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warrant”) CHRONICLE - Wednesday. August :1. 201’s - 27 Fauteux a natural 11. l the p00] C O O 0 Waterloo swimmer picks up four medals at national swzm meet, sets personal best Chronitle Sta/I é if“ , -. 'L ““3““ " i» “ fife . " 1' r. .5" V V in “’23. ' t‘ a“; . a '7 :_ .- Waterloo swimmer lohn Fauteux may need to do i 3‘9”»! , r: ~ 4 a " ’ . ‘ r 3233‘)“ a“ j ‘ some reorganizingin his room. sag“ ' ._‘ viii; .. 3 ,. 2% The 16-year-old Sir Iohn A Macdonald student $3M ‘ . ‘ ‘ in... ' ' ' g ~ K _ ' . ‘ recently became the best in Canada in his age group in ' 1' _ 1 . . 1, r ,9 33 ”if V q. . the 50-metre breast â€" and he took a total of four 7, . . =. , -;-§ " ”q fie ' 'L .' ,~ gags medals from the Canadian Age Group Championships . I ' . y ' , a ' ‘ . in Montreal, Que. at theend ofluly. *" ‘ ' ' ., ‘ ~ I' While he used to keep his plethora of medals in his . ‘ ‘ * closet. space ran out, forcing him to put them on hang- ‘ ,, . “ ' as. , w w. - . _ The llâ€"year member of the Region of Waterloo ~"" I - ’ ~. . w Swimming Club qualified for two finals at the Canadi. .é “ ' 7 , \' ‘ ‘ an Senior Nationals in Montreal as well. His finals . , _ g . ‘ came in the Sprint Freestyle events. placing 17th in the 1 ,, . .. 5‘; EX fie loo-metre freestyle and 20m in the 50-metre freestyle. * ’ ' i» _ - 7 ‘ a“:"‘?‘ where he set isonal bests {or both. . .5 it . .95.- ’~' f ,7. ’ 1 From the Erin. swimming was a sport that worked , , vfi'r‘, ‘ 1‘: w 3.“ ‘1; , 'i}? ;J%% a; ' j for Fauteux. .i 3 . 7‘ ‘ - I} fr;- “ 3 ; .~ = f "When I was young, I tried a bunch of different ,‘ . _' . ,; '- .; $.33! -- ' sf)" {A sports and l sucked." he said in an interview at his " 5:. ." - 3‘ ‘ . ;' .‘j‘g’gél‘ I i‘ “x“ J 1 home. 'I can't run â€" there are a lot of things l can‘t do .3 . . . a .‘I‘ "v “ ’ "3. .’ , '. ‘ ssfi‘ .. I ~ btit i just kind ofexceUed at swimming. ‘0 g r ._ ,v a .2 . . f . 7‘ ' A " ' if 7-: fif‘ LR , “I think I stayed in it because I just kept imprrmng," ‘ '1‘”? ‘r' ' f3 ,. . i . .‘. 3,3)! ‘ ‘7 a 1 "g ' , ' ,\ said Fauteux, f » . ' ‘ "3" it“; A?“ ’ g 1- if» 9&1. i“ 5‘". m ‘I . f And it appears tube working for him. a . , ' ’ ,2? ‘ Am" ,. .. I W ‘ ' ' i ‘ 1 -. {It Water swimmer . n auteuxtsn't an i5intentto-- omeorieo tebes‘tinCanauJ -evemua t won. ‘ 16- (bntinued 0" page 30 yearold Region of Waterloo Swim Club member re(ently finished a national competition with four medals in his age group. WEDMV'W o o o o 0 Laurel Creek runners, jumpers dominate at national championship -\iiwi [M itsos 'lt nits .i ri'alls‘ long season. (timing off Scott Buttinger and lordan Sherwood gather his belongings before boarding a . ll'tillll it out! going It) worlds at the beginning of July. I headed toPunAmlunior Games plane to (alifornia â€" no packing has been had a few injuries, so l'm just glad l tame Runner Scott Buttinger and hurdle! [or done yet menus-n tlllllt‘lt‘S from the Loin-It with home with thewin,’ she said. dan Sherwood will be representing laurel ”It's going to be a pretty hectit' touple «it S in“ k and llt’itl (.luh traielleil at HiSS Sandi‘ Freeland. competing in the UH) (,reek - and Canada 7 during the ECU days," said Buttinger, the tountn earlier this month and l: Roy's l.5()t)-metre steeple t‘hase, won gold: lanAm lunior Games “I've never really been that good at doing tame home with medals and the laurel Creek 4 x loo-metre I\ UlH Starting this Friday. and ending on Sun things in advance â€" I‘m always running to lite runners and jumpers were in