It only comes once a year, so the Burnaby Dynamo Swim Club always goes all-out.
They did that and more, scoring a number of medals and club records at their own Dynamo LMR and 15th annual invitational swim meet at Bonsor pool last month.
With six clubs and more than 170 swimmers in attendance, Dynamo did a tremendous job in making it a first-class event. The team also scored 12 gold medals, with a number of athletes making their competitive debut.
Corralling medals were: Shawn Chaudhry, 1st 200 IM: Tina Ko, 1st 100 breaststroke; Andrew Li, 1st 100 IM; Hope Lou 1st 50 back, fly; Rodrigo Simao, 1st 200, 400 free; Kathy Wu, 1st 100 br; Dabin Yeo, 1st 400 free; David Zhang, 1st 100 br. Medley relay, 1st 200m Kai Mader, Andrew Li, Eduard Simonov, Anthony Zang; 1st 200m free Gabrielle Brochu, Ruxandra Iancu, Hope Luo, Sarah Yang; 1st 200m IM/free Allisa Atchison, Tina Ko, Kathy Wu, Dabin Yeo.