| July
26, 2008
Swimming Canada
Amanda McCormack
earns fifth gold at Age Group Nationals
CALGARY – Amanda McCormack
of Kingston, Ont., collected her fifth gold
medal on Saturday at the Age Group Nationals
swimming competition with a victory in the 200
backstroke in the girls 12 and under age class.
So far this week McCormack has also posted
wins in the 200 individual medley, 50 backstroke,
100 backstroke and 400 freestyle. Other winners
in the same age group Saturday were Amy Sun
of West Vancouver in the 200 freestyle, Charlotte
Philpotts of North Vancouver in the 100 breaststroke
and Olivia Feschuk of Hamilton in the 100 butterfly.
Marni Oldershaw and Sinead Russell, both of
Oakville, each earned a fourth gold winning
their 200 backstroke races in the girls 13 and
15 age groups respectively.
World junior championship medallist Amanda
Reason of Windsor, Ont., collected a third victory
in the girls 14 age group placing first in the
100 breaststroke and Michelle Williams of North
York is also up to three gold after winning
the 100 butterfly in the 16-18 age group.
On the men’s side, world junior team
member Curtis Lutsch of Calgary collected his
second victory of the meet taking the 100 butterfly
in the 17-18 age group. Jeremy Ramshaw of Mississauga,
Ont., Zachary Somjen of Vancouver and Dominique
Massie-Martel of Pointe-Claire, Que., were first
time winners this week in the age group taking
the 200 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and 200
freestyle respectively.
Up to three gold following victories on Saturday
are Chris Manning of Toronto in the 16 age group
after a win in the 100 butterfly, Chad Bobrosky
of Calgary after victory in the 200 freestyle
in the 15 age group and Kevin Bustamante of
Montreal who collected wins in both the 200
backstroke and 200 freestyle in the 13 and under
age group.
In the combined club standings, Pointe-Claire
Swim Club stands first with Cascade Swim Club
of Calgary second and Etobicoke Swimming third.
Competition ends Sunday
Full results at: https://www.swimming.ca/liveresults/08agnat/index.html
reprinted with permission
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