A trio of Waveriders made their way to Kelowna to a major meet over the weekend.
“The competition was tough but our swimmers stepped up and represented the Waveriders very well,” coach Jeritt Brink said.
Sonny Cervienka, Natasha Hanson and Garnet Currie made the trip south.
Currie, 12, came in fourth overall in the 11 – 12-year-old male category. On the way, Currie didn’t finish below fourth in any of his eight races.
He finished first in 100 breaststroke, second in the 200 individual medley, the 400 free and the 100 free, came in third in 200 breaststroke and 200 free and fourth in the 50 fly and 1500 free. During the competition, Currie also beat his old personal bests in seven out of eight of his events. After taking three more ‘AAA’ times, in 200 breaststroke, 100 free and 400 free, Currie will net be in action in July at the ‘AAA’ provincials at UBC.
Hanson, 12, had a successful competition as well, breaking three personal bests, one of which, in 200 backstroke, got her another ‘AA’ time. She also took a podium finish in 200 backstroke at second, and 100 backstroke, at third. She also took fourth in 50 fly, seventh in 50 free and 50 backstroke and eighth in the 400 free.
Cervienka, 15, made his ‘A’ time in the 100 free, at 1:08. He also made the finals in both 50 breaststroke and in 200 breaststroke, finishing seventh in the former and ninth in the latter. Cervienka also beat his personal best in four events.
The event drew almost 400 swimmers, with teams coming from as far away as Calgary to compete.
The Waveriders will swim again in Kamloops, June 7 – 9.
