Pugsley’s Plunge 2025

Tara McWilliams

EVENT: Pugsley’s Plunge 2025

DATES: January 17-19th, 2025

LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta

# of teams: 15 teams

# of AMAC swimmers racing: nearly 40 AMAC swimmers

Next meet: Winter Festivals on Jan 25-26 in Edmonton

 

Coaches Shout Out: 

Meet Awards:

  • Swim of the Meet: goes to Carleigh Gainsborough for an absolutely stellar performance on her 200m breaststroke. This race was not only a HUGE best time (by nearly 12 seconds!) but this time also snagged her first SCM Winter Festivals qualifying time. Carleigh impressed all three coaches by going into this first swim of the Friday session with a positive attitude and goal of a best time. She did this by lengthening out her stroke and finding power even when tired at the end of her race. The coaches know how hard she has been working to qualify for this meet, we are all so proud of you Carleigh and cannot wait to see what you are able to accomplish in Edmonton this weekend! 

  • Heart and Hustle: goes to Aliya Seeley for her 200IM in the 14 year-old finals. Aliya told Coach Lauren before warm-up that she had her eyes set on a “Swim of the Session” and gave her race plan on how she would execute an amazing swim. With her eyes on the prize, Aliya finished the race in 3rd place, from a 6th place entry in finals and completed the race with a 2.60 best time! Not only did Aliya come in with a winning attitude, she asked her coaches for advice on how to better execute the swim she wanted to have and then left it all in the water. This swim, for all three coaches on deck, was amazing to watch and the epitome of a “Heart and Hustle” type of race. Well done, Aliya! 


 

Nayla Berg (13) 1 new best time

3rd 200 Breast timed final

6th 100 Free prelim

5th 100 Free final

4th 50 Breast prelim

2nd 50 Breast final

8th 100 Back prelim

7th 100 Back final

2nd 100 Breast timed final

11th 50 Back timed final

 

Rowynn Biffart (16)

1st 200 Breast timed final

1st 200 IM timed final

1st 50 Breast timed final

1st 100 Breast timed final

1st 100 IM timed final

1st 50 Free timed final

 

Ashlyn Dornian (11) 6 new best times

8th 200 Back timed final

14th 100 Free prelim 

17th 50 Fly prelim

5th 200 Free timed final

17th 100 IM timed final

8th 50 Free timed final


 

Carleigh Gainsborough (11) 3 new best times

3rd 200 Breast timed final

9th 200 IM

6th 50 Breast prelim

5th 50 Breast final

9th 100 Back prelim

5th 100 Breast timed final

8th 100 IM timed final

 

Lauren Gainsborough (14) 5 new best times

3rd 200 Breast timed final

4th 200 IM prelim

5th 200 IM final

12th 100 Free prelim

7th 50 Breast prelim

7th 50 Breast final

13th 50 Fly timed final

4th 100 Fly timed final

 

Braelynn Gale (10) 1 new best time

66th 100 Free prelim

61st 100 Back prelim

24th 50 Fly prelim

46th 50 Back timed final

52nd 100 IM timed final

60th 50 Free timed final

 

Amelia Grisak (10) 3 new best times

69th 100 Free prelim

35th 50 Breast prelim

39th 50 Fly prelim

23rd 100 Breast timed final

49th 50 Back timed final

49th 50 Free timed final

 

Estelle Grisak (14) 5 new best times

2nd 200 Back timed final

11th 50 Breast prelim

3rd 100 Back prelim

5th 100 Back final

5th 50 Back timed final

6th 100 IM timed final

14th 50 Free timed final


 

Morgan Hobson (16) 1 new best time

3rd 400 IM timed final

4th 200 IM timed final

4th 50 Breast timed final

9th 100 Back timed final

4th 100 Breast timed final

5th 100 IM timed final


 

Abigail Holden (12) 1 new best time

21st 100 Free prelim

30th 50 Breast prelim

16th 50 Fly prelim

46th 100 IM timed final

25th 50 Free timed final

 

Teagan HOLLINGWORTH (15) 2 new best times

9th 200 Back timed final

15th 100 Free timed final

14th 100 Back timed final

9th 200 Free timed final

11th 50 Back timed final

14th 100 IM timed final

 

Campbell Kletzel (10) 2 new best times

27th 100 Free prelim

8th 50 Breast prelim

8th 50 Breast final

18th 50 Fly prelim

9th 100 Breast prelim

23rd 100 IM timed final

23rd 50 Free timed final

 

Breagh Kohlman (13)

4th 200 Breast timed final

14th 100 Free prelim

6th 50 Breast prelim

6th 50 Breast final

4th 50 Fly prelim

4th 50 Fly final

7th 100 Breast timed final

8th 100 IM timed final

 

Lillian Liebenberg (10) 5 new best times

31st 100 Free prelim

40th 50 Breast prelim

34th 100 Back prelim

28th 50 Back timed final

36th 100 IM timed final

37th 50 Free timed final

 

Olivia Liebenberg (12)

