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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 16 Mar 2011, p. 22

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Bluevale‘s Margot Cunningham capped off a brilliant high school swim career that featured including a recordsetting performance in the 100m backstroke and a surprise gold in the multipl' e OFSAA medals with a recordsetting performance in the open girls 100m backstroke 100m individual medley. ”Monro and bronze in the 200m freestyle. ”mm 81(30an were record setters after they got the competition and not finding When are told her future coach books. at least for a while, and ChronicleSlafi out of the pool, and Vikings swim anyonenearher. swim coach at Brock her time. he would be part of a legacy she coach lo-Anne Cunningham was ‘1 don't know how I did that.‘ was just as shocked. “He was like. leaves behind at the school. t's one thing to up off your high caught celebrating their success on said the 18-year-old. "Everybody ‘What? You better get down here ‘I knew I was on." said Margot. school swim career with a gold City'I'V in Toronto. But last week said it was my breaststroke that rifiu now and start practicing with “When 1 did my first flip I could see medal, but it’s another thing to theywere told theywere quite abit was the difference but I don’t us.” said Oorrigan. ‘ the clock. and I said just keep on do it in record-setting fashion. , 06 the rm] record time. believe them because I’ve never Those results helped WCI finish going. That’s what was Alana Contig» Cunningham had a laugh with been a breaststroker. . third overall in the girls division at 'When I looked up at the end I an and Bluevale's Margot Cunflng- Corrigan about the slip-up last ”I was like. 'Where is everybody. Of-‘SAAand sixth overall as a team. saw it was a best time. It wasn't ham did last week at the OFSM week at the school. ”Hopefully that what’s going on?’ I didn’t even While Corrigan provedto be the until I was talking to my coach swim championships in Etobicoke. won't be on the Internet forever.‘ knowlwas in first." biggest surprise at the meet. Mar- after that I found out it was a The former Region of Waterloo said lo~Anne. The individual medley came got was returning to a familiar record.” Swim Club teammates both won But that was the only thing that before her recordâ€"setting finish in plaoeon topof the podium. Margot plans to continue those gold in the loo-metre backstroke, didn't go right for Corrigan at the the high school girls 100m back- ‘Looking at the standings 1 results at the next level, swimming in two different classes. in record- OFSAA championships where she stroke final. Corrigan wasn't sure knew I could place well. I just for the University of British Columâ€" setting time. surprised everybody by‘winning she had enough left in the tank for didn't know how fast I could.l go,” bia or the University of Toronto. In fact, Corrigan and her WC] gold in 100m individual medley. that race. which was only about 40 said Margot. who swam the - “Whatever unMrsny lei-rose, l'm teammates in the 4x50m senior She had never excelled in that minutes after the [M final. But she open seniorgirls division as a club- definitely swimming on the team," girls medley relay â€" which includâ€" discipline before. and particularly surprised herself again. trained swimmer. “I was just trying she said. ed Christina Homer, Emily Verbiskj struggled with the breaststroke ”I had no idea I could even get not to get out touched at fire wall.” Bluevale's Aileen Hodgson also and Jenny Chang â€"- thought they portion of the race. anywhere close to that time,” said But it was only after she swam earned silver, while Kayla Brooks [ set two records at the meet after At OFSM she was so fast in the Corrigan, who will be attending in record-setting time that the earned bronze. Resurrection won ; they won gold in the finals. breaststroke that she actually Brock University next year. "It was accomplishment settled in. Her two girls swim relays at same meet ? 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