Pfaff Leads Blenheim Blast in Podium Appearances at S.E.A.L. Meet

The Blenheim Blast Swim Team travelled to Sarnia last Sunday to compete in the third S.E.A.L. meet of the year, blasting off the starting blocks for numerous top ten performances. 12 year old Rain Pfaff led the charge with three first place finishes in the 12-13 year old girls 100 Free (1:10.61) 100 Back (1:18.68) 100 I.M (1:20.59). Rain was third in the 100 Breast (1:33.12) and swam to a seventh place finish in the 50 Fly. 12 Year old Brendan Van Herk swam away with first place finishes in the 12-13 year old boys 100 I.M. (1:18.05) and 100 Breast (1:33.81). Brendan also competed up in an older age group, placing second in the boys 14 & over 100 Back (1:15.85), fifth in the 50 Fly, and sixth in the 100 Free. Brendan also placed second in the OPEN 200 IM in a time of 2:50.29. 14 year old River Pfaff secured first place finishes in personal best times in the 14 year old boys 100 I.M. (1:13.83) and the Open 200 I.M. (2:40.49). River went on to a third place finish in the 14& over 100 Back (1:16.25), and was fourth in both the 100 Free and 50 Fly.

14 year old Mackenzie Rajki secured first place swimming a personal best time of 1:22.18 in the girls 14 year old 100 I.M. Mackenzie finished sixth in the 100 Breast and the Open 400 Free, and went on to an eighth place finish in the 14 & over 100 Free. Sophia Maclean placed fifth in the girls 14 year old 100 I.M. and teammates, Nikki McIntyre and Mikayla Pelcz finished eighth and ninth in the same event. It was Mikayla’s very first swim meet with the team. Robyn Hardy was welcomed back to the Blenheim Blast team with a seventh place finish in the 14 year old girls 100 I.M. 13 year old Alex Hall had three top ten finishes, placing ninth in both the 12-13 year old girls 100 Free and 100 I.M. Alex also placed tenth in the 100 Breast.

15 year old Shania Van Herk placed first in the Open 400 Free (5:07.00) and the 15& over 100 I.M. (1:15.83). Shania also finished strong with a second place finish in the OPEN 200 I.M. (2:45.34). Riley Johnson (15) swam to second place finishes in 15 & over 100 I.M. ( 1:16.80) and the Open 400 Free (5:20.88). Riley placed sixth in the Open 200 I.M. and tenth in the girls 14& over 100 Breast. Brandelyn Kelly (15) showed top ten finishes in each of her events, placing third in the girls 15& over 100 I.M. (1:21.38), seventh in both the 14 & over 50 Fly and 100 Back, and completed the 100 Free in ninth place. All of Brandelyn’s swims represented personal best times.

10 year old Grace Hansen swam to a fourth place finish in the girls 10-11 year old 50 Fly ((44.45), fifth place in the 100 I.M. and tenth in the 50 Back. 11 year old Delainey Johnson had four swims in the top ten, placing fourth in the 10-11 year old girls 100 I.M. (1:37.81), seventh in the 50 Fly, eighth in the 100 Free and ninth in the 50 Fly. 8 year old Emma Pegg swam to fifth place finish with a personal best swim in the girls 8 year old 25 Fly (21.87). Emma also finished in eighth place in the 100 I.M. 7 year old William Reynolds was sixth in the boys 7 & under 25 Free and finished in seventh place for the 25 Back.