Blue Fins celebrate season with awards night

Another season is in the history books for the Williams Lake Blue Fins Swim Club

Blue Fins celebrate season with awards night

Another season is in the history books for the Williams Lake Blue Fins Swim Club.

Swimmers, coaches, family and friends gathered in the Gibratlar Room Wednesday evening for the club’s annual Blue Fins Awards Night where accomplishments, successes and records set during the season were recognized.

In all, an impressive 10 different swimmers set new club records in an astounding 29 separate events.

Top swimmers in each age group, most sportsmanlike, most improved, hardest trainer and rookie of the year were also presented.

The following are this year’s award recipients from the Blue Fins Awards Night:

Top Swimmers in Each Age Group

• Top Nine Year Old: Elliot Munroe (male), Melissa Elefson (female)

• Top 10 Year Old: Nicholas Gysel (male), Rowan Smith (female)

• Top 11-12: Lucas Johnston (male), Morgan Langford (female)

• Top 13 and Over: Jadyn Johnston (male), Taylor Fitzgerald (female)

• Most Sportsmanlike: Rebecca Elefson and Dylan DeRose

• Most Improved Junior: Marissa Sellars

• Most Improved Junior Runner-Up: Emma Grace MacDonald

• Most Improved Senior: Morgan Langford

• Most Improved Senior Runner-Up: Braedi Hamar

• Hardest Trainer Junior: Jordan Stokes

• Hardest Trainer Junior Runner-Up: Montana Waters

• Hardest Trainer Senior: Gabrielle Knox

• Hardest Trainer Senior Runner-Up: Peyton Bailey

• Competitive Rookie of the Year: Jadyn Grant, Aliya Grant

Williams Lake Blue Fins Club Records (2017/18)

• Jadyn Johnston: 200 back, 200 fly, 200 free, 400 free, 400 IM, 800 free, 1,500 free

• Melissa Elefson: 200 breast

• Cristelle Panida: 40 fly, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay

• Taylor Fitzgerald: 50 back, 200 back, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay

• Keanna Saunders: 100 IM, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay

• Abby Webb: 50 fly, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay

• Isabelle Knox: 200 free relay, 200 medley relay

• Maya Nowotny: 200 medley relay

• Morgan Langford: 200 medley relay

• Gabrielle Knox: 200 free relay, 50 free

• Swimmer of the Year: Jadyn Johnston

• Swimmer of the Year Runner-Up: Taylor Fitzgerald

Williams Lake Tribune