October Newsletter #1

Josh Sorensen

October Newsletter #1

 

Hello LASC Families,

I hope all is well with you and you have been able to enjoy this sunny day.

Just as we did last year, we are going to run a Newsletter that will come out with important news items or upcoming events and the like. 

 

 

Schedule 

 

Mornings 

Morning practice begins this week for our Academy, National, and Jr. National squads. With Academy and National starting this Tuesday, October 7th, and Jr. National Squads starting on Thursday, October 9th.

 

Thanksgiving

With the Holidays there will be NO Practice on either Saturday, October 11th or Monday, October 13th. This is for all members of the club, competitive, non-competitive, and Masters.

 

Upcoming Meets

 

Upcoming meet information and sign-up can be found on our Events page here. As well, a full schedule of all of our upcoming meets can be found here.

 

 

 

LASC Friday Night Races - October 17th: 4:30 - 6:00 PM

This will be our first Friday Night Races of the season and we invite all members of the club, from Academy to Jr. Horns, to come and participate. For those new to the club, our Friday Night Races are a club wide event where we invite all the swimmers in the club to the pool to participate in team racing. It acts as a trial run for our swimmers to get used to racing in a fun and welcome environment. There is no registration required. Please arrive on deck by 4:15 PM. We will need at least 8 parent volunteers for a smooth running event.

 

Friesen Plastics Inc LASC Fall Challenge - October 24-26th

Our at home Fall Challenge Meet returns this season as we host teams from around Southern Alberta to kick off racing for our 2025-26 season. The three day, four session event begins with a Friday evening session followed up by two sessions on Saturday and a final morning session on Sunday. The meet is timed finals only and we encourage all members in the competitive groups to sign-up. It is also a great opportunity to get a few volunteer points at the start of the season. Please register for the meet by the end of the week.

 

 

Cascade Speed Meet - Calgary - November 8-9th

The first travel meet on the calendar, qualified swimmers in the National and Academy groups are encouraged to attend. Qualifications times can be found in the Meet Package. The meet will be held out of the Brookfield YMCA in Seton as MNP is ongoing construction. Please register for the meet on the event page by October 17th.

 

 

AMAC Fall Invitational - Medicine Hat - November 14-16th

Our first meet of the season in Medicine Hat comes as we get ready for their annual Fall Invitational meet. We encourage members on Olympic Way, Provincial, Jr. National, and Nationals not attending Speed Meet to sign-up for this meet. Please register for the meet on the event page by October 20th.

 

 

Cash Raffle

We only have a couple of weeks left to sell tickets for our LASC Cash Raffle. So far, we have sold 50% of the ticket books.

Quick Details:

  • Tickets are $10 each and sold in books of 10 ($100 per book).

  •  $70 from each completed book sold goes directly toward your family’s fundraising commitment.

  • Prizes: 1st place $3000, 2nd place $1000, 3rd place $500.

 

Purchasing & Ticket Pick-Up:

Send an e-transfer for $100/book to [email protected] (include your family name + “raffle” in the note).

Please allow 24 hours for processing before picking up tickets.

Tickets can be picked up at the pool viewing area during the following times

 

Mon - 4:30–6:00

Tues/Thurs -  4:30–6:00

Fri - 4:00–5:00

Sat - 9:30–10:30

Other Important Notes

Once you purchase books, you’re committed to selling (or buying them yourself). No refunds for unsold tickets.

Ticket stubs MUST be returned by Monday, October 20.

Draw will be held on October 26, 2025, during the LASC Fall Challenge Swim Meet (winners contacted if not present).

This is a fantastic way to meet your fundraising goals while giving your community the chance to win big. For the price of a pumpkin spice latte, you could win thousands of dollars!

 

Questions? Please reach out to Lindsay O’Brien at [email protected].

 

 

 

If you have any other questions, please reach out to myself, Josh ([email protected]), and I would be happy to help.

 

Take care and swim fast!

Josh