August 11, 2025
One of Team Manitoba’s swimming competitors is 15-year-old Sadie Blacher. It shouldn’t be a surprise either, given that her father John is a 1989 Canada Games alum for Volleyball, her mother Rhiannon Leier-Blacher is a 1993 alum for swimming, and she also 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,” said 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.”
Read more at https://winnipeg.citynews.ca/2025/08/10/manitoba-swimmer-canada-summer-games/.
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