The St. James Seals competed in their first championship meet of the 2024/25 season at Prairie Winter International (PWI) this past weekend. Ekam Ghuman, Annalie Graham, Hayden Grenkow, Klymentii Hryshylo, Maddy Johnston, Mya Kowbel, Devon Lusk, Sam Marquart, Will Rees, Maddie Reimer, Aden Sellors, Arjun Sharma, Asha Thiessen, Rowan Towse, Arsenii Varchuk, Max Wiebe, & Jayden Yang represented the Seals at Pan Am Pool from December 5-8. 17 swimmers mark the highest total of Seals at PWI since 2021 (18 Seals) which was our first championship meet post-pandemic shutdowns. Ghuman...

The St. James Seals competed in their first championship meet of the 23/24 season at Prairie Winter International (PWI) this past weekend. Hayden Grenkow, Devon Lusk, Maddie Reimer, Aden Sellors, Arsenii Varchuk, Asher Waytiuk, Ronan West, & Max Wiebe represented the Seals at Pan Am Pool from Dec 7-10. Unfortunately, Jayden Yang & Nathaniel Tamang had to scratch from the meet completely due to illness. Grenkow came out of the gates hot on Thursday, winning gold in the 1500m Freestyle, with a personal best of over 18 seconds. He followed...

The St. James Seals trekked out west on Thursday for the first of two Manitoba Saskatchewan Open Championships (Man/Sask) this season. 6 Seals swimmers made the trip as Logan Bessas, Lucas Bewick, Hayden Grenkow, Maddie Reimer, & Arsenii Varchuk suited up to race, while AGE swimmer Max Wiebe took in the experience & did his best to keep Coach Cam in line on deck. Bessas started out Man/Sask for the Seals on Thursday by shaking off the 8-hour drive and earning a spot in the 200m Individual Medley final on...

The St. James Seals were represented by 10 swimmers this past weekend at Swim Manitoba's Manitoba Open Junior Provincial 2023 Short Course Championships at Pan Am Pool. Swimmers competed over 3 days and 4 sessions in the biannual provincial event trying to race their way to personal bests, medals, and Man/Sask qualifiying standards for early March. Seals swimmers took home almost 30 medals over the 3 day event; earning 7 gold, 11 silver, and 11 bronze. Impressively, each swimmer who competed at the championship collected at least 1 medal. The...

The Seals are back in St. James for 2022-23! St. James Seals registration will officially open on September 1st for returning members. Registration information is posted to the registration event on our website. In that tab you will find all you need to know about swimming with the Seals this season including our 2022-23 Practice Schedule, Fees, and a link to register for an assessment if you are a new member. We are excited to annouce that we are able to double the number of Pups Program spaces for this...

This past weekend the Bison Sprint Meet was underway in the Main Tank at Pan Am Pool. Seals swimmer, Kahnay Johnson, became the first openly transgender swimmer in Manitoba to compete in the gender they identified as; male. “Being the first transgender youth to compete as my authentic self, I felt nervous but also very proud as it is something that I think should be available” Johnson said. He previously competed with the Seals for a number of seasons prior to the pandemic and returned to the club this fall,...

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic halted the world as we knew it, the St. James Seals are returning to national competition this week at the Speedo Western Canadian Swimming Championships. A pair of 14 year old Seals swimmers are making their national debuts, Aryana Arquero & Jerome Timpug, alongside Head Coach - Josh Koldon at the Kinsmen Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. Jerome Timpug first punched his ticket to Edmonton at Manta’s Prairie Winter International in December 2021. Timpug posted a phenomenal short course best time in...