Swim Alberta Winter Provincial Trials 2026
Swim Alberta Winter Provincial Trials 2026
Medicine Hat, AB
March 6-8, 2026
(written by Coach Ehsan Shafaiyanfard)
This past weekend, 16 OSC swimmers traveled to Medicine Hat for the Alberta Winter Provincial Trials, one of the fastest competitions in Alberta where only qualified swimmers are able to compete.
The results speak for themselves: 62 personal best times and 10 podium finishes were great achievements by these incredible athletes.
Some of the highlights of the weekend are as follows:
Podium Finishes
- Alice Liu – Silver in 100 Free, Bronze in 100 Back and 50 Back
- Kai Rymer – Gold in 50 Breast, Silver in 100 Breast, Bronze in 200 Breast
- Katherine Li – Gold in 50 Breast, Bronze in 200 Breast
- Owen T – Gold in 200 Breast, Bronze in 800 Free
Champs Qualifiers
Kai Rymer qualified for Provincial Championships by winning Gold in the 50 Breast on day one. He later added another champs time in the 200 Breast, finishing in 2:58.61.
Katherine Li also punched her ticket to Provincial Championships by winning Gold in the 50 Breast. She also achieved the time standard in the 200 Breast, clocking 3:00.68.
Owen Tchir achieved his champs time in the 200 Breast with a 2:56.50 in prelims. He later went even faster in finals (2:56.34) to win the Gold medal.
OSC is proud of all the athletes who participated in this high-level meet and stepped out of their comfort zone last weekend. Our next stop is the Neil Lepps Invitational in Sherwood Park on March 14–15, followed by the Provincial Championships hosted by our own club at Kinsmen Sports Centre from March 19–22.
Let’s Go O!