Members of the Langley Olympian Swim Club continue to pool strong results this season.
Last weekend LOSC swimmers came away with some great swims from a two-day meet in Vancouver.
Canadian Dolphins Swim Club hosted the short course meet (25 metre pool) at the Vancouver Aquatic Centre.
The meet was attended by a large number of the top swimmers from the Lower Mainland and a team from Washington State. The Langley swimmers had their racing suits on and came away with some great swims.
Hillary Metcalfe, 13, set a new club record in the 13-14 girls 400m freestyle. Her time of 4:30.60 also gave her a meet record in this event. Metcalfe also earned a meet record in the 13-year-old girls 400m IM.
Justin Schramm, 13, broke the 13-14 boys club record 200m in fly in a time of 2:14.30, which broke the previous meet record in this event.
Martha Metcalfe, 15, took a meet record in the 15-year-old girls 400m IM in 5:08.42.
Robyn Nakano, 12, swam to a meet record in the 12-year-old girls 200m backstroke, finishing in a time of 2:30.72.
As well as setting all these new records, LOSC members came away with lots of medals;
First place
- Siobhan Board, 14, in the 14-year-old girls 100m fly, 200m freestyle, and 400m freestyle;
- Chelsea Borrowdale, 12, in the 12-year-old girls 200m breaststroke, 400m IM, 100m breaststroke, 400m freestyle;
- Lisa Grier, 11, in the 11 & under girls 50m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 100m freestyle, and 400m freestyle;
- Michael MacDonald, 16, in the 16 & over boys 400m IM, 200m freestyle, and 400m freestyle;
- Hillary Metcalfe , 13, in the 13-year-old girls 200m breaststroke, 400m IM, 200m freestyle, 200m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 100m freestyle, and 400m freestyle;
- Martha Metcalfe, 15, in the 15-year-old old girls 400m IM, 200m freestyle, 200m fly, and 100m freestyle;
- Robyn Nakano, 12, in the 12-year-old old girls 100m fly, 200m freestyle, 200m backstroke, 100m backstroke, and 200m fly; and
- Justin Schramm, 13, in the 13-year-old boys 100m fly, 400m IM, 200m freestyle, 200m fly, 100m freestyle, and 400m freestyle.
Second place
- Siobhan Board in the 100m fly, 100m backstroke, and 100m freestyle;
- Chelsea Borrowdale in the 200m freestyle and 200m fly;
- Mackenzie Dong, 11, in the 11 & under girls 400m IM;
- Kennedy Douglas, 12, in the 12-year-old old girls 400m IM and 100m breaststroke;
- Jenessa Hillman, 11, in the 11 & under girls 400m freestyle;
- Michael MacDonald in the 200m backstroke, 100m backstroke, and 100m freestyle;
- Martha Metcalfe in the 50m freestyle, 200m backstroke, and 400m freestyle;
- Ryan Moloney, 16, in the 16 & over boys 200m fly and 400m freestyle;
- Robyn Nakano in the 50m freestyle and 400m freestyle; and
- Gabby Szalkai, 12, in the 12-year-old old girls 100m fly.
3rd Place
- Siobhan Board in the 200m backstroke;
- Mackenzie Dong in the 200m freestyle and 400m freestyle;
- Kennedy Douglas in the 200m breaststroke;
- Renae Ledoux, 12, in the 12-year-old old girls 200m freestyle and 400m freestyle;
- Michael MacDonald in the 100m fly;
- Justin Schramm in the 200m backstroke; and
- Gabby Szalkai in the 200m fly.
Other achievements at the meet included 10-year-old Ellen Lansing achieving her B.C. 'AA' provincial time in the 200m breaststroke in a time of 3:34.02, and Erin Moloney, 12, who swam to 100 per cent best times.
LOSC head coach Brian Metcalfe said of the weekend's results, "This was a tough weekend for the team as they all competed the previous weekend and they have been training really hard. The whole team were racing well and I am very pleased with the results."
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