North Battleford Water Doves synchro coach Parker receives dedication award
North Battleford Water Doves head coach Sheila Parker was given the 2017 female coach dedication award from Sask Sport last night at an awards gala in Saskatoon.
The Edmonton native has coached synchronized swimming since 1986 and swam with the Water Doves in North Battleford since 1995, when she moved here with her husband, who is originally from the Battlefords.
“It is just such a great honour. It’s something I never expected. To me, there’s nothing better,” Parker said in a phone interview on Friday morning. “There’s so many fanatstic coaches out there and to just be nominated from your own sport is such an honour and then to be actually picked as the recipient — it’s hard to put into words.
“It means the world to me.”