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Women's 50backstroke:
reminding you of how to change your technique alltime.
28.19JaninePietsch,GER,Berlin,May25 duringpractices. A great Canadian coach wrote in 1975, "I
betters28.25SandraVolker,GER,2000 Willthiswork? have encouraged each of my swimmers to think
CANADIAN Itwillonlyworkifyoutaketheresponsibilityto of himsel—f as an assistant coach in charge ofone
coachyourself. Nomatterwhatyourcoachsaysor swimmer himself. This approach has produced
Women's 100backstroke:
does,hecannotforceyoutodoanything.Yourcoach someremarkablyindependentandsuccessfulathletes.
1:01.93ErinGammel,UCSC,Montreal,May1 maycoaxyou,demandthebestfromyou,butheor (HowardFirby,HowardFirbyonSwimming,p.19,
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2005 CANADIAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIALS awholenewattitudeanddeterminationtodowell."
ReimerisalsohappywithTanya'simprovementand
GAMMEL BETTERS OWN RECORD theideaofnotbeingtheonlydistanceswimmeron
theCanadianteam.Reimerisoneofthetopfreestylers
acrosstheboard,butherheartliesinthelongerraces.
Local favourites rise to the occasion and veterans
"Ireallylikethe800and 1500, itjustcomestome
come back in style morenaturallyinthoseevents."
Women'sBackstroke
Nikki DrydenandJustinFinney Women'sDistanceFree WorldShortCourseChampionandlocalstarJennifer
Asexpected,BrittanyReimer(SKSC)sweptthedistance Carroll(MEGO)wasoffherownpersonalbest,butfast
MONTREAL-AudreyLacroix,JenniferCarroll,Sophie freeevents. Inthe400,sheledrightfromthestart, enoughtomaketheteamwithher29.17wininthe
Simard, Thomas Kindler, andYannick Lupienwill winningin4:13.05, almostafullsecondunderthe 50back.JennaGresdalelookedlikeshewouldgetin
representCanadaintheirhometownthissummerat qualifyingstandardof4:13.94."Ihavebeen2seconds forthesecondspot,butwasout-touchedby100-back-
theWorldChampionshipsinMontreal,whileSimard fasterinthiseventthisyear,"saidaconfidentReimer. winnerErin Gammel (UCSC) 29.36to 29.45. Both
joinsveteransChristinPetelskiandKellyStefanyshyn "I am happyto make the team and I am looking wereunderthecut,butunfortunatelyforGresdale,
with hard-earned comebacks. Twenty-one pool forwardtotherestofmyeventsthisweek.Hopefully, only the top 2 earn selection. "Iwasn'tconcerned
swimmersandthreeopenwaterathletes(TanyaHunks Icangooutasclosetomy400freetimeaspossible withthetime;Ijustwantedtomaketheteam,"said
is doing both) will represent Canada this summer later thisweek in my 800 freestyle." TanyaHunks Carroll. "With the way Erin's been swimming this
undertheleadershipofnewCEOPierreLafontaine. (HYACK)wassecondin 4:15.38. week, I knewIhadtobethefirstgirltothewallto
HispresenceattheTrialscouldn'tbemissed, ashe Reimertookanearlyleadinthe800aswell,but doit. Iwasdisappointedwithmyperformanceinthe
buzzedaroundthepooldeckspreadinghismessage shecouldn'tquitebreakfreefromaresoluteHunks, 100backstrokeandtherewasalotofstresstonight.I
ofimprovingCanadianswimming. Ontheopening who finally had the meet she's been dreaming of. knewthiswasmylastchanceandIwantedtomake
night, Lafontaine gave aheart-feltwelcome to the Reimerwasabletohangonforthewinin8:38.05, theteamformymother.It'sawaytothankherfor
swimmers,coaches,officials,andfansalike."Weare butHunk's8:42.73tiedthestandardandearnedher alwaysbeingthereformeandbringingmetothose
proudofourCanadianswimmerswhoarehere.Let's aspotontheWorldsteam.Reimerwonthe1500ina 5a.m.practices."
swimfastandlettheTrialsbegin."Thereweremany timeof16:27.75,wellunderthequalifyingstandard AfternearlybreakingherownCanadianrecord
newyoungfacesonthepodium,andwhilenonemade of16:44.75."Iamhappywithmytime,"saidatired in the morning, all eyeswere on Erin Gammel in
thetough timestandards, thefuturelooksbrighter Reimer."Ihavenotswamthisraceinoverayearand thefinals.Gammeltookoutthefirsthalfofherrace
forCanadianswimming. Iamhappytogettheswimin." 3/10thsfasterthanhermorningswim,turningtiedfor
Hunkswas also underthe qualifyingstandard firstatthe50in30.19withJenniferCarroll.Gammel
WOMEN'SCOMPETITION withhertimeof16:36.60."AftermissingtheTeamlast hadthebestsecondhalf,closinginastrong31-74to
nightbysolittle [inthe400free],Itoldmyselfthat breaktheCanadianrecordandqualifyfortheteam
Women'sSprintFree todaywasanewday,"saidHunks. "I refocusedand with a 1:01.93- "I was extremely pleased with my
JennaGresdal(ESWIM)sweptthe50and100frees,but Iwanteditbadenoughtoswimasfastaspossibleto race,"saidGammel. "Ifeltsolidandcontrolledthe
missedboththetimestandards.Her50freein25.82 getontheTeam."ForHunks,thissuccesshasbeena entireway.Goingunder1:02wasoneofmygoalshere.
