Calgary Patriots Swim Club

December 17, 2009 The Calgary Patriots wrapped up a very successful Fall campaign with meets in Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary. The past two weekends were characterized by fast swimming, excellent relays and numerous new qualifiers. Leading the qualification parade were Lei Lopez and Ola Salami who both qualified for Canadian Nationals in the 50 back. New Western Canadian Champ qualifiers include Reece Tso (100 back), Colton Erismann (50 fly), Greg Ross (50 free, 100 free, 200 back) and Abi Clarke (50 free, 50 breast). Lauren Crone (200 back) and Evan McDougall (1500 free) added their names to the growing list of swimmers qualified for AG Nationals this summer in Winnipeg. Cam Fowler represented Team Alberta at the Youth Cup in Toronto placed second in the 1500 free, and fifth in both the 400 and 800 free. On the provincial front Nicholas Johnstone (100 breast), Louise Neave (100 & 200 back), Andrew Oucharek (200 back) and Scout Sackley (1500 free) all booked their place at AG Provincials in March. Impressive performances were posted by both Duco Schuurman Hess and Ella Milloy as both swimmers added to their AG Provincial qualifying times (Ella +3 & Duco +4). The Patriots bolstered our AG Trials numbers to 25 as Hannah Anderson, Julien Barre, Emily Clark, Quinn Gilmour, Cole Palashiuk and Merel Schuurman Hess all achieved a meet qualifying time (MQT) in either the 400 free or 200 IM. In all competitions a total of six Club Records were set. Edwina Chih broke a 17 year old record in the 200 fly (2:34.35). Cam Fowler took out another two old records improving the 13 & 14 boys 800 free record from 1990 to 8:59.57 and the 1500 free from 1987 to 16:59.57. Ola Salami bettered the 15-17 girls 50 back record (29.73) and Shane Downey improved both the 15-17 50 and 100 back records (26.64 & 56.69).

November 21, 2009 The Calgary Patriots hosted the first installment of their Team Championships at the Talisman Centre. 117 swimmers attended the competition and raced in two of four 100 meter races. Amy Heinrichs and Justine Foster led the way in the 11 and under girls division with 2 wins a piece. Alexandre Le Blanc was the top 11 and under boy with wins in the 100 free and 100 fly. Cameron Fowler and Jessica Warner were the stars of the 12-14 division winning two races each. Olivia mastered the senior girls division with wins in the 100 free and 100 breast while Shane Downey was top senior boy winning the 100 breast and placing second in the 100 fly. After the first meet Team Black leads Team Red by 122 points (Team Black 1393, Team Red 1271). The series of Team Championship meets continues on December 18.

Over the past number of weeks all Patriot swimmers have had an opportunity to challenge themselves against the best swimmers in the province. This past weekend saw 15 Patriots make the journey to Lethbridge for Alberta AG Trials. The evening sessions were very exciting as any event winners also earned a spot at AG Provincials in Edmonton. The Patriots had 3 new swimmers either win an event or make the qualifying standard to attend AG Provincials next month. Congratulations to Cristina Sherren for winning the 100 fly in a new A time. David Kwon also won a couple events in new A times (50 free, 100-200 breast). Rounding out the new qualifiers was Kristina Mills who won the 200 free in a time of 2:27.5. Louise Neave also won an event and eclipsed the 10 & under A standard in the 50 free but ages up before the meet.

Last weekend the senior swimmers took on all comers at the Cascade Speed Meet while the younger swimmers made the trip to Red Deer for the annual Freeze or Fry competition. The Speed Meet was very productive for the club as 8 club records fell and numerous swimmers achieved second swims. The sprint guns for the club, Erica Morningstar and James Goodway, showed their stuff by winning their respective "Sprint Eliminators". Top swimmer of the meet for the Patriots was Katrina Henning. Katrina had a sweep of best times going 14 for 14, set a club record in the 1500 free and swam one of the fastest 50 freestyles ever for a 12 year old Patriot girl.

At the Freeze or Fry the weather cooperated and fry was on the menu. The White Squad and Grey Squad swimmers in attendance had a fantastic time at the outdoor pool in Red Deer. Best times were abundant and the swimmer of the meet was Anna McNamara. Anna had 6 of 7 best times, took 16 seconds off her 200 fly and took 13 seconds off her 200 IM.

