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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 11 Mar 1992, p. 33

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According to Selberg, this past season he has peaked and he hopeel'l.ocarryitontonextmn as well. club. chael was swimming at a regional level, now he‘s at t{:e top end of the provincial level. He hasn‘t made Youth National times, but he‘s closing in on them. "We‘re a fairly young club and that‘s where we are growing from," Chartiers said of swimâ€" mers such as Selberg, who she feels is the first, but not the only, syilmmer to come through for the His name is Michael Selberg, and according to Chartiers, he is just the tip of the iceberg. At the provincial swim championships in Brantford last week, the 12â€" yearâ€"old Selberg captured the boys 11â€"12 highâ€"point trophy. His winnings included firsts in the 100m butterfly, 200m and 400m individual medley, 100m and 200m breaststroke and a second in the 200m fly. clubs, not competitive. It‘s a myth, she ?m&u' u,.;r:],, is trying to dispel. Coming from the London Y Swim Club three years ago, she knows the probâ€" lems facing the local Y team. However, there‘s a storm brewing on the horizon as swimmers â€" one in particular â€" from the Kâ€"W YMCA Swim Club begin to make waves in more ways than one. $ The léllt:gewg: aterloo YMCA i is often regarded as W?Erloo'l "other" swim club as the m arger Region aterâ€" loo Swim Club. Kâ€"W coach Kim Chartiers knows that the club deserves more respect, but she also realizes that respect has to be earned. She is also haunted by the myth that people believe YMCA swim clubs Splash FLEET _ INSURANCE PSYCHIC FAIR DONOVAN INSURANCE BROKERS INC. 72 REGINA ST. N., WATERLOO ss86â€"3150 M# â€" "Experience Our Quality Service" _\ Four iswance 11th ANNUAL Kâ€"W and AREA or less recreational came here, Miâ€" Friday & Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Admission: $5 (G.S.T. Included) The Holiday Inn, (Kitchener) March 13, 14, 15, 1992 30 Fairway Rd. S. ' From Hwy. 401 take Hwy. 8 to Weber Street â€" (Fnim;v;,xit) PSYCHIC READINGS, FREE LECTURES AND DRAWS AND MUCH MORE! Another upâ€"andâ€"coming young swimmer is 10â€"yearâ€"old Matthew Mains who also collected a bronze in the 50m breaststroke. The club is funded by parents, swimâ€"aâ€"thons and a major longâ€" course team championship meet it hosts at Brock University in St. Catharines. Most of the club members are 12 and under with the belief that the longer they remain with the club, the stronger off it will be. Many of the 75 club members began at the A.R. Kaufman YMâ€" CA‘s beginner‘s program where they were taught swimming strokes and turns. From there they moved to the competitive Waterloo Y club. Another swimmer Chartiers was impressed with was 10â€"yearâ€" old Julie Norris, who xgan h;r swimming training at the Kitchâ€" ener Y Last week Norris, in her second season of competitive swimming finished third in the 100m fly and sixth in the 50m fly in the consolation round for girls 10 and under. week before (Brantford) so I wasn‘t disappointed with my reâ€" sults in Montreal." alâ€"best time in the 200m breast. "I was tapered for the meet the and it has really paid off," Selâ€" berg said of his recent success. â€" Later this month the fiveâ€"footâ€" ten, 145 lb. swimmer will be turning 13, adv;(:cing to the 13â€" 14 age group. He‘s expecting a tough time of it with his placings during the first year, but he also expects his times to vastly imâ€" prove. And it‘s his times that he‘ll be focusing on. Over the weekend, as gn of the Ontario tour team, Selberg competed in a 14â€"andâ€"under diviâ€" sion and although he didn‘t win any medals, he recorded a personâ€" training, putting i and it has really ‘I really cramped down on my z in lots of hours y paid off," Selâ€" Michael Selberg makes big waves for YM club Michae! Seiberg, with medals and highâ€"point troph and KW YMCA coach Kim Chartiors. o Tom cage pow .â€"WED. 10â€"6; THURS., FRI. 10â€"9; SAT. 9:30â€"6 * 75 KING STREET SOUTH, WATERLOO 885â€"4190 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1992 â€" PAGE 33 p,_ OPEN DALY 830 : 530 PR TL 0 SAT TL 100 _4 PINE PLYWOOD PINE MOULDINGS PINE LUMBER PINE FLOORS PINE PANELLING PINE SPINDLES PINE RAILINGS PINE SHUTTERS PINE SHELVES grades of knotty & select kiln dried & stored inside â€" see us soon! For highest quality

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