Top results for SSMAC at Ontario Champs

Several locals recorded top results at the Ontario Division 1 Team Champs in Brantford over the weekend.

The Sault Ste. Marie Aquatic Club had 33 swimmers competing in the 18-team championship meet.

In the girls 11 and 12 year-old division, Becky Day had first-place finishes in the 50, 100, and 400-metre freestyle along with fourth-place results in the 100 and 200-metre backstroke.

Jeff Byrne also recorded a first place finish in the 100-metre butterfly in the boys 15 and 16 year-old group. Byrne added second place finishes in the 400-metre individual medley and 50-metre freestyle, a third in the 200-metre butterfly and a seventh in the 100-metre freestyle.

Kyle Matthews, in the boys 11 and 12 year-old division, finished third in the 50 and 100-metre freestyle and the 100-metre butterfly. He also had a fourth-place finish in the 200-metre freestyle and came fifth in the 200-metre butterfly.

Others top-eight results for SSMAC were recorded by Anna Lees, Julia Turgeon, Shannon Hazelton, Nick Shoust, and Blaine Dolcetti.

"Every swimmer had outstanding performances and the team really came together, pulling for each other," said SSMAC head coach Rob Moreside. "This is another sign for a bright future for these young athletes, registering strong results in extremely tough competition. For several swimmers, it was their first action outside the region."

SSMAC returns to competition May 7-9 in Sudbury for the East Side Mario meet.