The Richmond Rapids hosted 450 swimmers from around the province for the West Coast Open Swim Meet.
It was the club's third major meet of the season with one more still to come - the B.C. Long Course Championships in July.
"Our volunteer organizers, staff and membership have done a phenomenal job in allowing us to keep bidding for these high level meets and still be able to host our own annual competitions," says Robert Pettifer, the Rapids head coach. "Without some key people, these events would never happen. The club is very lucky to be able to do this each year."
The club is home to over 300 swimmers from ages five to 18 years of age and teaches skills throughout the competitive swimming spectrum.
With two pools and a massive membership (the largest in B.C. of any single club) Pettifer is able create a culture that embraces these sorts of events.
A swim meet takes hundreds of man hours to organize and run and the Rapids have now become experts in this area.
Their swimmers continue to record personal bests, achieve new standards and win events. The meet saw two new swimmers achieve their B.C. AA championship qualifying times. Tiger Chen (10) and Jammy Zhou (12) are now able to compete at this year's AA champioinships in Victoria.
Top eight finishers for the Rapids were:
Austin Berry (12) gold 100 fly, silver 100 back, 4th 400 free/50 free. Sam Bhandal (12) 6th 200 fly. Kyle Bower (17) 5th 200 fly, 6th 400 IM. Anthony Chan (11) 7th 200 fly. Ethan Chan (11) 7th 100 back, 8th 200 fly. Kyle Chan (12) 4th 50 fly, 5th 200 free, 6th 100 breaststroke, 7th 200 IM/200 free. Tiger Chen (10) gold 100 breast, bronze 50 breast, 4th 100 breast, 6th 50 back. Arvin Chua (13) bronze 100 fly,4th 50 fly, 6th 100 free, 7th 200 free. Brandon Crawford (14) gold 50 fly/100 fly, silver 200 fly, 4th 200 IM/200 back/400 IM, 6th 50 back/100 back, 8th 200 breast. Matthew Crawford (10) gold 400 free/100 back/200 IM/50 breast/200 free, silver 200 fly, bronze 200 breast. Sarah Crawford (8) 4th 50 fly, 6th 50 back. Brandon De Costa (16) silver 50 back/100 free, 9th 50 fly. Nicolaas Dekker (16) 4th 200 breast, 5th 200 IM, 6th 100 fly/200 fly, 8th 100 breast. William Dekker (12) bronze 100 fly, 4th 200 fly. Jeremy Fung (10) gold 200 fly, silver 400 free/200/50 breast, bronze 100 back, 5th 200 breast. Run Qian Gong (9) 8th 50 back. Paula Gosse (16) 6th 200 back, 7th 200 IM. Angela Gu (12) bronze 100/200 fly, 4th 400 IM/100 free, 5th 200 IM. Celine Hong (15) gold 200 breast/200 IM/400 IM, silver 200 back, 4th 200 fly. Jack Hong (17) 7th 50 fly/50 free, 9th 100 fly. Leo Hong (14) silver 200 breast, 6th 100 breast, 7th 50 fly/200 IM. Ray Hong (8) 5th 50 back, 7th 50 breast. Adrian Hsing (12) gold 100 back, silver 200 free/200 back, bronze 50 free, 4th 400 IM, 5th 200 IM, 6th 400 free, 8th 200 breast. Nicholas Huen (13) 7th 100 fly, 8th 200 back. Thomas Huen (11) 6th 200 free. Michael Jakac-Sinclair (15) bronze 50 free, 7th 100 fly/200 free. Liam Kell (16) silver 50 breast, bronze 100 breast, 8th 200 breast. Patrick Kell (14) gold 200 breast, silver 50 breast, 4th 100 breast, 6th 200 fly, 8th 400 IM. Jerry Liu (13) silver 100 free/100 fly, bronze 50 back, 4th 100 back/50 free. Mark Liu (10) gold 50 back, silver 100 back, 4th 50 breast/200 breast, 5th 200 IM, 6th 200 breast. Megan Loshinen (10) 4th 50 breast, 6th 200 free, 8th 50 fly. Ryan Murray (12) gold 200 free, silver 50 back, 5th 400 IM. Nathan Muszynski (17) 4th 200 IM, 5th 200 back/50 back, 6th 200 breast/200 free. Samuel Pei (9) 6th 50 fly. Joshua Quon (10) bronze 200 fly, 8th 100 back/200 free. Richard Rakchtis (12) 4th 200 free, 5th 50 back, 6th 50 fly, 8th 400 free/100 free. Eva Ryder (14) 5th 200 IM/100 breast, 8th 200 breast. Maximilian Schaffler (13) silver 200 back, bronze 200 IM/100 back/200 fly/200 free/400 IM, 7th 400 free. Cecilia Soroco (9) 6th 50 fly, 7th 50 free, 8th 100 back/50 breast. Mauricio Soroco (10) silver 50 free, 5th 50 fly. Isabelle Sy (16) 6th 50 back, 7th 200 back. Ekatarina Vinarskaia (16) 7th 200 fly. Dimitri Volchkov (10) 5th 50 breast, 6th 100 back/50 back, 8th 200 breast. Nicole Welsh (14) bronze 200 fly/100 breast, 4th 200 IM, 5th 400 IM, 6th 200 breast. Nini Weng (11) 7th 50 fly/100 fly, 8th 200 IM. William Weng (14) 6th 50 free, 7th 100 free. Serena Xue (14) gold 200 breast, silver 200 fly, 100 breast, 4th 400 IM/50 breast. Cathy Ye (14) gold 100 fly/200 fly, silver 400 IM, bronze 200 IM, 5th 50 fly, 6th 400 free/200 back. Kevn Ye (12) gold 400 free/200 breast/100 free/50 breast/50 free/200 fly/100 breast/400 IM, bronze 200 back. Artur Yushko (10) 4th 100 back/50 back, 5th 200 free, 6th 200 IM/50 breast. Ada Zhang (13) 6th 50 breast. Kevin Zheng (15) 4th 400 IM, 5th 100 breast/100 fly, 8th 200 back. Selina Zhou (13) 6th 200 IM. Steven Zhou (12) silver 100 free/100 fly, bronze 100 breast/200 fly, 4th 200 breast, 5th 50 free/200 free. Benjamin Zhou (12) 7th 50 back.
