The Iron Pentathlon and mini jamboree provided a good glimpse of where KISU swimmers are.
That is the view coach Tina Hoeben is taking after the club hosted its first swim meet of the season in the Penticton Community Centre. Results show Hoeben what needs to be done for the swimmers to get to where they want to go.
āWe had some great success with our swimmers individually,ā said Hoeben.
As of Monday afternoon, Hoeben hadnāt gone over the results to see how KISU compared to other clubs. During the three days, swimmers competed in five events and the individual medley. At the end of each day the totals were added and provided a winner. Hoeben really liked that format, which created a triple pentathlon winner.
In the girlsā 12-and-under group, KISU had two swimmers in the top-10. Myah Nackoney, 12, placed fourth with a total time of three mintes, 54 seconds. Acacia Benn, 10, was 10th at 4:09.85. The fastest time was 3:41.80.
Hoeben said that Benn performed very well.
āI was really happy because for my age I have done really well and have seen a lot of people do times that I canāt do,ā said Benn. āI look up to that and thatās my goal to get those times.ā
In the boysā 12-and-under, Tyler Wall, 11, placed fifth at 4:10.27, while Daniel Everton, 11, placed ninth at 4:22.90. The fastest time was 3:31.70.
Everton reached two AA times and was pleased with his performance. He had not swam in a year.
āI beat all my (old) times by a lot,ā he said. āI wasnāt going to put my goals too high because I havenāt been swimming for a while. I did better than I expected.ā
In the girlsā (13-14), Payton Nackoney, 14, placed fourth with a time of 3:35.10. The winner clocked in at 3:31.76.
On the boysā side, same age group, Theo Oliver, 14, placed ninth at 3:35.12, with the winner earning a time of 3:08.64. In the girlsā 15 and over group, Reilly Rowland, 15, placed 12th with a time of 3:35.20. The winner clocked in at 3:21.12.
āShe was our only swimmer to enter the top three,ā said Hoeben. āShe didnāt do as many best times because itās really early in the season. She definitely swam well.ā
In the boysā 15-and-over group, the quickest time was 2:58.51. Reid Noble-Hearle, 17, placed 14th at 3:28.15.
After seeing what her swimmers did during the meet, endurance and fitness are the areas she pointed to that need improving.
āThatās to be expected,ā she said. āWe also need to work on our turns and starts. Some really technical things.ā
Hoeben said the event was the largest that KISU has hosted in her time with over 300 swimmers, including 225 in the main event, competing.
āIt was a great meet to have in our community,āĀ she said.
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