Oshawa swimmers excel in the pool
Thu Mar 27, 2008
OSHAWA -- The Oshawa Aquatic Club enjoyed a very busy short course championship season. It got started with a bang at the Central Region Championships in Etobicoke where Rylee Greer earned a silver medal in the girls' 14-year-old 800m freestyle. Her time of 9:35.05 qualified her for the Junior Provincial Championships as well as the Eastern Canadian Championships. OSHAC's team of 26 swimmers was able to battle to a 16th place finish out of the 43 teams in the Central Region. Next up was the Eastern Canadian Championships also held in Etobicoke. With this year being an Olympic year, the meet was held long course to help those who are preparing for the Beijing Trials taking place next week. Oshawa was represented by Robert Irvine, Marc McCulloch, and Andrea Horeczy. All swimmers had solid swims with Rob going on to have second swims in the 400m IM and the 200m fly. The OAC have also hosted its annual pentathlon. Sponsored by AmeriSciences, the event brought four teams together for some very tight and exciting racing. Swimmers had to race all four strokes (fly, back, breast and freestyle) followed by a 200m IM. The swimmer with the lowest time score is selected as the winner. Coming out on top for the 15 and over women, was OAC's own Kirstyn McCasey. She was followed by her sister Kelsey in the women's 13 and 14 age category. Soon after the club competed at the Swim Ontario Junior Provincial Championships in London. The Oshawa club was represented by Carleigh Barrett, Brandon Bronson, Andrea Horeczy, Rylee Greer, Julian Popovici, Josh Shannick, and Robert Irvine. Making his presence known here was Brandon Bronson. Everything he swam was a club record. He set new marks in the 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle as well as a new club record and a gold medal in the boys 12-year-old 200m back with a time of 2:22.66. The time ranks him as the fastest 12-year-old boy in Canada right now according to club coach Gordon Sprung. Carleigh Barrett just missed the podium with a fourth place finish in the 200m fly with a time of 2:32.48. Her time here is good enough to qualify for the Age Group Nationals in Calgary this summer. Robert Irvine was also in action, finishing fifth in the 800m free as well as sixth in the 200m fly and the 400m IM, and seventh in the 200m IM. Irvine set senior club records in the 200m fly, 2:07.69 and the 200 IM, 2:08.89. Oshawa managed a 33rd place finish overall out of the 120 teams in Ontario. The following is a list of recent results: Central Region Championships (Etobicoke): Female 10&Under Sabrinna Lamanna, 10, 1 best time. Female 11 Madeline Bischof, 11, 6 best times. Erin Smith, 11, 1 best time. Mackenzie Vierhout, 11, 2 best times. Female 12 Bethany Lamont, 12, 3 best times. Abby Smith, 12, 3 best times. Female 13 Oksana Laschuk, 13, 2 best times. Female 14 Rylee Greer, 14, 2nd 800 Free, 3rd 400&100 Free, 4th 200 Free. Nora Khattab, 14, 4th 200 Fly, 7th 50 Free. Kelsey McCasey, 14, 2 best times. Female 15-17 Victoria Hanna, 16, 8th 400 Free. Andrea Horeczy, 17, 1 best time. Shannon MacDonlad, 1 best time. Kirstyn McCasey, 16, 4th 50 Free. Anne Meyer, 16, 6 best times. Sarah Telfer, 15, 3rd 800 Free, 4th 200 Fly. Emma Wells, 15, 4 best times. Male 12 Sam Keller, 12, 1 best time. Male 13 Colin Bennett, 13, 3 best times Male 14 Kevin Bronson, 14, 2 best times. Jordan Shannick, 14, 3 best times. Male 15 Abe Alexander, 15, 8th 100 Breast. Male 16-17 Julian Popovici, 17, 7th 100 Breast. Eastern Canadian Championships (Etobicoke) Results: Male Robert Irvine, 2 best times AmeriSciences Pentathlon (Oshawa) Results: Female 10&Under Valarie Hiller, 10, 2nd 50 Breast, 4th 50 Fly, Back,&Free. Sabrina Lamanna, 10, 1st, 50 Fly&Free, 2nd 50 Back&200 IM, 3rd 50 Breast. Dominique Lukow, 9, 1st 50 Back, Breast&200 IM, 2nd 50 Fly&Free. Petra Vargic, 9, 4th 200 IM, 5th 50 Fly, Back&Breast, 6th 50 Free. Female 11&12 Fiona Bennett, 11, 3rd 100 Fly&Back, 5th 200 IM, 6th 100 Free. Hannah Bischof, 11, 1 best time. Madeline Bischof, 11, 1st 100 Back&200 IM, 2nd 100 Fly, Free&Breast. Heidi Gray, 11, 1 best time. Nicole Groen, 11, 1 best time. Lily Kalantzis, 12, 4 best times. Micaela Morey, 12, 1st 100 Breast. Madeline Perrault, 11, 4th 100 Breast&Free&200 IM, 5th 100 Back, 6th 100 Fly. Diana Popovici, 11, 4 best times. Abby Smith, 1st 100 Fly&Free, 2nd 200 IM, 4th 100 Back, 6th 1-00 Breast. Erin Smith, 11, 5th 100 Free, 6th 100 Back&200 IM. Rebekah Vice, 12, 2 best times. Mackenzie Vierhout, 11, 2nd 100 Back, 3rd 100 Fly, Free&200 IM, 5th 100 Breast. Hannah Wells, 11, 3rd 100 Breast. Male 11&12 Sam Keller (12), 1st 100 Back&Breast&200 IM, 2nd 100 Fly&Free. Female 13&14 Nora Khattab (14), 1st 100 Fly, 2nd 100 Free, 3rd 100 Back, 4th 200 IM, 5th 100 Breast. Oksana Laschuk (13), 3 best times. Kaitlyn Mainville (14), 4th 100 Breast, 5th 100 Free&200 IM. Kesley McCasey (14), 1st 100 Back, Free&200 IM, 2nd 100 Breast, 3rd 100 Fly. Jenna Khattab (13), 1 best time. Mehgan Konopacki (13), 2 best times. Brelyn Laing (14), 1 best time. Lianna Vice (14), 6th 100 Back. Brittany McDougal, 13, 3 best times. Courtney Shaw, 14, 1 best time. Male 13&14 Jordan Shannick (14), 1st 100 Fly, Back, Breast, Free&200 IM. Colin Bennett (13), 2nd 100 Fly, Back, Free,&200 IM, 4th 100 Breast. Tyler Hoskins, 13, 5th 100 Fly&200 IM, 6th 100 Breast&Free. Chaz Hughes, 13, 6th 100 Fly&Back. Female 15&Over Victoria Hanna (16), 1st 100 Back, 2nd 100 Fly, Free&200 IM, 3rd 100 Breast. Kirstyn McCasey (16), 1st 100 Free&200 IM, 2nd 100 Back&Breast, 3rd 100 Fly. Anne Meyer (16), 5th 100 Free, 6th 100 Fly. Sarah Telfer (15), 1st 100 Fly, 2rd 100 Free&200 IM, 4th 100 Back. Emma Wells (15), 4th 100 Free&200 IM, 5th 100 Breast, 6th 100 Back. Jasmine Starr (16), 2 best times. Shannon MacDonald, 15, 4th 100 Breast, 5th 100 Fly, 6th 100 Free. Male 15&Over Abe Alexander (15), 1st 100 Breast, 2nd 100 Free, 3rd 100 Fly, Back&200 IM. Colin Lack, 17, 1 best time.