Duncan Swimming News
Duncan Swim Team 2010 / 2011 Registration
Leanne Sirup, DST Head Coach
The Duncan Swim Team's Registration days will take place on Tuesday, September 7th and Thursday, September 9th at 4 - 6pm in the Island Savings Center's Koksilah and Mesachie Rooms.
Duncan Swim Team members - returning and interested - please be aware that Registration Packages will be emailed and can be printed off prior to Registration.
Interested swimmers please contact DST Head Coach Leanne Sirup for any questions prior to Registration.
Please continue to watch the DST website for further information.
Reid ends season in timely fashion
Don Bodger, Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial
Veronica Reid has closed the book on her days as a member of the Duncan Stingrays’ swim team and is ready to start a new chapter of her life at New York’s Stony Brook University.
Cowichan Secondary School grad Reid swam her final two meets with the Stingrays during the Canadian age-group nationals in Winnipeg and senior nationals in Victoria.
Stingrays’ coach Leanne Sirup didn’t make the trip to Winnipeg with Reid and Drake McKay due to other commitments within the club.
Garriock garners a garland of gold, silver and bronze at Summer Games
Kevin Rothbauer, The Citizen
Natalia Garriock couldn't have brought home a better haul from the BC Summer Games if she had been dragging a net behind her.
The 14-year-old swimmer returned home from Langley last month with seven medals: gold in the 100m butterfly, silver in the 200m and 400m individual medley and 100m backstroke, and bronze in the 200m backstroke, and gold as part of the Vancouver Island-Central Coast teams in the 4x100 medley and freestyle relays.
All-in-all, not a bad bunch of results....
Stingrays cut through the record book at B.C.’s
Don Bodger, Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial
Duncan’s Stingrays honed in more medals and club bests competing against 600 swimmers in the Team Aquatic Supplies Provincial AAA Championships in Kamloops during the July 10-11 weekend.
Thirty-seven of B.C.’s 61 squads met with the Stingrays ready to rock the records.
Samantha Jory, Tamara Garriock, Natalia Garriock, Desirae Ridenour and Drake McKay all competed. Use the link below for full details and results...
BC Summer Games
Leanne Sirup, DST Head Coach
Duncan Swim Team member Natalia Garriock will be racing in Langley at the BC Summer Games this weekend.
The Province is divided into 8 Zones with representatives in 26 Sports totaling more than 3000 athletes. 20 swimmers from the Vancouver Island Central Coast Region were selected to represent Zone 6.
For more information about BC Summer Games please go to BCGames.org and for Real Time Results please visit the link below...
Canadian Age Group Championships
Leanne Sirup, DST Head Coach
2 members of the Duncan Swim Team are racing at the Canadian Age Group Championships: Veronica Reid and Drake McKay.
More than 1300 swimmers from across the Country ages 11 - 18 are competing at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg, MB.
For Real Time Results please visit the link below...
Stingrays terrific at provincial AAA meet
Kevin Rothbauer, The Citizen
Conditions were difficult for the approximately 600 swimmers who attended the Team Aquatic Supplies Provincial AAA Championships in Kamloops last weekend -- only one provincial record fell over the course of the meet -- but that didn't stop the Duncan Stingrays from putting together a phenomenal meet, setting a number of club records and bringing home four medals.
Natalia Garriock set five personal bests over six races, achieved her first-ever senior qualifying time in the 100m butterfly, reached the top eight four times and finished fourth in the 200m butterfly and 200m backstroke. Garriock will be racing at the BC Summer Games in Langley later this month.
Garriock finishes her tenure as a Duncan Stingrays swimmer in fine style
Don Bodger, Cowichan News Leader and Pictorial
Tamara Garriock definitely made her final appearance as a member of the Duncan Stingrays’ swim team memorable.
Garriock, pictured, was with her Stingrays’ teammates for the final time in Kamloops at the provincial AAA championships. She finished second in the 400-metre freestyle.
"It went well," she said. "I got five club records and some best times. I was pretty happy."
Ridenour leads Stingrays to solid results at Provincial AA Long Course Championships
Kevin Rothbauer, The Citizen
Ten-year-old swimmer Desirae Ridenour put in a phenomenal performance to lead the Duncan Stingrays at the Provincial AA Long Course Championships in Surrey on June 25-27.
Ridenour recorded personal bests in all of her races, and earned a Provincial "Swim Stars" 10 and under AAA time, qualifying her to attend a meet in Kamloops for B.C.'s best young swimmers. Ridenour also recorded her first-ever Duncan Swim Team record with a time of 3:43.13 in the 10 and under girls 200m breaststroke, taking more than seven seconds off the old mark, set in 2007.
Jeremy Kissack and Haakon Koyote both set personal bests in all but one of their races.
About Us
The purpose of Duncan Stingrays Swim Team is to develop competitive swimmers as athletes and people. We understand that the real meaning of winning is to reach ones own potential, not the place of a swimmers finish. We strive to not only produce swimming champions but champions in life.
Our Mission
The mission of the Duncan Stingrays Swim Team is to embrace all levels of swimmers and provide each swimmer with the tools and opportunity to achieve any goal they may set. Every swimmer will enjoy success with hard work, dedication, and support from teammates, coaches and parents. Our members participate in meets sanctioned by Swim BC and are governed by Swimming/Natation Canada rules and regulations. The Duncan Stingrays Swim Team ascribes to a well-defined program where each swimmer is encouraged to gradually increase their degree of commitment to achieve success at all levels of training. The team provides an environment and an opportunity for young people to learn, to enjoy and to compete with an eye toward long term results.
