Beach Hill swimmer Graysen Bernard, a 13 year-old student at Bowmore Public School, had a great summer racing at provincial and national competitions. At the provincial championship in Nepean in early July, he picked up seven medals in eight events, including a gold in the 1500m freestyle. He also won gold in the 2 km […]
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Swim club moves into new digs
It took 60 years, but Scarborough Swim Club finally has a home pool. And what a pool. By 6 a.m. on a recent Saturday morning, both Olympic-size tanks in the new Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre had lanes full of splashing swimmers — the SCAR club in one, Canada’s junior national team in the other. […]
Swimmer braves alligators and ocean swells for sport
Never mind the bruises, the salt stings and the Florida alligators, Beacher Kaitlin Gervais says she’s found her calling in open-water swimming. After winning gold at Canada’s 5 km juniors last year and a bronze at her first international meet in the Cayman Islands, the 18 year-old Birchmount grad is moving to Victoria, BC this […]
Beach swimmer medals at indigenous games
Beacher Emma Kinsella was one of around 4,000 young athletes who travelled to the North American Indigenous Games in Regina in late July. She was invited to swim for Team Ontario, which won the swimming competition. She won six medals at the event, two as part of relay teams, and four individual races, including silver […]
