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Contents November-December 2005
CONSECUTIVE NUMBER287 VOLUME 32, NUMBER6
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NickThierry Times (London, England) writes on the cancelled Rulechangeshavemadeswimmingfasterand
World Swimming Conference with a refreshingly easiertoofficiate.ButCraigLordexplainsthatcurrent
Thirty-one swimmers earned selection to the candidviewofthecurrentstateofaffairsandsome trendsseemtorespondtoillegalitybychangingwhat
2006 Canadian Commonwealth Team (25 andsix recommendationsonhowtoimproveit. wasonceillegaltolegal.Thebestillustrationisthe
SWAD). TheGameswill takeplaceMarch 15-26in Ralph Hutton is one of the all-time greats of dolphinkickafterthestart andturnsinbreaststroke,
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theTrialsandreport thehighlights. neverfailingtoreachfinals, andmedalledin 1968. Over500entrieswerereceivedforthefirstoffour
EricaMorningstarbetteredthe100freeCanadian HewasknownastheIronManforhismulti-medal TOP(TinyOlympicProspects)lists.TOPisaimedata
recordduringTrials,earningheraspotontheTeam performances.Inthe1966CommonwealthGames,he simplein-clubdistanceandskill-orientedIMprogram.
togetherwithherclubcoachJamieConnors. wonagold,fivesilvers,andabronze.JeffGracewrites Ithasbeenpartofthemagazinesince1983without
Justin Finneywrites on the elaborate seasonal aboutRalphandhisearlydaysinOceanFalls,BC. anyneedtochange. Ifyourclubwouldliketotake
planningthatBrentHaydendidwithhiscoachTom ButterflyerMike Mintenko retiredrecentlyand part,thenextdeadlineforentriesis20Jan2006.
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WorldsinMontreal.Hesweptthesprintfreestyleevents wentintohisgreatcareer.Thearticleexplainshow shortcoursecompetitionstoDec4.
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SWIMMING CANADA SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR
INTERNATIONAL 2005 OMEGA Male Swimmer of the Year - Brent Hayden
2006 Brentwontwosilvermedalsinthe4x100and4x200freestylerelaysandplaced4thinthe200freestyleat
Jan 17-18 FINAWorldCup4,Stockholm,SWE the2005WorldChampionshipsinMontreal. HealsobroketheCanadianrecordineacheventswumatthese
Jan 21-22 FINAWorldCup5,Berlin,GER championships. BrentwasselectedtheOMEGAMaleSwimmeroftheYearbasedonthenumberofFINApointshe
JFaenb 25-32-64 FFIINNAAWWoorrllddCCuupp67,,NMoeswcoYowr,k,RUUSSA e2ar0ne0d5thrOougMhoEutGtheAyearF. emale Swimmer of the Year - Brittany Reimer
Feb 10-12 FINAWorldCup8,BeloHorizonte,BRA Brittanywonasilverandbronzemedalinthe800and1500freestyleeventsrespectivelyatthe2005World
Mar 15-26 CommonwealthGames,Melbourne,AUS ChampionshipsinMontreal. Shealsoplaced4thinthe400freestyleatthesamechampionshipsandbrokethe
Apr rPiIiMNAA\wYoWnMurLnhaommpn!c)OyiZj.mm)\,oQtniaanngnnhaoii Canadianrecordinallthreeevents. Brittanywasselectedasthe2005OMEGAFemaleSwimmeroftheYearbasedon
FINApointssheearnedthroughouttheyear.
