Collection search - Canadian Amateur Swimming Association fonds [textual record, graphic material, sound recording]

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Canadian Amateur Swimming Association fonds [textual record, graphic material, sound recording]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1960-1993.

Reference:

R2965-0-8-E, MG28-I282

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100016

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Canadian Amateur Swimming Association fonds
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Fonds includes:

7 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1960-1993.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

17.71 m of textual records.
90 photographs b&w and col.
1 audio cassette (ca. 30 min).

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of the following series: meetings; general subject files; provincial sections; competitions; grants and funding; Aquatic Federation of Canada; and copies of front pages of publications transferred to the National Archives Library.

Fonds also consists of photographs, ca. 1960's-1978, depicting swimming trophies won by the Canadian Amateur Swimming Association; members of the Canadian Olympic Swimming Team, 1972; the Beatrice Pines Perpetual Cup; winners' podium and individual portraits at the 1975 Canadian (Spring) championships, Winnipeg, Man.; and a group photo of Canadian Swim Team, 1978.

Also includes in fonds is a sound recording of a press conference held by the Canadian Amateur Swimming Association, June 12, 1978.

Provenance:

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Canadian Amateur Swimming Association

Biography/Administrative history:

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Canadian Amateur Swimming Association : Organized competitive swimming in Canada dates from the 1870s. In 1875 the Dolphin Club of Toronto was formed, and the following year saw the establishment of the Montreal Swimming Club. Before the founding of the Canadian Amateur Swimming Association (CASA) in 1909, competitive swimming in Canada was governed by a committee of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada.

In addition to speed swimming, the Canadian Amateur Swimming Association administered through committees the related sports of water polo, diving and synchronized swimming. In 1950 the latter sport established its own body, the Amateur Synchronized Swimming Association of Canada (later known as the Canadian Amateur Synchronized Swimming Association), although a close institutional affiliation with the CASA was maintained.

A perceived need for greater autonomy led to the complete disaffiliation from the CASA in 1970 of the synchronized swimming, water polo and diving groups and to the establishment of new national associations for diving and water polo. A new umbrella organization, the Canadian Federation of Amateur Aquatics (which became the Acquatic Federation of Canada in 1974) was created to co-ordinate the four national aquatic associations and also assumed the Canadian Amateur Swimming Association's traditional role of representing Canada in the Fédération internationale de natation amateur.

In the wake of increased government and privately raised funding, the 1970s witnessed a considerable expansion in the activities of the Canadian Amateur Swimming Association. Swimming in the 1970s became a sport in which Canadians consistently excelled in international competition. Functions and interests of the Canadian Amateur Swimming Association after the 1970 re-organization include: arranging programmes for training and competitions; the development of coaching and the technical aspects of swimming; education; funding and grant programmes; the Canadian national swimming team; and liaison with government and with other sports and non-sports groups. In 1985 the Association's name was changed to Swimming/Natation Canada.

Finding aid:

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Textual records: (Paper) The finding aid is a file list. MSS1614

Textual records: (Electronic) Finding aid. MSS1614
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000275.pdf

Sound recording: (Electronic) See MISACS for item level descriptions.

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General note:

Received in several accessions, 1978-1985, from the CASA, and in 1993 from Swimming/Natation Canada.
Published materials, including a run of 'Swim Canada' for 1974-1983 were transferred to the National Archives Library.

Related material:

The records of the Canadian Amateur Synchronized Swimming Association are available in MG 28 I 331.
Subject heading:

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Swimming - Canada, 1960-1984 The Canadian Federation of Amateur Aquatics, 1960-1984

Sports - Canada, 1960-1984 Canada. Fitness and Amateur Sport Directorate, 1960-1973

Swimming - Training, 1960-1884 Sport Canada, 1960-1984

Swimming - Records, 1984 Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur, 1960-1984

Associations, institutions, etc. - Canada, 1960-1984 Canadian Amateur Diving Association, 1960-1984

Swimming - Coaches, n.d., 1960-1984 Canadian Amateur Synchronized Swimming Association, 1960-1984

Sports - Organization and administration, n.d., 1960-1988 Canadian Water Polo Association, 1960-1984

Federal aid to sports, 1971-1983 Aquatic Federation of Canada, 1960-1984

Swim meets, n.d., 1969-1983 Canadian National Swim Team, n.d., 1960-1984

Canadian Amateur Swimming Association - Reports, 1971-1985

Canadian Amateur Swimming Association - Annual reports, 1972-1974
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(1986-04-01)
121-020028-7
1986-0258 MISA
1986-054 NPC
1993/0191
1997-0125 MSS
1997/0125 (1997-09-05)
2000-01590-5
MG28-I282

Former archival reference no.:

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MG28-I282
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000175.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation18 Restricted]

Finding aid box [FA 1614] 125

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [CANADIAN AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION 1986-054] 4948

[Consultation 90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

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Photographs: No donor restrictions. Copyright: A.E. Woodley, photographer, Brantford, Ont. Credit: Name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / Copy negative no.
Sound recording: Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of the copyright holders. Donor restrictions are still to be determined.

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