The Golden Dolphins swim team capped off their summer season with a series of amazing performances at the Regional Championships held this past weekend in Kamloops.
A total of 40 athletes represented the club, many of whom ended their season on a high note with personal bests and impressive swims!
Eight swimmers achieved 100 percent best times across all their events: Ruby Burford, Hannah Fehr, Darci Fufaro, Liam McRoberts, Tyla McRoberts, Lily Neilson, Anna Quanstrom, and Maddison Vanderhart. Congratulations to those swimmers for their hard work!
A standout moment of the weekend came from Malcolm Labonville, who set a new club record in the Division 6 Boys’ 100-metre butterfly with a time of 1:02.22. Labonville had trained hard all season with the goal of breaking the record, which had stood since 2014.
On the women’s side, Roxy Coatesworth made a major splash in Division 7, rewriting the record board in three events: the 50-metre freestyle (28.18), 100-metre freestyle (1:03.08), and 100-metre breaststroke (1:17.39). Her performance in the 100 breaststroke not only set a new club mark but also broke the regional record.
There were also several Dolphins on the podium in individual races, as listed:
1st Place:
Roxy – Div 7 girls 200 IM and 100 breast
Lucy – Div 1 girls 50 back
Riley – Div 3 boys 100 IM and 50 free
Alisa – Div 1 girls 100 breast
Malcolm – Div 6 boys 200 IM, 100 fly, 50 fly, and 100 breast
Nathan – Div 5 boys 200 IM and 100 back
Micah – Div 4 girls 50 free, 100 back, and 100 free
2nd Place:
Ruby – Div 3 girls 50 fly
Roxy – Div 7 girls 50 free and 100 free
Lucy – Div 1 girls 50 free and 100 free
Theo – Div 2 boys 50 back
Mateo – Div 3 boys 50 breast
Riley – Div 3 boys 100 free
Stella – Div 5 girls 50 fly
Liam – Div 2 boys 50 fly
Tyla – Div 4 girls 50 fly
Leo – Div 5 boys 50 fly and 100 breast
Nathan – Div 5 boys 100 free and 50 free
3rd Place:
Theo – Div 2 boys 50 breast
Liam – Div 2 boys 50 back
Tyla – Div 4 girls 50 free and 100 free
Leo – Div 5 boys 50 free
Maddi – Div 6 girls 50 free
Micah – Div 4 girls 200 IM
A number of Golden Dolphins qualified for the Provincial Championships, which will take place in Prince George starting August 15. The coaches look forward to seeing what those athletes will do as members of Team Okanagan.
