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BC Swimmers Shines at 2025 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials

June 25, 2025

June 1–7 | Saanich Commonwealth Place, Victoria, BC

The 2025 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials, hosted at the Saanich Commonwealth Place in Victoria, BC, brought together Canada’s top swimmers for six days of elite racing, national team selections, and milestone performances. The Trials served as the selection event for upcoming international competitions, Swim BC athletes demonstrated exceptional strength, technical precision, and competitive drive across all event categories – senior, junior, and para.

 

Club Representation and Swimmer Participation

Swimmers from across the province contributed to a strong BC presence at the competition, with 174 athletes from 27 clubs competing in a total of 759 events.

Day 1:

Women’s 200m Breaststroke

  • Shima Taghavi (HYACK) – 4th place Senior / 1st place Junior – 2:30.33
  • Maelle Sanborn (UVPCS) – 2nd place Junior –  2:33.36.

 

Men’s 200m Breaststroke

  • Justice Migneault (UBCT/HPCVN) – 2nd place Senior – 2:13.74.
  • Justin Jung (OS) – 10th place Senior – 2:16.23.
  • Evan Vellescig (HYACK) – 4th place Junior – 2:18.94.

 

Women’s 100m Backstroke

  • Taylor Ruck (KAJ) – 2nd place Senior – 58.93.
  • Bridget Burton (ISC/HPCVN) – 7th place Senior – 1:01.98.
  • Katelyn Schroeder (OS) – 8th place Senior – 1:02.01.

 

Men’s 100m Backstroke

  • Kai Lilienthal (UBCT) – 9th place Senior – 56.84.
  • Canek Bracho (UBCT) – 12th place Senior – 57.22.

 

Para: Women’s 100m Breaststroke

  • Sophie Wood (UVPCS, SB9) – 2nd place para – 1:29.12.

 

Para: Men’s 100m Breaststroke

  • Fernando Lu (OS, SB9) – 2nd place para – 1:10.84.

 

Women’s 400m Freestyle

  • Emma O’Croinin (UBCT/HPCVN) – 4th place Senior – 4:14.35.
  • Julia Strojnowska (OS) – 8th place Senior – 4:22.62.
  • Taryn Weatherhead (KISU) – 9th place Senior – 4:19.24.
  • Abigail McLeod (WDSC) – 4th place Junior – 4:17.73.
  • Naomi Mynott (WDSC) – 7th place Junior – 4:20.24.

 

Men’s 400m Freestyle

  • Aiden Kirk (KAJ) –  5th place Senior / 2nd place junior – 3:54.41.

 

Day 2:

Women’s 50m Backstroke

  • Eloise Allen (UBCT) – 6th place Senior – 28.84.
  • Bridget Burton (ISC/HPCVN) – 7th place Senior – 28.89.
  • Katelyn Schroeder (OS) – 11th place Senior – 29.84.
  • Leanne Chen (SKSC) – 11th place Junior / provincial record – 30.15

 

Men’s 50m Backstroke

  • Canek Bracho (UBCT) – 10th place Senior – 26.34.

 

Women’s 100m Butterfly

  • Leilani Fack (OS) – 8th place Senior – 1:00.90.
  • Brooklyn Wiens (UBCT) – 12th place Senior – 1:01.56
  • Taryn Weatherhead (KISU) – 4th place Junior – 1:00.72.
  • Emilie J Golinowski (KAJ) – 9th place Junior – 1:02.54

 

Men’s 100m Butterfly

  • Keir Ogilvie (UVPCS) – 11th place Senior – 54.04.
  • Kai Lilienthal (UBCT) – 12th place Senior – 54.08
  • Wells Ginzer (UBCT) – 13TH place Senior – 54.53

 

Women’s 400m Freestyle (Para)

  • Mary Jibb (PSW, S9) – 1st place Para – 4:52.69.
  • Sophie Wood (UVPCS, S10) – 5th place Para – 5:16.20.

 

Men’s 400m Freestyle (Para)

  • Ken Stroud (OS, S10) – 3rd place Para – 4:38.84.

Men’s 200m Freestyle (Para)

  • Sebastian Massabie (PSW, S5) – 4th place Para – 3:01.46.

 

Men’s 1500m Freestyle

  • Aiden Kirk (KAJ) – 2nd place Senior/ 1st place Junior – 15:32.90.
  • Eric Hedlin (UVPCS) – 12th place Senior – 15:52.86.
  • Zachary McLeod (WDSC) – 14th Senior/ 6th Juniors – 15:56.31.

 

Women’s 800m Freestyle

  • Naomi Mynott (WDSC) – 6th Senior / 2nd Juniors –  8:55.20.
  • Julia Strojnowska (OS) – 7th Senior – 8:58.62.
  • Ruby Kehlers (KAJ) – 12th Senior / 6th Juniors – 9:02.10.
  • Juliet Nicholson (KAJ) – 11th Junior – 9:08.43.

