Racing Into the Season — Best Times All Around at the NKB Fall Invitational
Racing Into the Season — Best Times All Around at the NKB Fall Invitational
ROCS competed at the first meet of the season this past weekend, with our Junior and Senior groups racing at the NKB Fall Invitational. With 57 athletes at the meet, our swimmers competed 290 times and posted best times in 230 events, nearly 80% of the time!
The coaches were also very pleased with the camaraderie and positive vibes on deck from our swimmers. They were supportive of each other and we heard lots of cheering from our section of the bleachers. Despite a fire alarm delaying the first 12 and under session by 20 minutes, our swimmers kept their nerves in check and pushed themselves all weekend.
We want to congratulate Emma Hachey and Leah Davis for qualifying for their first regional championships – way to go girls!
Ribbons were awarded for 1st to 8th , and we want to highlight the following swimmers who finished on the podium in their respective age groups, which were: 10 and Under // 11 years // 12 years // 13 years // 14 years // 15 and Older
Robert Canney (3rd 50 Back), Ethan de Guzman (2nd 100 IM), Sam Dutrizac (2nd 100 Free), Caio Frew (1st 50 Fly), Grace Arbuthnot (3rd 200 Breast), Lucia Cziffa (3rd 100 IM), Leah Davis (3rd 100 Breast), Spencer Day (3rd 100 Free), Mathilda Millar (3rd 50 Breast), Edith Playford (2nd 50 Back), Abigail Roberts (3rd 50 Free), Lulu Salter (2nd 50 Fly), and Mia Tocchi (2nd 200 Free) all had one top three finish.
Hadley Meredith (1st 50 Free, 3rd 100 Free), Raphael Pons (2nd 100 + 200 Back), Ethan Sheppard (3rd 200 Free, 3rd 200 IM), Maisie Evangelidis (1st 50 Breast, 3rd 200 Breast), Rowyn Leblanc (1st 200 Breast, 2nd 50 Free), Teagan Meredith (2nd 100 Back, 3rd 50 Free), Maia Nourozi (2nd 50 Free, 2nd 200 Breast), and Olivia Wilson-East (3rd 100 + 200 Free) all appeared twice on the podium.
Josh Seely (1st 400 IM, 3rd 200 Fly, 3rd 100 Breast), Jaime Pratt (2nd 200 Free, 3rd 50 + 100 Free), and Lola Rueckwald (1st 50 Free, 2nd 100 Fly, 2nd 100 IM) were each triple top three finishers.
Alex Do (2nd 100 Free, 3rd 200 Free, 3rd 200 Back, 3rd 400 IM) found his way four times to top three placements. Georgia Glinski (1st 100 + 200 Breast, 1st 400 IM, 2nd 100 Fly, 2nd 200 IM) was a five-time medal winner, while Bennett Geddes (1st 200 + 400 Free, 1st 200 Breast, 1st 100 IM, 2nd 100 Breast, 2nd 200 IM) walked away with six superb top two finishes.
And finally, our two Golden Girls, who finished first in every event they swam. Sinead Gomes (50 + 200 + 400 Free, 100 + 200 IM) was five for five in the girls 13 year-old category, while Hailey Leonard (200 + 400 Free, 100 + 200 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM) dusted the competition in the girls 11 year-old category with six wins in six swims!
We had a great first meet and it could not have happened without all of the family support. It is you who bring our swimmers to the pool to compete for us, so a big thank you to all who supported our athletes all weekend long. ROCS ROCK!
