Waterloo Region was well-represented at the 2022 Summer Ontario Swimming Championships (July 7-10) as eleven talented 14 to 16-year-old swimmers from Club Warriors travelled to the Toronto Pan Am Sports Complex to compete among the best age-group swimmers in the province. CW finished 15th in overall scoring out of over 70 competing clubs – a remarkable accomplishment for our small, young team (and done without the help of relay entries/points!) We are so proud of the amazing team spirit of and individual efforts of our athletes who ALL scored points for CW over this 4-day event.

Here are the daily highlights…

DAY 1

A solid start for CW! After the morning prelims, 6 Warriors claimed spots in 7 final swims. A big congrats also to Jessica and Cameron who delivered strong performances in the 800FR this morning. Cameron took over 23 seconds off his entry time to capture the first medal for CW and qualified for his second event in the upcoming Canadian Junior Championships (CJC). Meanwhile, Jessica nearly matched her already-CJC qualified entry time and placed just outside the podium, coming in 4th.

Highlights

SILVER 800FR (M14&U) – Cameron Morrissey

4th 800FR (W15) – Jessica Dreghici

6th 200BR (M14&U) – Alex Rusu

10th 50FR (M15) – Evan Hodson

10th 50FR (M16) – Cristian Ciorogariu

8th 50FR (W14) – Quinn Logan

Finalist 50FR (15) – Jessica Dreghici

Finalist 200BR (W14) – Willow Coburn

 

DAY 2

The second day was nothing short of exciting as 6 Warriors competed in some of the most heart-stomping Finals I’ve seen. A special shout out to Willow and Cameron who brought the crowd to their feet with their come-from-behind, CJC-qualifying, Silver medal performances in the 400 IM. Sadly, Willow will age up but what a fantastic race! Congrats also to Elizabeth whose speedy 100 Fly earned her spot in the upcoming Canadian Junior Championships.

Highlights

Silver 400IM (W14) - Willow Coburn

Silver 400IM (M14&U) - Cameron Morrissey

6th 400IM (W15) - Jessica Dreghici

7th 100FL (W14) - Elizabeth Coode

8th 200FR (W15) - Jessica Dreghici

9th 100FL (M16) - Luc Landry

Finalist 200FR (M15) - Evan Hodson

 

DAY 3

It was another strong day of racing at the Provincials for CW with 10 finalists competing in the evening. In addition to reaching the podium, Cameron and Elizabeth achieved CJC standards in their events, as did Luc for his 200Fly.

Highlights

SILVER 1500FR (M14&U) – Cameron Morrissey

BRONZE 200FL (W14) – Elizabeth Coode

4th 200BR (M14&U) – Alex Rusu

6th 200FL (M16) – Luc Landry

6th 200BR (W14) – Willow Coburn

7th 200FL (M14&U) – Dylan Jayabahu

8th 100FR (M15) – Evan Hodson

9th 100FR (W15) – Jessica Dreghici

9th 100FR (M16) – Jack Lu

Finalist 100FR (W14) – Quinn Logan

 

DAY 4

Club Warriors wrapped up the final day of the OSC with 4 swimmers making the finals and picking up 2 more Silver medals

Highlights

SILVER 200IM (W14) – Willow Coburn

SILVER 400FR (M14&U) – Cameron Morrissey

Finalist 400FR (M15) – Evan Hodson

Finalist 200IM (W14) – Quinn Logan

 

A big congrats to all eleven swimmers and Head Coach Russ for an outstanding meet. Their hard work and commitment throughout a less-than-normal season have clearly paid off!

 

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For full results, visit the Swimming Canada and Swim Rankings websites.