7th 400 Free timed final

5th 100 Free prelim

6th 100 Free final 

7th 50 Breast prelim

6th 50 Breast final

6th 200 Free timed final

13th 100 IM timed final

8th 50 Free timed final

 

Isabelle McWilliams (10) 2 new best times

5th 200 Back timed final

7th 200 IM prelim

5th 200 IM final

10th 100 Back prelim

13th 50 Back timed final

32nd 100 IM timed final

34th 50 Free  timed final

 

Lily McWilliams (14) 5 new best times

1st 400 IM timed final

1st 200 IM prelim

1st 200 IM final

6th 50 Breast prelim

3rd 50 Fly prelim

2nd 50 Fly final

1st 100 IM timed final

1st 50 Free timed final

 

Olivia McWilliams (11) 3 new best times

6th 400 Free timed final

3rd 200 Back timed final

5th 200 IM prelim

6th 200 IM final

3rd 100 Back prelim

3rd 100 Back final

4th 200 Free timed final

3rd 100 IM timed final

 

Amethyst Millar (17)

10th 200 Back timed final

13th 50 Breast timed final

19th 50 Fly timed final

9th 50 Back timed final

20th 50 Free timed final

 

Lucy Pattison (8) 2 new best times

14th 200 Breast timed final

58th 100 Free prelim

35th 50 Breast prelim

35th 100 Back prelim

16th 100 Breast timed final

41st 100 IM timed final

 

Aliya Seeley (14) 2 new best times

4th 400 Free timed final

7th 200 Breast timed final

6th 200 IM prelim

3rd 200 IM final 

17th 50 Fly prelim

4th 200 Free timed final

7th 100 Breast timed final

 

Marsha Van Der Merwe (9) 3 new best times 

3rd 200 Breast timed final

3rd 200 IM prelim

4th 200 IM final 

6th 50 Breast prelim

6th 50 Breast final 

6th 100 Breast timed final

18th 100 IM timed final

14th 50 Free timed final

 

Tyne Bainbridge (11) 1 new best time 

16th 100 Free prelim

14th 50 Breast prelim

14th 100 Back prelim

4th 200 Free prelim

11th 50 Free prelim

 

Rixtonn Biffart (10) 2 new best times 

2nd 400 Free timed final

2nd 100 Free prelim

1st 100 Free final 

1st 50 Fly prelim

1st 50 Fly final 

2nd 100 Breast timed final

4th 100 IM timed final

 

Dain Burnell (12) 5 new best times 

7th 400 Free timed final

8th 100 Free prelim

7th 100 Free final 

6th 100 Back prelim

6th 100 Back final 

4th 200 Free timed final

6th 100 IM timed final

4th 50 Free timed final

 

Kolton Clarke (11) 4 new best times 

8th 200 Back timed final

9th 100 Free prelim

10th 50 Fly prelim

10th 50 Back timed final

7th 100 IM timed final

7th 50 Free timed final

 

Wyatt Gage (16) 2 new best times 

8th 100 Free timed final

13th 50 Fly timed final

7th 200 Free timed final

8th 50 Back timed final

10th 50 Free timed final

10th 100 Fly timed final

 

Johnathan Marshall (17)

9th 100 Free timed final

4th 50 Breast timed final

11th 50 Fly timed final

9th 50 Free timed final

7th 100 Fly timed final

 

Caen McWilliams (15) 3 new best times 

1st 200 Fly timed final

2nd 100 Free timed final

1st 100 Back timed final

7th 50 Fly timed final

3rd 50 Back timed final

3rd 50 Free timed final

 

Masao Mori (13) 7 new best times

2nd 200 Breast timed final

1st 100 Free prelim

1st 100 Free final 

1st 50 Fly prelim

1st 50 Fly final 

2nd 100 Breast timed final

1st 100 IM timed final

1st 50 Free timed final

 

Ryes Pattison (11) 3 new best times 

3rd 200 Breast timed final

7th 200 Back timed final

7th 100 Free prelim

8th 100 Free final 

9th 50 Fly prelim

1st 200 Free timed final

5th 100 IM  timed final

 

Austin Seeley (12) 6 new best times 

6th 200 Breast timed final

4th 200 IM prelim

2nd 200 IM final

7th 50 Breast prelim

5th 50 Breast final  

10th 50 Fly prelim

5th 100 Breast timed final

8th 100 IM timed final

 

Micah Smith (14) 7 new best times 

5th 200 Back timed final

4th 100 Free prelim

4th 100 Free final 

7th 50 Fly prelim

5th 50 Fly final

2nd 200 Free prelim

3rd 100 IM timed final

6th 50 Free timed final

 

Henley Yonkman (8)1 new best time

18th 100 Free

18th 100 Back

8th 200 Free

10th 100 Breast

22nd 50 Back

23rd 50 Free

 

Leo Yonkman (15) 2 new best times 

6th 200 Breast timed final

11th 100 Free timed final

6th 50 Breast  timed final

9th 100 Breast timed final

5th 100 IM timed final

16th 50 Free timed final