Pugsley's Plunge 2026 Results

Sean Maxwell

Medicine Hat Waves Results

Pugley’s Plunge 2026, Seton YMCA Calgary, January 16-18, 2026

 

13 Waves swimmers travelled to Calgary this past weekend for the first competition of 2026, setting several new club records and having 1 new provincial qualifier!

New Provincial Qualifiers:

Ethan Bennet, Boys 11 & Under 200 Breaststroke, Provincial Festive Time Short Course

New Club Records:

Ellis Anstey: Boys 8 200 Breaststroke, 50 Butterfly, 100 Individual Medley

Jordan Hill: Girls 17 50, 100, 200 and 400 Freestyle, 50, 100 and 200 Backstroke

William Miller: Boys 17 200 Individual Medley, 200 Backstroke

Anstey, Ellis 8 Male
50 Free 40.91 7th             50 Back 46.42 6th           100 Back 1:41.25 4th                                          50 Breast 55.21 3rd         100 Breast 2:03.92 5th   200 Breast 4:17.50

1st 50 Fly 47.17 2nd           100 IM 1:42.64 4th

A new year and a new race for Ellis this meet.  Ellis raced the 200 BR for the first time and had a fantastic race, setting a club record.  Along with adding this race to his arsenal of races, he also swam to two new personal best times as well.  Ellis swam well coming close to all his times, listened to our race plans and what we were focusing on for each race. Great job this weekend Ellis.  Excited for what the new year has in store.

Baht, Quinn 11 Female
50 Free 34.48 7th            100 Free 1:18.15 7th       200 Free 2:56.62 10th                  100 Back 1:31.42 12th     200 Back 3:17.15 5th      50 Fly 40.83 8th

Quinn had a great meet, taking some major time off in her 50 and 100 Free, 100 Back and 50 Fly!  Her speed and kick are really showing now as she continues to hone her skills!  Great job Quinn!

Baht, Sophie 14 Female
50 Free 30.63 9th          100 Free 1:09.66 14th      200 Free 2:39.31 15th                                           100 Back 1:23.60 22nd  100 Breast 1:25.01 3rd  50 Fly 34.87 18th

Sophie had a good meet, winning our club’s first penguin of the meet in her 100 Back, and doing best times in both her 100 Breast and 50 Fly!  Her power is really shining through in her events and her strokes always look smooth even while sprinting!

Bennett, Blayke 8 Female

50 Back 53.72 19th         50 Breast 1:01.59 17th     50 Free 50.53 26th

100 Breast 2:13.69 19th 100 Free 1:55.97 28th     100 Back 1:58.30 24th

Blayke started off the new year of competitions with a bang! With best times all around, she put on an amazing performance! Her hard work at each practice was on display in every swim she competed in, and she was ready and eager to race well before each event started (some may say too early, but the enthusiasm was appreciated!)  Her best swim was one of her favourites, 100 breaststroke, where she dropped a whopping 17 seconds! Keep working hard Blayke!

Bennett, Ethan 11 Male
50 Free 38.68 10th     50 Back 49.81 14th        100 Back 1:46.73 16th                 50 Breast 50.18 6        100 Breast 1:52.26 10th   200 Breast 3:53.73 8th
50 Fly 44.58 7           100 IM 1:38.10 9

 

Ethan started the new year off with a Bang!!  He swam to 7 new personal bests, he also earned a spot in Alberta Festival next weekend in his 200 BR by taking 20.73 second off.  Congratulations Ethan!! This meet had a big learning opportunity for Ethan and us coaches, where in the end it was a win for everyone involved.  Ethan got to swim in his 50 FR and swam it with the fastest heat at the meet.  A really exciting moment for all of us!!  Great work this meet Ethan. Good luck next weekend!