Jul 7-12 OceaniaChampionships,Cairns,AUS 2005 Team Aquatic Supplies
JJuull 1267--269 E20utrhopCeenatnraClhaAmmpeiroincsahnipGsa,meBusd,apCesOtL,HUN Male SWAD Swimmer of the Year - Benoit Huot
Aug 17-20 PanPacificChamps,Vancouver,CAN BenoitcompetedattheBritishOpenChampionshipsforswimmerswithadisabilitythisyearandwonatotal
Aug 23-27 FINAWorldYouthChamps,Rio,BRA ofsixgoldmedals. AweeklaterattheParalympicCup,alsoinEngland,hetookgoldandsilverinthe100freestyle
(17&undergirlsandboys) and100butterflyrespectively. Hiseventswereback-to-backonly15minutesapartattheWorldCup. Benoit
currentlyholdsfiveworldrecordsandwasselectedforthisawardbasedontheaveragepointscoresforhistoptwo
UNITEDSTATES swimsoftheyear.
2006 2005 Team Aquatic Supplies
Mar 28-1 SpringNationals,FederalWay,WA Female SWAD Swimmer of the Year - Stephanie Dixon
May 19-21 GrandPrix,AnnArbor,MI StephaniewontwogoldmedalsattheBritishOpenChampionshipsforswimmerswithadisabilityandadded
Jun 7-9 GrandPrix,Charlotte,NC anotherthreesilvermedalsaweeklaterattheinauguralParalympicWorldCup. Stephanieearnedherselfanother
Jun 23-25 GrandPrix,CollegeStation,TX fourgoldmedalsattheUSNationalParalympicSwimmingChampionships. Stephaniewasselectedforthisaward
Jun 23-25 GrandPrix,SantaClara,CA basedonthenumbertheaveragepointscoresforhertoptwoswimsoftheyear.
Jul 14-16 GrandPrix,LosAngeles,CA 2005 Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year - Jarrod Ballem
Aug 1-5 SummerNationals,IrvineCA JarrodpostedCanada'sbest-everfinishinthemen's10kilometreopenwaterswimmingeventthissummerat
Aug 8-12 JuniorNationals,IrvineCA theWorldChampionshipsinMontreal. Jarrodplaced11thinthemen's10kilometreopenwaterevent,aswellas
Nov 30-2 USOpen,WestLafayette,IN finishing11thinthe5kilometreevent.
2005 Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year - Tanya Hunks
CANADA
Tanyaplaced7thatthissummer'sWorldChampionships5kilometreeventheldinMontreal. Tanyawasthe
2006 highest-placingCanadianintheOpenWatercategory.
Feb 16-19 WesternChampionships,Winnipeg,MB """Completelistofawardsrecipientsareavailableonwww.swimming.ca!
Feb 16-19 EasternChampionships,Montreal,QC
RECORD SETTERS
Mar 3-5 CISUniversityChamps,Ste-Foy,QC
Jui 20-23 ClubNationals,TBA
Jul 25-28 PanPacificTrials,Montreal,QC WORLD SHORTCOURSE
Nov 23-26 CanadianOpen,TBA • Women's 100 freestyle:
51.91 LisbethLenton,AUS,Melbourne, Aug7,2005
51.71 LisbethLenton,AUS,Melbourne, Aug8,2005
2006FINAMARATHONSWIMMINGWORLDCUPS Bettersoldrecordof52.17ThereseAlshammar,SWE,Athens, Mar 17,2000
Feb 12 HernandariasParana,ARG 88km • Women's 200 freestyle: 1:53-29LisbethLenton,AUS,Sydney,Nov 19,2005
Feb 19 Rosario,ARG 21km Bettersoldrecordof1:54.04LindsayBenko,USA,Moscow,Apr7, 2002
Feb 26 RioCoronda,ARG 57km • Men's 200backstroke: 1:50.43MarkusRogan,AUT,Trieste,Dec8,2005
Apr 2 Brasilia,BRA 10km B•etMteerns'osld2r0ec0oridnodfiv1:i5d0u.a52lAmaerdolnePyei:rs1ol:,53U-S4A6,LaIsnzdlioanCaspeohl,isH,UONc,tT1r1i,es2te0,04Dec8,2005