 

Day 3:

Men’s 50m Butterfly (Para)

  • Sebastian Massabie (PSW, S5) National Record – 1st place Para – 35.84
  • Roy Pan (UVPCS, S6) – 3rd place Para – 40.77

 

Women’s 50m Freestyle

  • Taylor Ruck (KAJ) – 2nd Senior – 24.96.
  • Leilani Fack (OS) – 11th Senior – 26.06.
  • Kelly A. Choi (KAJ) – 3rd Junior – 25.86.

 

Men’s 50m Freestyle

  • Luke Stewart-Beinder (OS) – 8th Senior – 23.00.

Women’s 100m Breaststroke

  • Eloise Allen (UBCT) – 4th Senior – 1:09.92.
  • Shima Taghavi (HYACK) – 6th Senior / 2nd Junior – 1:10.93.
  • Maelle Sanborn (UVPCS) – 5th Junior – 1:11.63.

 

Men’s 100m Breaststroke

  • Justin Jung (OS) – 7th Senior – 1:03.43.
  • Evan Vellescig (HYACK) – 8th Senior/ 7th Junior – 1:04.16.

 

Women’s 100m Freestyle (Para)

  • Mary Jibb (PSW, S9) – 2nd – 1:04.13 / 957 pts.

 

Men’s 100m Freestyle (Para)

  • Ken Stroud (OS, S10) – 3rd – 57.50 / 864 pts.

 

Women’s 200m Medley

  • Emma Spence (UBCT) – 12th Senior – 2:19.92.
  • Sarah Haugen (CRKW) – 15th Senior – 2:22.37
  • Marlee Winser (KISU) – 6th Junior – 2:19.19.

 

Men’s 200m Medley

  • Collyn Gagne (OS) – 4th Senior – 2:01.44.
  • Marcus Mak (ISC/SFU) – 8th Senior – 2:03.66.
  • Liam Chew (KAJ) – 7th Junior – 2:06.73.

 

Day 4:

Women’s 100m Butterfly (Para)

  • Sophie Wood (UVPCS, S10) – 5th – 1:19.67 / 751 pts.

 

Men’s 100m Butterfly (Para)

  • Fernando Lu (OS, S10) – 1st – 58.20 / 956 pts.

 

Women’s 200m Butterfly

  • Emilie J. Golinowski (KAJ) – 12th Senior – 2:18.24.
  • Ziyun Liu (VPSC) – 15th Senior – 2:19.50.
  • Taryn Weatherhead (KISU) – 4th Junior – 2:16.09.
  • Naomi Mynott (WDSC) – 6th Junior – 2:17.15

 

Men’s 200m Butterfly

  • Bill Dongfang (ISC) – 4th Senior – 1:59.21.
  • Minhyuk Park (OS) – 8th Senior / 3rd Junior – 2:01.78.
  • Aiden Kirk (KAJ) – 1st Junior – 2:00.49.
  • Zachary McLeod (WDSC) – 5th Junior – 2:03.57.
  • Max Wu (PSW) – 8th Junior – 2:06.95.
  • Jihoon Bae (OS) – 9th Junior – 2:07.34.

 

Women’s 100m Freestyle

  • Taylor Ruck (KAJ) – 2nd Senior – 54.41.
  • Leilani Fack (OS) – 13th Senior – 56.57.
  • Kelly A. Choi (KAJ) – 5th Junior – 56.37.
  • Marlee Winser (KISU) – 7th Junior – 57.31.

 

Men’s 100m Freestyle

  • Luke Stewart-Beinder (OS) – 12th Senior – 50.58.

 

Women’s 50m Breaststroke

  • Nina R. McEachern (KISU) – 6th Junior – 33.12.

 

Men’s 50m Breaststroke

  • Justice Migneault (UBCT/ HPCVN) – 28.45
  • Marcus Mak (ISC/SFU) – 28.82
  • Jordan Raume (COMOX) – 15th Senior – 29.59.
  • Evan Vellescig (HYACK) – 8th Junior – 29.17.

 

Women’s 50m Freestyle (Para)

  • Sophie Wood (UVPCS, S10) – 4th – 30.29 / 885 pts.

 

Men’s 50m Freestyle (Para)

  • Fernando Lu (OS, S10) – 1st – 24.44 / 965 pts.
  • Ken Stroud (OS, S10) – 5th – 25.86 / 889 pts.
  • Sebastian Massabie (PSW, S5) National Record – 6th place Senior – 35.42 / 847 pts

Day 5:

Women’s 400m Medley

  • Shima Taghavi (HYACK) – 4th Senior / 1st Junior – 4:52.10.
  • Ruby H. Kehler (KAJ) – 8th Senior / 6th Junior – 4:57.40.
  • Naomi Mynott (WDSC) – 3rd Junior – 4:53.50.
  • Michelle Zeng (WVOSC) – 9th Junior – 4:59.95.

