The Estevan Mermaids synchronized swimming club excelled at the 2016 Sadie Caulder Knight Saskatchewan Provincial Sychronized Swim Meet at Saskatoon's Shaw Centre on the weekend.
On Saturday in the figures competition, Mermaids' Rachel Duncan and Kaylee Carlson each earned a first-place finish. Rachel won the aged eight and under recreational-stream competition, while Kaylee nabbed gold in the 13 to 15 age group recreational-stream meet.
In the aged nine and 10 recreational-stream competition, Lindsay Mack earned a second-place finish, Jordyn Tarnes scored a fourth-place result, Emily Greening followed behind her at fifth, Gracie Dzuba took sixth and Andri Groenweld swam to a seventh-place score. Gabrielle Jocelyn finished in fourth place in the novice age group provincial-steam meet.
Mermaid Kristen Carlson earned a silver medal in the 11 to 12 age group recreational-stream meet, which also counted Katie Waldegger, sixth, and Anna Weinrauch, ninth, as competitors. Haley Copeland earned a fifth-place finish in the aged 11 to 12 provincial-stream event.
Following Kaylee Carlson's gold-medal performance in the 13 to 15 age group recreational-stream competition was Kendra Cossette, who earned a silver medal. In the aged 13 to 15 provincial-stream event, Hannah Mantei nabbed second place, Gemma Bittman took third, Nyla Dyck came in sixth and Marlie Weinrauch got 11th place.
Brooke Kruger won a bronze medal in the 16 to 18 age group provincial-stream meet. Hannah Whitman, Kelsey Potoma, Eden Palmer and Alyssa Weiting also competed in the provincial-stream event placing fourth, fifth, eighth and 10th, respectively.
Members of the Estevan Mermaids also competed in solo, duet and team competitions at the provincial championships. The hometown club was competing with the Saskatoon Aqualenes, the Lloydminster-based Border City Stingrays, the Weyburn Synchro Stars, the North Battleford Water Doves, the Regina Synchro, the Yorkton Aquabatix Synchro, the Prince Albert Pikes and the Moose Jaw Aqua Otters in these meets.
In the duet age 11 and 12 recreational-stream meet, Kaylee Carlson and Kristen Carlson earned a second-place finish. Haley Copeland and Rebecca Duncan placed second in the aged 11 and 12 provincial-stream duet competition. Gemma Bittman and Nyla Dyck earned a silver medal for their performance in the 13 to 15 age group provincial-stream meet, while Eden Palmer and Alyssa Wieting took bronze in the duet 16 to 18 age group provincial-stream meet.
Mermaid Cynthia Goudy won gold in solo special o category event. Not to be outdone, Shannon Wanner also took home a gold medal for her performance in the solo masters event.
Laura Swirski placed third in the solo 11 to 12 age group provincial-stream competition. In the aged 13 to 15 recreational-stream meet, Kendra Cossette earned a first-place finish, while Hannah Mantei placed second in the same age group's provincial-stream category.
Brooke Kruger, Kelsey Potoma and Courtney Reetz placed second, fourth and fifth, respectively, in the solo 16 to 18 age group provincial-stream competition.
The team of Gracie Dzuba, Lindsay Mack, Sasha Mantei, Rowan Matthewson, Jordyn Tarnes, Katie Waldegger and Annalise Weinrauch earned a first-place finish in the aged eight to 10 recreational-stream group routine, which was following by the team of Aivry Culy, Rachel Duncan, Emily Greening, Andri Groenveld, Kara Groshong, Isabella Michael, Camryn Westling, Alandra Young and Alianna Young in third.
In the group routine 11 and 12 age group provincial-stream event, the team of Haley Copeland, Kyra Driedger, Rebecca Duncan, Jersey Hirkala, Seriah Potoma, Laura Swirski, Emily Tarnes and Gabrielle Jocelyn placed sixth. Earning a second-place finish in the aged 13 to 15 provincial-stream group routine, was the team of Gemma Bittman, Maya Daoust, Nyla Dyck, Caitlin Graham, Hannah Mantei and Marlie Weinrauch.
