ESWIM showed depth in the youmger age groups and the older 400fr swimming to take a strong lead after the first day of Division 1 Championships in Nepean. With a points tally of nearly twice their nearest rival TSC, ESWIM will particularly thank their 13-14y 400fr boys and girls who scored 46 points for the club. TSC relied on the strong 15-16 and 17&o girls, as well as their impressive group of 11-12 boys in the 50fr.
NYAC also had a good Friday evening, a close third behind TSC after high scores in the boys 11-12 100fl and girls 11-12 400fr.
Many more twists and turns lie ahead this weekend before the champions are crowned to decide who has the happiest bus ride home late Sunday night.
Results after Friday sessions:
182 pts ESWIM
82 TSC
81 NYAC
43 DS
40.5 NKB
36 GMAC
25 STARS
25 Barrie Trojans
24.5 MSSAC
23 ROW
Friday, April 18, 2008
All eyes on Nepean for Ontario Division 1 Championships
The best swimmers from Ontario's top clubs are bussing into Ottawa today for the big Spring meet - Div 1 Championships! Etobicoke, Oakville, Toronto, or someone else this year? Your AGS Blogger will keep you in touch with latest results as the future stars of Canadian swimming show the results of those hours of training.........
Thursday, April 17, 2008
John Grootveld Snr Officials Classic
Long course swimming got underway in Toronto this weekend at the U of T pool.
Carly Sauve (10y, BTSC) stole the show for the 10 and under girls with first place swims in the 50fr, 100fr, 100bk, 50fl and a 3rd place in the 200IM. For the boys, Zachary Fitzgerald (10y, RHAC) put out a 1st place in 50fr, 100fr, 50bk, 4th in 100fl and 5th in 100bk, 100fl.
Jillian Stoyan (12y, TSC) made all the news in the girls 11-12 competition, first in 100fr, 100br, 100fl, 200IM and 2nd in the 100bk. This places Jillian 1st in the Long Course Power Rankings for 12y girls 100Fl (1:08.79). In the 11-12y boys, Lukasz Kosiorek (11y, TSC, 1st in 50fr, 200fr, 50bk) and Justin Fedorowski (11y, RHAC, 1st in 50br, 100br, 200IM) fought for top honours. Lukasz takes top spot in the Power Rankings for 50fr 11y boys.
13-14y girsl was less clearly dominated, but Bronwyn Colford (13y, TSC) swept the 50, 100 and 200Fl with some big times. Edward Liu (13y, TSC) continues to dominate the Ontario scene for his age group - 1st in 50fr, 100fr, 50bk, 100bk, 50fl, 100fl, & 200fl.
Carly Sauve (10y, BTSC) stole the show for the 10 and under girls with first place swims in the 50fr, 100fr, 100bk, 50fl and a 3rd place in the 200IM. For the boys, Zachary Fitzgerald (10y, RHAC) put out a 1st place in 50fr, 100fr, 50bk, 4th in 100fl and 5th in 100bk, 100fl.
Jillian Stoyan (12y, TSC) made all the news in the girls 11-12 competition, first in 100fr, 100br, 100fl, 200IM and 2nd in the 100bk. This places Jillian 1st in the Long Course Power Rankings for 12y girls 100Fl (1:08.79). In the 11-12y boys, Lukasz Kosiorek (11y, TSC, 1st in 50fr, 200fr, 50bk) and Justin Fedorowski (11y, RHAC, 1st in 50br, 100br, 200IM) fought for top honours. Lukasz takes top spot in the Power Rankings for 50fr 11y boys.
13-14y girsl was less clearly dominated, but Bronwyn Colford (13y, TSC) swept the 50, 100 and 200Fl with some big times. Edward Liu (13y, TSC) continues to dominate the Ontario scene for his age group - 1st in 50fr, 100fr, 50bk, 100bk, 50fl, 100fl, & 200fl.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Age Group Swimmers swim fast at CN Olympic Trials
A teenage rampage swept the CN Olympic trials this week, forcing the twenty-somethings to fight for seats on the Beijing plane. Many teens won't make China, but staked their claim for London 2012 in a great week of fast swimming.
Notable big-time swims from future stars included:
On Wednesday, the 15 year old Savannah King held everything together for 400 metres of freestyle, touching the wall in second place after 4 minutes 10.28 seconds. The UBCD teen swimmer will be swimming in Beijing in August.
Barbara Jardin (CNPPO) completed a 4:50.14 5th place in the 400IM, a great finish at just 16 years of age, with a perfect peak performance age for London 2012 in the offing.
