The target is one minute, 19.99 seconds.
If Bailey Hardy hits it in the 100-metre breaststroke, she'll qualify for the age group national long course championships in Montreal this summer.
In a Friday night heat race at the Aquatic Centre, Hardy wasn't far off the clocking she needs. Even though she was swimming in her first long course meet of the season -- the Prince George Barracuda Moose Meet -- she posted a first-place time of 1:20.41, which was two seconds faster than her previous best result in the discipline.
"I was happy," said the 14-year-old Hardy. "I really want to try to get my age group time."
If Hardy has a specialty in the pool, breaststroke is it. In the 200 breast, she's eyeing a possible berth in the senior nationals.
"That's my best race and I'd like to get closer to my senior national time," she said. "[The qualifying standard is] 2:42 and I have a 2:49 from last season. I can probably go a 2:45, around there. That's what I'm looking for this weekend."
Barracudas coach Jason Smith said Hardy has the mechanics of the breaststroke down pat.
"She has flexible hips and strong kicking -- that, and she really enjoys the breaststroke," he said.
Also Friday, Hardy placed third in the 200m individual medley. Her time in that race was 2:43.07.
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