lang girls relay learn won gold as well. day, the two will compete against some of catch up. I guess that's why I'm pretty good it'\ B( from Aug 9 to ll to i’onipete at the Members of that team are Annie (iauthI the best junior athletes from across the at running." said Buttinger legion ( anadian Youth ill 18: Track and er. Katie Sieling. \licolv Smith and [lashi-I \ineritas in Medellin, t olombia Biittinger, who is representingtaiiada tor held (,hampionships Seneux It ml] be a busy time for both as well, as the first time in his career, says It is ti hugv lop laurel (Ireek finisher Kailee Sawver Claiming silver was the 4 it Hit) lllt'llt' the‘" start their NLAA careers just a week honour to wear the red and whiti- siiiglrt finished With three medals » two gold and [HR girls relay teams, consisting ol Bella later With the maple leaf in the middle one silver l:fremenko laya Ambrose lx'i (.oulis and Sherwood was granted a St holarship to "l remember I just threw it on right rm :. ~l‘m glad l finished the season With a few Sawyer t ornell lliiiu-rsitv In lthat a. N Y. and it‘s really exciting for me that ~ .i wins and II was a lot of fun.“ said Sawyer, a l‘he boys Hill 4 x 41'!) who team also won liottingt-r will attend Stanford University on been one of my goals as a v trim t . . . ‘ four war memberoflaurr‘ltreek silver [he tram consrsts of lien lllt'llllt' the opposin- end of the ll S in Stanford. qualify for a national learn ilfltl wpw -r l t -\ttording to Sawyer. havtng If» other thristtan lrii'r»l)avis. Dave Mohan illlil talif (ariada." said Buttinget “l‘ will will .i‘ lltt‘ teammates in Ht was a Vital part of her and lldt-maro l‘nrtnambalam Shem/mid will tompete Ill the Mitt metre quality of the people who ‘jil‘J‘ twine»: rtti‘d hen lub's sutu-ss ln third place was the 4 I 100 (HR boys hurdles. while Huttinger wtll tonipete in the tanada in running over the trails it s pom ‘It s .ilwais more fun when you haw relax team Etienne, Ponnambalam. fryer BOO-metre race. outstanding. Even if \lill not tit t ion iii teammates and I like relais a lot n-lavs arr Hans and Mohan (13”an bronze with that "l‘m pretty ('Xt‘llt‘tl in terms of getting out Olympians, a number it thin: ton on ion tun ' laughed Sawwr who 1S going into finish there and rat trig against the top \llll'rlt‘anS.‘ tor national teams at our point ltliillt‘ ll .it HIuvvalr iii just a few weeks lrom the Supreme \thli'tii s lrm k and said liiittinger Semi-finals for 3hr Witt viwizv 'ilL e- .m- She is also .i member of llliu-valc-s woin lit-M ( lub. ltK'V Daniels representing learn " lhe priman goals IS first. to qualifx‘ for st hedttled for Sound l‘. and it “WWW” wits basketball team firitario finished With a gold in the lllh h(l\’\ the final. otit of the semis then the set out! makes it to the filtdls or will [ill 1' tit jllSl dlll‘! While- \dM‘l‘l is slighth disappointed that 1le metre hurdles as well as the 200 metre goal would be to get myself on the podium S p in. EST. Sill didiit sot ,iiii personal bests during the hurdles whether it's gold silver or broil/r it‘s not Semi-finals hii lltI‘ ll'l lili’llt‘ lltlltlll'S l'l meet gold medals in 800 metre and l GOO ”HS marks the end of the outdoor season a huge deal to me " st heduled for \rlltlltliH .it around lllt‘tlt 't llH‘lrl Hill no rs illt' sllrt‘ to case that let lot many trzit k and field athletes in Waterloo When Buttingvr returns to his home in Sherwood main it in thi littillS aw will limit» lirgioii Waterloo he will have about two days to compete at 3 R3 1‘ in lSl