A new member of the Whitehorse Glacier Bears is making waves after breaking two club records at the Yukon Invitational Swim Meet this past weekend.

Adrian Robinson, 9, broke the club's record in the 100 and 200-metre breastroke in the boys 10 and under category. The records were previously set in 2007 by Craig Berube.

Robinson is a new Glacier Bear member, after his family moved to Whitehorse from Botswana in the fall.

Two more club records were achieved over the weekend.

Kim Bennett broke the 50 and 100-m record in the 18 and over category. Bennett, 26, is a member of the Glacier Bears' masters program.

Thirteen meet records were shattered this past weekend as well.

Glacier Bears coach Marek Poplawski said the record-breaking times show just how much the swimmers have improved.

"This time the kids are going faster than last year,” Poplawski said. "It shows that they are in good shape.”

There were 96 swimmers competing over two days, beginning on Friday evening at the Yukon Invitational Swim Meet, which was held at the Canada Games Centre. Swimmers from Juneau, Haines and Haines Junction were in attendance.

This is the second meet the Glacier Bears have hosted this season, as it begins to wind down.

"I think it was good for the end of the season,” Poplawski said.

The coach says the kids involved were encouraged by the outcome.

"There's a good excitement for the kids,” he said.

In other Glacier Bears news, Alexandra Gabor and Bronwyn Pasloski recently returned from the Pan Pacific Trials and Spring Nationals in Montreal, where both girls had a disappointing meet. They missed out on earning a spot on the team Canada will send to the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California this summer, but Poplawski said they are not discouraged.

The girls will have another chance to qualify at the Summer Nationals to be held in Victoria.

Poplawski said that not many swimmers advanced to the Pan Pacific team.

"It was a very slow meet all together,” he said.

The only people to be selected for the team were the top finishers, as many other swimmers did not finish within the FINA qualifying times.

Pasloski was swimming next to Canada's Annamay Pierse, who is a world record holder in the breastroke.

"All together it was good experience,” Poplawski said of Pasloski's swim with Pierse. "She was very excited about it.”

Gabor managed to make it to three A final events, but was shy of a podium. Her highest placing was fifth.

After not qualifying, the girls are now taking the spring months to train hard in order to get on the Pan Pacific team.

Gabor and Pasloski are not discouraged after the slow meet, Poplawski said.

"They are excited,” he said. "They are working hard now.”

The coach says the outcome has encouraged the two girls as they practice for their next try at getting to the Pan Pacific meet.

"Working harder is a solution,” Poplawski said.

The coach is satisfied with the effort the girls put in.

"I'm not worried about it.”

Complete results from the Yukon Invitational Swim Meet were not available as of press time. Please see tomorrow's edition of the Whitehorse Star for more on the swim meet.