Some Great Swims at FastSwim Invitational

The Delta Sungod Swim Club had 19 athletes compete at the Richmond Rapids’ FastSwim Invitational.  The meet of 600 swimmers saw teams from all over western Canada compete with some of the fastest times in the country posted there.

For Delta athletes this was an opportunity to come down from all the work of the last fourteen weeks and feel fresh, and sharp going into their racing opportunities.  Club members did not disappoint; new club records, new provincial qualifiers and a ton of new personal bests. 

As the season progresses there are substantial buildups of volume and intensities during training.  During the last few weeks of the training cycle swimmers get to shed some of that volume, and volume at high intensity and work on the quality aspects of swimming.  They then test those practice paces at a swim meet in the hopes of bettering their times.

Swimmers who achieved new Lower Mainland Region/Fraser Valley Divisional time standards were: Mia Bruneau (11) in the 200 IM, Kaia Hall (12) in the 50 butterfly, Nora Kennich (16) in the 200 IM, and Emma Zhang in the 100 free.    Emma Zhang also qualified her BC Provincial qualifying time in the 100 freestyle.

Finalists at FastSwim for Delta were:
Gabrielle Wang (13) 7^th 50 breast, 8^th 100 breast
Max Zha (16) 6^th 200 fly, 7^th 400 free, 10^th 200 free
Emma Zhang (11) silver 50 free, bronze 100 free/400 free, 5^th 200 free, 6^th 50 fly
Rebecca Soroke (14) silver 50 fly, 4^th 100 free, 6^th 200 fly, 9^th 400 free
Arnav Sharma (16) 14^th 200 fly
Madelyn Paredes Troughton (14) gold 50 breast/100 breast, bronze 200 breast
Chloe Meredith Jensen (17) 6^th 400 IM, 7^th 200 IM, 9^th 100 free, 11^th 50 free, 13^th 100 back
Nora Kennich (16) 14^th 200 IM
Noelle Evans (14) 5^th 50 breast, 7^th 100 breast
Mia Bruneau (11) gold 400 IM, 4^th 400 free, 6^th 200 breast
Grace Bruneau (14) silver 200 IM, 6^th 400 IM
Kayah Apanowicz (17) silver 50 breast, 7^th 100 breast, 11^th 100 free/50 fly

The club also saw a number of club records fall.  Emma Zhang broke the club record in the Girls’ 11-12 200 freestyle Short Course.  Rebecca Soroke broke the club record in the 13-14 Girls 100 freestyle and 50 butterfly short course.  Madelyn Paredes Troughton bettered the 13-14 Girls 50 breaststroke Short Course. 

Swimmers achieving 100% personal bests this weekend were Mia Bruneau and Madelyn Paredes Troughton.

The Delta Sungod Swim Club is looking forward to ten days of rest and recovery.  Programming will resume January 2^nd for all groups as per regular schedule.  For more information on practice groups and times click on www.teamsungod.ca or call 604-345-5912.