VIR's Day 1 Recap

Pacific Coast Swimming had an impressive first day at the Vancouver Island Regional Championships with ninety-four individual finals swims.  In total the Bolts have ninety-two athletes competing at the three-day meet being held at Saanich Commonwealth Place.  The meet marks the first weekend of championship racing for the squad, as they gear up for the summer ahead with racing at AA Provincials, AAA Provincials, Canadian Age Group Championships, and Senior National Championships on the horizon. 

In the 10 & Under 200 Medley Relay, the girls team of Madea Solberg, Julia Hajash, Maya Stevens, and Sophia Malachowski placed second, while the boys team of Connor Mar, Atanas Tchaouchev, Nolan Crisp, and Griffin Arnatt placed first. 

The Girls 11 & Under 200 Medley Relay saw Maia Denis, Sabine Black, Elizabeth Jenkins, and Alexander Charlotte claim a silver medal.  On the boys side of the 11 & Under 200 Medley Relay saw Griffin Arnatt, Nolan Crisp, Kaleb Lee, and Nathan Chow capture the gold medal, while teammates Dominic Huang, Arran Robertson, Bill Dongfang, and Isaac Pang took home the silver medal. 

In the Girls 12-13 Medley Relay, the team of Hana Edwards, Laura Rincon, Sophie Lorette, and Lily Chen ran aay with the race finishing first ten seconds ahead of their competition.  The team of Sydney Meldrum, Kali Lancaster, Teagan Hunt, and Georgia Ballantyne placed fifth, while Stephani Borissov, Trinity Aragon-Scriven, Bijou Speirs, and Anastasia Trudel placed sixth.  In the Boys 12-13 200 Medley Relay, Tom Chapman, Michael Schmidt, Keir Ogilvie, and Anthony Gutierrez placed first, while teammates Dylan Kormendy, Aedan Crocker, Taiki Hiraoka, and Brendan Chow came in second.

The Girls 14-15 200 Medley Relay saw three Pacific Coast Swimming teams place in the top eight, with the team of Hannah Lorette, Sophie Lorette, Jessica Luo, and Lia Lancaster leading the way placing first.  Kira Edwards, Kelsey Andrusak, Grace MacDonald, and Fionnuala McKenna placed fifth, while the team of Jane Maycock, Emily Laidman, Kealey Scott, and Erin Jennings came in sixth. The team of Jacob Rambo, Michael Schmidt, Artem Kuklev, and Miyu Dobashi also touched the wall in first to claim a gold medal in the Boys 14-15 200 Medley Relay.

In the Girls 16 & Over 200 Medley Relay, the team of Jordan Andrusak, Haley Bennett, Emma Murdock, and Rachel Sawchuk tied for first with their time of 2:07.71.  On the boys side, Justin Howe, Cale Murdock, Stefan Nasedkin, and David Hiebert claimed a sliver medal with their time of 2:01.08.

Individual Top 8 Day 1 Results:

200 IM

Bridget Rupert – 7^th place in 3:31.40 (Girls 10 & U)

Nolan Crisp – 1^st place in 3:00.40 (Boys 10 & U)

Griffin Arnatt – 1^st place in 3:01.43 (Boys 10 & U)

Elizabeth Jenkins – 8^th place in 3:22.34 (Girls 11 & U)

Hana Edwards – 1^st place in 2:29.57 (Girls 12-13)

Sydney Meldrum – 4^th place in 2:43.18 (Girls 12-13)

Anastasia Trudel – 5^th place in 2: 47.23 (Girls 12-13)

Sophie Tarrant – 1^st place in 2:27.44 (Girls 14-15)

Jessica Luo – 2^nd place in 2:30.42 (Girls 14-15)

Kelsey Andrusak – 3^rd place in 2:30.56 (Girls 14-15)

Jordan Andrusak – 2^nd place in 2:24.59 (Girls 16 & O)

Haley Bennett – 3^rd place in 2:27.52 (Girls 16 & O)

Lauren Crisp – 4^th place in 2:31.52 (Girls 16 & O)

Victoria von Sacken Nash – 7^th palce in 2:37.04 (Girls 16 & O)

Allison Hampton – 8^th place in 2:37.75 (Girls 16 & O)

Nathan Chow – 2^nd place in 2:55.97 (Boys 11 & U)

Dominic Huang – 6^th place in 3:07.46 (Boys 11 & U)

Keir Ogilvie – 1^st place in 2:24.80 (Boys 12-13)

Dylan Kormendy – 3^rd place in 2:31.00 (Boys 12-13)

Anthony Gutierrez – 4^th place in 2:32.84 (Boys 12-13)

Jacob Rambo – 1^st place in 2:23.88 (Boys 14-15)

Cale Murdock – 1^st place in 2:13.18 (Boys 16 & O)

Stefan Nasedkin – 3^rd place in 2:22.22 (Boys 16 & O)

David Hibbert – 8^th place in 2:35.54 (Boys 16 & O)

50 free

Maia Denis – 5^th place in 33.26 (Girls 11 & U)

Charlotte Alexander – 6^th place in 34.71 (Girls 11 & U)

Elizabeth Jenkins – 8^th place in 35.38 (Girls 11 & U)

Georgia Ballantyne – 4^th place in 29.93 (Girls 12-13)

Lily Chen – 6^th place in 29.05 (Girls 12-13)

