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Testimonials
Greece
Swimclub Arion, Glyfada, Athena, 2000President Prof. Basil Ziogas
Erna van Lingen worked as coach for
Swimclub Arion in Athens for the synchronised swimmers during the summer
of 2000. She taught figures and from the beginning she was very tolerant
and friendly to the athletes, who immediately liked her. With her
constant effort Erna is aiming to make synchronised swimming a fun and
learning process. She even did not hesitate to enter into the water to
help the swimmers – a nice surprise for them because this is exceptional
behaviour for trainers in Greece.
Besides that we were delighted by the fact that Erna used the Greek
language and tried to learn Greek as much as possible (the Greek
language is unusual and very difficult to learn), something that
improved communication and quickly broke the ice between Erna and the
synchro swimmers. Soon the athletes felt connected to her because Erna
can create a pleasant and valuable training routine. It is something
they still vividly remember.
The Netherlands
HZ&PC Heerenveen, 2009Junior & Senior team
Thanks to SynchroPoint and Erna’s drive and
support we were able to learn our new team choreography in a very short
time. We don’t know how you do this (in only one weekend!). You
accomplished so much with our team. Lots of praise from us for this. We
did not only learn the routine but also lots of technical ‘tricks’ from
you and you made us clear that a positive mental state of mind and
teambuilding are essential to a good performance. We will strive hard
after this weekend and aim for improvement. We hope that, in time, you
will be able to see our routine and be proud of us!
Lots of love from Doucette, Ellen, Marije, Miranda, Sandra, Nieske,
Riemke en Simone.
The Netherlands
Ceylan Dursun (age 14), 2010National Team, Agegroup I (Young Oranje)
I found it hard to catch up with the speed of the Teamroutine from the National Team I have been selected for. Our National Teamcoach Leonie Cornielje suggested to fix this at SynchroPoint, Erna van Lingen and do a couple of training sessions together. Toghether with Ilja (another synchroswimmer from Young Oranje) we went over to her. We were kind of nervous but it was so much fun! It is really nice to train with Erna. She is very kind, gives lots of compliments and recognition for what you do well and gives plenty of technical tips. She makes difficult things easy. Erna helped me very good with both figures and routines. Thank you so much ☺!
The Netherlands
Natalia Braams, 2008Member National Senior Team The Netherlands
It is really so much fun to train with Erna. She creates a positive atmosphere during training and at the same time you learn so much! Erna can give tips in a very nice way. Due to her remarkable little stories it is easier to remember and apply her instructions. She also helped me with my solo. She has a very artistic side and especially creates original movements. Because I did not have a club trainer I asked Erna to help me. This has brought me so much good. If you want to improve your technical figures or want her to create a choreography: Erna is TOP! It is really unbelievable what she knows: I was able to learn so much from her.
The Netherlands
Ruud Windt, 2005Former President Swimclub 'De Bevers' Dieren
During the years 1984-2005 Erna van Lingen led the synchronised
swimming department of our club to a national and international high
level. This was remarkable because there were not many training hours
available for the synchro department. The synchronised swimmers competed
in the National Junior and Senior Championships and the athletes were
ranked in the top of Holland and won several medals throughout the
years. The Dutch Federation was impressed by Erna’s talent and she
worked several years as assistant coach and National Team Coach for the
National senior team.
Erna was ambitious and she focused on Canada where she successfully
achieved her level 4 in synchronised swimming for the Canadian Swimming
Federation. Due to this Erna brought new elements to the synchro team De
Bevers. Her choreographies where noticed and she made synchronised
swimming a captivating event. Because of Erna’s commitment and
perseverance the synchro team of De Bevers was able to present itself on
the international competition the Swiss Open in Montey, Switserland. I
look back on that period with a lot of satisfaction.
Belgium
Francine Jansseune, 2003Headcoach KVO
Right from the start Erna had a positive influence on our girls. She was strict, yet very correct. She demands a lot but comes across as a real 'teacher' by praising the swimmers for the things they did well, even though this level was very low in the beginning. The approach was firm yet very positive towards the younger girls. The girls accepted the strictness without complaining. Erna taught us that teaching others is not a technical thing but also a human interaction between trainer and athlete. Many teachers can learn from this!!! Erna has a talent for combining these two. She was able to transfer her extensive technical knowledge through positive reinforcement to the synchronised swimmers.
Belgium
Lien Rammelaire, 2002synchronized swimmer KVO
From the beginning we met Erna (Dutch trainer) we were able to get along very well. We were disappointed that Erna had to leave. She taught us so much and was very sweet!! Hopefully she will come back because we will miss her!! If I had to say which of the training camps was the most fun, out of the five I did, then my answer is: SUMMER CAMP OF 2002!!!!! It was the most fun camp ever! I wish I could turn back time!!! So go girls, now you know, next year you have to come, it’s the max!!!