Winter Festivals 2025

January 30, 2025

Winter Festival 2025
January 24th to 26th, 2025
Edmonton, AB

(Written by Coach Darian Chan)

Olympian Swim Club (OSC) took on the 2025 Swim Alberta Winter Festival this past weekend at the Kinsmen Sports Centre in Edmonton, and our swimmers put on an incredible display of speed, determination, and team spirit! With 33 OSC athletes in the pool, our club delivered outstanding performances, setting new club records, reaching the podium, and achieving over 120 personal best times!
 
New Club Records! 
A huge congratulations to Evan Brake (10) for setting five new OSC club records—an amazing feat!
 50 Backstroke – 34.26
 100 Backstroke – 1:13.29
 200 Backstroke – 2:38.05
 50 Breaststroke – 40.00
 200 Breaststroke – 3:09.97
Way to go, Evan! 
 
Youth Recognition 
A special shout-out to our swimmers who achieved Top 10 Youth Recognition times.
🏅 Top 10: Tao So
🏅 Top 5: Adrien Peng, Kai Rymer, Evan Brake
 
Relay Teams  
Our Boys 10 & Under relay team of Kai Rymer, Jeremy Tchir, Evan Brake, and Luke Li dominated their events, bringing home GOLD in both the Freestyle and Medley relays! Incredible teamwork, boys!

Our Mixed 12 & Under Freestyle Relay team of Tatiana Cockwill, Gwen Ryan, Josiah Niina, and Leo Wang showed their grit and determination, moving up two spots to capture GOLD! An incredible effort!

Our Mixed 12 & Under Medley Relay team of Tatiana Cockwill, Kendall Zaboroski, Adrien Peng, and Leo Wang put together a fantastic performance, securing BRONZE! Well done!
 
Individual Medals by Day 🥇🥈🥉

Friday (5 Medals)
🥇 Gold: Evan Brake (200Bk), Taylor Bitea (200Fly), Leo Wang (400Fr)
🥈 Silver: Tao So (400Fr)
🥉 Bronze: Kendall Zaboroski (200Br)

Saturday (16 Medals)
🥇 Gold: Kai Rymer (50Fr), Evan Brake (50Br, 100Bk, 100IM), Jeremy Tchir (100Bk), Elise Wonsiak (100Bk)
🥈 Silver: Jeremy Tchir (50Fr), Elise Wonsiak (100Fly,100IM), Luke Li (100Fly), Tao So (100Fly, 100Bk), Nathan Mah (100IM)
🥉 Bronze: Luke Li (50Fr), Taylor Bitea (100Fly), Kai Rymer (50Br, 100Bk), Tao So (200Fr), Leo Wang (200Fr)

Sunday (12 Medals)
🥇 Gold: Elise Wonsiak (50Bk), Evan Brake (50Bk, 50Fly, 100Fr), Luke Li (100Fr)
🥈 Silver: Jeremy Tchir (50Bk, 50Fly, 100Fr), Elise Wonsiak (50Fly, 100Fr), Kai Rymer (100Fr)
🥉 Bronze: Nathan Mah (100Br), Kai Rymer (100Br), Beckham Dodd (100Fr)
 
Personal Bests
OSC swimmers smashed an incredible 120 personal best times, showcasing their relentless commitment to improvement!
 
Congratulations to all our swimmers on an amazing weekend of racing. Way to go, OSC!