Apr 8 CanyonSumidero,MEX 15km Bettersoldrecordof1:53-93GeorgeBovell,TRI,EastMeadow,Mar25, 2004
Apr 15 EinElSoknah,EGY 10km • Men's 400 individual medley: 4:00.37LaszloCseh,HUN,Trieste,Dec9, 2005
Apr 21 Dubai,UAE 10km Bettersoldrecordof4:02.72BrianJohns,CAN,Victoria, Feb21,2003
Jun 17 Sevilla,ESP 10km • Men's 4x50 free relay: 1:25.03Netherlands,Trieste. Dec 11,2005
Bettersoldrecordof1:25.55Netherlands,Dublin,Dec 14, 2003
Jun 25 DorneyLake,GBR 10km •Women's400freestyle:3:56.79LaureManaudou,FRA,Trieste,Dec 10, 2005
Jul 9 Sebac,SCG 19km Bettersoldrecordof3:59-53LindsayBenko,USA,Berlin,Jan26, 2003
Jul 15 Ohrid,MKD 30km •Women's 800 freestyle:8:11.25LaureManaudou,FRA,Trieste,Dec9, 2005
Jul 29 LacSaint-Jean,CAN 32km Bettersoldrecordof8:13-35SaxhikoYamada,JPN,Nishinomiya, 26Jan2002
•Women's 4x50 medleyrelay: 1:47.44Netherlands,Trieste,Dec 10,2005
Aug 5 LacMagog,CAN 34km Bettersoldrecordof1:48.21 Netherlands,Vienna,Dec 11, 2004
Sep 9 Capril-Napoli,ITA 36km •Women's 4x50 free relay: 1:36.27Netherlands,Trieste,Dec9,2005
Sep 17 Belem,BRA 10km Bettersoldrecordof1:37.27UniversityofGeorgia(USA),CollegeStation,Mar 18, 2004
CANADIAN LONG COURSE
Sep 24 Shantou,CHN 10km
Oct 1 HongKong,HKG 10km B•eWttoemrseonl'dsrec1o0r0doffr5e5e.s6t9ylLea:ur5a5.N5i7chEorlilcsa,MRoOrWn,inMgosnttarr,eaCl,PJ(uClal1,ga2r0y01Patriots),Victoria,Nov24
Oct 8 Singapore,SIN 10km NATIONALAGE GROUPSHORTCOURSE
Oct 15 SetubalBay,POR 10km • Girls 11-12 200 backstroke: 2:18.39AlyssaBakken, UVPCS,Victoria,Nov 12
Bettersoldrecordof2:19-97BrookeBuckland,WTSC,2002
SWIMNEWS/NOVEMBER-DECEMBER2005
CANADIAN COMMONWEALTH TRIALS There was no event on the second day that
the crowd wanted to see more than the men's
200 breaststroke, with World Championship
silver medallist and Speech's Swimfor Malaria
HAYDEN SWEEPS FREESTYLE SPRINTS spokesperson Mike Brown highlighting the event.
Browndidnotdisappoint;hewontheeventbyover
31 swimmers named to team threesecondsonhiswaytoqualifyingforhissecond
CommonwealthGamesteam.
Thewomen's andmen's 100backeventswere
JeffGrace andbecomingthefirstpersoninhistorytobreakthe bothtightlycontestedbattles,withanautomaticberth
50-secondbarrieratthepoolinVictoria. ontheteamgainedbythewinners. Inthewomen's
In thepastyear it has been the goal ofPierre Inthewomen's400IM,twol6-year-oldswimmers race, ErinGammelheldoffthefast-chargingKelly
LaFontaine to change the environment in whoaredevelopingquitearivalrybattledforthegold. Stefanyshyntowintheeventinatimeof1:02.60.In
Canadian swimming, to create a positive MelanieDodds andAlexaKomarnyckyheadedinto themen'sevent,MattRoseandCallumNgbothused
atmospherewherecoachesandathletescanbelieve thefinal100metresoffreestyleatthesametime.In theirsuperiorunderwaterskillstoseparatethemselves
thatanythingispossible.Theenvironmentatthisyear's thelast 10metresitwasstilltooclosetocall, until fromtherestofthefieldatthe50mark.Rosewasable
CommonwealthGamesTrialswasatestamenttohow Komarnyckyputonafinalpushtoout-touchDodds tohangontowintheeventinatimeof56.24.
