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34 economist suntribune sports thursday july 25 2002 staff writer jeff mitchell keeps his knees bent his arms straight his head up and his eyes shut in his first attempt at waterskiing water unmerciful in its impact fri computer wholesale accessories u 3075 14th ave unit 3 markliam on the corner of woodbine ps9059440893 m 9059441716 amd super system 950 duron 37900 1000 duron 38900 11 duron 39900 1 2 duron 40900 1 3 duron 42900 xp1700 46900 128mb pc1 33 40gb hard drive 32mb 32bit colour video atx case 52xcdrom keyboard mouse 32bit 3d sound 120w speaker 56k modem 101 00 ethernet 1 44 floppy 16xdvdadd39 32x10x40 cdrw add 99 window xp add 135 p3 barebone for 109 854mlr pc133 mainboad 32mb rivatnt2 video agp 57k v90 voicefax modemusb port 32bit 3d full duplexmid tower atx case amd barebone for 199 amptron 810 mainboard amd 950mhz duron8mb video 32 bit 3d soundusb port mid tower atx case location map super p4 system p4 16ghz 58900 p4 17ghz 60900 p4 1 8ghz 62900 p4 19ghz 67900 p4 2ghz 68900 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humid monday morn ing i watched from the dock as his instructors university kids in their 20s did their job which looks like a pretty good job real ly riding in speed boats helping students with skis and life jackets and providing encouragement and instruction all while work ing on fabulous tans then i stepped up and got the novice treatment once into my skis i eased into the water and grabbed a plastic boom that extended from the port side of a boat as the boat took off and gathered speed i was reminded by jody a university student of the mantra for success knees bent arms straight head up it went well swimmingly no trouble getting up on the skis a little shakiness but by and large a success time for the real thing which again went well at first the boat pulled cautiously away from shore taking up slack in the tow rope until it was taut then i heard the throaty roar of the boat accelerating there was a tiny tingle of apprehension in my gut as we picked up speed i was able to draw my bottom up and crouch on the skis i forced myself to keep my arms straight not draw them in as instinct would have me do and then it was happening i was upright i was keeping the proper tension on the rope i was skiing but we all know that calamity the partypooper picks just such instances of elation and accom plishment to arrive and so it did concerned about the tips of my skis tan gling i leaned forward bent my arms to draw in on the rope and lost it how can it be that water nur- turer of gardens quencher of thirst guarantor of life can so resemble concrete perhaps it is only so unyield ing when hit facefirst flung like a wayward cannon ball this moment is frozen in time for me the water rushed up like a car accident a terrible green wall a beast opening its maw i thrashed my way to the sur face in time to see the boat receding into the distance at a great speed i retrieved my skis and watched with relief as the instructors turned and came to my rescue the crew waited expectantly want to try again one of them asked lets take five i gasped im older than you guys the final run though marred by a graceless dismount was a triumph of sorts sometimes youre the windshield some times youre the bug but keep your knees bent your arms straight and your head up been there done that is a regular feature following the exploits of staff as they try to keep up with experts in a wide variety of sports and recreational activities athletes coach compete from page 33 manchester england its the first senior international event for the graduate of the university of texas at el paso a record 71 countries are entered in the commonwealth games and in all likelihood many of those will probably send athletes with lesser qualifica tions to the 2004 olympics it should be noted the canadian olympic committee recently announced plans to rec ognize athletes in the top eight of the world for major winter sport competitions including the olympics and world champi onship teams in light of the suc cess of certain sports at the salt lake city games in february the natural progression would seem to extend the policy to include summer sports for an athlete such as mr stewart it makes for an almost impossible task to reach competitions such as the olympics the bar is being raised it is quite a dramatic increase said mr stewart who qualified for the commonwealth games in a 4951 clocking at the recent canadian championships in edmonton but at 39th in the world rank ings his chances of landing a berth on an olympic roster any time soon are limited hopefully i can do some thing at the commonwealth games and get the world stan dard out of the way and work on the olympic games for 2004 in athens mr stewart said i guess foremost i keep going for my love of the sport but also as a way to prove for the younger athletes that it can be done in canada said mr stewart jennifer simbhudas markham resident 16 to com pete in gymnastics regional athletes at games becky price event womens field hockey need to know 27 years old graduate of bayview secondary school in richmond hill teacher female ath lete of the year at york university plays forward has represented canada in 28 international matches since being named to team team opens tournament friday versus india following offday saturday canada takes on england and new zealand on sunday and monday canada was 1- 31 in kuala lumpur malaysia in 1998 shane niemi event mens 400 metres need to know 24 years old markham resident reigning canadian record holder in 400 metres at 4486 seconds set in 2001 canadian junior 400m record holder 4583 seconds 1997 canadian juvenile 400m record hold er 4680 seconds 1995 canadian senior indoor 300m record holder 3295 seconds 2002 gold medal list in 400m in francophone games in hull que 2001 won gold medal at 1997 and 1995 panamerican junior championships gold medallist in 400m at 1996 world junior championships currently a student at york university and runs for university of toronto track club native of kamloops bc ken pereira event mens field hockey need to know 29 years old unionville resident in ninth season as member of canadian mens field hock ey team plays forward and midfield member of national team at 2000 summer olympic games in sydney australia toronto native was member of national team at panamerican games in winnipeg in 1999 and at mar del plata argentina in 1995 participated in commonwealth games in kuala lumpur malaysia in 1998 graduate of centennial college where he majored in business jennifer simbhudas event gymnastics need to know 16 years old markham resident began gymnastics when she was four years old a member of winstonettes gymnastics club qualified for national team after finish ing fourth in the allaround segment at this years national championships in winnipeg in may first appearance at commonwealth games but performed at last years world championships in belgium intends to compete at this years world championships in hungary in november a grade 12 student at markville secondary school dave hunt event track and field hurdles coach need to know 39 years old aurora resident teacher and track and field coach at unionville high school and sprint and hurdles coach at the university of toronto first year as a coach for canadian national team at commonwealth games began coach ing in 1994 when he coached a canadian junior team that was in a dual meet in buffalo ny coached national team that went to china last year for world student games 1 r