Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

Please note that we will be open on Thanksgiving Day, Monday, October 12th, from 7 am to 10 pm. (Note that Childcare will not be available on Thanksgiving Day.) Regular business hours will apply for Saturday and Sunday.

Masters Swim Club swimmers rock Tiburon

Last weekend (Sunday, Sept. 13th) in San Francisco Bay, two swimmers from one of Talisman Centre's Sport Partners, Calgary's Masters Swim Club, put in an incredible performance - each of them winning their respective age groups!

• Jeanne Carlsen won her women's age group category (50-59), and came in 57th overall with a time of 27 minutes and 40 seconds.
• Rob Davis won his age group category (50-59), and came in 65th overall with a time of 28 minutes and 5 seconds.
  

The event is called the "RCP Tiburon Mile" and consists of swimming th elength of one nautical mile (roughly 1800 metres). The swimmers started in San Fransisco Bay, and swam from Angel Island to the town of Tiburon. Talisman Centre is proud of the Calgary Masters Swim Club's success, and congratulates Carlsen and Davis on their impressive achievements!

PanAm Success!

As you may have noticed if you were at Talisman Centre last week, an international event just took place in our very own dive tank – the Pan Am Junior Diving Championship. It's wrapped up now, and the impressive results are in: Dive Calgary is one of Talisman Centre's valued Sport Partners, and their diver Emily Schmidt won a bronze medal in the under-three-metre diving event (girls aged 11 and under category); one of four bronze medals won by Canadian divers! Canada also garnered eight silver medals and four gold medals by the time the competition was over.

Talisman Centre was proud to play host to athletes from across North, South, and Central America, and thrilled at Canada's performance at such a prestigious event.

Thank you to all of you who stopped by to watch part of the competition – those of you who did won't soon forget the incredible skill that was on display. Stay tuned to the blog to hear about other upcoming events, only at Talisman Centre!

Gym temporary closures (Oct. 1st to 12th)

From Thursday, October 1st to Monday, October 12th, Gyms 4 and 5 will be closed. During this time, Gyms 1, 2 and 3 will be closed to the public during the week from 4pm to 11pm. (On weekends, public space in gyms 1, 2 and 3 will be limited to just one of the three gyms.)

Gyms 4 and 5 are getting holes drilled for volleyball, and having new lines painted to facilitate both volleyball and field hockey. (Gyms 4 and 5 are located in the Dr. Neville Lindsay Sport Wellness Building at Talisman Centre, are the two gyms that will remain open during the 2010 Facility Enhancement project, when Talisman Centre gets a new roof, among other upgrades and enhancements.)

Athletes start arriving Monday for Junior PanAms...

As you may have heard, the PanAm Junior Diving Championship is coming to Talisman Centre! Held every two years, this one-of-a-kind event is bringing the best junior divers from across North America to compete. The athletes start arriving next Monday, September 7th. Look for them in the building, and be sure to come watch the competition beginning Thursday, September 10th!