Marlin Teens Shine at Brantford Meet
News date: 11/18/2009The Guelph Marlins competed at the annual Swim International meet in Brantford last weekend. The meet drew numerous high caliber swimmers from across the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
Four of the Marlin thirteen year old girls shone at the meet: Haylie Burton, Riley Konrad, Katherine Stamp, and Samantha Stratford. In several events there were two or three of these young women racing together in a final. This group earned ten of the twenty-three individual Marlin medals, numerous top eight placing and personal best times. Samantha Stratford led the way finishing top eight in seven events, including three gold medals. Stratford also qualified for her first Eastern Cup time standard in the 200m IM and broke a meet record in the event. Riley Konrad finished top eight in six events, including two gold medals in the breaststroke. Stratford and Konrad both won two events with best times and large margins over the field. Burton and Stamp each earned four top eight spots with Stamp winning one gold medal, and setting a new club record in the 50m back leg of the relay.
Other notable Marlin highlights included: Austin Mulder qualifying for his first Eastern Cup time standard and swimming a huge personal best in the 200m back, Allyson Parson bettering the pool record in the 100m IM, and David Webb earning six top eight placings.
Top eight Marlin finishes at the meet are as follows:
Female 10 & Under
Allyson Parson: second (100m IM)
Male 10 & Under
Mike Bartle: fourth (100m fly, 200m free), fifth (50m free)
10 & Under Relay
Third (200m free), William Barrett, Matthew Milligan, Dimitri Papadedes, Bartle
Fourth (200m IM), John Allen, Milligan, Papadedes, Barrett
Female 11 Years Old
Emma Ball: fourth (100m IM), eighth (200m back, 100m fly, 100m back)
Amanda Hett: first (100m IM), fourth (100m breast), fifth (200m breast)
Male 12 Years Old
David Webb: first (200m back, 100m IM), third (100m breast), fifth (200m IM), seventh (200m free), eighth (100m free)
Female 12 Years Old
Danielle D’Aoust: third (200m back, 100m IM), fourth (100m fly, 200m fly)
Victoria Di Caro: sixth (100m fly), seventh (100m IM), eighth (50m free)
Sophia Papadedes: fifth (100m IM), eighth (100m fly)
11-12 Year Old Relay
Fourth (200m IM), Ball, Hett, D’Aoust, Emily Tucker
Seventh (200m free), Di Caro, Zina Fraser, Papadedas, D’Aoust
Female 13 Years Old
Haylie Burton: fourth (200m back, 100m back), seventh (200m IM), eighth (200m breast)
Riley Konrad: first (100m breast, 200m breast), fifth (400m IM, 200m back, 100m back, 200m IM)
Katherine Stamp: first (100m back), third (200m back), eighth (400m IM, 100m free)
Samantha Stratford: first (200m free, 400m IM, 200m IM), second (100m free, 400m free), third (200m breast), fourth (50m free)
13-14 Year Old Relay
Second (200m IM), fourth (200m free), Micaley Cromwell, Konrad, Stamp, and Stratford
Female 15-16 Years Old
Amber Baird: fifth (100m back)
Stephanie Papadedes: fifth (200m fly), seventh (100m fly)
Erin Stamp: first (100m breast), third (200m breast)
15-16 Year Old Relay
Seventh (200m free), Melody Bush, Corey McKillop, Papadedes, Stamp
Seventh (200m IM), Baird, Stamp, Papadedes, Olivia Bennett
Male 15-16 Years Old
Austin Mulder: sixth (200m back)
Male 17 & Over
Grant Harding: first (50m free, 100m free), second (100m back), third (200m IM), sixth (100m fly)