Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club

SLSC Finishes year with a Bang

7 swimmers from SLSC spent the last week of July in Montreal for the Canadian Age Group Championships. The meet was a gathering place for the very best swimmers of all ages in Canada, 1700 in all. SLSC swimmers made 10 finals in all and collected a total of 4 medals during the 5 day meet. Kelly Hotta made 5 finals and collected 3 GOLD medals in the 100,200 and 400 freestyle. Kasey Thompson made 3 finals (50,100, 200 fly) and took home the Silver in the 200 fly with a new NEOR record of 2:23.95. Alex Langlois made finals in the 100 and 200 backstroke. Other swimmers racing at the meet were Justin Burton McCarthy (personal bests in 100 fly, 200 free, 400 IM), Jordano Cazzola (personal best in 400 free and 200 back and 5km Open water), Julie Langlois (personal best in 50 fly), and Emilie Whipple.

Sears Eliminator 2011 Results

Thanks to Sears for sponsoring the 10th annual Diehard Eliminator.  

Rules: 800 m elimination race.  Last person to make contact with the wall at the 200m mark will be the first to be eliminated; swimmers are then eliminated at each 100m interval.

The results are as follows.  Click the table for a larger image.

SLSC Wins Ontario Division 2 Team Championships!

This past weekend saw the Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club claim the championship banner at the Ontario Division II Team Championships.  The competition was help in Brantford Ontario with 20 teams from all over Ontario taking part.  In Division II championships each club is allowed to bring only 30 swimmers to compete.  SLSC had 30 swimmers contribute to the win and had many outstanding individual performances.  The victory gives SLSC the opportunity to compete in Division I Team Championships next year.  That meet hosts the very best swim clubs in Ontario and is the top tier of swimming in the Province.

Individual event winners this past weekend for SLSC were Kelly Hotta (5 golds), Kyleigh Commito (4 gold), Justin LeClair (3 gold), Kasey Thompson, (3 gold), Jacob Toner (3 gold),  Colin Hirschfeld (2 gold), Nina Kucheran (2 gold),  and Justin Burton-McCarthy (1 gold).  There were also medalists from SLSC as well including Spencer Hirschfeld , Julie Langlois, and Neal Young-Gregoris.  Top 8 performances were put in by Jordano Cazzola, Brenna Eastick, Molly Green, Tessa Jewel, Tori Jewel, Alex Langlois, Libby Lawson, Logan McGinn, Chiara Salvador, Sarah Tkachuk, and Emilie Whipple.   Competing team mates included Connor Bowie,  Beyonca Bown-Downie,  Morgan Kivinen,  Maddy Lawson,  Alysha Matarazzo,  Meghan McCue,  Alex Sarvas,  and Caelan Thompson.

Head Coach Dean Henze said, “all team members put forth a great effort and I am proud to be a part of the strongest swim club in the North Eastern Ontario Region.”

Congratulations to all of Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club, it was a total team effort.

Download Team champ results

Coach Dean interviewed in Sudbury Star

Coach Dean Henze was interviewed in a recent Sudbury Star article.

Championship just the beginning -- (comment on story) - The Sudbury Star - Ontario, CA.

Youth Cup Sees Awesome performances from SLSC

Eight SLSC swimmers went this past weeks Youth Cup competition in Etobicoke.  The group was the highest scoring small club (10 or fewer swimmers) that was not an out of Province All-Star squad).  SLSC finished in 16 place over all out of over 50 teams.  All swimmers from the club contributed to scoring points for the team.  Some stand out performances were put in by Alex Langlois who won the 11-12 girls 50 and 100 backstroke and took Silver in the 200 backstroke, and Bronze in the 50 Breaststroke. Other medal winning performances were put in by Justin LeClair and Kasey Thompson.  Top 8 performances were put in by every SLSC swimmer in either individual events or through relay performances.  The other swimmers attending the meet were  Colin Hirschfeld, Spencer Hirschfeld, Kelly Hotta, Julie Langlois and Jacob Toner.

See the link below for Complete results per swimmer.  Our next round of competition is in January, stay tuned!

