A total of 15 Vernon Kokanee Swim Club members went up against the fastest age-groupers in the province at the B.C. AAA Championships in Richmond.
Going up against 42 provincial clubs, the Kokanee swimmers made many finals and set new time standards.
In the Under 11 Boys division, Zac Benn made finals in his B.C. AAA debut, clocked personal bests (PBs) to finish seventh in both the 200-metre backstroke (two minutes, 49.05 seconds) and 100 back (1:19.24). The results were good enough to attain the 12 Boys AAA standard.
Regan Peace, racing in the 12 Boys class, also made finals in his AAA debut, collecting fifth in the 100 back with a PB 1:18.01.
In 12 Girls action, Jade Freeman made finals in the 100 butterfly, finishing seventh with PB 1:16.38.
Meredith Levorson was busy in the 13 Girls group, reaching finals in five events – 200 back, 100 freestyle, 400 IM, 200 IM and 100 Back. She collected bronze in the 200 back (2:32.24), was fourth in the 100 free (PB 1:03.37), seventh in the 200 IM (PB 2:35.52) and fifth in the 400 IM (PB 4:31.34), making her 13 Girls national age-group standard.
Kiah Lee recorded a PB 2:51.38 to rate fifth in the 200 breaststroke, making a long course U15 western standard. Lee also earned seventh in the 400 IM and eighth in the 200 IM (PB 2:32.50), meeting the 13 Girls nationals standard.
Other PBs turned in by Kokanee at the B.C. AAA meet include: Benn (50 free, 33.84), Sydney Fillion (200 breast, 3:26.77; 400 free, 6:18.58), Jade Freeman (200 back, 2:49.68; 200 fly, 3:05.68), Samuel Grenier (400 IM, 5:07.29; 1,500 free, 17:46.99; 400 free 4:28.18), Hannah Mehain (200 breast, 3:04.15; 100 free, 1:06.88; 400 free, 5:03.29), Regan Peace (200 IM, 2:56.91), Joshua Phillips (200 breast, 2:41.51, 400 IM, 5:04.85, 100 breast, 1:15.49; 1,500 free, 17:59.46, 16 Boys nationals standard, 200 fly; 2:33.71), Kaia Phillips (100 fly, 1:16.38), Jamie Sullivan (100 back, 1:15.45), Florian Terpstra (400 IM, 4:54.85, 17-18 Boys western standard; 200 fly 2:19.30, U16 Boys western standard), Wouter Terpstra (200 fly 2:12.79).
Age-group nationals go July 25-30, in Calgary. Western Canadian Championships will be in Saskatoon, Feb. 13-16.
