The Nanaimo Riptides hope a fast fall will lead to a spring sprint. The city's indoor swim team is recording fast laps so far this autumn and came up with strong results at the Nanaimo Riptides Fall Invitational Oct. 22-23 at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. Results include:
10-and-under girls - Abby Shoesmith, third, 200-metre medley relay; Claire Boudrot, third, 200-metre medley relay; Katelyn Irving, third, 200-metre medley relay; Aileen Humphreys, third, 200-metre medley relay.
12-and-under girls - Alayna Crane, third, 50m backstroke; Maria De Leeuw, first, 50m breaststroke.
13-14-year-old girls - Mackenzie Crane, second, 100m freestyle, first, 200m free, first, 400m free, first, 100m back, first, 200m back, second, 50m fly, second, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay; Amanda Assen, first, 50m back, third, 200m breast, second, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay; Amy Liu, first, 50m breast, second, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay; Kara Wilson, third, 100m breast, second, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay.
15-and-over girls - Kara Declark, second, 50m free, first, 100m free, second, 200m free, second, 100m back, third, 50m fly, second, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay; Taylor Snowden-Richardson, second, 100m free, third, 200m free, first, 50m back, second, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay; Jane Mortlock, first, 50m breast, first, 50m fly, first, 100m fly, first, 200m individual medley, first, 200m medley relay; Rachel Williams, second, 50m breast, second, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay.
10-and-under boys - Michael Houghton, second, 50m breast, third, 100m breast.
12-and-under boys - Reid Della Rosa, second, 50m back, first, 50m breast, third, 200m breast, second, 50m fly.
13-14-year-old boys - Baylee Munro, first, 50m free, first, 100m free, first, 50m back, second, 50m breast, second, 50m fly, first, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay; Jackson James, second, 200m free, first, 400m free, second, 50m back, third, 100m back, first, 200m back, third, 50m breast, second, 200m breast, first, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay; Damon Pedersen, third, 400m free, third, 50m back, first, 200m medley relay; Liam Shoesmith, second, 200m back, third, 100m fly, third, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay; Gage Della Rosa, second, 100m breast, third, 200m breast, third, 50m fly, first, 200m free relay, third, 200m medley relay; Morgan Humphreys, third, 200m free relay, third, 200m medley relay; Anthony Pellegrino, third, 200m free relay; Reid Della Rosa, third, 200m free relay; third, 200m medley relay.
15-and-over boys - Colin Tearoe, first, 50m free, first, 100m free, second, 200m free, second, 50m fly, second, 100m fly, first, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay; Tristan Crosby, second, 50m free, first, 200m free, second, 50m back, first, 100m back, second, 200m back, first, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay; Daniel Whiteley, second, 100m free, third, 200m freel, third, 50m back, third, 200m back, first, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay; Attilio Lindia, third, 400m free, first, 200m free relay, first, 200m medley relay; Adam Rahier, first, 50m back, first, 200m back, first, 100m breast, first, 200m breast, third, 50m fly, first, 200m IM.