waslessthan2/10thsoffthestandardandher56.38 longtimecoming."It'sabouttime,"shesaidsmiling. It'sveryexciting,andthefactIqualifiedforaWorld
in the 100was less than 4/10thsoffthecut. Laura "After2000OlympicTrials,Iswamforayear,butwas Championshipinmyhomecountrymakesit10times
Nichols(TO*)wassecondinthe50in25.93,followed so discouraged that I took a year off. During that better.Myplanistogoevenfasterinfrontofourhome
byLauraPomeroy(TO*)in26.00.ForNichols,itwas time, I realized how much I lovedswimming and fans.Mylast25usedtobemyweakness,butoverthe
abittersweetendingtoalongandsuccessfulcareer. thatIwantedmorefromthissport.Icamebackwith pastcoupleofseasonsithasreallyimprovedandwas
Whileshewouldhavelovedtoendonateamselection,
shefinishesasthefastest50freestylerCanadahasever
had.Sixteen-year-oldEricaMomingstar(CPSC)had
afantastic 100freetocomeinsecondin56.53,just
aheadofJenBeckberger(AAC) in56.60.
SophieSimard(UL)hasbeenswimmingthe200
freeforthelastdecade, butat26,shefinallybroke
2minutes. Herwinningtimeof1:59-97wasjustoff
MarianneLimpert'sCanadianrecord,whichshehopes
togettothissummer. "Iwantedtofinishmycareer
onahighnoteandobviouslywithMontrealhosting
theWorlds,itwasabigreasonformetocontinue,"
saidSimard."Iwasveryconfidenttonightbecausemy
trainingwasgoingsowell.Iwasparticularlypleased
withtherhythmofmyrace.Nowmyplanistobreak
theCanadianrecordattheWorlds."
Erin Gammelswam1:01.93inthe100back MarcoChiesa
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"I wasvery angry about not qualifying in the 100
breaststroketheothernightandthatmotivatedme
evenmoreforthisrace. Itfeelssogoodtomakethe
team.It'stheconfidenceboostIneeded."
Women's IndividualMedley
Therewereafewleadchangesinthefirst 100until
ElizabethWarden(TO*)tookoverinthebreaststroke
anddidnotlookbackfromthere.Wardenfinishedin
2:16.34,underthequalifyingstandardof2:17.34."I
washopingtogoa2:14","saidadisappointedWarden.
"Iamhappywiththefactthatmybreaststroke,which
istheweakestpartofmyIMinrecentyears,allowedme
topullawayfromthepack.It'sstillearlyandIhave
lotsoftimetopreparebeforeMontrealthissummer."
Finishingsecond intheeventwasMichelleLandry
(UBCD) in 2:17.60, and three time Olympian and
OlympicsilvermedallistMarianneLimpert(CAMO)
wasthirdin2:17.70.
Quebec'sAudreyLacroixsweptthe100and200butterfly MarcoChiesa In the 400 IM, Wardenwas out to qualify for
thedifferencetonight." Finishingsecondwas Kelly Inthe200fly,Lacroixmadesureshegotunderthe her third event for this summer's World Champs.
Stefanyshyn(UBCD)in1:02.94,andtiedforthirdwere standard.Takingcontrolfromthedive,Lacroixwon She tookthe race outstrong, putting real distance
JennaGresdalandJenniferCarrollin 1:03.23. byfourbody-lengthsandcameinunderthestandard betweenherselfandthefieldonthebreastleg. She
KellyStefanyshynusedher100speedforasurprise of2:12.28withher2:10.99-Downingfinishedsecond wasswimminginclearwateruntiltheend,touching
wininthe200back.Shehasspentthelastfourmonths in2:15.93,butwaswelloffthestandard.Lacroix,who justshyofthe4:48.23standardwithher4:48.75-But
studyinginPerth,Australia,andwhileshehasbeen withoutfailisalwaysthehappiestofathletes,said,"It itwasthebattleforsilverthathadthecrowdontheir
training,ithasn'talwaysbeenthefirstthingonher feltawesome!Therewasalotofstressformeheading feetas 15-year-oldAlexaKomarnycky(ESWIM) and
mind.Sheshockedevenherselfbywinningtherace intothefinal,butIwasalwaysincontrolofmyrace. 16-year-oldStephanieHorner(BBF)swamstrokefor
in2:14.36."Ididone200backallyearandIhaven't Ididn'thavemybeststart,butIkeptconfidentand stroke. Komarnycky got out on Horneron the first
beentrainingforit,"sheaftertherace,admittingthat finishedstrong." freelapandwasabletohangonforsecond,despite
shealmostdidn'tswimtheeventbutfiguredshewould afast-chargingHorner.Theytouchedin4:51.16and
enteritforfun."Iwenta2:22thatonetimeIdidthe Women's Breaststroke 4:51-32,respectively.
