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Swimming with the Sea Lions’ Athletes of the Year
By Victoria Klassen Over the last couple of seasons,
Adele has begun climbing the
ornwall Sea Lions swimmers, swimming ladder, moving from
CAdele Van, and Zachary local, to regional, to now provincially
Millward were named as recipients qualified. In some events, she is
of the Lions Club Athlete of the Year ranked in the top 20 in the province
awards. and the top 50 in Canada. Adele
continues to strive for excellence
Adele, an eighth-grade student,
won the girls swimmer of the year and plans to one day compete at the
national and international levels.
award. The Sea Lions club described
her as a determined athlete who “I am so thankful for all the
brings her absolute best to every help I’ve received this year from
practice and race. my coaches and teammates,” said
Adele. “I’m proud of what I have
“She refuses to quit no matter
how difficult the workout or the accomplished in the pool this year
and am really looking forward to
situation presenting itself. On top the Ontario Swim Championships
of this competitive spirit, Adele is
an excellent teammate, as she is the (OSC) provincial championships in
Toronto in July.”
first person at the pool cheering on,
supporting, and celebrating their Zachary, a ninth-grade student, won
achievements,” the Sea Lions club the boys swimmer of the year award.
president described Adele. Zachary is a positive, energetic, and
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determined athlete who is both liked faster.
and respected by his teammates. “Winning the award made me very
When others are racing, Zachary
proud of myself for accomplishing
can be seen and heard encouraging set goals and showing that hard work
and motivating others to help them
achieve their goals. pays off,” shared Zachary. “This
year was challenging, with many
This has been Zachary’s best swim
season. He worked hard to qualify more hours of training plus school
and homework. I managed to focus
for his first Eastern Ontario Regional
swim championships, which are on maintaining a balance on both.
taking place in Ottawa in June. I made two qualifying meets and
Zachary can be found training 15 to regionals this year while also adding
20 hours per week at the Cornwall personal best times on all of my
aquatic center with his teammates events. It was a great year, and I look
with ambitions of swimming even forward to next season.”
