Winter Provincial Trials SC 2025

Tara McWilliams

EVENT: Winter Provincial Trials SC 

DATES: March 7-9th

LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta

# of teams: 34 teams

# of AMAC swimmers racing: 12 AMAC qualified swimmers

Medals earned as a club: 20 medals

 

Next meet: Pronghorn Classic in Lethbridge on March 14-16th

 

Coaches Shout Out:

Winter Provincial Trials: The 12 AMAC swimmers who attended Provincial Trials in Calgary over the weekend all showed up ready to compete and did amazing. From best times and podium finishes to the positive atmosphere on deck this swim meet was an absolutely stellar showing from AMAC. The swimmers not only came ready to race but also cheered on their teammates, had fun on deck, and showed their hard work and commitment in taking and receiving feedback throughout the weekend. 

Swim Meet Awards: These awards were extremely hard to choose as each and every swimmer had numerous swims or moments that were memorable.  

Swim(s) of the Meet: The Swim(s) of the Meet go to our FOUR new Provincial Championship Qualifiers.

  • Aliya Seeley had an exceptional 400IM, and has put in the work all season to make this tough race one of her top focus events. Aliya finished first in the 15 year old age group, went a best time, and punched her ticket to Provincial Championships! Congratulations, Aliya!

  • Leo Yonkman doubled down on his ticket to Provincial Championships with first place finishes in both the 100m breaststroke and 100m IM achieving major best times in both swims! Well done, Leo! 

  • Lauren Gainsborough was able to snag a medal in all three breaststroke events, alongside other swims, but her stand-out race was her 200m breaststroke where she jumped from 3rd in prelims to 1st earning her a place at Provincial Championships, and dropping a total of almost 9 seconds from her previous time! Good job, Lauren! 

  • Johnathan Marshall had his swim of the weekend in the 16&over 50 breast final, dropping almost a full second from his entry time. This gold medal finish punched his ticket to Provincial Championships and put him in first by over a second! Congrats, Johnny!

Heart and Hustle: The Heart and Hustle recognition of the meet goes to our four AMAC relay teams for their best-time performances! 

  • Boys 16&over 200m Freestyle and 200m Medley: Johnathan Marshall, Leo Yonkman, Wyatt Gage, and Matthew Daley. The boys were seeded fourth in both of their relays and finished with a bronze medal in the freestyle relay and silver medal in the medley! On both relays each individual played a part to make these swims collective best times and podium finishes. Their teamwork, work ethic, and determination paid off as they cheered each other on, went personal best times on the relays, and came back with some hardware from the meet! Great work, boys! 

  • Girls 14&under 200m freestyle relay: Lauren Gainsborough, Olivia Liebenberg, Estelle Grisak, and Nayla Berg. The girls collectively dropped over two seconds from their entry time (a collection of their best times) to swim a stellar race, finishing second in their heat, and putting together some speedy individual times! 

  • Girls 14&under 200m Medley Relay: Estelle Grisak, Lauren Gainsborough, Breagh Kohlman, and Olivia Liebenberg. The medley relay swimmers were ready to RACE and gave it their all in this swim gaining a collective best time. The girls should be extremely proud of their team efforts, individual times, and work put into this swim! Very well done, girls! 

 

Nayla Berg (13) 1 new best time

55th 50 freestyle prelim

19th 100 breaststroke prelim

15th 200 freestyle RELAY

23rd 200 IM prelim

45th 100 freestyle prelim

13th 200 breaststroke prelim

21st 50 freestyle prelim

26th 100 IM prelim

 

Matthew Daley (17) 5 new best times

16th 50 freestyle prelim

9th 100 breaststroke prelim

3rd 200 freestyle RELAY

14th 50 butterfly prelim

23rd 100 freestyle prelim

2nd 200 medley RELAY

5th 50 breaststroke prelim

5th 50 breaststroke final

12th 100 IM prelim

 

