June Newsletter #2
Hello everyone,
We have an ongoing meet to talk about, an upcoming meet to prepare for, and a few other items to go over for the next upcoming weeks.
Last Day
The last day of swimming for all groups of LASC will be Friday, June 27th. Swimmers racing at EKI and/or Summer Championships will continue to swim into July.
Ongoing Meets
Canadian World Championship Trials
As many of you hopefully know, Canadian World Trials are ongoing in Victoria and we have 6 LASC representatives at the meet competing. It is a long meet with the first day kicking off this past Saturday and going until this coming Thursday. For those that have not tuned in yet, it starts every night at 6:30 PM on CBC’s Youtube Channel and CBC Gem. There is usually very good commentary given by former Canadian National Record Holder and Olympic Medalist Brittany MacLean and Cascade Swim Club Manager Jasen Pratt. So far we have seen some unbelievable swims with Summer McIntosh breaking the Women’s 400 Free World Record on night one along with her and plenty of other swimmers, like Josh Liendo and Ilya Kharun, racing to Top 10 Times in the world this year. All of our LASC representatives have now raced at the meet with many of them having their first race of the meet earlier today. Kate Hill, Calyn Lothian, Jake Odorski, and Raine Arden all dove in for the first time racing in the 50 Free this morning with Kate grabbing a best time. Taylor Ginther joined in with the group for her third event of the meet. As mentioned, Taylor has raced in a couple events, making the Junior Final and breaking her own club record in the 50 Backstroke on Sunday night and adding a good swim in her 100 Back too. Daniel Alexander has stopped the clock twice now to new best times in both the 50 Back and 100 Back over the first couple days of the meet as well. Each of our 6 attendees still have another race or two spread out over the next few days. So please, tune in to watch our LASC swimmers go head to head with the best in the country.
Schedule Adjustment - Friday, June 13th & Saturday, June 14th
This weekend we are hosting the Alberta Provincial Festival Meet along with Swim Alberta. The meet serves as a Provincial Championship meet for the top 12 & under swimmers in Alberta. Because of the timing of the meet, we will not have practice this Friday or Saturday. If your swimmer is not already helping to volunteer at the meet, we encourage them to come to the meet to cheer on their friends and teammates. We have the homepool advantage, we want to make sure it’s put to good use!
You can find all of the meets and further information, including entries and timeouts, on our Event page. All meets for the rest of the season require qualifying times. You can find an updated list of provincially qualifiers swimmers here (Festivals, Trials, Championships). For EKI qualifiers, please check the meet package. You can find a database of all of your swimmers results by searching them on this website here.
Alberta Summer Provincial Trials - Medicine Hat, June 27th - 29th
All qualified swimmers in the Provincial, Jr. National, and National groups are encouraged to attend. The Long Course Summer Trials come down South to Medicine Hat this year as Trials swimmers race it out with a chance to qualify for Summer Champs. Please double check if your swimmer is qualified on our qualifiers page and register for the meet if able by next Tuesday, June 10th.
Edmonton Keyano International (EKI) - Edmonton, July 3rd - 6th
All qualified swimmers in Jr. National, National, and Academy are encouraged to attend. You can find the meet package along with the qualifying times on our team page. The 4 day Heats and Finals event is a great tune up for Swimmers getting ready for Summer Champs or for other swimmers looking to end the season with a big meet experience.
Alberta Summer Championships - Edmonton, July 24th - 27th
All qualified swimmers in Jr. National, National, and Academy are encouraged to attend. The last meet of the LASC calendar sees the best of the province duke it out in the last Provincial Meet of the season.
Fundraising Opportunities
Rafflebox 50/50 Raffle!
There are about two weeks left to buy or sell 50/50 tickets for our final fundraising event of the season.
🏁 Sales Close & Draw Date: Sunday, June 15
📍 Draw Location: During the Summer Festival swim meet at the Max Bell Pool
📩 Need help?
If you don’t receive your link or have questions, please contact Lindsay O’Brien at [email protected].
Year-End BBQ - June 18th
Mark your calendars, LASC will be hosting our Year-End BBQ on the evening of Wednesday, June 18th. The event will take place at Elk’s Compound (Picnic Shelter) in the Coulees.
Take care and swim fast!
Josh
