Day 1 of VIR Champs - WOW!
If the first day of VIR Champs in Comox is any indication of the rest of the meet - then the rest of the Province and, for that matter, the country had better watch out.
Morgan Healy and Marisa Gorjeu, 12 and 13 respectively, qualified to represent CRKW at the Canadian Age Group Nationals in Calgary this July with their results in the 1500 freestyle today. Gorjeu was first to make the cut, with a time of 19:15.5, almost a minute better than her best time and over 20 seconds under the cut, was very impressive the whole way through the race. Not to be outdone, Healy followed her friend and teammate with a time of 20:30.5 to qualify in the 12 year old girls age group, making the cut by over 10 seconds.
Other fantastic results from the day, in order of their occurance, were Andrea Gilberts silver medal performance in the girls 15 and over 50 freestyle, Kirsten Rowbotham's gold medal performance in the 13 - 14 girls 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:16.5, Carly Papagiannis' 7th place finish in the 15 and over girls 100 breaststroke, Brock Hoyt's silver medal in the boys 15 and over 100 breast in a time of 1:10.2, David John Palmer's 8th place in the 11-12 boys 200 IM and then...the distance events. In the 12 and under girls, Morgan Healy was a medalist, along with Marisa Gorjeu in the 13-14 age group and Andrea Gilbert, Nicole Dawson and Carly Papagiannis sweeping the medals in the 15 and over age group. In the 800 free, Brock Hoyt was a medalist in the 15 and over boys age group.
More swimming to follow in the next couple days. Stay tuned for results.
Morgan Healy and Marisa Gorjeu, 12 and 13 respectively, qualified to represent CRKW at the Canadian Age Group Nationals in Calgary this July with their results in the 1500 freestyle today. Gorjeu was first to make the cut, with a time of 19:15.5, almost a minute better than her best time and over 20 seconds under the cut, was very impressive the whole way through the race. Not to be outdone, Healy followed her friend and teammate with a time of 20:30.5 to qualify in the 12 year old girls age group, making the cut by over 10 seconds.
Other fantastic results from the day, in order of their occurance, were Andrea Gilberts silver medal performance in the girls 15 and over 50 freestyle, Kirsten Rowbotham's gold medal performance in the 13 - 14 girls 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:16.5, Carly Papagiannis' 7th place finish in the 15 and over girls 100 breaststroke, Brock Hoyt's silver medal in the boys 15 and over 100 breast in a time of 1:10.2, David John Palmer's 8th place in the 11-12 boys 200 IM and then...the distance events. In the 12 and under girls, Morgan Healy was a medalist, along with Marisa Gorjeu in the 13-14 age group and Andrea Gilbert, Nicole Dawson and Carly Papagiannis sweeping the medals in the 15 and over age group. In the 800 free, Brock Hoyt was a medalist in the 15 and over boys age group.
More swimming to follow in the next couple days. Stay tuned for results.
posted by Campbell River Killer Whales Swim Club at 10:39 PM
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