C4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 1, 1993 PG format provides Bluebacks with test THE COMPETITION might not have been quite as stiff as he had hoped, but the Bluebacks’ coach says the format at a recent Prince George meet still provided a good test for the club’s swimmers. _ Mike Carlyle explained racers within a given time bracket were placed in the same heat regardless of age. As a-result, 12-year-olds like Garth Coxford and Chris Kerman found themselves up against op- ponents several years their senior. And beating many of them. ‘ Coxford produced the third fastest boys time of the meet in the 400m Free . while. Kerman duplicated in the 200m Back. Describing that latter swim as exceptional, Carlyle pointed out ‘Kerman ‘had slashed seven sec- onds of his personal best (PB), set . , only the previous weekend. _ He was also a full 16 seconds ” faster than any of his 11-12 years . age group rivals. And 16 seconds was the margin by which Coxford demolished his - PB in that 400m Free race. Finishing the meet with seven wins “in cight events, Coxford . took the overall gold in his divi- sion with Kerman’s three wins and five other top-four finishes : earning him the silver. Swimming for the northwest’s - Points. North team, the Bluebacks played a dig part in its second * plave overall finish, : In girls 11-12 years, where Points North took four of the top six placings, Marina Checkley . had another strong weekend to Chris Kerman pick up an overall bronze. Back in sixth, but only a couple of points shy of fourth, was Audrey Erb who set a number of personal marks. Carlyle said the Prince George meet had also been a strong one for Stacey Parr, the 12-year-old showing marked improvement in some of her times. He- was also impressed by the performance of the Blucbacks’ senior girls, who had posted faster times than would normally be expected at this stage of the season. Aimee Peacock took overall bronze for the 15 years and up division on the strength of a 200m IM victory, three seconds and a couple of thirds. Tori MacKenzie, who won the Seth Downs 100m and 200m Back, tied for fourth in the group with Jocelyn Coxtord eighth overall. Bettered only by Points North teammate Arend Stamhuis of Prince Rupert in the boys 9-10 division, Blueback Tristan Brown finished the meet with an im- _ pressive three win, four seconds Tecord. And there was one more medal, in boys 13-14, Seth Brown pick- ing up a bronze. Jamie Kerman finished seventh overall in that group. Having aimed at peaking for the ‘Prince George meet, Carlyle said ‘the Bluebacks will now switch the emphasis from times and medals to improving technique. That’s all part of preparations for January’s provincials. ~ tsa long and “THERE WAS good news and: bad news for . the - . Bluebacks at the Prince George Fall Invitational swim meet. The up side was the num- ber of Terrace swimmers whe achieved qualifying times for next month’s Jun- ior Provincial fs opships. ; ae “Mike: ‘Carlyle . qualified for enough events to make the trip worthwhile. .. > However, ~1Wwhere. those championships . afe going to be held -- Port. ~ Alberni -- was less cheering, sia ¢ Stee Fe Sina vous ae te Bluebacks! bad noW!"inake” their way “to Kane ; Toaps and that, the . news.” of - He said that yenue means flying to Victoria followed by a road trip to Port Al- beml, a long haul and a more expensive one than if the event was held in or near Vancouver. And they’re not the only swimmers who will facing a big travel bill. Those he sald, would run about $500 each. . The .Jucky ones this year, . 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The facility i is designed to control the temperature of water being teleased; it draws i its supply fr from: the re reservoir’ 8 s surface or deep down ¢ or from servoir’s fish’ stocks do not. i include saltioty: They: never did, as Kenney am.-was:built in the 1950s at a location‘in the Nechako Canyon that was a er to migration. . . ec freshwater: species that do mike a up the population are not threatened: ‘by new. facility to be built on an abutment of the dam, :Field studies show abitat i in that location is unsuitable for spawning grounds z and no better ‘than ‘marginally suitable for Juvenile fish. have been asked why fish s screens are not t part of the. KDRF design. Very fish would. be at risk in the vicinity of the dam. Any that might be around there could swim strongly enough to resist the tugging effect of the surface.’ intake channel since water velocities are low. 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