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RRRRRRRRRUUUUUUMMMMMMBBBBLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! DECEMBER SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Stephan NasedkinCommitment. Dedication. Perseverance. Passion. These words describe our December Male swimmer of the month. Stefan Nasedkin leads our club through an unmatched dedication to excellence. Stefan is a role model for younger members, making sure he pushes each set his coach tasks him with, sets his goals, commits to log book entries, dedicates his extra time to dryland 4-5 times per week over at the college on top of his training schedule, and all around leads the Black group with his excellent attitude to succeed. Stefan's confidence is soaring right now as he continues to push for his Western Canadian Swimming Championships qualifying time. This time alluded him in Edmonton has he dealt with the difficulties of physical illness all weekend. Those of you who know Stefan, he is rarely complaining, always committed, and challenges his own level of excellence on a day to day basis. Stefan is pursuing University dreams and is currently attending the GPRC as a full time student.
Congratulations Stefan! DECEMBER SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Michelle BylowA transition from fall to winter seems to have sparked this young athlete's interest in swimming and she has recommitted herself to success. Michelle Bylow flirted with her training commitments throughout the fall and decided she wanted to figure out just what she is capable of. Michelle attacked December with spirit and attended Christmas training camp with goals and an attitude to boot. Michelle attended the National training schedule throughout the camp, training just shy of 85,000 meters over 9 days of training. Michelle is hoping this training pays off in her search for National glory. This past weekend in Edmonton, Michlle achieved her Age Group National times and Western Canadian Championships in both the 200 and 100 m breastroke. Michelle's 200 breastroke time also qualifies her as an Age Group recognition athlete in the Province of Alberta. Michelle has also qualified for Age Group Nationals until she is 18. Her commitment is shining through and she now has her sights set on Senior National times.
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Michelle! For more information on how you can become a member of the Piranhas Swim Club, Please contact the Club Office by phone: 538-0732 or email: piranhas@telus.net The Piranhas Swim Club is pleased to offer a pre-competitive option for participation.
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ALBERTA PROVINCIAL 15 AND OVER SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDICINE HAT, AB JANUARY 29-31, 2010 Top Senior level athletes were present in Medicine Hat this past weekend. The pool, the Family Leisure Centre, is known to be a “fast” pool and the Piranhas took advantage of the speed this pool is noted for. The Grande Prairie Piranhas attacked the competition session after session with tremendous results. I am hard pressed to remember a better meet since I have been the coach. Event after event the athletes, 9 of them, managed to better their best times, achieve second swims in the finals, and for two of them, achieve a higher standard in qualifying for next month’s Western Canadian Championships. There were simply too many amazing results to mention. However, the club makes note of a particular event that is known as the “swim of the day” each day. On Friday, Stefan Nasedkin ripped the water to pieces in achieving his very first Western Canadian Championships time standard in the 800 freestyle event; his time of 9:00.37 was good for 7th overall in the event as well. He bettered his own best time by over 17 seconds in achieving this time standard. On Saturday, Jacomie Strydom participated in the Senior girls relay and took off an astonishing 6.5 seconds from her 100 m freestyle in a time of 1:02.63. Sunday saw the Piranhas race stronger than they have in previous meets this season. Topping the group was again Jacomie Strydom; in her quest for a Western Canadian Championship time, swam a personal best in 100 m butterfly, 1:07.76, narrowly missing her own Western time standard by 8, 100th’s of a second. Not to be downplayed was 14 year old Amber Letendre’s efforts in the 50 butterfly. Amber, who turns 15 in between the Senior Provincial Champs and the Age Group Champs (14 and under) astonished everyone on her team by achieving her own Western Champs qualifying time. Amber smashed her best time, the club record, and the time standard, covering the distance in a lightening quick 30.63. The female swimmer of the meet was 19 year old Whitley Sheehan. Three weeks from her own assault on Westerns, Whitley managed best times in 6 of 6 events; those events being 50 free (28.63), 100 free (1:02.92), 200 free (2:19.10), 50 breastroke (35.26- 5th), 100 breastroke (1:17.10- 8th), and 200 breastroke (2:49.26- 13th). Whitley will be swimming 3 of these events at Westerns in Saskatoon. The male swimmer of the meet was 18 year old Stefan Nasedkin. Stefan achieved best times in 5 of 6 events as well. Stefan bettered his best times in 1500 m freestyle (17:22.10- 8th), 400 Individual Medley (4:52.95- 5th), 200 Individual Medley (2:21.93), 400 freestyle (4:20.44), and 100 butterfly (1:07.48). Stefan has been setting the bar very high for the club with his training habits and has experienced tremendous success related to his work ethic. Westerns are a rightful reward for his work. Other events that drew attention this weekend came from 14 year old Michelle Bylow (100 breastroke: 1:15.46- 6th), 50 breastroke: 35.10- 5th), 16 year old Allison Nasedkin (400 freestyle- 5:04.20), and 15 year old Mike Bylow (400 Individual Medley: 5:22.15, 100 butterfly: 1:04.76). The efforts of the entire team were tremendous this past weekend with best times being knocked down every chance the athletes got. Up next for the Piranhas is their very own Northern Lights Invitational February 5-7, 2010 at the Leisure Centre. Jacomie and Mike will be seeking their own Western Canadian Championships time standards. These two will be attempting to join Luke Thiessen, Marius Strydom, Stefan Nasedkin, Michelle Bylow, Whitley Sheehan, and Amber Letendre. Westerns will be held in Saskatoon, SK February 17-22, 2010. This is a very exciting time for the Piranhas as this is the largest squad the team has sent to a National level meet in almost 15 years. The hard work and dedication to excellence has not gone unnoticed. Following Westerns, the 14 and under populations for the Piranhas will be attacking the provincial ranks with the Age Group Trials, which is the meet that allows the swimmers to qualify for Age Group Champs, in Edmonton, AB on March 5-7, 2010. This part of the season is always an exciting time for our swim program. Please contact myself for any questions or interviews. We would be very honored to be able to do a feature on our National level athletes heading into Westerns. We would also greatly appreciate some press coverage during our own local swim meet this weekend. Thank you for your support of the Grande Prairie Piranhas. ALL MEET RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE AT: https://www.swimming.ca/meetreport.aspx?mid=8760 Matthew Bain, Head Coach Grande Prairie Piranhas
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