 

Men’s 400m Medley

  • Collyn Gagne (OS) – 4th Senior – 4:19.42.
  • Aiden Kirk (KAJ) – 7th Senior / 2nd Junior – 4:29.65.
  • Justin Jung (OS) – 13th Senior – 4:32.78.
  • Owen Jibb (PSW) – 14th Senior – 4:35.05.
  • Liam R. Chew (KAJ) – 4th Junior – 4:32.72.
  • Derex Yang (HYACK) – 8th Junior – 4:38.83.

 

Men’s 150m Medley (Para)

  • Riley J. Martin (KISU, SM4) – 3:17.44 / 658 pts.

 

Women’s 200m Medley (Para)

  • Sophie Wood (UVPCS, SM10) – 4th place Para – 2:47.25 / 858 pts.

 

Men’s 200m Medley (Para)

  • Fernando Lu (OS, SM10) – 3rd place Para – 2:19.67 / 942 pts.
  • Ken Stroud (OS, SM10) – 4th place Para – 2:23.72 / 903 pts.
  • Cameron Chambers (KISU, SM14) – 7th place Para – 2:28.80 / 816 pts.

 

Men’s 200m Backstroke (Para)

  • Liam R. Chew (KAJ) – 6th place Junior – 2:06.47 / 693 pts.
  • Alexandru Velicico (OS) – 8th place Junior – 2:06.87 / 686 pts.

 

Women’s 200m Backstroke

  • Bridget Burton (ISC / HPCVN) – 7th place Senior – 2:14.67.
  • Katelyn Schroeder (OS) – 9th place Senior – 2:14.98.
  • Muqing Zhang (VPSC) – 10th place Junior – 2:19.65.
  • Hannah B. Rutten (KISU) – 11th place Junior – 2:22.35.

Day 6:

Women’s 200m Freestyle

  • Julia Strojnowska (OS) – 14th Senior – 2:04.30.
  • Ruby H. Kehler (KAJ) – 9th Junior – 2:04.49.

 

Men’s 200m Freestyle

  • Minhyuk Park (OS) – 10th place Junior – 1:54.51.

 

Women’s 50m Butterfly

  • Taylor Ruck (KAJ) – 1st Senior – 26.47.
  • Paige Korbely (HYACK) – 8th Senior / 4th Junior – 27.82.
  • Leilani Fack (OS) – 9th Senior – 27.53.
  • Bridget Burton (ISC / HPCVN) – 11th Senior – 27.88.
  • Ziyu O. Zhou (CDSC) – 5th Junior – 27.89.
  • Emilie J. Golinowski (KAJ) – 8th Junior – 28.25.

 

Men’s 50m Butterfly

  • Kai Lilienthal (UBCT) – 6th Senior – 24.41.
  • Justice Migneault (UBCT/HPCVN) – 8th Senior – 24.74.

 

Women’s 100m Backstroke (Para)

  • Mary C. Jibb (PSW, S9) – 3rd place Para – 1:13.74 / 931 pts.
  • Sophie Wood (UVPCS, S10) – 6th place Para – 1:17.72 / 839 pts.

 

Men’s 100m Backstroke (Para)

  • Fernando Lu (OS, S10) – 4th place Para – 1:05.04 / 902 pts.
  • Ken Stroud (OS, S10) – 5th place Para – 1:06.47 / 871 pts.
  • Cameron Chambers (KISU, S14) – 7th place Para – 1:08.46 / 773 pts.

 

Men’s 800m Freestyle

  • Aiden Kirk (KAJ) – 2nd Senior / 1st Junior – 8:06.17.
  • Zachary McLeod (WDSC) – 11th Senior / 5th Junior – 8:20.76.
  • Minhyuk Park (OS) – 18th Senior / 10th Junior – 8:28.65.
  • Nevio Peters (ISC) – 16th Junior – 8:36.26.

 

Women’s 1500m Freestyle

  • Abigail McLeod (WDSC) – 4th Senior / 1st Junior – 16:51.54.
  • Naomi Mynott (WDSC) – 6th Senior / 3rd Junior – 17:06.14.
  • Lila Koropatniski (ISC) – 11th Junior – 17:30.24.
  • Juliet J. Nicholson (KAJ) – 12th Junior – 17:30.29.
  • Michelle Zeng (WVOSC) – 15th Junior – 17:39.57.
  • Ruby H. Kehler (KAJ) – 17th Junior – 17:47.59.
  • Mila Chernenkoff (UVPCS) – 19th Junior – 17:52.36.

 

Congratulates all athletes on their performances this week and thanks the coaches, volunteers, and officials whose efforts made the event possible.

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