Two ROW athletes attend prestigious OJI meet

ROW Communications
Hello ROW families,
 
The Ontario Junior International (OJI) meet was recently held in Toronto and featured two of our ROW athletes.
 
For those of you who are new to the club, the OJI meet is one of the fastest Short Course meets in the world. In fact, Canadian National Team members, including Ella Jansen and Lorne Wigginton, as well as multiple Ontario and Canadian Age Group Record Holders, including Laon Kim and Madison Kryger were present at this meet. The OJIs also included a loaded British Tour Team containing the best 18&Us Britain has to offer. 
 
While not often challenged to this extent due to the depth of competition, a single age group (18&U), and National calibre qualification standards, our two athletes, Patrick L and Sunny X represented the Region of Waterloo Swim Club and did us proud! They faired incredibly well given the challenge imposed on them. And, best of all, they gained valuable experience, being part of the fastest SCM meet in the country this season, preparing for future meets of a similar stature.  
 
Some key highlights from our two OJI athletes: 
 
Sunny X
  • 3 out of 5 events were Personal Bests (PBs)
  • Re-broke her clube record in the 1500m Free placing 13th  17:24.18 [22 seconds faster than her previous mark] placing 13th
Patrick L
  • 4 out of 5 events were PBs
  • Qualified to race in 2 "B" finals -- placed 13th in the 50 Free and 19th in the 100 Free
 
Congratulations and well done!
Head Coach AJ