The team will feature six members of the local club attending the Saskatchewan Winter Games, explained club president Amie Evans during a barbecue fundraiser held at Legacy Co-op in the city Friday.
The Winter Games team are part of the Yorkton artistic (formerly synchronized) swimming club which has operated in the city for some 30 years.
While Friday’s event was raising dollars for a specific event, Evans said the competitive swimmers in the club normally attend two, or three competitions each year, then provincials, with the Winter Games held every four years.
The Yorkton club has had about 20 swimmers each year recently, said Evans, adding “we’re hoping to grow that (number).”
Swimmers may participate in recreational or competitive, with the recreational path learning more about basic swimming, but also basic figures, and a routine for the year-end club show. Evans added recreational swimmers can attend provincials in their own category too.
The club is for swimmers four to 18, and anyone wanting more information can email yorktonaquabatis@hotmail.ca. They will also have a table at the citywide registration Sept. 1, at the Gallagher Centre.
