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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday June 16, 2007 - 31 OAK girls' relay team sets two Canadian records Local players By Herb Garbutt OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Oakville Aquatic Club's 12-and-under girls' relay team made the most of its last swims together. With Holly Olsen just over a week away from her 13th birthday, she and her teammates set two Canadian short-course records during sanctioned time trials at the Iroquois Ridge Community Centre last week. Olsen, Marni Oldershaw, Bridget Jordan and Mika Spencer eclipsed the national 4x50-metre medley relay record with a time of two minutes, 7.38 seconds. None of the Oakville swimmers were even born yet when the Markham Aquatic Club set the previous record of 2:07.70 in 1994. "When we touched, there was a moment of silence. Then, once the time went up, everyone started screaming," said Oldershaw, who swam the backstroke in both relays. "Because it's an old record, it should stay for a long time." It was the first national record for all of the swimmers. "It's nice to knock one of the old (records) off the board," said their coach, Alex Wallingford. "I thought it would be the more difficult of the two. When they broke the record, they relaxed for the second one and they were that much stronger." With Annie Harrison taking Jordan's place for the butterfly leg, the team shattered the Canadian 4x100m medley relay record. Even though the old mark was established just last year by Edmonton's Olympian Swim Club, this record may last even longer than their 4x50m standard. Their time of 4:36.25 was a full two seconds ahead of the former record. "It feels good to know we've reached that helping 2-1 Stampeders RECORD-SETTERS: Members of the Oakville Aquatic Club's record-breaking relay teams are (front, left to right) Annie Harrison, Marni Oldershaw, Mika Spencer, Bridget Jordan, Holly Olsen and (back) coach Alex Wallingford. level," Harrison said of the national record. was watching just them." Oldershaw added, "It feels like you're a part of Wallingford said team chemistry played a role swim history. At provincials, Mika saw that we in the team's success. were less than a second off the record. I knew we "They're young girls and they're having fun," could all improve." he said. "They're good friends, and at workouts The team prepared for time trials by racing they're good at challenging themselves and against a boys' team and considered doing it pulling each other along." again. Of course, with Olsen moving up an age cat"They were asking about having another egory, the team will have to be reconfigured for team but in the end it might have been a dis- provincials. Harrison will take over the backtraction," Wallingford said. "They swam at com- stroke from Oldershaw, who will take Olsen's petitions after all their individual events and place on the breaststroke. Jordan (butterfly) and were close. This time, they were a little fresher, Spencer (freestyle) will maintain their spots on but they were very nervous because everyone the team. Fifteen local players have helped the Burlington peewee Stampeders to a 2-1 start in Central Ontario Minor Football League play. The Stamps began the season with a 43-6 pounding of Etobicoke, then blanked Huronia 30-0 before falling 21-0 to Brampton last weekend in a showdown of unbeaten teams. Kaleb Sang had a touchdown, Christian Downey made an interception, Matthew Montgomery had seven tackles, Caleb White added five tackles, Michael Malo booted a field goal and Brendan Meagher rushed for 43 yards in the Stampeders' victory over Etobicoke. Montgomery again had seven tackles against Huronia and Sang caught a touchdown pass. Burlington's defence held Huronia to two first downs, one coming on a penalty. Malo provided one of the Stampeders' few offensive highlights against Brampton, catching a 38-yard pass. Other local players on the team are Jake Berrick, Anthony Berry, Fabian Desantis, Mikhail Joukov, William Martins, Tim O'Shaughnessy, Daniel Paradis, Zack Secord and Alex Tremblay. www.dealsonmealsauction.com Incredible value at local restaurants... available NOW! Opportunity ends June 17th GREAT DEALS on your favourite restaurants VISIT www.dealsonmealsauction.com Bid for