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Guelph swimmers compete at GMAC April Skills and Thrills Meet

A team of 70 novice swimmers swam against 450 athletes from eight visiting swim clubs, which took place April 16 at the University of Guelph pool

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GUELPHMARLIN AQUATIC CLUB
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The Guelph Marlin Aquatic Club’s (GMAC) groups of Blue Marlins, Jr Marlins House League, and Sr Marlins House League, a team of 70 novice swimmers swam against 450 swimmers from eight visiting swim clubs at the GMAC April Skills and Thrills Meet, which took place April 16 at the University of Guelph pool over the course of two sessions.

The Blue Marlins and Marlins House League group of swimmers are some of GMAC’s youngest and newest swimmers, many of whom began developing their swimming skills through the Marlins' in-house Learn to Swim Lessons program before moving into these pre-competitive groups. The groups have the opportunity to swim two-three times per week and compete in four at-home meets throughout the season. These groups allow them a chance to get a taste for competitive swim racing and increased practice times vs once a week swim lessons.

“I am so proud of all of our swimmers. I saw some great swimming and improvements that have been made since September. It is also so good to see teammates cheering and celebrating with each other. It’s a real team atmosphere," said Becky Randall, Guelph Marlin’s coach, former Marlins swimmer, and American University swimmer.

The meet also housed some fun relays, which is always a swimmer favourite. Teams visiting included Club Warriors, Granite Gators, Halton Hills, Hanover, Mighty Tritons, Mississauga, Oakville, and Whitby Swim Teams.

Looking ahead, the Guelph Marlins will compete here at home at their May Long Course Splash and Dash Meet on May 12-14 out of the Victor Davis pool.

New GMAC LC top 10 performances from LC Invitational:

Top 3 results from Skills And Thrills:

Hudson A – 100 Free – first, 50 Back – second, 50 Free – third

Emma B – 25 Fly – second

Emma D – 100 Back – second, 50 Breast – third

Brianna F – 100IM – first, 50 Fly – first

Kai F – 25 Free – first

Alexander G – 25 Free – first, 25 Breast – first, 25 Back – first

Benjamin H – 25 Fly – second, 50 Back – second

Tessa H – 25 Fly – first, 50 Breast – second

Lydia K – 100 Free – first

Liv K – 25 Free – third, 25 Back – third

Nelly M – 25 Free – first, 25 Back – first

Claire M – 100 Breast – first, 100IM – third, 100 Back – third

Griffin M – 100 Breast – third, 50 Free – second

Oliver M – 50 Back – first, 100IM – second

Mackenzie M – 25 Breast – third

Eden M- 50 Back – second

Portia N – 25 Breast – first, 25 Free – second

Sam N – 100 Free – third, 50 Back – third

Kai R – 100 Free – second, 50 Breast – second, 25 Fly – first

Violet S – 100 Free – first, 100IM – second, 50 Fly – third

Jacob S – 100 IM – first, 100 Free – second

Arabella S – 100 Free – second, 50 Free – second

Gabriel S – 25 Fly – first, 100 Back – second

Gweneth S – 50 Breast – third

Philip S – 50 Back – first

Ethan T – 100IM – third

Sofia T – 50 Back – second

Sam T – 25 Free – first, 25 Breast – first

Riley V – 50 Breast – first

Olivia V – 100 Free – third

Cailyn W – 50 back – first, 100 Back – third

Yi W – 50 Breast – second, 100IM – third

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