Club Warriors Rock the Montreal Olympic Stadium Pool
May 19-23, 2022
Club Warriors travelled to Montreal for a 3-day competition. This meant it was the first time in 3 years that we got on a bus as a team and competed. 48 Swimmers, 3 Coaches and 2 Chaperones made the trip.
On the drive up to Montreal, it was explained what would make this trip successful for the team. Obviously, success in the pool can be measured by the number of Personal Best times, Finalists and Medals. It was also explained that working as a team, adhering to the bus schedule, meal schedules, curfews etc., and supporting and respecting everyone was the key to having a successful meet outside of the pool. The coaches are proud to say that, on both accounts, we had a very successful trip.
Because of the Pandemic experience (which is not over yet), most of the swimmers on the trip did not have the benefit of being shown the ropes by the senior swimmers on how to behave, how to prepare to race, or even how to cheer at a meet like this. Head Coach Russ chose two swimmers from the Elite group to act as Team Captains for the meet to help the inexperienced Warriors. They would be responsible to keep the swimmers focused on the competition, leading all the dry land (activation) sessions, and coordinating all the cheering during the meet. Elite swimmers Jessica Dreghici (14) and Evan Hodson (15) did an incredible job as Captains. The coaching staff recognize the importance of a captain’s role and cannot thank our two Captains enough for the work they did. Our Team’s cheering was the best in the meet. If the meet gave out a “spirit” award, CW would have had a landslide victory!
Aside from competing against over 800 swimmers entered in the meet, CW swimmers were competing against themselves: the Girls against the Boys. Swimmers could earn team points by swimming a Best Time, making Finals, swimming faster in Finals than in Prelims, and of course, winning Medals. It was a tight battle for the entire meet with everyone engaged because everyone could contribute to their team's success. In the end, it was close, but the Girls came away with a well-deserved victory (Girls: 277, Boys:250). Maybe next year boys!
We also had a successful meet because of our amazing team of adults, led by Karen Marton (mother of Kaitlin) and Tammy Cumming (mother of Elle). Along with the coaching staff – Connor Watson, Emily Masters, and Russ Franklin. All these people deserve a ton of thanks from the Club and the parents of every swimmer on the bus. A personal, special thank you to Karen who had been working on this trip for 3 months to make sure it was successful as it turned out to be.
Russ Franklin
In total, we had 29 swimmers in Finals with a combined 110 swims: 60 swims in A Finals (Top 10) and 50 swims in B Finals (11-20).
1st Place: Willow Coburn (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Back, 400 Medley)
Jessica Dreghici (200 Medley, 200 Free)
Dylan Jayabahu (50 Fly, 50 Back, 100 Fly)
Alexandru Rusu (50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 Breast)
2nd Place: Willow Coburn (200 Medley, 200 Free)
Elizabeth Coode (100 Fly, 200 Fly)
Jessica Dreghici (100 Free, 100 Back)
Quinlynn Logan (50 Free)
3rd Place: Elizabeth Coode (50 Fly)
Dylan Jayabahu (50 Free, 200 Fly)
Quinlynn Logan (200 Medley)
Individual Top 20 Results:
Connor Brown: 5th in 200 Fly, 6th in 50 Fly, 8th in 100 Fly, 11th in 200 Medley, 13th in 200 Breast
Hercules Cheng: 14th in 200 Free
Andrei Ciorogariu: 4th in 200 Free, 7th in 200 Medley, 15th in 200 Fly, 17th in 100 Free
Cristian Ciorogariu: 9th in 50 Free, 12th in 100 Free, 14th in 50 Fly, 19th in 200 Fly
Willow Coburn: 1st in 100 Breast, 1st in 200 Breast, 1st in 200 Back, 1st in 400 Medley, 2nd in 200 Medley, 2nd in 200 Free, 8th in 200 Back
Sarah Coffin: 8th in 100 Fly, 11th in 50 Fly, 15th in 200 Medley
Elizabeth Coode: 2nd in 100 Fly, 2nd in 200 Fly, 3rd in 50 Fly, 9th in 200 Free, 12th in 50 Free,
Elle Cumming: 13th in 50 Breast, 17th in 200 Breast, 18th in 100 Breast
Merlyn Dong: 8th in 200 Back, 17th in 100 Back
Jessica Dreghici: 1st in 200 Medley, 1st in 200 Free, 2nd in 100 Free, 2nd in 100 Back, 5th in 50 Fly, 6th in 100 Breast
Evan Hodson: 6th in 50 Free, 13th in 200 Free, 15th in 100 Free
Diana Hothaza: 14th in 200 Breast, 15th in 100 Breast
Amy Huang: 14th in 200 Fly
Owen Inglis: 11th in 200 Breast, 12th in 100 Breast
Dylan Jayabahu: 1st in 50 Fly, 1st in 50 Back, 1st in 100 Fly, 3rd in 50 Free, 3rd in 200 Fly, 4th in 100 Free, 5th in 200 Medley
Ellie Kim: 5th in 200 Fly, 18th in 100 Fly, 19th in 200 Back, 20th in 200 Medley
Luc Landry: 6th in 200 Fly, 11th in 50 Fly, 15th in 100 Fly, 16th in 200 Medley
Quinlynn Logan: 2nd in 50 Free, 3rd in 200 Medley, 5th in 100 Free, 5th in 200 Fly, 5th in 100 Fly, 7th in 50 Back, 11th in 200 Free
Kaitlin Marton: 9th in 400 Medley, 10th in 200 Fly, 13th in 50 Fly, 13th in 100 Breast, 15th in 200 Breast, 18th in 200 Medley,
Keaton McDermott: 11th in 400 Free, 12th in 200 Back, 14th in 50 Back, 18th in 100 Back
Spencer Pirvu: 7th in 200 Back, 9th in 100 Back, 10th in 50 Fly
Mackenna Riel: 14th in 200 Back, 15th in 50 Free, 17th in 100 Back
Alexandru Rusu: 1st in 50 Breast, 1st in 100 Breast, 1st in 200 Breast, 2nd in 200 Free, 4th in 200 Medley, 5th in 100 Free
Jannah Saad: 7th in 50 Back
Hannah Wagner: 4th in 50 Breast, 5th in 200 Breast, 7th in 100 Breast, 7th in 200 Medley, 16th in 100 Fly, 16th in 200 Free
Andy Yang: 8th in 50 Breast, 11th in 50 Free, 12th in 50 Fly
Nicole Yang: 19th in 50 Breast
Michael Yarusevych: 9th in 200 Breast, 11th in 100 Breast, 15th in 200 Medley, 20th in 200 Back
Mila Zubac: 7th in 800 Free, 19th in 200 Medley, 19th in 200 Back
