The Cochrane Piranhas had a stellar showing last weekend (August 11/12), at the Alberta Summer Swim Association (ASSA) Regional Championships in Calgary.

Out of fifty-six swimmers, thirty-seven will be making their way to compete in the Provincial Championships being held in Edmonton this upcoming weekend.

Head Coach, Breanna Hendriks, says she was absolutely amazed at the swimmers' performances. "It was crazy, I was blown away. It was so exciting that I pretty much lost my voice over the weekend from cheering so much."

One of the top highlights was returning to Cochrane with 57 individual medals (14 Gold, 28 Silver, and 15 Bronze) and 15 Relay medals (6 Gold, 5 Silver, and 4 Bronze), says Hendriks, who believes this was the most successful Regional competition of her coaching career. "This is my fifth year now, and I think this is the most medals we have ever won. We also have a number of swimmers qualifying for Provincials."

Hendriks says her coaching team definitely needs credit for the outstanding results. "The coaches did a really great job for making sure the kids were really ready for every single event and that makes a huge difference. We work really well as a team in order to make sure the kids are going to do the best job they possibly can."

And lastly, it comes down to the swimmers. "The kids wanted it and then they just went for it."

The Piranhas trained last night and will train one last time tonight (August 15) before heading to Edmonton for Provincials for the multi-day competition.

Below is a summary of the results for both individual qualifiers and wildcard swimmers for the Piranhas, with the FULL LIST of results found HERE. 

  • Isabella Barreto-Waringer placed 3rd in the 50 Free and 2nd in 400 Free
  • Natalie Barreto-Waringer placed 3rd in the 50 Breast
  • Rylee Bashow placed 2nd in the 50 Breast and 2nd in the  25 Breast
  • Reid Boukall placed 1st in 25 Back, 2nd in 25 Free and 2nd in 50 Free
  • Rylan Carnegie placed 2nd in 25 Back, 2nd in 25 Breast and 3rd in 100 IM
  • Sydney Carnegie placed 3rd in the 400 m Free
  • Jacob Corcoran placed 1st in the 25 Free, 2nd in 100 IM, 2nd in 25 Fly and 3rd in 50 Free
  • Eli Fitzsimmons placed 3rd in 100 m Fly
  • Bryson Hammer placed 3rd in 400 m Free
  • Kailuam Hill Van Hout placed 3rd in 50 m Fly
  • Oliver Johnson placed 1st in 200 m Free, 1st in 100 meter IM, 2nd in 25 Fly and 2nd in 50 Fly
  • Ella Kruger placed 3rd in 100 m Fly and 3rd in 100 Back
  • Max Kruger placed 3rd in 200 m IM, 3rd in 100 Breast and 3rd in 50 Breast
  • Levi Lewko placed 2nd in 200 Free
  • Teryn Lewko placed 2nd in 25 m Fly
  • Jade Macosky placed 2nd in 100 mFly, 2nd in 800 Free and 2nd in 1500 m Free
  • Bria Michalski placed 1st in 100 m Fly, 2nd in 100 m Breast, 3rd in 100 m IM and 3rd in 50 Breast
  • Sarah Pawliuk placed 2nd in 25 m Back and 3rd in 25 m Free
  • Josie Powers placed 2nd in 50 Breast
  • Caebri Smith placed 1st in 50 m Free, 1st in 100 m Free, 2nd in 50 m Back and 2nd in 200 m Free
  • Aaron Swedlo placed 1st in 200 m Free, 2nd in 50 m Free, 2nd in 400 m Free and 2nd in 100 m Free
  • Catherine Swedlo placed 2nd in 50 m Free, 2nd in 200 m Free, 2nd in 400 m Free and 2nd in 100 m Free
  • Eric Swedlo placed 1st in 100 m Breast, 1st in 200 m Free, 1st in 400 m Free and 1st in 50 Breast
  • Evan Thibodeau placed 1st in 25 m Breast, 1st in 50 m Back and 2nd in 50 m Breast

In addition to the above the following swimmers have been wildcarded to attend provincials based on their times:

