Manta Swim Club Awards Banquet

General Manager

On Sunday, November 25 Manta celebrated their best at the Annual Awards Banquet. The event was held at the Winnipeg Winter Club. Thank you to all the Manta families, swimmers, and coaches who attended and congratulations to all the winners! A special thank you to Chanal Van Landeghem for being our guest speaker and providing great wisdom and insight on being a great teammate. Please read below for all our award recipients. 

Congratulations to all our Junior Provincial Medalist and ManSask Finalists who were awarded certificates. 

Top Age Group Performers

Girls 11-12 - Erika Handregan 

Girls 13-14 - Oksana Chaput

Girls 15 - 17 - Sam Thiessen 

Boys 11-12 - Cole Buxton

Boys 13-14 - Nikola Dzaic 

Boys 15 - 17 - Michael Lajoie 

Jr. Female Swimmer of the Year - Ava Thomson

Jr. Male Swimmer of the Year - Benjamin Lang 

Pan Am Rookie of the Year - Benjamin Lang

Satellite Pool Rookie of the Year - Emma Harvey 

Female Swimmer of the Year - Oksana Chaput

Male Swimmer of the Year - Michael Lajoie 

The Stacey Volunteer of the Year - Jeff Rerie 

Teammate of the Year - Liz Castonguay 

A special thank you to our returning coaches from last year we greatly appreciate everything you bring to this club.

a Biggs. Kiera Garagan, Cameron Harbeck, Alex Shoglev, Alex Morakis, and Andreas Verras. 

A very special recognition to Norm and Szilvie Carriere who have dedicated the past 30 years to Manta. Thank you for your passion and everything you have brought and will continue to bring to this club. 

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