Manta Travels To Canadian Western Championships

General Manager

OVERALL CLUB RANKINGS – 7th Place

A team is a group of individuals who work together to accomplish a shared goal. MANTAs goal is to take the club to new heights and utilizing everyone's unique strengths of our MANTA swimming family, build upon our past success and develop into a national model of excellence committed to each individual and overall TEAM success while constantly emphasizing our five core values: Honesty, Integrity, Competitiveness, Resiliency and Respect. Sharing a goal creates a sense of enhances team cohesion since teammates know everyone in the pool is working their hardest to do exactly the same thing.

A team/family environment is essential because it creates a culture where athletes can both push and learn from each other to do their best every day. MANTA is a group of individuals that have been striving towards bettering themselves, and consequently each other, on a daily basis throughout the season. This was clearly evident this past weekend at the 2019 Western Canadian Championships, which contagious bar-raising performances snowballed throughout preliminary and finals sessions.

WEEKEND SUMMARY

GOLD:
Oksana – 100 Fly

SILVER:
Oksana – 200 Free, 100 Free, 400 Free, 50 Free
Girls 15-17 800 Free Relay – Oksana, Anja, Sam, Payton – Provincial Record
Payton – 800 Free, 1500 Free

BRONZE:
Oksana – 50 Fly
Megan – 50 Back

TOP 10 FINISHES
Anja – 200 Free – 6th
Megan – 100 Back – 6th
Payton – 400 Free – 6th
Anja – 400 Free -5th
Sam – 400 Free – 8th
Braedon – 200 Back – 9th
Payton – 200 Back – 17th
Megan – 200 Back – 5th
Payton – 200 Fly – 4th
Oksana – 200 IM – 4th

TOP 20 FINISHES
Sam – 200 Free – 12th
Sam – 100 Free – 11th
Anja – 100 Free 16th
Erika – 200 Fly – 18th
The group as a whole has obviously developed a knack for racing, and this was especially apparent during finals swimming. As we move past this weekend, continue to strive for versatility and improvement. There are endless ways that we can continue to be better! Congratulations on contributing to an excellent weekend of championship swimming!


GO MANTA GO!!!