Marlins split up for Ontario provincial-level meets

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GUELPH MARLIN AQUATIC CLUB
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The Guelph Marlin Aquatic Club (GMAC) split up some of their qualified athletes this weekend, with 7 swimmers age 14 and over travelling to Ontario Youth Junior Championships (OYJ) in Markham and another 11 swimmers 13 and under travelling to Festivals in Etobicoke this past weekend.

Both meets are championship meets that allow qualified swimmers to compete against some of the top swimmers across the province.  Those over qualified will be seen competing at next month’s Ontario Swimming Championships (OSC) and August’s Canadian Junior Championships(CJC).  

Julian Twist was GMAC’s top performer in the 14-year-old male category at OYJ’s, capturing a top three finish in all of his races, qualifying for Ontario Swimming Championships, and 2 qualifying times in 50 Free and 100 Free for the Canadian Junior Championships this August in Toronto.

"All of my races felt really good, and I definitely surprised myself with some of them; all of the training has paid off.  I am extremely grateful to my coaches and teammates for their encouragement and am looking forward to racing at OSC’s in July," says Twist who joined the Marlins in Fall 2021 after his family moved from the Ottawa region.

Over at Festivals, it was 12-year-old Fynn O’Rourke who not only secured 7 gold medals in all 7 of his races, but he achieved personal bests, top 10 club record standings, and new OYJ qualifying times.

Notably, Caelan Wombwell and Charlotte Harvey both achieved an OYJ qualifying time in the events 100 Back and 50 Free, respectively. 

Although Guelph Marlins coach, Laura Nicholls, GMAC’s Director of Age Group & Development, and two-time Olympian could not be in both places at once, she stayed on top of all results from Festivals on Saturday and Sunday.

“We had a lot of first-time qualifiers for Festivals which was great to see and allows these athletes to have exposure to a higher level of competition.  I’m proud of all of the athletes for their growth and development over the season and look forward to their continued development next season and beyond,” said Nicholls.

Looking ahead to this weekend will see a large group of swimmers heading to their final meet in Burlington where swimmers get an opportunity to compete in an outdoor pool.  This will mark the end of the season for most athletes.

RESULTS FROM ONTARIO YOUTH JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS:

Julian: 100 back 2^nd, 50 Free 1^st, 200 Free 2^nd, 100 Free 1^st, 200IM 3^rd, 200 Back 2^nd, 400 Free – 3rd

Noah: 100 Back 16^th, 200 Fly 8^th, 200IM 18^th, 200 Back 17^th

Aidan: 50 Free 25^th, 100 Free 21st, 100 Back 20th

Andrew P: 100 Back 28^th, 100 Free 45th, 50 Free 39th

Allison: 50 Free 54^th, 200 Breast 38^th, 100 Breast 25^th, 200IM 44^th

Jake: 50 Free 13^th 200 Free 29^th, 100 Fly 31^st, 100 Free 18^th

Andrew A: 50 Free 19^th, 200 Breast 18^th, 100 Fly 23^rd, 100 Breast 7^th

RESULTS FROM ONTARIO FESTIVALS:

Flynn: 200 Free 1^st 50 Free 1^st, 100 Back 1^st, 400 Free 1^st, 100 Free 1^st, 200 Back 1^st, 800 Free 1^st

Madden: 200 Free 16^th, 50 back 22^nd, 100 Back 17^th, 400 Free 20^th, 200IM 15^th, 100 Free 13^th, 200 back 28^th

Aly: 100 Fly 4^th, 100 Back 11^th, 200 Fly 5^th, 200IM 6^th, 200 Back 8th, 200 Breast 16th

Harrison: 200 Free 25^th, 200 Fly 12^th, 400 Free 22^nd, 800 Free 16th

Nadia: 100 Breast 9^th, 50 Back 20^th, 100 Back 22^nd, 50 Breast 12^th

Charlie: 100 Fly 22^nd, 100 Free 22^nd, 200 Back 11th, 100 Back 10th

Caelan: 100 Fly 19^th 200 IM 17^th, 200 Back 6th, 100 Back 6th

Nathan: 50 Free 12^th 100 Free 18th, 100 Back 19th

Charlotte: 50 Free 13^th, 100 Back 8th, 100 Free 14^th, 200 Back 11^th

Alexli: 50 Back 13^th, 50 Free 35^th, 100 Back 25^th, 200 Back 38^th

Matthew: 50 Back 34^th, 50 Free 55^th, 100 Back 47^th, 100 Free Matthew 36^th

400 Free Relay 2^nd , 200 Free Relay 2^nd (Fynn, Charlie, Nathan and Caelan

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