Huron Expositor, 2007-03-21, Page 24Sports
St. Anne's swimmers make splash at OFSAA
The Huron Expositor • March 21, 2007 Page 24
Taking a cue from
'the little engine that
could,' four members of
the St. Anne's swim
team made an impres-
sive splash at a recent
provincial meet.
The Clinton school
finished eighth overall,
in the Ontario
Federation of Schools
Athletic Association
(OFSAA) meet in
Etobicoke on March 6
and 7.
"Just to get there
was an accomplish-
ment," coach Terrie
Van Osch said.
"The time standards
they had to meet to
qualify were much
faster this year
because they were try-
ing to cut back on
numbers."
Theresa Bakker fin-
ished second and Scot
Ferguson was third in
their respective 100 -
metre free style SWAD
— swimmers with a dis-
ability — races.
Ferguson also placed
fourth in the 50 -metre
free style and Bakker
finished sixth in the
50 -metre back stroke.
St. Anne's third
SWAD participant
Shawn Reinink com-
peted in the 50 -metre
back stroke and 50 -
metre free style events,
finishing in eighth and
llth.
Dani Heinbuch
swam in the junior
girls' division individ-
ual medley race.
With all four swim-
mers competing in the
open division, St.
Anne's collected
enough points to be
ranked eighth out of 80
schools.
"There were more
than 100 schools there,
but only 80 had open
swimmers... still, that
is really
impressive for our lit-
tle school," Van Osch
added.
The local swimmers
qualified for the
provincials after finish-
ing in the top five at a
Western Ontario
Secondary School
Athletic Association
(WOSSAA) meet on
Feb. 20.
Thirteen other St.
Anne's swimmers com-
peted in the WOSSAA
meet, which was origi-
nally slated for Feb.
13.
The school finished
second overall in the
open division.
Heinbuch finished
fourth in the 100 -
metre individual med-
ley race, while
Ferguson, Bakker and
Reinink each excelled
in three events — 50 -
metre free style, 50 -
metre back stroke and
100 -metre free style.
Ferguson finished
second in all three
events, Bakker record-
ed three thirds and
Reinink notched one
fourth and two fifth
place finishes. /
"Everyone seemed at
one point to swim a
personal best time.
Some kids were even
swimming events that
they had never swam
before and did really
well," Van Osch said.
St. Anne's WOSSAA
team also included
Victoria Poelman,
Julia Bakker, Loretta
Steeper, Christy
Hartman, Val Otten,
Hailey Arts, Katherine
Hogervorst, Correena
Otten, Jessica Van
Aaken, Amanda
Wondergem, Sarah
Vaessen, Kim
Hogervorst and Nick
Vaessen.
Two of CHSS's six
qualifying swimmers —
Jocelyn Bartliff and
Caleb Ringgenberg —
were unable to attend
the rescheduled WOS-
SAA meet due to. prior
commitments.
Matt Fisher finished
fifth in his 100 -
metre breast
stroke race.
Alex Cardno
swam the junior
50 -metre free
style, Kody
Jacobs swam the
junior 50 -metre
back stroke and
Adam Braeker
swam the senior
100 -metre breast
stroke.
"Alex and Kody
are both new to
the team and
competitive
swimming this
year. The fact
that they both
made it to WOS-
SAA in their first
year is an accom-
plishment in
itself," CHSS
coach Scott
Middleton said.
"Matt and
Adam both have
more time here
on the team and
I'm sure they'll
move on to
OFSAA next
Jennifer Hubbard photo
St. Anne's swimmers Scot Ferguson, Theresa Bakker, Dani Heinbuch and Shawn Reinink recently com-
peted at the OFSAA championship meet in Etobicoke.
year."
With many of his
swimmers planning to
return next year,
Middleton added the
team is "looking good"
for the 2007-08 season.
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