Swim News - March/April 2010 (No.312)

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NickJ. Thierry was the top Canadian at the men's NCAAs with a Oneofthe all-time greatCanadian swimming
secondinthe 100backtheweekbeforethePanPac clubs, Pointe Claire SC, has a new head coach in
ThePan-PacificTrialsinMontrealearlyApril Trials, found it tough to double from short-course RyanMallette,appointedlastfall.Theclubfinished
\\a> the highlight of this issue. \dam Sioui yards to long-course metres. His story of coming fourth at the Pan Pac Trials, itsbest showing in a
and Nikki Dryden were there to cover the fromLangley,BCfromagreatCanadianswimming decade.JustinFinney,aformerPCSCswimmerand
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event. After four days, 22 swimmers earned a spot dynasty grandfather Larry Tapp, a former coach,tellstheturnaroundstory.
onthePan-PacificTeam,but30spotsremainopen, President of Swimming Canada; fatherJay Tapp, Adam Sioui reports on the 2010 NCAA
tobeaddedinJulyatSummerNationalsinVictoria. a Commonwealth relay gold medallist in 1978; championships,forwomen first andthenformen.
There were high-level swims from Brent Hayden and mother Ma—ureen Sheehan, a 200 flyNational Heiswell qualified,ashewasa200freewinnerin
in the freestyle sprints, Ryan Cochrane in the winnerin 1978 istoldbyRussEwald. hisfreshmanyearatFlorida.
distance free, andAnnamay Pierse in thewomen's Craig Lord has been following closely the JuliaWilkinson tells herown storyofa major
breaststroke. The return to textile suits slowed worldwide parade of nationals and the emergence shoulder injur.' and how, after ayear off. shewas
everyonedownto2007levels. of17-year-oldYannickAgnel(FRA)asatopfreestyle rehabilitated and came back as a much better
Lauren Beard has compiled a very useful prospect.Incomparisonwithearliersuperstarssuch swimmer. Her story should be an inspiration to
directoryofsummercamps in Canadawith much asMattBiondi, PietervdHoogenband, andMichael manyotherswhowillundergothesameexperience.
detail, such as when, where, how much, andwho Phelps, Agnel's 1:46.35 was a national record and It'sarealtreattohaveherwritesoeloquentlyabout
is in charge. Ifthere areothercamps, please letus the world leader for 2010. We cover nine of the suchamajorordeal.JuliaendedherNCAAcareerby
knowforthenexttime. various nationals, and there is no question that winning the 100 freestyle in mid March, the first-
Our nutrition expertJoanne Malar, nowbased head-to-head racing remains the essence of the everindividualwinnerforTexasA&M.
inSummerland, BC,writesontipsforcleansingby sport. The chart on page 25 gives an idea of the Alex Baumann has been appointed the CEO
eatingclean. relativestrengthofthenationscovered. for the Canadian Olympic Committee's Own the
CecilColwintalkswithBobBowmanregarding Regretably, subscription and advertising rates Podium (OTP) in mid April. It's a great vote of
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how they approach his current preparation. There HST (harmonizedsalestax) kicksin inOntario.As in 1984.ThestoryistoldbyJeffGrace.Andthetwo
is a great deal of attention to detail and RTR— well,HeritageCanadahasnotannounceddetailsof BaumannsinMakingWavesinthisissueareindeed
relatingtrainingtotherace. itsnewmagazineATP (AidtoPublishers) program. thechildrenofAlex.Congratulationstoall.
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ofthewomenwillbetravelingtoIrvine,CA.
2010 PAN-PACIFIC TRIALS
Men'sFreestyle
22 SWIMMERS EARN SELECTION TO PAN PACS Brent Hayden, as he has many timesbefore,won the
50freestyleeasilyin22.50,droppingalmost2/10thsof
Cochrane, Hayden, and Pierse in a class of their own asecondfromthemorningsession. Still. Haydenwas
More spots to be filled at Summer Nationals at the end of July nIontstpeaardtoifcuslwarilmymhianpgpyo.n"tIopjuosfttwhaesnw'atters,moIowtahsptlonoiwgihntg.
through it abit. Mynewracestrategy I talked about
Adam Sioui with Tom (Johnson, his coach), didn't exactly go as
planned.HeandItalkedaboutgoingoutsmooth,but
Canada's best and hopefuls congregated in Iwasn'teventhefastestswimmerat20m.Sometimes
Montreal, QC, from March 31 to April 4 for whenyoudivein,youknowrightawayifit'sgoingtobe
abadrace, andthiswasoneofthem."OctavianPetre
a chance to represent their country at the
earned silver in 23.18, while Christopher Manning
upcoming Pan-Pacific Championships in Irvine, CA.
earnedbronzein23.26.
