Vlastimil (Vlastik) Cerny
Head Coach

Native to the Czech Republic Vlastimil has spent most of his life around the sport of swimming. He started swimming at the age of 7 and continued his competitive swimming career until the age of 30. In 1991 Vlastimil started coaching full time as an assistant coach with Calgary's Cascade Swim Club and in 1993 he took up the position of the Manitoba Team Head Coach. In this position Vlastimil leads as the coach of the Bisons, Team Manitoba and the Manitoba National Swim Centre. Vlastimil still holds the Manitoba provincial records for 50m Free (23.03), 100m Fly (54.59), and 200m Fly (1:57.60).

COMPETITIVE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Butterfly and Freestyle specialist
• Member of the Czech National Team (1977-1982)
• Former Czech National record holder,
• Finalist at the European Championships
• Member of the Canadian National Team (1983-1989)
• Former Canadian National record holder
• Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Games silver medallist
• World championship finalist
• 1988 Olympian

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

• Level 4 NCCP
• Manitoba coach of the year 1997 & 2000
• Personal coach for the 1997 Pan Pacific Games and the 1998 Commonwealth Games
• Selected as Head Coach of the Manitoba National Swim Centre (1998)
• Staff coach for the 2000 Olympic Games
• Named Swimming Canada's Female Swimmer Coach of the Year 2004

PERSONAL:

• Born in Vyskov, Czech Republic
• Defected from then Czechoslovakia in 1982, one year in exile in Heidelberg, West Germany, arrived in Canada in March, 1983
• Married to Theresa Worton, two year old son Victor (named after Victor Davis), three dogs (Diamond, Pepper & Natasha)
• Hobbies include ice hockey and the stock market

Assistant Coach Craig McCormick

Athletic Therapy Certification Candidate
Ashley Gagnon