December Newsletter #1
December Newsletter #1
Hello LASC Families,
I hope everyone is doing well today.
Schedule
There are no expected changes for the Calendar this week.
Jr. Horns - Last day is December 11th
Competitive Groups - Last day of practice is December 19th
Academy, National, Jr. National - No Morning Practices after December 8th
Friday Night Race Results - November 21st
Thank you to everyone who came out for our second Friday Night Races of the season. We had another great turnout, with over 75 swimmers from across all groups participating. We want to give a very big thank you to the parents and family members who came to volunteer for timing, we can't run an event like this without you.
This was our last Friday Night Races of 2025, our next rendition will be in the New Year, with some exciting news.
Our event has been sponsored and we are very happy to announce the Hotson Plumbing and Gas Fitting Friday Night Races upcoming on February 13th. With their generous help we are going to be adding ribbons to the event and creating a better experience for your swimmers. We can't wait to see the improvements the swimmers will have made by then.
Alphabetical Order Results - /canlasc/UserFiles/Image/QuickUpload/friday-night-races---alphabetical_081901.pdf
Canada West University Championships
Thank you to all of the parents, swimmers, family members, and friends who volunteered at the Canada West Championships this past weekend. This event provides itself as a very large fundraiser for the club and we couldn’t run it without the help of our fantastic swim community.
Hopefully, those who were there on deck or came as attendees were inspired by the fast and exciting results. One of the big highlights from the weekend was 2x Olympian Kayla Sanchez from the UBC Thunderbirds swimming times in the 50 Back and 50 Free that now have her ranked within the Top 10 in the World this season and the Senior Alberta Provincial Record falling in the Men’s 100 Fly to Calgary swimmer Nicholas Duncan. Having world class racing in our own pool is always an exciting prospect, and I hope many of the swimmers were able to get excited and motivated by the fast swimming.
Our home team Pronghorns had a fantastic weekend with a 4th place team finish for both Men’s and Women’s programs to go along with over 40 personal bests across both Men’s and Women’s teams, and the women claiming 3 Individual Records and 3 Relays Records. Another huge accomplishment was Meadow LIversuch (LASC alumni) winning the Community Service Award for Canada West for her contributions to the Lethbridge community. This marks the second straight year in which a Pronghorn and LASC Alumni has won the Community Service Award (Makena Wood ‘24), which is a testament to the quality of character within and leading our programs.
LASC Alumni Highlights
Ben Adserballe - 3x B-Finalist (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly), 4th Place 4x100 Free Relay
Daniel Alexander - 1x A-FInalist (200 Back), 2x B-FInalist (50 Back, 100 Back), 4th Place 4x100 Medley Relay
Carly Beck - 2x B-Finalist (200 Free, 400 Free), 4th Place 4x200 Free Relay
Amelie Gouttin - 2x B-Finalist (50 Breast, 100 Breast), 4th Place 4x200 Free Relay
Meadow Liversuch - 3x B-Finalist (50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Fly), 2x Bronze Medal Winner (4x100 Free Relay, 4x100 Medley Relay), 4th Place 4x200 Free Relay
Jake Odorski - 1x A-Finalist (50 Free), 2x B-Finalist (50 Fly, 100 Fly)
Aki Oshima - 3x B-Finalist (50 Back, 100 Back, 200 Back)
Rika Oshima - Top Placing 25th in 100 Fly + Lifetime PB 50 Fly
Joah Randall - 1x A-Finalist (50 Breast), 2x B-Finalist (50 Free, 100 Free)
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.
JP Fiset Invitational - Edmonton - December 11-14th
Thank you to everyone who signed up for JP Fiset. We are now less than two weeks away to what should be a terrific weekend.
Cascade Age Group Challenge - December 19-21st
Thank you to everyone who signed up for JP Fiset. Looks to be an exciting end to the 2025 calendar.
Swim Alberta Mental Performance Series
Swim Alberta is hosting a number of online sessions throughout the season titled the ‘2025-2026 Mental Performance Series’ for swimmers, coaches, and parents. These sessions are held in partnership with the Canadian Sport Institute Alberta (CSI-AB).
Thank you to any one who attended this series. The next session will be held in January.
Cupper’s Coffee Fundraiser
Thank you to everyone who purchased Coffee for our fundraiser. Pick ups will begin this week. Please contact Lindsay with any questions as [email protected]
Take care and swim fast!
Josh
