Waves Swim Club takes on Pronghorn Classic

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on March 19, 2026.

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The Medicine Hat Waves Swim Club was in action over the weekend in Lethbridge.

They sent 29 swimmers to the Pronghorn Classic held at the University of Lethbridge’s Max Bell Pool. The weekend started off with the short course (25m pool length) racing Friday with Saturday’s racing all long course ((50m pool length).

Four Waves swimmers set new club records.

Ellis Anstey (Boys, 8): set records in the short course 50m Fly and the long course 50m Free, 50m Back and 100m Back.

Wesley Henderson (Girls 9): set club records in the long course 50m Free, 100m Back, 100m Breast and 200m Free.

Jordan Hill (Girls 17: set club records in the short course 100m Free and the long course 400m Free.

Francesco D’Ursi (Boys 17): set club records in the long course 200m Free and 400m Free.

Six provincial times were also set by Waves swimmers.

Ellis Anstey: Boys Short Course 10 and under 50m Fly Provincial Festival.

Oliver Tweten: Boys Long Course 11 year-old 200m Breast Provincial Festival.

Avery McDonald: Girls Short Course 16 year-old 50m Free Provincial Trials.

Connor Tweten: Boys Long Course 13 year-old 200m Breast Provincial Trials.

Francesco D’Ursi: Boys Long Course Open 400m Free Provincial Championships.

Individual results for Waves swimmers are:

Ellis Anstey (8): Finished second in 50m Fly, third in 50m Back and 50m Breast, fourth in 100m Breast, fifth in 50m Free and 50m Free and sixth in 100m Back.

Ethan Bennett (11): Finished second in 50m Fly, sixth in 100m Breast, seventh in 50m Free, ninth in 50m Breast, 10th in 100m Free and 12th in 50m Back and 100m Back.

Francesco D’Ursi (17) Finished first in 100m Free, 200m Free and 400m Free and fifth in 100m Free.

Connor Donnelly (11): Finished fifth in 50m Fly, ninth in 100m Back, 15th in 50m Free and 18th in 200m Free.

Huxley Dunbar (10): Finished 11th in 50m Free and 50m Back, 13th in 100m Free and 14th in 100m Back.

Jonathan Miller (15): Finished second in 200m Back, fifth in 50m Back, sixth in 50m Fly and 11th in 100m Free.

William Miller (17): Finished third in 400m Free, fourth in 100m Free and sixth in 50m Free.

Ganon Parker (9): Finished third in 100m Back, seventh in 50m Free, 12th in 50m Back, 14th in 100m Free, 15th in 100m Back and 16th in 50m Free.

Blayke Bennett (8): Finished eighth in 50m Breast, ninth in 50m Breast and 100m Breast, 10th in 50m Back, 13th in 100m Back, 17th in 100m Free and 18th in 50m Free.

Sadie Brees (8): Finished second in 100m Back, ninth in 100m Free, 19th in 50m Back, 21st in 100m Back and 100m Free and 22nd in 50m Free.

Izzy Coleman (12): Finished 17th in 50m Breast, 26th in 100m Free, 33rd in 100m Breast, 35th in 50m Back, 38th in 50m Breast, 43rd in 100m Back, 45th in 100m Free and 46th in 50m Free.

Hadlee Dunbar (11): Finished 22nd in 400m Free, 30th in 50m Back, 37th in 100m Free, 43rd in 50m Free and 45th in 200m Free.

Lyrah Eggins (11): Finished 32nd in 100m Breast, 34th in 50m Back, 37th in 50m Breast and 44th in 50m Free, 100m Free and 100m Back.

Alexis Goffinet (15): Finished third in 50m Back, fifth in 200m Free, sixth in 50m Free, seventh in 50m Fly, eighth in 100m Back and 10th in 50m Free and 100m Free.

Wesley Henderson (9): Finished first in four races, 50m Free, 50m Fly, 100m Back and 100m Breast and second in 200m Free.

Jordan Hill (17): Finished first in 400m Free, second in 50m Back, fourth in 200m Free, fifth in 100m Back, sixth in 100m Free, eighth in 100m Free and ninth in 50m Free.

Avery McDonald (13): Finished fifth in 50m Free, sixth in 50m Breast and 100m Free, eighth in 50m Fly, ninth in 50m Back and 10th in 200m Free.

Zoe Peterson (10): Finished second in 50m Free, fourth in 50m Fly, eighth in 100m Free, ninth in 200m Free, 10th in 50m Free and 11th in 50m Back, 100m Back and 100m Breast.

Avery Twetwen (8): Finished fourth in 50m Free, fifth in 50m Fly, sixth in 50m Breast, seventh in 100m Breast, 13th in 100m Free, 14th in 50m Free and 100m Back and 16th in 50m Back.

Isabel Unreiner (16): Finished second in 50m Fly, fourth in 50m Back, fifth in 50m Free and 50m Fly, sixth in 50m Free and 50m Breast and ninth in 100m Back and 100m Free.

Hazel Vossler (14): Finished sixth in 200m Breast, eighth in 100m Breast, ninth in 50m Fly, 10th in 50m Breast and 100m Free, 11th in 50m Free, 12th in 50m Back and 19th in 200m Free.

Olivia Wennberg (14): Finished fourth in 50m Back, seventh in 50m Back, 50m Free and 50m Fly, ninth in 100m Back, 10th in 50m Free, 12th in 200m Free and 14th in 200m Medley.

The Waves Swim Club had six relay teams pick up medals.

The team of O. Tweten, H. Dunbar, G. Parker and E. Anstey) finished third in the men’s 4 x 50m Free.

G. Parker, O. Tweten, E. Antsey and W. Stevens finished second in the men’s 4 x 50m Medley.

A. Goffinet, O. Willberg, J. Hill and I. Unreiner finished first in the women’s 4x50m Free. Z. Peterson, B. Bennett, A. Tweten and W. Henderson finished first in the 4x50m Free.

O. Willberg, J. Hill, I. Unreiner and A. Goffinet finished second in the 4x50m Medley. A. Tweten, B. Bennett, W. Henderson and Z. Peterson also finished second in the 4x50m Medley.

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