Whether it was the streamline of the backstroke, the explosion of butterfly, the sheer power of freestyle, the elegance of breaststroke or the musical symphony of the four in the individual medley, all had to be mastered this past weekend in order to be a winner at the Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association Short Course Championships.

Four different age categories saw male and female champions crowned during the three-day meet, which included preliminaries and finals swum over five sessions. Adding to the excitement for the local swimmers was the visiting Milton Marlin Swim Team from Montreal, who were allowed to participate during Sunday’s session as part of their weeklong Bermuda training camp.

The podium places for the girls 10 and under division were filled with swimmers from Harbour Club as Myla Desjardins was crowned champion with 1487 points, while team-mates, Willa Wright and Kanji Armstrong rounded out the top three.

In the boys division Niklas Bock, of Sharks Swim Club, was in tremendous form amassing 1280 points on his way to claiming the top spot, while Calvin Haldeman and Joseph Herron from Harbour Club secured second and third respectively.

The girls 11-12 division saw Harbour Club’s trio of Evelyn Fahy, Eva Desjardins and Vera Connolly climbing the podium after battling throughout the long weekend, with the three only separated by 241 points come Sunday evening’s champions announcement.

An even closer affair awaited in the boys 11-12 category where Shark’s Maxwell Williams claimed gold after holding off Harbour’s Walker Smith by just 52 points. Joseph Yammine, also from Harbour, claimed bronze.

Carifta bound team-mates, Madison Fox and Colette Durkin showed why they will be a force during the championships in Martinique come early April as they claimed the top two positions in the girls 13-14 division, while Allison Steynor’s comeback continued as she claimed third.

The 13-14 boys division was dominated by swimmers from The Sharks Club with Ethan Smith, Jacob Leclerc and Lorcan McGlynn capturing the top three spots.

In the 15 and over female division, Jorgia White was crowned champion, on the back of setting a new record for the 1,500 metres. Rounding out the podium were Elana Fulton and Lila Connolly.

Logan Jones claimed the top spot in the boys 15 and over division collecting some 3514 points, Noah Fulton and Joseph Lau rounded out the top three.

Gaby Cechini (602) and Sam Williamson (665) finished with the highest points at the championship.