The 2005 Yukon Invitational championship swim meet saw a huge number of records broken in all age groups.

Nearly 90 swimmers attended the meet this past weekend 55 from the Whitehorse Glacier Bears, eight from Haines, Alaska, seven from Carcross, six from Dawson City, five from the Yukon Special Olympics, three from the Whitehorse Masters Swim Club and two from Fairbanks, Alaska's Midnight Sun Swim team.

A total of 41 were broken, and the 12 Whitehorse Glacier Bears Swim Club records broken were:

Boys 18 & Over

Marcos DaSilva

200-m IM, 2:14.64

100-m Fly, 59.44

Boys 15-17

Spencer Edelman

50-m Back, 32.21

50-m Fly, 29.57

Francis Aubin

50-m Breast, 36.93

Brendan Zrum

1,500-m Free, 18:21.68

Girls 18 & Over

Annie C. Gaudet

400-m Free, 5:33.32

1,500-m Free, 21:46.73

Girls 11/12

Bronwyn Pasloski

200-m Back, 2:37.30

Alexandra Gabor

50-m Free, 28.19

50-m Back, 34.43

50-m Fly, 32.09

After the events, which ran Friday and Saturday, aggregate awards were presented in each category for male and female swimmers.

The aggregate medal represents the top three event scores in each age group. Each race a swimmer participates in, they are awarded points based on how they place. The swimmer with the highest points becomes the aggregate winner for their age group.

Here are the winners, with their club listed as well:

8 & Under

Female

1. Jessica Harach WGB

2. Haley Wirachowsky WGB

3. Megan Wirachowsky WGB

Male

1. Craig Berube WGB

2. Kai-Sato-Franks, Haines

3. Ty Edmonds WGB

10 & Under

Female

1. Kira O'Donoghue ñ� Fairbanks

2. Kirsten Berube WGB

3. Kate McArthur ñ� WGB

Male

1. Cory Piper Haines

2. Chris Olsen Haines

3. Josh Kelly� WGB

11ñ12 years

Female

1. Alexandra Gabor WGB

2. Bronwyn Pasloski WGB

3. Cascade Galasso Haines

Male

1. Jason Zrum WGB

2. Bradley Keaton Dawson

3. Matthew Keaton Dawson

13ñ14 years

Female

1. Jordan Piper Haines

2. Hayley Bielz WGB

3. Ashley Bray WGB

Male

1. David Lorentz Haines

2. Tanner Cassidy ñ� WGB

3. Spencer Sumanik ñ� WGB

Open (15 & Over)

Female

1. Lynsey Pasloski WGB

2. Erin O'Connor ñ� WGB

3. Ariana Edelman� WGB

Male

1. Marcos Da Silva ñ� WGB

2. Brendan Zrum WGB

3. Geoffrey Thompson ñ� WGB

Each year, Swim Yukon presents the annual Ryan Downing Memorial Trophy for the swimmer that has made the greatest improvement in the 200-m IM race ñ� 50 metres each of fly, back stroke, breast stroke and freestyle.

The improvement is calculated from swimming the event in 2004 and again in 2005 at the Yukon Invitational. This year, Kaylie Allison and Spencer Sumanik were presented with this prestigious award.

Swim Yukon would like to thank all the volunteers who contributed their time to make the Yukon Ivitational successful, including: the meet manager for the weekend, Brian Edelman, referee Darrell Pasloski, and the coaches for preparing the swimmers, as well as the swimmers for attending.