At the elite Richmond Fast Swim last week, the Hyack Swim Club emerged with the most medals.
Taking 62 podium spots – one more than the host Rapids – the New Westminster-based swim club put on a display that saw three swimmers take the No. 1-ranking in Canada.
Sergey Chernomorchenko, Octavia Lau and Yutong Wu earn the national top ranking in their respective divisions, while 10 others secured top-five positions.
“Outside of the immediate meet results, the overall rankings are what we look forward to seeing,” said Hyacks coach Mark Bottrill. “It gives us a snapshot to work with as we guide the swimmers towards the season-ending goals of earning a final or a podium-level performance at the Age Group championships.”
Lau, 14, won the 14-15 division 200-, 400- and 800-metre freestyle races, and placed second in the 100m free and 200m butterfly. In the process, the Burnaby swimmer established a new club record of 2:20.19 in the fly.
Chernomorchenko set new marks in the boys 10 and under 50m backstroke, 200m fly and 800m free.
Yu, meanwhile, collected gold in a string of boys 11 and under races: 100m free, 200m back, fly and free, 400m individual medley and 800m free.
Those who secured spots in the national top-five rankings were Martin Dimitrov, Zoe Froh, Madisen Jacques, Stella Jin, Calin Lucas, Sehajvir Singh, Nikita Slivinsky, Avery Tamagi, Victoria Tocheva and Brodie Young.
Seven others claimed Top-10 ratings: Andy Cho, Hannah Cui, Carleen Gao, Rolando Hernandez, Yedam Lee, Eric Sue and Kyra Tamagi.
Here are more results for Burnaby and New West swimmers: GIRLS: Hannah Cui, 12 – 5th 100 fr, 13th 50 fr; Zoe Froh, 13 – 1st 200 fly, 400, 800 IM, 2nd 400 fr, 4th 100 fly, 200 bk, br, fr; Octavia Lau, 14 – 1st 100, 200, 800 fr, 2nd 100 fr, 200 fly; Regina Saenz, 11 – 5th 200 fly, 400 IM; Kyra Tamagi, 13 – 3rd 100 fr, 4th 200 fly, 6th 50, 100 fr.
BOYS: Martin Dimitrov, 14 – 1st 200 fly, 3rd 400 IM, 4th 100 fly; Micah Lau, 15 – 4th 200, 1500 fr, 5th 400 fr; Sehajvir Singh, 14 – 1st 400 IM, 2nd 200 IM, 4th 200 bk, 400 fr, 6th 100 bk; Yutong Wu, 11 – 1st 100, 200, 400, 800 fr, 200 bk, fly, 400 IM, 3rd 200 br.
