Forty members of the Orillia Channel Cats brought 2024 to a successful close at the Markham Jingle Bell Meet.
This was the last competition of 2024, so the swimmers were ready to swim fast and achieve personal best times.
"We had a lot of best-time racing from our club and swimmers have achieved a few of their individual goals as well," said head coach Meredith Thompson-Edwards.
Sam Pecorella, 14, broke his 400 individual medley club record from two weeks ago, dropping 2.39 seconds (5:04.45). He also set new club records in the following events: 800 freestyle (9:31.39), 50 backstroke (28.28) and 200 backstroke (2:13.80) and qualified for Ontario Age Groups in the 800 freestyle.
Adair Wieclawek, 16, qualified for Ontario Age Groups in the 50 freestyle
Ava Fairgrieve, 12, qualified for Ontario Age Groups in the 100 butterfly
Harrison Levene, 13, qualified for Ontario Swimming Championships in the 100 backstroke, and Ontario Age Groups in the 400 freestyle.
Team support was evident throughout the weekend and all swimmers are to be commended for a job well done. Congratulations to the following swimmers: Jace Black, Maelle Bouchard, Isabella Brown ,Sophia Brown, Kael Cresanto, Christopher Dorevich, Everett Dorevich, Emma Edgerton, Lilly Edgerton, Ava Fairgrieve, Emony Fisher, Grace Hunter, Harrison Levene, Hayden Nie, Sam Pecorella, Hartley Russell, Simone Smith, Caden Stuart, Adair Wieclawek, Nash Allen, Kaitlyn Allin, Georgia Cameron, Margot Cameron, Carmen Conroy, Anna Crawley Blauel, Cheyanne Hawrysio, Mila Sekleski, Trenton Shepherd, Riley Shore, Nicholas Willis, Brady Bell, Cooper Chrysler, Maya Guller, William Guller, Zoe Leboeuf, Kamryn Light, Sierra Light, Henry MacDonald, Dario Rotar and Mateo Rotar.
