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Turf surfaces, larger fieldsOlympic hopeful to train in B.C.Oakville Aquatic Club swimmer Tera Van Beilen willThe breaststroke specialist will train alongsideare to Devils' advantagesoon be heading west in pursuit of her Olympicworld record holder and Beijing Olympian AnnamayContinued from page 30dream.Pierse, world championships finalist Martha McCabe,The turf helps us out, or a biggerThe 18-year-old will join the Vancouver Nationaland World University Games team members HayleeDevils have managed to work onfield.Swim Centre program this fall as she enrolls in her firstJohnson and Hanna Pierse.their game by competing in tour-Crusader Park, where OFSAA year at the University of British Columbia."It's great to have an athlete like Tera joining ournaments and on artificial surfaces.will be held, isnt an artificial turf Van Beilen has already made her mark on the inter-program here in Vancouver. She is a great breaststro-In the entire month of April, Ifield. But it is a regulation-sizenational scene as a junior level swimmer. She earnedker, especially the sprinting distances, and will addthink we were on grass once. Wefield, larger than most in the area.gold and silver at the inaugural Youth Olympic Gamessome much-needed speed to our group," said Annamayalways have to travel because weBut every team there is goinglast summer, then collected silver and bronze repre-Pierse. "It is always great having new top-level athletescant play on our fields, saidto be fast and good, Schafflersenting Canada at the Junior Pan-Pacific meet injoin your group. I really think she will thrive underSchaffler, whose team won a pre-noted.Hawaii.Joszef's coaching."season tournament in Saltfleet andWere not as physically strongNow she hopes moving to where the last OlympicHaving another world class swimmer join ourwas a semifinalist at a competitionas weve been (in previous years),Winter Games were held will help her qualify for thetraining group is going to allow us all to reach newin Stouffville. Thats been our waybut we have some faster and moreSummer Games in the future.highs in the pool, added McCabe. From the few expe-to get ready. We have to travel. Therugby-smart guys that seem to be"I am really looking forward to going to UBC andriences I've had training with Tera, she's proved thatkids understand the April weable to see the field well and makeworking with excellent coaches at the Vancouvershe's a hard worker and willing to take on whatever(went) through was to find thethe right decisions. We kind of National Swim Centre," Van Beilen said. "I'm excited towork is handed to her which is exactly the type of atti-hardest teams and find turf.sacrifice the size, but we have play-join the team and pumped for the challenge. I am con-tude that we'll all need to have on deck throughout theNot that playing on turf is nec-ers with a bit more experience so itfident in my decision to stay in Canada and pursue myOlympic year.essarily a bad thing for the speedybalances out.goals."Van Beilen will represent Canada at the UniversiadesDevils, who rely more on guileWhile in Vancouver, Van Beilen will train and race(previously known as the World University Games) thisthan brawn. 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