Qualifyingwassimple: win andyou go. Secondplace
Haydengovernedthefinalheatofthe100freefrom
mustbeundertheFINA"A"standard.Sinceno50swill
the get-go andneverlookedback, finishingin avery
becontestedattheupcomingcompetitions,thewinners
m impressive48.56."Ididn'treallyhaveatimeinmind
ofthe.50 eventswerenotselected.
comingintothemeet.''Haydensaid. "Afterswimming
mtheeerteP——erahbautppsfooirnittthweoamfsoscttohneptareetna,trtilhoyensdawftoiermmfmioranngaywassealtsehlclotewiteoerns ath4i9n.k3Iicnanthegomobrentiwnege,n Iat4a8l.k5e—dw4i8t.h7.T"oEmarlainedrisnaitdheI
year,though,thistimemighthaveseemedlikealong
than inyearspast,with the FINA2010 suits affecting
shotasHaydenbattledthroughconstantbackspasms,
theendresultsinsomeeventsmorethanothers.
somethingthathasplaguedhimforyears.ColinRussell
Preliminarysessionswereparticularlyslow,apoint
earnedthesilverin49.44.HaydenandRussellwerethe
thatwillhavetobeaddressedwhenitwon'tbesoeasy onlytwoswimmersunder51secondsinthefinal,with
tocruiseintofinals.Therewere,ofcourse,exceptions. TriplewinsforRyan Cochrane JoelGreenshieldswinningbronzein51.04.
On themen'sside,BrentHayden andRyanCochrane,
atthispoint,seemtobetheonlyseriousmedal hopes and BarbaraJardin (2:00.55). Saumurcame in more WithCanadianrecord-holderBrentHaydensitting
when the starsofthe Pacific Rim meet in California. focused on the 100 freestyle, but she still wanted to this one out due to his recurring back issues. Colin
Both are head-and-shoulders above what the rest of seea 1:59-"I justattackedtheturnsandputmyhead Russelltookcontrolearlyandfinishedthe200freein
Canada has to offer. Forthewomen,Annamay Pierse downattheend,"Saumurstated,speakingoftheclose a strong 1:48.35. "My strategywas the same, but it's
will looktocontinueherascentintotheinternational finish. "With Pan Pacs and Commonwealths coming definitely a little less stressful without Brent there."
spotlight, while Alexa Komarnycky had a very good up,though,alltherelayswillbegoing1:56sand1:57s, Three-time Olympian Brian Johns won the silver
meetandqualifiedformultipleevents. sowehavealotofworktodo." (1:48.91),butmissedtheFINA"A"timeby 19/100ths
Attheendofthefour-daycompetition,22menand Komarnyckywon the 400 m free title in 4:11.41. ofasecond.BlakeWorsleywasthirdin 1:50.25.
womenbookedtheirtickets.SwimmingCanadaplans She ledfrom thestart,builtabody-length leadatthe It was no surprise to see Cochrane winning the
tosendawhopping52-membersquadtothePanPac's 200 m mark and held that distance from there on. 400free.Whatdidsurprisehimwasthewayheracedit.
dhtoouwrbeievnesgrel,tehcemteeCdaa.nnTiahdniigsawntihlaSltuhmoavmpeerprehnaNlaiftnitJouhnleayl,ts.ienamVicsttiolrlian,eeBdC,s SStrtayemipanhgnatntoiheafiHnCdohemhveeerrrftwooarnsmfftihrnioirsmdhehidenrs4Oe:cl1oy5.nm7dp9i.icnHT4or:im1ae3l.sr6s7ui,sccasetnisldsl bk"uTntheewatpItlhhaaantdwptaoosinpttiocmkreyiatlllueypg.bs"uwiAelnrdednth'petictrkheiairltdluyaptnhhdaetfdotiuidrr.etdhu,ss5i0onsg,I
two years ago, but says that after more long-course springboardingoffthe250-mwalltodistancehimself
Women'sFreestyle training (she'sbeen atschool andtrainingatAuburn fromtherestofdiefield.Heactuallynegativesplitthe
"I just didn't feel sharp," Victoria Poon stated after University),thingswillrightthemselves. race.Hisfirst200was1:55.13;hissecond 1:54.29fora
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second, a huge advantage in the short sprint. In for herbest time and finished in 8:38.18 towin the 800. andBlakeWorsley(3:54.73).
silverwasJen Beckberger in 25.78, while 16-year-old "Coming into the meet, I was mostly focused on the Theothernine finalists in the800freeproved to
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Pacific schedulebywinningthe 100 freestyle toopen dropshas justbeen thefactthat I'm gettingstronger, wasclose;afterthathemethodicallypulledawayfrom
thesecondnightoffinals.Although abitslowerthan andwithmydistancebackground,I'mstillabletohold hiscompetitorsturningat 200in 1:56.54and5:5568
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sweepsinthe400and800.
Aswehavegrownaccustomedtoseeinthe 1500,
RyanCochranetookchargefromtheget-goandnever
looked back. Cochrane's time was 14:56.83, the best
time in theworld so far this year. His goal was to be
"inthe50sforthismeet,"somethingheachieved.This
wasverycloseto thetimes hesetduringtheOlympic
year. Knowing howhe finished in 2008, this is avery
promisingresult.KierMaitlandearnedthehard-fought
silver in 15:38.38, while Cochrane's teammate Sean
Penhalewasthirdwitha 15:39.49.
