Seventeen swimmers from the Comox Valley Aquatic Club travelled to Winnipeg March 6-10 for the annual Prairie Winter Invitational swim meet competing against clubs from five different provinces.
This is the top meet of the winter cycle for the swim club and the swimmers did not disappoint. Great efforts came from every swimmer and each swimmer was able to obtain a top 12 result at the meet and came away with 30 individual medals, seven club records and a spectacular relay win for our 12 & under girls.
The group was led by 12-year-old Nadia Macluskie who came away with medals in each of her eight races: three gold and five silver.
Other medalists included Jordan Raume (two gold, four bronze), Iris Tinmouth (four silver), Grace Revenberg (three silver, one bronze), Ava Revenberg (one silver, two bronze), Sadie Williams (two bronze), Ian Goodyear (one bronze), Alexa Pauletto (one gold) and Tessa Tinmouth (one silver).
The final medal was a gold medal-winning performance by Nadia Macluskie, Sadie Williams, Julia Revenberg and Ava Revenberg in the 4 x 100 free relay. They broke the club record and have put up what is currently the fastest time in the country so far this season.
Other club records were accomplished individually by Alec Huisamen (50 free, 50 breast and 100 breast) and Grace Revenberg (50 breast). In addition to our 12 & under girls, new 4 x 100 free relay records were also set by our 14 & under girls (Savanna Hall, Laine Perry, Grace Revenberg, Iris Tinmouth) and our 17 & under boys (Alec Huisamen, Graham Tattrie, Jordan Raume and Tobias Macluskie).
Many in the group were able to come away with 100 per cent best times. Congratulations to Savanna Hall, Alec Huisamen, Nadia Macluskie, Alexa Pauletto, Laine Perry, Graham Tattrie, Grace Revenberg and Sadie Williams.
A summary of all top 12 results is below.
The Sharks are back in competition in April with swimmers attending Canadian Trials in Toronto, Western Canadian Championships in Edmonton and regional meets in Nanaimo and Victoria.
Ian Goodyear
800 Free BRONZE
400 Free 4th
***
Savanna Hall
800 Free 9th
400 Free 10th
***
Alec Huisamen
50 Fly 6th
50 Back 6th
50 Breast 5th
50 Free 6th
200 IM 7th
100 Breast 7th
***
Milan Huisamen
50 Back 9th
***
Nadia Macluskie
50 Fly SILVER
800 Free GOLD
200 Free SILVER
50 Free GOLD
100 Fly SILVER
200 IM SILVER
200 FLY GOLD
100 Free SILVER
***
Tobias Macluskie
400 IM 9th
100 Fly 12th
200 IM 10th
***
Alexa Pauletto
50 Breast 5th
1500 Free GOLD
200 Breast 10th
100 Breast 9th
***
Laine Perry
50 Back 12th
***
Jordan Raume
50 Breast GOLD
1500 Free BRONZE
200 Free BRONZE
400 Free 4th
400 IM BRONZE
100 Breast GOLD
100 Free BRONZE
***
Ava Revenberg
50 Back 4th
800 Free BRONZE
200 Free 5th
50 Free 5th
200 Breast 8th
400 Free SILVER
200 Back 5th
100 Free BRONZE
***
Grace Revenberg
50 Breast SILVER
400 IM BRONZE
200 Breast SILVER
200 IM 8th
100 Breast SILVER
***
Julia Revenberg
50 Back 5th
800 Free 9th
400 Free 8th
200 Back 7th
***
Janaya Ryan
50 Back 8th
100 Back 9th
400 Free 10th
200 Back 7th
***
Graham Tattrie
50 Back 6th
100 Back 8th
50 Free 4th
100 Fly 8th
200 IM 7th
100 Free 4th
***
Iris Tinmouth
50 Fly 5th
800 Free SILVER
200 Free 9th
400 IM SILVER
200 IM SILVER
400 Free 5th
200 Back 6th
200 Fly SILVER
***
Tessa Tinmouth
1500 Free SILVER
***
Sadie Williams
50 Fly 7th
800 Free 7th
200 Free 8th
50 Free BRONZE
100 Fly 11th
400 Free 5th
200 Back BRONZE
100 Free 4th