Swimmers Win Silver at Zones

By Mr. Chris Read, Swim Coach

On October 23, the Wolves swim team competed at the zones meet at Watermania in Richmond. We had an impressive showing, placing 2nd in all divisions (boys, girls and team), and 31 team members qualified for the BC championships November 13-14 in Kamloops. 

More Zones Highlights
  • Mackenzie Gunther and Kiersten Gilberg came 1st and 2nd in the girls 50-metre freestyle.
  • Frank Zhou placed 2nd in the 50-metre freestyle. 
  • Justin Leung captured 1st in the 50-metre backstroke.  
  • The boys placed 1st in a thrilling 400-metre freestyle relay against Saint's, setting a school record of 3:55.27.  
  • The girls placed 1st in the 200-metre freestyle relay, with a record 1:49.75. 
  • Rookie Jocelyn Chambers qualified in four of four events at her first zones! 

Wolves Provincial Qualifiers 
Lucy Chambers
Thea Leavitt
Jocelyn Chambers
Jacqueline Hall
Hadley Gunther
Mackenzie Gunther
Kiersten Gilberg
Angela Gu
Frank Zhou
Justin Leung
Kaija Goertzen
Steven Ni
Jerry Zhang
Malika Agarwal
Caroline Do
Paige Morrison
Juan Brasdefer
Jack Carriere
Taylor Ball
Bella Carter
Annabelle Chen
Dinah Lowe
Samuel Gan
Kelvin Jiang
Leslie Chen
Herman Li
Nicholas Dang
Tiegan Monaghan
Stuart Wall
Kaylene Goertzen
Sydney Bear
Gabrielle Sanatani
 
Go, Wolves! 
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Since 1996, West Point Grey Academy has gratefully resided on the Jericho Lands, the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation. Honoured to learn and play on these beautiful lands, we endeavour to be a leader in Indigenous education. In creating shared understanding and opportunities, we hope to help foster a more equitable society for all.

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