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Victoria- Julien Dodu and Julian Monks set the tone on Days 1
and 2 of Summer Nationals, setting two new club records.
Dodu lowered his own club record in the 1500m Freestyle,
swimming to a 30th place finish on his first day at his first
Senior National Championships. Oodu also lowered his best time by
over a second in the 200FR, and is closing in on both the Senior
National standard and the Club Record currently held by teammate
Zach Fedak.
Monks, who set the Club Record back in 2007 in the Men's 100m
Breastroke, shattered the old mark by a full second, swimming to a
final time of 1:04.63. Monks placed 2nd in the C Final, in an event
that featured 5 International swimmers. Monks's time was the 11th
fastest by a Canadian swimmer in the event.
16 year old Devin Ste.Marie finished in 2nd position in the C
Final of the Women's 200 Butterfly on Day 1, just over her club
record set in a LZR bodysuit last season. Ste. Marie was the 3rd
fastest 18&Under swimmer in the event, and the top Ontario
female in the event as well.
Swimming in the B Final on Day 2 was Christine Raininger, who
finished up in 16th position and was also just over her club record
set in a body suit last season.
Qualfiying for her first Senior National qualifiying standard in
Long Course meters on Day 1 was 15 year old Carleigh Barrett in the
200m Butterfly. Barrett narrowly missed a spot in Finals and
dropped 4 seconds in the event. Her time of 2:21.29 is the third
fastest this season in Canada for her age category.
Also qualifying for LC Senior Nationals on Day 2 was Darelle
Cowely, who dropped 7 seconds in the 400IM, on her way to a
5:06.25. Cowley, also at her first Senior Nationals, cracked the
Top 30, and was one of the top 15 year olds in the event.
Veteran Michelle Fleming got her meet off to a good start with
best times in the 50FLY and the 100m Breastroke, narrowly missing
Finals in the latter with a new lifetime best.
On Day 3, Julian Monks equalled his Club Record in the 50m
Breastroke, qualifying for the B Final. Julien Dodu had the race of
the day, smashing his best time by 4 seconds on his way to a
4:07.88. Dodu was one of the top 17 year olds at the meet in the
event, and also broke the club record by 4 seconds. Dodu's time
represents his first time swimming under the Senior National
standard in the event, and he has dropped 21 seconds in the event
since April. The Men's and Women's freestyle relays competed in the
Finals session, highlighted by Darelle Cowley's split time of 58.70
for her leg of the race, and Alex Andrechuk and Michelle Fleming
swimming well below their lifetime bests in order to help the team.
Day 4 was the scene for two additional Club Records. Devin Ste.
Marie got things started with a fantastic swim in the 200IM,
dropping 3.5 seconds in the 200IM, just a half second over the
Senior National standard. Julian Monks took a second out of his
best time in the 200m Breastroke, breaking the Club Record by over
a second and qualifying for the C Final, where he eventually
finished in 5th spot. Michelle Fleming equalled her best time in
the morning, also qualifying for the C Final. At night, Michelle
performed a lifetime best and finished in 4th spot. Christine
Raininger dropped a whopping 4.5 seconds in her 200m Breastroke,
narrowly missing the Senior National standard in the swim. Chris
Tanouye dropped 7 seconds in his 800m Freestyle to close out his
meet with a best time. The race of the day once again belonged to
Julien Dodu, who lowered his best time in the 800m Freestyle by 3
seconds, qualifying for Senior Nationals for the first time in the
event, and setting a new Club Record in the proceess. Dodu has
dropped over 20 seconds in this race since April. Dodu also led off
the Men's 4x100 Medley relay in the FInals session with a new best
time in the 100m Backstroke.
AAC finished the meet with 6 appearances in Finals (1 more than
last summer's meet), and 6 new club records, and 4 new Senior
National qualifying standards achieved.
This meet caps off the squad's best season in recent memory, and
all athletes should be congratulated.
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