Mayer churns up the pool with five gold medals

NEPEAN -- The Pickering Swim Club sent 22 athletes to the 2009 Jr. Provincials Championships (SC) in Nepean.

Leading the charge was Emily Mayer, who competed in the Female 12 year old age group, winning five gold medals, including 100 Back 1:08.01; 50 Free 27.87; 200 Free 2:13.89; 100 Free 1:00.05; 200 IM 2:29.88 and two bronze medals 200 Back 2:31.73; 400 Free 4:48.31.

A total of 50 teams from across Ontario competed at this short-course meet hosted by the Nepean Barracudas and sanctioned by Swim Ontario.

Other top-10 final finishes by Pickering Swim Club members included:

Jaime Baylon (13yr.) 100 Fly (1:06.22) 9th; 200 Fly (2:26.96) 8th

Jose Baylon (17 yr.) 400 IM (4:39.77) 5th; 200 Breast 2:23.25 3rd; 200 IM (2:11.89) 6th; 200 Fly (2:14.39) 8th; 100 Breast 1:07.95 8th

Ainsley Corkum (16 yr.) 1500 Free (17:38.68) 3rd

Alec Crawford (11 yr.) 50 Breast (42.97) 6th

Caroline Gomba (13 yr.) 1500 Free (17:45.83) 1st; 200 Free (2:10.37) 3rd; 800 Free (9:22.39) 2nd; 400 Free 4:34.81) 3rd

Emily Goodwin (11 yr.) 200 Fly (2:56.03) 5th

Shaun Hanycz (11 yr.) 50 Breast (42.01) 2nd

Alex Lee (11 yr.) 200 Breast (3:02.01) 7th; 100 Breast (1:25.92) 8th

Kent Leng (12 yr.) 200 Fly (2:43.28) 9th; 400 Free (4:47.35) 6th

Robert Masters (15 yr.) 200 Breast (2:35.18) 8th; 1500 Free (18:01.62) 9th

Alison Russell (15 yr.) 1500 Free (18:05.82) 5th; 800 Free (9:33.62) 9th; 400 Free (4:39.14) 8th

Amy Smith (11 yr.) 200 Back (2:43.94) 8th; 100 Breast (1:27.48) 10th

Michelle Spencer (16 yr.) 1500 Free (18:02.29) 8th

Meghan Toswell (14 yr.) 1500 Free (18:18.29) 7th

Katie Webster (15 yr.) 1500 Free (17:51.84) 3rd; 200 fly (2:26.58) 8th; 400 Free (4:34.50) 6th

Other Pickering Swim Club members who swam in this meet displaying their best times and greatest improvement were: Reanna Corkum (11 yr.) 200 Fly 3:30.66, -14.17 improvement; Carleen Ginter (14 yr.) 800 Free 9:43.46, -4.14 improvement; Philip Kay (9 yr.) 400 Free 5:15.03, -9.74 improvement; Andrew Kay (13 yr.) 400 Free 4:41.24, -5.43 improvement; Warren Mayer (10 yr.) 400 Free 5:18.52, -14.28 improvement; Hollie Smith (14 yr.) 400 IM 5:34.27, -7.20 improvement.