Two dozen members of the Swift Current Barracudas Swim Club were competing in Regina at the Lawson Aquatic Centre over the weekend, and were spread out over two meets.
Seven swimmers were at the higher-level Age Group Prairie Cup meet which required AA ManSask Championship qualifying time to enter.
Six Club records were broken over the weekend:
Female 10&U:
800 Freestyle – Amryne Duncalfe (13:01.61)
200 Butterfly – Erica Saemann (4:18.04)
Female 13-14:
800 Freestyle – Elliot Duncalfe (11:00.59)
200 Butterfly – Elliot Duncalfe (3:18.23)
Male 13-14:
800 Freestyle – Griffin Duncalfe (9:54.13)
200 Backstroke – Griffin Duncalfe (2:28.83)
As well, ten top-3 finishes were achieved - all in the 13U Male Division:
Griffin Duncalfe
800 Freestyle - 3rd place
100 Freestyle – 3rd place
100 Breaststroke – 3rd place
200 Backstroke – 2nd place
200 IM – 1st place
200 Butterfly – 1st place
Evan Ewert
50 Butterfly – 3rd place
200 Backstroke – 3rd place
400 Freestyle – 2nd place
Reid Ewert
50 Butterfly – 2nd place
The other 17 swimmers were in the Prairie Cup Developmental meet, and racked up 21 individual top-3 finishes.
13-14 Female:
Meadow Coates
200 Freestyle – 3rd place
Stephanie Saemann
100 Backstroke – 3rd place
50 Breaststroke – 1st place
800 Freestyle – 1st place
10&U Female:
Amryne Duncalfe
800 Freestyle – 2nd place
13&U Male:
Lucas Potter
50 Backstroke – 1st place
100 Freestyle – 1st place
400 IM – 1st place
100 Backstroke – 1st place
Luke Regier
200 IM – 1st place
200 Freestyle – 1st place
50 Breaststroke – 1st place
Matt Unger
50 Backstroke – 2nd place
100 Freestyle – 2nd place
800 Freestyle – 2nd place
400 IM – 3rd place
Seth Unger
100 Freestyle – 3rd place
400 IM – 2nd place
50 Breaststroke – 2nd place
100 Backstroke – 2nd place
800 Freestyle – 1st place
Also finding the podium over the weekend in the developmental meet was the Barracudas' 13&U Male Medley relay team:
Seth Unger (Backstroke)
Luke Regier (Breaststroke)
Lucas Potter (Butterfly)
Matt Unger (Freestyle)
The four southwest swimmers placed first in the medley relay.
The Barracudas Swim Club is now preparing for two major in-province swim meets coming in March.
The Saskatchewan Junior Championships in Moose Jaw on March 9-11 is the first of the duo, and is for all 'A' level provincial swimmers.
Meanwhile, the meet two weeks after is the Saskatchewan Provincial Championships in Regina on March 23-25. The meet is for 'AA' level ManSask swimmers.