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Young Glacier Bears dominate Dino Cup

Whitehorse Glacier Bear Rennes Lindsay couldn't lose.

By Whitehorse Star on March 22, 2011

Whitehorse Glacier Bear Rennes Lindsay couldn't lose.

The eight-year-old was one of nine Glacier Bears to compete in the Dino Cup swim meet at the University of Calgary this past weekend.

The meet is a great way for young swimmers to gain racing experience at an Outside event, with 15 teams from across Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon competing.

The age groups were seven and under, eight and under, nine and under and 10 and under.

Seven girls – Rennes Lindsay, Cassis Lindsay, Celeste Findlay, Dana Sellars, Hannah Kingscote, Shailyn Moore and Erin McBryan – and two boys – Liam Diamond and Alexander Petriw – made up the Glacier Bears team.

Everyone at the meet swam numerous best times.

But it was Rennes who nabbed gold in all eight of her races.

Findlay also stepped up to win five gold, one silver and one bronze.

In the 10-year-old group, Cassis swam to a bronze in both the 50-metre freestyle and the 50-m backstroke.

Kingscote's top placings were a third in the 25-m fly and fifth in the 25-m freestyle.

Sellars finished seventh in the 25-m backstroke and 12th in the 25-m fly.

Shailyn Moore was 10th in the 25-m breaststroke and 15th in the 25-m freestyle.

McBryan's best results were ninth in the 25-m fly and 14th in the 50-m fly.

For the boys, Diamond's best placings were a sixth in the 25-m breaststroke and eighth in the 25-m fly.

Petriw took fifth in the 25-m backstroke and seventh in the 25-m breaststroke.

The Glacier Bears also had a strong showing at last year's Dino Cup.

All seven of the swimmers at last year's meet earned personal best times in almost all of their events.

Several swimmers placed in the top eight in their events.

Rennes placed first in every one of her events, which earned her the aggregate winner award for the seven and under girls age group.

Findlay also placed second in two events in the eight-year-old group last year.

Complete results from Whitehorse Glacier Bears swimmers at this year's Dino Cup are as follows:

Girls

Rennes Lindsay

50-metre freestyle, 1st

100-m freestyle, 1st

50-m backstroke, 1st

50-m breaststroke, 1st

100-m breaststroke, 1st

50-m fly, 1st

100-m Individual Medley, 1st

200-m IM, 1st

Hannah Kingscote

25-m freestyle, 5th

50-m freestyle, 18th

100-freestyle, 11th

50-m backstroke, 13th

25-m breaststroke, 10th

50-m breaststroke, 13th

25-m fly, 3rd

50-m fly, 13th

Celeste Findlay

50-m freestyle, 2nd

50-m backstroke, 1st

100-m backstroke, 1st

50-m breaststroke, 1st

100-m breaststroke, 1st

50-m fly, 3rd

100-m IM, 4th

200-m IM, 1st

Dana Sellars

50-m freestyle, 14th

100-m freestyle, 13th

25-m backstroke, 7th

50-m backstroke, 14th

100-m backstroke, 13th

50-m breaststroke, 26th

25-m fly, 12th

Shailyn Moore

25-m freestyle, 15th

50-m freestyle, 40th

100-m freestyle, 41st

25-m backstroke, 23rd

50-m backstroke, 43rd

100-m backstroke, 34th

25-m breaststroke, 10th

25-m fly, 16th

Cassis Lindsay

50-m freestyle, 3rd

100-m freestyle, 6th

50-m backstroke, 3rd

50-m breaststroke, 4th

100-m breaststroke, 6th

50-m fly, 4th

100-m IM, 6th

200-m IM, 5th

Erin McBryan

50-m freestyle, 26th

100-m freestyle, 22nd

50-m backstroke, 21st

100-m backstroke, 25th

100-m breaststroke, 20th

25-m fly, 9th

50-m fly, 14th

Boys

Liam Diamond

25-m freestyle, 13th

50-m freestyle, 20th

100-m freestyle, 16th

25-m backstroke, 12th

50-m backstroke, 25th

25-m breaststroke, 6th

50-m breaststroke, 10th

25-m fly, 8th

Alexander Petriw

25-m freestyle, 9th

50-m freestyle, 11th

25-m backstroke, 5th

50-m backstroke, 22nd

25-m breaststroke, 7th

25-m fly, 12th

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