West Vancouver Otters Swim Club

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2018/2019 Season Awards Banquet

Thank you all who attended the Annual Awards Banquet at Hollyburn Country Club. It was such a great evening with special guest speaker Sergey Holson, Master of Ceremonies Kelly Merrigan, and Rob Hartvikson who organized the delivery of all the trophies, swimmers, families, and our Head Coach Janusz with his coaching staff. Special thank you to Amy Yuen for preparing the Program. Also we want to thank Edward Zhang who was our photographer for the evening.

A huge thank you to our Wishlist Coordinator, Amy Yuen. She was the mastermind behind preparing the Otters' Wishlist. The coaching staff provided the ideas for the items on the wishlist, but the list itself is the brainchild of Amy Yuen. Congrats to swimmers, Sirius Wang and Adam Wong, for creating the wishlist video. The picture presentation was also prepared by Amy. If you would like a copy of the picture presentation, please contact Amy or Laura directly.

An event like this cannot be done without great volunteers! Thank you everyone!

Here are all the Award Recipients for the 2018/2019 season:

Award	Criteria	2018-19 Award Recipient
TOP (Tiny Olympic Prospect) Award	Awarded to the 10 and under swimmer who scored the highest rankings throughout the year in Team Aquatic Supplies Power Ranking	Aidan Zhang - 3rd in Canada in 800 Free - 319 FINA points
Most Improved Otters	Awarded to those swimmers in each age group who have shown marked improvement in swimming ability and attitude	10 & Under: Michelle Zeng, Adam Wong 11 & 12: Natascha Borromeo 13 & 14: Henry Brewster, Ashley Wong 15 & Over: Bonnie Wang
Most Valuable Otters	Awarded to the swimmer who has the best leadership qualities.	Samantha Zastre
Richard Gate Award	Awarded to the best trainers in each group from LMR Gold and up.	LMR Gold: Cassie Wong LMR Red: Tommy Meng AA: Adam Josza, Kisely Barbic Provincial: Adelaide Mensink, Sirius Wang
Ambassador’s Trophy	Awarded to the swimmer who best represents the Otters (chosen by their fellow Otters)	Sophia Hartvikson, Natascha Borromeo
Graham Schnare Award	Awarded to the Male Otter who best combines swimming ability with a sports person like attitude toward team-mates and competitors alike.	Patrik-Thomas Portmann, Victor Liu
Peg Howarth Award	Awarded to the Female Otter who best combines swimming ability with a sports person like attitude toward team-mates and competitors alike.	Sophia Hartvikson

Rookie of the Year Award	Awarded to the first year Otter with the greatest potential	Henry Brewster
Millennium 200 IM Plaque	Awarded to the Otter who takes the most time off their 200 IM time event in one season	Francesco Crielesi - 46.19 seconds improvement
President’s Cup	To the Otter with the best results at Tier I Championships	Cici Sun - 1st 100 Back
AAA Cup Award	To the Otter with the best results at the Tier II Championships	Bonnie Wang - 3rd in 100 Back and 4th in 200 Back
Gordon Storie Award	Awarded to the Otter (12 & under) who achieved the highest number of points according to the World Performance Charts in Backstroke events. Athlete can only win 1 stroke award	Natascha Borromeo - 100 Back SC - 1:05.84S - 583 points (4th in Canada)
Erik Bezur Memorial Trophy	Awarded to the Otter (12 & under) who achieved the highest number of points according to the World Performance Charts in Breast Stroke events. Athlete can only win 1 stroke award	Queenie Gong - 200 Breast SC - 3:02.05S - 403 FINA points
Fastest Fly Award	Awarded to the Otter (12 & under) who achieved the highest number of points according to the World Performance Charts in Butterfly events. Athlete can only win 1 stroke award	Juliana Park - 50 Fly - 32.84S - 409 FINA points
Moneyway Cup	Awarded to the Otter (12 & under) who achieved the highest number of points according to the World Performance Charts in Freestyle events. Athlete can only win 1 stroke award	Isavella Barbosa - 100 Free SC - 1:04.52S - 472 FINA points
Tidey Lock & Key	Awarded to the Otters who perform the most inspirational swims of the year.

Award	Criteria	2018/2019 Award Recipient
OSA MOST IMPROVED OSA-Beluga	Based on 200 IM	Female: Rojina Nariman, Ariel Morton Male: Ethan Cau, Aidan Buckley
OSA MOST IMPROVED OSA-Orca	Based on 100 IM	Female: Tristen Stanimir, Arianna Cau Male: Eric Jiang, Sam Rezvani
OSA MOST IMPROVED OSA-Sharks	Based on 50 Free	Female: Termeh Naddaf, Andria Shih Male: Rodwin Yousefi, Andersen Shih
OSA MOST IMPROVED OSA-Whales	Based on 50 Free	Female: Isabel Jiang, Emma Chen Male: Lincoln Trantina, Eddie Yu