Category: Swimming
Quinn Matteis Finds Open Water At Lake Morningstar
Quinn Matteis, followed by his father in Chatham-Kent's Lake Morningstar Pools are closed, which has stopped many elite swimmers from training across Canada, but it ... Read More
Happy Canada Day From Genevieve Sasseville
Chatham-Kent has many athletes representing Canada. On this Canada Day, we asked a few of Canada's athletes to tell us about what it feels like ... Read More
Shona Branton To Swim For Western University
Shona Branton will swim for WesternLocal swimmer Shona Branton will swim at the OUA level next season for the Western University Mustangs. Branton is a ... Read More
Pool Closures Threaten Success Of Local Competitive Swimmers
Athletes are beginning to train across Canada as COVID-19 restrictions lift, but some athletes will not be able to train in Chatham-Kent, including competitive swimmers ... Read More
Genevieve Sasseville Has Sights Set On Olympics, Eventually
Genevieve Sasseville will swim next season for the University of Southern California - Contributed PhotoGenevieve Sasseville has been working, training, and competing with her sights ... Read More
Stallaert, Van Herk Win University of Guelph MVP Honours
Olivia Stallaert was named the Guelph Gryphons Figure Skating MVP - Contributed PhotoChatham's Olivia Stallaert and Cedar Springs' Shania Van Herk were named MVP's of ... Read More
Sasseville, Matteis On Dry Land As Olympic Swim Trials Were Set To Begin This Week
A pair of Chatham Y Pool Sharks, Genevieve Sasseville and Quinn Matteis were slated to compete at the Canadian Olympic Swim Trials this week, but ... Read More
Girls In Sport: Dream As Big As You Can
By Maddy Lavoie One of the biggest things that I think girls in sports should focus on is their dreams. I think that this is ... Read More
Van Herk 6th At USports Swimming National Championships
Cedar Springs swimmer Brendan Van Herk finished 6th overall at the USports National Swimming Championships in the men's 200m butterfly. Van Herk, who swims for ... Read More
Sydenham Swim Camp In Wallaceburg Accepting Registrations
A new swim camp is launching in Wallaceburg this spring. The Sydenham Swim Camp has their sites set on re-launching a competitive swim team out ... Read More
Van Herk Named Guelph Athlete of the Week, Wins OUA Bronzes
Shania Van Herk swims for the Guelph Gryphons - Photo by Wilson Wong/ Guelph AthleticsCedar Springs swimmer Shania Van Herk won a pair of bronze ... Read More
Pool Sharks Shine At Western Regional Championships
Pool Sharks Medal WinnersThirteen Shark swimmers travelled to the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre in Brantford to compete in the Western Regional Championships. The four day ... Read More
Hard Work Pays Off – By Maddy Lavoie
By Maddy Lavoie During the winter season, there is usually one thing to specifically look forward to as a swimmer - a taper meet. A ... Read More
Sasseville Medals In Japan
Chatham Pool Shark Genevieve (Gigi) Sasseville was selected to represent Team Ontario on a 7-day training and meet tour from December 16-23, 2019. While in ... Read More