The Vernon Kokanee Swim Club’s (VKSC) winter season reached its crescendo, with a slew of swimmers competing at the provincial championships.
The B.C. Championships took place in Victoria from March 7 to 10, as the VKSC sent eight swimmers to the event.
Club records were set in the girls 13-14 400 metre and 800 m freestyle relays, which consisted of Julia Brandner, Julia Russell, Niya Kashuba and Norah McIntyre.
Brander finished sixth in the 50 m freestyle, and added a seventh place performance in the 100 m freestyle. McIntyre also finished seventh in both the 50 and 100 m backstroke.
Russell raced to three new best times in the 50 m freestyle, fly and 100 m freestyle. Kashuba added a 13th and 14th overall performance in the 50 and 100 m backstroke.
Emily Adam raced to six new best times, while Alex Puchkov grabbed three in three races. Kubrick Reed took seventh for his 100 m breaststroke, while racking up seven personal best swims.
The final VKSC athlete, Asher Vander Deen, raced in the 50 m breaststroke and improved his career best by 1.8 seconds.
More information can be found at gomotionapp.com/team/canvksc/page/home.
The VKSC will be hosting the summer divisional championships from June 21 to 23.
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