Hi Everyone,
Thank you all for a fantastic competition this weekend! I have looked forward to Senior Provincials since we originally started talking about it last year, and I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. We could not have done it without our community of athletes, officials, coaches, volunteers, and spectators that came together to make the event a success. I'm excited to see where we can go from here and to continue to improve over the coming months and years.
As part of that, I'm excited to announce that as of April 1st, Angela Cromarty (Angela@Saskweightlifting.com) will be joining the SWA as Executive Director. She brings a wealth of experience working with Sask Sport, other PSOs, adaptive programming, a passion for sport, and a myriad of other skills that will help the SWA move to new heights. The Board is excited to have Angela joining us, and we look forward to all of you meeting her soon.
Announcements:
Senior National Championships, May 19-21 in Scarborough, ON: We are awaiting the final competition regulations. If you have qualified and plan to attend, please keep your eyes open for more information over the next couple of weeks. We will not be organizing travel for you, but you will be required to register through the SWA website and will receive funding to help offset travel expenses. If you are interested in attending as a Coach, please get in touch with Nick (nick@saskweightlifting.com) and me on or before April 9th. If you are interested in attending as an Official, please get in touch with Tanner (Tanner@saskweightlifting.com) and me on or before April 9th.
Junior National Championships, June 3-4 in La Prairie, QC: The final qualifying opportunity will be the competition on May 6. If you have qualified and plan to attend, please complete this Expression of Interest by May 14th, 2023, at 11:59 pm. No late submissions will be accepted. Final details regarding team selection will be released before the May 6 competition, but travel will be organized for you if you are selected for the "A Team". All athletes achieving the qualifying totals will be eligible to go, but not all athletes will be guaranteed to receive funding support. If you are interested in attending as a Coach, please get in touch with Nick (nick@saskweightlifting.com) & me on or before April 9th. If you are interested in attending as an Official, please get in touch with Tanner (Tanner@saskweightlifting.com) & me on or before April 9th.
The Physio Detective - The Female Athlete Course: See blog post for more information
Senior Provincials Awards:
Men’s Sinclair:
McKay Brown - 329
Brett Sather - 315
Jason Trinh - 311
Women’s Sinclair:
Bella Brown - 233
Anne-Marie Young - 222
Kathee Le-Korchinski - 203
Men’s Team:
Kilostalk Weightlifting - Jason Trinh, Philip Davis, Lucas King - Coach Jason Trinh - 28/25/23 - 76
306 Weightlifting Club - Thomas McCarthy, Hutton Nickolayou, Owen Whitrow - Coach Jason Cain - 25/28/21 - 74
Women’s Team:
Synergy Strength - Makenna Smith, Bella Brown, Isabella Barclay - Coach Chad Benko - 25/28/28 - 81
Kilostalk Weightlifting Club - Mandy Molder, Dawn Ciona, Meranda Frerichs - Coach Jason Trinh - 25/23/28 - 76 - 173.113/194.516/202.743 - 570.372
Synergy Strength - Cassandra Exner-Williams, Savanna Spendiff, Ricki Obed - Coach Chad Benko - 23/28/25 - 76 - 137.492/169.893/173.214 - 480.599
Training Centre of the Year:
Kilostalk Weightlifting Club
Reminders:
NCCP Competition Introduction Coaching Course: An NCCP Competition Introduction course is being held April 22-23 in Saskatoon. The deadline to register is April 14, 2023. This course may be paid for using Training Centre MAP funding.
2022-2023 SWA Rankings, Certificates, & SWA Records: These are up-to-date with local results. If there are any errors or omissions, please let me know.
2023 Western Canadian Weightlifting Championships (Nov 2023 in Winnipeg): Rankings based on Senior Provincials. Eligible competitions are Junior Provincials (May 6), Nationals (Jr/Sr/Masters), international qualifiers (E.g. Ogopogo, NA Open), international competitions (IWF/Masters), and the final qualifier in October.
Schedule & Qualifying Standards Updates:
Jr Provincials (May 6): Registration is open for Junior & Youth Athletes
Host Location: Ignite Athletics in Saskatoon, plus Training Centre's that opt-in outside of Saskatoon.
If you are interested in hosting your athletes locally as a TC outside of Saskatoon, please let me know.
Registration opens for Senior & Master Athletes: Mar 31
Registration closes: Apr 15
Reminder: All competitions (Other than the Winter Games) will be organized by entry total. Please remember to input a recent competition or training total with registration.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
All the best,
Lucas King, 2Lt. BKIN. MBA
President, Saskatchewan Weightlifting Association