Beast Host Big Competition
The Belleville Beast Swim Team hosted over 450 athletes at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre. Teams from Amherstview, Port Hope, Stittsville, Perth, Milton, Ottawa, Picton, Carleton Place and Nepean attended.
Gold medal winners included: Francis Brennan, Ava Case, Owen Googe, Emily Hudacin, Myles Jackson, Alivia King, Hallie Lupton, Rayan Mecky and Austin Williams. Other swimmers who earned medals were: Taneesha Asher, Alyssa Barnes, Claire Bolton, Lizzie Burnett, Caelen Calder, Logan Hicks, Alexandra MacDonald, Nate Mack, Brendan MacQuarrie, Lauren MacQuarrie, Karissa Manlow, Ben McIlvaney, Caden Mecky, Lauren Redden, Morgan Slater, Abbi Solomon, Maisie Walsh and Ethan Williams,
Francis Brennan broke five 13-14 male team records; 50m freestyle at 24.37, 100m freestyle at 52.99, 200m freestyle at 1:57.01, 400m freestyle at 4:11.12 and 100m backstroke at 58.69. Alivia King set a new 11-12 female team record in the 50m butterfly at 33.35. Emily Hudacin cracked the 11-12 female 100m breaststroke team record at 1:24.23.
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