16y old Paige Schultz of Toronto Swim Club, after a 10th place 4:54.89 in 400IM on Tuesday evening pulled out a 2:19.50 in the 200IM on Friday, taking 6th place and finishing more than a second off her PB.
Kendra Chernoff came to Montreal with the Goldfins and blew away that Saskatoon winter with her 4th place 1:00.92 in a 100Fly that placed the 16y old just 1.5 seconds behind the in-form Audrey Lacroix.
Anders McIntyre (VKSC) showed that its not impossible for teens to get amongst the men. 4:00.34 saw the 15 year old BC bullet snatch 6th place in the 400Free, and later in the week a 2:03.99 gained the 200Back 6th place one quarter second behind Newmarket's Matthew Swanston (17y).
Curtis Lutsch (UCSC) finished 7th in the 100Fly in 54.65 seconds.
At 15 years old, Lindsay Seemann was keeping the Newmarket Stingrays on the map with an impressive 4th place 1:02.77 in the 100Back on Wednesday evening. By Saturday she lifted the sell-out Montreal crowd to their feet in the climax of the 800Free, beating her fellow Age Groupers 15 year old Savannah King (UBCD) and 16 year old Barbara Jardin (CNPPO), taking 2nd place in 8:37.98, just outside the qualifying time for Beijing.
When a 14 year old makes an Olympic qualifying final, there's something special afoot. Amanda Reason continued her rise to stardom with a 5th place in the 100Breast, 1:09.93, and the Windsor/Essex Swim Team will be looking forward with great confidence to four years from now.
Hillary Bell took the 200Free 7th place, and TSC teammate Zsofi Balzs finished 4th in the 200Fly and, after leading the early stages, held on for an impressive 5th place in the 800Free, followed by 15 years young Julie Harrison from Scarborough in 8th.
The 200Breast saw three young swimmers in the 6-7-8 positions, Chelsey Salli (16y, LOSC, 2:31.59), Helen Pitchik (17y, TSC, 2:32.29) and Ashley McGregor (15y, PCSC, 2:33.21).
Notable big-time swims from future stars included:
On Wednesday, the 15 year old Savannah King held everything together for 400 metres of freestyle, touching the wall in second place after 4 minutes 10.28 seconds. The UBCD teen swimmer will be swimming in Beijing in August.
Barbara Jardin (CNPPO) completed a 4:50.14 5th place in the 400IM, a great finish at just 16 years of age, with a perfect peak performance age for London 2012 in the offing.
16y old Paige Schultz of Toronto Swim Club, after a 10th place 4:54.89 in 400IM on Tuesday evening pulled out a 2:19.50 in the 200IM on Friday, taking 6th place and finishing more than a second off her PB.
Kendra Chernoff came to Montreal with the Goldfins and blew away that Saskatoon winter with her 4th place 1:00.92 in a 100Fly that placed the 16y old just 1.5 seconds behind the in-form Audrey Lacroix.
Anders McIntyre (VKSC) showed that its not impossible for teens to get amongst the men. 4:00.34 saw the 15 year old BC bullet snatch 6th place in the 400Free, and later in the week a 2:03.99 gained the 200Back 6th place one quarter second behind Newmarket's Matthew Swanston (17y).
Curtis Lutsch (UCSC) finished 7th in the 100Fly in 54.65 seconds.
At 15 years old, Lindsay Seemann was keeping the Newmarket Stingrays on the map with an impressive 4th place 1:02.77 in the 100Back on Wednesday evening. By Saturday she lifted the sell-out Montreal crowd to their feet in the climax of the 800Free, beating her fellow Age Groupers 15 year old Savannah King (UBCD) and 16 year old Barbara Jardin (CNPPO), taking 2nd place in 8:37.98, just outside the qualifying time for Beijing.
When a 14 year old makes an Olympic qualifying final, there's something special afoot. Amanda Reason continued her rise to stardom with a 5th place in the 100Breast, 1:09.93, and the Windsor/Essex Swim Team will be looking forward with great confidence to four years from now.
Hillary Bell took the 200Free 7th place, and TSC teammate Zsofi Balzs finished 4th in the 200Fly and, after leading the early stages, held on for an impressive 5th place in the 800Free, followed by 15 years young Julie Harrison from Scarborough in 8th.
The 200Breast saw three young swimmers in the 6-7-8 positions, Chelsey Salli (16y, LOSC, 2:31.59), Helen Pitchik (17y, TSC, 2:32.29) and Ashley McGregor (15y, PCSC, 2:33.21).
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