The Quesnel Sealions Summer Swim Club fared well in its first event of the season.
Twenty-one local swimmers, most of whom were competing for their first time, swam at a Tri-Meet in Prince George on May 26.
A team from Mackenzie and a team from Prince George were also racing.
Madison Lindblom, a junior member of the club, had a blast hanging out with the coaches and competing for her first time.
First year head coach Baylee McGillivray was really proud of everyone who made the trip and is excited about the new crop of young swimmers.
“This is our biggest year for having more kids in the cubs program and the junior program,” she says.
“Which is really good to see as we are losing some of our senior swimmers.”
McGillivray has been with the club since she was a junior member and credits coaching with helping find her passion.
“It made me decide that what I really want to become is an elementary school teacher,” she says.
The club competes every two weeks from May until the provincials in mid-August.
Full results:
100m individual medley
Div 1 boys: Juandre Labuschagne placed first with a time of 1:59.98
Div 3 girls: Ava McGillivray placed third with 1:44.50, Lauren Larsen came in sixth with 1:53.36
200m individual medley
Div 4 girls: Taylor McGillivray placed first with 3:17.22
Div 4 boys: Owen Larsen placed first with 2:59.54
Div 5 girls: Madison Nixon placed second with 3:54.82
Div 5 boys: Shawn Fisher placed first with 2:56.15
50m freestyle
Div 1 girls: Austyn Kishkan placed first with 56.21; Camille Boudreau came second with 58.59; and Jasreet Samra placed fourth with 1:18.27
Div 1 boys: Juandre Labuschagne placed first with 43.55
Div 2 girls: Madison Lindblom came in third with 50.42
Div 3 girls: Ava McGillivray placed sixth with 43.07; and Lauren Larsen came eighth with 44.70
Girls “O” Cat 1: Pia Lagah placed first with 1:04.24
Div 4 girls: Natalie Bergeron came in first with 32.52; and Taylor McGillivray placed second with 33.49
Div 4 boys: Owen Larsen came first with 33.87
Div 5 girls: Lauren Pastachak placed first with 29.70; and Madison Nixon came in third with 39.55
Div 5 boys: Shawn Fisher placed first with 28.94
Div 6 girls: Casey Fisher came in first with 32.69.
50m butterfly
Div 3 girls: Ava McGillivray placed third with 51.10; and Lauren Larsen came in fifth with 52.73
Div 4 girls: Taylor McGillivray placed third with 41.44
Div 4 boys: Owen Larsen came in first with 40.09
Div 5 girls: Lauren Pastachak placed first with 35.94; and Madison Nixon came in second with 48.42
Div 5 boys: Shawn Fisher placed first with 36.08
Div 6 girls: Casey Fisher came in first with 40.55.
50m backstroke
Div 1 girls: Camille Boudreau placed first with 58.14; followed by Austyn Kishkan in second with 1:06.73
Div 1 boys: Juandre Labuschagne placed first with 52.44
Div 2 girls: Madison Lindblom came in fourth with 59.52
Div 3 girls: Ava McGillivray came third with 50.32; and Lauren Larsen placed eighth with 55.83
Girls “O” Cat 1: Pia Lagah came in first with 1:07.55
100m backstroke
Div 4 girls: Taylor McGillivray placed first with 1.28.26; followed by Natalie Bergeron in second with 1.29.50; and Claire Lejins in fifth with 2.16.48
Div 4 boys: Owen Larsen placed first with 1:29.03
Div 5 girls: Lauren Pastachak came in first with 1:17.95; followed by Madison Nixon in third with 1:44.76
Div 5 boys: Shawn Fisher came in first with 1:23.81
Div 6 girls: Casey Fisher placed first with 1:29.24
50m breaststroke
Div 1 boys: Juandre Labuschagne came in first with 59.28
Div 3 girls: Ava McGillivray placed third with 53.40; and Lauren Larsen came in fifth with 57.59
100m breaststroke
Div 4 girls: Natalie Bergeron placed first with 1:34.44; followed by Taylor McGillivray in fourth with 1.51.95; and Claire Lejins in seventh with 2:35.56
Div 4 boys: Owen Larsen came in first with 1:32.99
Div 5 girls: Madison Nixon placed second with 2:07.92
Div 5 boys: Shawn Fisher came in first with 1:32.72
Div 6 girls: Casey Fisher placed first with 1:47.82
