Kamloops Classic Swimming
132-910 McGill Rd. V2C 6N6 Kamloops, BC, Canada

MARCH Swimmers of the Month! NOVICE The Novice swimmer of the month is William. Willam always brings lots of energy to practice, occasionally singing during kick sets. William has consistently achieved best times during Friday night racing and always enthusiastically cheers on team mates. In addition, to being an awesome team mate Will has worked hard to improve his swim strokes! Congratulations! ... JUNIOR 1 March swimmer of the month for junior 1 is Torrun M. Torrun has improved immensely this past month in his swimming and he has done a great job understanding the set on the whiteboard and memorizing what we are doing. He is always asking questions to improve his technique and is helping others in his lane understanding what we are doing. Torrun also had over 90% attendance for March. Great work! JUNIOR 2 Last months swimmer of the month for junior is Zach. R. Zach has continued to do an excellent job around the pool by always bringing a positive attitude to our practices and always pushing himself to perfect the drills and work on getting his individual medley race time below the 4 minute mark. Zach is also an excellent roll model in our group by understanding the set and our pace times. Zach continues to improve his swimming. Great work Zach! AGE GROUP 1 Oliver T is AG1’s Swimmer of the Month. Oliver is literally the first person on the pool deck every afternoon. I think he even beats the lifeguards! He has a new pre-practice pull-up routine and is fully ready to go when it’s 3:15. Oliver is a very encouraging teammate he knows everyone’s name, is friendly to everyone and keeps people organized during sets. 90% Attendance in March has paid off for Oliver as he’s contributed many points to his team’s scores with attendance and best times! AGE GROUP 2 Zahra A is AG2’s Swimmer of the Month. People better watch out when swim meets eventually resume! Zahra has been getting crazy fast lately! She works very hard in all types of sets and has seen noticeable improvements in all of her strokes. Her coach is quite excited about how often she does a great job with underwater work too! Zahra got her first Swim BC Divisional Time last month way to go! SENIOR The Senior Swimmer of the Month Award goes to Sienna Angove. Sienna has had 100% attendance this month (Including weights). Sienna has picked up her training from the fall and it’s really showed on the Friday night Race Nights. Well Done! SWIM-X Swim x/fit swimmer of the month for March is Ethan C. Ethan has just started swimming with us and he has been doing an amazing job at it. Within the month Ethan has learned all 4 strokes and has done an amazing job to continually improve on them! Ethan always comes to the pool with a great attitude and is always willing to try new drills and techniques to improve on his swimming Keep up the great work Ethan!

Spring Break-belated February Swimmers of the Month! NOVICE The Novice swimmer of the month is Mason. Mason gives his best effort every practice and is always trying to improve all his swim strokes. Mason always comes to practice with determination, a positive attitude, and a smile. ... JUNIOR 1 February swimmer of the month for Junior 1 is Sienna M. Sienna has done an amazing job last month improving her practice skills: understanding our pace times and helping others understand what is next in our sets. Last month Sienna also did an excellent job on our Friday racing by improving her best times immensely! Great work Sienna! JUNIOR 2 February’s Swimmer of the Month for Junior 2 is Katie P. Katie has continued to do an excellent job around the pool by always bringing a positive attitude to our practices and always helping others understand the set and helping them perfect the drills. Katie is also an excellent role model in our group and always cheers her teammates on Friday races. She loves facing our harder practices with a great attitude! AGE GROUP 1 Allison Ring is February’s Swimmer of the Month. Allison has improved a lot this year in all four strokes. She has really stepped up her student of the sport level and has really embraced how good training habits can make swimming more fun and more fast! At the end of the month, she volunteered herself (without coach pressure) to do 200 Fly at one of our Friday Night Races! That really exemplified Allison’s recent toughness upgrades!! Way to go! AGE GROUP 2 Dylan S is February’s Swimmer of the Month for AG2. Dylan seems to enjoy our winter format prepping each week for Friday night racing! He pays attention to a few of the small things we work on during the week, and really brings it on Friday night! The row of green best times in Coach Kent’s Spreadsheet by Dylan’s name showcases that! He was really excited when he dropped a crazy fast 50 FR time a few weeks ago! Well done! SENIOR The Senior Swimmer of the Month Award goes to Sunelle Brink. Sunelle has had 90% attendance this month (Including weights). Sunelle has continued her great training from the fall and it’s really showed on the Friday night Race Nights. Well Done! SWIM-X Swim-X Swimmer of the Month for February is Aleah F. Aleah has just started swimming with us and she has been doing great. Within the month, Aleah has learned all 4 strokes and has started to our understand pace times. Aleah always comes to the pool with a great attitude and is always helping her lane-mates understand what we are doing next! Keep up the great work!