Women'sBackstroke
KatyMurdochwonthesprintbackstrokein29.21,with
SineadRussellsecondin29.28andTessSimpson—third
in 29.50. Battling a sic—kness, Julia Wilkinson the
recordholderinthe50m wasabsentfromtheTrials.
Luckilyforher, andotherswhoare notswimmingas
wellastheylike,asecondchanceawaitswhenSummer
NationalshappeninJulyinVictoria,BC.
Sinead Russell joined older brother Colin on
the team by winning the 100 back in 1:01.53, with 200 IM podiumwithSinead Russell, Erica Morningstar, and Stephanie Horner DevonSioui
Canadian record-holder Katy Murdoch second in
1:01.74. Murdoch was painfully close to the standard 100backstrokechampionandPanPacteam member It was a form of redemption for Paul Kornfeld,
neededforIrvine,CA,missingitby4/100thsofasecond. CharlesFrancisearnedsilver(2:00.54),whileNicholas the 2010 national champion in the 100 breast. After
Withanotheropportunitytomaketheteamlaterinthe Sinclairearnedbronze(2:00.56). finishingan agonizing3/100thsofasecondfromthe
summer, Murdoch should be feeling positive. Right Olympicteam in 2008,anda l/10thofasecondfrom
behindMurdochwasGabrielleSoucissein 1:01.76. Women'sBreaststroke theworld team lastsummer, Kornfeld finally touched
With many events struggling to make even one Former world record-holder in the event, Amanda first in 1:02.48, therebyearninghisspot to Irvine for
FINA"A"cut,thewomen's200backstrokefinishedwith Reason defended her national crown andwon the 50 thePan PacsinAugust. "IwantedtogettheFINA"A"
an incredible fourunderthestandard. Unfortunately, breast in 31.78. Itwasnoteasy, however, astherewas cut [1:01.57], so there'sdefinitely room to improve. I
only two make the trip. The gold medal went to attieforsilverwithAllison LongandAnnamayPierse don't justwant to go to Pan Pacs, I want to medal."
Canadian record-holderLauren Lavignain 2:11.36, a bothfinishingin32.12. In for second was 2004 Olympian Scott Dickens in
very good time for the relative newcomer. Genevieve World record holder in the 200 breast, Annamay 1:02.65,while 2008Olympian Mathieu Boiswasthird
Cantin was a close second in 2:11.74, while Barbara Piersewon the 100-m national title in 1:08.56. Itwas in 1:02.70.
'ardinwasthirdin2:12.50.SineadRussellattackedthe a relativelyeasywin time-wise for Pierse, who won a ScottDickensisthenationalchampioninthe200
racefromthestartandwasactuallyoutasecondunder medal inthiseventatthe2007PanAmericanGames. breaststroke.Dickenswoninatimeof2:15.37.Warren
Canadian record pace. The frontend caught upwith Ashley McGregor and Haylee Johnson, who finished Barnes won silverwith a 2:16.37, and Paul Kornfeld
hergradually,andshefinishedfourthin2:12.62. second and third respectively in 1:09.78 and 1:09.91, earned bronze with a 2:17.11. During the warm-up
both bettered their times entering the competition. for finals of the 100, Dickens battled stomach pains.
Men'sBackstroke Without a combined meet of all the countries in the These continued through the race and with 30 m to
Jake Tapp won the 50 m backstroke in 26.01. It was world,manythinkthatthisyearcouldbeadownone. go,heknewitwasn'tgoingtohappen.Toreplenishhis
a controlling victory for such a short race. Kelly With Pierse'stwobiggestrivals(USARebeccaSoni and energylost,hescratchedthe 50m breast, a move thai
Aspinallwassecondin 26.42,whileMatthewSwanston AUSLeiselJones) attendingthesamemeets,therewill ultimatelyworkedoutforhim.
earnedbronzein26.64. notbeathreatofaletdown.
Inthe 100back,CharlesFrancisbestedOlympian AnnamayPiersedefendedhe—rnational titlein the Women'sButterfly
Jake Tapp to secure his spot on the Pan Pac team. 200breastduringthefinal night though itprobably SandrineMainvilleclaimedthenationaltitleintheSO
Francis touched in 54.99, equaling his best time, set wasn't as easy as she would have liked. Pierse swam tly Mainville finished in 27.42,with silverto Katerine
lastyear. Whatbenefitted him the most over the past wellandpostedaverygoodtimeof2:24.76,althoughit Savardin27.51,andbronzetoChantalVanLandeghem
twelve months? Ironically, a shoulder injury. "I had wasfoursecondsoverherbest,aworldrecord-breaking in27.68.
