Simons swims to silver at Victor Davis meet

PICKERING -- Pickering Swim Club athletes made a strong showing in the pool at the recent Victor Davis Memorial Cup meet in Guelph.

Hosted at the Victor Davis Pool in that city, the Pickering club sent 13 athletes to compete against other southern Ontario swim teams.

Scott Simons, 16, led the way for the PAC, posting three top-10 finishes in the male 15-and-over age group. He earned a silver medal in the 400-metre individual medley in a time of five minutes 32.34 seconds. He also finished seventh in the 100m backstroke and ninth in the 100m freestyle.

All told, the Pickering contingent swam 24 best times at the meet.

Other PAC athletes' results were:

- Alysa Devers, 15, girls' 15-and-over 100m free, 33rd; 100m back, 23rd;

- Megan Kastelic, 13, girls 13-14 100m free, 37th; 100m back, 41st;

- Meaghan Kimball, 13, girls' 13-14 100m free, 25th; 200m breast, 37th; 100m back, 37th;

- Kyle Koerth, 15, boys' 15-and-over 100m free, 18th; 200m breaststroke, 12th; 100m back, 21st;

- Alexander Krickovich, 15, boys' 15-and-over 200m butterfly, fifth; 100m free, 21st; 100m back, 15th;

- Nathan Rodricks, 13, boys' 13-14 100m free, 22nd; 200m breast, 17th; 400m IM, ninth;

- Alexandra Servos, 15, girls' 15-and-over 100m free, 21st; 100m back, 27th;

- Mark Storto, 15, boys' 15-and-over 200m butterfly, 11th; 100m free, 22nd; 100m back, 14th;

- Meredith Warburton, 13, girls' 13-14 100m free, 39th; 200m breast, 24th; 100m back, 40th;

- Lynsey Ward, 17, girls' 15-and-over 100m free, 22nd; 200m breast, 17th; 100m back, 22nd;

- Sydney Welham, 13, girls' 13-14 100m free, 54th; 200m breast, 35th; 100m back, 48th; and,

- Michelle Wilkes, 18, girls' 15-and-over 200m fly, 13th; 100m free, 29th; 100m back, 25th.

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