December Newsletter #2

Josh Sorensen

 

Hello LASC Families,

I hope everyone is doing well today.

 

Schedule

Jr. Horns - Last day for the M/W group is this Wednesday, December 10th and for the T/Th group it is this Thursday, December 11th

Competitive Groups - Last day of practice is December 19th.

Academy, National, Jr. National - No Morning Practices this week.

 

Winter Break: December 19th - January 4th

  • Our First day back for Competitive Groups and Jr. Horns is January 5th

 

 

 

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. More information for the meet will be circulated soon. 

 

 

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. More information for the meet will be circulated soon.

 

 

Meets in the New Year

 

Winter Festival - Calgary, January 23rd- 25th

Winter Festivals are a de facto 12&U Provincial Championships for Alberta and is a meet requiring qualification times. Please reference the Swim Alberta Qualifying Times to see if your swimmers are qualified. Our Qualifiers page has been updated.

 

Maverick Madness - Calgary, January 30th - February 1st

 

A short course meet at Seton YMCA in the South of Calgary. This meet is open to all competitive members in the club.

Please note the dates are different from what  were originally published on our calendar.

 

Hotson Plumbing & Gas Fitting Friday Night Races - Lethbridge, February 13th

 

Our first Friday Night Races of the 2026 calendar year. Looking forward to a fun, team-building affair.

 

AMAC Winter Invitational - CANCELLED

 

Due to AMAC having to host Provincial Trials in short notice, they have cancelled their Home Meet for this weekend. 

 

Alberta Winter Provincial Trials - Medicine Hat, March 6th - 8th

 

One of Alberta’s premier competitions, Swimmers with Provincial Trial Qualifying Times are welcome to attend with a chance to win and Qualify for Provincial Championships. Swimmers with Provincial Championship times are disqualified from the meet.

Please reference the Swim Alberta Qualifying Times to see if your swimmers are qualified. Our Qualifiers page has been updated.

 

Pronghorn Classic - Lethbridge, March 13th - 15th

 

Our next upcoming home meet, the always electrifying Pronghorn Classic should lead itself to another great weekend of racing.

 

Alberta Winter Provincial Championships - Edmonton, March 19th - 22nd

 

Alberta’s premier competition, Provincial Championships bring in the top talent across the Province to see who will be crowned as Provincial Champions. Swimmers need a Championship Qualifying time.

Please reference the Swim Alberta Qualifying Times to see if your swimmers are qualified. Our Qualifiers page has been updated.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Take care and swim fast!

Josh