Day 1 Preliminaries - AAA Provincial Championships

Day 1 had it's ups and downs like most meets but the ups were pretty good. 100 freestyle was the first event. Best times were recorded in the event by Alec Page (1:02.91 - 2nd going into finals), Carter Gorjeu (1:09.2 - 19th), David John Palmer (1:10.41 - 26th), Tylor Love (1:14.27 - 36th), Jane Pomeroy (1:05.89 - 31st) and Jared Calder (56.93 - 25th). Kirsten Rowbotham will also be in the consolation finals for the 100 free (1:03.71 - 15th).

The 100 backstroke saw Andrea Gilbert make the consolation final (1:10.81 - 16th), while Morgan Healy narrowly missed making the consolation final with a 1:19.96, a best time). Taylor Padington swam a best time (1:23.79 - 32nd).

The 400 IM's were next with Alec Page qualifying for the final in 2nd place while Marisa Gorjeu swam a best time in 5:45.65, placing 30th.

The 12 and unders then swam the 800 / 1500 freestyle events. Alec Page, ranked 2nd in the event, will swim it during tonights final session. Morgan Healy and Taylor Padington swam the 800 free while Carter Gorjeu raced the 1500 free for boys. While Carter struggled in his race, Morgan swam a best time 10:59.3 while Taylor swam a 11:15.3. Both girls improved their seed times by about 15 seconds.

Tonights finals will include the following.

1500 Freestyle
Alec Page - 11-12 Boys A Final

100 Freestyle
Alec Page - 11-12 boys A final
Kirsten Rowbotham - 13-14 Girls B Final

100 Backstroke
Andrea Gilbert - Senior Girls B Final

400 IM
Alec Page - 11-12 Boys A Final

200 Free Relays
11-12 Girls - Morgan Healy / Jennifer Guindon / Taylor Padington / Jocelyn Cormier
11-12 Boys - Alec Page / Carter Gorjeu / David John Palmer / Tylor Love
13-14 Girls - Kirsten Rowbotham / Marisa Gorjeu / Jane Pomeroy / Undecided