OkillSports32SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011 Heading out for a rideDolphins suspendedby Swim OntarioParties reach mutual agreement regarding club's involvement with banned individualBy Jon Kuiperijof this year and from June 1 to Aug.BEAVER SPORTS EDITOR31 of next year. During the suspensionand probationary periods, the DolphinsTRI KIDS The Dolphins Swim Clubs mem-will provide Swim Ontario with com-TRIATHLON:bership in Swim Ontario will be sus-plete copies of all facility bookingJohn Ramsay pre-pended for five months next year asarrangements, provide Swim Ontariopares to jump on part of a disciplinary settlementwith details of all club workout activi-his bike during lastreached between the two parties set-ties and the coaches in attendance atweekend'stling a dispute regarding the Dolphinssuch workouts, and allow SwimSunRype TRI KIDSinvolvement with a banned individu-Ontario to observe any club activity.Triathlon race at al.According to the agreement, theAppleby College. A The settlement agreement, whichDolphins may not associate with anyfull field of 650 was posted on the Swim Ontario web-person subject to ineligibility for ayoungsters partici-site, relates to the entire 2011-12doping-related infraction during thepated in the event, season and also includes two proba-suspension and probation periods. If awhich raisedtionary periods. The Dolphins weredetermination is made that the clubmoney for the also fined $2,500, marking the firsthas commited a major infraction of Pediatric Oncologytime a disciplinary fine has beenany by-law, policy or regulation appli-Group of Ontario. handed out to a Swim Ontario club.cable to Swim Ontario members dur-See page 33 forThe Dolphins club, which operatesing the suspension or probation peri-more photos and out of Oakville and Burlington, will beods, or if the settlement agreement isresults.suspended from Swim Ontario frombreached, the Dolphins membershipJan. 1 to May 31, 2012. During thewith Swim Ontario will be terminat-MICHAEL IVANIN /suspension period, the club may noted.OAKVILLE BEAVERexercise any rights or benefits avail-Prior to the disciplinary agree-able to a club member of Swimment, Swim Ontario had received aOntario. That includes participatingcomplaint concerning the Dolphinsin any competition or activity sanc-interactions with an individual thattioned by Swim Ontario, accessingwas subject to lifetime ineligibility forSwim Ontarios insurance policiesa doping-related infraction thatand exercising applicable membermade him ineligible to participate invoting rights.any role or in any competition orThe clubs membership in Swimactivity sanctioned by SwimmingOntario will also be subject to proba-Natation Canada or Swim Ontario.See Members, page 34tionary status from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31