Day 2 - AAA Provincial Championships
Day 2 had it's ups and downs like any other swim meet but the ups outweighed the downs and the result was a great day, including maintaining our 3rd place ranking overall and the introduction of the 10 and unders to the meet.
The morning session started with 200 IM's. The swims were soft for the most part, but some very good swims did come out. Jared Calder swam a 2:27.8 for a lifetime best time by over three seconds, while Jane Pomeroy took 2 seconds from her best time with a 2:47.6. Tylor Love and David John Palmer both took more than 7 seconds off their best times, Tylor swimming a 2:59 while David coming in at an even 3:00. Jennifer Guindon chopped 6 seconds from her best time with a 3:00 clocking as well. Alec Page swam a 2:42 morning swim which was good enough to qualify him for the final in 3rd place.
200 Fly was next and even though we only had two swimmers in the event, both were good swims. Alec was first with a 2:41.0, only 0.1 over his best time, qualifying in first place. Marisa Gorjeu was next and her time of 2:39.9 was a 6 second improvement and was good enough for 10th place in the event.
50 freestyle was the last event of the morning and there were some very strong swims. Tylor Love swam a best time in the boys 12 and under event while Kirsten Rowbotham was a solid 28.87 in the 50 freestyle, a lifetime best, qualifying her for the final in 8th place. Andrea Gilbert was also very close to a best time with a 28.35 clocking and a 11th place finish, qualifying her for the B final of the senior girls. Tyson Berkenstock was in best time form with a 27.0 clocking.
Before the 10 and under took to the pool, Marisa got to swim her 800 freestyle and knocked off a 10.07.0, good enough for 11th place, moving up from 20th place in the rankings. She was 9 seconds better than her previous best time in the race, splitting perfectly.
The 10 and unders then got into the act, with the 400 freestyle and the 200 medley relay. Jocelyn Cormier, Karlyn Healy and Marissa Boyle are representing the club at the meet and they didn't dissapoint. Jocelyn swam a 5:31 for second place, Karlyn Healy was 5:48 for 4th and Marissa Boyle was 5:51 for 6th place. After the dust settled in that race, it was time for bragging rights as the relay was up. With the winning team widely recognized as the best 10 and under team in BC, the Killer Whales pulled off what they were expected to do...win the relay. In a comeback effort worthy of mentioning, the three girls, plus Kiersten Padington, pulled off a come from behind win in the medley relay, recording a time of 2:45.0 for a new club record and one of the fastest times in Canada this year.
In tonights finals, Alec Page was once again a one man point machine. First up was the 200 IM where he dropped 4 seconds from his morning swim with a 2:38.0, good enough for a bronze medal. But what he didn't have yet was the color he wanted most - gold. In his final event of the night, he had that chance. Taking the lead from the beginning of the 200 fly and then pulling away dramatically on the last 5o, Alec took the gold medal in a time of 2:35.0, a new club record and the third fastest time in Canada this year.
Kirsten overcame a poor start in the 50 free to post an 8th place finish while Andrea Gilbert came away with a 10th place finish and a blazing time of 28.05 in the 50 free in the senior girls 50 free.
The morning session started with 200 IM's. The swims were soft for the most part, but some very good swims did come out. Jared Calder swam a 2:27.8 for a lifetime best time by over three seconds, while Jane Pomeroy took 2 seconds from her best time with a 2:47.6. Tylor Love and David John Palmer both took more than 7 seconds off their best times, Tylor swimming a 2:59 while David coming in at an even 3:00. Jennifer Guindon chopped 6 seconds from her best time with a 3:00 clocking as well. Alec Page swam a 2:42 morning swim which was good enough to qualify him for the final in 3rd place.
200 Fly was next and even though we only had two swimmers in the event, both were good swims. Alec was first with a 2:41.0, only 0.1 over his best time, qualifying in first place. Marisa Gorjeu was next and her time of 2:39.9 was a 6 second improvement and was good enough for 10th place in the event.
50 freestyle was the last event of the morning and there were some very strong swims. Tylor Love swam a best time in the boys 12 and under event while Kirsten Rowbotham was a solid 28.87 in the 50 freestyle, a lifetime best, qualifying her for the final in 8th place. Andrea Gilbert was also very close to a best time with a 28.35 clocking and a 11th place finish, qualifying her for the B final of the senior girls. Tyson Berkenstock was in best time form with a 27.0 clocking.
Before the 10 and under took to the pool, Marisa got to swim her 800 freestyle and knocked off a 10.07.0, good enough for 11th place, moving up from 20th place in the rankings. She was 9 seconds better than her previous best time in the race, splitting perfectly.
The 10 and unders then got into the act, with the 400 freestyle and the 200 medley relay. Jocelyn Cormier, Karlyn Healy and Marissa Boyle are representing the club at the meet and they didn't dissapoint. Jocelyn swam a 5:31 for second place, Karlyn Healy was 5:48 for 4th and Marissa Boyle was 5:51 for 6th place. After the dust settled in that race, it was time for bragging rights as the relay was up. With the winning team widely recognized as the best 10 and under team in BC, the Killer Whales pulled off what they were expected to do...win the relay. In a comeback effort worthy of mentioning, the three girls, plus Kiersten Padington, pulled off a come from behind win in the medley relay, recording a time of 2:45.0 for a new club record and one of the fastest times in Canada this year.
In tonights finals, Alec Page was once again a one man point machine. First up was the 200 IM where he dropped 4 seconds from his morning swim with a 2:38.0, good enough for a bronze medal. But what he didn't have yet was the color he wanted most - gold. In his final event of the night, he had that chance. Taking the lead from the beginning of the 200 fly and then pulling away dramatically on the last 5o, Alec took the gold medal in a time of 2:35.0, a new club record and the third fastest time in Canada this year.
Kirsten overcame a poor start in the 50 free to post an 8th place finish while Andrea Gilbert came away with a 10th place finish and a blazing time of 28.05 in the 50 free in the senior girls 50 free.
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