Cavanagh Looking for Repeat at OFSAA Swimming
The Wallaceburg District Secondary School Tartans swimming team is headed back to OFSAA after a strong finish at the SWOSSAA championships.
Last year’s OFSAA 50m Fly gold medalist, Jack Cavanagh is heading back to defend his title after winning the same race and taking the SWOSSAA crown. Cavanagh will have company at this year’s OFSAA championships as several other Tartans qualified for the Ontario Championships.
The Junior Girls Medley Relay with Krista Nap in Back, Julia Steadman in Breast, Jordyn Davis in Fly and Katie DeKoning in Free, took and outstanding 6 seconds off their best time to capture SWOSSAA gold and a trip to OFSAA.
David Metayer was a double SWOSSAA champion winning both the 50m Junior Breast and 100m Junior individual medley, qualifying for OFSAA in both.
Julia Steadman placed 4th in 50m Junior Breast. Steadman also took 2 seconds off her 100m freestyle to place 4th qualifying for OFSAA in both events.
Torey DePooter had an outstanding 4th place finish in the Senior 50m free with a season’s personal best time that was just 3 tenths of a second shy of OFSAA. Mitchell Floin also fell just short of a qualifying time, in the Senior 50m free, falling just 1 second off OFSAA.
The Wallaceburg Tartans girls 400m freestyle relay team of Breanna Rowley, McKenzie MacLean-Leemet, Krista Nap and Emma Baisden earned a SWOSSAA Silver.
Other Wallaceburg teams also grabbed bronze, including the senior Boys medley relay and senior boys free relay with swimmers Connor Tulloch, McKenzie Turner, Jack Cavanagh and Mitchell Floin, and the senior Boys 400m free relay with swimmers Henry Chen, Evan Murphy, Trevor DeHaan and Shane Rowley. Jordyn Davis also grabbed an individual bronze in the 50m Junior Freestyle.
The OFSAA swimming championships will take place March 6 and 7 at the Milton Sports Centre in Milton, Ontario.