Happy Fast Friday everyone! Today the kids will be racing for Classic Cup points for their team. Racing is a great way for our swimmers to test the new skills they’ve learned. Technically better swimming=lower race times. Read more about our Classic Cup Challenge below https://www.teamunify.com//kcs-classic-cup-team-challenge-

Congratulations Sarah! What a Freshman accomplishment. Gold Medal in 100 Fly at first Mountain West Championships and a NCAA B cut. Race video posted below.

This is how Coach Nolan inflates his Saturday morning attendance numbers, extra bodies in the lane!

NOVICE Isla is the swimmer of the month for Novice. Isla always comes to practice ready to work hard and have fun. Her positive attitude and work ethic has helped her improve all four of her competitive strokes. JUNIOR 1 Alysse W is January’s Swimmer of the Month for the Junior 1 Group. Allyse has done an amazing job improving her dives, breaststroke underwater pullout and butterfly sprints! Allyse always comes to practice knowing what the details are and helps others figure ...them out too. Way to go! JUNIOR 2 Alice E is January’s Swimmer of the Month for the Junior 2 Group. Alice had 98% attendance in January. She did an excellent job improving her backstroke start and breakout. She knows the pace times, intervals and is group master of the whiteboard. She always come on deck with a small and spreads good energy on the group! Swim-X Adriana P is January’s Swimmer of the Month for the Swim-X Group. She had 100% attendance in January. Adriana has done a great job embracing some of the harder work we did in the latter half of January and is often asking for ways she can help the group out. AG1 Stephen P is January’s Swimmer of the Month for AG1. Stephen recently moved up from Junior 2 and has hit the group in stride. Stephen was rapidly improving in Junior and has continued to do so in AG1 and in all 4 strokes! Stephen is a natural leader and has been good about helping his lane-mates out with clock management since day 1. Stephen has been obliterating his old best times during Friday Night Races awesome to see and not a surprise! AG2 AG2’s Swimmer of the Month is Emilie R. Emilie has been very dedicated to swimming this year and it shows both in her training and racing ability. Emilie is usually one of the speediest in all types of sets and is on top of the clock and the details of each set. Emilie has not been to a swim meet in quite some time (like all of us!), but she has been destroying her old fastest times during Friday Night Races! SENIOR The Senior Swimmer of the Month Award goes to Jake G. Jake has had 84% attendance this month (Including weights). Since moving to the CGP, Jake has significantly picked up his training intensity and it has really showed on the Friday Night Race Nights. Well Done!

Little throwback from the archives...

LIMITED REGISTRATION NOW OPEN for January classes at Canada Games Pool! We have limited space available for our SwimSKills and Novice-prep classes! Please refer to website for available times. Avoid disappointment and register today! BLUE LEVEL Semi-Private lessons(deep pool) -children aged 6-12 that have completed SwimSkills Green, REd Cross SwimKids 4 or YMCA Swimmer level. 2x 45min classes/week Jan 12-Feb 25 Tues/Thurs (max 2 swimmers/class)... NOVICE-PREP PROGRAM (deep pool): children aged 7-12 that have completed SwimSkills Blue, Red Cross SwimKids 6 or YMCA Star 2 level. 2x 60min classes/week Jan 4-28 Tues/Thurs (max 4 swimmers/lane) *Please note we will be following our COVID safety plan and density limits, instructors will be instructing from on the pool deck and masks must be worn by instructors and swimmers while on the pool deck. https://www.teamunify.com///lessons/swimskill-swim-lessons

Congratulations to our December Swimmers of the Month! Novice Ben Novice last months swimmer of the month is Ben S. Ben has done an amazing job this month working on improving his dives turns and his breaststroke pullouts. Ben always comes to practice ready to learn with enthusiasm and always working to improve his swimming. Having a positive attitude and always willing to assist others makes Ben an excellent role model in our group.... Junior 1 Josie Josie B is Junior 1’s Swimmer of the Month for December. Josie has done amazing work improving all four of her strokes. She is great at helping others when it comes to knowing the pace time and what we are currently working on. Josie is always happy to be at practice and her positive attitude helps brighten everyone’s day. Junior 2 Sofia Junior 2 swimmer of the month goes to Sofia C. Sofia has had a great month swimming. She accomplished a sub-4:00 200 IM time in our racing practices and is beginning to master her backstroke starts. Sofia always enters the pool with positive energy and a big smile. Sofia is great at knowing the pace time interval on longer sets and is always helping others understand what is going on or how to improve. AG1 Lola C AG1’s Swimmer of the Month is Lola Camera. Lola is always in a good mood and brings energy and fun to every practice. She is especially chipper in the mornings and the coaches really appreciate the good spirit that she brings to the pool deck! Lola didn’t miss any practices in December (including the optional mornings). She is a go-to for demo-ing drills, showcases diligent underwater kicking and has been smashing her personal bests in practices whenever she has a chance. Way to go Lola! AG2 - Claire B AG2’s Swimmer of the Month is Claire. Claire had very consistent attendance throughout the fall. Claire leads by example literally. She is almost always one of the swimmers we have demo skills and drills because she does a great job with finesse components when we’re working on breaking down strokes or turns. Attention to detail pays off and Claire has looked increasingly smooth in all four strokes throughout the month. Way to go Claire! Senior - Sela The Senior Swimmer of the Month Award goes to Sela W. Sela has had 100% attendance this month (Including weights). During December, Sela was also selected by Swimming Canada to attend the Swimming Canada National Virtual Fly Camp (Sun, Jan 3rd & Sun, Jan 10th). Well Done! SwimX - Becca SwimX’s swimmer of the month is Becca. Becca has had an excellent month swimming. She is improving immensely in her breaststroke under water pullouts and her turns. Becca is always aware of the focus of each drill and set we perform and is always willing to answer others questions about swimming if they have any. Becca is great at bringing out the best of group through conversation or funny stories. Her positive vibe makes the group an excellent environment to swim i

