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Hello everyone, Today we have recaps on a pair of meets that finished up over the last week, a reminder of our Year-End BBQ and Awards, some notes on the last day of swim and Friday Night races, and general information on swim meets. Year-End BBQ & Awards - June 18th Our Year-End BBQ and Awards is this week on the evening of Wednesday, June 18th at 6 pm. The event will take place at Elk’s Compound (Picnic Shelter) in the Coulees. Swim Alberta Festival Meet We had an exciting...
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...
Hello folks, We are getting caught up with our of Swimmer of the Months awards, so without further ado, here are the SOTMs for April and May. Olympic Way 1 (April) - Hayes Nickel The swimmer of the month for April is Hayes Nickel. Since the beginning of the season, Hayes has demonstrated a strong work ethic and great sportsmanship. He is respectful to his team mates and was recently praised for his kindness to the officials after his races. At the Dino cup meet, Hayes’ hard work paid off...
Hello everyone, We have a couple of meets to recap, some upcoming events, and a few other items to go over for the next upcoming weeks. Swimmer of the Month announcements for April and May will be released soon. Past Meets Marlin Mercenary Madness LASC sent just over 30 swimmers to Medicine Hat this past weekend to participate in the AMAC Marlin Mercenary Madness swim meet. The 3 day, Heats and Finals event saw plenty of excitement and fast swims as nearly every swimmer made multiple second swims. Throughout the...
Hello LASC Families, I hope everyone was able to enjoy the long weekend and were able to get some relaxation or family time in. We are starting to get back into a bit of a flurry of meets and events, so please see below for information on a couple of items. Past Meets Canadian Masters Nationals This past weekend we had two of our Masters swimmers make the trip out to Saskatoon where they competed in the ever fun, Canadian Championships for Masters. Dee Kennedy won medals in each of...
Hello LASC Families, I hope you all enjoyed the weekend and the wonderful weather here in town. We are happy to get back to our regular schedule after some speedy maintenance by the pool staff. A big thank you to all of the swimmers and volunteers that came out to make our Swim-a-thon a great success this past Friday. And an additional big thank you to all of those who donated to help fundraise for the club. Victoria Day Long Weekend There will be no swimming for any groups this...
Hello LASC Families, We are excited and happy to be back in the pool following our Mid-Season Break. We hope you were all able to spend some time with friends and family or find time to rest over the past week. The coaches are looking forward to seeing the swimmers back in the pool and to begin what should be a terrific final stretch of the season. Upcoming Meets You can find all of the meets and further information, including entries and timeouts, on our Event page. As well, there...
Hello LASC Families, I hope you were able to enjoy the fine sunny weather outside today. We are approaching our Mid-Season Break for the season, however, once we return, we have a few events following quickly after. Mid-Season Break This is our last week of swimming before our mid-season break starting this Friday, April 18th - 27th. So a reminder that our last day in the pool is this Thursday, April 17th. The break is to give all of our staff and athletes a little pause, reset and refresh, before...
Hello LASC Families, Welcome to our first newsletter of the month. April is a bit of a lighter month with our mid-season break occuring from Apirl 18th - 27th, but we still have a few meets this weekend and a couple of other items to go over. Swimmer of the Month Olympic Way 1 - The Olympic Way 1 swimmer of the month for March is Rowan Domes. Rowan comes to each practice with a smile on her face ready to get to work. She has been paying extra attention...
