Members of Powell River Aquatic Club, who compete as Powell River Porpoises, participated in the 2021 Gator Games Regional Meet in Nanaimo from August 6 to 8. It was the first and only meet attended by Powell River swimmers this year.
Top three finishers traditionally attend provincials, which are cancelled this year.
Of the 87 members in the club, 31 competed in Nanaimo.
Some of the novice swimmers have only been swimming with the club since July 1, when relaxed COVID-19 protocols allowed the club to boost its numbers from 75 to 87. Novice swimmers included Hayes Waterton, Luca Jantz, Fraser Blacklaws, Finn Mikkelsen, Ayva Massullo, Hazel-Mae Hueston and Georgia Mussellum.
Gator Games results:
Division 1
Georgia Jantz: 50 Free - 21st; 50 Fly - 3rd; 50 back - 11th
Joanna Mussellam; 50 Free - 4th; 50 back - 4th; 100 free - 5th
Mira Blacklaws: 50 free - 10th; 50 back - 24th
Division 2
Tilly Cocksedge-Hamilton: 100 IM - 7th; 50 Free - 13th; 50 Back - 4th; 50 Breast - 4th; 100 Free - 5th
Bria Massullo: 50 Back - 9th; 50 Breast - 11th; 100 Free - 15th
Emily Massullo: 100 Free - 17th
Kai Mikkelsen: 100 IM - 4th; 50 Free - 11th; 50 Fly - 7th; 50 back - 3rd; 50 breast - 4th; 100 free - 6th
Division 3
Adianta Cocksedge-Hamilton: 100 IM - 6th; 50 Free - 4th; 50 fly - 7th; 50 back - 3rd; 100 free - 5th
Saphire Mitchell: 100 IM - 12th; 50 Free - 10th; 50 fly - 12th; 50 back - 12th; 50 breast - 7th
Alivia Massullo: 100 Free - 22nd
Gabe Mussellum: 100 IM - 3rd; 50 free - 3rd; 50 fly - 5th; 50 back - 6th; 50 breast - 4th; 100 free - 3rd
Russell O’Donnell: 100 IM - 2nd; 50 free - 2nd; 50 fly - 2nd; 50 back - 2nd; 50 breast - 2nd; 100 free - 2nd
Londyn Waterton: 100 IM - 26th; 50 Free - 26th; 50 back - 11th; 50 breast - 26th; 100 free - 21st
Division 4
Madison Giesbrecht: 50 free - 4th; 50 fly - 3rd; 100 back - 5th; 100 breast - 2nd
Piper Hueston: 100 free - 22nd
Malia Mikkelsen: 200 IM - 9th; 50 free - 9th; 100 breast - 10th; 100 free - 10th
Cassandra Tallas: 100 free - 23rd
Division 5
Lynea Duggan: 50 free -19th; 100 breast - 15th; 100 free - 20th
Hannah Giesbrecht: 200 IM - 7th; 50 free - 21st; 100 fly - 5th; 100 back - 14th; 50 fly - 15th; 100 breast - 5th; 100 free - 18th
Ayva Gunther: 200 IM - 2nd; 50 free - 2nd; 100 fly - 3rd; 100 back - 2nd; 50 fly - 1st
Division 6
Macklan Boyd: 50 free - 10th; 100 breast - 10th; 100 free - 10th
Eli Hueston: 50 free - 13th; 100 fly - 6th; 50 fly - 11th; 100 breast - 9th
Reeve Morwood: 200 IM - 6th; 50 free - 5th; 100 fly - 5th; 50 fly - 4th; 100 breast - 5th
Jojo Wood: 100 fly - 8th; 100 back - 9th; 50 fly - 10th; 100 breast - 13th; 100 free - 9th
Record breaker
Ayva Gunther broke the club record for 50m fly, set by current assistant coach Sam Baron in 2016, with a time of 31.64, and also broke the club record for 100m fly, set by Kristi MacBey in 1998, with a time of 1:15.72.
Gunther broke the club record for 100m backstroke, set by Ainsley Needham in 2018, with a time of 1:11.21, and the club record for 200 IM, set by Kristi MacBey in 1998, with a time of 2:40.10.
Relay teams:
200m medley relay
Division 2 girls finished third: Emily Massullo, Bria Massullo, Tilly Cocksedge-Hamilton and Georgia Jantz
Division 3 girls finished third: Adianta Cocksedge-Hamilton, Saphire Mitchell, Alivia Massullo and Londyn Waterton
Division 4 girls finished second: Piper Hueston, Malia Mikkelsen, Madison Giesbrecht and Saphire Mitchell
Division six girls finished third: Hannah Giesbrecht, Ayva Gunther, Jojo Wood and Lynea Duggan
Division 6 boys finished third: Russell O’Donnell, Eli Hueston, Reeve Morwood and Macklan Boyd
Mixed 200m freelays
Division 3 finished fifth: Kai Mikkelsen, Londyn Waterton , Tilly Cocksedge-Hamilton and Alivia Massullo
Division 4 finished eighth: Bria Massullo, Emily Massullo, Malia Mikkelsen and Adianta Cocksedge-Hamilton