LAST DAY TO REGISTER: FALL SEMI-PRIVATE SWIMSKILL SWIM LESSONS AT BROCK POOL! Taught by full certified instructors with competitive swim backgrounds, your child will learn the Fun-damentals of the 4 swim strokes in the safety of the warm Brock pools. Each 40 minute lesson will have a maximum of 2 children for each instructor.... Learn more at: https://www.teamunify.com///lessons/swimskill-swim-lessons **Kamloops Classic Swimming is a leading provider of swim instruction in Kamloops, providing services for over 500 families annually.

Congratulations to our September Swimmers of the Month! NOVICE Jonah is Novice’s Swimmer of the Month. Jonah is always looking to improve his swimming by asking questions about his strokes. and helping others to understand what we were doing during the practice. Jonah has always had a positive attitude towards practice and is constantly improving his ability in the water. ... Jr. 1 This months Jr. 1 swimmer of the month goes to Lienke R. Lienke always has amazing attendance. Lienke tries her best no matter what we are doing. Her butterfly and dives improvements this month have been outstanding. Lienke’s ability to help others understand what’s next in a set makes her a great leader for this group. Jr. 2 The Jr. 2 swimmer of the month for September is Liam K. Liam has had amazing improvements on his fine details of all our swimming turns and he is always eager to learn new skills. Liam always looks forward to a challenge and even asks if he can attempt a more challenging task to see if he can accomplish it. Liam’s positive attitude and willingness to face a challenge head on makes him an awesome leader for the group. SWIM-X Jessica made amazing progress on all four of her strokes this month. Jessica had excellent attendance and always came prepared with a positive attitude and a smile. AG1 Haolin has continued the momentum from our July practices he is still at 100% attendance! Attendance and attention to detail are really paying off. He is consistently leading the lanes, memorizing the details of the sets and is already noticeably faster than ever before. Way to go! AG2 Lily has had a great start to the 2020-21 season. She worked hard in the summer and September looked like she was already in mid-season form. She has emerged as a leader in AG2 and adds a positive/hard-working vibe to practices. Can’t wait to see her race whenever that time comes! SENIOR Parker has had 90% attendance this month and has significantly picked up his training from last year. He has regularly been swimming times in workouts within 2% of his lifetime best times. Well Done!

Last chance for week-long summer swim lessons! Maximum 2 swimmers per instructor, private lessons also available. Still spots for August 17-21 and August 24-28! Kamloops SwimSkills program is delivered by Kamloops Classic Swimming and is a stroke development program for youth aged 5-13 yrs. The program helps over 500 Kamloops kids annually become better swimmers! For more information or to register visit https://www.teamunify.com///lessons/swimskill-swim-lessons **all programs follow strict COVID-19 protocols.**

Swim Lesson Alert!!! Looking for swim lessons for your child? We are offering a limited number of week-long semi-private lessons (5 x 40min) at Brock pool beginning July 13! Early morning lessons in the Tot pool 7-10am for Blue level ages 6-9, upper level lessons for ages 6-12 in the main pool from 10am-12pm. COVID-19 protocols will be in place, with social distancing requirements and daily health check-ins. (Instructors will be limited to coaching from on deck at this time). Registration is now open! Questions can be directed to [email protected] https://www.teamunify.com/t/cankcs/page/lesson-registration

Our 2019-20 Year-End Video... We had a great year up until the pause. We miss you all and we'll see you soon!

Congrats Coach Brad!!

We have advanced to the "Voting Round" for the Best of Kamloops 2020! We are in "Best Minor Sports Team/League" and Kent Aitchison is in "Best Local Sports Coach". Vote for us at the link below https://bestof.kamloopsbcnow.com/votes/

Congratulations Natasha Harris! Another success story about our alumni! Natasha swam with KCS from 2006-2012.She graduted from South Kamloops Secondary School in 2012 (french immersion). She then graduated from Faculty Saint-Jean, University of Alberta with a BSc in 2016. Natasha just graduated from University of Ottawa medical school (french stream) in 2020. She will be starting her psychiatry residency in July, at the Montfort Hospital, with the University of Ottawa. Way to make us proud. All the best!

