OSC February Splash 2026

February Splash 2026

Edmonton, AB

February 22, 2026

(written by Coach Francois Coetzer)

February Splash makes an impact!

On Sunday February 22nd, 2026 OSC hosted a quick time trial for swimmers in our JAG to National groups.  The energy was a reminder of the very successful “double-double” meet that OSC hosted in the past with one goal: give swimmers a chance to race mid-February in preparation for Provincial meets.  For some of these swimmers, it was their first time racing long course (50m format) and OSC swimmers put up their hands!!

In total we had 76 best times (sorry not 6-7) from only 66 swimmers, plus 2 new Provincial Champs qualifiers!  Claire Purves smashed the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:20.44 getting her champs time in ALL age groups setting her up for the rest of her swimmer career at the Provincial level.  Jaxon Kuang narrowly missed his champs time in the 100 Freestyle so he stepped it up in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 2:10.96 punching his ticket to the provincial event in March. Zenon Andriuk crushed his 100 Breaststroke and carried the momentum into his 200 Breaststroke where he cinched a spot to Champs with a time of 3:01.55!

The coaches are extremely proud of all the swimmers and this meet was a great indicator of the progress they have made with all the hard work they are putting into every practice.  And this meet was such a huge success look forward to OSC building on that next season when we do the February Splash again!

We also had the opportunity to host two officials clinics for our volunteers and offer many of them their first deck evaluation in preparation for Champs next month - a huge thank you to Sue Buhler and Donna Cole for running the course for our volunteers, and to the hospitality volunteers who provided an amazing lunch for everyone that attended! We are excited to see everyone on deck in their new positions at Champs.

Congratulations to all swimmers and keep pushing!