BYST Hold First Meet in Belleville
Belleville - Over 260 swimmers competed at the first ever meet at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre and it was a complete success! There were teams from Whitby, Picton, Port Hope, Clarington, Amherstview and two teams from Ottawa. The Belleville Youth Swim Team managed an astonishing 86 percent best times. Out of the 64 athletes, 40 of them had all personal bests. It was a very special day for many people as all of the hard work over the years made this event possible.
First place finishers included Katelyn Cairns, Stephanie Cairns, Melissa Dingle, Rachel Faulds, Ben Isaak, Isaac Jarvis, Ryan Jarvis, Liam Jarvis, Rafik Jiwa, Talia Pappalardo, David Savic, Lauren Taylor and Lobsang Wangkang. Athletes with a top three placing were Courtney Buchanan, Lauren Donia, Matthew Horwood, Josh Lamoureux, Chloe Martineau, Jeremy Moher, Vladimir Novakovic, Kira Rogers, Marko Savic, Philip Savic and Nate Shiers-Redhead. Quite a few of these swimmers also had 100 percent best times. BYST members with all personal bests were Ashley Allaire, Kristianna Barton, Jackson Bonn, Madeline Bonn, Emily Bossio, Thomas Butler, Lily Charles, Delaney Davis, Callum Friar, Tess Friar, Keilty Friesen, Meaghan Hannigan, Jaimeson Lortie, Averi MacMillan, Leah McGillen, Madeline McGillen, Rylan Miller, Kaitlin Morrison, Cara Panciuk, Gwen Randall, Sophie Simard, Amy Sommerville, Erin Sommerville, Andreas Steinitz, Lexi Stinson and Elizabeth Terry. Other swimmers competing were Katherine Beaumont, Mackenzie Blagojevic, Noah Brooks, Alexa Buchanan, Riley Donia, Olivia Goyer, Mackenzie Latter, Emily Morrison, Jenna O’Neil, Mackenzie McGuire, Alexis Trudeau and Erika Trudeau.
The team received nothing but positive feedback on the state of the art complex and the how well the meet ran. BYST would like to thank their meet manager, Linda Cairns, and all of the volunteers who made this competition run smoothly. The next competition in Belleville is on January 11 and 12 and will attract teams from Ottawa, Cornwall, Peterborough, Kingston, Port Hope, Clarington, Whitby and many other areas. This will be the second test for BYST as they prepare to host Eastern Ontario Regional Championships in February 2014.