farhehascometowardsreachingthatgoal.Whether by3/10ofasecond,finishinginatimeof4:51.40
DayThree
itwasthewaythatLaFontaine addressedtheentire Attheendofthefirstnight,eightpositionswere
meetbeforeeach night's final session, recognizing filledontheCommonwealthGamesTeambyErica Thethirdeveningstartedoffwiththemostexciting
theaccomplishmentsofseveraldifferentathletesand Morningstar, Genevieve Saumur, Sophie Simard, eventofthecompetition,the200freestyle.Thetopfour
thecoacheswhogotthemthere,orwhetheritwasthe VictoriaPoon, BrentHayden,YannickLupien, Matt finishersinthiseventwouldbeautomaticallyonthe
recognitionofthepastgreatsofCanadianswimming, Rose,andColinRussell. teamasmembersofthe4x200freestylerela—y.
theirpicturesandaccomplishmentsbeingdisplayed In the women's race, four athletes Erica
onindividualbannersforeveryonetoseewhenthey DayTwo Morningstar, Ma—ya Beaudry, Sophie Simard, and
entered Saanich Commonwealth Place Pool, the Ontheseconddayofcompetition fourmoreswimmers Brittany Reimer all turned at 100 metreswithin
,
environmentwaselectricandfullofoptimism. wereaddedtotheteam. 5/10ofasecondofeachother. Inthethird50,both
Thefirsteventoftheeveningwasthe50butterfly. Reimer and Simard made significant moves to
DayOne Inthewomen'sevent, GenevieveSaumur,whohad separatethemselvesfromtherestofthefield.Reimer
The first night of swimming was proof that the alreadyqualified forthe team in the 100freestyle, putinonefinalpush,winningtheeventinatimeof
younger athletes in the country are true believers. showedshehadblazingspeedinthebutterflyaswell, 2:01.49- Reimer,Morningstar,Beaudry,andSimard
Inthefirstevent, 16-year-oldEricaMorningstarand winningtheeventinatimeof27.88. allsecuredspotsaspartoftherelay.
18-year-old Genevieve Saumurbattled for top spot Themen's50butterflywasdominatedfromstart In the men's event, Brent Hayden once again
in the 100freestyle. Morningstarfinishedin anew tofinishbyThomasKindler,whosecuredhimselfaspot showedhisdominancebytakingtheleadfromstart
Canadian record time of 55.57 followed closely by ontheGamesteambywinninginatimeof24.28. tofinish.Theexcitementcameinthebattleforthe
Saumur,whofinishedin 55.61 andwasalsounder Inthemen's400freestyle,AndrewHurd'sstrategy remainingthreespotsontheCommonwealthrelay,
theoldnationalmark. wassimple: gooutfast, goouthard, andmakethe with Rick Say and Brian Johns tying for second
BrentHaydencameintothemeetwiththegoal qualifying standard no matter what, and that is andColinRussellpickingupthefinalrelayspotby
ofwinningevents, whichwould assure him aspot exactlywhathedid,winningtheeventinatimeof finishingfourth.
onthisyear'sGamesteam.Heaccomplishedhisgoal 3:49.77, just missing his own Canadian record by Swimmers who won the 100 metre events
onthefirstnightbywinningthemen's100freestyle 1/10ofasecond. securedatickettoMelbournenomatterwhattheir
finishingtimewas; therefore,themainobjectiveof
theswimmersinthe100breaststrokeandlOObutterfly
eventswastoputtheirhandonthewallbeforetheir
competitorsregardlessoftime.
Thewomen's100breaststrokemarkedthereturn
ofarejuvenatedLaurenVanOostentotheNational
team.VanOostenandherveterancounterpartChristin
Petelskibattledfortheentire 100metres,withVan
Oostencomingoutontopinatimeof1:10.66.
