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Name:
EISELE, Sylvia
Sport:
Swimming
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Sylvia Eisele has never competed in a pool that she did not like, whether in Montreal, Victoria, Savanah, St. Petersburgh, Mission Viejo, Christchurch, Rio de Janiero, Maui, Munich, her native Vienna or her adopted home in Mississauga. During an exceptional and outstanding swimming career spanning some six decades, she has competed in countless international pools and walked away with a plethora of gold and silver medals. Through swimming, she also has made many friends all around the world. Eisele took to swimming at an early age and her first dip was in Vienna when the fabled Danube was many shades bluer. Self discipline, dedication and hard work over an eight-year period made her a member of the Austrian National Team where she became an Austrian champion during the difficult Second World War and post-war era when daily food was scarce. Eisele immigrated to Canada in 1954 and her first competition at the Canadian National Exhibition in the same year resulted in third place in the women’s one mile freestyle swim in which she utilized only breaststroke. Sylvia’s greatest triumphs came in Masters swimming competitions, where she has not only triumphed time and again but set world records, many of them, among the most notables breaststroke global marks in 100 - metres (set in 1990) and 200-metres (2004). The Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA), annually publishes the top 10 swimmers in each age group event. In the 2004 rankings, Sylvia’s name appeared in 10 events. In five, she placed third, and in one (the 400 metre individual medley), she is listed first in the world at 8.39:09. In 10 years between 1995 and 2004, Sylvia’s name has never failed to be in the top FINA rankings. Across seven age groups from 45 to 75, Sylvia’s 2005 results sheets lists 19 Canadian national records in various swimming events breast, back, butterfly. In 2004 she set top records in the 50, 100, and 200 metre breaststroke; 50, 100, and 200 metre butterfly and the 400 metre individual medley (which includes four different strokes). The 2005 U.S. Masters swimming records lists Sylvia as holder of 64 top-10 swims between 1993 and 2005, and in the 75-79 age group, she holds the U.S. national records in the 50-metre and 50-yard breaststroke. |
Swimming is more than a physical activity, it’s also a true mental challenge. Sylvia’s mental challenge occurred after recovering from two heart attacks, followed by a lung embolism in 2000 and 2001. For over a year, she was out of competitive swimming, but she returned seriously in 2003. According to Eisele: “I owe my life to my good fitness, thanks to my swimming.” Eisele’s contribution to her community at large involved competitive coaching at the age group level and teaching students. As a volunteer coach, she played a major role in the 1969 birth of the Township of Mississauga Aquatic Club (TOMAC). She played a vital role in the development of many successful local swimmers and is especially proud of Olympic competitor and fellow Mississauga Hall of Famer Blair Hicken, whom she coached at the early development years. For several years, she served as a volunteer age group coach, two years in Etobicoke, and at Alderwood where she was head coach for four years. At the first Canadian Summer Games held in Halifax in 1969, Eisele was appointed women’s head coach, and at the first winter age group Canadian National Championships in Vancouver, she was appointed to the coaching team. Sylvia’s 32-year coaching and teaching career included teaching for the Peel and Etobicoke School Boards and the Holy Name of Mary Secondary School as its lone physical education teacher. Sylvia was chosen as Mississauga’s Master Athlete of the Year in 1999 and again in 2003. “To have (former Toronto Maple Leafs great) Johnny Bower, my all-time favourite hockey player, present the award to me, accompanied by a warm hug, is one of my fondest memories”, she says. She and her husband Nicholas have two sons and three grandchildren. All are proficient in the water except Nicholas. Sylvia Eisele was inducted into the Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame on June 1, 2006. |
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