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Rapids Celebrate at the 12 and Under Celebration in London

Congratulations goes out to the Sarnia Rapids 2 group members who competed this past weekend at the 12 and Under Celebration meet in London.  The team had 17 Rapids race against teams from across South-Western Ontario and we brought home a lot of top 8 finishes!  This meet included a younger age group, for 8 and under swimmers instead of the regular 10 and under category.  The team had some amazing results!
 

Some highlights from the weekend include Bella Barker winning 2^nd in the 50 free, Heather Baxter winning 3^rd in the 200 free and the 200 breast and Christopher Dejonghe with four 4^th place finishes.  Ashley Klingbeil also raced well brining home 2^nd in the 100 fly, and 3^rd in the 100 back and the 200 free.  Paige Klingbeil won the 200 back in the 8 and under age group, and also came 2^nd in the 100 back and 400 free, and 3^rd in the 50 fly.  Mariam Labib won gold in both the 50 fly and the 100 fly, silver in the 100 back and bronze in the 50 free. 
 

The Rapids also had a few swimmers in the top 5 in all of their events!  Congratulations to Maude Boily-Dufour for winning gold in the 9 year old girls age group in 50 fly, 100 fly and 400 free, silver in the 50 free, 200 free, and 200 IM, bronze in 100 back and 4^th in the 100 free.   Samuel Boily-Dufour also had a great meet racing against the 11 year old boys and winning gold in 200 IM and 100 back, silver in 50 free, 200 free and 400 IM, bronze in 100 free and 200 breast, and 5^th in the 100 fly.  Emma Darrach raced in the 8 and under girls age category and brought home gold in  50, 100 and 200 breast stroke events as well as 100 free, 400 free and 100 fly.  She also won bronze in 200 free and 200 IM. 
 

It was a great meet for all of the Rapids swimmers!  Notable mention to Heather Baxter for a  great 400 free, Samuel Boily-Dufour for a great 400 IM and Maddisson Hawryluk (6) and Olivia Piazza (12) for an excellent meet and 100% personal best times!  Way to go Rapids keep up the good work!
 

The rapid are gearing up SC Regional Championships in London the first weekend in February, SC Provincial Championships in Toronto at the end of February, and Eastern Canadian Championships in Ottawa in the middle of February.  Good luck Rapids!