The Talisman Centre will be jumping all weekend as 500 swimmers from across Western Canada converge to race at the 33rd Chinook Invitational. The meet marks the start of the long course season and swimmers will be eager to test their skills in the 'big' pool. The meet begins on Friday night with warm-ups at 3:00 pm and racing starting at 4:00.

The Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation handed out their annual awards on Friday night in Banff. Taking top honours in the Junior category, for an incredible year of swimming, was Calgary Patriot's Erica Morningstar. Checkout the full story.

News Flash, Melbourne 10:00 am - Erica Morningstar Shatters Canadian Record at World Champs and is placed second after preliminary session!

News Flash, Melbourne 7:00 pm - Morningstar takes another .22 seconds off Canadian Record on her way to a 4th place finish in the semi-finals! She will have Lane 6 tonight in the final!

News Flash, Melbourne 7:00 pm - Morningstar claims place as fifth fastest woman in the World. "What a Gem!" says Pierre Lafontaine.

Brittany, Ozar, Anna Goodway, Courtney Kapustianyk and James Goodway represented the Patriots at Spring Nationals this past weekend in Victoria. Brittany broke both backstroke club records for 15-17 girls going 1:06.4 and 2:22.6. Britt also booked herself a place on Team Alberta for Western Canada Games this summer. Anna continued her excellent swimming this month and broke both breaststroke club records for the 13-14 girls with times of 1:16.7 and 2:45.3. Courtney took aim at the senior girls club records and erased the standards in the 100-200-400 & 800 free and the 100 fly. In doing so Courtney made second swims in both the 100 fly and 400 free and improved her 400 free time by 11 seconds. James and Anna placed in the top 30 in their best events and looked very good at their first Senior National meet.

The past weekend wrapped up the short course season with the 14 & under Alberta AG Champs. 26 swimmers from the club attended the meet and strong performances were abundant. Sam Dundas had a fantastic first AG Provincials with a sweep of best times and four 6th place finishes. The 11 & 12 girls were led by Edwina Chih who also managed a sweep of best times and a 3rd place finish in the 50 fly. Kyle McElheran was the standout performer in the 11 & 12 boys age group going 7 for 7 in best times and placing 6th in the 100 & 200 fly. The 13 & 14 girls were led by Anna Goodway with 2nd place finishes in the 50-100-200 breaststroke, 3rd place in the 100 IM and a Club Record in the 200 breast. Andrew Reeder was tops of the 13 & 14 boys age group with a 6th place finish in the 100 free and a 7th place finish in the 100 IM. The crew finished the meet placing 8th in Alberta in a strong team effort. The Patriots finish the SC with 10 swimmers achieving Youth Recognition Standards in a total of 26 swims (click here for the full list).

Erica Morningstar left Canada on last Thursday bound for Melbourne and the World Swimming Championships. Along the way Morningstar, and the Canadian Team, will have a two-week stop on the Gold Coast as they prepare to take on the World. The meet begins on March 25 and Erica will be racing the 4x100 free relay on that day. Keep track of Erica and all the members of Team Canada at: http://www.swimming.ca

The Patriot club records took another beating this past weekend at the Alberta Senior Champs in Medicine Hat. Leading the way was James Goodway smashing the 15-17 boys 50 free record by winning that event in a time of 23.56. James achieved his first Senior National standard and will join the Patriot squad heading to Pan Am Trials in Victoria later this month. Britt Ozar lowered her 100 back to 1:05.11 while placing second. Erica Morningstar won the 50 breast in a club record time of 32.92. The final club record went to the girls senior 4x100 free relay. The girls (Erica, Britt, Elana & Courtney) posted a time of 3:55.00 and won the event by over 5 seconds. When all the dust settled and the points were tabulated the Patriots finished the meet as the 4th place Alberta team and 5th overall just behind the All-Star team from Saskatchewan.

