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Orca swimmers earn five medals

Seven Summerland swimmers competed at the B.C. AA Championships on the weekend, earning medals for their efforts.
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Seven members of the Summerland Orca Swim Club competed at the B.C. AAs in Chilliwack on the weekend. In the front row from left are Keagan Ingram

Seven Summerland swimmers competed at the B.C. AA Championships on the weekend, earning medals for their efforts.

The swimmers are part of the Summerland Orca Swim Club.

“We were really pumped up that we had a large scale team competing this weekend,” said head co-coach Joanne Malar. “The first day, it was like a snowball effect of best times, top-eight performances and podium finishes.”

All seven swimmers performed personal bests in more than 90 per cent of their races. Each one made a final top-eight performance.

“As a coach you try to prepare them the best you can, but at a meet it’s all up to them and they were up to the task this weekend,” said head co-coach Delano Ducheck.

Five of the swimmers earned medals.

Holden Berrisford, 11 took silver in 800 freestyle and bronze in 100 butterfly.

Haley Berrisford,14, received silver in 800 freestyle.

Brooklyn Parliament, 12, finished with gold in 50 freestyle.

Taylor Smith,12, earned bronze in 200 individual medley.

Many club records fell this weekend.

Smith and Holden Berrisford qualified for the B.C. AAAs in Surrey March 5 to 7.