The Riptides rocked at regionals.
The Nanaimo swimmers won individual and relay races at long-course Vancouver Island Regional Championships in Victoria June 8-10.
Mackenzie Crane won Island titles in three of her races, including swimming’s fastest race, the 50-metre freestyle. Gage DellaRosa won Island titles in two races.
Results include:
10-and-under girls – Aileen Humphreys, fourth, 50-metre breaststroke, fourth, 100m breast, fifth, 200m freestyle relay; Grace Thornton-Trump, fifth, 200m freestyle relay; Abby Shoesmith, fifth, 200m freestyle relay; Katelyn Irving, fifth, 200m freestyle relay.
10-and-under boys – Michael Houghton, fourth, 50m breast.
12-and-under girls – Maria de Leeuw, second, 100m breast, fourth, 200m breast.
12-and-under boys – Reid DellaRosa, fourth, 50m free, fourth, 100m free, fifth, 100m breast, fifth, 200m breast.
13-14-year-old girls – Mackenzie Crane, first, 50m free, third, 100m free, first, 200m free, third, 400m free, third, 800m free, first, 100m back, second, 200m back, second, 200m medley relay; Kara Wilson, second, 100m breast, fifth, 200m breast, second, 200m medley relay; Alayna Crane, second, 200m medley relay; Maria de Leeuw, second, 200m medley relay.
13-14-year-old boys – Gage DellaRosa, first, 100m breast, first, 200m breast.
15-and-over girls – Kara Declark, third, 50m free, third, 100m free, third, 200m free, fourth, 200m back.
15-and-over boys – Tristan Crosby, third, 100m back; Baylee Munro, fourth, 100m breast, fourth, 200m breast, third, 200m medley relay; Adam Rahier, fifth, 200m individual medley, third, 200m medley relay; Colin Tearoe, third, 200m medley relay; Damon Pedersen, third, 200m medley relay.
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