13 swimmers headed north to the Millennium Place pool in Sherwood Park for Alberta AG Trials. The racing action was exciting all weekend as the meet format had any event winners automatically qualifying for AG Provincials. The Patriots added 3 additional AG Provincials qualifiers - Chris Bhatla, Rhianna Woodward and Madelyn Brakke. Chris won the 50 and 100 fly and achieved an A time in the 100 fly. Rhianna was an event winner in the 50-100 & 200 free and Maddie touched the wall first in the 100 IM. Other medal winners from the weekend were:

The Patriots completed an excellent Western Canadian Champs on Sunday night in Regina. The 11 swimmers in attendance manager to place 10th in the combined team score with the girls placing 5th and the boys 22nd. The group finished with 11 Club Records, 2 Provincial Records, 2 National Age Group Records and 1 Senior National Record.

The Patriots capped off a strong two days at Western Canadian Champs with a new National Record for Erica Morningstar in the 100 free. Erica shattered the record she set in Kamloops by half a second going 53.21. This time makes Erica the 6th fastest 100 freestyler in the World!! Brittany Ozar continued her good swimming by placing fourth in the 200 back and breaking her second Club Record of the meet (100 back, 200 back). James Goodway also swam a strong 200 back winning the B final and setting his fourth Club Record of the meet (50 free, 100 free, 50 back, 200 back). Anna Goodway got in on the action placing second in the B final of the 200 breast and setting a new Club Record (2:38.49). Stay tuned for further results.

The Western Canadian Champs kicked off today at the Lawson Centre in Regina. The Patriot crew in attendance kicked off the meet in style setting 7 personal bests (Michelle, Alyssa, Alisha, Brittany, Courtney & Matt 50 fly, James 50 back), breaking 2 Patriot records (Courtney 50 fly & James 50 Back) and having 5 swimmers advance to finals (Courtney & Brittany 50 fly, Anna 50 breast, and Erica & James 50 back). The highlight of the afternoon session was Courtney Kapustianyk winning a 50 fly swim-off for 8th place in a Patriot record time of 28.93. The meet continues tomorrow and run through the weekend and you can keep track of the Patriot results by clicking on the Westerns logo..

The Patriots hosted our second Jr. Circuit meet of the year this past Saturday at the Killarney Pool. The theme for the meet was Crazy Hats and the parade of hats was one of the highlights of the afternoon. The swimming by the White Squad was another highlight as best times were abundant. The Squad was led by Cristina Sherren who achieved 2 'B' time is the 50 free and 100 fly. Coaches Melanie and Joanne were very excited and impressed by the progress made by the swimmers at this competition. Great work White Squadders.

The Patriots took part in the first ever meet in the new pool in Okotoks this past weekend. The pool looked great and the racing matched the setting. The highlight of the weekend was Karen Woodward making her qualifying time for Age Group Trials. Karen will be off to Edmonton in a couple of weeks with the rest of the Patriot crew to test herself against the rest of the province. Keep up the good work Karen!

Chantel Karperien led the Patriots crew in scoring with 47 points to be the high point swimmers of the meet. Chantel was followed closely by Melissa Stein with 46 points. Good swimming girls!

The November-December 2006 addition of the SwimNews magazine is a special one for the Calgary Patriots and Erica Morningstar. Erica becomes the first Patriot to grace the cover of SwimNews and with it earns herself a place in Canadian swimming history. SwimNews has been the premier swimming publication in Canada for the past 30 years and the covers represent a who's who of Canadian & International swimming. Erica received the honour of the SwimNews cover for her Canadian Record breaking swim in the 100 freestyle at the Ice Classic meet in Kamloops last month. Congratulations Erica!

Patriot swimmers ventured south to the Center for High Altitude Training on the campus of Northern Arizona University over the Christmas holidays. Situated at 7000 feet in the city of Flagstaff, the centre is a training destination for many of the world's elite athletes. The Patriots crew at the camp (Elana Evans, Erica Morningstar, Megan Kurcwal, Vicki Chugg, Courtney Kapsutianyk, Keely Abercrombie, Britt Ozar and Coach Jamie) had two weeks of excellent training and left their mark on the Center's "Wall of Fame".

The first 2 days of the Age Group Challenge have been very successful for the Patriots. Qualification and big final swims has been the story of the weekend. On Friday night both Nicole Moen and Katrina Henning had silver medal performances that also qualified for A Provincials. Nicole in the 50 free and Katrina in the 1500 free. James Henning made the B standard in the 50 fly. The 50 back saw Sam Dundas close in on an A standard as he finished 2nd. Karen Guran and Lexi Streu pushed each other to B standards in the consolation final of the 50 free while Sam Sherren added to his B standards total by finishing 3rd in the 50 free.

