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GOOD SHOW – Members of the Northern Novas synchronized swim team competed in Richmond, B.C., last weekend. From top left are: coach Aura-lea Harper, Amelia Frey, Hailey Rough, Katrina Josie, Cambrian Alford and coach Heather O’Carroll. Bottom: Teera Walsh, Taylor Jobin, Helene Maguire, Cameron Maguire.
A group of young synchronized swimmers showed their mettle at a competition in British Columbia last weekend.
A group of young synchronized swimmers showed their mettle at a competition in British Columbia last weekend.
Eight Northern Novas swimmers took part in the Synchro BC Regional Championships and Masters Provincial Championships in Richmond, B.C., held April 17 to 19.
“It was a recreational meet mostly, with some provincial stream athletes,” said coach Heather O’Carroll.
“A lot of first-timers are competing at this meet.”
The meet marked the first out-of-territory competition for each of the Yukon swimmers in attendance.
“It was really successful considering that, because nerves often come into play in these situations,” O’Carroll added.
“Everything went really well in spite of nervous, jittery athletes.”
Provincial stream athletes Teera Walsh and Taylor Jobin took part in solo routine and figures events, while Cameron Maguire, Helene Maguire, Cambria Alford, Amelia Frey, Hailey Rough and Katrina Josey participated in Star 1 and 2 figures as well as a recreational team event.
Walsh finished ninth out of 14 provincial competitors in the figures 13 to 15 age category, and picked up a second-place finish out of four solo swimmers.
Meanwhile, Jobin finished 16th out of 27 competitors in the figures 11 to 12 age group, and also scored second out of five for her solo routine.
Of the Star 1 and 2 athletes, Alford and Cameron Maguire turned in the top performances, finishing sixth and seventh out of 65 competitors from across the province.
As a group, the young swimmers finished third out of 13 clubs in the province for their team routine.
O’Carroll said she hopes to see a revival of a local synchro team, and this meet played a role in that.
“We haven’t had a really big competitive team in the Yukon for a long time,” she explained.
“The last time we had a team compete at the Canada Games was 1999. ... We’re really hoping to get a larger team, and this was part of it, exposing them to it at a younger age.”
The coach said it was good to see where the Novas rank in B.C.
“It was really positive,” O’Carroll said. “We really took a lot of confidence away from it, knowing that we can compete.”
The Novas synchro club will host its year-end Spring Water Show tomorrow at 2 p.m.
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