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Thunderbirds impress in Sudbury

Owen Baas, 10, earned highest points for the team with four first place finishes and breaking club records in the 50 metre Backstroke and 200m Butterfly
Grace Hong
Grace Hong. Photo submitted.

The CT33 Thunderbirds swim team competed at the Jeno Tihanyi NEOR Huronia Long Course Championships this past weekend at the Olympic Gold Pool at Laurentian University in Sudbury. The event was hosted by the Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club.

This championship event draws in 25 teams from the NEOR and Hurnonia regions of the province and provides competitive long course swimming with timed finals for Swim Ontario swimmers aged 10 and under, 11, 12, and preliminary and finals for Swim Ontario swimmers aged 13, 14, 15 and over.

Owen Baas, 10, earned highest points for the team with four first place finishes and breaking club records in the 50 metre Backstroke and 200m Butterfly. Baas also improved on his own club records in the 100m Butterfly and 200m Backstroke events.

Other swimmers earning first place finishes at the event were Robby Baas, 12 and Jenna Wall, 15.

Swimmers with achieving top three placements were Albert Bouley, 12, Trael Daly Stevens, 16, Fia Diorio, 12 and Peyton Paralovos, 13.

Swimmers who landed a spot in the top eight were Timothy Corbeil, 13, Samuel Denomme, 15, Sophie Durocher, 11, Jesse Hammond, 18, Grace Hong, 13, Emilia Lainevool, 15, Ayden Michaud, 16, Ryleigh Paralovos, 11 and Madilyn Reaume, 12.

Personal best times were posted by most Thunderbirds with special mention to Abigail Betsill, 12, Gabriel Cadieux, 14, Sydney Doidge, 14, Evan Kilroy, 17, Brody Marietti, 15, Noah Papatheodorou, 15, Jaiden Paralovos, 15 and Cole Paralovos, 17.

Members of the Thunderbird team who have qualified for provincial and national events will continue to train throughout June and July. Owen Baas will be competing at the 2019 Ontario Summer Festival Championships June 14 

The CT33 Thunderbirds swim team competed at the Jeno Tihanyi NEOR Huronia Long Course Championships this past weekend at the Olympic Gold Pool at Laurentian University in Sudbury. The event was hosted by the Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club.

This championship event draws in 25 teams from the NEOR and Hurnonia regions of the province and provides competitive long course swimming with timed finals for Swim Ontario swimmers aged 10 and under, 11, 12, and preliminary and finals for Swim Ontario swimmers aged 13, 14, 15 and over.

Owen Baas, 10, earned highest points for the team with four 1st place finishes and breaking club records in the 50 metre Backstroke and 200m Butterfly. Baas also improved on his own club records in the 100m Butterfly and 200m Backstroke events.

Other swimmers earning first place finishes at the event were Robby Baas, 12 and Jenna Wall, 15.

Swimmers with achieving top three placements were Albert Bouley, 12, Trael Daly Stevens, 16, Fia Diorio, 12 and Peyton Paralovos, 13.

Swimmers who landed a spot in the top eight were Timothy Corbeil, 13, Samuel Denomme, 15, Sophie Durocher, 11, Jesse Hammond, 18, Grace Hong, 13, Emilia Lainevool, 15, Ayden Michaud, 16, Ryleigh Paralovos, 11 and Madilyn Reaume, 12.

Personal best times were posted by most Thunderbirds with special mention to Abigail Betsill, 12, Gabriel Cadieux, 14, Sydney Doidge, 14, Evan Kilroy, 17, Brody Marietti, 15, Noah Papatheodorou, 15, Jaiden Paralovos, 15 and Cole Paralovos, 17.

Members of the Thunderbird team who have qualified for provincial and national events will continue to train throughout June and July. Owen Baas will be competing at the 2019 Ontario Summer Festival Championships June 14 

The CT33 Thunderbirds swim team competed at the Jeno Tihanyi NEOR Huronia Long Course Championships this past weekend at the Olympic Gold Pool at Laurentian University in Sudbury. The event was hosted by the Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club.

This championship event draws in 25 teams from the NEOR and Hurnonia regions of the province and provides competitive long course swimming with timed finals for Swim Ontario swimmers aged 10 and under, 11, 12, and preliminary and finals for Swim Ontario swimmers aged 13, 14, 15 and over.

Owen Baas, 10, earned highest points for the team with four 1st place finishes and breaking club records in the 50 metre Backstroke and 200m Butterfly. Baas also improved on his own club records in the 100m Butterfly and 200m Backstroke events.

Other swimmers earning first place finishes at the event were Robby Baas, 12 and Jenna Wall, 15.

Swimmers with achieving top three placements were Albert Bouley, 12, Trael Daly Stevens, 16, Fia Diorio, 12 and Peyton Paralovos, 13.

Swimmers who landed a spot in the top eight were Timothy Corbeil, 13, Samuel Denomme, 15, Sophie Durocher, 11, Jesse Hammond, 18, Grace Hong, 13, Emilia Lainevool, 15, Ayden Michaud, 16, Ryleigh Paralovos, 11 and Madilyn Reaume, 12.

Personal best times were posted by most Thunderbirds with special mention to Abigail Betsill, 12, Gabriel Cadieux, 14, Sydney Doidge, 14, Evan Kilroy, 17, Brody Marietti, 15, Noah Papatheodorou, 15, Jaiden Paralovos, 15 and Cole Paralovos, 17.

Members of the Thunderbird team who have qualified for provincial and national events will continue to train throughout June and July. Owen Baas will be competing at the 2019 Ontario Summer Festival Championships June 14 to 16 at the Markham Pan Am Pool. Fia Diorio, Samuel Denomme,

Jesse Hammond and Sheldon Kilroy qualified to compete at the 2019 Summer Ontario Youth Junior Championships June 27 to June 30 at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in Brantford. Team members Jenna Wall, Trael Daly Stevens,

Sam Denomme and Evan Kilroy will be attending the 2019 Summer Ontario Swimming Championships June 27 to 30 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Later in the summer, Trael Daly Stevens and Samuel Denomme will travel to Calgary, Alberta to compete at the 2019 Canadian Junior Champioships July 24 to July 29 at the Respol Sports Centre.

North Bay coaches Pierre Simard, Penny Lecour, Hillar Lainevool and Elle George said they were pleased with the results from the meets and the success and growth of all swimmers.

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