DIDSBURY - The Didsbury Aquajets swim club did well recently at the regional championships in Calgary.
Although no Aquajet swimmers qualified for provincials -- a top 2 finish was required -- several finished in the top 15 in their respective categories.
"The swimmers did amazing at regionals," said head coach Jesse Ritter. "There were several new personal best times ranging from up to 11 seconds off. I look forward to next year and seeing them get even stronger."
Club president Monika Rosenke agreed that the swimmers did very well.
"The coaching team did a great job this year encouraging the swimmers of all skill levels to go outside of their comfort zone and try different events," said Rosenke. "Our team did very well overall this year and I am looking forward to next season to see how far our team can go. Registration will begin mid-March in 2020."
Results from regionals
Top 8 from preliminary heats (prelims) advanced to finals:
Autumn Bates-Gardiner placed 4th in prelims and 4th in the finals for the girls 100 metre fly, 6th in the finals for the girls 14&U 800 freestyle, 7th in prelims and 7th place in the girls 11&12 200 metre individual medley.
Lexi Jardine placed 7th in the prelims and 8th in the finals for girls 13&14 50 metre breaststroke, 11th in the girls 13&14 50 metre breaststroke prelims, 15th in the girls 13&14 100 metre individual medley prelims, and 9th in the girls 13&14 50 metre freestyle prelims.
Briar Jelinek placed 18th in the girls 9&10 25 metre butterfly prelims.
Rueben Maennchen placed 8th in the prelims and 8th in the finals for the boys 11&12 50 breaststroke, 10th in the boys 11&12 100 metre individual medley prelims and 16th in the boys 11&12 100 metre freestyle prelims.
Kai Morrison placed 11th in the boys 11 &12 100 metre freestyle prelims.
Lila Morrison placed 15th in the girls 9&10 25 metre breaststroke prelims, 22nd in the girls 9&10 100 metre freestyle prelims and 24th in the girls 9&10 50 metre backstroke prelims.
Hannah Philp placed 15th in the girls 9&10 100 metre individual medley prelims, 15th in the girls 9&10 50 metre backstroke prelims, 17th in the girls 9&10 25 metre backstroke prelims, and 21st in the girls 9&10 50 metre freestyle prelims.
Madison Philp placed 13th in the girls 13&14 100 metre breaststroke prelims and 22nd in the girls 13&14 50 metre freestyle prelims.
Keira Reinhardt placed 11th in the girls 9&10 200 metre freestyle prelims, 12th in the girls 9&10 25 metre backstroke prelims, 13th in the girls 9&10 50 metre backstroke prelims and 15th in the girls 9&10 50 metre freestyle prelims.
Maiya Rosenke placed 4th in the 1,500 metre freestyle finals, 9th in the girls 11&12 100 metre individual medley relay prelims, 13th in the girls 11&12 50 metre breaststroke prelims and
14th in the girls 11&12 100 metre backstroke prelims.
Dylan Winter placed 8th in the boys 15-17 100 metre freestyle prelims and 11th in the boys 15-17 50 metre freestyle prelims.
The Aquajets' girls 14&U 200 metre freestyle relay team -- Autumn Bates-Gardiner, Keira Reinhardt, Madison Philp and Lexi Jardine -- placed 5th in the finals.
