This was our first time attending the Prairie Winter Invitational in Winnipeg and it offered exactly what we were looking for with a lot of swims and great results! The meet gave our swimmers the chance to get second swims in multiple events, race long course meters, improve their travel meet performance and swim in one of the fastest pools in the country! Our swimmers got to practice swimming multiple events in heats and finals and did a tremendous job of racing long course during short course season!

Quincy had a very impressive meet qualifying for Canadian Junior Championships in the 800m Freestyle with a time of 9:33.66 and the 200m Freestyle with a 2:09.58. Quincy set six club records and raced to new Western standards in the 200m Butterfly and 400m Individual Medley.
Jessie raced to best times in seven of her events at the meet and three club records. Jessie added both the 100m Butterfly and 400m Individual Medley to her full Westerns race schedule.
Morgan broke 40 seconds for the first time in her 50m Breaststroke and had incredible speed in her 200m Freestyle.
Cami raced to her first Western time in the 50m Backstroke! She just missed adding the 100m Backstroke by .02 and will have another chance next weekend at Senior Open. Cami also had great races in the 200m Individual Medley and 200m Backstroke.
Avery was very strong in her breaststroke events, showing a lot of speed in her 200m Breaststroke when she raced out to her best time at the 100m mark and held on for a second place. Avery also raced to her best time in the 100m Breaststroke.
Laura had a lot of speed in her 50m races, setting a best time in her 50m Butterfly.
Kourosh was top 8 in all of his events with 100% best times at the meet! Kourosh raced to three new Tier II times and finished with a bronze medal in a very exciting 200m Freestyle final.
Josh swam to best times in all but one of his events, including a new team record in the 1500m Freestyle! He ended the meet getting a chance to race in finals as the second alternate in 100m Freestyle, you always have to be ready if your name is in the heat sheets and Josh improved on his morning swim!
Lucas had great long course racing throughout the meet, setting best times in all but one of his events. Lucas broke a minute in the 100m Freestyle for the first time long course and made finals in seven of his events.

A great meet for our team, we had a lot of fun with the other teams from BC and our friends from the Cayman Islands! Thanks to Rose and Nickole for all of their help through the meet!
 

Medal Winners
Quincy Bender Gold 800m Freestyle, Silver 200m Freestyle, 50m Freestyle, Bronze 100m Freestyle
Kourosh Shahbazi             Bronze 50m Backstroke, 200m Freestyle
Jessica Strong    Gold 50m Breaststroke
Avery Kirstiuk     Silver 200m Breaststroke

100% Best Times
Kourosh Shahbazi

75+% Best Times
Quincy Bender, Josh DeCoteau, Cami Hill, Lucas Ouellette, Jessica Strong
 

New Team Records
13-14 Girls
50m Freestyle – 27.55 – Quincy Bender (was Quincy Bender 27.63 2017)
200m Freestyle – 2:09.58 – Quincy Bender (was Quincy Bender 2:12.44 2017)
800m Freestyle – 9:33.66 – Quincy Bender (was Morgan Bender 9:48.12 2017)
100m Backstroke – 1:09.63 – Jessica Strong (was Jessica Strong 1:10.66 2017)
50m Breaststroke – 35.07 – Jessica Strong (was Jessica Strong 35.16 2017)
100m Butterfly – 1:09.28 – Quincy Bender (was Quincy Bender 1:10.26 2018)
200m Butterfly – 2:35.63 – Quincy Bender (was Quincy Bender 2:39.95 2017)
200m Individual Medley – 2:38.46 – Jessica Strong (was Cami Hill 2:38.76 2017)
400m Individual Medley – 5:29.17 – Quincy Bender (was Quincy Bender 5:31.30 2018)
15&over Girls
50m Backstroke – 32.59 – Cami Hill (was Jennifer Darling 32.88 2010)
100m Backstroke – 1:09.99 – Cami Hill (was Jennifer Darling 1:10.98 2009)
200m Butterfly – 2:50.55 – Cami Hill (was Marisa Ruus 2:54.48 2016)
200m Individual Medley – 2:35.38 – Cami Hill (was Katie Bell 2:35.49 2010)
13-14 Boys
1500m Freestyle – 19:15.91 – Josh DeCoteau (was Lucas Ouellette 19:26.15 2017)

New Time Standards

SwimBC Tier II Championships
Cami Hill                              200m Backstroke             
Lucas Ouellette                 100m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke, 100m Butterfly
Kourosh Shahbazi             50m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley
Jessica Strong                    400m Individual Medley

SwimBC Senior Open Championships
Cami Hill                              50m Backstroke  

Canadian Western Championships
Quincy Bender                  200m Butterfly, 400m Individual Medley
Cami Hill                              50m Backstroke
Jessica Strong                    100m Butterfly, 400m Individual Medley

Canadian Junior Championships
Quincy Bender                  200m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle

Canadian Senior Championships
Quincy Bender                  800m Freestyle

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