The Comox Valley Aquatic Club Sharks travelled to Victoria April 27-29 to compete in the Wavemaker Invitational swim meet. The scene was the Saanich Commonwealth Pool 鈥� home to Olympic bronze medallist Ryan Cochrane 鈥� and it was an inspiring setting. The results speak for themselves.
Ben Neufeld led the pack with a staggering eight gold and one bronze. Close behind were Jordyn Ryan (four gold, three bronze) and Juliana Bartemucci (three gold, two bronze). The medals kept coming as the Sharks took a proverbial bite out of the competition. Contributing to the medal haul were: Janaya Ryan (3S,1B), Megan Rousseau (1G,1B), Taya Bezanson (1S,2B), Kyle Brush (1S), Drew Kuhnert (1S,2B), Brooke Lamoureux (1S,1B), Emma Neufeld (1 B), and Gabrielle Wolfe (1S,1B).
"I was really pleased to see such solid racing with such little rest," said CVAC coach Albert Burgund. "I have been working the swimmers hard and we have been pushing splitting (the ability to sustain a set repeat standard) and I was very impressed at their execution.
"I was especially happy with Ben Neufeld who has regained his winning form and showed in no uncertain terms that he is out to compete and win," concluded Burgund.
Quite a few of the swimmers were eager to make it to the Age Group National level of the sport. This summer the Age Group Nationals will be held in Calgary and everyone is vying for a spot. Congratulations go to the following swimmers who either made new qualifying times or bettered their rankings: Juliana Bartemucci (100 breast, 200 breast), Taya Bezanson (50 fly), Brooke Lamoureux (1500 free), Jordyn Ryan (1500 free), and Ben Neufeld (200 back).
"The record book was updated with following record-breaking swims: Juliana (200 breast), Brooke (1500 free), Ben (50 and 200 back), Jordyn (1500 free and 50 breast) 鈥� way to go swimmers!" Burgund said
The Sharks wish to thank all of their supporters without whom this success would not be possible. For full results and information about the Sharks visit www.sharks.bc.ca.
鈥� Comox Valley Aquatic Club Sharks
