Blue Bears Invitational
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| Location | Kinsmen Sports Centre |
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| Start date | Jan 16, 2026 |
| End date | Jan 18, 2026 |
| Declaration open | Nov 15, 2025 12:00 AM |
| Declaration deadline | Dec 17, 2025 11:59 PM |
| Job sign up open | Jan 4, 2026 12:00 AM |
| Job sign up deadline | Jan 11, 2026 12:00 AM |
| Eligibility | Don Wheaton - Silver (Full Wednesdays) Don Wheaton - Silver (Standard) Junior National Silver Gold Royal Glenora Gold (RG members) Competitive Para Junior Provincial Non-Competitive Para Royal Glenora Silver (RG members) William Lutsky - Silver (Full Wednesdays) William Lutsky - Silver (Standard) Jamie Platz - Silver (Full Wednesdays) Jamie Platz - Silver (Standard) Silver Gold Junior Provincial Senior Provincial Junior National Senior National |
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The Blue Bears Invitational is a 2.5-day meet open to all swimmers in the performance groups.
Event: Blue Bear Invitational
Date: Jan 17 - 19, 2026
Pool: Kinsmen Sports Centre, 9100 Walterdale Hill, Edmonton AB
Swimmers eligible: Silver, Gold, Junior Provincial, Senior Provincial, Junior National, Senior National
Gold - All swimmers not qualified for the festival should attend Blue Bears, swimmers qualified for festival will only do a day or two of Blue Bears.
Silver - The Blue Bears meet is the focus meet in January for silver swimmers. Swimmers in Silver can also opt to attend 12 and U series if keen to do a 2nd competition. Please discuss with your coach if you are unsure if this is a good option..
Meet Format & Times:
Fri Jan 16 - Distance (400, 800, 1500) Most gold and higher will attend this session.
Warm up: TBC Start: TBC
Sat Jan 17 & Sun Jan 18 - Timed Finals
Warm up: TBC Start: TBC
**Please be on deck 20 minutes prior to the start of warm-up
Meet Entry Fees: Individual events: TBD
*Coaches will enter athletes who have signed up and all entry fees will be charged monthly through Keyano's billing system.
Entry Limit: TBD
Confirmation Deadline:
To Sign Up - click HERE