200thisyear,andwasallbutretiredfromthesport.I At 33, Lisa Blackburn has been swimming longer
don'tknowwherethatcamefrom!"Inforsecondspot than some ofhercompetitors have been alive, but MEN'SCOMPETITION
andalsounderthestandardwasLizWarden (TO*) ithasn'tstoppedherfromcontinuingasoneofthe
with 2:14.64, justout-touchingthenational record country'sfastest.Shewonthe50breastin32.92,halfa Men'sSprintFree
holderJenFratesi(ROW),whoequaledthestandard secondoverthestandard.Inforsilverwas16-year-old Whilethe50freeisoftenconsideredthemarqueeevent
in2:14.68,butmissedtheteam. JillianTyler(CASC)with33-06,andMichelleLaprade ofswimming,nomenwereabletogetunderthefast
(CAMO)wasthirdin33-09-VeteranChristinPetelski cut.MattRose(TRENT)isthenationalrecordholder
Women's Butterfly (UVPCS) was a tenth of a second faster than her
Kelly Stefanyshyn, fresh offherbigwin in the 200 morningswim in the 100 breast, butwas justover
back,justmissedaddinganothereventtoherWorld the qualifying standard. Petelski's time of 1:10.34
Champs schedule. She won the 50 fly in 27.63 to was35/100thsoverthecutof1:09-99-Blackburnwas
AudreyLacroix's (CAMO) 27.64. Bothwomenwere secondin 1:10.91 andTylerwasthirdin 1:10.99-
overthe27.39standard.Despitemissingthecut,Kelly Noneofthewomenmadethecutinthe50or100,
waspleasedwithherimprovement."Iamhappy,but buttwogotunderinthe200.KathleenStoody(SFA)
I thinkIcanbebetter. I'vegottostartgoing26sto hasslowlybeensolidifyingherplaceasthenation's
getcompetitive;that'sreallyjustthespeedofthefirst topbreaststrokerandshefinallygotthere,winning
50ofmy100." the200in2:30.63forherfirstWorldChampionship
Lacroixdidnotdisappoint,however,winningboth team. "I knewthestandardwaswithinmyreach,"
the100and200fly.Inthe100,Lacroixwasfirstatthe saidStoody. "Andtheatmosphereissogreatinthe
50witha28.34yetcameupshortofthequalifying finalswith thefansthatitgetsyou reallyexcited."
standardof1:00.08,clocking1:00.57forthewin."I Petelski, a 1996 and 2000 Olympic finalist, is still
feltverystrongthroughouttherace,"saidLacroix."It postingtoptimesandsecuredherplaceonyetanother
wasasolidswim,whichsetsmeupwellformy200 nationalteamwithhersilver-medalswimof2:30.78.
laterthisweek." FinishingsecondwasStefanyshyn Petelskinearlyquitlastyearduetoabackproblem
with 1:00.80,andthirdwenttoMackenzieDowning thataffectedhertraining,butshereturnedinOctober
(UVPCS)withhertimeof1:00.81. after taking up yoga, which helped ease the pain. Threefinalsfor16-year-oldStephanieHorner
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fallduetoahandinjuryhesustainedinAthens,Hurd
isonhisthirdtaperoftheseasonand,whilepleased
tomaketheteam,hesummeduphisfeelingsinthree
words: "Iamexhausted."
Withtherecentdecisionofnationalrecordholder
KurtisMacGillivarytocompeteforhisnewhomeof
Australia, the 1500freeiswideopenforanewstar.
