The Calgary Patriots dove into some crisp fall racing on October 18th at the UCSC Fall Start Up, dropping time like autumn leaves at the University of Calgary. The theme of the day was speed, with an incredible wave of new time standards being achieved by nineteen different swimmers. Big congratulations to multi-qualifiers like Charlotte Bratton, Gibson Hurd, Kelly Plosz, and Willa Shortt, who led the charge in securing those next-level cuts.
Our all-time record board is going to need a few updates after this meet! We saw some massive swims, with Levi Hildebrand and William Cameron both rocketing to the #1 spot in team history in their respective events. The record-rewriting didn't stop there, as Samuel Bygrave impressively landed three new Top 10 times. William also earned a new Top 10 Youth Recognition award for his speedy 100 Free, capping off a stellar day for the Patriots.
Beyond the official accolades, huge personal bests were a highlight, including Lily Avery shaving off a stunning 17.9% in her 100 Back and Vivaan Vaidya dropping a cool 7.5% in his 100 Fly. What a fantastic day of racing, Patriots!
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Podium finishes – Individual events
| Swimmer | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| No CP individual podium finishes at this meet. | | | |
New time standards achieved
| Swimmer | Age | Champs | Trials |
|---|
| Cadence Waldhuber | 15 | 100 Breast | |
| Cate Wachtler | 16 | | 100 Fly |
| Charlie Serra | 15 | | 100 Breast |
| Charlotte Bratton | 17 | | 100 Fly, 100 Free |
| Claudia Harmon | 16 | | 100 Back |
| Gibson Hurd | 16 | | 100 Back, 100 Free |
| Hudson Blough | 16 | 100 Fly | |
| Ingrid Kadatz | 15 | | 100 Free |
| Jayden Wong | 16 | 100 Fly | |
| Kelly Plosz | 17 | | 100 Back, 100 Free |
| Lauren Matiakis | 16 | | 100 Breast |
| Leah Thompson | 14 | | 100 Free |
| Maya Storck | 17 | 100 Free | 100 Breast |
| Samuel Bygrave | 16 | 100 Free | |
| Sara Gomez | 15 | 100 Fly | 100 Free |
| Scarlett Herget | 17 | 100 Breast | |
| Spencer Bratton | 15 | 100 Breast | 100 Fly |
| Willa Shortt | 14 | | 100 Back, 100 Fly, 100 Free |
| Zack Schwanke | 16 | | 100 Fly |
New Youth Recognition awards achieved
| Swimmer | Age | Top 1 | Top 10 | Top 5 |
|---|
| William Cameron | 14 | | 100 Free | |
Notable improvements
| Swimmer | Age | Improvement | Event |
|---|
| Lily Avery | 15 | 17.9% | 100 Back |
| Vivaan Vaidya | 15 | 7.5% | 100 Fly |
New club records – all-time top 10
| Swimmer | Age | Event | All-time rank |
|---|
| Cadence Waldhuber | 15 | 100 Free | #4 (new to top 10) |
| Cadence Waldhuber | 15 | 100 Fly | #9 (was #10) |
| Federico Martino | 14 | 100 Breast | #2 (new to top 10) |
| Federico Martino | 14 | 100 Free | #7 (new to top 10) |
| Levi Hildebrand | 16 | 100 Fly | #1 (new to top 10) |
| Noa Josh Burger | 13 | 100 Free | #2 (new to top 10) |
| Noa Josh Burger | 13 | 100 Fly | #7 (new to top 10) |
| Samuel Bygrave | 16 | 100 Breast | #3 (new to top 10) |
| Samuel Bygrave | 16 | 100 Free | #4 (new to top 10) |
| Samuel Bygrave | 16 | 100 Back | #6 (new to top 10) |
| Sara Gomez | 15 | 100 Fly | #10 (new to top 10) |
| Scarlett Herget | 17 | 100 Back | #4 (new to top 10) |
| Scarlett Herget | 17 | 100 Breast | #10 (new to top 10) |
| Spencer Bratton | 15 | 100 Breast | #8 (new to top 10) |
| William Cameron | 14 | 100 Fly | #1 (was #2) |
| William Cameron | 14 | 100 Free | #1 (was #7) |
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