The beat continued on Saturday night as the Patriot crew at the meet got into the full swing of things. The evening began with the 200 free and the Patriots first competitors did not disappoint. Nicole Moen and Katrina Henning came out firing in the final and finished 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the consol of the 200 free Karen Guran, Emily Nunn and Bryan Mills achieved B standards. In the Senior Girls 200 free Keely Abercrombie finished 3rd in a very respectable 2:20.00. The 100 breast event saw Madelyn Brakke and Kristina Mills achieve B times as they finished 1st and 3rd respectively in the 13 and over consolation final. In the 100 back Sam Dundas achieved his first A standard placing 2nd while both Alannah Brekke and Anna McNamara achieved B times. Keely Abercrombie continued her busy night and finished 3rd in the Senior girls event. Sam Dundas was at it again in the 100 free taking almost 6 seconds off his entry time to finish 4th in the 10 & unders boys event. The 11&12 girls 100 free was a busy event for the club with Nicole Moen finishing 2nd and Katrina Henning 4th both in best times while Lexi Streu and Karen Guran posted B times in the consol. Lei Lopes continued her strong swimming achieving a 13 year old A time with a 2nd place finish in the 400 IM. The evening finished with with some very exciting relays. The 11&12 girls won their race by 2 hundredths of a second while the 11& 12 boys staged a late charge to finish second. The Senior girls also had big swims from all involved to place third. Great work Team !

The Medicine Hat meet had to be the White Squad's most successful competition to date. The first bus ride of the year was a great experience and set the stage for some excellent racing. The results obtained by the group far exceeded the coach’s expectations. This tough group of swimmers experienced many best times and top 8 finishes. Our percentage of best times was approximately 85%. The competitive nature of all swimmers could be seen throughout the day and the cheering and excitement is exactly how we want to behave at competitions. Great work White Squad!!

For official results please check the members section.

After three days of exciting racing the Kamloops Ice Classic ended with some great swimming on Sunday night. The final point scores had the Patriots finishing 4th just behind Edmonton Keyano and slightly ahead of the UCSC. The club finished the weekend breaking a total of 7 Club Records (13&14 boys 200 Free Relay, 15-17 Girls Medley Relay, 13&14 Girls 100 & 200 breast for Anna Goodway, 15-17 Boys 200 back for James Goodway and 15-17 Girls 50 back and 100 free for Erica Morningstar), 1 Provincial and 1 National Record (100 free for Erica Morningstar). New qualifiers include Anna Goodway for Senior Nationals, Morgan Singleton-Fookes for Western Canadian Champs, Andrew Guran, Lauren Crone and Adam Jack for Age Group Champs. For full results check in our Result section.

Team	Total
UBC DOLPHINS	1966
CHENA SWIM CLUB	1716
EDMONTON KEYANO SWIM CLUB	1408
CALGARY PATRIOTS SWIM CLUB	1393
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY SWIM CLU	1380
VERNON KOKANEE SWIM CLUB	1184
KAMLOOPS CLASSIC SWIMMING	945
ALBERTA MARLIN AQUATIC CLUB	864
LA SWIM CLUB	624
FORT ST. JOHN INCONNU	499

The big weekend wound down tonight with more great swims and some fantastic Provincial Relays. Britt Ozar began the evening for the Patriots with a solid win in the 400 IM going 5:01.51. The 50 back had 9 different Patriots in finals or consols and Erica Morningstar showed the way shattering the Club Record with a 29.76. The 200 breast was another chance for Anna Goodway and Michelle de Villenfagne to show their stuff and neither girl disappointed. The pair finished 2-3 and Anna broke the Club Record by 3 seconds in a time of 2:39.46. Courtney Kapustianyk was the class of the field in the Senior Girls 100 fly going 1:04.02 for the win. The individual events wrapped up with the 200 freestyle. The Senior Girls swept the event going 1-2-3 and James Goodway swam a spirited race to place second. The big event of the final evening was the Provincial Relays. This is a tradition started last year at the Ice Classic and was the highlight of the weekend. The Patriots had seven swimmers involved with these relays (Elana Evans, Stuart Gray, James Goodway, Anna Goodway, Britt Ozar, Courtney Kapustianyk, and Erica Morningstar). After 10 minutes of exciting racing and ear-shattering noise from all the swimmers, Team Alberta emerged with 5 wins and a close second place in the six relays. All-in-all a fantastic weekend of racing for the Patriots at the Ice Classic and a great way to head into the holiday season.