We are so excited to announce that our very own Coach Kent has been nominated in the "Best Local Sports Coach" category of the "Best of Kamloops 2020" awards! Help us get him the recognition he deserves by creating an account and voting at: https://bestof.kamloopsbcnow.com/votes/

KCS Alumni Spotlight/Update: Congratulations Jagdeesh Uppal! Jagdeesh will be attending Queen's School of Medicine this fall. He has been busy excelling outside of the pool, here are a few more recent accomplishments: 1. Awarded the NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship, and ranked 4th (around 1,900 people applied for the award in Canada, and around 140 people were awarded) (2020)... 2. Awarded the President’s Doctoral Prize of Distinction (2020) 3. Awarded the John and Patricia Environment Scholarship (2019) 4. Won the Best Poster Award at a national research symposium (2019 CREATE-REACT Research Symposium) (2019) 5. Won Outstanding Graduate Oral Presentation at a national conference (101st Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference) (2018) 6. Getting a lot of support from my favourite swim coach, Brad See more

Way to go Sarah, Becky and Trevor!

KCS Alumni Spotlight/Update: Congratulations Colin Gilbert! Colin is graduating this year with a BSBA in Finance from Denver University. He recently finished a very successful swimming career and has begun to pursue working in the United States. All the best!

Congratulations Becky! Becky is headed off to McGill and will be majoring in English Literature and training with the swim team there. All the best!!

Congratulations Sarah!! Sarah will be swimming in Las Vegas next season and has applied to the UNLV School of Sociology. Almost a full ride - way to go Sarah!

Congratulations Trevor! He has an entrance scholarship in Engineering (B. Eng) He will swim for the Marauders. They were 3rd last year at OUA’s. He is hoping to continue his triathlon training while there.

Burpees go down by number on each round! Time this one.

Hops over a small object will work if you don't have a rope!

Even if you don't have a weight at home, something like a water bottle will do the trick!

Options on this one!

Lily E showing us how it's done!! ... She's working her way through the #swimkamloopsbingochallenge pretty quick!!! Thanks for the entertainment Lily!

...or swim in a lake if you're brave

A little Canadian Swimming history trivia in our Zoom Class yesterday!! Question in this photo was what year was the last time a Canadian Male won a gold medal in swimming at the Olympics! ... (Sadly all the the swimmers aged 13-16 guessed incorrectly!)

Sort of like the beep test! Any KCS swimmers that do this, email coach Kent and let him know how far you got!

Another home Ab Move! Bonus points if you can do the standing version and keep your arms straight on the way back in!

Same deal as the other day - a bike can work too!

Good core/stability work in this one! The get-ups are great - we'll have a video in the feed somewhere

Another option is the same slow/fast pacing with a bike!

Another core move.. been doing these fairly often in online workouts lately! Any object will do....weights, water bottle etc. Swimmer Tip, minimize the "sway" in your feet/legs. Random Tabata style works great... That means 8 rounds of an Interval (20sec Work/10sec Rest)

Use a skipping rope if you have one. If not, lateral hops over any object or line on the ground work just fine! Good squats - keep your back flat as you descend down!

Another core move for your Sunday ... Swimmer challenge, do 1000 of these today and time yourself.

Get some sunshine on this one! Use an app to measure out your distance.

Another day, another ab move! In and Outs... Make these harder with a slow tempo OR wear some ankle weights.

6 Rounds - no extra resting on this one. Set a time to do it... better yet set up a FaceTime or Zoom Call with a friend and do it together!

Little bonus core workout/challenge to add to whatever you're doing today! Keep your back pinned against the floor! Swimmers gotta be in tune with their hip/torso position!

These types of running workouts will be more pleasant when the weather warms up!

A little core/6-Pack training to try today! ... Swimmer specific part, don't let your legs sway/fishtail in the Russian Twists! ... The finisher in TCSC's VirtualWOD today. 8 Rounds of 20sec Work/10sec Rest... Alternate between Hollow Hold Scissor Kicks and Russian Twists (shown here!) ... Sorry/not sorry if the chiseled lines in your stomach slice up the inside of your shirt tomorrow!

We're going to be posting some workouts for swimmers (of any group!) to do on your own. Check out Coach Brad's email from Sunday for other ideas! Keep moving as much as you can!

The Senior Swimmer of the Month Award goes to Max A. Max had 88% attendance during February and 100% of his races this month were within our target of 97% of his personal best times.

AG2 Swimmer of the Month for February goes to Sarah Tulloch. After transitioning from summer swimming last year, she is really finding a groove in her training and racing lately! She’s been leading some of the lanes, knowing her times in practice and setting long-term goals for various meets. Way to go Sarah!

