FYI Rio 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist in Calgary for Rocky Mountain Cup Swim Meet

CALGARY, AB (27 October 2016) - Hot off the heels of Canada’s fine performance in
the pool at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Kylie Masse (Windsor, ON), Olympic
Bronze Medalist in the women’s 100m backstroke, and the University of Toronto
Varsity Blues Swim Team are here in Calgary to compete at the 2016 Rocky
Mountain Cup. The competition runs parallel to the Cascade Speed Meet over the
course of two days in a very exciting World Cup format.

The two events, with a combined swimmer entry of 625 athletes, features no less
than twelve (12) national team athletes from Canada as well as four (4) Rio 2016
Olympic team members from two countries. Masse, will be joined by her Canadian
Olympic Team teammates Yuri Kisil (Calgary, AB), representing the UBC
Thunderbirds, and Jason Block (Calgary, AB) from the University of Calgary Swim
Club. Kisil swam his age group swimming career and won a bronze medal in 2015
at the World Championships while representing the event host, the Cascade Swim
Club. The three Canadians are joined by Irish Olympic Team Member, Fiona Doyle
(Limerick, Ireland), who finished 20th in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the Rio
Olympic Games.

Also competing this weekend, a number of national team and junior national team
members including:
Coleman Allen (Vancouver, BC), UBC THUNDERBIRDS
Peter Brothers (Canmore, AB), UOfC DINOS
Sarah Darcel (Victoria, BC), UOfC DINOS
Mackenzie Flowers (Edmonton, AB), EDMONTON KEYANO SWIM CLUB
Alex Katelnikoff (Calgary, AB), CASCADE SWIM CLUB
Luke Peddie (Edmonton, AB), UBC THUNDERBIRDS
Alexander Pratt (Calgary, AB), CASCADE SWIM CLUB
Luke Reilly (Richmond, BC), UBC THUNDERBIRDS
Sophia Saroukian (Edmonton, AB), UOfT VARSITY BLUES
Ingrid Wilm (Calgary, AB), UBC THUNDERBIRDS
Keegan Zanatta (Victoria, BC), UBC THUNDERBIRDS

The Rocky Mountain Cup brings athletes to Talisman Sports Centre from six
Canadian provinces and is traditionally the fastest short course metres event in the
fall season with a number of Canadian Records having been broken since the event
began eight years ago.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT CASCADE CLUB MANAGER, JASEN
PRATT, AT 403-263-SWIM (7946) or 403-617-5195 (cell).
www.CascadeSwimming.com
Jasen@CascadeSwimming.com