Pacific Coast Swimming Wins Provincial AAA Championships

Pacific Coast Swimming both hosted and won the Provincial Championships over the weekend at Saanich Commonwealth Place. It was the first ever win for PCS which led the scoring race from start to finish, ending the meet with 2729.5 points, over 700 points above the second place team, Richmond Rapids. PCS began the weekend with 49 enthusiastic athletes, the club’s largest contingent to date, who took an early lead in the point race and never looked back.

In the process, PCS swimmers established 3 new VIR Regional Records and 14 new Club Records. Our individual record breakers were Molly Gowans (VIR and Club Records in the 13-14 Girls 100, 200, 400 Free; Club record in the 200 Back); Jordan Andrusak (Club records in the 15-17 Girls 200 Breast, 200 IM, 400IM); and Michael Schmidt (Club records in the 11-12 Boys 200 Breast, 200IM). Club records were also set in five relay events in the 11-12 age group: Girls 200 and 400 Medley (Hana Edwards, Jessica Luo, Sophie Lorette, Hana Lorette); and Boys 200 Free (Dylan Kormendy, Keir Ogilvie, Darius Morrison, Michael Schmidt), 200 and 400 Medley (Darius Morrison, Michael Schmidt, Keir Ogilvie, Dylan Kormendy).

A total of 13 PCS swimmers came home with 43 individual medals. They and their teammates also claimed 8 relay medals.

Our Gold Medalists and Provincial Champions were:

Jordan Andrusak (200 Breast, 400IM); Lauren Crisp (100 Back); Molly Gowans (100, 200, 400 Free, 200 Back); Dylan Kormendy (800 Free); Eden Kormendy (800 Free, 200 Breast); Sophie Lorette (100, 200 Fly); Jon McKay (200 Fly); Keir Ogilvie (100 Fly); Michael Schmidt (100, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 200 and 400 IM); Lucas Tyler (200 Fly)

Relays:

14 & U Girls 200 Free – Ballantyne, Crisp, Gowans, Pasemko

14 & U Girls 400 Medley – Crisp, Kormendy, Tarrant, Gowans

14 & U Girls 200 Medley – Crisp, Kormendy, Tarrant, Gowans

Silver Medalists:

Jordan Andrusak (200 Free, 200IM); Hana Edwards (200 Back); Molly Gowans (100 Back); Dylan Kormendy (200 Breast; 400 IM); Eden Kormendy (400 IM, 100 Breast); Evan Letkeman (100, 200 Back); Sophie Lorette (400, 800 Free); Jon McKay (400 Free); Keir Ogilvie (200 Fly); Michael Schmidt (50, 100 Free, 100 Fly); Lucas Tyler (100 Fly)

Relays:

12 & U Girls 400 Medley – Edwards, Luo, Lorette, Lorette

12 & U Girls 200 Medley – Edwards, Luo, Lorette, Lorette

12 & U Boys 200 Medley – Morrison, Schmidt, Ogilvie, Kormendy

Bronze Medalists:

Hanna Carter (200 Breast); Lauren Crisp (200 Back); Hana Edwards (100 Back); Dylan Kormendy (200 Free); Eden Kormendy (400 Free); Lucas Tyler (100 Free)

Relays:

12 & U Boys 400 Medley – Morrison, Schmidt, Kormendy, Ogilvie

14 & U Girls 200 Medley – Pasemko, Carter, Ballantyne, Bennett

Top-8 finalists in their age groups also included: Jordan Andrusak (100 Breast); Allison Ballanatyne (100, 200 Free); Nicholas Beland (50 Free); Hanna Carter (100 Breast); Hana Edwards (50 & 100 Free, 100 & 200 Breast, 200 & 400 IM); Molly Gowans (50 Free, 400 IM); Justin Howe (1500 Free); Aimeson King (400 Free); Dylan Kormendy (400 Free); Eden Kormendy (200 Free, 200 IM); Evan Letkeman (200 Free; 100, 200 Fly); Sophie Lorette (100 & 200 Free, 200 & 400 IM); Jessica Luo (100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 & 400 IM); Alandra McDowell (800 Free, 400 IM); Jon McKay (200 IM); Victoria Mock (200, 400 Free; 200 Fly); Darius Morrison (200 Back, 200 IM); Rosie Moulton (100 Breast, 200 IM); Keir Ogilvie (50, 200 Free; 400 IM); Regan Peace (100 Back); Rachel Sawchuk (50, 100 Free); Jackson Sinclair (200 Breast); Sophie Tarrant (200 IM); Lucas Tyler (200 Free, 100 Back) Open Water

Several of our swimmers also achieved Senior National or Age Group National qualifying times:

Lucas Tyler – 200 Fly (Senior National)

Allison Ballantyne – 50, 100, 200 Free (AGN)

Sophie Lorette – 800 Free; 100, 200 Fly; 400 IM (AGN)

Regan Peace – 50, 100, 200 Back; 200 Breast (AGN)

Sophie Tarrant - 100, 200 Breast, 200 IM (AGN)

The Championships ended with the Open Water competition on Monday at Thetis Lake. There, our swimmers swept the medals in the Boys 11-12 1k event (1. Michael Schmidt, 2. Keir Ogilvie, 3. Darius Morrison) and Erin Jennings picked up the Bronze medal in the 13-14 Girls 2k event.

Congratulations to all the swimmers, coaches, volunteers and supporters who made this PCS` best meet ever! Congratulations as well to Mark Kierstead who achieved his Level IV official’s designation!

Complete results can be found on our Results page. For additional stories on the meet see: http://swimbc.ca/swimbc-news/ >