tendonitisinmyleftshoulder,"Francissaid."Forabout swim from last year's World Championships. In for KaterineSavard wenl lor it from thebeginningof
a month in January and February, the only thing I secondwas anotherswimmerwhowas in the final at the 100fly,touchinglirsl atthehalfwa) point amionly
coulddowaskick,soI reallyworkedonstrengthening Worlds: Pierse's teammate Martha McCabe. McCabe increasingherleadasshebroughtithome.Shefinished
my legs, as well as my turns." Tapp went out strong (2:25.44)waswithin4/10thsofaseconduntil the 150 in59-80,apersonalbestandquiteamilestonetofinish
butcouldn'tholdoffthefast-chargingFrancis.Tapp's mark, when the champion pulled away to the final under 60 seconds. Touching second was Chantal
silver-winningtime was 55.52, and in forbronzewas margin.AshleyMcGregorwasalsoundertheFINA"A" Van!andeghem in 1:00.87, also abest time. Both girls
Mattllawes(56.07).TappmissedtheFINA"A"timeby time,buttouchedthirdin2:27.82. finished ahead of Canadian record holder \udre)
4/10thsofasecond. Lacroix (1:00.87). Both Savard and VanLandeghem
Afterhe finished the 200 back, Matt llawes leapt Men's Breaststroke areonh, 16yearsold Withtheirsuccessalready evident
outofthewaterandgaveafewfistpumps.Hewonthe Mathieu Bois won the 50 breast by touching first in hereal Mais,man) arebuzzingatthepotential results
national championship in 2:00.35. The time was nol 28.62.Asitwaswiththeladies,thesilvermedallistsfor and longevityofthesetwostars in themaking. "1 just
whathewasexcitedabout It wasslow," hesaid. It the men had the exact same time. Paid Kornfeld and love racing al ni—ght," VanLandeghem said. "It's my
was the first-place finish that had him grinning. The Warren Barnesbothsloppedtheclockal 28.81. fourth final here I had won a bronze in the SO m.
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centre], and I just wanted to be CANADIAN PAN-PACIFICTRIALS
thereforeverypractice,beontime
Montreal,31 Mar-3Apr,2010(50m)
foreverypracticeandsimplywork
on the things to make me faster." MEN WOMEN
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2:02.35. 2 23.18 Petre.Octavian.CAMO 2 25.78 Beckberger,Jennifer.WD
3 23.26 Manning,Chris,WRMS 3 25.83 VanLantteghem,Chamal.MANTA
00METRESFREESTYLE METRESFREESTYLE
Women'sIndividualMedley
48.56 Hayden,Brent.UBCD 55.35 Poon.Victoria.CNPPO
No one had heard much of Erica 49.44 Russell,Colin,DS 2 56.03 Morningstar,Erica,UCSC
Morningstar during the week. 51.04 Greenshields,Joel,UA 3 56.09 Mainville.Sandrine,TNTC
00METRESFREESTYLE 200METRESFREESTYLE
Shewonsilverin the 100freestyle 1:48.35 Russell,Colin.DS 2:00.30 Saumur,Genevieve.CNPPO
(where she is still the Canadian 1:48.91 Johns,Brian,UBCD 2:00.54 Jardin,Barbara,CNPPO
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butthisisgreat."Atsuchayoungage, 2010 PanPacTeam still most known for her freestyle, 2 3:54.07 Bagshaw,Jeremy,IS 4:13.67 Cheverton.Samantha.PCSC
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Canadas bestwomens flyer forsome MattHawes,24,GO to victory in 2:14.71. In second was 50MET2R6.E0S1BTAaCppK.STJaRkOe.KEL0SC 50MET2R9.E2S1BMAuCrKdSoTchR.OKKaEtelyn.UCSC
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Men'sButterfly ATlaenxyaaKHoumnakrsn,yc29k,y,UB20C,DIS aadndded800anfortehesetrylemegdoladls atnodtthhee 420000 2350M22E::T00R00.E.55S46BSFRirEnacAnlcSaiiTsr,,STCNhiRacOrhKloelEsa,s,CUNVPIPCO 2350M22E::T11R12..E75S40BJCRaaErndAtiiSnn.T.SBGTaerRnbeOavrKiaEe,veC.NUPLPO
Kelly Aspinall stopped the clock in AudreyLacroix,26,CAMO freestylesilver. HerIM time4:41.75, a 28.62 Bois,Mattiieu,CNPPO 31.78 Reason.Amanda.ESWIM
2of4.6a1steocwoinndtahhee5a0dfloy,faOllmyomstpi3a/n10Jtohes LMaaurrtehnaLMacvCiagbnea,,2211,,UUBBCCDD vparsetliimms.prHouvnekmse,nwthforowmasthleeamdoirnnginafgt'esr ME22T88..R88E11SBBKoaRrrEnnfeAesSl,dT.WSaTPraRrueOln,K,EUTCSSCC ME33T22..R11E22SLPBioRenErgsA,eS.ATlAlSniTnsoaRnmO,aKyUE,CSUCBCD
