re: 2015 Pentathlon Results!

Congratulations on a FaNTaSTiC start to our long course season!  :)  This was a tough meet & we had some AMAZING swims with lots of time standards achieved, and team records broken!  

The coaches are very proud of everyone's effort!

Once again, a SPECIAL THANKS to all of our parents + siblings who came to cheer on their athletes!

{ 2015 Pentathlon }

~ April 12^th ~

Great Swims Team!

11 year old GIRLS!

Alisha Clemmensen→13^th overall→

100m fly/1:31.82~1^st/3^rd~1:21.55~bT~wosa!~festival!~team record!

100m back/1:38.56~6^th/23^rd~1:32.10~bT~wosa!~“e”

100m breast/1:47.04~4^th/17^th~1:42.40~bT~wosa!~“d”

100m free/1:22.27~5^th/21^st~1:19.70~bT~wosa!~“d”

200m IM/3:21.80~4^th/18^th~3:12.86~bT~wosa!~“c”

Ella McRae→15^th overall→

100m fly/1:49.72~4^th/15^th~1:30.64~bT~wosa!~“c”

100m back/1:39.52~4^th/15^th~1:28.08~bT~wosa!~“c”

100m breast/NT ~10^th/33^rd~1:48.66~bT~wosa!~“d”

100m free/1:28.55~4^th/16^th~1:17.33~bT~wosa!~“c”

200m IM/3:42.62~5^th/21^st~3:14.43~bT~wosa!~“c”

12 year old GIRLS!

Ava Colyer→14^th overall→

100m fly/1:34.95~7^th/6^th~1:22.92~bT~wosa!~“b”

100m back/1:22.45~4^th/5^th~1:19.00~bT~ wosa!~“b”~team record!                 

100m breast/1:48.04~7^th/39^th~1:40.66~bT~wosa!~“d”

100m free/1:17.85~4^th/9^th~1:10.54~bT~wosa!~“b”

200m IM/3:16.07~5^th/16^th~2:58.90~bT~wosa!~“c”

Briana Brittain→69^th overall→

100m fly/1:39.31~12^th/40^th~1:31.36~bT~wosa!~“d”

100m back/1:43.98~16^th/65^th ~1:33.15~bT~“e”

100m breast/1:57.67~21^st/89^th~1:51.79~bT

100m free/1:28.17~16^th/84^th~1:23.59~bT

200m IM/3:44.32~20^th/40^th~3:26.79~bT

Emma Stewart→48^th overall→

100m fly/1:36.37~11^th/37^th~1:30.53~bT~wosa!~“d”

100m back/1:33.39~11^th/40^th~1:29.45~bT~“e”

100m breast/1:57.93~16^th/68^th~1:46.58~bT~ “e”

100m free/1:22.49~13^th/65^th~1:19.35~ bT~“e”

200m IM/3:22.86~11^th/81^st~3:10.46~bT~wosa!~“e”

Jenna Petkovich→17^th overall→

100m fly/1:32.12~4^th/6^th~1:20.46~bT~wosa!~“b”~team record!

100m back/1:28.18~6^th/19^th~1:24.57~bT~wosa!~“c”

100m breast/1:46.38~8^th/40^th~1:40.80~bT~wosa!~“d”

100m free/1:15.82~5^th/17^th~1:11.85~bT~wosa!~“c”

200m IM/3:15.74~6^th/18^th~3:00.10~bT~wosa!~“c”

Madison Joan Kelley→108^th overall→

100m fly/2:09.26~23^rd/103^rd~1:55.40~bT

100m back/1:48.52~23^rd/110^th~1:46.71~bT

100m breast/2:12.56~25^th/122^nd~2:09.33~bT

100m free/1:35.89~24^th/114^th~1:33.74~bT

200m IM/4:07.74~24^th/116^th ~3:57.62~bT

13 year old GIRLS!

Emma O’Grady→23^rd overall→

100m fly/NT~5^th/34^th~1:23.26~bT~wosa!~“c”

100m back/NT~3^rd/9^th~1:17.60~bT~wosa!~“b”~team record!

