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ASDC-Central Male Athlete of the Month: Owen Pimm

Mar 15, 2018 | 9:31 AM

A Cross Country Ski and Triathlon athlete from Red Deer has been named the ASDC–Central Male Athlete of the Month for March.

Owen Pimm, 16, is a Grade 10 French Immersion Honors Student at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School and competes with the Red Deer Nordic Ski Club and Cross Country Skiing Alberta Development Team. Currently, Pimm is competing at the Haywood Cross Country Ski Nationals in Thunder Bay, Ontario from March 13 – 15.

Last month, Pimm brought home a Gold Medal in Juvenile Boys Sprint Freestyle from the Alberta Winter Games, in addition to a Gold Medal from the Haywood Western Championships in Juvenile Boys 10 km Relay. Earlier this year, Pimm finished fifth at the Canadian Birkebeiner 31 km race.

Also a member of Triathlon Alberta’s Development Squad, Pimm placed third in Alberta at the 2017 Provincials (14-15 year-old males) and second at the 2016 Provincials. Competing at the 2016 Alberta Summer Games, Pimm also earned a sixth place finish in Triathlon.