coaches, and staff across the country in the months ahead. See you on the pool deck soon!
   

  PREVIOUS PATRONS
  2019 - 2023	Major-General M.H.L. Bourgon
  2012 - 2018	Brigadier-General J.B. Ploughman
  2009 - 2011	Colonel J.J. McManus

• Chief Warrant Officer J. Lariviere

  CO-PATRON View Bio
  2023 - present

  Chief Warrant Officer J. Lariviere

  CO-PATRON

  
   

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  Lieutenant (N) L.H. Dong

  CHIEF OFFICIAL View Bio
  

  2021 - present

  Lieutenant (N) L.H. Dong

  CHIEF OFFICIAL

  Lt(N) Dong is an avid swimmer who has held various roles within sport before joining the CAF. As a certified NCCP/Swimming Canada Age Group Coach and a NCCP/Swimming 101 Learning Facilitator; she has coached and developed athletes of all ages and skill levels, from children to masters programs.
   
  During her time as a team manager for Swim Ontario and Swim Canada, she helped bring the team to various domestic and international competitions including the Canada Games and the Youth Olympic Games.  After working in the sport for over a decade at all levels of competition, she is excited to bring her wealth of knowledge and experience to grow and develop the sport in role as the Chief Official.
  
   

  PREVIOUS CHIEF OFFICIALS
  2016 - 2021	Warrant Officier M. Neilson
  2009 - 2015	Captain G. King

• SWIMMING

  INTERNATIONAL HEAD COACH View Bio
  SWIMMING

  INTERNATIONAL HEAD COACH

• SWIMMING

  INTERNATIONAL TEAM MANAGER View Bio
  SWIMMING

  INTERNATIONAL TEAM MANAGER