Bhmiaeserttb,.oocdhDBya(ra2t.n4od.c9.h0w)a.,hsaAsdtt,iltlsht.ii.sl.sp.loprnotoiitnntgsoahfavvetehrdeyj AVE,innccntoaarmiMaaoryPnoi„Pon,ineg,rsbst2ea5,r,,2'C6,,2N0U,PBPUCOCDSC w4t:hi4en2n.be7r1re.asitBnsatrrtbohakeera2p0oJ0ratridfoirnen,e,steyntlhdee,edberauorpnnzeiedn M111:::E000T222R...467E850SKDBBooiRircEsnk,feAenSMlsdaT,,tShSTPicaoeRutuOlt,,,KECUUNCBPSCPCDO M111::E000T989.R..957E268SJPMBiocRehGErnrsAseeSo.gnoTA,rSn.TnHaaRAysmOlhaKelyeeE.,y,UUPBBCCCSDDC
impressive mustache. His goal was to SineadRussell, 16,DS anotherbronze. 2:15.37 Dickens,Scott,UBCD 2:24.76 Pierse.Annamay,UBCD
simply find his stroke and work on 2 2:16.37 Barnes,Warren,TSC 2:25.44 McCabe.Martha,UBCD
wfraosntt-hiernddisnpe2e4d..97ChristopherManning GKaetneerviineeveSaSvaaurdm,ur1,7,2C2,SQCNPPO MInent'hseI2n0d0ivIiMd,uavletMereadnleByrian Johns 350M2E:T21R47..E61S11BAKUsoTprTinnfEaeRlllFd,,LYKPealully,,UUCBSCCD 350M2E:T22R77..E48S22BMMUacTiGTnrvEeiRglFloeLr,,YSAasnhdlreiyn,e.PCTSNCTC
Joe Bartoch owns the Canadian was out under Canadian-record pace at the 100-m 24.90 Bartoch,Joe.LAC 1 27.59 Savard,Katerine.CSQ
recordinhissignatureevent,the 100fly,setatthe2008 mark,butfell offslightlyfrom there. Hestill finished ME2T4,R9E7SMBaUnTnTiEnRgF,LCYhris,BRANT 100ME2T7R.6E8SVBaUnTLTanEdReFgfLiYem.ChantaiMANTA
OlympicTrials.Hehasn'ttouchedthattimesince,but inacompetitive2:00.71.TobiasOriwoltouchedsecond 53.26 Bartoch,Joe,LAC 59.80 Savard,Katerine.CSQ
feelsgoodabouthischancesleadingintothesummer. in 2:01.88, while Andrew Ford was a distant third in 2 54.47 Hirniak.Stefan.IS 2 1:00.71 VanLandeghemCtiauta,.MANTA
"Iwass—urprisedwiththetime.I'vebeentoocomplacent 2:04.77. In the fall,Johnstraveledtothe Universityof 3200ME5T4.R5E7SCBaUnTtiTnE,REFrLicY.UL 3200M1:E0T0R.8E7SLBaUcTroTiExR,FALuYdrey,CAMO
allyear cuttingbackweights, I'vebeen alittlelazy. Southern California where he trained with Olympic 1:58.97 Chetrat.Zack,OAK 2:10.83 Lacroix.Audrey.CAMO
I'vebeenatthetopofthiseventforafewyearsnow,and gold medallists Ous Mellouli, Kosuke Kitajima, and 1:59.44 Hirniak,Stefan,IS 212.26 Savard,Katerine,CSQ
it'saloteasiertotrytocatchsomeonethanitistokeep a plethora of other world-class athletes. He plans to M2:E0T2R.5E5SDIiNmDi.trMoEv,DLDaEvYid,UCSC M2:E1T2R3E4SHIuNnDksM,ETDaLnyEaY,UBCD
lookingoveryourshoulder."StefanHirniakwassecond returnthereatsomepointinthenextfewmonths. 2:00.71 Johns,Brian,UBCD 2:14.19 Morningstar.Erica.UCSC
in54.47,whileEricCantinusedhisearlyspeedtohold Using the emotion from a disappointing 200 2:01.88 Oriwol,Tobias,TSC 215.44 Russell,Sinead.DS
ontobronzein54.52. free, where he missed the team by a fraction, Brian 2M:E0T4R.7E7SFIoNrDd,MAEndDrLeEwY,GMAC M2:E1T5R.7E9SHIoNmDerM.ESDtLeEphYanie.UNATT
A big upset came in the 200. On paper, Stefan Johns added another 400 IM to his ever-expanding 4:15.54 Johns,Brian,UBCD 4:41.75 Komarnycky,Alexa.IS
Hirniakwastheclearfavourite.ZackChetrathadother resume. His time was a very respectable 4:15.54. He 2 4:22.35 Ford,Andrew.GMAC 2 4:42.71 Hunks,Tanya,UBCD
ideas, however. Hirniak led at the 50-m, 100-m, and was light years ahead ofAndrew Ford (4:22.35) and 34x1040:2M2E.T42REHSarMtEneDyL,EJYordRaEnL.AUYBCD 34x1040:4M8E.T12REJSarMdiEnD.LBEarYbaRrEa,LACYNPPO
150-m marks, yet couldn't hold off a fast-finishing Jordan Hartney (4:22.42),whobattled itoutforsilver 3:47.75 UBCDolphins 4:11.26 UnivofCalgarySC
Chetrat, who won the gold in 1:58.97, with Hirniak and bronze.Johns has had a long and storiedcareer 2 3:49.41 PointeClaireSC 2 4:12.37 PointeClaireSC
claimingsilverin 1:59-44.ForChetrat,an astounding in the pool: three-time Olympian; former world and 34x1030:5M0E.T02RETSorFoRnEtoESSTwYiLmECRlEuLbAY 34x1040:1M5E.T75RECSAFMROEEMSoTnYtLreEalRELAY
