The Waveriders Swim Club was in Prince George for its first meet of the season Nov. 17-18.
The swimmers had excellent results, with 25 taking part and 18 achieving top 10 individual results. Many of the swimmers also got personal best (PB) times.
The Waveriders relay teams also had outstanding finishes, with all of Quesnel’s teams landing in the top three.
The swim team welcomes some new members this season, as young swimmers join the team as well as some seasoned competitors: 15-year-old swimmers Lucy and Audrey Jespersen, who join the Waveriders from Quesnel’s Sealions summer swim club.
Audrey achieved provincial-qualifying times in both the 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle races.
Twelve-year-old Luca Armstrong also had five provincial qualifying times for his age group, and he won second place overall aggregate for the 11-12 boys.
Billy Swyers, 14, got two provincial qualifying times. He won bronze overall aggregate for his age group.
And in the 15 and over category, Garnet Currie, 17, got two provincial qualifying times.
Waveriders coach Jeritt Brink says he’s very pleased with the first meet of the season.
“It was a great meet for all in attendance with many personal best times and a couple kids up on the aggregate points podium.”
With the Jespersen girls having just joined the team, Brink says they had a great first swim for the club.
“They were a tad worried because none of the summer swimming times they’ve accumulated over their swim careers are transferable... so every race was a new, fresh time for them.
“They made very close to some old times, and took a few new PBs as well.”
Next up for the Waveriders is a meet in Kamloops on Dec. 15-17.Full Quesnel results
Girls 10 and under:
Jess Bolitho (8) swam in the 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle, and 50-metre and 100-metre backstroke.
Petra Peter (8): 10th in 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle. She got four PBs.
Courtney Hopton (9) swam in 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle; 50-metre and 100-metre backstroke. All her times were PBs.
Lainey Van Horne (10): 6th in 50-metre butterfly; 4th in 50-metre backstroke. All of her swims were PBs.
Boroka Peter (10): 3rd in 50-metre backstroke and 50-metre breaststroke; 2nd in 100-metre freestyle; 1st in 50-metre freestyle. All of her swims were PBs.
Girls 11-12:
Rania Aziz (11): 7th in 50-metre breaststroke. All her swims were PBs.
Avery Fenton (11): 11th in 50-metre breaststroke; 10th in 50-metre backstroke. She got five PBs.
Chloe Hopton (11): 3rd in 50-metre butterfly; 2nd in 50-metre breaststroke. She got six PBs.
Taylor McIntyre (11) swam in the 50-metre and 200-metre freestyle; and 50-metre and 100-metre backstroke.
McKayla Bolitho (12): 8th in 50-metre breaststroke and 50-metre butterfly; 5th in 50-metre backstroke. All of her swims were PBs.
Gavin Currie (12): 3rd in 200-metre individual medley (IM); 2nd in 100-metre breaststroke and 200-metre breaststroke; 1st in 50-metre breaststroke. All of her swims were PBs.
Girls 13-14:
Darby O’Hara (13): 5th in 50-metre butterfly; 4th in 50-metre breaststroke; 3rd in 100-metre freestyle. All of her swims were PBs.
Hannah Trimble (13): 10th in 50-metre butterfly; 6th in 50-metre backstroke.
Olivia van den Elzen (13): 11th in 100-metre freestyle; 7th in 50-metre breaststroke. She got PBs in all of her events.
Grace Currie (14): 5th in 50-metre freestyle, 100-metre freestyle and 200-metre freestyle; 3rd in 50-metre breaststroke; 1st in 50-metre backstroke. She got four PBs.
Girls 15 and over:
Audrey Jespersen (15): 2nd in 50-metre freestyle, 100-metre freestyle and 50-metre breaststroke; 1st in 50-metre backstroke.
Lucy Jespersen (15): 5th in 100-metre freestyle; 4th in 50-metre freestyle; 1st in 50-metre butterfly.
Boys 10 and under:
Memphis Swaan (8): 5th in 100-metre freestyle; 4th in 50-metre freestyle; 3rd in 50-metre backstroke. All of his swims were PBs.
Boys 11-12:
Luca Armstrong (12): 3rd in 100-metre backstroke, 200-metre breaststroke and 100-metre butterfly; 2nd in 50-metre freestyle, 100-metre freestyle and 200-metre freestyle; 1st in 200-metre breaststroke and 50-metre butterfly.
Austin Novak (12): 5th in 50-metre breaststroke; 3rd in 50-metre backstroke; 2nd in 50-metre butterfly. All of his swims were PBs.
Boys 13-14:
Seth Reddemann (14): 5th in 100-metre freestyle; 4th in 50-metre breaststroke and 50-metre butterfly; 2nd in 50-metre backstroke. He got six PBs.
Billy Swyers (14): 3rd in 50-metre butterfly; 2nd in 50-metre freestyle, 100-metre freestyle and 50-metre breaststroke; 1st in 100-metre IM.
Boys 15 and over:
Peter van den Elzen (15): 4th in 50-metre backstroke and 50-metre butterfly; 3rd in 50-metre breaststroke. He got PBs in all of his events.
Harrison Fillion (15): 5th in 50-metre butterfly; 2nd in 50-metre breaststrok. He got six PBs.
Garnet Currie (17): 3rd in 100-metre freestyle; 2nd in 100-metre breaststroke and 200-metre IM; 1st in 100-metre butterfly. He got three PBs.
Relays
Girls 11-12:
Hopton, Bolitho, Peter and Gavin Currie: 3rd in the 200-metre freestyle.
Van Horne, Gavin Currie, Hopton and Fenton: 3rd in the 200-metre IM.
Girls 15 and over:
Grace Currie, Lucy Jespersen, O’Hara and Audrey Jespersen: 3rd in the 200-metre IM; 2nd in 200-metre freestyle.
Boys 15 and over:
Swyers, Fillion, Van den Elzen and Reddemann: 3rd in the 200-metre freestyle relay.
Fillion, Garnet Currie, Swyers and Reddemann: 3rd in the 200-metre IM relay.