Swimmer of the month for AG1 goes to Zahra A. Zahra has done an excellent job during the challenging practices in February. Zahra also competed in the Williams lake blue fins swim meet and placed first overall in points for her age category. During practice, Zahra has always faced challenges head on and always tries her best to improve on skills that we are always working on. Zahra is always willing to help someone out if they forgot their equipment or if they need help knowing what the pace times are. Zahra is an excellent teammate for our group and continually shows she wants to improve.

JR Swimmer of the Month for February goes to Allison Ring. Allison has improved a ton this year in all four strokes! She no longer only loves breaststroke and has totally changed her approach to swim practices. She got under 4:00 in the 200m IM for the first time, way to go!

Swimmer of the month for the novice group goes to Keegan G. Keegan has always come to practice with a smile and is always looking forward for what he may learn in the pool. Keegan is an excellent student to have he always like to double and triple check to ensure that he and other swimmers understand what is happening throughout the practice. Keegan always comes prepared to train and is always early to the pool. Keegan is an excellent role model and athlete in our group and we are glad to have him help lead the way to success.

AG1 doing some clothed/pajama swimming for the last practice before March Break!!

KCS Adds to Olympic Trials Roster at Provincial Champs March 5 8, 2020 The Kamloops Classic Swim Team had a very successful Provincial Swimming Championships over the weekend. The meet saw 604 swimmers from 42 clubs in BC , Washington State and the Yukon compete over the weekend. The Classic ‘s had an outstanding meet with 12 of 15 swimmers making second swims. The Classics finished 11th overall winning a total of 3 Medals (2 Gold and 1 Silver medal). Leading the classic...s were: Diego Paz (16) in the 16 & Over boys winning the 200 Fly while setting a new meet record in that event and a silver in the 1500 Freestyle. Diego placed 4th in the 400 IM, 5th in the 400 Free, 6th in the 200 IM and 7th in the 200 Back. Sarah Koopman (16) in the 15 & Over Girls age group won the 100 Fly. In the Consolation Finals Koopmans placed 2nd in the 200 IM and 4th in the 200 Breaststroke. Sienna Angove (13) in the 15 & Under Girls consolation finals won the 400 Free, placed 2nd in the 100 Back 200 IM, 3rd in the 400 IM and 5th in the 200 Back. In the 15 &Under Boys; Max Angove 15) placed 7th in the 1500 Free, 8th in the 200 Free and 400 IM. In the consolation finals Angove won the 400 Free. Jake Gysel (15) placed 4th in the 100 Breaststroke and 5th in the 200 Breaststroke and 8th in the consolation final of the 200 IM. In the 15 & Over Girls; Becky Dean (17) placed 2nd in the consolation finals of the 200 Fly. Haley Rowden (16) placed 7th in the 400 IM and 8th in the 100 Breaststroke. In the consolation finals Rowden placed 3rd in the 200 Breaststroke and 5th in the 200 IM. Keana Smart (17) placed 5th in the 100 Back and in the consolation, finals won the 200 Back. In the 16 & Over Boys; Jack Cameron (16) placed 4th in the 50 Free, 6th in the 100 & 400 Free, 7th in the 200, 800 & 1500 Free and 8th in the 100 Fly. Michael Dagasso (17) in the 16 & Over Boys placed 16th in the 1500 Free. Trevor Laupland (17) in the 16 & Over Boys placed 13th in the 1500 Free. This meet was a big weekend with the Classics qualifying the following swimmers for the following upcoming championships: Olympic Trials Qualifying standards achieved included: Jack Cameron making 5 new times in the 50/400/800 & 1500 Freestyles and the 100 Fly. Diego Paz 400 Freestyle, 200 IM and 200 Fly, Sarah Koopmans in the 100 Breaststroke and Haley Rowden in the 100 Breaststroke. Olympic Trials are in Toronto Mar 30 to April. Please note KCS now has 12 swimmers qualified to attend the 2020 Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials. New Canadian National Junior Championship qualifiers included: Sienna Angove in the 400 Freestyle and Jake Gysel in the 100 & 200 Breaststrokes. Max Angove qualified for the Western Canadian Swimming Championships in Saskatoon April 16 to 19, 2020 in the 400 Freestyle. Parker Cameron qualified for the Far Western Swimming Championships in San Francisco July 23 to 26th , 2020 in the 200 Backstroke.

