The Campbell River Killer Whales are off to an amazing start of the season with new head coach Jim Campbell and new assistant coach Conner Milligan.
The club has seen Mackenzie Paddington off to her new team in Victoria as she has been accepted into the National Centre. Change has been positive for the pod, as they have swam very well at five regional meets across the island this fall, with many new club records being set:
10 & under girls: Summer Wenger 50 back, 200 fly & 400 IM, Kaya Lathangue 200 free. 13-14 girls: Jamiliya Wellard 100 fly, Cianna Dunn 50 back, Cianna Dunn 100 back, 200 medley relay & 200 free relay Cianna Dunn, Aleah Jordan, Jamiliya Wellard, Melayna Beaudin. Many new provincial standards have been achieved by individual swimmers are well. New Vancouver Island Regional times have been achieved by Ava Simard (200IM), Martina Montana (100 back), Mattias Beck (50 breast) & Sasha Jacobs (200 fly). New AA provincial times have been achieved by Evan Parachoniak (50 free, 50 back, 100 back), Benji Bridle (50 free), Yana Jacobs (200IM, 200 breast), Sofia Simard (50 free, 100 free), Cole Reid (400IM, 200 back, 100 back), Paige Beauregard (50 back, 50 fly, 200 free) & Kira Dunn (50 Free). New AAA provincial times have been achieved by Kaya Lathangue (100 fly), Carson Dunn (1500 free), Ali Beck (800 free) & Regan Moreau (1500 free). New Age Group National times have been achieved by Brooke Wenger (50 fly, 100 fly). CRKW swimmers are heading into the short course championship season kicking off it all off with the Vancouver Island Regionals in Nanaimo in January.