Themen's 100breaststrokewasaclassicbattle
between two menwho have agreatdeal ofrespect
for the other's ability. At the 50-metre mark, both
ScottDickensandMikeBrowntouched 11/100ofa
secondapart.Thetwoswamstrokeforstrokeinthe
final50metreswithBrownfinishingfirstinatime
of 1:01.71 and Dickens finishingsecond in a time
of1:01.88,whichwas 11/100ofasecondunderthe
Gamesqualifyingstandard.
In the women's 100 butterfly, Audrey Lacroix,
who missed the qualifying standard in the 200
butterflyeventby3/10ofasecond, madesurethat
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shewould need herpassport in March bywinning
the 100flybyovertwoseconds.
Themen's100butterflyfinalsawanexcitedfresh
facecaptureaspotonhisfirstseniornationalteam.
Inthefirst50metres,ThomasKindlertookofflikea
rocket,touchingfirstatthewall. Inthesecondhalf
oftherace, 21-year-oldDaryl Rudolphthrewinhis
finishing kickto overtake the fast-starting Kindler,
touchingthewall in atimeof54.03, a 1.2 second
improvementontheday.
In the men's 200 backstroke, the trend of
youthful exuberance continued with 20-year-old
Desmond Strelzow winning the event in the time
of 2:00.00, 22/100 of a second under the Games
qualifyingtime.
Bytheendofthethirdday,eightmoreswimmers
hadmadetheirwayontothisyear'sCommonwealth
Gamesteam.
DayFour
Thefinaldayofcompetitionsawtwoswimmerswho Livinguptohispotential, 17-year-old RyanCochranwon1500free SNC/ScottGrant
hadanimpressivemeetfinishwithimpressivewins,
aworldrecordholderreturntothetopofthemedal individualmedley.Thecrowdonceagainwentnutsfor 2006COMMONWEALTH SWIMMINGTEAM
stand, andthefuture ofdistanceswimmingin the Johns.Thistime,itcamewhenhetouchedthewall
countryemerge. firstinthetimeof2:02.03,2/10ofasecondunderthe Men:14
Throughoutthefirstthreedaysofcompetition, CommonwealthGamesqualifyingstandard. B0ISMathieu, 17,Montreal(CAM0)
two swimmers caught the eye ofmany swimming Thefinaleventoftheweekendwasalsotheloudest BCORCOHWRNAMNiEchRayealn,,211,7,CVailcgtaorryia((CISA)M0)
fans:bothEricaMorningstarandBrentHaydenhad eventoftheweekend.VictorianRyanCochrane, 17, DICKENSScott,21,Vancouver(UBCD)
incredible swims in both the 100 and 200 freestyle wentintothe1500freestyleasthecrowdfavorite,and HAYDENBrent,22,Vancouver(UBCD)
events.OnSunday,theybothcameoutontopofthe hedid notdisappoint. AndrewHurd keptpacewith HURDAndrew,23,Toronto(TO)
final sprintfreestyle event ofthe competition with Cochranefor500metres,atwhichtimetheyoungster JOHNSBrian,23,Vancouver(UBCD)
spectacularwinsinthe50. pulledaway,winningtheeventinatimeof15:25.35, KINDLERThomas.25, Montreal(CAM0)
LUPIENYannick,25,QuebecCity(UL)
Almost three years ago, the crowd at Saanich justabovetheGamesqualifyingtimebutgoodenough ROSEMatt,24,Peterborough(TRENT)
CommonwealthPlacepoolwentballisticwhenBrain toputhimontheteamasajuniorathlete. RUDOLFDarryl,21,Vancouver(UBCD)
Johnsbroketheworldrecordintheshort-course400 The meet concluded with the 31-member RUSSELLColin,21,Toronto(TO)
CommonwealthGames SAYRick,26,Victoria(IS)
teambeingannounced, STRELZOWDesmond,20,Victoria.(IS)
and the athletes and Women:11
BEAUDRYMaya,17,Vancouver(UBCD)
coachesbeingparaded
C0UILLARDMarie-Pier,13,Levis(REG)
outondecklaFontaine GAMMELErin,25,Calgary(UCSC)
