The records keep falling at the Vernon Kokanee Swim Club.
A pair of swimmers – Zac Benn and Asia Minnes – combined to clock 10 new benchmarks, helping the Kokanee finish second out of 16 teams at the Kamloops Classic Swimming meet last weekend.
Competing in the Under 12 Boys division, Benn set six new long-course records – 200-metre freestyle (two minutes, 15.66 seconds), 200 back (2:32.68), 50 butterfly (30.59), 100 fly (1:07.79), 200 fly (2:30.35) and 200 IM (2:34.33).
He added to his gold medal haul with first place in the 400 IM (5:36.64). His 200 fly time also earned him a U13 age-group national time standard.
Minnes, racing in the U10 Girls class, set new standards in the 100 free (1:12.89), 400 free (5:21.37), 50 breaststroke (42.27) and 200 IM (2:57.40). She added gold in the 100 breast (1:33.74) and silver in the 50 free (34.12).
Jacob Phillips recorded a 35.96 in the 50 free to earn his U11 boys B.C. AA standard. He qualified for B.C. AA championships, June 21-23, in Victoria.
Other Kokanee turning in podium results include:
U12 Girls – Erin Brown took bronze in the 400 free (5:19.80), Sydney Fillion struck bronze in the 200 breast (3:13.15) and Morgan Mardiros had gold in the 50 free (32.95).
13-14 Girls – Jade Freeman secured bronze in the 200 IM (2:44.17); Meredith Levorson took gold in the 200 IM (2:33.68), and silver in the 100 backstroke (1:12.40), 50 breast (39.17), 200 breast (2:57.56), 100 free (1:01.84), 50 back (34.12) and 400 free (4:41.58).
13-14 Boys – Regan Peace grabbed silver in the 200 back (2:27.94), making the U13 Boys national standard.
Over 15 Girls – Kiah Lee collected silver in the 200 breast (2:50.57) and bronze in the 100 breast (1:20.86); Kaia Phillips recorded gold in the 400 free (4:52.47), and silver in the 200 butterfly (2:35.47) and 800 free (9:53.78).
Over 15 Boys – Joshua Phillips earned silver in the 400 IM (4:59.51) and 400 free (4:34.78); Florian Terpstra won silver in the 200 breast (2:37.80) and 200 back (2:21.23), and bronze in the 100 back (1:05.66) and 50 breast (34.17); Wouter Terpstra placed first in the 200 fly (2:15.60) and 400 IM (4:54.65), and second in the 100 fly (59.33) and 200 IM (2:18.39).
Kokanee improving in each of their events include: Abbey Bartel, Benn, Fillion, Chloe Grenier, Braden Kersey, Anika Kintzel, Jean-Christophe Lemay, Mardiros, Sarah Mehain, Peace, Jacob Phillips, Joshua Phillips, Kaia Phillips, Nick Phillips, Alexandra Shortt, Cameron Shortt, Samantha Shortt and Jaalah Ward.
The Kokanee are coached by Tara Taylor and Renate Terpstra. For more information, visit www.vksc.ca
