BASA’s Top Ten Swims of the Year
Ben Smith, Aquatics Manager, National Swim Coach announced the BASA’s Top Ten Swims of 2009/2010:
Kiera.Aitken won multiple medals at the CISC Championships in Cuba this year. Kiera brought home four gold medals in the following events: 100 Backstroke, 50 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle and 200 Backstroke. She continued her streak winning a silver medal as part of the IM Relay team and added two Bronze medals in the 50 Freestyle and the Freestyle Relay team.
Lisa Blackburn was in top form at the CISC Championships in Cuba this year also. Lisa excelled in the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke events bringing home a gold medal for each and added two silver medals to her collection in the 50 Breaststroke and IM Relay events.
Roy-Allan Burch brought home the bronze for Bermuda at the CISC Championships in Cuba and battled hard to finish in the top six for his remaining three events.
Emma Franklin earns two spots in the Top Ten Swims for BASA this year. Emma was the youngest member of the team at the CISC Championships in Cuba and did Bermuda proud bringing home the bronze in the 200 Backstroke event. Emma narrowly missed winning two more medals finishing 4th in the 100 and 50 Backstroke events.
Emma Franklin continued to excel overseas earning her a second spot in our Top Ten by taking the bronze medal in the 50 Backstroke event.
Tyler Smith held a constant fast pace in the 800 freestyle at Hamilton, Ontario Invitational meet which secured him an “A” time and a National Training Team invitation.
Nick Thomson setting a new 17-18 record in the Men’s 50 Butterfly event at the CAC games in Puerto Rico breaking a 15 year old record previously held by Stephen Fahy.
Mitch Gariepy shone this year setting fifteen age group records for the season and while participating in the Coral Springs Swim Club Invitational Long Course Swim Meet in Florida he came away with three gold medals 200 IM and the 50 and 100 Backstroke events. Mitch went on to capture two silver medals in the 50 and 100 Butterfly events which secured him the second place spot in the overall age group championship for the 9 and 10 year olds.
Nicholas Patterson set five new age group records in the Butterfly events this past season, two of which were overseas. Nicholas began by setting a new record in the 200 Butterfly at the Makin Waves Summer Age Group Championships and continued at the Dolphin Summer Meet by setting records in the 50 and 100 Butterfly events. Overseas at the 15th CARIFTA Swimming Championships in Kingston, Jamaica Nicholas set yet another 200 Butterfly record, this time in a 50 m pool and at the Coral Springs Swim Club Invitational Long Course Swim Meet in Florida he set a new 100 Butterfly record in a 50m Pool.
Benedict Parfitt swam hard overseas to set two new records this year, first in the 100 Freestyle in May and then again in the 50 Freestyle record at the British Gas ASA Youth Championships.
