A busy weekend for our competitive swimmers

Congratulations to the Guelph Marlins for ranking second overall in the January 15/16 meet in London. Great swimming everyone! Congratulations to Sophia Papadedes who qualified for provincials in the 100m fly! The following swimmers were ranked top 3 in their events:

Victoria Malolepszy: second (50 breast)

Rachel Plant: second (100 breast)

Kael Prickett: second (200 back), third (400 free)

Emma Ball: first (50 back, 100 back, 100 fly), third (100 free)

Erica Chan: third (50 back)

Amanda Hett: second (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM) third (200 back, 400 IM)

Allyson Parson: first (50 fly)

Sydney Natale: second (50 fly)

Maja Menegotto: third (50 fly)

Victoria DiCaro: first (50 free), second (50 fly), third (100 fly)

Emily Tucker: first (400 free), second (50 free), third (100 back, 200 back)

Tatjana Vuk: second (50 breast), third (50 back)

Danielle D’Aoust: first (50 fly, 100 fly, 200 IM, 400 IM), second (200 back)

Sophia Papadedes: second (100 fly, 400 IM), third (50 fly)

Marcus Beckstead-Holman: second (50 back, 100 back)

Jaxon Konrad: first (200 breast), second (200 back, 100 breast, 200 breast)

William Beckstead-Holman: first (100 fly)

Russel Burton: second (100 fly)

James Steele: second (50 free, 100 back), third (50 back, 200 breast, 200 IM)

William Barrett: second (100 free, 200 back, 200 breast, 200 IM), third (100 breast)

Mike Bartle: first (50 free, 400 free, 50 breast), third (200 IM)

Matthew Milligan: third (50 breast)

David Webb: first (100 free, 200 free, 100 back, 100 fly, 200 IM, 400 IM)

William Quosai: third (50 fly)

A large group of Guelph Marlins proved that they swim fast whether in a brand new pool or the old McMaster Univeristy pool that hosted the Joanne Malar meet last weekend. Building at McMaster for a new ten lane pool to support the aquatics requirements for the 2015 Pan Am Games will soon be underway. The Marlins look forward to having top international level facilities nearby.

There were numerous personal best times posted at the meet with the following four swimmers earning best times in all of their events: Matthew Allen, Emma Barrett, Corey McKillop, and Matthew Steele. The following swimmers also qualified for additional provincial events at the meet: Micaley Cromwell (200m free), Jacob Kukovica (800m free), and Hayden Moffat (800m free).

Top six marlin finishes were as follows:

Alexandra Ball: first (200m fly), fourth (100m fly, 200m back), sixth (400m free)

Emma Barrett: first (100m fly), second (200m back, 50m fly), third (100m back, 200m IM), fourth (400m IM)

Camilla Brenchley: second (200m breast), third (100m breast), sixth (100m free)

Riley Konrad: first (200m back, 200m IM), second (800m free), third (400m free)

Rachel Piccoli Kuscke: first (50m breast), second (50m back), fifth (100m free)

Katherine Stamp: first (100m back, 50m fly), second (100m free), fourth (200m free), fifth (800m free)

Samantha Stratford: first (100m free, 200m free, 400m IM), second (100m back)

Kyra Tobin: third (50m back), fifth (100m fly, 200m IM)

Matthew Giraldo: first (100m back, 50m breast), third (50m back), fourth (200m IM), sixth (100m free, 200m free)

Matthew Steele: first (100m free, 1500m free, 50m back, 200m IM, 400m IM), second (200m free), third (400m free)

Matthew Allen: first (100m free, 400m free, 800m free, 100m back, 200m back, 100m breast, 50m fly)

Hayley Burton: first (200m IM, 400m IM, 100m back, 200m back, 50m breast), third (100m fly)

Micaley Cromwell: first (50m free, 100m free, 200m free, 400m free, 1500m free, 50m fly, 100m fly)

Anna-Maria Lojko: first (200m breast), second (50m breast, 50m back), third (200m back), fourth (100m back)

Mercedes Mulder: third (50m back), fourth (400m free), fifth (100m fly)

Alica Webb: second (200m fly), third (100m back, 400m free), fourth (100m fly, 200m IM)

Jonathon Denoon: first (200m free, 100m fly, 400m IM), second (1500m free, 200m breast), third (50m free), fourth (400m free)

Dylan Lyons: first (50m back), second (200m free), third (100m back), fourth (100m breast), fifth (400m free, 100m free)

Olivia Bennett: first (50m breast)

Corey McKillop: first (200m breast), second (400m free, 100m fly, 200m fly, 200m IM), third (400m IM)

Shannon Scott: second (100m breast), third (200m free, 100m fly), fourth (100m back), fifth (100m free)

Aidan Chalifoux: first (100m breast),f ourth (200m free), sixth (200m IM)

Jacob Kukovica: first (800m free)

Mateo Mejia: fourth (50m back)

Hayden Moffat: first (100m back, 200m back, 200m breast, 200m IM, 400m IM), second (400m free), third (800m free), fifth (100m free)

Yazan Obeidi: first (50m back), second (400m IM), third (100m back, 50m fly), sixth (400m free)

Twelve of the Guelph Marlins competed at the Ontario Cup held at the University of Toronto pool last weekend. Ontario Cup has stringent qualifying time standards and the swimmers compete in an open age category.

Grant Harding was the top Marlin performer with five top eight finishes: third (100m back), fifth (50m free), sixth (50m back, 100m free), seventh (200m back). Other Marlin swimmers finishing in the top eight included, Andrew Ford first (200m IM) and Erin Stamp, fourth (50m breast, 100m breast). Congratulations also to Jacob Kukovica who qualified for his first Eastern Canada time standard in the 1500m free.

Other Marlin swimmers at the meet included: Amber Baird, Derek Bush, Melody Bush, Riley Konrad, Alex Labaj, Stephanie Papadedes, Katherine Stamp, and Samantha Stratford.