Michael “Mike” Mintenko
Photo Credit: Brandee McCormack Martinez Photography Mike Mintenko first joined the Moose Jaw Kinsmen Flying Fins Swim Club at the age of eight. By his teen years, he began to train for competitions more seriously. It was not long before the training began to pay off. By the end of 1992, the seventeen-year-old Mintenko held [...]
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Barbara Shockey-Milanese
Barbara Shockey-Milanese began swimming at six. By 14, she had set two provincial records in both the 400 and 800-metre freestyles. Although she was talented in several strokes, the 800-metre freestyle became her forte. In 1978, she placed fifth in this event at the Commonwealth Games. The same summer, she placed 9th and 11th in [...]
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Ann Schulman
Ann Schulman became part of the Saskatoon swimming scene by serving in various administrative positions with the Saskatoon Goldfin Swim Club from 1970 to 1983, and then with the Saskatoon Laser Swim Club from 1983 to 1986. Her experience in positions such as team manager, billet chair, officials chairperson, and club secretary soon led to [...]
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Wendy Lee
Wendy began to take swimming seriously at the tender age of eight, going on to fulfil a lifetime dream when she was named to Canada’s Olympic Team at 15. In the years 1975 through 1978, Wendy was a finalist in Western Canada Summer Games and Canadian Nationals, a gold medallist in the English National Championships [...]
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Bevan Lawson
As provincial director of the Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Program, Mr. Lawson spearheaded a program that has taught more than a quarter of a million adults and children to swim and to appreciate safety in and around water. Bevan Lawson introduced aqua-planing, the forerunner of water skiing in 1923. Mr. Lawson was also [...]
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Phyliss Haslam
Phyliss Haslam showed her ability as a swimmer in 1931 when she placed second in a Provincial Mile Championship. The next year, she set a new Canadian record for the 100-yard breaststroke and also lowered the mark for the 220-yard event. At the 1934 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, Phyliss set a new world [...]
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