Eighteen members of the Langley Olympians Swim Club (LOSC) reached the summit of B.C. swimming, when they competed at the 2017 Long Course AAA Provincial Championships.
The provincial meet, held in Kamloops from July 6 to 9, is the highest provincial level a swimmer can achieve within B.C. At the prestigious meet, many LOSC swimmers had placings within the top eight in their respective age groups and events. Leading the way was 14-year-old Bailey Herbert, who won a total of four gold medals in the Girls 14- to- 15-year-old 400m Individual Medley (4:59.71), 100m breaststroke (1:13.23), 200m breaststroke (2:37.85) and the 200m Individual Medley (2:21.54).
Herbert also broke a club record for the Girls 13- to- 14-year-old 200m butterfly with a time of 2:20.87.
LOSC’s Joshua Kim, 15, won a gold medal in the boys 14 to 15 year old 200m freestyle ( 1:59.34) to go with silver medals in the 50m breaststroke (30.79 seconds), 200m Individual Medley (2:13.73), 100m breaststroke (1:07.24) and 200m breaststroke (2:28.02) and bronze in the 400m freestyle (4:21.36).
Kim won six individual medals while breaking a pair of club records in the boys 15- to- 17-year-old 200m breaststroke and the boys Open Category 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:28.02.
Josie Field, 15, won gold medals in the girls 14- to- 15-year-old 200m butterfly (2:19.63) and 50m butterfly (29.54) and a silver medal in the 100m butterfly (1:03.90).
Other medal winners include Gracie Maryschak, 11, who won the silver medal in the U11 girls 400m Individual Medley (5:51.97) and the 200m breaststroke (3:03.63); Demetra Sicoli, 16, who won bronze in the girls 16-and-over 200m butterfly (2:24.48), and Isobel McNeill, 11, who won bronze in the U11 girls 400m Individual Medley (5:52.57).
The LOSC’s U14 girls 400m medley relay team of Mia Goretic, Bailey Herbert, Selina Schmelcher and Sevi Parr won bronze with a time of 4:42.76.
Overall LOSC placed ninth for total combined points out of 35 swim teams.
Below is a breakdown of LOSC’s top eight placings.
1st
Josie Field 15: Girls 14 to 15 y/o: 200m fly 2:19.63 and 50m fly 29.54
Bailey Herbert 14: Girls 14 to 15 y/o: 400m IM 4:59.71, 100m breaststroke 1:13.23, 200m breaststroke 2:37.85 and 200m IM 2:21.54
Joshua Kim 15: boys 14 to 15 y/o: 200m freestyle 1:59.34
2nd
Josie Field 15: Girls 14 to 15 y/o: 100m fly 1:03.90
Joshua Kim 15: boys 14 to 15 y/o: 50m breaststroke 30.79, 200m IM 2:13.73, 100m breaststroke 1:07.24 and 200m breaststroke 2:28.02
Gracie Maryschak 11: Girls 11andU: 400m IM 5:51.97 and 200m breaststroke 3:03.63
3rd
Joshua Kim 15: boys 14 to 15 y/o: 400m freestyle 4:21.36
Isobel McNeill 11: Girls 11andU y/o: 400m IM 5:52.57
Demetra Sicoli 16: Girls 16andO: 200m fly 2:24.48
Girls 14andU 400m Medley Relay 4:42.76: Mia Goretic, Bailey Herbert, Selina Schmelcher and Sevi Parr
4th
Mia Goretic 13: Girls 12 to 13y/o: 50m backstroke 34.28
Bailey Herbert 14: Girls 14 to 15 y/o: 200m fly 2:20.87 and 100m fly 1:04.12
Gracie Maryschak 11: Girls 11andU: 200m fly 2:58.80 and 400m freestyle 5:15.97
Girls 12andU 200m Medley Relay 2:24.70: Isobel McNeill, Gracie Maryschak, Ella Belgica and Katie Schroeder
Girls 14andU 200m Medley Relay 2:09.46: Mia Goretic, Bailey Herbert, Selina Schmelcher and Sevi Parr
boys 12andU 200m freestyle Relay 2:05.67: Piyush Kaul, Brayden Herbert, Luke Stewart-Beinder and Sam Stewart- Beinder
boys 12andU 200m Medley Relay 2:21.50m: Piyush Kaul, Brayden Herbert, Luke Stewart-Beinder and Sam Stewart- Beinder
5th
Mia Goretic 13: Girls 12 to 13y/o: 200m backstroke 2:32.47 and 200m IM 2:37.83
Joshua Kim 15: boys 14 to 15 y/o: 100m freestyle 55.22
Katie Schroeder 11: Girls 11andU: 400m freestyle 5:17.68
Girls 12andU 200m freestyle Relay 2:12.25: Katie Schroeder, Ella Belgica, Gracie Maryschak and Isobel McNeill
Girls 12andU 400m Medley Relay 5:27.93: Isobel McNeill, Gracie Maryschak, Ella Belgica and Katie Schroeder
boys 12andU 400m Medley Relay5:18.16: Piyush Kaul, Brayden Herbert, Luke Stewart-Beinder and Sam Stewart- Beinder
6th
Joshua Kim 15: boys 14 to 15 y/o: 400m IM 4:58.13
Gracie Maryschak 11: Girls 11andU: 200m IM 2:49.67
Hugh McNeill 14: boys 14 to 15 y/o: 50m backstroke 31.04 and 200m backstroke 2:18.55
Isobel McNeill 11: Girls 11andU y/o: 400m freestyle 5:18.82
boys 14andU 200m freestyle Relay 1:58.16: Hugh McNeill, Luke Stewart-Beinder, Brayden Herbert and Piyush Kaul
boys 14andU 200m Medley Relay 2:13.34: Hugh McNeill, Piyush Kaul, Brayden Herbert and Luke Stewart-Beinder
7th
Josie Field 15: Girls 14 to 15 y/o: 100m freestyle 1:00.71
Mia Goretic 13: Girls 12 to 13y/o: 200m freestyle 2:18.33, 100m freestyle 1:04.07 and 400m freestyle 4:47.97
Isobel McNeill 11: Girls 11andU y/o: 800m freestyle 11:04.34 and 200m IM 2:50m.82
8th
Josie Field 15: Girls 14 to 15 y/o: 200m freestyle 2:11.17 and 400m freestyle 4:37.02
Mia Goretic 13: Girls 12 to 13y/o: 100m backstroke 1:13.06
Hugh McNeill 14: boys 14 to 15 y/o: 400m freestyle 4:35.32 and 150m0 freestyle 17:52.13
Isobel McNeill 11: Girls 11andU y/o: 200m fly 3:18.31 and 200m backstroke 2:50m.53
Katie Schroeder 11: Girls 11andU: 800m freestyle 11:08.80
Girls 14andU 200m freestyle Relay 1:58.25: Bailey Herbert, Mia Goretic, Selina Schmelcher and Sevi Parr
boys 14andU 400m Medley Relay 5:02.80: Hugh McNeill, Piyush Kaul, Brayden Herbert and Luke Stewart-Beinder
Registration for the Langley Olympians Swim Club is ongoing. Please call 604-532-5257 or visit their website at www.langleyolympians.com for more details.