threesecondswasdropped from his previous best, set Commonwealth record holder; medals at World 3:25.97 UBCDolphins 3:47.44 ElobicokeSwimming
lastyear.Thekeytohissuccesswassimple:discipline. Championships andother international competitions. 2 3:29.26 PointeClaireSC 2 3:49.43 Univ.ofCalgarySC
"Just beingconsistent with everything I've done." He Onethingstilldriveshimandisoneofthereasonsfor 34x2030:3M0E.6T1REUSniFvRELaEvSaTlYRLoEugReEL&AYOr 34x2030:5M0E.T20REPSoiFnRtEeECSlTaiYrLeESCRELAY
adds, "I've been working with John Rogers [newly his prolonged presence, and the one thing that still 7:35.40 IslandSwimming 16.61 UnivofCalgarySC
appointed coach of the University of Toronto swim eludeshim:"IwanttobeontheOlympicpodium" 23 77::4328..5713 PUoniinvtLeaCvlaalirReouSgCe&Or 23 88:1186.5658 EPolionbtiecoCkleaiSrweiSmCming
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is thatshe has learned howto manage her n<
CANADIAN PERSONALITY
behindtheblocks."TheNorthAmericanChallenge
Cup gives kids exposure to the selection process
CHANTAL VANLANDEGHEM where every race matters," explains Tom. "Kids
makemoreoutofeveryrace."
TALENT AND SIZE EARN HER A FLY SILVER Chantalcreditsherparentswithabigpartofher
earlysuccess. "Herparentsdon'tcoddle herat all,"
Her potential is evident, but behind her striking build, positive attitude,
huge smile, and talent lies a solid foundation for success confirms Tom. "Her parents are strong in helping
her independence." Adds Chantal, "My parents are
notswimmers,butmydadtook me in thewaterat
Nikki Dryden a young age, It started as playing, but
my sister and I loved it and it led to us
Chantal VanLandeghem to joining the swim team." Chantal's
(MANTA) just turned 16, youngersisterTia is also 6'2" and at 1
stands6'2" andwonherfirst shejustmissedqualifyingfornationals.
national medal in an Olympicevent Like most swimmers, Chantal's life
atthePan-PacificTrialsinMontreal, is a lot of swimming, sleeping, eating,
earning silver in the 100 fly with and of course, napping. "Saturday naps
a 1:00.71 behind Katerine Savard are amazing; sometimes I am in bed
(CSQ). Her potential is evident, but forthree hours!" Butshe alsoenjoys her
behind her striking build, positive timeingrade 10."I likeschool,ofcourse
attitude,hugesmile,andtalentliesa itsucksbringinghomeworkontrips,but
solidfoundationforsuccess. my teachers are flexible. 1 go to a sports
Tom Hainey, a three-time schoolsoI getout20minutesearly."Her
Paralympian swimmer, has been future after swimming is still a work in
coaching Chantal for four years progress."Itchangesdaily!Ihaveabunch
at MANTA. He describes the team's ofoptions,butrightnowitisjournalism,
basic program not unlike many in education,orsportspsychology."
Canada, based on all four strokes Chantaldoesalotofracingtoo,with
with a 400/800 free focus, and most multiple finals and relays every night,
importantly,withaviewtothefuture. butsheneverseemstoslowdown,appear
"ItrainChantal,infactmyideawith DevonSioui tired, or stop smiling. At Pan Pac Trials
all thekidson theteam, isthattheir QUICK FACTS Chantal VANLANDEGHEM she picked up two bronzes 111 the "ill five
careerwon'tstopwithme,"saysTom. 'Chantal BIRTHDATE 5MAR1994 andSOfly,afourthplacefinishinthe 100back,
HEIGHT 182cm/6'2"
won'treachherfullstrengthuntilsheisover18, HOMETOWN Winnipeg,MB andanotherfinal inthe 100freetogowith her
soagoodportionotherimprovementwillcome REPRESENTS MantaSwimClub silverinthe 100tly"Itiseasytodolotsofraces.
whenshegoessomewhereelse,soherhorizonis COACH TomHainey I loveracingatnight. Inthemorning1 prepare
pushedback.ForChantal inparticular,because PASTCOACH DaveGuthrie bythinkingoffinalsandhowmuchaction ami
ofherheight, it will take time forherto getto 2010Trials3rd50free,7th100free,4th100back,2nd100fly excitementtherewill be."
