The Elk Valley Dolphins Swim Club 2012 Invitational Swim Meet was hosted by the Elk Valley Dolphins Swim Club at the Fernie Aquatic Centre on April 27 to 29.
Seven clubs were at the meet, four from Calgary, one from Lethbridge, one from Cranbrook and the Dolphins.
There were 273 swimmers competing over the three days.
Sixty Elk Valley Dolphin swimmers competed. Highlights included Jacob Stratton, who achieved 3 BC “A” Provincial times in 100 Backstroke, 200 Freestyle, and 200 Backstroke with two fifth places and one sixth place. Cynthia Kielpinski made her first BC “A” Provincial time in 100 Backstroke and had six personal best times.
Macdonagh Dressler also nailed his first BC “A” Provincial Time in 200 Breaststroke. He had one third, and one sixth. Megan Nixon owned the podium with one first place, five seconds places, and one third place. Other results included:
Kasha Bell – 3 Personal Best Times
Nikola Bell – 2 Personal Best Times
Astrid Bloemink – 5 Personal Best Times
Aniessa Bowen – 6 Personal Best Times
Madalon Burnett – 6 Personal Best Times, one 2nd, two fourth, one fifth, two sixth place
Brooke Demmings – 5 Personal Best Times
Jaime Dennis – 4 Personal Best Times
Meaghan Frenks – 3 Personal Best Times, one 2nd, one 3rd, one 4th
Emma Fyfe – 7 Personal Best Times
Thea Gimard – 2 Personal Best Times
Daniel Hammer – 3 Personal Best Times
Celeste Hart – 5 Personal Best Times
Leah Heavey – 3 Personal Best Times
Charlotte Higgins – 4 Personal Best Times
Clare Howard – 3 Personal Best Times
Alison Howse – 2 Personal Best Times
Olivia Howse – 2 Personal Best Times
Rudra Joshi – 5 Personal Best Times
Isabelle Klapp – 7 Personal Best Times
Fynley Kuijt – 4 Personal Best Times
Cheyenne Lee – 2 Personal Best Times
Jace Lee – 6 Personal Best Times
Ava Lewis – 3 Personal Best Times
Sara Lewis – 5 Personal Best Times
Anna Loewen – 3 Personal Best Times
Anton Lewis – 3 Personal Best Times
Sophia Loewen – 4 Personal Best Times
Turner Loewen – 2 Personal Best Times
Amber Maartman – 7 Personal Best Times
Maygen Maartman -5 Personal Best Times
Catrin Merritt – 3 Personal Best Times
Emily Milne – 3 Personal Best Times
Hannah Milne – 3 Personal Best Times
Morgan Mudge – 1 Personal Best Time, three 4th, two 5th, one 6th place
Cassandra Nixon – 1 Personal Best time, one 1st, one 2nd, three 3rd, two 4th place
Ray Ogura – 2 Personal Best Times
Elizabeth Pater – 5 Personal Best Times, one 6th place
Juliana Pater – 5 Personal Best Times
Julien Pike Stewart – 3 Personal Best Times
Bailey Proehl – 3 Personal Best Times
Emily Pullen – 2 Personal Best Times
Sarah Pullen – 2 Personal Best Times
Neve Richards – 4 Personal Best Times
Emma Soetaert – 5 Personal Best Times
Holly Soetaert – 4 Personal Best Times
Coco Stewart – 2 Personal Best Times
India Stewart – 6 Personal Best Times
Skye Stewart – 3 Personal Best Times
Emily Stratton – 5 Personal Best Times
Taylor Syrja – 3 Personal Best Times
Brent Thibodeau – 4 Personal Best Times
Emma Thibodeau – 6 Personal Best Times
Clara Traverse – 3 Personal Best Times
Shelby Uphill – 3 Personal Best Times, two 5th place
Ayla Wiggins – 6 Personal Best Times
Nicole Wittfoth – 3 Personal Best Times
The event went smoothly thanks to the efforts of the coaches, Marie Cosens, Tara Beck, and Melissa Lindsay in Fernie, Chris, Marg and Robert Bissonette in Elkford, countless volunteer parents, and generous local sponsorship.
