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Once again, 10-year-old swimmer Rennes Lindsay blew away her field at the Dino Cup in Calgary.

The Whitehorse Glacier Bears swimmer won all of her swims last weekend 鈥� including the 100 free, 50 fly, 100 individual medley, 50 breast, 200 individual medley, 50 free and 100 fly.

The Dino Cup, a 10-and-under championship event at the University of Calgary Aquatic Centre, marks the first swim meet for the majority of Whitehorse swimmers. Eleven attended this year.

"The kids just love this meet,鈥� said head coach Stephanie Dixon. "It gives an opportunity for the younger swimmers to be in the spotlight, instead of the shadows of the senior swimmers.鈥�

Lindsay, however, is a veteran swimmer who recently competed at the AAA's in Victoria.

The youngster shaved time off all but two of her swims, the largest improvement coming in the 100 individual medley, where she erased 7.15 seconds from her previous best time.

Lindsay's most recent success at the Dino Cup concludes a string that began in 2010. Prior to this year, her record in the Calgary pool was 22 wins, one second-place finish. This year's meet pushed her overall win total to 29.

Lindsay was one of eight local 10-year-old swimmers at the meet.

Megan Birmingham placed fourth in the 25 breast stroke, and shaved off time in each of her seven races. Hannah Kingscote had a fine meet, finishing second in the 25 fly and third in the 50 fly. She also swam to two fifth-place finishes, in the 100 free and 50 back.

Meghan Pennington's top race was the 200 IM, where she finished eighth, while Amy Vanderkley's top swim was a 26th place finish in the 50 free.

On the boy's side, Liam Diamond placed fifth in the 25 free, but also showed improvements in each of the five races he competed in, while Alexander Petriw finished fourth in the 200 free, shaving off 20.28 seconds. Noah Wright had a pair of 20th place finishes.

Nine-year-old swimmers Camilla Hallock and Emma Gau also competed, with Hallock earning a fifth-place finish in the 25 back. Gau's top races were a pair of 16th place finishes.

Amelia Barrault was the only eight-year-old from Whitehorse at the meet. Her top race came in the 100 breast, where she finished 11th, while her biggest improvement (-13.73 seconds) came in the 100 free.