Sylvan Lake Open Water Provincial Swimming Championships -- July 26, 2003

Once again a number of CMSC members made the trek up north to Sylvan Lake for this fun open water swim. The race was held on a lovely, sunny afternoon. In typical race day fashion the lake was calm when we arrived but became rougher by race time. Sylvan Lake is definitely no Talisman Centre. It is big, cold and rough.

The 1 Km Citizens Swim saw our following members competing:

Chris Dickson
Dave Dickson
Brad Tomlinson

Our 3 Km racers were:

Myself (Jodie Wall)
Jeff Welechuk
Karl Felsmann
Rene Starratt
Mike Morrow
Michael Heath-Eves

This year not only did four of our swimmers win their events but they also set new course records. This impressive feat was done by:

Dave Dickson -- 1 Km Citizens Swim (16:39)
Jeff Welechuk -- 3 Km Men's 30-39 (40:53)
Mike Morrow -- 3 Km Men's 50-59 (45:02)
Michael Heath-Eves -- 3 Km Men's 60 & Over (50:35)

Very well done guys!!

Other impressive finishers were Rene Starratt, 2nd in Women's 50-49 3 Km Swim, Karl Felsmann, 3rd in Men's 30-39 3 Km Swim & Brad Tomlinson, 3rd in Men's 40-49 3 Km Swim. So for those of you who missed out on Sylvan Lake this year there is always next year to give the "Big Pool" a shot. Mark your calendars for the 3rd weekend in July and come on out. As for swimming off course, don?t worry, I certainly did this myself this year. One of my teammates (Chris Dickson) congratulated me on winning the 4 Km race when I arrived back at the pier. There of course wasn't a 4 Km race I just went that far off course on my 3 Km swim! Jodie Wall -Evenings, Lane 5