Download Youth cup results

Great Start to the 2009-10 Racing Season

The Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club started the Year with a bang this past weekend.  SLSC hosted the first NEOR Development meet of the season and made a stamp early.  The club swam to 77% best ever times, which is a great start to the year.  We also had numerous swimmers finish with top 8 placings.  Congratulations to all of the swimmers and coaches for a great start to the season and lets keep on getting even better!  Look on this website for a complete set of results for SLSC.

Download Neor 1 results

Guts and Glory - Alex Baumann keynote speaker

Sportlink, the Greater Sudbury Sport Council, is hosting a luncheon on November 4th, 2009 from 11:30am to 1:30pm. The keynote speaker is former SLSC swimmer, and Olympic Gold medalist, Alex Baumann.

Tickets are $60 per person. Call 674-4455 x4434 for information and to reserve tickets.

Please see the attached poster for more information.  View the poster

Provincials Day Two FINALS

SLSC making some serious noise at the 2009 Provincial Champs

2nd Gold for Justin Leclair 100 BK!
Silver Medal Jacob Toner 1500 FR!!
Silver Medal Jordan Hotta 200 BR!!!

100 BK
Justin Leclair 1st place Provincial Champ GOLD!!! 30 points
PB 1:00.93

50 FR
Julie Langlois 6th place 13 points
PB 28.35

200 BR
Jordan Hotta 2nd place silver medal 25 points
PB 2:31.02

100 FL
Colin Hirschfeld 8th place 11 points
PB 1:02.26

1500 FR
Jacob Toner 2nd place silver medal 25 points
PB 17:37.03

200 FR
Kelly Hotta 5th place 14 points
PB 2:13.57

4 x 50 FR relay MEN's
PB - 1:44.82 8th place 11 points
Spencer Hirschfeld (26.38)
Colin Hirschfeld (25.79)
Jacob Toner (26.76)
Justin Leclair (25.89)

Great day again...looking forward to more fun and excitement on Day Three...

Coach Phil

FULL Day Two Prelims @ Provincials

[update from Phil on Day 2 prelims]

Guaranteed Silver medal in the 1500 FR (possible Gold) for Jacob Toner!
New SLSC record in the women's 4 x 50 FR Relay 1:58.95 (13/14)!!
Lots of final swims tonight for the 13 and over!!!

13 & over prelims
100 BK
Justin Leclair -- Qualified 3rd heading into finals tonight
1:02.89

50 FR
Kelly Hotta 11th
29.54

Julie Langlois -- Qualified 6th heading into finals tonight
28.60

200 BR
Jordan Hotta - Qualified 3rd going into finals tonight
2:36.72

Jacob Toner - 9th
2:43.37

Justin Leclair - 11th
2:45.34

100 FL
Colin Hirschfeld - Qualified 8th heading into finals tonight
PB 1:02.88

Spencer Hirschfeld - 9th
1:02.63

200 FR
Kelly Hotta - Qualified 6th heading into finals tonight
PB 2:16.29

1500 FR
Jacob Toner - Heading into timed finals 2nd place (worse he can get is SILVER)
PB 17:37.03

Men's 4 x 50 FR Relay
PB 1:45.28 - Qualified 8th heading into finals tonight

Women's 4 x 50 FR Relay
NEW SLSC CLUB RECORD!!!

PB 1:58.95 - 11th
Julie Langlois (29.0)
Alex Langlois (30.7)
Kasey Thompson (30.6)
Kelly Hotta (28.8)

12 & under timed finals
50 FR
Alex Langlois 17th
PB 31.51

400 IM
Kasey Thompson 10th
PB 5:49.00

200 FR
Kasey Thompson 13th
2:25.87

Looking forward to another exciting finals!!!

Coach Phil

Leclair strikes gold at Provincials

Justin Leclair strikes GOLD at Provincial Champs in 400 IM; Men's 4 x 50 MR also hits the podium

Finals - Day 1

400 IM

Justin Leclair - 1st place Provincial Champion 30 points
PB 4:45.76

Jacob Toner - 5th place 14 points
PB 5:01.86

200 FR

Spencer Hirschfeld - 6th place 13 points
2:03.65

4 x 50 MR

Justin Leclair BK (28.9)
Jordan Hotta BR (31.7)
Colin Hirschfeld FL (27.5)
Spencer Hirschfeld FR (25.1)

PB 1:53.21 - 3rd place BRONZE medal 20 points

Looking forward to another great day tomorrow.

Phil