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ORILLIA CHANNEL CATS SWIM CLUB
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The Orillia Channel Cats Swim Club recently hosted the Huronia Regional Short Course Championships at the Orillia Recreation Centre.
Over 350 swimmers from across the region were in attendance over the three-day competition.
“This was our club’s first time in history hosting a championship meet. We are grateful that things ran smooth and that we had a lot of support from our co-host, the Orangeville Otters, as well as many dedicated volunteers from across the region. This competition took months of behind-the-scenes planning, and we worked well with the facility and aquatic staff. We made a great team,” says head coach Meredith Thompson-Edwards.
Orillia swimmer Anna Holton, 16, qualified for Ontario Youth Junior Championships in the 100-metre backstroke, and Harrison Levene, 11, qualified for Ontario Winter Festivals in the 50-metre freestyle.
The local club’s swimmers had a lot of improved times as well as race strategies over the weekend. Swimmers who had podium (top-three) finishes include Indiana Abram, Nadine Ackert, Zoe Baker, Maelle Bouchard, Sophia Brown, Evangeline Cooke, Kael Cresanto, Jackson Denne, Christopher Dorevich, Ava Fairgrieve, Taryn Fenton, Emony Fisher, Anna Holton, Harrison Levene, Sam Pecorella, Fedor Radzievskii, Adair Wieclawek and Blythe Wieclawek.
Other Cats swimmers who contributed to overall team points and relays include Kaitlyn Allin, Alexander Baillie, Isabella Brown, Patrick Burden, Kajun Butler, Georgia Cameron, Olivia Favaro, Katie Heckendorn, Grace Hunter, Arabella McFarland, Maelle Mooney, Hayden Nie, Niko Plett, Sophie Shivers, Riley Shore and Reid Wolf-Hambsch.
“All of the coaches are very proud of every swimmers’ efforts over the weekend and we know they enjoyed racing in their home pool,” adds Thompson-Edwards.
The Channel Cats will be racing again this weekend in Bracebridge at the Muskats Splash 2 Meet and the following weekend they will be competing at Ontario Youth Junior Championships as well as Ontario Winter Festivals.
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