fullstrength." 2009AustralianYouthOlympics2nd50free,2nd100back,1st100fly "FrominternationalmeetsI learnedhowto
While ChantaPs wingspan might help her 2009WorldTrials5th50free,5th 100back,5th100fly deal with the pressure and not get psyched out
in a fewyears, it iscertainly noteasy for a 16 LCProgression byotherswimmers,"but all those international
yearoldtomovethatheightthroughthewater, 201CH 5205f,r8e3e 10506f.r7e7e 1010:0b2a.c3k9 11:0000.7fl1y meetshavedonemorethancalmanybutterflies
buthercoachsaysshehassomethingevenmore 2009, 15 25.83 56.18 1:02.99 1:00.43 and prepareherforfinals. "You also learn how
important. "Asidefrom herphysical talent,she 2008,14 26.78 58.13 1:05.17 1:01.43 todealwithwhateverobstaclesarethrownyour
has an exceptional feel for the water...Her way." says Chantal who won goltl in the Hid
arms are still growing, so that 60.7 in the 100 andchin-ups."Thisyear1 startedaweightprogram fly, and three silvers at the Australian Youth
flyisashock, Ididn'tthinkshehadthestrength to too, and it has helped me hold the water more, I Olympic Festival lasl year "In Australia we had to
dothatyet." am not just limbs Hailing," says Chantal, Based stay at the | I between prelims and finals and we
"For Chantal, the major thing is 2012," in Winnipeg, Chantal benefits from the Canadian used matslosleep in thestands. II leachesyou thai
continues her coach, and that requires certain Sports Centre Manitoba, whose stall help with her youwon'talwayshaveitperfectandyouhavetostay
elementslikemakingtheseniorteam,but afterthat weight program. Impressively, shedoes it alone. "] piisitive1
hercareer stops with me. So we also look at 2016 dothembymyselfbecause I amtheonlyoneonthe With a world class swimmer as coach,
with the bigger, broader picture. It is important lor teamwhodoesweights,"saysChantalcasually. a national centre in her backyard, and great
her to still keep all fourstrokes competent, but let "She is mature in the manner she handles familysupport, it isonly time before Chantal Van
hergravitatetowhereshewants." situations, whether international or national Landeghem not only draws even, hut leaves her
Chantal has started to locus on building competitions," adds Tom, One of the benefits of competitors in herwake.
strength out ot thepool,doingmedicineballs, rope, so many international junior development meets
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getdistracted."Althoughshedoesadmitthatfreeis
CANADIAN CLUB PROFILE
probablyherbestandthatsheisamiddle-distance
swimmer, Ben thinks her four-second drop in the
CN PISCINE DU PARC OLYMPIC, HOMETOTHE NATIONAL 200IMwasprettyimpressive."Everyonethinksshe
CENTRE MONTREAL isadistanceswimmerbecauseshehadgoodability."
IN
saysBen."Buthersoulismoreofasprinter."
At CanadianTrials, CNPPO had five wins by four different Barbara thinks her biggest improvement has
swimmers with another four swimmers reaching the podium comefromherfinallylearninghowtoswim."Iam
alotstrongerthanIhaveeverfelt.IfeellikeIknow
Nikki Dryden butthatismotivation totrain harder." Fortunately howto swim now. It has taken me 11-12 years to
forCharles, the unique nature ofPan Pacs, which figure out howto feel what I want to feel, and it's
Montreal-C.N.PiscineduPareOlympique(CNPPO) allowsforunlimitedentriespercountryintheheats, reallyhelpingmeforthesprintevents."
was adorned in medals at the Pan Pac Trials in means thatonce he madetheteam in the 100, he Purportedly, she is the first swimmerto get in
Montreal this April. Under the guidance of coach can swim his premiereventwithout having to re- thewaterateachpractice,andBarbaraadmitswith
Benoit Lebrun, they had their best finish ever: five taperforsummerNationals. agushthatshelovesthissport."Iloveswimming.I
winsbyfourdifferentswimmerswith anotherfour Arriving from Cowansville, a small team in feelfreewhenIswim.IfIamangry.Itakeitoutin
swimmersreachingthepodium.Namedtotheteam the Eastern Townships of Quebec, being part of
thepool.Itdoesn'talwayswork,butItry."
heading to California for Pan Pacs are Olympians CNPPOhasbeen abigchangeforCharles. "I have Barbara actually loves a lot of things. She
Victoria Poon and Genevieve Saumur, and Charles been swimmingwith Ben for five years. The level loves Bollywood movies and Indian culture, and is
Francis. of training is motivating, and you can race each thereforeveryintentonmakingPanPacsanddien
Ben leads the group based at the National otherin training.Theprocessismore intense, and CommonwealthGamessoshecangotoNewDelhi.
