Burlington
Synchronized Swimming Club ended the 2005-06
season on a winning note at the Canadian Espoir
championships.
The BSSC Tier 6/7 select team, which finished
fourth in the country last year, scored 71.274
to finish atop the standings this year. More
than 250 swimmers took part in the event, held
June 1-4 in Saskatoon.
Team members include Hilary Baines, Lee-Ann
Barna, Meghan Danielson, Katie Gandy, Elizabeth
Metzler, Michelle Reichert, Stephanie Saunders,
& Alicia Worlidge. BSSC head coach Janet Herman
guided the team to victory.
Earlier, the BSSC had the highest overall
rank at the tier championships in Waterloo.
Burlington's combined score from Tier 1-5
routines was highest of any club.
Finishing behind Burlington in second place
was Waterloo Region, followed by Nepean. BSSC
finished sixth overall in Tier 1, fourth in Tier
3, seventh in Tier 4 and fifth in Tier 5. The
Tier 2 team didn't make the finals.
Duets and solos also competed in Waterloo.
Kristin Peck was second and Megan Howarth fourth
in the Tier 1 figures while teammate Brianna
Jennings was 25th in a field of 152.
Tops in Tier 2 figures was Jamey Buckingham
at 24th.
BSSC fared well in Tier 3, with Evelina
Wolejszo and Katie Lawson finishing first and
second, respectively, and Morgan Leblanc taking
sixth. Deanna Sokoloski was 21st.
Best in Tier 4 figures was Kaitlyn Buis,
12th, followed by Alisha Halgren, 17th. In Tier
5, Colleen Carrigan was 12th, Robin Lynch was
16th and Rachel Winn, 21st. Three BSSC athletes
finished in the top 25 in Tier 6. Stephanie
Saunders was 6th, Michelle Reichert was ninth
and Alicia Worlidge was 11th. Meghan Danielson
and Hilary Baines finished second and third,
respectively, in a field of four in Tier 7.
In Tier 6 solo competition, BSSC's Michelle
Reichert finished fourth among six competitors
In duets, Lawson and Leblanc edged BSSC
teammates Brideau and Wolejszo for first overall
in a field of 11. In Tier 4, Buis and Halgren
finished fourth among 11. Lynch and Wynn took
fifth in a group of seven teams in Tier 5 duets.
Saunders and Worlidge were runners-up in the
Tier 6 competition. Only two duets competed in
Tier 7, with Baines and Danielson winning.