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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2004-05-12, Page 15Susan Hundertmark photos Grade 4 swimmers Seaforth Public School's Grade 4 students have spent the last month travelling once a week to the pool at the Vanastra Recreation Centre for swimming lessons. At top left, Ben Bakker practises his kicking skills using a flutterboard while at top right, Katelyn Riley gets ready for her turn in a relay. At left, Avery Bennewies does the backstroke in a relay race. Huron Hurricanes take 15 swimmers to Etobicoke Team Champs meet The Huron Hurricanes took 15 swimmers to the Division 3 Team Champs Swim Meet at Etobicoke Olympium. It was an exciting three-day event which started with warm-ups Friday, April 23 and ended with the 15 and over girls' 200 freestyle relay on Sunday, April 25 with many highlights in between. The Hurricanes entered swimmers in 68 events and achieved personal best times in 59 of the events, resulting in a showing of 87 per cent personal best times. The Huron Hurricanes team was one of 40 teams from around Ontario. Each team had the opportunity of selecting 20 athletes to attend the weekend meet. Individual highlights included Hensall's Nick Vaessens who swam in the 13-14 200 -metre individual medley and cut an amazing 20 seconds off his recently achieved seed time to finish with a 3:53.35. Bridget Livingston, of Vanastra, bettered her seed time in the 200 backstroke by 21 seconds. Katelyn Riley, of Seaforth, swam a fast 100 breaststroke. Both Meaghan Livingston and Nathanya Barnett earned three personal best times. Danielle Heinbuch and Rebecca Melady had races where they sliced nine seconds off recent seed times; Heinbuch in the 200 -metre breaststroke and Melady in the 200 -metre backstroke. Joel Grace earned new personal best times in his next category of 13 to14 year old. Valerie Otten had a strong individual freestyle and flew in the last leg of the freestyle team relay. Christy Hartmann earned personal best times in four of her races, for an overall gain of 17 seconds over recent seed times. Sarah Vaessen had three • personal best times with a total gain of 13 seconds on r recent seed times. Patrick Livingston had four personal beat times including the relay for a total gain of 13 seconds. Individual results showed the results of long hours of practice in the pool and in training. Katelyn Riley, of Seaforth, swimming in 10 and under group had three great swims making all personal best times. In the 50 backstroke Riley swam it in 56:35. She swam the 100 breaststroke in 2:24.44 cutting six seconds off her old time. Riley's final event was the 50 Butterfly with a time of 1:14.62. Nickolas Vaessen of Hensall finished with a 1:27.98 in the 100 -metre freestyle. Vaessen had a personal best time of 1:46.45 in the 100 metre backstroke. Nickolas Vaessen achieved a 2:06.60 in the 100 -metre breaststroke. Vaessen cut an amazing 20 seconds off his time in the 200 -metre individual medley to finish with a time of 3:53.35. Christy Hartman, of Hensall, cut two seconds off her seed time in the 100 -metre freestyle to finish with a personal best time of 1:15.69. In the 100 -metre backstroke, Hartman cut a fill four seconds off to finish with a 1:28.35. Another great personal best time was achieved by Hartman in the 100 -metre breaststroke where she sliced five seconds off to make a 1:38.03. In the 200 breaststroke Hartman swam it six seconds faster than her seed time to finish with a personal best time of 3:31.54. Sarah Vaessen, of Hensall, swam the 100 -metre freestyle in 1:21.84. Vaessen cut a full eight seconds off her seed time in the 100 -metre backstroke to finish with a 1:35.44. In the 100 -metre breaststroke Sarah Vaessen swam it five seconds faster than her seed time to end with a personal best time of 1:45.79. In the 200 -metre breaststroke , Vaessen had another personal best time of 3:47.33. Bridget Livingston, of Vanastra, swam in the 11-12 years old category and earned personal best times. In the 50 -metre freestyle Bridget Livingston shaved two seconds off to finish with a time of 36.97. In the 100 freestyle event, Bridget Livingston swam it in 1:28.89. In the 100 -metre backstroke, Bridget Livingston cut four seconds off her seed time to finish with a time of 1:36.39. In the 100 breaststroke she had another personal best time of 1:48.28. In the 200 backstroke Bridget had a personal time of 3:22.40, a full 21 seconds faster than her seed time. Meaghan Livingston, 11 years old, of Vanastra, finished her 100 -metre freestyle with a 1:37.16. In the 100 metre backstroke Meaghan had a final time of 1:54.82. In the 100 -metre breaststroke, she cut a total of seven seconds off her seed time to earn a personal best of with a 1:53.17. Meaghan had two more personal best times; one in the 200 breaststroke event where she bettered her time by eight seconds to finish with a 4:09.39 and another in the 100 butterfly where she finished with a 2:04.92. Patrick Livingston, of Vanastra, finished the 50 metres of freestyle in 30.37. In the 100 -metre freestyle he had a personal best time of 1:10.17 shaving three seconds off his seed time. I the 100 -metre backstroke iiairick cut a full -five seconds off his seed time to finish with a 1:22.30. In the 10b -metre breaststroke, he finished with a time of 1:30.78. In the 200 - metre backstroke, Livingston shaved four seconds off and finished with a personal best time of 3:02.69. On Saturday, the final event of the day in the 11-12 year old category was a great team activity with four girls swimming a 200 -metre freestyle relay. Emily Walraven swam the opening 50 metres, followed by Katelyn Riley on the second leg.• Meaghan Livingston swam the next 50 metres and Bridget was the anchor for the last 50 metres. Their final time was a two second improvement on the seed time finishing in 2:49.58. • THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 12, 2004-18 WEDDINGS Performed - your location or our indoor or outdoor chapel (ron denominational). For brochure call: REV. 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