Westin Endres (17) 3 new best times

21st 50 freestyle prelim

5th 100 breaststroke prelim

7th 100 breaststroke final

3rd 200 backstroke prelim

3rd 200 backstroke final

21st 100 freestyle prelim

6th 200 breaststroke prelim

4th 200 breaststroke final

9th 100 backstroke prelim

7th 100 backstroke final

9th 100 IM prelim

8th 100 IM final

 

Wyatt Gage (16) 8 new best times

6th 100 butterfly prelim

4th 100 butterfly final

6th 50 freestyle prelim

5th 50 freestyle final

3rd 200 freestyle RELAY

8th 50 butterfly prelim

6th 50 butterfly final

5th 100 freestyle prelim

8th 100 freestyle final

2nd 200 Medley RELAY

5th 100 backstroke prelim

6th 100 backstroke final

7th 200 freestyle prelim

7th 200 freestyle final


 

Lauren Gainsborough (14) 10 new best times

15th 100 butterfly prelim

7th 100 breaststroke prelim

3rd 100 breaststroke final

15th 200 freestyle RELAY

16th 50 butterfly prelim

18th 100 freestyle prelim

18th 200 medley prelim

3rd 200 breaststroke prelim

1st 200 breaststroke final

2nd 50 breaststroke prelim

2nd 50 breaststroke final

7th 100 IM prelim

5th 100 IM final

 

Estelle Grisak (14) 4 new best times

15th 50 backstroke prelim

17th 100 breaststroke prelim

15th 200 freestyle RELAY

18th 200 backstroke prelim

38th 100 freestyle prelim

18th 200 freestyle RELAY

23rd 100 backstroke prelim

20th  200 freestyle prelim

21st 100 IM

 

Breagh Kohlman (13) 2 new best times

23rd 100 butterfly prelim

40th 100 breaststroke prelim

47th 200 IM prelim

10th 200 butterfly prelim

18th 200 Medley RELAY

49th 200 breaststroke prelim

35th 50 breaststroke prelim

32nd 100 IM prelim

 

Olivia Liebenberg (12) 7 new best times

38th 50 freestyle prelim

46th 50 backstroke prelim 

12th 400 freestyle timed final

15th 200 freestyle RELAY

33rd 50 butterfly prelim

10th 100 freestyle prelim

18th 200 medley RELAY

41st 100 backstroke prelim

12th 200 freestyle prelim

 

Johnathan Marshall (17) 5 new best times

4th 100 butterfly prelim

3rd 100 butterfly final

3rd 50 freestyle prelim

4th 50 freestyle final

4th 100 breaststroke prelim

4th 100 breaststroke final

3rd 200 freestyle RELAY

5th 50 butterfly prelim

5th 50 butterfly final

7th 100 freestyle prelim

6th 100 freestyle final

2nd 200 medley RELAY

2nd 50 breaststroke prelim

1st 50 breaststroke final

4th 100 IM prelim

4th 100 IM final

 

Amethyst Millar (17) 5 new best times

14th 50 backstroke prelim

13th 100 breaststroke prelim

15th 50 butterfly prelim

22nd 100 freestyle prelim

15th 100 backstroke prelim

11th 50 breaststroke prelim

5th 100 IM prelim

5th 100 IM final

 

Aliya Seeley (15) 5 new best times

1st 400 IM final

7th 400 freestyle final

5th 200 IM prelim

6th 200 IM final

20th 50 butterfly prelim

15th 100 backstroke prelim

14th 200 freestyle prelim

3rd 800 freestyle final

 

Leo Yonkman (15) 8 new best times

8th 50 freestyle prelim

7th 50 freestyle final

2nd 100 breaststroke prelim

1st 100 breaststroke final

3rd 200 freestyle RELAY

2nd 200 IM prelim

2nd 200 IM final

2nd 100 freestyle prelim

6th 100 freestyle final

2nd 200 medley RELAY

6th 200 breaststroke prelim

1st 50 breaststroke prelim

2nd 50 breaststroke final

3rd 100 IM prelim

1st 100 IM final