Comeback victory for Canada's McCann at Australian Age Group Nationals

Comeback victory for McCann at Australian Age Nationals

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SYDNEY, Australia ý Meryn McCann roared back from sixth spot at the turn for her second individual gold at the Australian Age Swimming Championships.

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The Burlington, Ont., native clocked 1:03.28 to edge Monique Rae of Australia (1:03.63) to win gold in the womenýs 100-m backstroke for 15-year-olds Thursday. Australian Shayna Jack was third in 1:04.19 and Ingrid Wilm of Calgary was fourth in 1:04.66.

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ýIt was OK,ý said McCann. ýI was feeling a little tired and the girls were coming out fast. Despite being behind early I felt I improved on my first 20 metres. The start of my race is something Iýve been working on a lot.ý

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Canadaýs 12-member tour added five more medals at the competition Thursday to bring its total to 20. For previous meet reports visit www.swimming.ca

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Meanwhile, Kelsey Wog of Winnipeg lowered her personal best by five seconds to win the silver medal in the 15-year-old 400-m individual medley in 4:56.79. Chelsey Gubecka of Australia took gold in 4:51.40.

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ýMy biggest improvement came in the butterfly and backstroke legs of the race,ý said Wog, also a silver medallist in the 100-m breaststroke this week. ýI just paced myself better in those two strokes.ý

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Mary-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivieres, Que., added to her impressive medal haul, taking a silver in the 14-year-old 200-m breaststroke. After four days of competition, Harvey has five gold medals, a silver and a bronze.

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Olivia Anderson of Mississauga, Ont., (400-m freestyle for 14-year-olds) and Danielle Hanus of Newmarket, Ont., (400-m IM for 15-year-olds) each picked up a bronze.

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ýI was trying to focus primarily on my turns,ý said Anderson, who clocked a personal best 4:20.44. ýI had a good middle section in my race which is an area I had been struggling with.ý

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Georgia Kidd of St. Albert, Alta., was fourth in the womenýs 16-year-old 200-m freestyle while for the men Javier Acevedo of Scarborough, Ont., was eighth in the 16-year-old 200-m freestyle and Christian Ng of Unionville, Ont., ninth in the 17-18 400-m IM.

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The meet concludes on Saturday. Full results at: http://liveresults.swimming.org.au/sal/2014Age/

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Victoire en revenant de lýarriýre pour McCann aux championnats nationaux australiens groupes dýýge

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SYDNEY, Australie ý Meryn McCann a remontý de la sixiýme place au virage pour remporter sa deuxiýme mýdaille dýor individuelle aux championnats australiens de natation groupes dýýge.

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La nageuse originaire de Burlington, en Ontario, a nagý en 1:03,28 pour devancer Monique Rae, dýAustralie (1:03,63) pour gagner la mýdaille dýor au 100 m dos fýminin chez les 15 ans, jeudi. LýAustralienne Shayna Jack a terminý troisiýme en 1:04,19 et Ingrid Wilm, de Calgary, quatriýme en 1:04,66.

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ýCýýtait correct, a dit McCann. Je me sentais un peu fatiguýe et les filles allaient vite. Mýme si jýýtais derriýre au dýbut je sentais que je mýamýliorais dans mes 20 premiers mýtres. Le dýbut de ma course est quelque chose sur quoi jýai beaucoup travaillý.ý

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Lýýquipe de 12 membres du Canada a ajoutý cinq autres mýdailles dans la compýtition, jeudi, pour porter son total ý 20. Pour voir les reportages prýcýdents sur la compýtition, visitez www.swimming.ca

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Par ailleurs, Kelsey Wog, de Winnipeg, a abaissý son record personnel par cinq secondes pour gagner la mýdaille dýargent au 400 m QNI fýminin chez les 15 ans en 4:56,79. Chelsey Gubecka, dýAustralie, a gagný la mýdaille dýor en 4:51,40.

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ýMa plus grosse amýlioration a eu lieu dans les portions du papillon et du dos dans la course, a dit Wog, qui a aussi gagný la mýdaille dýargent au 100 m brasse cette semaine. Je me suis simplement mieux rythmýe dans ces deux styles.ý

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Mary-Sophie Harvey, de Trois-Riviýres, au Quýbec, a ajoutý ý son impressionnante rýcolte de mýdailles en obtenant celle dýargent au 200 m brasse fýminin chez les 14 ans. Aprýs quatre jours de compýtition, Harvey a cinq mýdailles dýor, une dýargent et une de bronze.

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Olivia Anderson, de Mississauga, en Ontario, (400 m libre chez les 14 ans) et Danielle Hanus, de Newmarket, en Ontario, (400 m QNI chez les 15 ans) ont remportý une mýdaille de bronze chacune.

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ýJýessayais de me concentrer principalement sur ýmes virages, a dit Anderson, qui a rýussi un record personnel en 4:20,44. Jýai eu une bonne section du milieu dans ma course qui est un domaine dans lequel jýýprouvais de la difficultý.ý

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Georgia Kidd, de St. Albert, en Alberta, a terminý quatriýme au 200 m libre fýminin chez les 16 ans tandis que chez les hommes Javier Acevedo, de Scarborough, en Ontario, sýest classý huitiýme au 200 m libre chez les 16 ans et Christian Ng, dýUnionville, en Ontario, neuviýme au 400 m QNI chez les 17-18 ans.

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La compýtition se poursuivra jusquýý samedi. Les rýsultats sont disponibles ý: http://liveresults.swimming.org.au/sal/2014Age/