Winskill Dolphins Swim Club opened the 2013-14 competitive season with some impressive results at the SFU Lower Mainland Regional Meet in Burnaby.
The event attracted over 200 swimmers from across the Lower Mainland who were anxious to see how their early season training stacks up against others.
Winskill's Age-Group Development swimmers enjoyed 100 percent best times in the 11 and Under category.
Jonathan Tuazon and Naomie Cole were first-time LMR competitors at SFU. Both swimmers raced 100m freestyle and 100m individual medley. Top finishers included: Sydney Marshall (3rd in 100m free); Mia Cender(8th 100m free); Devin Dupuis (6th in 100m freestyle and 5th in 200m individual medley); Joshua Yeo (2nd in 100m freestyle); and D'alton Dupuis (17th in 200m backstroke).
Senior swimmers raced the 1500m freestyle - the longest event in the competition. Taylor Reilly improved the most, shaving over four minutes off her previous time. Colette Summers also bested her top swim but a significant margin - 1 minute and 30 seconds. Other personal bests in the mile came from Ali Gracan, Melissa Kwantes, Amy Kowbel, Kiersten Gilberg, Tai Long Singh, Dalton Boon, and Duco Schuurman Hess.
"These sessions at SFU were a strong start to the season and a great way to rehearse race tactics," said WDSC coach Amy Canuel.
