Bryden Hattie is injured, but not enough to stop him from competing at the in Winnipeg next week.

Hattie, a 15-year-old Claremont secondary student, is part of a foursome of athletes from the Saanich-based Boardworks diving club competing for Team B.C. at the Games, which start Friday and run to Aug. 13. They make up half of the eight-athlete team.

Hattie (of Colwood) will be joined by 19-year-old Ryan Grover (Saanich), 16-year-old Tanesha Lucoe (Saanich) and 18-year-old Coral Strugnell (Metchosin). Two of Team B.C.B次元官网网址檚 coaches are also from Boardworks, Jorge Batencourt and Lisa Boog, bringing a strong influence from the Saanich Commonwealth Centre.

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Making the team is a major step for Hattie and his progress as an internationally competitive diver.

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The team carries a balance of experienced athletes along with those who will be participating in their first major competition at this level, Boog said.

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The diving competition runs Monday through Friday, on the one- and three-metre springboards and 10m tower of the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg.

The 2017 brings together approximately 4,000 athletes, coaches and managers from every province and territory to compete in 16 sports.

Fellow Saanichite Ryan Cochrane is the Team B.C. honorary captain.