UCSC Dino Cup

Tara McWilliams

EVENT: UCSC Dino Cup

DATES: April 12-13th

LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta

# of teams:  12 teams

# of AMAC swimmers racing: 13 AMAC swimmers

Next meet: Chinook Invitational in Calgary on April 25-27th

 

Coaches Shout Out: 

Congratulations to all of the youngest AMAC swimmers who attended the Dino Cup this past weekend in Calgary! Each and every AMAC swimmer had many personal accomplishments that they should be very proud of! And a HUGE thank you to Coach Celina and Coach Amethyst for supporting the swimmers at this great meet! 

 

Swim Meet Awards:

  • Swim of the Meet: The TWO Swim(s) of the Meet go to Ryes Pattison and Rixtonn Biffart! Both of these boys had absolutely stellar performances on their first-ever 100 butterfly swims! 

    • Ryes crushed his first-ever 100fly! He went into the race feeling some big nerves but didn’t let that shake him from the challenge. This was a major goal swim for Ryes and the coaches are so proud of him for accomplishing a milestone seasonal goal! He stuck to his race plan, gave it everything he had, and left it all in the pool. First time swimming it and he made it look easy snagging a 3rd place medal in his age group! Ryes, you should be so proud of your courage, focus, and heart! Congratulations!

    • Rixtonn crushed his first-ever 100fly! He went into this swim with some nerves, but didn’t let that push him away from the challenge. This was a goal swim for Rixtonn to complete before the end of the season and the coaches are so proud of him for accomplishing this big goal! He stuck to his race plan, gave it everything he had, and left it all in the pool. First time swimming it and he made it look easy snagging a silver medal finish overall in his age group! Rixtonn, you should be so proud of your courage, focus, and heart! Congratulations!  

  • Heart and Hustle:

    • Oleskii Mokryi made a splash at his very first swim meet – Dino Cup! He’s been putting in the hard work at practice, and it showed in every race. He came in nervous, but left the pool with a big smile and heart full of pride. The coaches are all so proud of his effort, courage, and growth – and can’t wait to cheer him on in many more races to come! Congratulations, Oleskii! 

Lillian Liebenberg brought the fire at Dino Cup, crushing her 50 free with a 6-second best time! Her hard work in practice is paying off, and it showed in the way she powered through her races. Focused, fearless, and full of determination – Lillian gave it her all and made each one of her swims count! The coaches are all so proud of her and can’t wait to see what she does next! Well done, Lillian!



 

Tyne Bainbridge (11) 6 new best times

23rd 100 freestyle 

15th 100 IM

26th 50 breaststroke

14th 100 breaststroke

27th 50 freestyle

23rd 50 backstroke

 

Rixtonn Biffart (10) 4 new best times

2nd 50 fly

1st 100 IM

3rd 50 breaststroke

2nd 100 breaststroke

2nd 50 freestyle

2nd 100 fly

 

Kolton Clarke (11) 3 new best times

20th 50 fly

13th 100 IM

21st 100 backstroke

22nd 50 freestyle

4th 100 fly

13th 200 freestyle

 

Braelynn Gale (10) 5 new best times

34th 100 freestyle

28th 50 fly

40th 50 breaststroke

52nd 50 freestyle

7th 100 fly

51st 50 backstroke

 

Campbell Kletzel (10) 2 new best times

18th 100 freestyle

12th 100 IM

9th 50 breaststroke

12th 100 breaststroke

26th 50 freestyle

26th 50 backstroke

 

Kate Kotze (8) 1 new best time

29th 100 freestyle

18th 50 breaststroke

25th 100 backstroke

6th 25 fly

33rd 50 freestyle

31st 50 backstroke

 

Benji Liebenberg (8) 4 new best times

12th 100 freestyle

1st 50 breaststroke

15th 100 backstroke

2nd 100 breaststroke

13th 50 freestyle

18th 50 backstroke

 

Lillian Liebenberg (10) 5 new best times

18th 100 IM

38th 50 breaststroke

14th 200 freestyle

28th 100 breaststroke

31st 50 freestyle

42nd 50 backstroke

 

Caleb Martin (10) 4 new best times

4th 100 freestyle

4th 100 IM

4th 50 freestyle

18th 50 backstroke

2nd 200 freestyle

 

Oleskii Mokryi (9) 4 new best times

29th 100 freestyle

26th 100 backstroke

33rd 50 freestyle

33rd 50 backstroke

 

Lucy Pattison (8) 5 new best times

4th 100 IM

5th 50 breaststroke

4th 100 backstroke

5th 100 breaststroke

11th 50 freestyle

11th 50 backstroke

 

Ryes Pattison (11) 2 new best times

18th 50 fly

5th 100 IM

10th 50 breaststroke

4th 50 breaststroke

3rd 100 fly

16th 50 backstroke


 

Marsha Van Der Merwe (10) 5 new best times

5th 50 fly

3rd 50 breaststroke

6th 200 freestyle

2nd 100 breaststroke

12th 50 freestyle

3rd 100 fly