Blue Bears Invitational

The Blue Bears Invitational is a 2.5-day meet open to all swimmers in the silver, gold & 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: 3:30pm    Start:  4:30pm

Sat Jan 17 & Sun Jan 18 - Timed Finals
Warm up: 9;00am  Start: 10:00am

**Please be on deck 20 minutes prior to the start of warm-up

Meet Entry Fees: Individual events: $13.00 & Distance Events (4/8/1500) $16.00
*Coaches will enter athletes who have signed up and all entry fees will be charged monthly through Keyano's billing system. 

Entry Limit: 7 events total (1 event Friday & 3 events on each Saturday & Sunday)

Confirmation Deadline: Dec 17, 2025

To Sign Up - click HERE

 

General disclaimer about fees & sign-up deadlines: Signing up for any event constitutes a financial commitment to that event. Note that sign-up deadlines are set such that fees are no longer refundable beyond that date. Keyano pays for event costs and for entry fees to other club's hosted meets up front on behalf of members, and then passes those costs on to those signed up for a competition through monthly invoices. As a non-profit organization, it is our mandate to ensure each member is responsible for their own fees as of the sign-up deadline. 

General disclaimer about the Meet information package (attached): Please note that meet information packages are designed for swim clubs and so please use this only for the Date, Event order, and for your own curiosity beyond that. All fees and payments will be calculated on an individual basis and invoiced through the club payment system. We ask that you always contact your home coach and/or Keyano staff and never to contact host swim clubs / contacts outside of Keyano directly.