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Fresh from the highly their successful showing at the Eastern Senior Canada Championships, the Region of Waterico Swim Club will be sending 10 of its members to this week‘s Maritime Life Summer The teani will be by double goid medal wthmmflmhflhw- The meet attracted 630 swimmers from Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes, which saw ROW place fourth overall. The gold medal winner at the meet, who will also be competing in Winnipeg this week include Jennifer Button, first 100 free. Vaughn Thompson was second in the 100 breaststroke, while Hilary Lawton collected Nicholls, Karen Thiâ€" bodeau, Jennifer Butâ€" ton , Val Walker; (back, from left) Neil Baker, Doug Browne, Shawn Button, _ Vaughan Thompson,, Andrew Moffat and Tom Fuke. Ihmbmoflhonm of Waterioo Swim who will be attending the Maritime Life Sumâ€" mer Nationals include ROW‘s Nicholl strikes double gold Heading It‘s as much of a mental sport as it is Strategy and cycling will be the name of the game when the 1995 Provincial Cycling Championship takes place on the’hl!gfldhlbqlilhm the outâ€" skirts of Waterloo. f The province‘s top male and female riders will not only be challenging each other, but also the grueling hills of Bamberg and Heidelberg and each other on one of the most difficult courses in the province this Sunday:. With five provincial medal winners on the veteran‘s team (age 35â€"45), the local Ziggy‘s Racing Team, which is also sponâ€" soring the race, is one of the favorite teams in the event. According . to veteran rider Ed D‘Agostino, ‘with the team training on the hills of Bamberg, knowing the course and Tough road ahead for provincial cyclists West .o 00aeosnocsmenrennmnnmintnemies ns what it has to offer is a definite feather in the team‘s cap. Medal winning members of the veteran‘s team, which also placed third in the province last year include D‘Agostino, Ziggy Martuzalski, Gary Cluett, John Sarâ€" tori and Richard Scheid. _ "Ziggy won a bronze at the provincials in 1993, but went on to win the gold at the nationals," said D‘Agostino. nipeg, Nicholls, Thompson, Shawn and Jennifer Butâ€" ton, are also trying to secure a spot on the PanPacific team at this meet. The PanPacific will be held in Atlanta, GA. August 9â€"14. o Others to attend the meet include Neil Baker, Browne, Fuke, Andrew Moffat, Karen Thibodeau and the other medal for ROW with a third in the 200 butâ€" fourth 200 back; Doug Browne, fourth 100 free, 200 back; Val Walker, fourth 100 breast, Shawn Button, fourth 200 back and Tom Fuke, eighth 100 breast. The ROW women relay teams of Button, Nicholls, Bailie, Walker, Lawton and Thibodeau won gold, silâ€" ver and bronze medals. Four of the ROW swimmers to compete in Winâ€" "This will be a challenging course from start to finish." The 15â€"kilometre course starts and finâ€" ishes at the KW Optimist Club near Heiâ€" Cluett, the sprinter of the team, shoot out front, while the remaining members will try to prevent other riders from getâ€" ting past. "In terms of a team, it doesn‘t matter I who wins it, just as long as we have a member of the team winning the event." This past weekend in the Milano Bisâ€" cuits Grand Prix in Vaughan, Martuzalski captured the veteran men‘s category while teammate John Sartori was fifth. Leigh Hobson was second in the senior women‘s the race as the race itself. Each team sets out its plan of attack. If the Ziggy‘s team gets a chance, they‘ll be letting Preâ€"race strategy is as much a part of "The results certainly say a lot for the team and talent we have," Marciniak said proudly last week recapping the event. "Coming in, nobody expected us to win a game, never mind play a full seven. The guys really rose to the occasion." While the Warriors may have been underdogs in the event, to coin a horse racing term, a winner is a winner is a winner and Warriors‘ lofty 45â€"4 record heading into the championships had to be noted â€" but didn‘t tell the whole story. In preparation for their season and this event, Warriors began practisâ€" ing indoors at Northfield Racquet in February. "We ask for a full commitâ€" ment from our players, we really like the kids who show they are ready to play and willing to commit," said Marciniak. Noting the schooling and scheduling overiaps that occur with other sports, the team worked out on Marciniak espouses a unique theory when it comes to player developâ€" ment, one that promotes an openâ€"ended system of player selection. "We believe it‘s a fallacy that you pick 12 kids for allâ€"star tyke and they all stay on the same team all the way right up the ranks. Our team in that tournament had five players on it who played house league or select I&)Cddlm&nfl.firlnmdwewwhdhrdwguflmflue,hn Lest anyone be left of the opinion that Waterico midget Warriors did so well last weekend at the Canadian Blue Jay Selects championships because of fluky luck, guess again. Warriors, the host team in the 11â€"team championships featuring teams representing all provinces, ground it out to the bronze medal game before being sidelined by Nova Scotia in the thirdâ€"place tilt. B.C. won the title with an exciting 3â€"2 gold medal victory over Ontario before 1,700 fans at Bechtel Park. The entire event was reministent of the early glory days of the Waterâ€" loo senior Tigers at Bechtel, with stands filled to capacity for exciting playoff action. Warrior field manager Gary Marciniak, one of the key architects of the recent tournament, was quick to credit numerous sources for the success, not the least of which his own players. Warriors full measure for tourney success WATERLOO CHRAONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1995 â€" PAGE 21 11 a.m. â€" 6 p.m., Including Holidays 181 King St. S., Waterloo Open Sunday "The finish line is five kilometres going straight uphill and that will be the most difficult part of the race." D‘Agostino expects racers will achieve speeds of 40 to 45 km per hour. The championships will feature races in eight categories starting at 8 a.m. with the final race beginning at 2:30 p.m. The veteran men will do five laps coverâ€" ing a distance of 75 km, followed by junior men, six laps, 90 km; cadet men, four laps, 60 km; women, six laps, 30 <4m, senior 1/II men 11 laps, 165 km, senior 1MIl men five laps, 75 km; and novice over 18 and under 18, one 15 km lap. The start of the race will have the and struggling to climb a steep hill at the delberg and runs through Bamberg and St. C O M P A N Y (Continued on page 22)