Kamloops Classic Swimming sent 28 swimmers to the Williams Lake Invitational, Feb 29th Mar 1st, 2020. The team finished 2nd overall while having 77 top 3 placings (33 - 1st, 29 2nd & 15 3rd). Outstanding performances by the Classics came from: Age Group Aggregate winners: Julian Cinel (10) winning 7 events in the 10 & Under Boys age group. Gwenna Faupel (10) winning 6 events in the 10 & Under Girls age group. Ryder Crichton (11) in the 11 & 12 Boys age group. Zahra A...mor (12) in the 11 & 12 Girls age group. Bailin Li (15) in the 15 & Over Boys age group. Age Group Aggregate runner up winners included: Alexa Cinel in the 10 & Under Girls age group. Lola Cameron (10) was second runner up in the 10 & Under Girls age group. Graycen Leduc (11) in the 11 & 12 Boys age group and Dylan Sproul (14) in the 15 & Over Boys age group Other notable accomplishments include swimmer having 100% best times over the weekend included: Aysha Lang(11), Katie Pillay (11) , Alicja Tomczyk (11), Ryder Crichton (11

BC Age Group Provincial Championships Vancouver BC Feb 21-23, 2020 The Kamloops Classic Swim Team qualified 8 swimmers and sent 6 to compete at the Swim BC Age Group Provincial Championships in Vancouver February 21st 23rd. The team finished 19th Overall in scoring out of the 38 BC Teams competing. ... KCS swimmers raised their game for the provincial setting and combined to go 34/42 best times 81% ! Shale Maurice placed on the podium in 3 events for the 10 Under Girls: Gold in the 50m Freestyle, Silver in the 100m Freestyle and Silver in the 200m Freestyle. Shale broke KCS club records in those events notably shattering the 200m Freestyle by nearly 10 seconds. Ryder Litke (12) was also a heavy hitter with 4 Top-10 finishes. Other top individual placings included: Claire Bagabuyo (12) 27th in the 50m Freestyle Max Prelypchan (13) 27th in the 100m Backstroke Gwenna Faupel (10) 18th in the 50m Freestyle Finn Vukusic (12) 26th in the 100m Backstroke The KCS team competed in two relays both relays they posted the fastest time for a team outside of Victoria/Lower Mainland.

Great start to the BC Age Group Champs. Shale got the first KCS medal of the weekend yesterday in the 200m Freestyle. She dropped SIXTEEN SECONDS off her precious personal best and broke the old club record (set in 2011) by 10 SECONDS. Max, Ryder, Finn, Claire and Gwenna have all registered multiple best times so far!! 2 more sessions to go.

The Senior Swimmer of the Month goes to Kate Mc. Kate had 88% Attendance during the month while having 100% of her swims within 3% of her Life Time Best Times at the KAJ Snowfest Swim Meet. Congratulations!

Shale M. is AG2’s Swimmer of the Month for January is Shale Maurice. Shale continues to evolve her Student of the Sport traits. She is memorizing her times in practices, looking up time standards like Far Westerns and has been studying the club records. Speaking of which, Shale broke multiple club records in January at the Kelowna Meet. Way to go Shale!

This month's AG1 swimmer of the month goes to Julian C. Julian has done an excellent job overcoming the challenges of difficult practices by giving all the effort he has. Julian's ability to understand the pace clock and experiment new drills and techniques have improved his swimming immensely. Julian always comes to practice he always has a funny song or joke to brighten up the group atmosphere. Julian’s ability to take instruction into practice has improved his swimming ability tons and we are looking forward to his next competition! Great work Julian.

This months swimmer of the month goes to Jacob N. Jacob has achieved 100% attendance this month. Jacob's positive attitude towards swimming is an amazing attribute to have in our group dynamic. Jacob is also excellent at taking feedback to improve his strokes and make correctios. This ability will surely make Jacob into an excellent athlete in whatever sport he participates in. Excellent efforts this month Jacob keep it up!

Gus H is Junior’s Swimmer of the Month. Gus has worked hard in the past few weeks to improve all four strokes and all of his turns. This paid of big time at the KISU Jamboree in Penticton as he CRUSHED the 4min Time Standard in the 200m IM. Way to go Gus!

This Month's Novice Swimmer of the Month is Aysha L. Aysha’s drive to improve her turns and strokes within the last month have made her an excellent leader in our group. Aysha has always enjoyed learning new techniques and enjoyed facing challenges of longer practices. Aysha great attitude toward our sport and smile she presents every practice makes her an excellent role model for our group. Great work Aysha!

Congratulations to our KCS swimmers for being selected for and attending the Swim BC Regional Camp in Kamloops last Saturday. Joe, Aria, Julian, Shale, Gwenna, Tomas and Claire (missing from group photo) all were selected along with about 30 other kids from the Interior. The group listened to an excellent motivational talk from international shot-putter Greg Stewart in the afternoon. He's 7'2" in case you're wondering! Great job team!

