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EVENT: Maverick Madness Swim Meet DATES: Feb 7-9th, 2025 LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta # of teams: 10 teams # of AMAC swimmers racing: 25 AMAC swimmers Next meet: Winter Provincial Trials Short Course on March 7-9 Coaches Shout Out: Meet Awards: Heart & Hustle: Rylee Motz did an excellent job with the meet weekend as a whole but especially by listening to her race plans from her coaches which allowed her to gain 2 new best times in her 100 backstroke and in her 50 butterfly. She also was a superstar...
EVENT: Edmonton Open Provincial Series #3 DATES: Jan 31- Feb 2, 2025 LOCATION: Edmonton, Alberta # of teams: 27 teams from 5 different provinces and territories # of AMAC swimmers racing: 11 AMAC qualified swimmers Next meet: Maverick Madness Swim meet in Calgary this weekend, Feb 7-9th Coaches Shout Out: Edmonton Open: Congratulations to the 11 AMAC swimmers who attended the Edmonton Open meet over the weekend! It was a great experience for the older swimmers to get some long-course racing in during our training cycle. It was great to...
December/January Records and Qualifying Standards Aliya Seeley (14) 16 & Over Provincial Trial: 200 IM S Breagh Kohlman (13) 13 & Under Provincial Trial: 200 IM SC Caen McWilliams (15) 15 Y/O, 16 & Over Provincial Trial: 200 Fly SC 15 Y/OProvincial Champs: 200 Fly SC 15 Y/O , 16 & Over Provincial Champs: 400 Free SC 16 & Over Provincial Champs: 800 Free SC Open: Provincial Champs: 400 free, 800 free Open: Provincial Champs: 50 Back, 100 Back Carleigh Gainsborough (11) 11 Y/O Festival Time: 200 Breast SC Isabela...
EVENT: Winter Festivals 2025 DATES: January 25-26th, 2025 LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta # of teams: 29 teams # of AMAC swimmers racing: 6 AMAC qualified swimmers Next meet: Edmonton Open Provincial Series on Jan 31- Feb 2 in Edmonton Coaches Shout Out: Swim Alberta Winter Festivals: A huge congratulations to all 6 of our swimmers for representing AMAC so well at the 12&under provincial level at Winter Festivals in Edmonton over the weekend! Seeing the athletes make lasting friendships, have fun on deck, cheer each other on, and race FAST made...
EVENT: Pugsley’s Plunge 2025 DATES: January 17-19th, 2025 LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta # of teams: 15 teams # of AMAC swimmers racing: nearly 40 AMAC swimmers Next meet: Winter Festivals on Jan 25-26 in Edmonton Coaches Shout Out: Meet Awards: Swim of the Meet: goes to Carleigh Gainsborough for an absolutely stellar performance on her 200m breaststroke. This race was not only a HUGE best time (by nearly 12 seconds!) but this time also snagged her first SCM Winter Festivals qualifying time. Carleigh impressed all three coaches by going into this...
EVENT: UCSC Holiday Classic 2024 DATES: Dec 14-15th, 2024 LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta # of teams: 7 teams # of AMAC swimmers racing: 18 AMAC swimmers Next meet: Pugsley’s Plunge in Calgary- January! Coaches Shout Out: Congratulations to everyone who raced in our last competitions of 2024 at JP Fiset in Edmonton and UCSC Holiday Classic in Calgary! AMAC ended the year with some speedy racing and lots of learning how we can improve going into the New Year. Loads of best times, second swims, top place finishes, and new qualifying...
EVENT: Provincial Series #2: JP Fiset Invitational DATES: Dec 12-15th, 2024 LOCATION: Edmonton, Alberta # of teams: 34 teams from across BC, AB and Sask # of AMAC swimmers racing: 10 qualified AMAC swimmers (a few were not able to make it). Next meet: Pugsley’s Plunge in Calgary- January! Congratulations to everyone who raced in our last competitions of 2024 at JP Fiset in Edmonton and UCSC Holiday Classic in Calgary! AMAC ended the year with some speedy racing and lots of learning how we can improve going into the...
EVENT: AMAC Fall Invitational 2024 DATES: Nov 29- Dec 1, 2024 LOCATION: Medicine Hat, Alberta # of teams: 3 teams # of AMAC swimmers racing: over 50 AMAC swimmers Next meet: JP Fiset in Edmonton for qualifying swimmers on Dec 12-15 and UCSC Holiday Classic in Calgary on Dec 14-15 Coaches Shout Out: Swim(s) of the Meet: The “Swim(s) of the Meet” go to our two courageous 10&under AMAC girls who braved their first ever 100m butterfly! Braelynn Gale swam her first ever 100 butterfly under the estimated entry time...
New Qualifying Standard achievements for October/November 2024 (next update will be for Dec/Jan and posted early Feb) **please note, these are new standards achieved during the months of Oct/Nov. Previously achieved standards during the last season would have been recognized during that time. Abigail Begin (16) 16 YO & Over Provincial Trial: 200 IM SC Aliya Seeley (14) 14 YO Provincial Trial: 200 back SC 14,15,16 YO & Over Provincial Trial: 100 breast SC 14 and 15 YO Provincial Trial: 1500 free SC Amethyst Millar (17) 16 YO Provincial Trial:...
New Club Records for November 2024 Rowynn Biffart 50 Free SC: 26.73 Previous holder: Tianna Rissling 26.91 (1993) 100 Free SC: 57.55 Previous holder: Bailey Sloan 58.14 (1995) 50 Fly SC: 28.12 Previous holder:Jessica Wong 28.50 (1994) 100 Fly SC: 1:02.18 Previous holder:Jessica Wong 1:02.73 (1994) 100 IM SC: 1:04.07 Previous holder: Tianna Rissling 1:05.02 (1993) Open: 100 Fly SC: 1:02.18 Previous holder: Tianna Rissling 1:02.25 (2010)