VICTORIA, B.C. - The University of Victoria Vikes men and women's swim teams are set to finish off their 2015 calendar year at the PCS Christmas Cracker meet from Dec. 4-6 at Saanich Commonwealth Place in Victoria.
 
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The Vikes are coming into their final meet of the year after a strong performance at the Canada West Swimming Championships, Nov. 27-29, in Vancouver. The Vikes combined for five medals in four events, including four bronze medals from second-year Vike Kaitlin Gervais. The Vikes men and women both finished in fourth place with 282 and 315 points, respectively.
 
A total of 15 Vikes swimmers will compete across 65 events this weekend at the annual Christmas Cracker meet. The event welcomes competitive swimmers of all skill levels and features three different age groups: 12 & under, 13-14, and 15 & over. Last year, the Christmas Cracker featured nearly 800 athletes and this year should be no different as several Vikes will be able to continue their path to qualifying for the CIS Championship, hosted Feb. 26-28 in Quebec City, Que.
 
Finals begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, while Sunday, Dec. 6 finals start at 5:00 p.m, concluding the meet with the women's 800-metre freestyle. Following this weekend, the Vikes will break until the New Year before regrouping for their first meet of 2016 in the Senior Circuit LCM in Burnaby, B.C.
 
Vikes competing roster:
 
Men:
Richard Bourgeois (200 FR, 100 and 200 BR)
Evan Letkeman (200 FR, 200 FLY)
Buzz Mallender (50, 100 and 200 BACK, 100 FR, 100 FLY)
Sebastien Michaud (100 and 200 FR, 50 and 100 BACK, 200 IM, 100 and 200 BR)
Baylee Munro (50, 100 and 200 FR, 50, 100 and 200 BR)
Aidan Thirkell (200 FR, 50, 100 and 200 BR)
Brett Zollen (50, 100, 200 and 400 FR, 200 IM)
 
Women:
Juliana Bartemucci (50, 100, 200 and 400 FR, 50 and 100 FLY, 100 BR)
Tabitha Craig (50 and 100 BACK, 50, 100 and 200 FR)
Sarah Galbraith (50 and 100 BR, 100 FR, 200 IM)
Kaitlin Gervais (200, 400 and 800 FR, 200 IM)
Victoria Mock (200, 800 and 1500 FR, 200 FLY)
Jessie Ogden (400 and 800 FR)
Taylor Snowden-Richardson (400 and 800 FR)
Kara Wilson (50, 100 and 200 FR, 50, 100 and 200 BR)