Mike Mintenko Scholarship

The Mike Mintenko Scholarship was established to assist youth age swimmers, in the Olympic stream of our sport, to pursue excellence in honor of former Olympian, Mike Mintenko (Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004). The former Moose Jaw Kinsmen Flying Fin was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sport Hall of Fame in 2012. See information and video here.

The Mike Mintenko Scholarship has been made possible from the proceeds of fundraising initiatives that Mike and his family undertook related to his journey to Athens for the 2004 Olympic Games, and from fundraising clinics and a dinner held in October 2013.

The intent of the scholarship is to assist youth age swimmers to pursue excellence.

Scholarship funds are to be used to help offset a swimmer's monthly training fees, competition, and/or travel costs.

Award

One award to either a female or male swimmer in the amount of $1,500. Award is made payable to swimmer's club.

Eligibility

The applicant must be:

Registered under the Competitive category with a Swim Saskatchewan Affiliated Year Round Age Group Club
Must be a resident of Saskatchewan
Member of Good Standing with both the club and Swim Saskatchewan (ie. no outstanding fees to your club for last season, no fees owing to Swim Sask for past trips, not under any disciplinary action.
Female age 13 to 16 (age on August 31, 2025)
Male age 14 to 17 (age on August 31, 2025)
Maintain a full-time training and competition schedule as outlined by their club.
During the 2024-2025 season, must have achieved a Western Canadian Championship Time Standard based on your age of past season ending August 31, 2025.

Application Process

This application is to be filled out by the athlete with parental assistance for financial report. Parents - do not complete this form on behalf of your athlete, but please assist them by providing the financial information.

You do not have to complete the application all at once; you can save your progress at the bottom of the screen and finish the application later.

Application Deadline: 12pm (noon) on Friday, February 13, 2026.

If you have any questions, please contact Marj Walton at marjwalton@swimsask.ca

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

Swimmer Name *

First NameLast Name

E-mail*

example@example.com

Phone Number*

Please enter a valid phone number.

Date of Birth*

Date

Actual club training fees paid for last season (Sept 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025)*

Club training fees for the year (if fees were $500/month then you would input $6,000)

Actual competition related expenses for last season (Sept 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025)*

This includes meet entry fees, transportation costs, hotel, etc.

Actual Sport Medicine/Science expenses for last season (Sept 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025)*

If no expenses, enter $0. This is for services like physiotherapy, sport nutritionist, mental training consultant, etc. Do NOT include dryland training.

Estimated club training fees paid for current season (Sept 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026)*

Club training fees for the year (if fees were $500/month then you would input $6,000)

Estimated competition related expenses for current season (Sept 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026) *

This includes meet entry fees, transportation costs, hotel, etc.

Estimated Sport Medicine/Science expenses for current season (Sept 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026)*

If no expenses, enter $0. This is for services like physiotherapy, sport nutritionist, mental health consultant, etc. Do NOT include dryland training.

List the events that you achieved a Western Canadian Time Standard in during the 2024-2025 season, based on your age at August 31, 2025*

Highlight your achievements and successes that you had during the 2024-2025 season*

List your goals for the current 2025-2026 season and explain why you are aspiring to achieve this goal(s)*

List your long-term goals*

Outline your training program including swim training sessions, dryland, sport science, etc.*

ie. training 6 times per week, 2 hour sessions plus 2 x 60 minute dryland training session per week.

If you were to be the recipient of this scholarship, explain how it would be used to help you achieve your goals.*

Please provide any other information you feel will enhance your application.

Athlete Signature*