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142002 CANADIAN SUMMER NATIONALSYOUNG AND OLD HAVE THEIR TURN ASSOME OF THE BEST WENT HOME TO RESTNikki DrydenWith the exploits of Ian Thorpe from theCommonwealth Games still fresh in their memories,350 swimmers gathered at the 1994 CommonwealthGames pool in Victoria one day after the ManchesterGames ended for the Canadian Summer Nationals.Up for grabs were 12 additional spots on the Pan Pacteam heading to Japan (25 had been preselected fromManchester), and spots on a Junior National Teamthat will compete at the Junior Pan Pacs in Sydneynext January. As well, swimmers with a disability(SWAD) competed for selection to the World IPCSwimming Championships to be held in December.Janes and Brown Top SwimmersNewly transplanted Victorian Riley Janes had the topswim of the meet, winning the 50 back in a newCanadian record. His time of 25.73 broke his oldrecord of 25.79 from 2001. Janes has been swimmingat the new National Centre in Victoria with Jim andLynn Fowlie. “I’ve been training here in Victoria for15 weeks and I feel comfortable and relaxed in thispool.”Janes was fourth in the 50 back at theCommonwealth Games, but badly hurt his back inthe heats of the 100 back. Janes went too deep on hisstart and hit his back on the underwater cameracausing a huge cut the length of his spine. “Theinjury I suffered in Manchester has left a scar on myback, but the pain is gone.”Mike Brown (PERTH), the young star of theCommonwealth Games, won the 200 breast in 2:16.28and 100 breast in 1:02.46. Brown dropped two secondsoff his best 200 breast in Manchester to win a bronzeat the Games, and just came to Victoria to get moreraces in before Pan Pacs. “I was hoping to go a bitfaster in the 200 breast but I have always likedcompeting at nationals, and I wanted to come and getanother national title.” Brown arrived in Victoria justone day before his race. “I am very tired, but I amgetting used to the travel. Everyone has to do it thesedays and only the tough survive.”Brown’s 100 breast was the second-best swim ofNationals. “I didn’t even shave for that! I just wantedto come here to get a few more races in before PanPacs.” His coach Nandi Kormendi said, “I think thatwas the best start I have ever seen him do in a meetbefore.” But like a good coach, he also said thatBrown’s starts were the weakest part of his 100, andwere something he can still work on!New Distance Stars ShineCanada’s distance freestyle events have some freshyoung blood with the official arrival of Taryn Lencoeof UBCD, who dropped 11 seconds off her best to winthe 1500 in 16:47.28. At 16, Lencoe works hard in thepool and on deck remains quite poised about hersuccess. But the precocious teen is light at heart, withschoolgirl crushes on Hollywood stars and swimmersalike. But it is that spunk that will hopefully keep hergoing the distance and taking Canadian freestylewith her. “No matter how fast I go to win here inCanada, I know that there is always someone outthere faster. My goal in life is to break a world record.”Lencoe also won the 800 free in 8:48.06, but wasoff her best time. She was followed by 14-year-old starBrittany Reimer, who finished strongly to take nineseconds off her best time and win silver in 8:52.40.Third place was Lencoe’s training partner, 15-yearoldShannon Hackett in 8:56.31.Reimer swims with coach Cory Beatt in Surreyand said they had been working hard on her 800. “Iwas expecting to swim well; I have been doing a lot ofpace work with my coach and it has been going wellfor a while now. I was really motivated to do well hereand prove that I could have made the CommonwealthGames Team.” Reimer admits she fell victim to a bitof nerves at the Trials in March, where she finished adisappointing seventh in the 800.On the men’s side, ROW’s Kurtis MacGillivaryswam four best times at Nationals despite being leftoff the Commonwealth Games team. MacGillivary,who trains in Australia with Grant Hackett, won the800 with an 8:16.39, placed second in the 1500 and400 with a 15:40.08 and 3:59.46 respectively, andpicked up the bronze medal in the 200 fly.MacGillivary was intent on putting theCommonwealth Games Selection mess behind himin preparing for Nationals. “I really have been focusingon this meet, and tried not to let what happenedbother me. I wanted to come here and show them Ishould have been picked for the team. Hopefully therewill be more best times to come in Japan.”