PSW Winter Invitational Swim Meet White Rock, BC Feb 1 - 2, 2020 The Kamloops Classic Swim Team had 15 swimmers compete at the PSW Winter Invitational Swim Meet in White Rock Feb 1 - 2, 2020. KCS finished 5th out of 21 teams throughout BC and Washington State. Highlights of the meet included; 13 of the 15 swimmers qualifying out of the prelims for the evening finals to race for medals. The team won a total of 9 medals (3 Gold, 2 Silver & 4 Bronze). ... Medal winners and finalist included: Jack Cameron (pictured) in the 16 & Under Boys winning two Gold Medals in the 100 and 200 Fly events. In the 200 Fly Cameron achieved his first Olympic Trials Qualifying standard. Jack also won a Silver in the 100 Free Diego Paz in the 16 & Under Boys won a Gold Medal in the 400 IM while qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Trials in that event. Diego also won a Silver Medal in the 200 IM and a Bronze Medal in the 400 Free. Diego also set two new club records in the 200 & 400 IM events. Trevor Laupland in the 17 & Over won a Bronze Medal in the 400 IM and 8th in the 400 Free Keana Smart in the 16 & Over Girls age Group won a Bronze Medal in the 200 Back, 4th in 100 Back and 10th in the 200 Fly.. Sarah Koopmans in the 16 & Over Girls winning a Bronze Medal in the 100 Fly. Max Angove (15) in the 16 & Under Boys was 4th in the 800 Free. Sienna Angove (13) in the 15 & Under Girls was 4th in the 50 Free and 5th in the 200 Back. Michael Dagasso (17) in the 17 & Over Boys was 9th in the 400 Free. Becky Dean (17) in the 16 & Over Girls was 4th in the 200 Fly. Jake Gysel (15) in the 16 & Under Boys was 6th in the 200 Breaststroke, 7th in the 100 Breaststroke and 9th in the 50 Free. Kate McCullagh (14) 15 & Under Girls was 5th in the 800 Free and 7th in the 400 Free. Haley Rowden (16) in the 16 & Over Girls was 4th in the 100/200 Breaststrokes and 400 IM. Cate Wharton (16) in the 16 & Over Girls was 6th in the 200 Breaststroke and 7th in the 200 Free.

Penticton Winter Jamboree Penticton, BC Jan 26th , 2020 The Kamloops Classic Swim Team sent 12 swimmers to Penticton on Sunday January 26th to compete at the Penticton Swim Club Winter Jamboree. Gus Hill (12) lead the way for the group as he broke through the 4:00 , 200m Individual Medley Regional Time Standard for the first time. Gus also had 3 first place finishes, 1 second and 1 Third place finish. Molly Brookes (12) had 2 first place finishes and 2 second place finishes. Arlen Brown (12) had 3 second place finishes. Emma Krisjanson (10) had 1 second place finish . Stephen Pillay (11) had one third place finish. Oliver Turpin (11) had 1 third place finish.

2020 Snowfest Invitational Swim Meet Kelowna, BC. Jan 17 19, 2020 Pictured: Shale Maurice (10), won 8 medals and set 5 club records on the weekend. Photo Credit: Mary Kay... The Kamloops Classic’s placed second at the 15 team 2020 Snowfest Invitational Swim Meet in Kelowna on the weekend. The Classic’s 45 swimmers brought home a total of 53 Medals (18 Gold, 19 Silver & 16 Bronze) home. Outstanding performances from the Classic’s came from: Shale Maurice (10) in the 11 & Under Girls won 8 medals over the weekend (3 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze). The 3 Gold medals were in the 50,100 and 200 Backstrokes. Shale also broke 5 individual KCS Club Records in the Girls 10 & Under Category ; the 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, 100m Backstroke and the 200m Backstroke. Sienna Angove (13) in the 12 13-Year-old Girls age group won 5 Gold medals in the 100 & 200 Backstrokes, 50 Breaststroke, 200 Free and 200 IM. Sarah Koopmans (17) in the in the 16 & Over Girls age Group won 3 Gold medals in the 100 Fly, 200 Breaststroke and 800 Freestyle. Diego Paz (16) in the 16 & Over Boys age group won 3 Gold medals in the 50 & 200 Backstrokes and the 200 Freestyle. Additional Medal winners included; Ryder Litke (13) in the 12 13 Year Old Boys winning the 100 Breaststroke and 4 Silver medals in the 50 Free, 200 IM, 100 Free and the 200 Breaststroke. Finn Vukusic, 13, won 2 individual medals (2 Bronze),. Trevor Laupland (17) in the the 16 & Over Boys won the 1500 Free and won a Silver medal in the 400 Freestyle. Additional outstanding performances include Tomas Heer capturing two medals, one bronze medal in 100m breaststroke, and one silver medal in the 200m breaststroke. Julian Cinel placed third in 50m butterfly, 50m Breaststroke, and 100m butterfly. Julian also got his Tier one qualifying time in 100m butterfly. Joseph Minichiello placed first in his 50m breaststroke. Other Outstanding achievements included the following swimmers having 100% Best times in the meet; Katelyn McGillis, Aria Chase, Gwenna Faupel, Lucas Heer, Ryder Litke, Max Prelypchan , Katie Franks, Moira Minichiello, Graycen Leduc, Mikayla Brinkworth, Ophelia Dersch, Ryder Crichton, Catherine McCurrach, Allison Ring, Sydney Zulyniak and Dominic Amler

SENIOR The Senior Swimmer of the Month Goes to Jack Cameron. Jack had 88% Attendance during the month while having 100% Best Times at the MJB Law Swim Meet. Congratulations!

