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A small, but mighty contingent of Club Warrior Swimmers from AG2 to Elite attended a fantastic meet hosted by the Otters at the Markham Pan Am Pool this past weekend. These 34 swimmers and their families didn't let the long weekend traffic or the crazy storms stop them - every single swimmer that attended this meet dropped time in at least one event, excellent job everyone! The morning sessions were for 13&Over swimmers - many who qualified for finals in the evenings. Shout out to: Ryan Litschgy Bronze 50 Fly...
Hello CW Families, As we look towards the arrival of warmer weather, CW has partnered with two local companies: Counterpoint Brewing Co and Kellson’s Craft Condiments to bring you a selection of Craft Brew packs and specialty sauces to be delivered just in time for BBQ Season! Please complete and submit the Craft Brew and Condiments Order Form (see the club email sent on May 15th for the link) to place your order by May 25th. Descriptions of all the items available are listed on the form. You may copy...
A fantastic afternoon of swimming from our Novice 1, Novice 2 and AG1 swimmers Saturday! Around 50 of our young Club Warriors, ages 7-12 competed at the ROW Novice Swim Meet at the University of Laurier. We loved that our swimmers had an opportunity so close to home to demonstrate what they've learned from their coaches over the last few months. At this meet, swimmers were awarded ribbons for personal best times, with an extra if they dropped 10s or more. We loved seeing the beautiful smiles of our young...
In This Issue ... Important information regarding: Updated UW Covid Protocols Fundraiser Information Meet Reports Upcoming Event Information ... and more! Check out the May and back issues of the CW Newsletter here (login required) or see your inbox for an email sent on May6th from the CW President.
John Grootveld Sr. Meet Report for AG2, AG3, AG4 and Junior: It was two bright and early mornings for the 12 & Under sessions in Toronto this past weekend! Our young swimmers posted many best times and had 19 “Top 5” and 49 “Top 10” finishes. We are so happy to report that every single 12 & Under CW swimmer dropped time in at least 1 event - spectacular! Two swimmers were able to swim in the 50 Free Eliminators, coming in 3rd and 4th. Special shout-out to three swimmers...
Fourteen-year-old Jessica Dreghici made Club Warriors proud at the 2022 Eastern Canadian Swimming Championships. This 4-day event took place from April 21st through April 24th in Pointe-Claire, QC and was the first Easterns held since 2019. Jessica competed in all the Freestyle events this year and set her sights on improving on or making the time standards as a 15-year-old for the summer Canadian Junior Championships (CJC), the highest level of competition for 18 and Under Canadians. Jessica kicked off Day 1 with a B-Final qualifying swim in the 200...
In This Issue ... Updated Mask Mandate information from UW Meet Reports for our Novice In-House Meet, Guelph Skills and Thrills, Windsor Invitational, and Spring Forward Invitational Upcoming Meet Information CW Water bottles on sale now! June Club Picnic - Update! Call for Volunteers (FPP, Grant Applications, Club Records) And more! Check out the April and back issues of the CW Newsletter here (login required) or see your inbox for an email sent on April 18th from the CW President.
Ontario “Spring Forward” Championship Meet April 7-10, 2022 Written by: Head Coach Russ Franklin The weekend of April 7-10 saw a Team of 23 Club Warrior swimmers return to Windsor after competing there two weeks earlier. This time the CW group was competing in the Swim Ontario’s hosted “Spring Forward Meet” - To be eligible to compete in this meet a swimmer needed a minimum of one Ontario Youth/Junior or Festival qualifying time. There were two other similar meets held at the same time in other cities in Ontario. These...
Ontario Spring Forward Invitational (Apr 7-10, 2022) Good luck to our Festival and Ontario Youth-Junior (OYJ) qualifiers heading to Windsor this week to compete in the Ontario Swimming Spring Forward Invitational. Here are some useful links to important info about the meet: Windsor Aquatic Club (WAC) - latest heat sheets (prelims & finals) and other info for the Windsor venue Swim Ontario - meet info and online apparel order links for all 3 Spring Forward venues. Note: You can now order Spring Forward apparel to be shipped directly to your...
WAC Spring Invitational March 25-27, 2022 70 CW swimmers travelled to Windsor to compete in the first long course meet since 2020! Out of the 9 clubs attending this 3 day meet, Club Warriors came away with 139 medals achieved by 19 different swimmers. There were 41 individual events won with many of these swimmers also achieving Top 10 Ontario LC Ranking for their single age grouping! Event Winners: Connor Brown 13 400 IM Elayna Zunic 12 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Back Hercules Cheng 15 100 Fly Yehia Fath...