Building off a strong performance at the provincial Age Group championships, the Hyack Swim Club delivered the goods earlier this month at the Canadian Age Group swimming championships in Calgary.
Buoyed by multiple medals
from Octavia Lau and Brodie Young, the Hyacks posted the seventh-overall point total to join the ranks of the top-10, despite having fewer swimmers in competition than most of their top-15 rivals.
Led by Octavia Lau’s three freestyle gold medals, including a new provincial record in the 50-metre race, the Hyack girls squad finished 11th in aggregate total.
The result was even stronger in boys, where Brodie Young’s five-medal effort boosted the club to sixth among boys teams.
For Lau, a 26.72 in the 50m free established a new B.C. standard and was just part of a standout week which saw her finish third among all females. She also won the 400- and 1500m free races, placed second in both the 100m free, with a new club record, and 200m.
Young, 15, was a consistent top-five finisher in his events, winning the 200- and 400m individual medleys, claiming second in 100m breaststroke and 1500m free, and a bronze in 200m breast. Young also placed fourth in the 800m free. A day later he placed second in the 5-kilometre open water event.
Micah Lau won the 16-year-old boys’ 5km open water title, while Jakob Garricks placed second. In the 17-18 boys open water swim, Chun Sing Leung scored silver.
In the boys 14-15 800m freestyle medley, the quartet of Andy Cho, Martin Dimitrov, Sehajvir Singh and Young placed third.
For the girls, Zoe Froh won the 200m butterfly and finished third in 800m free. The girls 800m freestyle team of Carleen Gao, Yadam Lee, Froh and Lau placed third.
Here are more Hyacks results: BOYS – Chris Baker, 4th 200 fly; Andy Cho, 4th 400 fr, IM, 1500 fr; Martin Dimitrov, 5th 400 fr, 5k open, 6th 200 fr; Amar Fejzic, 4th 50 fly; Jakob Garricks, 2nd 5k open; Micah Lau, 1st 5k open; Chun Sing Leung, 2nd 5k open, 6th 1500 fr; Sehajvir Singh, 5th 200 bk, 400 IM; Eric Sue, 6th 1500 fr; Brodie Young, 1st 200, 400 IM, 2nd 100 br, 1500 fr, 5k open, 3rd 200 br, 4th 50 br, 800 fr.
GIRLS – Zoe Froh, 1st 200 fr, 3rd 800 fr, 4th 1500 fr, 5th 5k open; Stella Jin, 4th 50 fly; Octavia Lau, 1st 50, 400, 1500 fr, 2nd 100, 200 fr, 5th 100 fly.
