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Harvey impressive in 400 IM win at Age Groups

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CALGARY – Mary-Sophie Harvey showed some impressive stamina at the Canadian Age Group Championships on Thursday, by winning the 400-metre individual medley one night after capturing the 1,500-m freestyle in the girls age 16-18 division.

At the Talisman Centre, the 16-year-old from the Intensive Training Program – Montreal, won her 400 IM in four minutes 50.02 seconds, more than 5.5 seconds ahead of the silver medallist, Megan Dalke of Kamloops Classic Swimming.

I was quite happy with my result from [Wednesday], since it was only my second 1,500,” said Harvey, 16, who will represent Canada at the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Maui, Hawaii, in late August. “I had some trouble at the end but I am still working on it. And the IM, it was really good. The breaststroke has really come along this summer.

It’s quite cool that everyone in our training group [ITP – Montreal] got a medal tonight. It shows all the work this summer is paying off.”

One of the ITP medals came from 16-year-old Tai Long Singh, who won the 16-year-old boys’ 100-m freestyle in 52.20 seconds, which was also the fastest overall time. Singh’s race was held up when the starting system in the pool malfunctioned twice, but he didn’t let that sidetrack him.

My energy level definitely went down due to the technical difficulties, But this proved to be a good exercise to trust the work and I’ve been doing and everything I’ve been practising. So I just used it as motivation.”

The hometown Cascade Swim Club had a big night, thanks in no small part to Ingrid Wilm and Rebecca Smith. Smith, 16, posted a 56.64-second 100-m freestyle for her third individual gold the girls 16-18 division, while Wilm captured 50-m backstroke in 28.60 seconds. They were also part of the gold-winning 4 x 200-m relay with teammates Paige Bergen and Miranda Kasko.In the 15-year-old girls’ division, Markham Aquatic Club teammates Victoria Kwan and Kayla Sanchez traded 1-2 finishes. Sanchez won 100-m freestyle in 57.02, before Kwan won the 400 IM in 4:57.49 on the margin of a strong breaststroke leg.

everyone in our training group [ITP – Montreal] got a medal tonight. It shows all the work this summer is paying off.”
– Mary-Sophie Harvey

Cole Pratt, also from Cascade, earned his third and fourth gold medals in the boys 13-and-under division. Pratt captured 100-m freestyle (55.10 seconds) and 50-m backstroke (28.78).

The Age Groups, which continue through Sunday, are being webcast at http://sportscanada.tv/blog/event/2016-swim-age-group/.

For full results: https://results.swimming.ca/2016_CAG/.

GIRLS 100-M FREESTYLE
12 & UNDER
Gold: Stephanie Lee, PSW, 58.98
Silver: Elan Daley, MAC, 1:01.24
Bronze: Ella Varga, CASC, 1:01.81

13
Gold: Brooklyn Douthwright, CVAC, 59.53
Silver: Amanda McCallum, RAPID, 59.64
Bronze: Kyla Nelson, EKSC, 1:00.12

14
Gold: Jessica Luo, UVIC-PCS, 58.18
Silver: Octavia Lau, HYACK, 58.32
Bronze: Kyla Leibel, RDCSC, 58.36

15
Gold: Kayla Sanchez, MAC, 57.02
Silver: Victoria Kwan, MAC, 58.27
Bronze: Martine Nyhof, COBRA, 58.37

16-18
Gold: Rebecca Smith, CASC, 56.64
Silver: Isabel Sarty, HTAC, 57.48
Bronze: Sarah Polley, HTAC, 57.58

BOYS 100-M FREESTYLE
13 & UNDER
Gold: Cole Pratt, CASC, 55.10
Silver: Eric Tong, WDSC, 56.65
Bronze: Maxim Maximenco, PCSC, 56.79

14
Gold: Thomas Boyd, SLSC, 53.55
Silver: Ethan Placek, WD, 53.83
Bronze: Canek Bracho, CW, 54.76

15
Gold: Brian Yu, RAPID, 52.90
Silver: Justin Lisoway, FSSC, 53.76
Bronze: Owen Huang, MAC, 53.95

16
Gold: Tai Long Singh, NEPTUNE, 52.50
Silver: Guillermo Cruz Zuniga, ANM, 52.67
Bronze: Alexander Pratt, CASC, 53.47

17-18
Gold: Mackenzie Flowers, EKSC, 52.61
Silver: Brandon Freiberger, WDSC, 52.76
Bronze: Emil Goin, PCSC, 52.88

GIRLS 400-M IM
12 & UNDER
Gold: Ashley McMillan, KISU, 5:19.49
Silver: Megan Wheeler, PERTH, 5:26.40
Bronze: Jade Lo, APEX, 5:27.27

