Swimmers of the Month - June 2025
We have made it to the end of the 2024-25 season, with a whole lot of great swimmers. If you’re at the pool, check out the collage of SOM that I finally got around to creating after 6 months of good intentions and procrastination; seeing them all up there together is pretty impressive.
1 Sophia Pohl - solid attendance and a work ethic that is increasing as the year progresses is standing Sophia well as a swimmer. She comes out to TriDuel Meets, she’s on deck on time, she listens to her coaches; we expect great things from her in the future.
2 Madison - attends regularly, listens to and mostly remembers instructions, supports her teammates - you don’t necessarily have to attend swim meets to be an asset to the team (although I persist in hoping she will).
2 Ainsley - returning to the team after a hiatus of a couple years, Ainsley has improved VASTLY in her short time in the water, despite a plethora of injuries due to her other sporting interests. If she chooses to continue swimming, Ainsley will quickly become a real asset to the team.
3 Emily Tran - one of our super consistent swimmers, Emily rarely misses a practice (unless she’s out of the country). She’s a mainstay of our 11-12 relays as she was of the 10 & under relays in the past. She always has a smile, and only complains under her breath (hee hee, just kidding). And she swam 6 best times plus a new race (400 IM !) in Terrace.
456 Blake Ciotoli - has always been a superstar; a bigger than life personality, she throws herself all out into everything she does. Blake does her utmost to attend every possible practice, even if that means she has to arrive late or leave early to make it to another activity. She’s had a very productive year, earning her first BC Provincial Times, and she won a gold medal at the Terrace meet.
May456+ I want to make very clear that the original May SOM definitely deserved their hat, but I felt like Joe also deserved some recognition. Joeseph Kristoff has swam with the Rapids for many years. This was his graduation year, and despite the many demands of school, he managed to balance that with holding down a job and attending as many swim practices as he could fit in, even if it meant leaving early to go straight to work. Joe also made time to attend TriDuel Meets, which is really important for the younger children to have that role model. And he swam at the Prince Rupert Best Time Meet, where he obtained 7 for 7 best times and won the Silver medal. (Note - I realized too late that May was red and April was yellow, but yellow goes better with the whole duckie vibe anyway)