once again took the LACR0IXAudrey,22,Montreal(CAM0)
opportunity to express MORNINGSTARErica,16,Calgary(CP)
hisvisionandcelebrate P00NVictoria,21,Montreal(CAM0)
the accomplishments REIMERBrittany,17,Victoria(IS)
SAUMURGenevieve,18,Montreal(CAM0)
of those athletes and
SIMARDSophie,27,QuebecCity(UL)
coaches. van00STENLauren,27,Calgary(UCSC)
With the YESTRAULandice,18,Winnipeg(UMAN)
atmosphere that is Swimmerswithadisability
beingdevelopedaround Men:3
swimming in our HILLBrian,22,Montreal(CAM0)
HU0TBenoit,21,Montreal(CAM0)
country, one can only
TILDESLEYDonovan,21,Vancouver(UBCD)
imaginethatafewyears Women:3
downtheroad,someof G0TTELChelsea,19,Hamilton(HAC)
the swimmers on this GRAND'MAISONValerie,17,Montreal(CAMO)
year's Commonwealth P0LINARI0Anne,26,Montreal(CAMO)
Games team will
Coaches:
have their pictures
BENNETTRandy,Victoria(IS)
and accomplishments BIDRMANJan,Calgary(UCSC)
included among the CONNORSJamie,Calgary(CP)
greatswimmersofour JOHNSONTom,Vancouver(UBCD)
LEBRUNBenoit,Montreal(CAMO)
past.
HowwellCanada'steamperformswill beuptoBrentHayden SNC/ScottGrant
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CANADIAN PERSONALITY RESULTS CANADIAN COMMONWEALTH TRIALS
RECORD SWIM FOR ERICA MORNINGSTAR Victoria,BC,Nov24-27(50m) 6 2:05.07 O'BrienNathaniel,22JJVPCS
7 2:06.40 FrancisCharles,17,CAM0
MEN 8 2:07.21 LangloisBruno,18,UL
JeffGrace 50METRES FREESTYLE 50METRESBREASTSTROKE
1 22.55 HaydenBrent,23,UBCD 1 28.64 DickensScott,21,UBCD
2 22.81 RoseMatthew,24,TRENT 2 28.82 BrownMichael,21,UCSC
The first event of the Commonwealth Games Trials provided a great 3 22.92 LupienYannick,25,UL 3 29.16 HuangMatthew,21,CAM0
deal ofexcitement. Not onlywas the race tightly contestedwith both 4 23.29 RussellColin,21,TO 4 29.24 KnabeMorgan,24,IS
GenevieveSaumurandEricaMorningstarswimmingstrokeforstroke 5 23.41 TomicicRyan,24,CAM0 5 29.49 ThiessenChad,20,UBCD
6 23.53 MonidDaniel,22,UNB 6 29.55 BoisMathieu,17,CAMO
theentiredistance, butitsawanenthusiasticenergetic 16-year-oldrewritethe 7 23.61 HortnessRichard,20,AMAC 7 29.63 BarnesWarren,20,SCAR
recordbooks. 23.87 GreenshieldsJoel,17.UCSC 8 30.14 WinkelmeyerKy,19,SFA
"Ireallywantedtocomehereandwinandmaketheteambecausethatiswhat 100METRES FREESTYLE 100METRESBREASTSTROKE
Ihavebeenthinkingabout,"commentedMorningstarwithagrinstretchingfrom 21 4499..8314 HLuapyideennYBarnennitc,k2,32,5,UUBLCD 21 11::0011..7818 BDircokwennsMiScchoatetl,.2211,.UUBCCSDC
eartoear. "Ididn'treallyexpecttobreaktherecord,butthatisalwaysnice." 3 50.14 RoseMatthew,24,TRENT 3 02.92 BoisMathieu,17,CAM0
Morningstarnotonlysurprisedherself,butshesurprisedmostofthecrowd 4 50.46 RussellColin,21,TO 4 03.70 HuangMatthew,21,UBCD
atSaanichCommonwealthPlacewatchingtheeventthatnight.Inthepastfew 5 50.90 SayRick,26,IS 5 04.86 ThiessenChad,20,UBCD
6 50.95 HankewichChad,24,G0LD 6 05.07 BarnesWarren,20,SCAR
years,Morningstarhasbeenoneofthebestup-and-comingjuniorswimmersin 7 51.39 GreenshieldsJoel,17.UCSC 7 05.28 BoulianneMichel,27,DD0
thecountry,butthismeetwasherintroductiontobeing,plainlyandsimply,one 8 1:01.42 HortnessRichard,20,AMAC 05.66 WinkelmeyerKy,19,SFA
200METRESFREESTYLE 200METRESBREASTSTROKE
ofthebestswimmersinthecountry.