100m breast/1:43.26~5^th/35^th~1:33.59~bT~wosa!~“c”

100m free/1:16.92~11^th/33^rd~1:12.04~bT~wosa!~“c”

200m IM/NT~3^rd/20^th~2:52.84~bT~wosa!~“c”

Mackenzie Damiano→74^th overall→

100m fly/1:58.06~27^th/87^th~1:40.36~bT

100m back/1:40.81~19^th/69^th~1:29.88~bT~“e”

100m breast/1:48.57~20^th/73^rd~1:46.45~bT

100m free/1:24.06~18^th/42^nd~1:14.97~bT~“d”

200m IM/3:37.79~22^nd/78^th~3:16.91~bT~“d”

Molly Nicholls→75^th overall→

100m fly/NT~17^th/65^th~1:31.55~bT~“e”

100m back/NT~17^th/58^th~1:28.66~bT~“e”

100m breast/NT~28^th/87^th~1:50.89~bT

100m free/NT~24^th/81^st~1:18.14~bT~“e”

200m IM/NT~23^rd/79^th~3:16.98~bT~“d”

Oliva Mete→34^th overall→

100m fly/1:21.17~5^th/23^rd~1:21.23~wosa!~“c”

100m back/1:28.76~20^th/70^th~1:29.98~“e”

100m breast/1:31.85~1^st/18^th~1:30.78~bT~wosa!~“b”~team record!

100m free/1:18.13~13^th/59^th~1:13.12~bT~wosa!~“c”

200m IM/3:11.34~11^th/42^nd~3:00.30~bT~wosa!~“d”

14 year old GIRLS!

Kayla Andrews→

100m fly/1:14.24~5^th/12^th~1:15.15~wosa!~“c”

100m back/1:18.24 ~10^th/21^st~1:19.72~wosa! ~“d”

100m breast/1:35.30~DQ~great breakout “Daniel” J

100m free/1:05.11~6^th/16^th~1:07.24~bT~wosa! ~“c”~team record!

200m IM/2:45.27~8^th/33^rd~2:54.03~bT~wosa!~ “d”

15 year old GIRLS!

Caitlin Reintjes→11^th overall→

100m fly/1:18.56~2^nd/10^th~1:15.08~bT~wosa!~“c” ~team record!

100m back/1:21.35~1^st/11^th~1:17.85~bT~wosa!~“d”

100m breast/1:29.16~2^nd/10^th~1:29.21~wosa!~“c”~team record!

100m free/1:09.16~2^nd/14^th~1:07.20~bT~wosa!~“c”~team record!

200m IM/2:45.36~2^nd/11^th~2:47.12~wosa!~“c”~team record!

Emma Mete→25^th overall→

100m fly/1:13.69~4^th/14^th~1:16.07~wosa! ~“c”

100m back/1:27.52~6^th/37^th~1:25.05~bT

100m breast/1:31.51~3^rd/20^th~1:32.42~wosa!~“d”

100m free/1:10.66~4^th/28^th~1:10.22~bT~wosa!~“d”

200m IM/2:49.50~4^th/29^th~2:55.43~wosa!~“d”

10 year old Boys!

Matthew Kryger→12^th overall→

100m fly/NT~2^nd/11^th~1:37.98~bT~wosa!~festival!~team record!

100m back/NT ~1^st/6^th~1:30.56~bT~wosa!~festival! ~team record!

100m breast/NT~5^th/34^th~2:03.27~bT~“e”~team record!

100m free/NT~1^st/7^th~1:17.99~bT~wosa!~festival! ”~team record!

200m IM/NT~1^st/10^th~3:18.86~“b” ~team record!

11 year old Boys!

Brenden Damiano→37^th overall→

100m fly/3:01.21~8^th/42^nd~2:03.16~bT

100m back/1:57.06 ~8^th/33^rd~1:42.90~bT

100m breast/2:10.04~7^th/38^th~2:07.04~bT

100m free/1:37.95~6^th/34^th~1:31.35~bT

200m IM/4:11.84~8^th/41^st~3:57.10~bT

Emmett Mills→6^th overall→

100m fly/NT~2^nd/2^nd~1:18.30~bT~wosa!~festival!~team record!

100m back/NT ~2^nd/5^th~1:26.30~bT~wosa!~“b”~team record!

100m breast/NT~3^rd/19^th~1:50.17~bT~wosa!~“d”~team record!

100m free/NT~2^nd/13^th~1:17.13~bT~wosa!~“c”~team record!

