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Season’s Recap of Swimming with the Sea Lions

By Victoria Klassen my personal record and giving my
team a healthy lead was truly one
or a young group of athletes, the of the best moments of my year and
FCornwall Sea Lions swimmers I’m glad I could have shared it with
had a successful season both in and them,” said Gregor.
out of the water.
Swimmer Lydia Kilger won two
“So much of what is great about silver medals and a bronze medal at
swimming and competitive sports Festivals this year.
is the character building that comes “One of my most favourite
with the kind of dedication we are
moments this season was swimming
asking for,” expressed Head Coach
Sheilagh McNeil. “We ask a lot of our at festivals because I got to swim
against the best swimmers in Ontario,
senior swimmers to mentor and set
which pushes me to become faster,”
an example for the little swimmers.
That can be a challenge when the shared Lydia. “I like the competition.
senior swimmers are mostly 13-14 I also like our mini meets because we
years old, but they really stepped up.” are all together as a team and we get
to cheer each other on.”
Highlights from the season
included Gregor MacPherson Ten-year-old Alivia was the overall
competing for the first time at the top point winner for the age group of
Canadian Swimming Championships 10 and under.
in Montreal, and Rori Campbell
“I was really surprised when they
competing in the AA Provincial called my name as the top point Photos Submitted
Championships for her first time.
winner. I had no idea. My coaches The swimming season will resume Bree Campbell, Byron Roche, and
Gregor’s favourite experience said I was close but I didn’t think I again in mid-September for most Hailey McDonald all had terrific
from the season came from regionals. would win the whole thing. It was swimmers, said Coach McNeil. seasons and are knocking at the door

“My favourite moment was when I also my first meet winning gold “We are looking forward to of those really difficult qualifying
dove in for the first leg of our 4x100 medals so I was really excited,” said growing the provincials squad as times,” said McNeil.
medley relay at regionals. Lowering Alivia. Avery Lauzon, Sophia Christoff,

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