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The Cornwall Curling Club Senior Ladies Invitational Bonspiel was held
on Tuesday November 13. The following teams participated: Alexandria,
Morrisburg,Lacolle Quebec, R. A. Ottawa, Lancaster, Vankleek Hill,
Glenmore, Brownsburg, Russell, and Winchester.
Pictured is the winning team from Alexandria skipped by Sue Derby. Travellers Ontario curling team from the Cornwall Curling Centre
From left are Helene Adams, Derby, Peggy Lafave and Henrietta L to R Matt Dupuis Terry Lichey Jonothan King and Charles Wert.
McSweyn with bonspiel coordinator Pam Swinden. Photo Submitted Photo Submitted

Swimming with the Sea Lions: Snowflake Invitational

By Victoria Klassen Canadian Youth Championships
in 50m freestyle, Danika Lafrance
he Cornwall Sea Lions Swim Club achieved her third regional time in
Thosted the Snowflake Invitational 200m backstroke, and Maddyson
Nov. 23-25. There were over 400 Kyer achieved her first regional time
athletes, with teams coming from in the 100m backstroke.
across eastern Ontario and western “I was really proud also of our junior
Quebec. competitive team. For these younger
Over 20 events took place during swimmers this meet is an opportunity
this three-day event. Sea Lions Head to see all their hard work paying
Coach, Sheilagh McNeil, explained off,” expressed McNeil. “In many
that the way the competition is set cases they don’t attend swim meets
up allows for the younger and older as often, and for some this was their
swimmers to cheer each other on. very first swim meet. For these kids
“It gives us a really great opportunity meets are all about seeing personal
to build our team spirit as our young best times and they did that across
swimmers get to see and swim with the board. Many of these swimmers
our older swimmers—who really got substantial personal best times in
get to be role models for them,” said every event they swam.”
McNeil. The meet finished with Lydia Kilger
For the senior swimmers, this was swimming the 400m freestyle. It
not a tapered or rested meet, meaning was after 10 p.m. when she swam
they were training until the day before. a personal best, beating her already

That did not stop them from giving it impressive time to swim it in 4:57.
100 per cent. “Swimmers from the ages of seven to
By over 20 seconds, Avery Lauzon sixteen stayed to the very end to cheer
beat her 800m freestyle personal best her on,” said McNeil, “demonstrating
that she had set two weeks earlier. Rori exactly the kind of team building this
Campbell qualified for the Eastern meet is meant to foster!” Photos chaddycreates