Close to 500 of the best swimmers in Eastern Ontario meet in Belleville for the 2014 Eastern Ontario Short Course Championships. 20 teams for around the region came together to vie for regional supremacy. The 17 Perth Stingrays competing swam their way to an 11th place finish with 958 points, only 36 points behind the 10th place team. Top performer was Megan Wheeler, 10, Perth. Megan won 4 gold and 2 silver medals. Megan’s gold medal swims were in 400 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley. Her silver medals were in 200 freestyle and 200 backstroke. Megan’s times in all 6 events have qualified her to compete at the 2014 Ontario Winter Festival in Brantford, February 15 & 16, 2014. The Winter Festival is the Ontario Championships for swimmers 13 years old and younger. Other multiple event winners were: Thomas MacMillan, 11, Perth, winning gold in 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly. Thomas also won two silver medals in 400 freestyle and 100 butterfly and a bronze medal in 100 backstroke and 200 butterfly. Thomas’ times in the 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly also qualified him to compete at the 2014 Ontario Winter Festival. Single event winners included Bailey Andison, 16, Smiths Falls, winning gold in the 100 breaststroke. Bailey’s time qualified her to compete in the 2014 Speedo Eastern Canadian Championships February 13 – 16, 2014 in Windsor, Ontario; Skylar Etherington, 10, Carleton Place, winning gold in the 50 backstroke and bronze in the 50 butterfly; Jonathan Miller, 11, Perth, winning gold in the 50 breaststroke and silver in 100 breaststroke; Lauren Miller, 12, Perth, winning gold in 400 individual medley and bronze in 200 breaststroke. Lauren’s time in the 400 individual medley and her 4th place time in the 200 individual medley also qualified her to compete at the 2014 Ontario Winter Festival. Other medalists included Owen Baillon, 11, Perth, winning bronze in the 100 butterfly, Andrew Machan, 11, Perth, winning silver in 50 freestyle and bronze in 200 & 400 freestyle, David Machan, 12, Perth, winning silver in 50 backstroke and 800 freestyle (both in club records). The relay team of Megan Wheeler, Chloe Fisher, Lily Thornton and Skylar Etherington also won bronze in the 4 x 50 freestyle relay. Courtney Wren, 13, Perth, also qualified for the 2014 Winter Festival with her times in the 100 & 200 butterfly.
Next up for the Stingrays are the 2014 Carleton Place Water Dragons Mid-Winter Melt, February 9, 2014 in Carleton Place; the 2014 Speedo Eastern Canadian Championships, February 13 – 16, 2014 in Windsor, Ontario and the 2014 Ontario Winter Festival, February 15 – 16, 2014 in Brantford, Ontario. Stay tuned for more great results!
Rod Agar
Head Coach
Perth Stingrays Aquatic Club
psacheadcoach@ripnet.com
613-264-9839
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