Rick Sawatsky | |
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Born | February 26, 1976 |
Team | |
Curling club | Kelowna CC, Kelowna, BC |
Skip | Jim Cotter |
Third | Grant Olsen |
Second | Andrew Nerpin |
Lead | Rick Sawatsky |
Curling career | |
Member Association | British Columbia |
Brier appearances | 10 (2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023) |
Top CTRS ranking | 8th (2013–14; 2016–17) |
Grand Slam victories | 1 (2017 Elite 10) |
Medal record |
Richard Sawatsky [1] (born February 26, 1976) is a Canadian curler from Kelowna, British Columbia. He currently plays lead on Team Jim Cotter that curls out of the Kelowna Curling Club.
Sawatsky is employed as a water meter technician with the city of Kelowna. [2] [3]
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead |
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2003–04 | Pat Ryan | Jim Cotter | Kevin MacKenzie | Rick Sawatsky |
2004–05 | Pat Ryan | Jim Cotter | Kevin MacKenzie | Rick Sawatsky |
2005–06 | Jim Cotter (Fourth) | Pat Ryan (Skip) | Kevin MacKenzie | Rick Sawatsky |
2006–07 | Jim Cotter (Fourth) | Pat Ryan (Skip) | Kevin MacKenzie | Rick Sawatsky |
2007–08 | Jim Cotter (Fourth) | Bob Ursel (Skip) | Kevin Folk | Rick Sawatsky |
2008–09 | Jim Cotter (Fourth) | Bob Ursel (Skip) | Kevin Folk | Rick Sawatsky |
2009–10 | Jim Cotter (Fourth) | Bob Ursel (Skip) | Kevin Folk | Rick Sawatsky |
2010–11 | Jim Cotter | Ken Maskiewich | Kevin Folk | Rick Sawatsky |
2011–12 | Jim Cotter | Kevin Folk | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky |
2012–13 | Jim Cotter | Jason Gunnlaugson | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky |
2013–14 | Jim Cotter (Fourth) | John Morris (Skip) | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky |
2014–15 | Jim Cotter | Ryan Kuhn | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky |
2015–16 | Jim Cotter | Ryan Kuhn | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky |
2016–17 | Jim Cotter (Fourth) | John Morris (Skip) | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky |
2017–18 | Jim Cotter | Catlin Schneider | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky |
2018–19 | Jim Cotter | Steve Laycock | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky |
2019–20 | Jim Cotter (Fourth) | Steve Laycock (Skip) | Andrew Nerpin | Rick Sawatsky |
2020–21 | Jim Cotter (Fourth) | Steve Laycock (Skip) | Andrew Nerpin | Rick Sawatsky |
2021–22 | Jim Cotter | Tyrel Griffith | Andrew Nerpin | Rick Sawatsky |
2022–23 | Jim Cotter | Grant Olsen | Andrew Nerpin | Rick Sawatsky |
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