Coleman, Izzy 12 Female

50 Free 47.54 38th           100 Free 1:48.20 34th    50 Back 55.78 38th                                             50 Breast 1:13.57 33rd

This was Izzy’s first competition of the season! She worked hard, setting fantastic best times in all of her races! Although she was nervous, Izzy put her best foot forward for each and every race and showed consideration for how to best swim them. Her 100 Freestyle was especially awesome, where she powered through all the way to the finish! Great work Izzy!

Eggins, Lyrah 11 Female
50 Free 46.66 26th          100 Free 1:52.19 25th      50 Back 57.04 30th                                              100 Breast 2:21.34 26th

Lyrah had a great second competition of the season! It was fun to see her smile on deck and answer the never-ending questions about the rules of different strokes. She had a ton of best times, and her best swim was her 100 breaststroke where she fixed a few mistakes from her earlier 50 breaststroke and had an amazing swim as a result. Congratulations on a great meet Lyrah!

Hill, Jordan 17 Female
400 Free 5:18.75 18th      50 Free 32.45 24th         100 Free 1:09.96 18th          200 Free 2:34.82 18th      50 Back 37.82 22nd    100 Back 1:22.05 17th

200 Back 2:56.87 7th        50 Fly 37.78 23rd

Jordan had a great meet after a tough December where she had been sick.  She started off with an over 4 second drop in her 400 Free, and continued that run throughout the weekend, looking strong and showing real improvement in her turns!

Humphreys, Elizabeth 15 Female  
50 Free 30.45 12th          100 Back 1:14.66 7th         200 Back 2:50.08 5th                                              50 Breast 38.65 3rd           50 Fly 33.37 10th

Elizabeth gave herself a challenge this meet to do her first ever 200 Back, and it paid off with a great time.  She paired it with a great 100 Back and 50 Breast, looking great in the water and usually coming up first off the dive in all of her races.

Miller, Jonathan 15 Male
400 Free 5:29.36 28th      50 Free 32.42 20th        100 Free 1:10.57 16th                                                200 Free 2:34.20 17th          50 Back 40.02 21st     50 Fly 39.95 19th100 IM 1:26.30 11th

Jon has had a great year so far, taking time off in everything this weekend as well!  He went under 40 for the first time ever in his 50 Fly, and all of his other times continue to drop significantly every meet!  Proud of you Jon!

Miller, William Male 17
400 Free 4:32.14 4th         100 Free 57.55 3rd          200 Free 2:04.15 1st                                                  200 Back 2:19.18 2nd         50 Fly 29.89 7th                200 IM 2:21.17 2nd

Will had a great meet, with several best times in his 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Back and 200 IM.  He looks strong starting off 2026!

Peterson, Zoe 9 Female
50 Free 43.08 11th         100 Free 1:35.14 8th       50 Back 51.50 15th                                             100 Back 1:51.98 16th   50 Breast 1:03.04 19th 100 Breast 2:10.36 15th

It was another good weekend in the pool for Zoe. She swam a 200 BR for the first time, keeping a great technique with her stroke and learning how to swim the race.  Next time, she will be more familiar and experienced with it.  Great job Zoe!  Zoe also achieved 5 new personal bests, looking really good in the water. Way to start off the new year Zoe! Keep up the hard work in practice, it is paying off.

Unreiner, Isabel 15 Female
50 Free 30.71 15th      100 Free 1:10.50 19th         200 Free 2:42.08 20th                                               50 Fly 34.75 18th          100 IM 1:24.27 8th

 Izzy has been developing her freestyle recently and her speed really paid off in her 50 Free with her dropping almost a full second!  She will be under 30 seconds soon with her efforts!

Vossler, Hazel 13 Female

50 Free 37.38 17th       200 Free 3:03.13 19th    100 Breast 1:42.83 12th                                   200 Breast 3:35.58 14th

Hazel has been working hard all year and had some great time drops in her races this weekend.  Her 200 Breaststroke came within 3 seconds of the Saskatchewan Junior Provincial Time, and she is very close to breaking 3:00 in her 200 Free.  Hazel is a fighter who always puts everything into her races.  Way to go!

 

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