The Summerland Orca Swim Cub will send seven members to the B.C. AA Championships in Chilliwack this weekend.
Joanne Malar, co-coach of the swim team, said this is the largest number of Summerland participants at the meet in recent years.
Attending are Haley Berrisford, 14; Connor Berrisford, 11; Holden Berrisford, 11; Ethan Sands, 13; Taylor Smith, 12; Brooklyn Parliament, 12 and Keagan Ingram, 12.
Two other swimmers, 16-year-old Annemarie Lang-Hodge and 11-year-old Heming Sola, qualified for the meet but were unable to attend the event.
“In our last couple meets we have had an onslaught of swimmers qualify for this championship meet,” Malar said. “We are so proud of them for all of the hard work. Their training is paying off and we are looking forward to more improvements and podium finishes at the B.C. championships.”
Co-coach Delano Ducheck said each swimmer will compete in four to eight individual events.
“We are fine-tuning their preparation and they look forward to racing the top summers in the province,” Ducheck said.
At present, there are 108 swimmers in the Orca Swim Club.
