Mr. Speaker, I want to pay tribute to a great Canadian, Mr. Craig Swayze.
Craig Swayze started rowing in 1939 as a coxswain in Brockville. He competed in rowing for 13 years, winning a medal at the Royal Canadian Henley in 1947.
With a career in journalism, he promoted rowing with the Brockville Recorder and Times , the St. Catharines Standard and the Canadian Press .
He represented Rowing Canada at the highest international level, FISA, and has received a host of medals and awards for his work in the Canadian and international rowing community and in the media.
As an active member of the rowing community in St. Catharines he has coached high school and club crews, and worked with the rowing club and the Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Corporation.
In 1970 St. Catharines hosted the first world rowing championships outside Europe. Craig Swayze was the chair of that regatta.
The world rowing championship is coming to St. Catharines in 1999 and Mr. Swayze has played a major role in making that a reality.
On May 4 the rowing community in St. Catharines honoured Craig Swayze for his immeasurable contribution to rowing. His dedication to the sport and to his community is an example to all Canadians.
I know my colleagues in the House join me in honouring the man known as the voice of rowing in Canada, Craig Swayze.