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A small contingent of fifteen Pacific Coast Swimming athletes’ hit the water at the Comox Valley Aquatic Centre on Saturday afternoon, competing at the two day 10 & Under Island Championships.  The first day of the meet was highlighted with a number of great swims from the Bolts, as the team posted over thirty total lifetime bests. 

The good vibes were flowing all weekend at the 13^th Annual Wavemaker Invitational.  One hundred and twenty one Pacific Coast Swimming athlete’s hit the water for one of the first long course meets of the year at Saanich Commonwealth Place.  Fifteen teams were represented over the course of the three-day meet, including the Yellowknife Polar Bears from the Northwest Territories, and the Sylvan Lake Nautical Swim Team from Alberta. 

Day six of competition at the Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials was packed with action, as the final berths to the Olympic Games were on the line, as well as a number of Junior National teams being selected at the conclusion of the meet. 

Third year Vike Jon McKay swam to a fifth place finish in the Men’s 1500 Freestyle in a time of 15:35.23.  The swim, which didn’t have a best time posted by any of the top five competitors, saw only one Canadian make the Olympic Qualification Standard. 

Pacific Coast Swimming continued their distance freestyle roll on day four of competition at the Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials in Toronto.  Second year Vike Kaitlin Gervais swam a lifetime best of 9:00.34 in the preliminaries of the women’s 800 metre freestyle, on her way to qualifying for the A flight.  Her time, a personal best by four seconds, puts her in ninth position for Saturday night’s final.