VERNON KOKANEE SWIM CLUB (VKSC)

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3rd place finish for Kokanees

Renate Terpstra
The Kokanee Swim Club had a busy weekend in Kamloops. The Kamloops meet is last chance meet to race Long Course and qualify for BC Summer Divisionals - North & Interior. 
In Kamloops the VKSC finished the meet with 167 best times.
 
100% new or best times in all events came from Alex Adair, Emily Adam, Al Chen, Eden Ellis, Gwen Goldie, Aurora Hamilton, Abby Helm, Ethan Henry, Brooklynn Jardine, Nathan Hubbard, Niya Kashuba, Joelle Martin, Brandon Laidlaw, Mackenzie Krahn, Norah McIntyre, Noah Mulligan, Noah Mulligan, Heidi Plummer, Ellie Poulin, Mac Poulin, Davis Rayner, Lola Tanzola and Kaeden Uesson.
Outside smoke Award (winning your heat or final from the outside lanes): Emily Adam, Niya Kashuba, Kaeden Uesson and Alex Puchkov.
 
New Divisional Qualifiers: : Eden Ellis and Korbin Wade.
 
10 and under Representatives:
Gwen Goldie, Hudsyn Loewen, Joelle Martin, Ellie Poulin, Lola Tanzola
 
Medal winners in finals: 
Brea Duncan: Gold medal in the 100 m Back and 50 Breast. Silver medal in 100 m Breast, 50 Back, 50 Free, and 200 Free.
Senna Entner: Gold medal in the 50 m Fly. Bronze medal in the 100 Breast, 50 Back, 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Free and 50 Breast.
Alex Puchkov: Silver medal in the 50 m Breast. Bronze medal in the 100 m Breast, 50 Free.
Kubrick Reed: Gold medal in the 100 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Breast, 50 Breast. Silver medal in the 50 Back, 200 Back. 
Julia Russell: Silver medal in the 50 Free and 100 Free.
Hera Serzane: Silver medal in the 50 Fly.
Kaeden Uesson: Gold medal in the 200 Breast. Silver medal in the 100 Fly. Bronze medal in the 200 IM, 50 Fly, 200 Back.
 
Team Scores: Out of the 19 teams from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the VKSC finished in 3rd place behind Kelowna Aqua Jets and Kamloops Swim Club.
 
New Long Course Club records:
11-12 year old boys
Alex Puchkov 50 m breast 37.12
4 x 50 medley Relay 2:26.39. Rowan Brett, Alex Puchkov, Kaeden Uesson, Kilian Russell.
13-14 year old boys
Kubrick Reed 50 m Breast 33.16, 100 Breast 1:13.41, 200 Breast 2:40.73.
13-14 year old girls
Hera Serzane 50 Fly 30.67
 
Next meets: 
BC Provincial Open Water Championships, June 14th, Port Moody.
BC Summer Divisionals - North & Interior, June 21-23, Vernon.
BC Summer Provincial Championships, July 11-14, Kamloops.
 
 

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