200 Free Erica Morningstar 1st, Britt Ozar 2nd, Courtney Kapustianyk 3rd, James Goodway 2nd

Provincial Relays 11&12 girls 2nd, 11&12 boys, 13&14 Girls, 13&14 Boys, Senior Girls, Senior Boys 1st

The story of the day was fast swimming and qualification. The evening began with Patriot swimmers involved in 2 swim-offs. Andrew Guran went 7 tenths faster in the 50 free (27.52) and qualified for Age Group Provincials. Morgan Singleton-Fookes went a full second faster in her 50 free swim-off (28.22) and qualified for Western Canadian Champs. The big highlight of the evening was the 13 & 14 girls 100 breast where Anna Goodway shattered the club record on her way to qualifying for Senior Nationals. Anna's time of 1:13.10 was 1.8 seconds faster than her previous club record and 6 tenths faster than the National standard. Michelle de Villenfagne finish right behind Anna in a very respectable time of 1:15.80. Medal winners for the Saturday night session were:

100 Breast Anna Goodway 2nd, Michelle de Villenfagne 3rd, Erica Morningstar 1st

42 member of the club made the trip to Kamloops for the annual Ice Classic on Thursday. The meet got underway on Friday morning and saw numerous best times and big swims from the Patriot contingent. The highlight of the evening finals session was Erica Morningstar shattering her 100 freestyle Canadian Record by over half a second. Erica posted a time of 53.83 to become the first Canadian woman to break the 54 second barrier.

Patriots have strong weekends at CWC Winter Cup, CP Wacky T-Shirt meet and Bell Grand Prix

The last couple of weekends have seen all Patriot members involved with swim meets. The Wacky T-Shirt meet was the second Jr. Circuit meet of the year and the White Squadders in attendance showed they have been working hard in preparation for longer events and all the competitive strokes. Best times were abundant and everyone looked to have a fantastic time at the meet. This was the first Patriot meet of the season and by all accounts we certainly know how to host a competition. Great work Team! Checkout all the Wacky T-Shirt results and photos in those sections of the website.

This past weekend 70 Patriots converged on the Calgary Winter Club for the annual Winter Cup. The weather was frosty but the swimming warmed things up for everyone at the meet. The Patriots dominated the meet and came out as the top team in the competition:

Numerous big swims were achieved by each group in attendance. Some of the highlights were Anna Goodway's Club Record in the 200 breaststroke. Anna carved off almost 3 full seconds from the previous standard. Sam Sherren achieved his first meet qualifying time for Jr. Provincials in the 200 IM and backed that up with a further 3 'B' times (100 free, 50-100 fly). Edwina Chih, in her first meet of the year, achieved 3 new 'A' standards in the 100 free, 100 fly and 200 IM. On the team side of things the Patriots place first or second in all the relays. Keep up the good work!

The Patriots had three swimmers head to Toronto for the Bell Grand Prix (Erica Morningstar, Britt Ozar and Courtney Kapsutianyk). Erica was the class of the competition winning 4 events and winning the overall High Point Award. Erica also received three National awards at the Swimming Canada Awards banquet on Thursday night before the meet. She was recognized as the Female Junior Swimmer of the Year, Female Sprint Freestyler of the Year and received recognition as a member of the Female Relay of the Year (4x100 Free from Pan Pacs). The Patriots achieved the highest placing at a National competition in club history finishing the weekend in 10th position. The University of Calgary was the only Alberta club to place higher that the Patriots at the meet.

