Olivia Harvey headed into last weekend's Western Canadian Swimming Championships only 0.06 away from securing her first Olympic Trials qualifying time.

Harvey accomplished that during the 50-metre freestyle’s 'B' final, putting together a great swim, finishing in 27.21 seconds to claim first place and secure her qualifying time.

"I just pushed harder and got it," said Harvey. "I've been working towards it for a while, so it was nice to get it."

The 2020 Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials are still a year away, so there’s more time for Harvey to secure more qualifying times. The 15-year-old swimmer said that’s her goal now moving forward.

"Once you get one time, they all start to come after, so I've got through that barrier and now it's good," said Harvey.

"I won't make the Olympics [in 2020], but maybe next Olympics."

Harvey ended up swimming in the 'B' final for six of her events, finishing first in the 200m butterfly, fifth in the 100m and 400m free, sixth in the 50m backstroke, and 10th in the 200m free.

She said that she was feeling good going into Westerns after overcoming a recent injury.

"I had a knee problem for a while, so I started doing pull and my pull just got stronger and then when I added my kick back in, it just helped everything," said Harvey.

She added that her confidence grew as Westerns went on, "At the start, I wasn't really doing too well, my head wasn't in it, I was scared, but by the end, I got through something and really pushed it," she said.

Four swimmers from the Moose Jaw Kinsmen Flying Fins hit the pool at Westerns in Edmonton.

Cadence Johns made it into three finals, including finishing in eighth place in the 200m individual medley's 'A' final. She was first in the 200m back 'B' final and picked up a third-place finish in the 400m IM 'B' final.

Reese Koch and Chloe Johns were both attending Westerns for the first time and gained some valuable experience on the national level.

"It was a little scary, but it was a good experience and I feel like I learned a lot going to that meet," said Koch, who picked up 100-percent personal best times.

Koch also moved up five places in the rankings for the 100m back and 22 places in the rankings for 50m back.

"All my swims felt really good and getting those personal bests at a big meet was a great feeling," she said.

"I wasn't too focused on my times, I just wanted to go out there and have a good race."

Chloe Johns was one of the youngest swimmers at the event. She picked up a personal best time in the 200m breaststroke, moving up three spots in the rankings, and in the 400m IM, jumping up five places in the rankings.

Johns said she's taking a lot away from the experience.

"I thought I did pretty good, I trained pretty hard and just hoped that I did well and got a feel of the pool in a big competition," said Johns.

"I met a lot of new friends, I got to see some friends that moved away and the competition was good, it was fun to be in a different city and different pool."

The girls combined for the 4x100 medley relay, they entered the race ranked 24th, but ended up finishing 17th out of 35 teams.

The club also placed 35th out 54 teams in the all-around team standings with just four swimmers. Click here for full results from the Western Canadian Championships.