This past weekend (March 13) 14 swimmers and four coaches from the Jasper River Dragons Swim Team all competed in the Provincial Lifesaving Championships in Edmonton. On both mornings, the competitors showed up at the Nait College Campus at 6:30 a.m. From then on they were busy swimming more than six events each. The championships came to a close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. The Jasper River Dragons team came in 11th overall, with some competitors bringing home medals.

There will be no hibernation for these bears.

The Jasper Peewee Bears are division champions.

Jasper dominated play for 60 minutes against a strong Drayton Valley team, posting a convincing 6-0 shutout to clinch their division. After the final buzzer, the team piled on goaltender Chase Thompson, who combined with Noah Bielec for the shutout.

If it weren’t for age restrictions, the Jasper River Dragons would have a good chance of heading to the nationals after the provincial meet in Edmonton this weekend.

The Jasper Lifeguard Club has been coming out on top with some top results at lifeguard competitions this year, including a provincial record from their under-nine competitor, Pascale Robinson, in the line throw.