January Swimmers of the Month
National Senior and Senior
Lindsay Seemann
Lindsay Seemann was the NS & SR swimmer of the month for January.
Lindsay has been to 98% of the workouts this season from September through January.
As one of Canada’s best young swimmers Lindsay was one of 32 swimmers selected from across Canada to travel to Europe this January to compete in two long course meets. The first one was from January 18th to 20th in Geneva, Switzerland and the second one was on the following weekend in Luxembourg. At both meets she swam in
the 15 to 16 age group.
In Geneva, Switzerland she won three events and came second in another two. In Luxembourg, she won five events and came second in another one. Her best swims came in the 800 Free (8:49.69), the 400 Free (4:18.73), the 200 Back (2:15.75) and the 200 IM (2:20.06).
At the conclusion of the trip the Canadian coaching staff chose her as the top ambassador on the team. It was based on both her great performances and the outstanding way she conducted herself.
We should all be very proud that Lindsay is a member of the Stingrays.
AG1 and AG2
Marcel Bernard
Marcel’s attendance for the month was 96%, and since the beginning
of the season he has maintained 98%.
At the A-B meet he had some great swims. I am especially thinking
of the 800 freestyle where he improved his time by 37 seconds and
qualified for Junior Provincials.
His workout performance has been very good the entire season.
Every workout you can see he is trying to improve himself.
Congratulations Marcel and keep up the good work.
Ulf
AG3 and AG4
Erica White
Attendance: 98% YTD
Meet Performance: Etobicoke AB meet
400 Free p.b. by 62.29 seconds
200 IM p.b. by 21.92 seconds
400 IM p.b. by 14.38 seconds
100 Br p.b. by 9.24 seconds
200 Br p.b. by 6.99 seconds
200 Fr p.b. by 5.46 seconds
100 Bk p.b. by 2.71 seconds
Workout Performance: Erica’s outstanding performances at the AB
meet can be attributed to the great attitude and determination she
shows every day in workout. Erica is always a trooper in workouts;
she gives every workout 100% effort and always has a positive “can
do†attitude.
Caroline
AG5
Michelle Blumberg
January’s swimmer of the month for Age Group 5 is Michelle
Blumberg. She was chosen as swimmer of the month due to her
positive attitude in workouts and her consistent training habits. She
always strives to improve all 4 strokes and has maintained 98.6%
attendance for the entire swim season so far this year. In January
Michelle qualified for Jr. Provincials in her 100m Breaststroke and
100m Butterfly for the first time, and also swam to 4/8 Personal best
times at the Richmond Hill meets and 3/7 personal best times at
Etobicoke’s AB meet. Way to go Michelle, keep up the fast swimming
and hard work!
Kati
AG5
AG5
Robert Blumberg
Robert Blumberg is January’s swimmer of the month for the Age
Group 5 group.
Over the course of this swim season Robert has been working hard
to improve all 4 strokes and always looks for a challenge in the water.
He loves to race and is one of the most improved swimmers in this
group this year. He has maintained 100% attendance for the entire
swim season so far and because of his hard work and dedication
qualified for B-Champs for the first time. He had 5/8 personal best
times at the Richmond Hill meet in January and 4/8 personal best
times at Etobicoke’s AB meet as well in January.
Keep up the focus and dedication Robert and you will continue to
improve each and every time you get in the water…great work
Robert!!
Kati
Development 1 and 2
Danica Garbett
Danica is one of the most improved swimmers in the Development 1
and 2 groups this year. She only started swimming with the Stingrays
in September and had improved all 4 strokes drastically. She comes
to each workout prepared and is constantly focused to work hard
every time she gets into the water. She loves to race and for this
reason
Swam to 5/6 personal best times at the Richmond Hill meet in
January. She has also maintained 87.5% attendance for the entire
year so far. Keep up the great work Danica and you will continue to
see improvements in the water!
Kati
Development 3
Jade Buchanan
I chose Jade Buchanan as the swimmer of the month for
Development 3 for January. Her attendance is 100% so far for 2008.
Jade is showing much more focus in workouts and is always eager to
lead her lane. At the York Junior Quadathalon Jade swam all of the
hardest events including the 100FR, 100BK, 100BR and 100IM. At
our upcoming swim meets, Jade is continuing to challenge herself by
selecting the hardest events to swim.
Awesome job Jade!
Jaimie
