Tag: swimming

Wallaceburg native named Female Athlete of the Year

Wallaceburg native named Female Athlete of the Year

CKSN Staff- April 10, 2023

Shona Branton. (Contributed photo) Wallaceburg native Shona Branton has been named Western University's Female Athlete of the Year for 2023. Branton finished first in the ... Read More

Local swimmers take home the gold

Local swimmers take home the gold

CKSN Staff- March 1, 2023

Quinn Matteis and Shona Branton at the U SPORTS Canadian Swim Competition. (Contributed photo) A great weekend for two local swimmers Quinn Matteis and Shona ... Read More

Wallaceburg native takes home gold in provincial swimming championship

Wallaceburg native takes home gold in provincial swimming championship

CKSN Staff- February 15, 2023

Shona Branton. (Contributed photo) Former Wallaceburg Tartan Shona Branton had a successful weekend for the Western Mustangs swim team, smashing her personal bests in two ... Read More

Chatham native featured on USC swim team poster

Chatham native featured on USC swim team poster

CKSN Staff- January 11, 2023

Chatham native Gigi Sasseville featured in a USC posted to promote an upcoming swim meet. (Photo courtesy of USC) A local swimmer has been featured ... Read More

Making Waves in Scarborough

Making Waves in Scarborough

Robyn Brady- December 19, 2018

The Chatham Pool Sharks brought home some hardware from a recent tournament in Scarborough.  Wallaceburg’s Madison Broad won gold in the 50 back, 100 back, ... Read More

Sharks Make Waves at Nationals

Sharks Make Waves at Nationals

Robyn Brady- August 1, 2018

Some of Chatham’s top swimmers are just back in from the Canadian Junior Swimming Championships (Junior Nationals) in Winnipeg last week. For Kendra Polewski and ... Read More

Pool Sharks Rock the Regionals

Pool Sharks Rock the Regionals

Robyn Brady- February 5, 2018

The Chatham Pool Sharks earned over half a dozen medals at this Western Ontario Regional Short Course championships.  Thirteen swimmers took part in the meet ... Read More

WDSS Swimmers Hold Their Own

WDSS Swimmers Hold Their Own

Robyn Brady- December 7, 2017

The Tartans made some waves on Tuesday Dec 5th in Windsor at the WIATC.  The Windsor Invitational swim meet over 400 swimmers and 21 schools.  ... Read More

Pool Sharks Making Waves

Pool Sharks Making Waves

Robyn Brady- November 30, 2017

(Submitted article) The Chatham Pool Sharks swimmers really heated up the water at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre in London on the weekend of November ... Read More

Broad is Toledo Bound, Makes NCAA Commitment

Broad is Toledo Bound, Makes NCAA Commitment

Robyn Brady- November 15, 2017

Madison Broad of the Chatham Y Pool Sharks has signed with Toledo University. The Wallaceburg swimmer, has had a very successful year, including being selected to ... Read More

Maddy Broad is Golden

Maddy Broad is Golden

Robyn Brady- November 14, 2017

Wallaceburg’s Madison Broad is making waves, winning gold in a number of events at an international swim meet in Brantford over the weekend.  Broad placed ... Read More

Pool Sharks Make A Splash

Pool Sharks Make A Splash

Robyn Brady- October 27, 2016

The Chatham Pool Sharks made waves at the first swim meet of the season- Hall of Fame Meet- held at the Etobicoke Olympian Pool on ... Read More

VanHerk Sisters Dive In

VanHerk Sisters Dive In

admin- August 18, 2015

John Van Herk proudly supports his daughters Shania and Justine (Photo taken by Don Burton)   Justine VanHerk and younger sister Shania have been swimming ... Read More

Local Swimmers Impress At Championships

Local Swimmers Impress At Championships

admin- August 5, 2015

Day 5 of the Canadian Age Group Championships wrapped up with great results for Chatham-Kent swimmers. Madison Broad of the Chatham Y Pool Sharks finished ... Read More