1 1:48.95 HaydenBrent,23,UBCD 1 2:12.16 BrownMichael,21,UCSC
OnepersonMorningstardidn'tsurprise,though,washercoachjamieConnors. 2 1:49.53 SayRick,26,IS 2 2:15.44 BoisMathieu,17,CAM0
"Itreallywenttoplan.WewerelookingatgoingaCanadianrecord,whichwas 3 1:49.53 JohnsBrian,23,UBCD 3 2:15.91 DickensScott,21,UBCD
theplan. Ithoughta27.0anda28.5waswhatitwasgoingtotaketodoit;she 45 11::4590..9573 RHuusrsdelAlndCroeliwn,.2231,.TT0O 45 22::1291..0523 TBhoiuelsisaennneCMhiacdh,e2l0,,2U7B,CDDDO
wasalittlebitfasteronthewayoutbutcamebackina28.6." 6 1:51.79 HankewichChad,24,G0LD 6 2:22.62 WinkelmeyerKy,19,SFA
Sowhathas helpedthisyoungwoman makeherbreakthrough, notonly 7 1:52.53 GreenshieldsJoel.17.UCSC 7 2:23.72 JonesBryn,18,LAC
winningthe100freestyleinCanadian-recordtimebutalsowinningthe50freestyle 84001:M5E3.T14RELSupFiRenEEYaSnTnYicLkE,25,UL 8502M:E24T.R07ESMBonUaTcToERMaFrLcYo,18,TO
andplacingthirdinthe200freestyle? 1 3:49.77 HurdAndrew,23,T0 1 24.28 KindlerThomas,25,CAMO
Morningstar credits her success in the last year to her relationship with 2 3:53.51 CochraneRyan,17,IS 2 24.58 RudolfDarryl,21,UBCD
Connors andwhatshehasbeen able to learnwith his guidance. "Me and my 3 3:53.61 RussellColin,21,TO 3 25.09 SiouiAdam,23,UNATT
4 3:58.85 CreelDavid,24,UVPCS 4 25.15 HankewichChad,24,G0LD
coachworkreallywelltogether, andI thinkjustbecause I have gottenolderI 5 4:01.29 RushtonElliot,21,SKSC 5 25.21 CapraraStefano,22,NEW
havelearnedalotaboutthesport,justonhowtoraceandtrain,andIthinkthat 6 4:02.58 LavoieMalcolm,19,UBCD 6 25.22 BourdagesDominique,24,CAMO
thathasreallyhelpedme." 7 4:05.49 BetuzziRay,18,UCSC 7 25.40 GillespieKevin,19,UCSC
8 4:05.89 BlairAaron,20,UBCD 8 25.68 HortnessRichard,20.AMAC
Connorsfeelsthathersuccess isdue tothewaythatshe hasbeen able to 1500METRESFREESTYLE 100METRESBUTTERFLY
preparewithconsistencyandpurpose."Shereallydoesn'thaveanytroubledoing 1 15:25.35 CochraneRyan,17,IS 1 54.03 RudolfDarryl,21,UBCD
thosetypesofpracticesandsettingherselfuptoswimwell.Whenweareinpractice, 2 15:38.62 HurdAndrew,23,T0 2 54.29 SiouiAdam,23,UNATT
3 15:53.28 RushtonElliot,21,SKSC 3 54.59 KindlerThomas,25.CAMO
