The Swift Current Barracudas Swim Club had a busy month of March in the pool as they attended Provincials and the Long Course Prairie Championships and Western Canada Games Trials.
The Barracudas took part in Junior Short Course Provincials on March 8-10 in Moose Jaw. They had a great showing with 12 athletes from the club in attendance and a total of 96 individual swims during the first peak meet of the season where they could gauge their progress. The Barracudas came away with 81 best times, 22 gold medals, 12 silver medals and 12 bronze medals.
Complete Barracudas results were as follows:
Jo Carleton: 100 Freestyle 1:06.74 2nd, 200 Individual Medley 2:48.45 3rd, 50 Breaststroke 43.79 16th, 100 Butterfly 1:24.70 9th, 200 Backstroke 2:35.59, 800 Free 10:21.75 1st, 50 Fly 36.18 12th, 400 IM 5:57.17 1st.
Rory Emperingham: 100 Free 1:28.91 32nd, 50 Back 43.27 13th, 100 Back 1:33.92 25th, 50 Breast 54.43 27th, 200 Back 3:20.51 17th, 50 Free 39.72 33rd, 200 Free 3:18.65 31st.
Isabelle Gottselig: 100 Free 1:15.56 8th, 200 IM 3:12.38 11th, 100 Back 1:25.84 15th, 50 Breast 44.69 9th, 50 Free 34.59 6th, 200 Breast 3:28.93 7th, 100 Breast 1:35.52 2nd, 200 Free 2:45.28 6th.
Zoe Gottselig: 100 Free 1:30.44 15th, 50 Back 46.11 5th, 100 Back 1:36.23 5th, 50 Breast 48.51 3rd, 50 Free 40.62 16th, 100 Breast 1:46.47 3rd, 50 Fly 52.36 15th.
Dyllan Gravelle: 100 Free 1:20.07 15th, 50 Back 41.77 10th, 100 Back 1:25.73 14th, 400 Free 6:19.97 12th, 200 Back 3:07.64 12th, 50 Free 35.66 14th, 200 Free 2:56.03 17th, 50 Fly 44.82 15th.
Greta Lopeter: 100 Free 1:13.88 25th, 50 Back 37.13 7th, 100 Back 1:20.56 15th, 400 Free 5:23.02 7th, 200 Back 2:49.61 7th, 50 Free 33.89 30th, 200 Free 2:40.16 21st, 400 IM 6:41.26 8th.
Juli Mittelholtz: 100 Free 1:21.73 4th, 50 Back 42.51 3rd, 100 Back 1:36.67 6th, 50 Breast 1:00.00 14th, 50 Free 35.52 2nd, 100 Breast 2:07.63 13th, 50 Fly 51.53 13th.
Lucas Potter: 200 Fly 2:40.29 1st, 800 Free 10:10.36 1st, 100 Back 1:13.69 4th, 100 Fly 1:11.82 2nd, 200 Back 2:41.37 2nd, 200 Breast 2:54.03 1st, 50 Fly 32.02 1st.
Zachary Potter: 100 Free 1:18.74 3rd, 50 Back 45.45 6th, 100 Back 1:39.62 3rd, 50 Breast 44.25 2nd, 200 Back 3:18.50 3rd, 50 Free 33.58 1st, 100 Breast 1:39.11 1st.
Luke Regier: 100 Free 1:09.92 5th, 50 Back 36.71 2nd, 50 Breast 38.98 3rd, 400 Free 5:17.96 6th, 50 Free 30.55 4th, 200 Breast 3:03.49 2nd, 100 Breast 1:25.26 1st, 200 Free 2:27.67 3rd.
Matt Unger: 100 Free 1:08.58 3rd, 50 Back 35.76 1st, 100 Back 1:16.90 5th, 400 Free 5:15.59 5th, 200 Back 2:55.61 3rd, 50 Free 30.87 5th, 200 Free 2:24.94 2nd, 50 Fly 40.03 4th.
Seth Unger: 100 Free 1:06.49 1st, 800 Free 10:36.11 2nd, 100 Fly 1:13.18 3rd, 400 Free 5:10.89 4th, 200 Back 2:40.88 1st, 50 Free 29.43 2nd, 200 Free 2:20.20 1st, 400 IM 5:48.77 1st.
The 2019 LC Prairie Championships and Western Canada Games Trials took place the following weekend in Regina. This was a very exciting weekend for everyone in attendance because the top athletes at the meet would get the chance to swim for Team Saskatchewan this summer at the Western Canada Games in Swift Current. Eight Barracudas swimmers had 47 swims and out of those there were 29 best times, including two silver medals and one bronze.
No Barracudas were able to qualify for the Western Canada Games, but they will have a second opportunity to qualify at the ManSask Championships in July.
Jo Carleton: 100 Free 1:08.04 19th, 100 Back 1:17.50 9th, 400 Free 5:07.58 5th, 50 Free 30.70 11th, 200 Back 2:46.71 9th, 200 Free 2:25.08 7th, 1500 Free 20:23.03 5th.
Elliot Duncalfe: 100 Back 1:20.52 18th, 200 Back 2:58.46 14th, 50 Back 36.94 11th.
Evan Ewert: 100 Free 1:04.44 9th, 800 Free 10:25.63 3rd, 400 Free 4:43.40 4th, 200 Back 2:32.08 2nd, 200 Free 2:15.82 6th, 50 Back 31.92 4th.
Reid Ewert: 50 Free 30.53 10th.
Veda Gottselig: 100 Free 1:05.01 8th, 100 Back 1:20.31 17th, 50 Free 30.11 7th, 200 Back 3:02.68 17th, 200 Free 2:26.87 7th, 50 Back 38.59 20th.
Dyllan Gravelle: 100 Free 1:18.78 13th, 100 Back 1:26.82 4th, 100 Breast 1:45.88 9th, 200 Back 3:05.09 4th.
Lucas Potter: 100 Free 59.60 4th, 400 IM 5:29.56 4th, 400 Free 4:42.70 2nd, 50 Free 27.80 6th, 100 Fly 1:10.96 8th, 200 Free 2:15.23 5th.
Erica Saemann: 100 Free 1:19.09 14th, 50 Breast 47.62 6th, 100 Breast 1:40.15 7th, 50 Free 38.28 12th, 100 Fly 1:37.34 7th.
“Overall I have been seeing some amazing steps forward in both physical and mental aspects of their training,” said new head coach Matt Whiteside. “As we look forward to the summer, I am hoping to see some of the kids at the top end of the club setting their eyes on qualifying to race at the Canadian Junior Championships, which are being hosted in Calgary, Alberta at the end of July.”