Coach Alex Schultze and Coach Amanda Johnson have received some well-earned recognition from Swim Saskatchewan and the CAC respectively. Coach Alex just received word that he has been selected as the 2006 SSCA Winter Coach of the Year. The award is voted on by Swim Sask board members, Saskatchewan club presidents and SCCA members. Alex receives this award for his excellent work with the Regina Optimist Dolphins. The Patriots are certainly happy to have Alex now pursuing his coaching career and plying his coaching skills with the club.

Coach Amanda has also stepped into the limelight and is the proud winner of a Coaching Association of Canada coaching internship scholarship. This program is funded in part by the Government of Canada. The National Career Focus program under the Youth Employment Strategy (YES) provides financial support to Canadian employers and organizations to provide post-secondary graduates with career-related work experience in Canada to help them acquire advanced employment skills and become leaders in their fields. Amanda is one of 20 coaches (and 1 of 4 swim coaches) across the country to receive this awarded. Congratulations go out to both Alex and Amanda on their accomplishments.

When the dust settled and the points were calculated the Calgary Patriots topped all others at the NCSA Fall Inv. this past weekend at the Foothills Pool. The charge to the top was led by Andrew Reeder with 47 points and Jenn Bhatla with 41. Relay results once again featured prominently in the final score with the Patriot relays finishing either 1st or 2nd in all of the races.

Lei Lopez and Anna Goodway led the Patriot record assault this past weekend at the Cascade Speed Meet. Lei eclipsed the 1500 free short course (19:49.21) and the 200 free long course (2:23.20) and her way to 7 medals through the weekend. Anna Goodway erased one of the oldest records on the books posting a 2:45.49 in the 200 breast and taking almost 3 seconds off Willow Sinclair's record from 1991. Anna also bettered Erica Morningstar's 100 breast record by almost a full second setting the new standard at 1:14.96. The final record of the weekend was set by the Senior Girls 4x100 free relay. The girls (Brittany Ozar, Courtney Kapustianyk, Morgan Singleton-Fookes and Erica Morningstar) lowered the record by over 10 seconds and placed second in the race.

Lei Lopez was at the forefront achieving a Age Group National standard in the 100 backstroke with a 1:11.53. Stuart Gray was also on track leading out the 4x50 medley relay with a 31.05 to qualify for the meet in Montreal this summer. Great weekend team!

Lisa Mensink, who does her swim training with the Patriots, competed this past weekend in the Cancun World Cup Triathlon. For the full story checkout the link below:

The Aquatic Federation of Canada announced the fourteen recipients of the 2006 AFC Awards last week. The Team of the Year was awarded to swimming’s 4x100 women’s freestyle relay team who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games, a silver medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, and set new Canadian records. The five-member team was comprised of Geneviève Saumure and Victoria Poon, Montréal; Sophie Simard, Quebec; Julia Wilkinson, North York and Erica Morningstar, Calgary.

70 swimmers, coaches and parents made the long trip to Penticton this past weekend. We had some great weather, some adventures along the way, some long days and some fantastic swimming. The biggest highlight was the Patriot relays on Saturday night sweeping all of the age groups. In both the 11-12 girls and 13-14 girls the club finished first and second in those relays. In the individual events Lei Lopez let the way by sweeping all the 11-12 girls events and by winning the 11-12 girls aggregate award. Lei amassed 47 points to lead all swimmers at the meet. Other aggregate medalists were: Anna Goodway (2nd 13-14 girls), Erica Morningstar (1st senior girls), Courtney Kapustianyk (2nd senior girls), Brittany Ozar (3rd senior girls) and Stuart Gray (2nd 13-14 boys). Great work team and thanks to our chaperone team that did such a fantastic job all weekend!

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Coach Pam and three of her swimmers took part in the breaststroke portion of the Swim Alberta stroke camp held at the University of Calgary this month. Swimmers are chosen for these camps on performances from last season. Representing the Patriots at the camp were Anna Goodway, Alyssa Fur and Michelle de Villenfagne. Great work girls!

Erica Morningstar received the Female Swimmer of the Year award and Coach Jamie picked up Junior Coach of the Year this past Saturday at the annual Swim Alberta awards banquet hosted at the Chateau Lake Louise. Erica is the first Patriot to receive this honour which is presented to the highest point scoring female in Alberta. Her Canadian Record swim of 55.36 from Pan Pacific Champs in August put her tops in the province. Congratulations Erica and Jamie!

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