13
Gold: Bailey Herbert, LOSC, 5:05.86
Silver: Amanda McCallum, RAPID, 5:19.13
Bronze: Hana Edwards, UVIC-PCS, 5:19.55

14
Gold: Avery Wiseman, TRIT, 5:07.82
Silver: Sophia Brunoro, SFA, 5:09.25
Bronze: Faith Knelson, LCSC, 5:10.33

15
Gold: Victoria Kwan, MAC, 4:57.49
Silver: Kayla Sanchez, MAC, 5:00.05
Bronze: Rachael Anderson, CAJ, 5:07.93

16-18
Gold: Mary-Sophie Harvey, NEPTUNE, 4:50.02
Silver: Megan Dalke, KCS, 4:56.70
Bronze: Jordan Andrusak, UVIC-PCS, 4:59.74

BOYS 400-M IM
13 & UNDER
Gold: Jacob Gallant, FAST, 4:50.84
Silver: Mathieu Cyr, UCSC, 4:57.27
Bronze: Michael Schmidt, UVIC-PCS, 4:57.42

14
Gold: Gabe Mastromatteo, KSS, 4:46.23
Silver: Nicholas Bourbonniere, HTAC, 4:51.57
Bronze: Alvin Lau, MST, 4:55.10

15
Gold: Brodie Young, HYACK, 4:39.05
Silver: Finlay Knox, FSSC, 4:43.57
Bronze: Charles Millette, PCSC, 4:43.72

16
Gold: Eric Pelletier, PCSC, 4:40.89
Silver: Kyle Douglas, PCSC, 4:42.59
Bronze: Ryan Jensen, SWA, 4:43.55

17-18
Gold: Etienne Paquin-Foisy, ELITE, 4:31.94
Silver: Alec Karlsen, HTAC, 4:34.92
Bronze: Ryan Telford, MAC, 4:37.59

GIRLS 50-M BACKSTROKE
12 & UNDER
Gold: Stephanie Lee, PSW, 31.28
Silver: Megan James, MANTA, 31.80
Bronze: Jacqueline Buche, PCSC, 32.09

13
Gold: Brooklyn Douthwright, CVAC, 30.50
Silver: Lauren Wright, MSSAC, 30.83
Bronze: Amanda McCallum, RAPID, 30.84

14
Gold: Jade Hannah, HTAC, 29.05
Silver: Alycia Weber, FSSC, 30.68
Bronze: Kyla Leibel, RDCSC, 30.98

15
Gold: Madison Broad, CYPS, 28.72
Silver: Kennedy Loewen, FSSC, 30.27
Bronze: Maude Boily-Dufour, SR, 30.33

16-18
Gold: Ingrid Wilm, CASC, 28.60
Silver: Danielle Hanus, NEW, 28.74
Bronze: Daphné Danyluk, NEPTUNE, 28.91

BOYS 50-M BACKSTROKE
13 & UNDER
Gold: Cole Pratt, CASC, 28.78
Silver: Maxim Maximenco, PCSC, 29.26
Bronze: Tayden De Pol, RIPTIDES, 29.28

14
Gold: Stephen Hou, CASC, 28.34
Silver: Thomas Boyd, SLSC, 28.91
Bronze: Scott Pfeifer, SKSC, 28.96

15
Gold: Sebastian Somerset, CASC, 27.45
Silver: Marco Bagnasco, EKSC, 27.58
Bronze: Dylan Byers, GO, 27.74

16
Gold: Jarod Stehle, BTSC, 27.35
Silver: Eric Pelletier, PCSC, 27.47
Bronze: Mathieu Ionescoux-Tremblay, HIPPO, 27.82

17-18
Gold: Tim Zeng, CHENA, 25.96
Silver: Skyeler Kerr, INCONNU, 26.92
Silver: Chris Ruus, WVOSC, 26.92

GIRLS 4×200-M FREESTYLE RELAY
12 & UNDER
Gold: University of Calgary Swim Club, 9:21.30
Silver: Manta Swim Club, 9:24.50
Bronze: Markham Aquatic Club, 9:40.46

13-14
Gold: Pacific Sea Wolves, 8:54.09
Silver: Club Warriors, 8:55.40
Bronze: Hyack Swim Club, 8:57.53

15-18
Gold: Cascade Swim Club, 8:25.83
Silver: Markham Aquatic Club, 8:28.76
Bronze: Pointe-Claire Swim Club, 8:33.10

BOYS 4X200-M FREESTYLE RELAY
13 & UNDER
Gold: University of Calgary Swim Club, 8:31.87
Silver: Club Warriors, 8:37.34
Bronze: UVic-Pacific Coast Swimming, 8:46.64

14-15
Gold: Cascade Swim Club, 7:58.89
Silver: Simon Fraser Aquatics, 8:02.75
Bronze: Hyack Swim Club, 8:07.79

16-18
Gold: Markham Aquatic Club, 7:47.80
Silver: Island Swimming, 7:51.42
Bronze: Cascade Swim Club, 7:51.78