VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 6. IN addition to selecting its senior teams for the premier international meets of the year, Swimming Canada has selected junior teams for two important development events.<\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s teams for the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in Maui, Hawaii, and the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, were announced following the conclusion of the Canadian Swimming Trials Saturday in Victoria.<\/p>\n
Both events are set for August, with Junior Pan Pacs running Aug. 27-31 while the Youth Olympics stretch from Aug. 17-22.<\/p>\n
Eleven swimmers who competed in last year\u2019s FINA World Junior Championships in Dubai will represent Canada at Junior Pan Pacs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have very strong representation from our 15-to-17-year-old crew. It bodes well for our future because our team is so young,\u201d says National Junior Coach Ken McKinnon.<\/p>\n
For the remaining 19 members of the 30-swimmer team, this will be their first top-level junior international meet. A newcomer-heavy team is a \u201cgood problem to have,\u201d says McKinnon.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur top of the line junior talent have been able to get themselves on the senior team. In one way that weakens our talent pool but it is the goal of the junior program, so that\u2019s a success,\u201d McKinnon said.<\/p>\n
The Youth Olympics, meanwhile, will serve another purpose, as Canada will send a team of 15- and 16-year-olds to compete at the 18-and-under event.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re using that multi-sport international experience as a stepping stone,\u201d McKinnon said.<\/p>\n
Junior Pan Pacific Championships team:<\/b><\/p>\n
FEMALES
\nNAME
\nCLUB
\nDanielle Hanus
\nNewmarket (Ont.) Stingrays
\nMeryn McCann
\nEtobicoke (Ont.) Swim Club
\nPaige Kremer
\nEdmonton Keyano Swim Club
\nLili Margitai
\nEdmonton Keyano Swim Club
\nAlexandra Aitchison
\nNeptune St-Jerome (Que.)
\nJacomie Strydom
\nOlympian Swim Club (Edmonton)
\nMackenzie Glover
\nU Manitoba Bisons
\nDanika Huizinga
\nAjax (Ont.) Swimming
\nDanica Ludlow
\nIsland Swimming (Victoria)
\nSophia Saroukian
\nEdmonton Keyano Swim Club
\nKelsey Wog
\nU Manitoba Bisons
\nAlexandra Buscher
\nUnattached
\nGenevieve Robertson
\nGuelph (Ont.) Marlin Aquatic Club
\nHeather Lam
\nVancouver Pacific Swim Club<\/p>\n
MALES
\nNAME
\nCLUB
\nMatthew Ackman
\nPointe-Claire (Montr\u00e9al) Swim Club
\nJames Dergousoff
\nCHENA (Vancouver)
\nRyder McGinnis
\nEdmonton Keyano Swim Club
\nPeter Brothers
\nIsland Swimming (Victoria)
\nMarkus Thormeyer
\nWinskill Dolphins Swim Club (Delta, B.C.)
\nJames Guest
\nPointe-Claire (Montr\u00e9al) Swim Club
\nTristan Cote
\nEtobicoke (Ont.) Swim Club
\nJon McKay
\nUVIC\/Pacfici Coast Swimming
\nTim Zeng
\nCHENA (Vancouver)
\nNicolaas Dekker
\nRichmond (B.C.) Rapids
\nDaniel Kuiack
\nBarrie (Ont.) Trojan Swim Club
\nCameron Kidd
\nW. Ross MacDonald Swimming (Toronto)
\nOsvald Nitski
\nHamilton (Ont.) Aquatic Club
\nRob Hill
\nCHENA (Vancouver)
\nAnders Klein
\nEdmonton Keyano Swim Club
\nMitchel Ferraro
\nUxbridge (Ont.) Swim Club<\/p>\n
STAFF
\nMartin Gingras
\nPointe-Claire (Montr\u00e9al) Swim Club
\nAlan Swanston
\nNewmarket (Ont.) Stingrays
\nPatrick Paradis
\nCHENA (Vancouver)
\nKevin Thorburn
\nEtobicoke (Ont.) Swim Club
\nDerrick Schoof
\nEdmonton Keyano Swim Club<\/p>\n
Youth Olympic Games team:<\/b>
\nFEMALE
\nNAME
\nCLUB
\nDanielle Hanus
\nNewmarket (Ont.) Stingrays
\nKelsey Wog
\nU Manitoba Bisons
\nDanika Huizinga
\nAjax (Ont.) Swimming
\nMackenzie Glover
\nU Manitoba Bisons<\/p>\n
MALE
\nNAME
\nCLUB
\nJavier Acevedo
\nAjax (Ont.) Swimming
\nMatthew Mac
\nOakville (Ont.) Aquatic Club
\nKaelen Freund
\nLethbridge (Alta.) Swim Club
\nColin Gilbert
\nKamloops (B.C.) Classic Swimming<\/p>\n
APPOINTED COACH
\nAlan Swanston
\nNewmarket (Ont.) Stingrays<\/p>\n
The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at newsmaster@swimmingworldmagazine.com.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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