The final meet for most Castlegar Aquanauts swimmers was this past weekend in Colville. It was the Kootenay Regional Championships and the intensity was at it's highest of all season. This was a chance for many swimmers to leave everything in the pool in hopes of swimming season bests after putting in all the hard work during the past 14 weeks of training.
We had only 29 swimmers attend this final meet and those who achieved all time best times were:
Corbin Anderson, Bryce Anderson, Emily Ashton, Jeffrey Ashton, Reid Bellamy, Sierra Buchanan, Claire Cartwright, Gabrielle Hanvold, Lynden Hanvold, Sophie Jansen, Kristian Kanigan, Madison Kehoe, Caitlin Kellendonk, Emma Lawczynski, Ethan Lawczynski, Tia Malloff, Kristen Marsh, Ashlee Martini, Carson Ogloff, Logan Ogloff, Noah Robertson, Tenysha Ross-Van Mierlo & Nick Welychko.
Unlike all the other meets of the season, there are medals awarded for each and every final.
Individual Medley (IM)
Gold: Claire Cartwright, Noah Robertson, Tenysha Ross-Van Mierlo, Genevieve Jin, Nick Welychko
Silver: Bryce Anderson, Sierra Buchanan, Jeffrey Ashton, Sera Welychko
Bronze: Ethan Lawczynski, Reid Bellamy, Corbin Anderson
50 Free
Gold: Claire Cartwright, Carson Ogloff, Cyan Ross-Van Mierlo, Gabrielly Hanvold
Silver: Ethan Lawczynski, Tenysha Ross-Van Mierlo, Mitchell Bourne
Bronze: Lynden Hanvold, Sophie Jansen, Jeffrey Ashton, Kristian Kanigan
50 Fly
Gold: Corbin Anderson, Cyan Ross Van-Mierlo, Sophie Jansen, Gabrielle Hanvold, Genevieve Jin
Silver: Bryce Anderson, Reid Bellamy, Kristian Kanigan
Bronze: Carson Ogloff, Kristen Marsh
100 Fly
Gold: Gabrielle Hanvold
Silver: Noah Robertson, Gabrielle Hanvold, Sera Welychko, Mitchell Bourne
Backstroke
Gold: Claire Cartwright, Cyan Ross-Van Mierlo, Noah Robertson, Tenysha Ross-Van Mierlo, Genevieve Jin
Silver: Ethan Lawczynski, Sera Welychko
Bronze: Carson Ogloff, Corbin Anderson
Breaststroke
Gold:Reid Bellamy, Cyan Ross-Van Mierlo, Sierra Buchanan, Noah Robertson, Genevieve Jin, Nick Welychko
Silver: Bryce Anderson, Jeffrey Ashton, Kristian Kanigan
Bronze:Ethan Lawczynski, Emily Ashton, Kristen Marsh, Mitchell Bourne
100 Free
Gold: Claire Cartwright, Carson Ogloff, Corbin Anderson, Tenysha Ross-Van Mierlo
Silver: Lynden Hanvold, Gabrielle Hanvold, Mitchell Bourne
Bronze: Reid Bellamy, Sierra Buchanan, Jeffrey Ashton, Kristen Marsh
Team Points:
1 Trail Stingrays - 2290.5
2 Castlegar Aquanauts - 2032
3 Colville Valley Swim Club - 1951.5
4 Grand Forks Piranhas Swim Club - 1253
5 Nelson Neptunes Swim Club - 677
6 Kimberley Sea Horse Swim Club - 552
7 Creston Wave Swim Club - 434
Also, the Region awarded the Castlegar Aquanauts with the Dick Buckingham Memorial Trophy as the Most Sportsmanlike team this season.