Orca duo make splash

Two Orca swimmers blew everyone out of the water at the B.C. AA Championships in Chilliwack.Darby Rae made the final six of her seven events. She won a gold medal in 100m breaststroke and 100m fly. She won silver in 50m freestyle and bronze in 200m fly and 200m breaststroke, missing the  AAA qualifier by 0.27 in the 50m freestyle.Faith Knelson swam in four events. She competed against the 11 and under age category, though she is only 9-years-old. She made finals and won a silver medal in 100m breaststroke. With the time she swam she qualified for the AAA Provincial Championships in the 11 and under age category. She is ranked No. 1 in Canada among 9-year-old girls.  The championships were held Feb. 11 to 13.

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