Two firsts, a second for Burlington synchro club The Burlington Synchronized Swimming Club scored three podium finishes as Canada's top Tier 6 and 7 competitors met at the Espoir National Championships from June 4-8.
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Pool efforts earn Chetrat spot on Canadian swim team Oakville's Zach Chetrat has been named to Swimming Canada's team for the 2nd FINA World Youth Championships. The 24-member team will travel to Monterrey, Mexico to compete against the world's best youth swimmers from July 8-13.
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Mac swimmers in sync with Ontario for gold The Ontario Synchronized Swimming Club, which includes six members of the McMaster team, captured the gold medal at the recent Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) 12th World Master's Championships in Perth, Australia.
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Pool has silver lining for Oakville swimmer Two of Canada's rising synchro stars picked up a pair of silver medals at the Japan Open in Tokyo this past weekend (May 3-4). Oakville's Jennifer Knobbs and Toronto's Erin Willson wowed the international crowd and judges.
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Dickens conquers at Canadian Senior National Swimming Championship Ancaster's Scott Dickens just keeps on making waves. Picking up from his gold medal performance at the recent Pan Am Games in Brazil, Dickens took the men's 50 metre breaststroke at the Canadian Senior National Swimming Championships.
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Dickens grabs second Pan Am pool medal with relay team Ancaster's Scott Dickens picked up another Pan Am swimming medal. Dickens, who now trains at the University of British Columbia, picked a bronze medal when Canada's men's 4X100 medley relay placed third.
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Pan Am gold for Ancaster swimmer Dickens Ancaster's Scott Dickens earned Canada's first gold in swimming at the Pan Am Games on Wednesday with a dramatic victory in the men's 100-metre breaststroke. Mathieu Bois of Longueuil, Que., completed a spectacular comeback for the bronze.
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Hamilton Aquatic Club's Gerum named to Canadian swim team Hamilton's Greg Gerum has been selected to compete for Canada in an international swim meet. Gerum, a member of the Hamilton Aquatic Club, will join the 42-member Swimming Canada team for the first ever North American Challenge Cup.
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Silver medal for ex-Mac swimmer Gotell at Eurowaves 2007 Former McMaster University Marauder swim team member Chelsey Gotell picked up a second place at the Eurowaves 2007 meet in Beno, Czech Republic.
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Burlington's Dickens off to World University Games Burlington's Scott Dickens has been named to Canada's swim team that will compete at this summer's World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
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