The Delta secondary school swim team made a big splash at the recent Fraser Valley Championships, taking top honours for the first time in recent memory.
The Pacers finished first among 34 schools, led by the Senior Girls team topping its division. The Junior Boys were second, Senior Boys third and Junior Girls fourth. Integral to the success of the program is head coach Francine de Lotbinière-Bassett. She is assisted by six other Grade 12 coaches who provided support, along with Willy Arundel and Anna Griffith who helped organize and manage the team.
Individual results included:
Senior Girls
Kiana Beaton: open 100m breast (1st), open 200m free relay (2nd), open 200m mixed medley relay (1st). Nicole Currie: 50m open free (5th), 400m open free relay (1st), 200m open free relay (2nd); 200m open medley relay (4th). Francine de Lotbinière-Bassett: 200m open medley relay (4th), 400m open free relay (4th), 200m open mixed free relay (1st). Emily Ferguson: 200m B mixed medley relay (8th). Sarah Gerrard: 200m B medley relay (3rd), 200m open mixed free relay (2nd).
Alyssia Hunchak: 200m B medley relay (3rd), 400m open free relay (4th), 200m open mixed medley relay (4th). Brittany Mageau: 200m open medley relay (4th), 400m open free relay (1st), 200m open free relay (2nd), 200m open mixed medley relay (4th). Madison Milford: open 100m back (1st), 200m open free relay (2nd), 200m open mixed medley relay (1st). Jessica Pastro: 400m open free relay (4th), 200m B mixed free relay (5th). Alyssa von Ende: open 50m free (2nd), open 100m fly (2nd), 400m open free relay (1st).
Senior Boys
Josh Baerg: open 100m breast (2nd), 200m open medley relay (3rd), 200m open mixed free relay (1st); Dalton Boon: open 100m breast (1st), Open 100m IM (1st).
Duke Changai: 400m open free relay (3rd), 200m open mixed free relay (2nd); Geoffrey Edgson: 400m open free relay (3rd), 200m open free relay (3rd), 200m open free relay (3rd); Alexander Gaio: 400m open free relay (2nd), 200m B mixed medley relay (8th); Jeremy Grey: 400 m open free relay (2nd), 200m B mixed free relay (5th); Bobby Hider: 200m open medley relay (3rd), 400m B free relay (1st), 200m open mixed medley relay (1st).
Junior Girls
Monika Bains: 200m B medley relay (2nd), 400m B free relay (2nd), 200m open medley relay (4th); Jordan Bradley: 200m free relay (2nd), 200m open medley relay (4th), 200 m B medley Relay (3rd); Makena Currie: 200m B medley relay (2nd), 200m B free relay (3rd), 200m Open free relay (5th; Storm de Fondimière: 200m B free relay (3rd), 200m B medley relay (3rd), 200m open mixed medley relay (4th); Holly Denham: 50m B back (5th), 400m B free relay (2nd), 200m open free relay (5th); Sophie Ferguson: 50M B fly (3rd), 200m B medley relay (2nd), 400m B free relay (2nd), 200m B free relay (2nd); Hannah Gerrard: 200m B medley relay (2nd), 400m B free relay (2nd), 200m B free relay (2nd), 200m open mixed free relay (2nd); Sidney Peake: 50m open free (1st), 100M open free (1st), 400m open free Relay (1st); Sina Ulmschneider: 200m B free relay (2nd), 200m open medley relay (4th); Cara von Ende: 200m open medley relay (4th), 400m open free relay (4th), 200m open free relay (1st).
Junior Boys
Joey Arundel: 200m open free relay (3rd), 200m open mixed free relay (1st); Robby Arundel: 100m B IM (2nd), 100m B free (2nd), 200m open medley Relay (3rd), 400m B free relay (1st); Jared Beaton: 200m Open free relay (3rd), 200m open free relay (3rd); Hans Christie: 200m open free relay (3rd), 400m open free relay (3rd); Dylan Ferguson: 200m free relay (3rd), 200m B free relay (3rd), 200m B medley relay (8th), 200m open medley Relay (3rd); Brandon Freiberger: B 50 free (4th), 50m B back (2nd), 50m B fly (4th), 400m B free relay (1st); Christopher Gaio: 400m B free relay (1st), 200m meter open Free Relay (3rd); Gabe Lee: Open free (1st), 100m open fly (1st), 400m open free relay (2nd), 200m open mixed medley relay (1st); Sam Lee: 200m free relay (3rd), 200m B free relay (3rd), 400m open free relay (2nd); Adam Lerou 200m B medley relay (8th), 400m open free relay (3rd), 200m open free relay (3rd), 200m open mixed free relay (2nd).