Sixteen-year-oldRyanCochranemightjustbethat
man.Itcouldtakeafewmoreyearsforhimtodevelop,
buthis800and 1500timesaresolid. His 1500was
15:44.21 andwasoffhisbestandoverthecut, but
importantforwhatitrepresented. "Iamveryhappy
withthenationaltitle. Itwasabitoffmybesttime,
butnotmuch. It'sbeenaprettyhardmeet,sofora
1500 and the lastday, I am happy." In forsecond
wasEliotRushton (SKSC) in 15:46.15, followedby
JarrodBallem (UCSC) in 15:55.18. Despitemissing
thecutinthepool,Ballemwillcompetethissummer,
ashealreadyqualifiedforthe5kmand10kmopen-
BrentHaydenswept100and200 MarcoCtiiesa waterraces.
andhasthespeed,butwasjustoverthestandardof that Iwas really happywith. I thinkoncewestart
Men'sBackstroke
22.63 with his 22.77. Inforthe silverwasYannick racingalotmoreleadinguptotheWorlds,it'sgoing
Lupien (UL) with 22.91, followed closely by Brent tocometogether.ButgivecredittoBrent,that'sthe Riley Janes (NRST) was the closest swimmer to
Hayden(UBCD)in22.92.Inthe100free,RickSay(IS) firsttimeinawhileI'vebeenbeatenatthenational thestandardinthe 50,butjustmissedtheteamby
gotintothemixaswell.SayhasbeenoneofCanada's levelinthisrace."BothHaydenandSaywereunder l/100thofasecondwithhis26.14.Hisformercollege
topfreestylersforthelastsevenyears,dominatingboth the qualifyingstandard of 1:50.24. Finishing third teammateMattRose(TRENT)wassecondin26.20,
the200and400freeformostofthem.Butwithhis just l/100thoverthequalifyingstandardwasColin followedbyCallumNg(UBCD)in26.26.Inthe100
focus nowturnedto the shorterevents, hismatch- Russell (TO*). back,Rosehadasolidmorningswimof56.11,just
upswithBrentHaydenarehighlyanticipated.Inthe overthe55.97qualifyingstandard.Atnighthetook
100,itwasHaydenwhogothishandonthewallfirst Men'sDistanceFree itoutstrong,yetfadedthe last 15 metresfinishing
with 49.63 to Say's49.67, butboth menwill swim Itwasahead-to-headbattlebetweenteammatesColin in56.54andwasoffthecut.
theeventthissummer.InforthirdspotwasYannick RussellandAndrewHurd(TO*)inthe400free.Russell Only200backwinnerKeithBeaversqualifiedfor
Lupien (UL),whowas happywith his lifetimebest hadaslimleadtheentireraceuntilmakinghismove Worlds.Hewonin2:00.13,andinforsecondspotin
of49.89. "Iwasgoingforgold," saidLupien. "But inthelast100(57.62) finishingin3:52.81andunder apersonalbestwasDesmondStrelzow(UBCD)with
I'mstillpleasedtomaketheteam andbeonwhat theselectiontimeof3,:53-10.Russellwaspleasantly 2:01.38. While itis hard to be disappointedwith a
Ibelievewillbe amedal-contendingrelay.PlusI'll surprised abouthisperformance. "I thoughtthat I best time, the 6'107208cm Strelzowwas just over
experiencesomethingveryrarebyracingataWorld would have a better chance in the 200 free," said thestandardof2:00.95.
Championshipsinmybackyard." Russell. "I amveryproudtobethefirstmemberto
Sayand Haydenwere theonestowatch in the make the team." Hurd just missed the qualifying Men'sButterfly
men's200free aswell. Both hadeasyswims inthe standard,finishingin3:54.62. The 50 fly was a showdown between seasoned
NationalTeamveteranMikeMintenko(UBCD) and
morningandbothweregeareduptoraceeachother Inthe800,Hurdledfromstarttofinish,winning
inthefinal. Itwasatightrace,withHaydentaking gold andsecuringhisspoton thissummer'steam. hometownfavouriteThomasKindler(CAMO).Both
theracein 1:48.17toSay's 1:48.35. "It'smysecond His time of 8:05.55 was
lifetime best time ever," said a satisfied Hayden. well under the 8:07.51
"ThisisexactlywhereIwanttobeatthispointinmy standard, which second-
training.When I sawRickgooutthatfast, Ididn't place-finisher Ryan
panicandstucktomyraceplan.Youcanonlycontrol Cochrane(IS)justmissed
whatgoesoninyourownlane,andIputupasolid with his 8:07.80. Hurd
time.It'sgreatcompetitiontohaveRickoutthereto arrived in Montreal fresh
race against." Sayseemed to be on the same page offhis senioryear at the
asHayden. "I havebeen trainingmoreforthe 100 University of Michigan,
free,"saidanoptimisticSay. "Wehaven'tdoneany where his new coach
racinglikethatthisseasonanditfeltgoodtogetup Bob Bowman and new
andswimsomefastcompetition.Thereisstill alot teammateMichaelPhelps
oftimetil [theWorlds] togetpreparedforthe200. havemadeadecidedmark
Iwished I hadbeenalittletougherattheend, but ontheprogram.Outofthe
ontheotherhand,therewerealotoflittleelements waterforthreemonthsthis
YoungestwinnerRyanCochrane, 16in1500free MarcoChiesa
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