AG2 Katie Franks is AG2’s Swimmer of the Month. Katie had over 90% Attendance in December. This is her first year in AG2 and she’s really improved her training habits since September. Katie is showing big improvements in all four strokes and achieved 7/8 personal bests at the MJB Meet. She also got her first ever Swim BC Provincial Time Standard that weekend! Way to go Katie!

AG1 Aria has really taken initiative to improve her swimming during the time leading up to our MJB Ice Classic. She had an excellent performance at that meet! Aria’s motivation and drive to improve makes her an excellent role model for the group!

JUNIOR Haolin Li is Junior’s Swimmer of the Month. Haolin has worked hard and emerged as one of the leaders of the Junior Group. He if often seen leading the lanes and does a great job keeping track of the pace clock. Hard work paid off at the MJB Meet. Haolin was on fire all weekend and went 8/8 Best Times in his swims including breaking the 4:00 200m IM Time Standard for the very first time!

Alicja has done an excellent job improving at every single practice. She constantly shows the motivation to improve. Her performance at her first 200m IM at the MJB Ice Classic was an excellent achievement.

27th Annual MJB Law Invitational Swim Meet Dec 13 17, 2019 The Kamloops Classic Swim Club had an outstanding weekend winning their own 27th Annual MJB Law Invitational Swim Meet, Dec 13 15, 2019. The club hosted 365 swimmers from 14 clubs throughout BC and Alberta. The Classic’s won the meet while winning a total of 97 Medals (39 Gold, 29 Silver and 29 Bronze Medals) and setting a total of 19 new club records.... The following swimmers put in outstanding performances over the weekend: Shale Maurice (10) in the 10 & Under Girls won 8 gold medals over the weekend while setting 2 club records in the 50 Free and 50 Fly. Sienna Angove (12) in the 11 & 12 Girls Age Group won 8 Gold Medals while setting 8 new club records in all 8 of those events. Haley Rowden (15) in the 15 & Over Girls Age Group set two new club records in the 50 and 200 Breaststrokes while winning two gold medals in the 200 Fly and 100 Breaststroke. Sarah Koopman (16) in the 15 & Over Girls won 4 Gold medals over the weekend while setting new club records in 3 events (50 Free/50 Fly and 100 Fly). Keana Smart (16) in the 15 & Over Girls won 2 Gold medals over the weekend while setting a new club records in the 50 Backstroke and Diego Paz (16) in the 15 & Over Boys won 1 Gold medal over the weekend while setting new club records in 3 events (1500 Free, 200 & 400 IM). Other individual medalists included Ryder Crichton (10 1 Silver, 2 Bronze), Julian Cinel (10 3 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze) Ryder Litke (13 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze), Joseph Minichiello (10 2 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze), Finn Vikusic (13 1 Bronze), Claire Bagabuyo (13 3 Bronze), Gwenna Faupel (9 1 Silver, 3 Bronze), Katie Franks (12 1 Gold, 3 Bronze) and Moira Minichiello (12 3 Silver, 2 Bronze). The Girls 10 and under Medley relay placing 3rd which consisted of. Elise Percy backstroke, Anika Philpotts, Breaststroke Alexa Cinel Butterfly, and Lienke Raath swimming freestyle. The following KCS swimmers had 100% Best Times in their individual swims: Alicja Tomczyk, Anika Phillpotts, Avani Sharma, Bailin Li, Caiden Blackall, Claire Bagabuyo, Dylan Sproule, Emilie Reid, Haolin Li, Joseph Minichiello, Julian Cinel, Justine Etherington, Manuel Centeno, Matthew Amler, Ophelia Dersch, Shaelyn Christie, Shale Maurice, Sienna Angove, Sydni Zulyniak, Jack Cameron, Sarah Koopmans, Trevor Laupland, Diego Paz and Haley Rowden New Regional and Provincial qualifiers included: Katie Franks, achieving her first Provincial Age Group Time Standards (100m and 200m Breaststroke). Sydni Zulyniak and Haolin Li were new Regional qualifiers going under the 4:00 Time Standard in the 200m IM and Arlen Brown, Graycen Leduc, Augustus Hill, Ophelia Dersch and Sydni Zulyniak made finals for the first time in their swimming careers.

Thanks to our amazing volunteers for providing our officials and coaches with good eats this weekend!! Here's the Sunday Finals spread.

The Senior Swimmer of the month for November goes to Dominic A. Dominic had 89% attendance during November and 100% best times at the PG Fall Invitational. Well done!