200m IM/NT~2^nd/6^th~3:01.68~bT~wosa!~“b”~team record!

12 year old Boys!

Micah Verrier→40^th overall→

100m fly/NT~7^th/41^st~1:37.38~bT~team record!

100m back/1:48.20~7^th/37^th~1:30.39~bT~“e”~team record!

100m breast/1:55.52~7^th/36^th~1:45.50~bT~“e”~team record!

100m free/1:35.58~8^th/46^th~1:19.84~bT~“e”~team record!         

200m IM/3:39.26~7^th/46^th~3:18.87~bT~“e”~team record!

14 year old Boys!

Alexander Jakovljevic→47^th overall→

100m fly/1:55.81~11^th/44^th~1:26.41~bT

100m back/1:40.03~11^th/46^th~1:26.41~bT

100m breast/1:59.11~13^th/50^th~1:44.41~bT

100m free/1:26.20~12^th/46^th~1:13.57~bT

200m IM/3:38.97~13^th/49^th~3:11.44~bT

15 year old Boys!

Anthonie Korstanje→13^th overall→

100m fly/1:14.64~7^th/26^th~1:11.92~bT~“d”~wosa!~team record!

100m back/1:21.96~7^th/19^th~1:15.09~bT~“d”~wosa!~team record!

100m breast/1:26.07~1^st/5^th~1:18.91~bT~“b”~wosa!~team record!

100m free/1:08.74~6^th/21^st~1:03.35~bT~“c”~wosa!

200m IM/2:41.89~4^th/14^th~2:34.59~bT~“c”~wosa!~team record!

LC: Grinter Walton Invitational

Greetings Parents!  Is everyone excited to attend our second LC meet? Here are the details. We LOVE swimming in this pool... giddy up!! -GCAC Coaching Staff-

     ~meet~    
Grinter-Walton LC Invitational 2015

     ~date~     
Saturday, April 18th + Sunday, April 19th

     ~location~     
Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre
254 North Park Street
Brantford, ON   N3R 4L1
phone: 519-756-9900

     ~facility~     
One 8-lane, 50m pool + 15m indoor tank for warm up/warm down
There is spectator seating on deck, please arrive early to ensure a good seat in the bleachers, or bring your own chair and sit in the viewing gallery! Swimmers may want to bring their own chairs, too!

     ~sessions~     
~ 13+Overs ~ Saturday+Sunday Mornings ~
    Warm-ups @ 8:00am-8:50am / Starts @ 9:00am
~ 12+Unders ~ Saturday+Sunday Afternoons ~
    Warm-ups @ 1:00pm-1:50pm / Starts @ 2:00pm 

     ~meet fees~     
$10.00 per event 
$3.00 per relay / each
$20 per deck entry event
$10.00 coaching fee
Please remit all meet fees by Wednesday, April 15th!

     ~scratch deadline~     
Monday, March 23rd

     ~awards~     
Ribbons will be awarded for 1st - 8th place for all events
Age Categories: 10&U, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15&O

     ~special notes~     
~All events are Timed Finals!
~ONE START rule, one false start is a DQ!
~Swimmers may swim a maximum 4 individual events per day
~Distance events may be swum two (2) per lane.
~Results will be separated according to gender and age category!
~Please bring a MASTERLOCK to store your valuables in a locker!

LC: 2015 Hicken Int'l Swim Cup!

*****UPDATE*****
The FRI PM warm-ups have been pushed back one hour and will now begin at 1:00pm; the meet will start at 2:00pm on FRI only!

(The Thursday distance events have been moved to the Friday Morning Session and will be swum at the conclusion of the regularly scheduled events!) 
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Greetings Parents!  Is everyone excited to attend the prestigious Hicken International?  It will be our third time attending... what fun!  Here are the details, we can't wait! -GCAC Coaching Staff-

     -meet-     
2015 Dr. Ralph Hicken International Swim Cup

     -dates-     
Friday, May 1st + Saturday, May 2nd + Sunday, May 3rd

     -location-     
Markham Pan AM Centre
16 Main Street Unionville
Unionville, ON  L3R 2E5

     -facility-     
Welcome to the brand new PAN AM facility!  We will be swimming in one 50m ten-lane competition pool with electronic timing!  There is ample spectator seating;parking fees may be applicable. 

