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With 18 swimmers attending Canada Cup 3 in Montreal, AAC split
their top squads, sending a team of 12 & Under athletes with
Coach Mischa Sommerville to Nepean to race the best in the
Province.
Leading the way was 10 year old Aryanna Fernandes, who scored
points and dropped time in every one of her events. Fernandes won
Silver medals in the 100FLY, 200FR, 50FLY and 200IM. Her best race
of the meet was a spectacular 400m Freestyle, a race in which she
dropped over 20 seconds, won the Gold Medal and smashed the
existing Club Record by over 10 seconds.
12 year old Cassidly Blackwin found the podium in the 800m
Freestyle, dropping 14 seconds from her best time and finishing
with a Silver Medal. Blackwin shattered the existing club record in
the event by 10 seconds. Cassidy dropped time and scored points in
100% of her events, swimming to Top 5 finishes in the 50FR, 100FR
and 200FR.
Just-turned-11-year old Emily Vandenberg made large drops in all
of her events, highlighted by a remarkable 9 second drop and a Top
15 finish in the 200m Backstroke.
On the boys side of the pool, 12 year old Ryan Kelly continued
an excellent season with medal winning performances in 3 of 6
races, and point scoring swims in the remaining 3. Kelly won Gold
in the 50m Freestyle, Bronze in the 100m Butterfly and Gold in the
200m Butterfly- an event in which he broke his own Club Record.
Also competing in the 12 year old category was Steven Taylor,
who achieved point scoring swims and best times in the 200FLY,
100FLY and 200IM. Joining him was Alexander Gilchrist, who swam to
100% best times and narrowly missed scoring points in the 200m
Butterfly.
Two "Rookies" represented AAC in the 11 year old category, but
raced like seasoned veterans all weekend. Mark Burns competed in a
very full event schedule, which included two relays with the 12
year old squad. Burns swam to 100% best times, highlighted by an 8
second drop and an 11th place finish in the 400FR. Also competing
in his first Provincials was Ethan Harrison, who swam to best times
in all of his events, capped off with a 27 second drop in the 400
Freestyle.
Congratulations Athletes!
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