  • Ben Barclay will swim in the boys 13&14-year-old 100 m Free and 50 m Free events
  • Jake Barclay will swim in the boys 15-17-year-old 50 m Free, 50 m Back and 100 m Back events
  • Natalie Barreto-Waringer will swim in the girls 13&14-year-old 100 m Breast
  • Rylee Bashow will swim In the girls 9&10-year-old 100 m IM and 50 m Fly
  • Rylan Carnegie will swim in the boys 7&8-year-old 100 m IM
  • Jacob Corcoran will swim in the boys 7&8-year-old 50 m Free
  • Bryson Hammer will swim in the boys 15-17-year-old 400 m Free and 50 m Back events
  • Kailuam Hill Van Hout will swim in the boys 9&10-year-old 50 m Fly
  • Ella Kruger will swim in the girls 13&14-year-old 100 m Back and 100 m Rly
  • Max Kruger will swim in the boys 15-17-year-old 50 m\ Breast, 100 m Breast, 200 m IM and 100 m IM
  • Levi Lewko will swim in the boys 13&14-year-old 400 m Free
  • Bria Michalski will swim in the girls 15-17-year-old 50 m Breast

In Relays:

  • The girls 8 & U team of Teryn Lewko, Cadence Bashow, Mackinley Smith and Taya Hill Van Hout placed 2nd in the 100 m Medley Relay to earn a spot in provincials
  • The girls 14&U team of Ella Kruger, Josie Powers, Natalie Barreto-Waringer and Catherine Swedlo placed 3rd in the 200 m Medley Relay and were wild carded to attend provincials
  • The girls 17&U team of Madyson Cheverie, Bria Michalski, Jade Macosky and Sydney Carnegie placed 3rd in the 200 meter Medley Relay and were wild carded to attend provincials
  • The girls 8&U team of Taya Hill Van Hout, Teryn Lewko, Cadence Bashow and Mackinley Smith placed 2nd in the girls 100 m Free Relay and will attend provincials as a qualifying team
  • The girls 17&U team of Jade Macosky, Madyson Cheverie, Danica Richter and Bria Michalski placed 2nd in the 200 m Free relay to earn their spot at provincials
  • The mixed 12&U team of Isabella Barreto Waringer, Kaitlyn Eiserman, Isaac Thibodeau and Aaron Swedlo placed 3rd in the 200 m Free Relay to win a bronze medal and have been wild carded to attend provincials
  • The boys 8&U team of Reid Boukall, Evan Thibodeau, Jacob Corcoran and Rylan Carnegie placed 1st in the 100 meter Medley relay to earn their way to provincials.
  • The boys 17&U team of Jake Barclay, Eric Swedlo, Max Kruger and Bryson Hammer swam their way to 2nd place in the 200 m Medley Relay and earned a spot at the Provincial Championships
  • The boys 8&U team of Evan Thibodeau, Rylan Carnegie, Reid Boukall and Jacob Corcoran swam to a first-place finish and their spot at provincials in the 100 m Free Relay
  • The boys 17&U team of Eric Swedlo, Max Kruger, Bryson Hammer and Jake Barclay won gold in the 200 m Free relay and will represent the Piranhas at provincials
  • The mixed 10&U team of Caebri Smith, Rylee Bashow, Oliver Johnson and Kylan Morin placed 1st in the 100 m Medley Relay to earn their spot in the provincial pool in Edmonton
  • The mixed 12&U team of Isaac Thibodeau, Isabella Barreto Waringer, Kaitlyn Eiserman and Aaron Swedlo placed 2nd in the 200 m Medley Relay and are headed North for provincials
  • The mixed 10&U team of Caebri Smith, Rylee Bashow, Kylan Morin and Oliver Johnson placed 1st in the 100 m Free Relay and earned their spot at provincials
  • The mixed 14&U team Ben Barclay, Natalie Barreto-Waringer, Levi Lewko and Catherine Swedlo placed 2nd in the 200 m Free Relay to earn their way to provincials
  • The boys 14&U team of Levi Lewko, Quinn Fitzsimmons, Ben Barclay and Eli Fitzsimmons were wildcarded to swim in the 200 m Medley Relay
  • The mixed 10&U team of Kaitlyn Weich, Grace Pawliuk, Aidan Boukall and Kailuam Hill van Hout were wildcarded in the 100 m Free Relay