The Estevan Golden Eels took to the pool in Watrous and owned it, coming back with another provincial team crown and a host of individual honours.
There were a total of 37 swimmers at provincials over the two day event Aug. 5 and 6 and they came home with the Harry Bailey Trophy for the fourth consecutive time. The Eels swimmers collected 1,252 points, beating second place Humboldt Hammerheads who had 966 points.
A total of 21 swimmers came home with medals in the individual events. Those included: Brooke Dzeryk (Silver 50 Breast, Bronze 25 Breast, 50 Breast, 100 IM), Rachel Duncan (Gold 50 Free, 25 Free, Silver 100 IM, Bronze 25 Fly). Rowyn Siever (Silver 25 Back) in the seven to eight year old girls; 7-8 Year Old Boys: Marcus DeLeeuw (Silver 25 Back, 50 Back) and Karson Mvula (Bronze 50 Back, 25 Back, 25 Free); in the nine-to-10 year old girls: Jordyn Tarnes (Gold 100 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Breast, 100 IM, Silver 25 Fly); in the nine-10 year old boys: Blake Andrist (Silver 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 Breast), William Duncan (Silver 100 Free, 50 Free, 100 IM) in the 11-12 year old girls: Alexandra Andrist (Silver 200 Free), Josephina Andrist (Gold 200 Free, 100 Back, 200 IM, Bronze 100 Free, 50 Back), Emily Tarnes (Gold 50 Breast, 100 Breast, Silver 100 Free, 200 IM); in the 11-12 year old boys:
Logan Dalziel (Bronze 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 IM), Lucas Dzeryk (Gold 50 Back, Silver 200 Free, 25 Fly, Bronze 50 Fly, 50 Free), Ethan Elliott (Bronze 50 Back), Tristan Threinen (Gold 200 Free, 200 IM, Silver 100 Free, Bronze 25 Fly); in the 13-14 year old girls: Charlotte Andrist (Silver 200 Free, Bronze 200 Back), Adah DeLeeuw( Gold 100 Free, 200 IM, Silver 100 Fly, 50 Free), Mikayla Hack (Silver 100 Breast, Bronze 100 Back, 200 Breast); in the 13-14 year old boys: Logan Marshall (Bronze 200 Free, 200 Back); in the 15-17 year old girls: Taeghen Hack (Gold 200 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 200 IM Silver 100 Free); and in the 15-17 year old boys: Jaiden Jocelyn (Bronze 50 Fly, 100 Breast). Rachel Duncan, Jordyn Tarnes and Taeghen Hack won the high point awards for their age categories.
They'll look to defend their provincial crown July 28-29, 2018 at the Estevan Aquatic Centre.
Also at the event, coach Cassidy Reich won the Diane Hansen Coach Award. Hansen, like Reich, was a coach/swimmer in the mid 1990s. Hansen died of 2007 from cancer.
After becoming a junior coach at age 13, Reich became the assistant coach of the Eels four years ago and has been the head coach for each of the last two seasons. She'll often swim in the 18+ age group at the same meets as the kids she coaches.
“Cassidy’s wonderful leadership shows true sportsmanlike behaviour and she has our swimmers behaving like champions all the time,” said Eels' media relations director Melanie Dzeryk in a release. “All of our swimmers look up to Cassidy as she is such a positive role model to everyone in the club. We are all so lucky to have her leading and teaching our children and we feel she deserves this award in recognition of her time and energy that she dedicates to our club.”