(MacGillivary was one of three silver medallists fromMarch trials who was deselected from the Gamesteam after a court of arbitration decision put higherscoringbronze medallists on the team.)Veterans Lupien and van Oosten ReturnThe men’s 100 free saw the return of the Canadianrecord holder Yannick Lupien, touching secondbehind Argentina’s Jose Meolans (49.72); Lupien(49.98) was overjoyed to crack 50 for the first timesince 1999. “A lot of walls have been placed in front ofme this year, and I have knocked them all down. Thatswim is better than breaking the Canadian record, Ijust feel amazing!”Lupien says that after his tough year, he feels nostress to swim fast. “I know what I have been through.This year I just kept saying ‘fight, fight, fight.’ I amgoing to Japan and I don’t feel any pressure; this is myrace.”Lupien claims a new coach, Nicholas Perant,and a new club, Beauport, have been the keys to hiscomeback as both have provided him a with a newattitude and spirit. “Swimming has never been thisfun. I love going to work out now, and around mywhole life everything is better.”Calgary’s Lauren Van Oosten won the 200 breastin 2:32.83. Van Oosten was pleased with her time andthat from the heats (2:32.77). “I have been trainingin Waterloo this summer with Dean Boles, and it wentvery well. I am really happy with my swim.” She alsowon the 100 breast. Her time of 1:10.64 is off herCanadian record, but she was pumped up nonetheless.Van Oosten hails from Sayward, just over an hournorth of Victoria and had her own personal cheeringsection filled with family and friends in the stands.She thanked the crowd and her family after her win.“I am really happy with that swim. I’m on the road torecovery!”Bright Young ThingsThe women’s 100 free came down to a tie, and twogirls went home first-time national champions.Elizabeth Collins (ROD) and Jen Porenta (TO*)touched in 57.51 for duel wins. Both women agreedthat while they wanted to swim faster, they could notcomplain about the win.The women’s 50 fly had a similar group ofwomen as the 100 free, with Jen Porenta winninganother title with a 28.13 win. “I can’t believe this,two in one night! My goal was to just swim best times.That 50 was just pure guts.” Porenta watched theGames on TV last week, and was excited to come showher stuff here. “I wanted to make my mark and showthem I could have been there, that I am coming up.”Another battle of the young guns was in thewomen’s 100 back. Commonwealth team memberElizabeth Wycliffe (EBSC), 19, won with a 1:03.95followed by 18-year-old Caitlin Meredith (Kamloops)in a 1:04.32 and 16-year-old Hanna Kubas (UASC) in1:04.55. Kubas won the 50 back as well in 29.71, in thehighest-point swim of the meet for the women.Oakville swimmer Laura Pomeroy won the 50free in a 26.15. That time is just off her performanceSWIMNEWS / JULY-AUGUST 2002
from the Games, where she broke the Canadianrecord in the semis and finished fifth overall. Pomeroywill join her sister Julia this fall at Southern MethodistUniversity in Dallas.From Coast to Coast, New Swimmers EmergeVictoria’s Jesse Jacks made history with his firstnational title in the 200 fly. Jacks repeated theperformance of his father Ron Jacks, who won his firstnational title in the 200 fly as well. Jesse was pleasedto win in his home pool. “I think this is one of the bestpools in the country, and it is great being able to trainhere. I was surprised with the win. I just wanted tocome here and get a best time, but being at homereally charged me up and I really dug down.” Whenit comes to his father’s success, Jesse does not let itpressure him. “I didn’t