Team Manitoba swimmer following in her mother and father’ footsteps at Canada Summer Games

Sunday was the primary day of competitors for the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, that includes high youth athletes in numerous sports activities from every province.

One of Team Manitoba’s swimming opponents is 15-year-old Sadie Blacher. It shouldn’t be a shock both, on condition that her father John is a 1989 Canada Games alum for Volleyball, her mom Rhiannon Leier-Blacher is a 1993 alum for swimming, and he or she additionally was a two-time Olympian in 2000 and 2004.

“I think it’s really cool to be like following my parents, and watching them watch me compete, it’s really cool being here knowing that they also competed in the Canada Games,” mentioned Blacher.

“It does add a little pressure, but it is also nice having parents who know the sport, and how to be an athlete, and how to help you with your sport.”

Leier-Blacher including, “Seeing her march out for the opening ceremonies last night, and being on the pool with everybody cheering just makes me really happy and proud.  And you know I think I probably have more tears and emotion than when I competed for sure, because it’s your child and you know you’re excited for them, so it’s so exciting that she’s part of this.”

Blacher already competed in two occasions on Sunday, incomes a win within the first warmth of the 4 by 200m girls’s relay.

“I was nervous, I was really happy with how we did in our relay, I felt okay with how I did in the 1500, I was happy how I finished it,” she defined.

Blacher nonetheless has a number of occasions left over the subsequent two weeks, saying that she’s targeted on medals, however extra importantly, reaching private finest instances. For the Blacher household, they’re having fun with the second and soaking all of it in.

“This is such a great experience, and go team ‘toba! Go all of our Manitoba athletes! And even watching from all over the country, actually, being there at the opening ceremony’s I felt a lot of pride for Canada, and we’re pretty lucky to be able to compete at these games and have these games,” mentioned Leier-Blacher.

The video games run till August 25^th.