NEWS RELEASE
BARRIE TROJAN SWIM CLUB
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The Barrie Trojan Swim Club (BTSC) hosted the 2020 Pentathlon swim meet Feb. 29 - March 1 at East Bayfield Community Centre which saw more than 200 swimmers from four swim Clubs compete for the titles of Ironman, Mid-distance and Sprint Distance champions.
Trojan swimmers pushed the boundaries of the meet by breaking meet records for 37 events across all age groups. Taryn Fenton (14 Female) broke the only club record for 13-14 Female 50 Fly SCM, with a time of 29.98 (Old record E. Thomas 30.32, 01.12.2019).
The Ironman Pentathlon consists of the lowest cumulative time for swimmers competing in the combined events of 200 butterfly, 400IM (Individual Medley), 800 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 1500m freestyle. This grueling event truly displayed the focus and fitness of our BTSC swimmers and all Ironman participants. Congratulations to our Ironman medalists:
Girls 12 and under: Boys 12 and Under:
Gold: Shea Gillespie Silver: Lucian Vilchez
Silver: Andie Rose
Bronze: Noemi Blake
Girls 13-14: Boys 13-14:
Gold: Ellie Muxlow Gold: Patryk Danda
Silver: Sara Shobeir Silver: Scotty Sutton
Bronze: Ashley Logan Bronze: Rocco De Oliveira
Girls 15 & over: Boys 15 & over:
Bronze: Tatum McLean Gold: Matt Davis
The Ironman events were followed by the Mid distance champions, where lowest cumulative times in the 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke, 100 freestyle and 200IM saw some outstanding personal best times. Congratulations to our BTSC mid distance medalists:
Girls 10 & under: Boys 10 & under:
Silver: Sara Lightheart Gold: Griffin Seguin
Bronze: Kylie Sarabura Silver: Owen Oatway
Girls 11: Boys 11:
Silver: Garyn Grando Bronze: Connor Rask
Girls 12: Boys 12:
Gold: Andie Rose Silver: Ben Millar
Girls 13:
Gold: Lilli Wilford
Girls 14:
Gold : Rowan Serré
Bronze: Ava Surbek
Girls 15:
Gold: Kiera Fromm
Girls 16:
Gold: Lilly Miller
Silver: Lauren Barbour
The final events of the Pentathlon were the 50 butterfly, 50 backstroke, 50 breastroke, 50 freestyle and 100IM. These exciting ‘splash and dash’ events saw our swimmers cheer for their teammates and the cumulative times crowned the sprint distance champions. Congratulations to:
Girls 10 & under: Boys 10 & under:
Gold: Sara Lightheart Gold: Griffin Seguin
Silver: Kylie Sarabura Silver: camden Usher
Bronze: Alison Hunter Bronze: Lucas Castellon
Girls 11: Boys 11:
Gold: Noemi Blake Gold: Daniel Caraballo
Bronze: Jordyn Gardner Silver Ben Dempster
Girls 12: Boys 12:
Gold: Carly Bunnaman Gold: Ben Millar
Silver: Cyrus Shobeir
Girls 13: Boys 13:
Gold: Lilli Wilford Gold: Gavin Usher
Silver: Jakob Dermott
Girls 14: Boys 14:
Gold: Rowan Serré Gold: Alex Karasmanis
Silver: Ava Surbek Silver: Matthew Karasmanis
Bronze: Adam Herzenberg
Girls 15: Boys 15:
Gold: Kiera Fromm Bronze: Matt Davis
Silver: Bailey Klosse
Girls 16: Boys 16:
Gold: Lilly Miller Gold: Lucius Balian
Silver: Lauren Barbour
There were two swimmers who qualified for the Ontario Youth Junior Championship. Jack Serre qualified in the 400IM and Olivia Wilson in the 100 Fly. Congratulations on making qualifying times.
A big thank-you to the volunteer meet manager, Steve Gunson and all the additional officials and volunteers that help make our meets so successful. Your time is greatly valued!
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