really think about my Dad’spast accomplishments, but now that it’s done, it’spretty cool.”In the women’s 50 back, 13-year-old BrookeBuckland of the Eastern Alliance team won a silvermedal with her 29.91. It was the first time under 31seconds for Buckland. “I have just been trying to keepmy stroke rate up as high as I could and it worked!”The Eastern Alliance team had a great 100 fly as well,finishing for a record silver and bronze. MelissaHubley and Stephanie Hughes touched in 1:01.68and 1:02.05 for the two medals.More Rookies Earn Pan Pac TripCanada’s history of strong breaststroke and IMcontinued with 6 of the 12 swimmers added to the PanPac team being breaststrokers and IMers. The men’s400 IM featured Calgary swimmer Chad Murray.Known for his 200 fly and 400 IM, Murray had tochoose between the two races as both were swum onthe same night. Another silver medallist deselectedfrom the Commonwealth Games’ team, Murray50 backstroke record for Riley Janes Marco Chiesaarrived ready to prove why he should have beenselected to Manchester.With his teammates flooding the pool deck tocheer him on, Murray led from start to finish, winningin a best time of 4:24.35. “I am excited because thatis the first time I have won nationals. I dropped aboutthree seconds off my best, but I might have taken outthe fly a bit hard because of my excitement!”In the women’s 400 IM, UBCD’s Kelly Doody wonsilver behind Greek swimmer Artemis Daphnis but itwas good enough for a trip to Japan. “I was hoping itwould be a little faster,” said Doody. “But I am happy.It was nice having foreign girls to race for a change;it is nice to mix it up a little.” Doody also placed thirdin the 200 IM.Breaststroking teammates Lisa Blackburn andTamara Wagner of ROW swam fast enough in the 100breast to make Pan Pacs, as did Edmonton’s ChadThomsen. Young 200 backstrokers Melanie Bouchard(CNB) and Amanda Gillespie (NKB) swam 2:16.34and 2:16.57 to earn their tickets to Japan, whileElizabeth Collins’ (ROD) 200 free earned her a spot.SWAD World Records TumbleKirby Cote (Manta) broke two world records for theS13. The 18-year-old broke the 200 IM record with her2:29.59 and the 100 breast with her 1:17.12. Cote wonbronze in the 100 free at the Commonwealth Games.In the men’s 100 back, Brian Hill (NRS) brokethe world record in the S13 category. “I’ve beentraining really well this year so I think that has madethe difference. And in that race I had Walter Wu (RR)there to race me. He usually beats me as he doesunderwater faster than me, but I can swim faster.”Andrew Haley of Calgary broke a 10-year-oldrecord in the S9 category with his 1:04.46 in the 100fly. “I love Victoria!” said Haley, who won a goldmedal here eight years ago at the CommonwealthGames. “My shoulders were sore last week, but ourmotto in Calgary is ‘no matter how you are feeling,get in and swim your race.’ I did that and I just can’tbelieve I broke the record.”In the women’s 50 free, Danielle Campo (CYPS),fresh off a bronze-medal win from Manchester, brokethe world record for S7. She previously broke thatrecord back in 1998 and was very pleased with her34.74. “This feels amazing. I am so much older now,and I understand and appreciate better what a worldrecord means.”Donovan Tildesley (UBCD) broke a Canadianrecord in the 200 IM for S11. While Tildesley hopedhis time of 2:36.04 would have been a bit faster, hewas still pleased with the record. “I am happy. This isa great group of guys to race against; they really areall world class in their own right and I am proud to bea part of it.”LARGEST SELECTION OFSWIMWEAR IN CANADACall 1 800 567-6660 to order our new Team Catalogue2002/03 or e-mail us at order@aquasport.ca.Also online at www.aquasport.ca• The more purchases your club makes,the more benefits you will receive• Free gifts + certificates• Retail discounts to all Club members• Substantial team order discountsFor more information, visit our web site : www.aquasport.ca/teamprogramSWIMNEWS / JULY-AUGUST 200215
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