workingoneitherthefrontendoftheraceorthebackendoronthe200working 4 15:54.36 MaitlandKier,17,EKSC 4 55.45 HankewichChad,24,G0LD
onthemiddle50,shereallydoesn'thaveanytroubledoingwhatthegoalis." 5 15:57.94 CreelDavid,24,UVPCS 5 55.96 MurrayChad,24,UCSC
Nowthenextchallenge forMorningstaris internationalwaters. "I amso 6 16:08.88 LavoieMalcolm,19,UBCD 6 56.41 TaylorRobbie,24,LAC
excited;Iwouldliketomakethefinal,ofcourse,thatismyultimategoal." 78 1166::1149..1104 BPleonudirnyJAodnaamt,h1a6n,,1B6T,SCCSQ 87 5566..5846 MHaurrtrnaeyyNJiocrodlaans,,1179,,RUALPID
AfterpostingatimethatwouldrankherfifthintheCommonwealthinthe 50METRESBACKSTROKE 200METRESBUTTERFLY
100freestyle,andwithherfocusandsuperbpreparation,wemayonceagainsee 1 26.27 NgCallum,20,UBCD 1 2:02.91 SiouiAdam,23,UNATT
2 26.86 TaylorRobbie,24,LAC 2 2:03.03 BlouinJonathan,16,CSQ
Morningstar'sear-to-eargrininMelbournecomethisMarch.
3 26.89 CapraraStefano,22,NEW 3 2:04.24 MurrayChad,24,UCSC
4 26.94 WollachPascal,18,UCSC 4 2:05.64 VanDoormaalScott,18,GMAC
5 27.08 StrelzowDesmond,20,IS 5 2:05.87 BabiEndi,17,ESWIM
6 27.10 MillerKurtis,20,UWO 6 2:07.25 CuchPatrick,17,T0
7 27.28 HawesMatt,19,NKB 7 2:07.34 AlexanderRichard.18.IS
27.37 McLarenAlex,17,IS 2:08.08 LaflammeKevin,19,UL
100METRESBACKSTROKE 200METRESIND.MEDLEY
56.24 RoseMatthew,24,TRENT 1 2:02.03 JohnsBrian,23,UBCD
56.57 JohnsBrian,23,UBCD 2 2:04.49 AubryJonathan,20,CAM0
56.74 O'BrienNathaniel,22,UVPCS 3 2:05.08 BeaversKeith,22,R0W
56.90 HawesMatt,19,NKB 4 2:06.58 HartneyJordan.17.RAPID
56.98 StrelzowDesmond,20,IS 5 2:06.85 MurrayChad,24,UCSC
57.06 NgCallum,20,UBCD 6 2:08.12 HawesMatt,19,NKB
57.52 BeaversKeith,22,R0W 7 2:10.36 MurrayNicolas,19,UL
57.85 TappJake,17,L0SC 8 2:13.24 HyderCameron,23,UCSC
200METRESBACKSTROKE 400METRESIND.MEDLEY
2:00.00 StrelzowDesmond,20,IS 1 4:27.31 SayaoChuck,23,TO
2:01.67 BeaversKeith,22,ROW 2 4:28.79 AubryJonathan,20,CAM0
2:02.32 HawesMatt,19,NKB 3 4:29.78 HartneyJordan,17,RAPID
2:04.34 MillerRobert,20,UBCD 4 4:31.97 CreelDavid,24,UVPCS
Record in100freeforErica Morningstar 3NC/ScottGrant 2:05.03 TappJake,17,L0SC 5 4:34.84 LangloisBruno,18,UL
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