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Swimmers Make a Big Splash

highest age group competition in
By Mellissa Dobson
Canada. This year’s competition was
held in Calgary from July 27 - 31st.
s the 2016 Olympics wind Gregor competed in the 50 and 100
Adown, we can’t help but think Breaststroke, 50 free, 100 backstroke,
back on the excellent swimming that

and 100 Butterfly.
took place this year. If you were
like most members of our club, we Results:

were glued to the television watching 100 butterfly 1:06.69 - 20th - best time
swimmers like Santo Condorelli, 50 Backstroke 32.20 - 26th
Ryan Cochrane, Hilary Caldwell, and 50 Freestyle 27.64 - 23rd best time
Penny Oleksiak swim the races of 100 Breaststroke 1:18. 26 - 16th

their lives and breaking many records Kennady Kilger also qualified
in the process. And who would have for both Senior Nationals,
thought that Penny Oleksiak, at just which is the highest swimming
16 years of age, would not only win competition in Canada, and Age
1 medal but 4 medals (including Group Championships. Unlike
1 gold) earning her the title as the other swimming competitions,
Canadian athlete winning the most Senior Nationals had no age groups
medals in a summer Olympics, as and only had one standard for all
well as the youngest Canadian to win swimmers to attain. By qualifying Coach Lucie Henderson and Kennady Kilger at recent Nationals.
a gold medal? for this prestigious competition, Submitted Photo
Cornwall Sea Lion, Kennady Kilger
Events like these are just part of this USA swimming event and even The entire CSL Club is very proud
ended the club’s 10+ year drought in
what swimming is all about. It is the attending the senior national level. brought home the gold. of the accomplishments of these two
same for members of the Cornwall athletes and look forward to seeing
Since the top senior swimmers did Results:
Sea Lions Swim Club. Recently, what they and the whole club will
not attend Senior Nationals or Age 100 Butterfl y Gold Medal 1st - 1:03.71
two of our athletes attended major group Championships this year, as 50 FreestyleSilver Medal achieve this upcoming swim season.
national swimming events.
they were Rio for the Olympics, 2nd - .27 best time If you would like to become
Gregor MacPherson, at 13 years Kennady competed at Far Westerns 400 Backstroke 4th: - 2:27 a Cornwall Sea Lion swimmer,

of age, qualified for, and attended in California. This is a faster 100 Backstroke 4th - 1:08 please contact our Club Registrar at
Age Group Championships, the competition and Kennady excelled at 200 IM 4th - 2:27 best time registrar@cornwallsealions.com.

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