Fort St. John’s Inconnu Swimmers celebrate big wins, personal bests in Edmonton

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Locally-based Inconnu Swim Club sent nine members to compete at Edmonton’s J.P. Fiset Invitational.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the meet welcomed swim teams from across Western Canada and took place at the Kinsmen Sport Centre.

Inconnu head coach Anton Titov said his young squad displayed a “wonderful” performance during the four-day event.

“Every one of our Inconnu swimmers saw solid improvements in their personal best times and raced strongly and fiercely against a large body of competition,” said Titov.

Among the notable highlights was Ryder Moode qualifying for the B.C. Provincial Swimming Championships.

His 100-metre time in the breaststroke at 1:09.76 blistered the qualifying time by nearly two seconds, ensuring his spot in Victoria come March.

Other notable swimmers included 12-year-old Leo Rossi, who swam in the 800-metre freestyle in the first race of the event.

Rossi shaved 19 seconds off his best time in finishing second in his age group.

Lane Stahl, Elias Stirling, Brice Bellamy, Quinn McQue, Jorge Torres, and Ainsley and Amelia Ross rounded out the Fort St. John athletes.

Each athlete showed improved times in their respective events, with Titov highlighting Stahl and Stirling’s performances in the 200-metre butterfly and 200-metre individual medley.

The J.P. Fiset Invitational, hosted by the Olympian Swim Club of Edmonton, was held from December 14th to December 17th.