Waves host competitive meet
WINCHESTER - After two strong finishes
in Manotick on Sat., July 17 and Moose Creek on Sun., July 18,
the Winchester Waves were the hosts of their own swim meet on
Sat., July 24.
Amongst seven other teams, the Waves finished in second place
overall after the day-long competition at the Winchester Centennial
Pool.
In the individual medley, girls 7-8, Nakita Steele finished second.
Linsey VanKoppen finished first in the girls 11-12, while Jamie
Quinton finished fourth in the same race.
In the boys 11-12, three Waves finished in the top six. Tyson
Steele, first; Marshall Steele, fifth; and Cordell Steele, sixth.
Jake Quinton finished in the top spot of the boys 13-14.
Free style
In the girls six and under breast stroke, Katie Horner finished
first, and coupled that with a fourth place finish in the back
stroke.
In the boys six and under, Jonah Klein-Swormink finished first
in the breast and back stroke races.
Delaney Halpenny ranked fourth and fifth in breast and back within
the girls 7-8 division. Nakita Steele (second), Delaney Johnston
(fourth), and Isabelle Hebert (sixth) also competed in the breast
stroke.
As well, Nakita Steele claimed the top spot in the butterfly race.
In the boys 7-8, Xavier Leclerc was the first place finisher in
the breast stroke event, while also capturing the same title for
back stroke. Seth Christophersen finish second in the butterfly.
Samantha Benoit was a first place finisher in the breast stroke
in the girls 9-10 division.
Toni Steele (second) and Hannah Paquette (third) were the highest
placing Waves in the back stroke event, while Payton Halpenny
finished third in the butterfly.
In boys 9-10 back stroke, Yvrik Leclerc finished first and followed
up with a second place finish in the butterfly event.
Linsey VanKoppen captured the first place title in the girls 11-12
back stroke event, while Jamie Quinton (second) and Jennifer Suttle-Workman
(third) rounded out the butterfly event for the Waves.
Tyson Steele secured first place in the boys 11-12 breast stroke
race, while Marshall Steele fought for second place in the back
stroke event.
The girls 13-14 back stroke race saw Paige Holmes capture first
place, while over on the boys side, Jake Quinton and John Steele
finished first and second, respectively in the butterfly event.
Peter Klein-Swormink claimed two first place finishes in the breast
and butterfly races in the boys 15 and up division.
The Winchester Waves finished second overall at the end of the
swim meet. The next day (Sun., Aug. 25) the Waves travelled to
Cardinal. For results from that meet, see next week's edition
of the Winchester Press.