     -sessions-     
~ 13+Overs ~ Morning Prelims ~
    Warm-ups @ 8am-8:55am / Starts @ 9am / Finishes @ 12pm
~ 12+Unders ~ Saturday Afternoon ~
    Warm-ups @ 12pm-12:25pm / Starts @ 1pm / Finishes @ 5pm
~ 13+Overs ~ Evening Finals ~
      Warm-ups @ 5pm-5:55pm / Starts @ 6pm / Finishes @ 8pm

     -meet fees-     
$100.00 flat fee
$20.00 coaching fee* (slight increase as this is an overnight meet)
Commemorative t-shirts included in meet fee! 
Please remit all meet fees by Monday, April 27th!

     -scratch deadline-     
Monday, March 30th

     -entertainment-     
A light & sound show will kick off each afternoon and Finals sessions.  A live DJ will play during warm-up during Friday/Saturday/Sunday Finals Sessions!

     -bonus swims-     
Swimmers must qualify for a minimum of 2 standard times!
2 qualifying times = 3 bonus swims
3 qualifying times = 2 bonus swims
4 qualifying times = 1 bonus swim
5+ qualifying times = 0 bonus swims

     -primary/overflow heats-     
Primary Heats in the prelim sessions for Friday/Saturday/Sunday mornings:
~400m events=top 50 swimmers/five heats maximum
~200m events=top 60 swimmers/6 heats maximum
~100m events=top 70 swimmers/7 heats maximum
~50m events=top 100 swimmers/10 heats maximum
Overflow Heats will swim immediately after the Primary events. 
For example, if there are 140 entries of 13&O girls 200m Free (14 heats of 10 swimmers) the top 60 swimmers (6 heats) will swim slowest to fastest during the Primary Heats. Following completion of ALL the Primary Heats for ALL events in the preliminary session, the remaining eighty swimmers (swimmers #140+ in heats #61+) would swim slowest to fastest!

     -officials-     
Officials are needed! Please send an e-mail to Maraye Bonner at officials@mississaugaswimming.com! 

     -awards-     
Individual: Age Groups-10&U, 11-12, 13-14, 15&O
Medals 1st-3rd; Ribbons 4th-10th!
Relays: 10&U, 11-12, 13-14, 15&O
Medals 1st-3rd; Ribbons 4th-10th!
Golden Crown: Top Male + Top Female 50m free in the Golden Crown event.
13&O-1st place male/female will receive a new Arena Carbon Pro Flex
         2nd place male/female will receive $100
         3rd place male/female will receive $50
12&U-1st place male/female will receive a new Arena Carbon Pro Flex
         2nd place male/female will receive $100
         3rd place male/female will receive $50

     -special notes-     
-All events for 12&U are Timed Finals!
-Events will be swum fastest to slowest.
-ONE START rule, one false start is a DQ!
-Please bring a MASTERLOCK to store your valuables in a locker!

LC: 2015 Pentathlon

Greetings Parents + Swimmers! Is everyone excited to attend our first long course meet? Here are the details, see you all there! -GCAC Coaching Staff-

   * MEET *   
2015 Etobicoke Pentathlon

   * DATES *   
Monday, March 16th, 2015

   * LOCATION *   
Etobicoke Olympium
590 Rathburn Road
Toronto, ON M9C 3T3

   * FACILITY *   
One 50m pool; the meet will be run from both ends.
There is ample spectator seating and free parking!

   * SESSION *   
-Session 5-
ALL - Sunday Afternoon - Timed Finals
Warm-up~1:00pm / Start~2:00pm  / Finish~6:30pm

   * MEET FEES *   
$55.00 flat fee per swimmer; includes coaching fee

   * SCRATCH DEADLINE *   
Tuesday, April 2nd

   * SPECIAL NOTES *   
-ONE START rule, one false start is a DQ!
-All events for all swimmers are Timed Finals!
-Swimmers are entered into all five events!
-Please bring a MASTERLOCK lock to store your valuables in the locker room!
-The KERR AWARD will be given to the lowest aggregate time for Men and the lowest aggregate time for Women.
-Times for swimmers in all five (5) sessions will be accumulated and prizes will be awarded for the top three swimmers with the lowest aggregate times in each age category (i.e., 9+U, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17). 1st Place: $50.00, 2nd Place: $30.00, 3rd Place:$20.00