Anastasia Trudel – 8^th place in 30.52 (Girls 12-13)

Kelsey Andrusak – 1^st place in 28.11 (Girls 14-15)

Grace MacDonald – 2^nd place in 28.29 (Girls 14-15)

Lia Lancaster – 3^rd place in 28.44 (Girls 14-15)

Fionnuala McKenna – 6^th place in 28.88 (Girls 14-15)

Rachel Sawchuk – 2^nd place in 28.16 (Girls 16 & O)

Allison Hampton – 3^rd place in 28.56 (Girls 16 & O)

Erin Lawrance – 4^th place in 28.71 (Girls 16 & O)

Emma Murdock – 7^th place in 29.40 (Girls 16 & O)

Nathan Chow – 3^rd place in 31.77 (Boys 11 & U)

Bill Dongfang – 5^th place in 33.28 (Boys 11 & U)

Anthony Gutierrez – 1^st place in 27.68 (Boys 12-13)

Brendan Chow – 5^th place in 29.68 (Boys 12-13)

Miyu Dobashi – 7^th place in 28.40 (Boys 14-15)

Cale Murdock – 2^nd place in 25.32 (Boys 16 & O)

200 Breast

Sabine Black – 4^th place in 3:42.04 (Girls 11 & U)

Hana Edwards – 1^st place in 2:50.28 (Girls 12-13)

Laura Rincon – 2^nd place in 2:53.82 (Girls 12-13)

Kali Lancaster – 4^th place in 3:01.91 (Girls 12-13)

Sydney Meldrum – 5^th place in 3:06.83 (Girls 12-13)

Trinity Aragon-Scriven – 6^th palce in 3:06.97 (Girls 12-13)

Ortansa Somosan – 8^th place in 3:12.85 (Girls 12-13)

Emily Laidman – 3^rd place in 3:00.94 (Girls 14-15)

Jordan Andrusak – 2^nd place in 2:44.20 (Girls 16 & O)

Victoria von Sacken Nash – 4^th place in 2:50.52 (Girls 16 & O)

Erin Lawrance – 5^th place in 2:50.94 (Girls 16 & O)

Dominic Huang – 4^th place in 3:29.22 (Boys 11 & U)

Kaleb Lee – 5^th place in 3:30.15 (Boys 11 & U)

Tom Chapman – 1at place in 2:52.12 (Boys 12-13)

Aedan Crocker – 8^th place in 3:34.39 (Boys 12-13)

Danny Wang – 8^th place in 3:10.84 (Boys 14-15)

David Hiebert – 4^th place in 2:58.91 (Boys 16 & O)

Shaun Gill – 5^th place in 3:08.64 (Boys 16 & O)

50 Fly

Sophie Lorette – 1^st place in 29.60 (Girls 12-13)

Laura Rincon – 5^th place in 33.27 (Girls 12-13)

Kealey Scott – 3^rd place in 31.04 (Girls 14-15)

Hannah Lorette – 4^th place in 31.08 (Girls 14-15)

Kelsey Andrusak – 6^th place in 31.21 (Girls 14-15)

Grace MacDonald – 8^th place in 31.84 (Girls 14-15)

Emma Murdock – 2^nd place in 29.77 (Girls 16 & O)

Allison Hampton – 5^th place in 31.23 (Girls 16 & O)

Lauren Crisp – 7^th place in 31.62 (Girls 16 & O)

Bill Dongfang – 2^nd place in 35.50 (Boys 11 & U)

Keir Ogilvie – 1^st place in 28.31 (Boys 12-13)

Tom Chapman – 4^th place in 31.40 (Boys 12-13)

Artem Kuklev – 2^nd place in 28.61 (Boys 14-15)

Jacob Rambo – 4^th place in 29.37 (Boys 14-15)

Miyu Dobashi – 5^th place in 29.79 (Boys 14-15)

Justin Howe – 3^rd place in 28.29 (Boys 16 & O)

David Hiebert – 7^th place in 31.86 (Boys 16 & O)

800 Free

Maia Denis – 2^nd place in 11:46.11 (Girls 11 & U)

Anastasia Trudel – 1^st place in 10:25.63 (Girls 12-13)

Jemma Stevens – 3^rd place in 10:32.32 (Girls 12-13)

Teagan Hunt – 5^th place in 10:42.66 (Girls 12-13)

Lia Lancaster – 4^th place in 10:08.73 (Girls 14-15)

Haley Bennett – 1^st place in 9:15.82 (Girls 16 & O)

Erin Lawrance – 2^nd place in 9:23.96 (Girls 16 & O)

Nathan Chow – 4^th place in 12:47.50 (Boys 11 & U)

Dylan Kormendy – 2^nd place in 9:46.86 (Boys 12-13)

Artem Kullev – 1^st place in 9:13.50 (Boys 14-15)

Justin Howe – 2^nd place in 8:59.92 (Boys 16 & O)

1500 Free

Sophie Lorette - 1st place in 17:31.84 (Girls 12-13)

Anna Letkeman - 1st place in 18:37.95 (Girls 16 & O)

Anthony Gutierrez – 1^st place in 17:50.90 (Boys 12-13)

Taiki Hiraoka – 3^rd place in 21.53.50 (Boys 12-13)

Brendan Chow – 4^th place in 22.38.75 (Boys 12-13)

Stefan Nasedkin - 1^st place in 17:03.51 (Boys 16 & O)