SwimBC has announced the team members who will represent Team BC at the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games, and the team includes one Kelowna swimmer.
The swimming events will take place from August 13th to 16th and will include Kelowna’s Josh Zakala. Zakala is the only representative from the Okanagan and will participate on the Boys Squad.
Josh Zakala (Photo Credit: Contributed)
“The selection committee used a selection criteria to choose a team that has strength and depth, and we were pleased that almost all of the swimmers nominated were able and willing to compete at this event for Team BC,” said Team Leader, Mike Flegel of SwimBC. “The swimmers represent almost every region from across BC, and should be one of the strongest teams we've ever fielded at this competition.”
A total of 32 athletes were selected to the team with the Games scheduled from August 5th to 16th. Mike Flegel (SwimBC) will serve as the Team Leader, while Tina Hoeben (Penticton) and Rod Barratt (Victoria) will be the Head Boys and Girls Coaches, respectively. Darryl Rudolf (Campbell River) will be the para-swimming coach and Carrie Matheson (SwimBC) will act as Team Manager, while the Special Olympics will have Aaron Leontowich (Kamloops) as Coach and Brianna Kowalski (Abbotsford) as the Manager.
Team BC will send a dedicated team of up to 430 to the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games.
The full list of athletes is as follows:
GIRLS SQUAD (HOMETOWN)
Rachel Sawchuk (Victoria)
Jessie Gibson (Chilliwack)
Molly Gowans (Victoria)
Lauren Crisp (Victoria)
Hannah Esopenko (Prince George)
Wendy Yang (Richmond)
Mackenzie Padington (Campbell River)
Laura Laderoute (North Vancouver)
Renae Ledoux (Langley)
Jordyn Ryan (Comox)
Megan Dalke (Kamloops)
Brooke Lamoureux (Comox)
BOYS SQUAD (HOMETOWN)
Paul Zou (Delta)
Colin Gilbert (Kamloops)
Josh Zakala (Kelowna)
Tai Long Singh (Delta)
Harry Duan (Richmond)
Chris Baker (Coquitlam)
Andrew Woinoski (Coquitlam)
Ethan Phillips (Kamloops)
Jaren Lefranc (Penticton)
Lucas Tyler (Victoria)
Conner Skuse (Campbell River)
Kevin Ye (Richmond)
PARA SWIMMERS (HOMETOWN)
Ian Ralston (Campbell River)
Maggie Manning (Salmon Arm)
Aimee Brennan (Surrey)
Aidan Mcdonough (Delta)
SPECIAL OLYMPICS SWIMMERS (HOMETOWN)
Jesse Shade (Campbell River)
David Dunn (Prince George)
Cassey Davies (Abbotsford)
Taylor Hyde (Vancouver)
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