“Tani than are fast enough to make NCAA (National Colleges Athletic Association) times. If she th!.irArintotprrmsetHiggi intrisratthtsdfourth inth the 10Gm and 200.m breast while Hulford is ranked in tin top six in each of the 50m, loo-m, 200.m butterfly and the backstroke. Higgins will alto be competing in the 50-111 breast and 50411 free. Bous realizes that the ROW club is just a stepping m in the future of both Halford and Higgins and Id,ttity that American universities are seeing their Sports Four members of the Region of Waterloo swim club will be out to heat things up at the 1990 Manufacturers Winter Nationals short course swim meet beginning This will be the fourth national a aranoe for 18. yearolds Tara Higgins and Stephen mod, and ROW coach Dean Boles has a feeling that they won't be coming home empty handed this time around. "Por the put three nationals both have placed within the top eight, Tara missing a bronze last summer by fourtintoivrhundrettu, of a second." Boles said. ar to their first nationals are Scott Pagan and Justin Telfsr. Both finished last summer at the national youth level with some outstanding performances. Paganu 100-metre backstroke ranks him in the top 10 while Telfor’s 200m breaststroke ranks him in the top 25. Plan will also be competing in the 100-m free while Teifer will adding the 10am breast to his events list in Saskatoon. "Both show good promise and will gain a great deal of experience." ROW swimmers ready to __ set Nats ablaze fl Rovlwlmmen off to the short eoum nationals include, left to right, Steve mum Hulford and Higgins making their 4th national -appearance "Uoking at Stephen, with his times right now he coyhy.te.w.8.utine 35 the university level. where swimmer Mike Barrelman recently broke Victor Davis' 200m breaststroke record. Boles recognize; thi/ raGtiarit Egg-{551m would send her in the direction of the Uiversity of Michigan were to go Chtited States) she'd be on a first or second m. I think they Tould give her a full ride." 'T think it's 303d for them to" go gwgy gthese bi-team "Tara's times are fast enough to make NCAA times." ROW coach Dean Boles. Pete Cudhea we Sports ', Justin Tenord, Tun Higgins and Scott Pagan. hen-u on. We "2tept-taesistssesviser._a_,,iv- Both Ballard and "iiiiriiriiriTiriii'iing for the Pttuntnyealtl1ames trials in Montreal this Novemr ber and hive distant whine: -iriiirisiiriiiiiii'; Ounce in Spain. the 100m Manila Md: 'litl,iit5,iii2?,iii,i'i',"s',i:':' silvend in the 200-111 breast and fttti ed fourth m the 109:9 bttasht at the 1989 Canada Games. Higgins, Also a 10~yw veteran of the ROW club, won the 1986 Junior National Championship lOO-m breast setting: meet record In May of 1988 she placed 12th at the Olympic tryouts in Montreal. At the was CamdgGames Trials in Thunder Bay ahewouthamo-nhuunndï¬nhhodrloaesecond in the 100m. In AM onâ€: year she need fourth 1n In the put 10 years with the club Hulford won the 1984 Ontario age-group champion for 12 and under He also won the 14 and under age group tgreet the following year. In 1985 he set a British nan age group record in England. In1tB6healaobheea 14ttndumurreamiinttse 200an fly and net I national record in the loo-m tty. In addition he u, wound four record- in rel-ya. 1t/ltae1'86tyedeGermuivtrtiiitLrsMrhe futiahad second in the mom and 200m We while rttfustting second in the 100-m fly, He then went on to the senior nationals winning a silver medal in the 20iMn back And bronze medals in the 100-m breast and 100an medley relay. He also finished fourth in the 100 universities where they're acquire that coupe-tune edge and maturity. I don't know if they would get that