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"I don‘t want to lecture the audiâ€" ence, especially when they are young," Alexander said. "They want to know who I am, so I use my own experiences to let them know." The Mississauga native has been swimming for 18 years and is currentâ€" ly training more than six hours per day for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. She was invited to the school by two teachers â€" former nationally ranked figure skater Charlene Todesco; and Kelly McCormack, a member of the National Women‘s Figld Hockey Team, through the group Female Athletes Motivating Exeellence (FAME). FAME exists to encourage female athletic participaâ€" tion, give women role models in sport, and helps the athletes become better known, according to Alexander. By BRAD REAUME Special to the Beaver Speaking on team work, perseverâ€" ance, selfâ€"discipline, and motivation Alexander, 26, a recent graduate of the University of Toronto in political science/history, used her experiences in competition and getting to competiâ€" tion to make her point. 7"% ynchronized swimmer Lisa Alexander â€" a double gold # medal winner at this summer‘s Commonwealth Games in Victoria British, Columbia â€" took an indirect approach to her topic of motivation when she spoke to Appleby College students, Thursday afternoon. Speaking to a coâ€"ed class of about 50 grade eight and nine students, Alexander showed medals she won at the Commonwealth Games and variâ€" Gold medal swimmer urges students to set goals ENJOY PURE, CLEAN WATER NOW! Jut ploy"? CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR c DRINKING WATER / In Oakville: Talk to us Today to find out more! You‘ll be glad you did. particiPaction She also had a tape of her medal winning performances in both solo and duet. The students were initially quiet when the call came for quesâ€" tions, but once the ice has been broâ€" ken, questions came fast. Teachers halted the proceedings well after the allotted time, but curious students crowded the swimmer and peppered her with questions and autograph requests. Alexander began her talk by answering the most common quesâ€" tions she is asked. She can hold her breath for as much as 90 seconds durâ€" ing a less demanding move and about half as long while expending considâ€" erable energy during her routine. Music is played on underwater speakâ€" ers and is often more easily heard there than above the surface where it competes with other noises. The shalâ€" low end of the pool helps to orient swimmers during spin moves and sometimes swimmers guess. Jellâ€"O is used to keep hair in place because it will only wash out in hot water. ous World Championships, as well as, her surprisingly heavy swimsuit cosâ€" tume. 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Patience is important when traveling, especialâ€" ly when a trip from British Columbia to Italy can take more than 30 hours because of delays and confusion. In speaking of her own competiâ€" tive situations, she warned students that goals are important to get in small reachable increments. She also said, "Goals can change" and explained how her duet partner split from the training over a disagreement with the coach. "I didn‘t expect to be swimming solo, but it was either retire from swimming or change," she said. "I still loved the sport enough to stay, so I needed to work on my selfâ€"confiâ€" dence because that‘s important for a solo swimmer." 490 Speers Rd. (between Dorval 4th Line) 842â€"9442 Its our anniversary but you get all the presents...Super Low Prices on our best quality bedding plus...PAY NOTHING TILL JANUARY and PAY NO TAXES on our complete line of sleep sets! 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