Lucy Davis was a familiar face on the podium at the Simon Fraser Regional Swim Championships last week.
The 15-year-old Port Moody Aquarians Swim Club member took home gold in the 100 m freestyle, finishing with a time of 1:02.31, before taking another gold in the 50 m fly event with a time of 30.15. She won gold again in the 100 m fly with a time of 1:07.69 and tied for first place in the 50 m freestyle with Sayla Briggs of the Burnaby Mountain Mantas team, breaking the division record with a time of 27.88.
Davis, who often coaches some of the younger members of the Aquarians, has been selected to swim with the Regional Relay, a team that comprises of swimmers from across the district.
Now that she has made her way to provincials, she said her goal is to get more personal best times.
Davis was not the only Aquarian to have success at the regional meet.
Tyson Hutt overcame a soccer injury sustained in the lead up to the regionals to win a bronze medal in his division in the 50 m fly event. He was also part of a relay team, which comprised of Kalen Murray, Lucas Fong, Jacob Canales that finished third in the 200 m freestyle and 200 m medley.
Eight-year-old Aquarian Linus Fong qualified for the provincials in the 200 m medley relay and 200 m freestyle relay, along with teammates Liam Dungey, Graeme Sarte and Keegan Murray. Fong is also a diver but he is the only competitor in his age group in the province.
Meanwhile, Dungey took silver in the 50 m freestyle, 50 m breaststroke and 100 m freestyle, while Sarte grabbed bronze in both the 50 m and 100 m freestyle.
Swimmers Connor Macmillan, Dylan Hewlett and Maxwell Macmillan took first, second and third place for the 50 m fly event in his division.
In the individual events, Macmillan took first place in the 50 m freestyle, 100 m and 50 m fly, while grabbing silver in the 100 m freestyle. Hewlett came in third in the 200 m individual medley, second in the 50 m freestyle and 50 m fly event and gold in the 100 m freestyle event.
Eric Militaru placed second in the 100 m backstroke while other provincial qualifiers from the Aquarians include Ethan Yang, Mia Crawford, Severine Tyszewicz and Devinn Moore.
Cole Haaksma had a strong showing at the regionals for the Port Coquitlam Marlins Swim Club.
The division four swimmer dramatically improved his time in the 200 m individual medley, lowering it from 2:59.65 at the beginning of the year to 2:35.32, earning a gold medal in the process. He also qualified for the provincials in the 50 m and 100 m freestyle, the 100 m backstroke and the 200 m individual medley.
