November Newsletter #1

 

Hello LASC Families,

 

Schedule

There is no swimming next Tuesday, November 11th in respect of Remembrance Day. There is still regular practice on Monday and Wednesday.

 

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.

 

 

Cascade Speed Meet - Calgary - November 8-9th

Please make sure to download the ‘Sportity’ app for access to the facility and all information like psych sheets, session reports, and results. Password for the event is SpeedMeet2025 .

For swimmers attending this meet, there is No Thursday Morning Practice this week on November 6th. There will be swimming on Monday, November 10th for swimmers attending this meet as we will be taking Tuesday off. For more information please see the email that was circulated to attendees earlier today or reach out to Josh.

 

 

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

Thank you to all swimmers who registered for the meet. We’re looking forward to heading east and competing at the Big Marble Go Centre.

 

 

JP Fiset Invitational - Edmonton - December 11-14th

Qualified swimmers in the Academy, National, and Jr. National groups are encouraged to attend. Qualification times are listed in the Meet Package on our events page. Please register and list which days you will be attending by November 17th.

 

 

Cascade Age Group Challenge - December 19-21st

Swimmers in the Provincial and Olympic Way groups are encouraged to attend. Swimmers in Jr. National and National who are not attending JP Fiset are encouraged to swim here. More information and details on the meet will be posted soon. Please register by November 28th on the team page.

 

 

 

 

 

LASC Winter Training Camp 

Information for this year’s potential training camp is out and posted on our events page. You must be logged in to view this one. 

Training Camp is open to swimmers in the Academy, National, and Jr. National groups. The costs are based around a minimum of 16 attendees. We will be staying at a Hotel in La Jolla (San Diego) with the outdoor pool and beach both short walks away.

We will need chaperones as well. Please contact Peter if you are interested, all expenses are covered for chaperones.

 

Sign-up must be complete by November 20th. 

For all information, please see the attachments through the events page on our website.

 

 

 

 

Swimmer of the Month

Olympic Way (October)

The Olympic Way swimmer of the month for October is Yarra Murray. Since the beginning of the season, Yarra has been working extremely hard on improving her technique and skills in the pool. She consistently demonstrates great leadership by confidently leading her lane and taking initiative to learn how to read the pace clock.

Her dedication and positive attitude have truly paid off — at the LASC Fall Challenge, Yarra achieved 100%  best times across all her events. 

Congratulations, Yarra! Keep up the great work and we can't wait to see you keep improving throughout the season!

Provincial (October)

Livia Eastman had a great month with a great combination of attendance, attitude and effort in practice resulting in excellent racing and 100% best times at the Fall Challenge. Well done!

Jr. National (September + October)

Hanna Sundal has started the season off in all the right ways. A great attitude and attendance record has seen her make massive time drops at the start of the season. Meanwhile her work ethic and sportsmanship has made her a wonderful lanemate as she pushes her teammates throughout practice.

Jocelyn Kozub has done a fantastic job of making the most of a difficult situation. Unfortunately she came into the season with a knee injury that has prevented her from doing any kick. Despite this setback, Jocelyn has kept a great attitude and has done what she can to overcome and make the most out of what she can do in the pool. Against these odds, she still showed her best at the meet, racing to 4 lifetime bests across the freestyle distances and showcasing her great perseverance.

National/Academy (September + October)

Kya Pratt has come into this season showcasing what a great attitude and willingness to try can do. Starting off the season with a good attendance and work ethic, she had an absolute showing at the Fall Challenge where she knocked huge chunks of time off her 200/400 Free and 100 Back, earning her Champs cut in the latter. 

Alex Ginther has kept the momentum going from the strong end to last season and has entered this year looking like she's ready to keep improving. A strong swimmer across every stroke, her weekly dedication to working all four strokes and IM has led to her to being able to handle lots of different sets and see success in every stroke. Her versatility was on full display at the Fall Challenge as she swam to lifetime bests in all four strokes. 

 

Take care and swim fast!

Josh