The Penticton Pikes have had a tremendous start to their summer season.
Swimmers from both Penticton and Summerland have had incredible results in the Okanagan and in Washington.
After completing three Okanagan meets where the club brought home many aggregate age group medals as well as the Top Sportsmanship Team in Salmon Arm, the Pikes headed off to Washington for one of their best meets of the summer. In Washington, Pikes team brought 30 competitive swimmers, with 26 of the 30 achieving best times at this meet.
The Pikes representative for the guts and glory 400 IM in Washington was Sarah Newsted who swam an incredible race, finishing with a best time, pulling ahead of her competitor in the lat 25 metres.
Head Coach Elliot Clarke said the future is bright for this group of swimmers.
There are many first year competitors who are dropping huge amounts of time already as well as some seasoned swimmers who continue to improve.
The atmosphere as a team is incredible which pushes the swimmers to new levels.
Notable finishes were:
Ashley McMillan – Gold aggregate, second 50 fly, second 50 free, first 50 Breast, first 100 free (meet record), second 50 back, first 100 IM (meet record)
Ryan McMillan – Bronze aggregate, first 50 fly, first 50 free, second 100 free
Ben Say – third 50 breast, third 100 breast
Avery Wilson – second 25 free, first 25 breast, second 25 butterfly
Scott Ball – first 25 free, first 25 breast
Emma Wilson – third 100 IM
Mason Heintz – first 100 IM, third 50 free
T.J. Paisley – first 100 IM, second 50 free, second 100 breast
Elliot Clarke – third 100 IM, third 50 back
Hayden Krause – third 50 free, third 100 free
Shannon Clarke – third 50 free, third 50 back, second 50 breast, second 100 breast
Jaren LeFranc – second 50 back, second 50 breast, second 100 breast
Ann Turgeon – third 100 back
The Pikes are made up of Summerland and Penticton swimmers.
The club will host the regionals, which is a qualifier for the Provincials on the first weekend in August.
