More than 400 swimmers from a dozen swim clubs from the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island hit the water as the Langley Olympians Swim Club hosted their seventh annual short course meet earlier this month (Nov. 16 and Nov. 17).
And local athletes delivered some great performances with plenty of medals, qualifying times and a couple of new club records.
Gold medals:
Siobhan Board (16) in the 15 & over girls 100 back;
Chelsea Borrowdale (14) in the 13-14 girls 400 free, 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM;
Josie Field (11) in the 11-12 girls 200 fly;
Alysse Franklin (14) in the 13-14 girls 200 back;
Joshua Franklin (17) in the 15 & over boys 100 free;
Joshua Kim (11) in the 11-12 boys 200 breast, 200 free, 100 breast and 100 free;
Ellen Lansing (12) in the 11-12 girls 200 back;
Renae Ledoux (14) in the 13-14 girls 100 breast;
Avery Martin (12) in the 11-12 boys 50 free;
Hugh McNeill (10) in the 10 & under boys 100 breast, 100 free, 50 back,200 free, 100 back, 50 breast, 50 free and 200 IM;
Hillary Metcalfe (15) in the 15 & over girls 400 free, 200 breast, 200IM, 50 free;
Robyn Nakano (14) in the 13-14 girls 100 fly and 200 fly.
Silver medals:
Reagen Bedard (10) in the 10 & under girls 50 breast;
Siobhan Board in the 100 fly;
Chelsea Borrowdale in the 100 breast, 200 fly;
Josie Field in the 100 fly; Alysse Franklin in the 100 back, 50 free;
Joshua Franklin in the 50 free and 200 free;
Brayden Kells in the 200 breast and 100 breast;
Joshua Kim in the 200IM, 400IM;
Ellen Lansing in the 200IM, 100 back;
Renae Ledoux in the 200 breast and 400IM;
Avery Martin in the 200 free;
Hillary Metcalfe in the 400IM, 100 breast and 100 free;
Martha Metcalfe (17) in the 15 & over girls 200IM;
Robyn Nakano in the 200 back;
Justin Schramm (15) in the 15 & over boys 200IM, 100 fly and 200 fly.
Bronze medals:
Reagen Bedard in the 100 breast;
Siobhan Board in the 200IM and 200 back;
Chelsea Borrowdale in the 100 fly;
Alysse Franklin in the 400 free, 200 free and the 100 free;
Joshua Franklin in the 100 back and 200 back;
Cassidy Fu (12) in the 11-12 girls 50 free;
Bailey Herbert (11) in the 11-12 girls 200 fly;
Ryan Hunter (10) in the 10 & under boys 50 back;
Brayden Kells in the 50 free;
Joshua Kim in the 400 free;
Ellen Lansing in the 400IM;
Renae Ledoux in the 200IM;
Bennett MacDonald (14) in the 13-14 boys 200 free;
Avery Martin in the 200 breast, 400IM, 100 breast and 200 back;
Martha Metcalfe in the 200 fly;
Robyn Nakano in the 400IM;
Justin Schramm in the 400 free;
Pearl Schramm (12) in the 11-12 girls 200 breast;
Dylan Thomas (10) in the 10 & under boys 100 breast.
Club Records
Joshua Kim, age 11, set two new clubs in the 11-12 boys 100 breast in a time of 1:18.08 and the 200 breast in a time of 2:49.42.
New Qualifying Times
A number of LOSC swimmers achieved new Provincial Qualifying Times at the meet;
AA Times – Reagen Bedard (10) 11 year girls 100 breast; Reese Blunden (10) 11 year girls 100 back.
AAA Times – Bryce Dong (11) 11 year boys 200IM, 200 free and 200 back; Sarah Buckingham (11) 11 year girls 400 free and 200 free.
100 per cent personal best times
One hundred per cent best times at the meet were achieved by, Chelsea Borrowdale, Danielle de la Gorgendiere, Bryce Dong, Mackenzie Dong, Alysse Franklin, Cassidy Fu, Avery Martin, Alanna Picotte and Dylan Thomas.
Registration for Langley Olympians Swim Club is ongoing and they are currently offering a FREE month of swimming to new members. Please call 604-532-5257 or visit www.langleyolympians.com for more information.
