The 2019 Canada West swim championships are set to begin Friday (Nov 22) in Lethbridge, Alberta with the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack having it's largest team ever competing.
Head coach
Brad Dalke will have four male and one female student/athletes competing at this event.
Ryley McRae (Kamloops, BC),
Matthew Gauthier (Sylvan Lake, AB),
Ben Nichols (Port Coquitlam, BC) and
Oliver Castle (Shawnigan Lake, BC) will compete in not only individual events but for the first time ever, Thompson Rivers will have a relay team.
The other athlete competing is
Emily Dagasso (Kamloops, BC). The event wraps up on Sunday. Swimmers will be trying to earn times as well to qualify for the U SPORTS Nationals which will be held in Victoria, BC early in 2020.
COMMENTS OF SWIMMER BEN NICHOLS (1ST YEAR, PORT COQUITLAM, BC):
https://twitter.com/GoTRUWolfPack/status/1197358195754225664
COMMENTS OF SWIMMER OLIVER CASTLE (1ST YEAR, SHAWINIGAN LAKE, BC) :
https://twitter.com/GoTRUWolfPack/status/1197358221947588608
COMMENTS OF SWIMMER MATTHEW GAUTHIER (3RD YEAR, SYLVAN LAKE, AB):
https://twitter.com/GoTRUWolfPack/status/1197358245930602496