CentreinMontreal. Heisatwo-timeOlympicteam wefocusondetails.Theprogramisawesome.Iam "IhavealwayswantedtogotoIndia!"Shealsoloves
coachfrom 1992and2008,andifthingsgoaswell surrounded by great swimmers, and it is a great darkcomedies andshewantstobe an actress. The
in Victoria, he could add any number ofhis crew motivation."
bestactingschoolinMontrealisinFrench,sosheis
to the Pan Pac roster. BarbaraJardin, 2009Worlds The training program for Charles is based on workinghardonherFrenchsoshecanattendonce
team member, finished with three bronze medals middle distance and he says he swims 4-6 km per
she finisheshighschool."I liketheideaofplaying
at the Trials; Gabrielle Soucisse was third in the workoutuptoninetimesaweek,dependingonthe anotherrole.Actorsresearch,understand,andtryto
100backandStephanie Homerearnedtwobronze week. "We do a lot of dryland, including weights, actouteverything."Heractingicon?"Ilikethestyle
medals.ThereisalsoOlympicbreaststrokerMathieu running, andfitnesswork.We haveonetrainerfor of Kristin Stewart. She iscool and collected, and I
Bois, who won the 50 and was third in the 100. weights, one for pilates, also a physiologist, and a appreciateherawkwardness."
Paralympian gold medallist Benoit Huot,whowill psychologist. Everyaspectofthesportiscovered. It At22,Charlestoohasdreamsoutsidethepool:
race at this summer's IPC World Championships, isanawesomepartoftheprogram." however,he ishappytofocuson swimmingforthe
completesthe trainingsquadthatswimsoutofthe Barbara also had to make some changes to timebeing."IcametoMontrealfortheswimming."
1976Olympicpool. her training. Barbara has been swimming with hesays.ButhealsocompletedCEGEPbeforetaking
Benforthelasttwoyearshavingpreviouslytrained timeofftotrainforthe2008OlympicTrials,andlast
1976Olympicpoolwell used under Paul Bergen. She acknowledges itwas quite yearhe receivedadegreein hotel management"I
TheMontrealNationalCentreisalsohometoseveral atransitionfromPaultoBen."I hadtochangemy reallyappreciatedmyexperience,soIwouldliketo
other Canadian national-team programs. Synchro whole lifestyle. Paul was more old school, Ben is workinthatareaoneday.maybeachef. I'm reallv
swimmers, divers, and short track speed skaters more technical, and he reallyworks on speed and opentothatbusiness.
all train under the same roof. "All that greatness turns. It is notjustswimming, but all training:we "NowIamfull-timeswimmingandIamreally
training in one place," says Charles Francis. "It doweights,running,anderg." enjoyingthisyear."saysCharles."I mightgetabit
is great to be part of such a high standard and Ifyoucannotquiteplaceanametoaface,you bored this summer, but after last year,when I was
program,itisawesome." will not miss BarbaraJardin on a pool deck. No full-time swimming and student, itwas intense. It
BybeingbasedattheCentre,theswimteamhas matterwhat,shewillbetheonesmiling.Shedoesa isnicetofocusononethingandachievemygoals
access to a host ofsupport staff. "We have special lotoflaughingtoo,andcheeringonherteammates. insteadofmissingby l/100th. Ienjoybeingafull-
trainers, andWayne Halliwall is ourpsychologist," Ben describesthisjoiedevivre: "Shehasareal joy timeathlete."
saysBarbara."It'sfun!Wemostlytrainatthesame forswimming unlike anyone I have evercoached. For 18-year-oldBarbara, herfamilyisasource
timeasthedivers. Itiscool toseeothersports and Yes, she is always smiling. It is just that she loves of strength. "My family is awesome. My mom is
howthey train.Just to do what theydo is insane!" swimming." awesome. I don't have a license, so she drives me
Halliwellhappenstobethesportspsychologistwho everywhere.Ihadmylearner'spemiitandstartedto
helpedseveralWinterOlympiansownthepodiumin ForJardin it'sall in thefamily drive,butIwasdrivingtoofastonedayandcrashed
Vancouver, including Alexandre Bilodeau,Jennifer You might also know Barbara because her aunt into a snow bank. Eversince then. I am scared to
Heil,andJoannieRochette. isAnneJardin, a double bronze relay medallist at drive,butmymum.shetellsmeIhavetotryagain
Franciswon the 100backandpickedupsilver the 1976 Olympic Games. But most likely, it is her Sheisalwayssosupportive,shegiveseverythingfor
in the 200 attheTrials. "I was hopingto go faster, swimming. "I like to swim back and 200 IM, but
us."
undertwominutesinthe200back. Iwanttoaddit nowIwouldsaythe200backismyfavoritebecause Itisraretofindaswimmerwithdreamsoutside
atPan Pacs.The 100wasasurprise,but I honestly youcan'tseeanyone.Iloveracing,butwhen Irace the pool. However. Barbara has them in the water
expectedafastertime, abetter ranking in the 200, and see people, I get distracted; in back,you can't too;thehardparthasbeengettinghertoreinthem
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