West Coast Wind Swim Club members had a successful meet at the Vancouver Island Regional Championships this January.
Eight of the 11 qualified athletes from the qathet region attended the meet, achieving 30 best times and 17 top 10 finishes.
In a media release, coach Marissa Schweitzer stated that it is common to see swimmers rise to the occasion at championship meets, but to have this many athletes achieve so many personal best times is beyond all expectations.
According to the release, at this meet alone, two athletes, Ewan Naylor and Gabriel Mussellam, achieved the All-Star Wind Award, meaning they set a personal best time in every race they swam.
“This is a difficult award to get and generally only a handful of these awards are achieved throughout the entire season,” stated Schweitzer.
“One particular athlete – Ewan Naylor – was able to even clinch multiple divisional time standards in the 12 and under age category, leading him to represent the team in Vancouver on the February 22 weekend, at the Island and Coastal Divisional Championships, where he swam six events: the 200m individual medley, 50m breaststroke, 200m freestyle, 100m breaststroke, 100m freestyle and 200m breaststroke.”
Schweitzer stated that as the season moves from short course to long course racing this spring, it is great to see the athletes setting their own goals and achieving personal best times.
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