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Powell River Aquatic Club swimmers make most of season's only meet

31 members take part in Nanaimo competition

Members of Powell River Aquatic Club, who compete as Powell River Porpoises, participated in the 2021 Gator Games Regional Meet in Nanaimo from August 6 to 8. It was the first and only meet attended by Powell River swimmers this year.

Top three finishers traditionally attend provincials, which are cancelled this year.

Of the 87 members in the club, 31 competed in Nanaimo.

Some of the novice swimmers have only been swimming with the club since July 1, when relaxed COVID-19 protocols allowed the club to boost its numbers from 75 to 87. Novice swimmers included Hayes Waterton, Luca Jantz, Fraser Blacklaws, Finn Mikkelsen, Ayva Massullo, Hazel-Mae Hueston and Georgia Mussellum.

Gator Games results:

Division 1

Georgia Jantz: 50 Free - 21st; 50 Fly - 3rd; 50 back - 11th

Joanna Mussellam; 50 Free - 4th; 50 back - 4th; 100 free - 5th 

Mira Blacklaws: 50 free - 10th; 50 back - 24th 

Division 2

Tilly Cocksedge-Hamilton: 100 IM - 7th; 50 Free - 13th; 50 Back - 4th; 50 Breast - 4th; 100 Free - 5th

Bria Massullo: 50 Back - 9th; 50 Breast - 11th; 100 Free - 15th

Emily Massullo: 100 Free - 17th

Kai Mikkelsen: 100 IM - 4th; 50 Free - 11th; 50 Fly - 7th; 50 back - 3rd; 50 breast - 4th; 100 free - 6th 

Division 3

Adianta Cocksedge-Hamilton: 100 IM - 6th; 50 Free - 4th; 50 fly - 7th; 50 back - 3rd; 100 free - 5th 

Saphire Mitchell: 100 IM - 12th; 50 Free - 10th; 50 fly - 12th; 50 back - 12th; 50 breast - 7th 

Alivia Massullo: 100 Free - 22nd

Gabe Mussellum: 100 IM - 3rd; 50 free - 3rd; 50 fly - 5th; 50 back - 6th; 50 breast - 4th; 100 free - 3rd

Russell O’Donnell: 100 IM - 2nd; 50 free - 2nd; 50 fly - 2nd; 50 back - 2nd; 50 breast - 2nd; 100 free - 2nd

Londyn Waterton: 100 IM - 26th; 50 Free - 26th; 50 back - 11th; 50 breast - 26th; 100 free - 21st

Division 4 

Madison Giesbrecht: 50 free - 4th; 50 fly - 3rd; 100 back - 5th; 100 breast - 2nd

Piper Hueston: 100 free - 22nd

Malia Mikkelsen: 200 IM - 9th; 50 free - 9th; 100 breast - 10th; 100 free - 10th

Cassandra Tallas: 100 free - 23rd 

Division 5 

Lynea Duggan: 50 free -19th; 100 breast - 15th; 100 free - 20th

Hannah Giesbrecht: 200 IM - 7th; 50 free - 21st; 100 fly - 5th; 100 back - 14th; 50 fly - 15th; 100 breast - 5th; 100 free - 18th

Ayva Gunther: 200 IM - 2nd; 50 free - 2nd; 100 fly - 3rd; 100 back - 2nd; 50 fly - 1st

Division 6

Macklan Boyd: 50 free - 10th; 100 breast - 10th; 100 free - 10th 

Eli Hueston: 50 free - 13th; 100 fly - 6th; 50 fly - 11th; 100 breast - 9th

Reeve Morwood: 200 IM - 6th; 50 free - 5th; 100 fly - 5th; 50 fly - 4th; 100 breast - 5th

Jojo Wood: 100 fly - 8th; 100 back - 9th; 50 fly - 10th; 100 breast - 13th; 100 free - 9th

Record breaker

Ayva Gunther broke the club record for 50m fly, set by current assistant coach Sam Baron in 2016, with a time of 31.64, and also broke the club record for 100m fly, set by Kristi MacBey in 1998, with a time of 1:15.72.

Gunther broke the club record for 100m backstroke, set by Ainsley Needham in 2018, with a time of 1:11.21, and the club record for 200 IM, set by Kristi MacBey in 1998, with a time of 2:40.10.

Relay teams:

200m medley relay

Division 2 girls finished third: Emily Massullo, Bria Massullo, Tilly Cocksedge-Hamilton and Georgia Jantz

Division 3 girls finished third: Adianta Cocksedge-Hamilton, Saphire Mitchell, Alivia Massullo and Londyn Waterton

Division 4 girls finished second: Piper Hueston, Malia Mikkelsen, Madison Giesbrecht and Saphire Mitchell

Division six girls finished third: Hannah Giesbrecht, Ayva Gunther, Jojo Wood and Lynea Duggan 

Division 6 boys finished third: Russell O’Donnell, Eli Hueston, Reeve Morwood and Macklan Boyd

Mixed 200m freelays

Division 3 finished fifth: Kai Mikkelsen, Londyn Waterton , Tilly Cocksedge-Hamilton and Alivia Massullo

Division 4 finished eighth: Bria Massullo, Emily Massullo, Malia Mikkelsen and Adianta Cocksedge-Hamilton