PCS came 5th overall as a team in the open water events at Age Group Nationals.  

Justin Howe placed 11th in the 15 year old boys age group.

Jackson Sinclair placed 3rd overall in the 16 year old boys age group.

Vicky Mock placed 2nd  in the 16 and over age group for girls, with Alandra McDowell placing 8th, and Hanna Carter placing 12th overall.

Jordan Andrusak placed 5th in the 14 year old girls.

Great swims!

Montreal: The final day at the Age Group National Championships was a very wet one with torrential rain sweeping the deck during parts of the evening but it was no less successful for the club.

Blair McDowell led out the evening for Pacific Coast Swimming with a come from behind bronze in the 12 year girls 200IM in her p

In Montreal the fourth day of competition began with the 200 BR. Blair McDowell held back on the first 100 but roared back for a best time, a regional and club record and the bronze medal in 12 and under girls. Minutes later Jordan Andrusak swam from the front to lead thru the 100 but could not quite manage to hold off a fast charging field in the second half finishing in her second best time in 5th spot.

Another fine hot evening at Centre Aquatique Jean Drapeau was a good one for the team.

First up was the 100 Br - Blair McDowell was at it again and chased down the top group for her PB and sixth spot in 

It was a beautiful hot summer evening in Montreal for day two of the Canadian Age Group Championships. The 13-14 girls concluded the evening a silver medals and a new BC provincial record 8:51 for Jordan Andrusak, Blair McDowell, Molly Gowans and Lauren Crisp.

Great night for our crew. Four medals and three more top 6 finishes!

200 Backstrole - 13 year old girls
Lauren Crisp left no doubt who was going to top the podium leading decisively from start to finish with a winning time of 2:19.68.

Molly Gowans in her first Canadian Age National final bit off a lot on the first 25. Her enthusiasm cost her a bit in the overall race and was just off her morning performance. However her great effort put her in the bronze position on the podium.

Richard Weinberger, having finished the Open Water World Championship 10km swim in Barcelona in 5th place, after making his life much harder by missing a buoy halfway through the race, is looking for redemption on Saturday when he races the World Championship 25km race.   He will be looking to win his first World Championship medal, and is excited to swim his first race of this distance.  UVic Alum Greg Streppel won the World Championship gold medal in the 25km race once before, and Richard is looking to follow in his footsteps.

Wow, do they take their open water swimming seriously in Roberval, Quebec.  Aimeson King is competing in the 10km World Cup race in Roberval, or specifically Lac St.-Jean tomorrow, July 25, as well as the historic 'Traversée Internationale du lac St.-Jean', which consists of a 32 km race, straight across the lake.

After a hard fought race, Richard Weinberger has come 5th in the 10KM open water race at World Championships in a time of 1:49:19.9, finishing 8.1 seconds behind winner Spyridon Gianniotis.  Congratulations Richard!

Just a reminder, Richard Weinberger swims the 10km open water race in Barcelona, starting at 12PM local time (ie. 3AM in Victoria).  To follow Richard live, Omega Timing usually sets up live splits for these races here: http://omegatiming.com/Sport?sport=AQ - just click on 'Live Timing' and follow the related links.  Click on 'Results' after the race to see the final placings.  Good Luck Richard!