Morning Star Staff
Alexandra Shortt made all kinds of Swim B.C. standards as the Vernon Kokanee finished second at the 38th Annual Kelowna Aqua Jets Snow Fest Swim Meet.
The Kamloops Classics topped the field of 15 teams, including the Cranbrook Tritons and Tyee Aquatic Club of Campbell River.
Shortt qualified for the Swim BC AAA Championships, March 5-7, in Surrey and the Long Course Senior Open Championships, March 8-9, in Vancouver.
Shortt won the Girls 14-15 Division 200-metre breaststroke with a personal best of 2:50.88, making her first Swim BC AAA time standard.
She also cracked the Girls 16 & over Swim BC AAA time standard with a silver medal in the 800 free with a PB of 10:03.00 and a bronze in the 50 breast with a PB of 37.32. Shortt also recorded her second Girls 14-15 Swim BC AAA standard by winning the 100 breaststroke with a PB of 1:20.56.
Khali Lindahl struck silver in the 200 IM with a PB 3:13.66 and a bronze in the 400 IM with a PB 6:43.97, making her first Girls 11 & under BC AA time standard.
Lindahl also swam a Girls 11 & under BC AA time standard in the 200 m Freestyle with a PB 2:47.91 and 200 m Backstroke with a PB of 3:04.47. She advances to the Swim BC AA Championships, Feb. 13-15, in Chilliwack.
Meredith Levorson was golden in the 50 free in 26.98, the 20 free (2:06.56), 100 freestyle (58.01), and 200 back (2:19.11).
Levorson was second in the 50 breast with a PB of 36.76 and also runner-up in the 100 back (1:05.84), 100 breast with a PB 1:16.80. She earned bronze medals in the 50 fly with a PB 30.30 and the 50 back with a PB 31.46.
Girls 11 & under: Nicole Bargaso 3rd in the 200 back with a PB 3:03.29; Karli Bracken 3rd in the 100 fly with a PB 1:34.43 and in the 200 IM with a PB of 3:13.67.
Boys 11 & under: Brandon Phillips 2nd in the 100 frees with a PB 1:18.92.
Girls 12-13: Kelsey Fillion 2nd in the 50 backwith a PB 34.75, 2nd in the 200 free with a PB 2:17.84 and a 3rd in the 50 free with a PB 29.23 and 3rd in the 100 back with a PB 1:13.44; Sydney Fillion 3rd in the 50 breast in 39.52; Sophie Lepage 2nd in the 50 free with a PB 33.23; Morgan Mardiros 2nd in the 400 free with a PB 4:53.49.
Boys 12-13 year olds: Nicholas Phillips 2nd in the 200 breast in 3:07.17 and a 3rd in the 200 back in 2:43.58: Matthew Winn 2nd in the 50 fly with a PB 33.04 and 2nd in the 200 fly with a PB 2:46.60.
Girls 14-15 year olds: Erin Brown 3rd in the 800 free in 10:06.16. Boys 14-15 year olds: Zac Benn 3rd in the 100 back with a PB 1:06.31 and a 3rd in the 100 fly in 1:02.99; Adam Bugera 2nd in the 100 breast with a PB of 1:16.17.
Girls 16 & over: Kiah Lee 2nd in the 50 breast in 36.08, 2nd in the 200 breast in 2:44.53 and a 3rd in the 100 back with a PB 1:11.63 and 3rd in the 100 fly in 1:09.78; Kaia Phillips 2nd in the 200 backwith a PB 2:33.84 and a 3rd in the 200 fly in 2:39.80.
Boys 16 & over: Chase Walthers 3rd in the 200 fly with a PB 2:32.31.
The following Kokanee made personal bests: Blake Davidson, Alex Dugas, Kelsey Fillion, Abbi Johnson, Olivia Korbus, Khali Lindahl, Andrew McWhinney, Georgia McKinley, Spencer Priebe and Patricio Villarreal.
