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TCTD _ Great electiqn of Y Ex New or Reconditioned WR KK t tSAE ) fyerâ€"â€" ~V C J 0 & With over 120 competitive, recreational and disabled members, it became increasingly obviâ€" ous that pool time was becoming critical. The For the past three years the Waterloo Regional Synchronized Swim Club members were without a facility to call their own, fipâ€"flopping between the two local university pools, Howard Johnson pool as well as the Sheraton Four Points pool in Kitchener. And, when those pools weren‘t availâ€" able, the swimmers would find pool time in New Hamburg or Elmira he days of wandering are over for the T nomads of the synchronized swimming world. Today, they have a place they can call their home Waterloo Regional Synchro Club wanders no more Peter Cudhea Chronicle Staff in the swim of things Today, their idea is a reality While much of the money needed to build the pool was raised through fundâ€"raising events, many of the parents themselves picked up shovels, jack hammers and paint brushes and pitched in to help volunteer contractors to get the job done on time and on budget. One of the main coordinators of the building project is Leanne McDonnell, who also happens to have five daughters involved with the club. And, it‘s a project that has gone beyond her wildest dreams. growth of the threeâ€"yearâ€"old club was tremenâ€" dous and commwunity pool time was expensive and scarce. Tired with the costs and traveling, the swimâ€" mers‘ parents decided last June that their chilâ€" dren needed a pool to call their own. McDonnell took her ;;ool 'slory to Terry Howald, of Terry Howald Pools, who also has a "At the start of this project, 1 think we all underestimated the amount of work involved, but things have really come together and people think nothing of coming over here to volunteer their time in doing anything they can. "Putting in a pool is more than filling a hole in the ground with water," McDonnell said of the 5,000 square foot pool facility, located in a former warehouse at 500 Weber St. N., Waterloo. The warehouse landlord is Hentschel Real Estate. The two sides have worked out a lorig term lease and McDonnell is quite confident that the club will have a home to call its own for many years to EXPERT SKATE (Continued on page 29) In the abledâ€"bodied invitational section, Cabtel Cybalski finished first in the 200m in a time of 39.4. This was the last official meet of the season for the Kâ€" club. Zettler turned in a time of 13.42 secâ€" onds fpr the gold, then completed the day with a silver in the 200m with a time of 53.6. Track _ Blind athlete Terry Zettler, 12, of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Trackand Field Assoâ€" ciation Fast Track Club ran to a gold finâ€" ish in the 60m event at the Canadian Variety Village Games for the Disabled, Sunday e After a weekend, break, curling will begin on Monday, followed by a Tuesday break. Curling resumes Wednesday through Saturday. The Bonspiel culmiâ€" nates in the championship games at the Elora Curling Club. There will be 124 rinks from 15 area curling clubs competing for the Mutual Group Trophy and The Mutual Group Cup. The 30th annual Mutual Group Bonâ€" spiel, one of the largest men‘s curling events in Southwestern Ontario, is set to begin play this Friday, in and around the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo area. Zettle, a current National Junior chamâ€" pion, went 3â€"0 to capture the gold medal. Team mates Morgen McAlister won silver in â€"48kg Juvenile Female, Reed Jackson earned bronze in â€"59kg Juvenile Male, and Robert Fukadome was bronzed in â€"65kg L.J.F Junior Male. Fourth place finishes went to Ben Bittrolf â€"60kg and Mike Stinâ€" son â€"71kg, both 1.J.F Junior Male. Over 300 competitors competed in the tournament. he under â€"40kg Juvenile Male champiâ€" onship at the Pacific Open Judo Champiâ€" onships over the weekend in Vancouver, BC top scorers being Grahame Jastrebski and Milan Janic. W scorers were Meaghan Jastrebski, Julie Sroule, Cindy Kobe and Sheena Kobe. The team entered the final round undeâ€" at Guelph‘s Andrew Watson Water Polo tournament this past weekend. _ The Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Women‘s Water Polo team captured the silver medal Andy Zei of the Asahi Judo Club wont The Kâ€"W men‘s team finished fifth with D6E $T 12 Noon â€" 6 pa 181 King St. 8. Water Polo Curling and anyone wishi find out more abor club or make a do pool on Nov, 25 ar pool is expected open the folle month. The poo! only be used for pr ing, but swim lessons will be offe January, as well as a and a variety of . community events. A _ Donor/Sp« Board is to be the entrance yet-w-l:e-lm:::ly { change rooms, and an aerobic r A p p r o x i m a 130,000 gallons of is expected to go The facility, with by 35 foot by eigh deep pool, will als surprised she was she applied to the Waterloo for a bi permit In order to permit she n approvals by arcl and a small army c neers from mech structural to electr ever he can. In £ was the one who to jack hammer floor so the plu could lay the p These parents w almost anything t the costs down." the pool and especially des the club. "We have se parents, such Schiel, who works but after work co tlation system by Alan Burter who jumped became project 1 as well as Robe Architect, who his services, am bourne Ph donated the ph fixtures. Another "We have bee tunate having p« Terry in our cof project could been done wit support as well a ation from busi industry donati expertise and m Other major tors to get included Mike story was s0 COI that he not only helped with find a location 10 daughter in the (Continued from