Twelve Juan de Fuca Royals are headed to provincials in Kamloops this weekend after posting lightning-quick times at the Vancouver Island regionals.
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Collectively the club accumulated 41 personal bests at regionals.
Among the fastest were 15-year-old Vivienne Nguyen, who won gold in 50 and 100 metre butterfly, and 10-year-old Genevieve Bacon, a silver and bronze medalist in freestyle events.
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The provincials cap a busy summer for the club, which only meets for a maximum of two weekly swims during the winter before going full-on in the summer.
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While this season is coming to a close, the Royals are keen to have more swimmers join the club. Parents interested in enrolling their kids with the organization can contact Hunter at seanhunter@shaw.ca.
