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p fra mi 4ï) gn y' ' y 7Ÿ7) fTÊ ~j y y y'yy J ,?.) ■• âr% .-T» ci? y M3tïb & Hampton's Kim Haagmans describes herself as an athlete who has always been good in a number of sports, although she's never excelled in any single event. That's why she's an ideal pentathalon competitor. In fact, at 17 years of age, she has just become Canada's second best female pentathalon pentathalon athlete. "You just have to be fairly good in everything, and you'll place well overall," Kim explains. Being "good in everything" includes shooting, fencing, swimming, horseback riding, and running. In the five-event pentathalon, pentathalon, the riding competition consists of stadium and crosscountry crosscountry jumps; the swimming is a 200-metre race while runners cover a 2,000 metre cross country course. Specialists who excell in just one or two of these categories quickly find themselves falling falling by the wayside as the all-round contenders take top positions in the three to six days of a modern pentathalon competition. Kim's knack for doing many sports well led her. to a second place finish at the Canadian Nationals in Toronto June 28 to July 3. The win gave her a position on the Canadian women's team which will be competing in the world championships championships next month in Sweden. Only one other contender, Lynn Chornobryw, of Quebec, scored more points than Kim in the Canadian national event. But after a disappointing showing in her first two j _ __ ^ /< ù JŸ i >■' "T iO U w w events, Kim hardly expected to place near the winners. "I fenced terribly and swam terribly," she recalls. But the tough competitor fought back with the best score in shooting. (She scored 193 out of a possible possible 200.) In addition, a good finish in the 2,000 metre cross country race put her back into contention. Kim's favorite of the five sports is whatever event she has completed most successfully successfully in the most recent competition. competition. Kim Haagman's achievements achievements are most remarkable when one considers that she has been competing in her event for less than a year. In fact, she has only been fencing since last September, but has been told that she has learned this sport very quickly. Her interest in the pentathalon pentathalon came from competition in the tetrathalon during her days in local pony clubs. In this event, she has placed third in the.world championship championship and second in the British nationals. The four-event tetrathalon (which consists of all pentathalon events except fencing), and the pentathalon, have taken her to competitions competitions in Britain, the United States, Ottawa, : Quebec, Alberta, and a number of other locations. She began her sports career with gymnastics and later moved to swimming and riding. In addition to participating participating in various school sports, she has been a member member of the Oshawa Gemini Gymnastics Club and the Kim uses this 22 calibre hand-gun during the shooting portion of the competition. Photos and Story by Peter Parrott > t.' > ! ; , y • s «V . Fencers in the pentathalon use a sword known as the epee. Kim Haagmans has only been fencing since last September, but has been told that she has learned the skill quickly. Normally, athletes expect to take two years to learn the sport. Kim with her horse, Timmy. In actual athletes are assigned horses through a draw. pentathalon competition, elje ÿmrntimn Statesman ! Oshawa Aquatic Club, and the Legion track club. Besides having general skills in a number of sports, Kim describes the pentathalon as an event which demands many hours of practice. "You have to want to do a lot of training," she explains. This means between four and five hours of hard work every day. A typical week might include six to ten miles of running each day; swimming swimming three times per week; shooting twice a week; weight training once a week; and horseback riding lessons and fencing lessons in Toronto. To find time for all of this training, Kim relies on help from her parents, Hans and Aldorine Haagmans. "My mon organizes quite a bit for me. My parents have had to put up with a lot," she says. Nor is Kim the only athlete of the family. Her older sister, Daphne, is also an accomplished accomplished equestrienne and she holds the Canadian junior basic championship in dressage. dressage. Kim had more or less expected expected this would be her final year of competition. But with her success in the Canadian championships and her upcoming upcoming trip to Sweden, she has to think about continued competition. Women's pentathalon is not yet an Olympic sport, although'men although'men are already competing competing in the event at the Olympic level. Supporters of women's pentathalon hope to see the event included in 1988. Competition in these games Section Two would not be out of reach for Kim Haagmans, if she were interested in continuing the sport. However, Kim also has other interests to think about. A good student, she will be Wednesday, July 13,1983 entering grade 13 this fall at O'Neill Collegiate. Kim has attended public school at Hampton, and attends O'Neill Collegiate in Oshawa in order to be closer to her swim training. As well as her high school I studies, Kim has also found I time to reach the grade eight | level in piano. In the future, Kim is considering considering attending university I or possibly joining the RCMP. I . mm iJkw S-W- Pentathaletes must also swim 200 metres during their five-event competition. • - v - w ÏWÎ5Ç- "V V «* r vrr^£|t*> ■i *è V7 : ■. _ JP 1 x y>'". JfcA.* '- : »*V' ÿS«j | A..'7 .■si*?îF"SÎ ;. v f Running is an important part of the pentathalon's five events. Here, Kim practises. The pentathalon footrace consists of a 2,000 metre crosscountry crosscountry competition. Teens on Patrol of Parks Hold Car W<ish IQ A unique group of teenagers whose job is to patrol parks and report any incidents of vandalism vandalism held a car wash at the Bank of Montreal parking lot on Saturday, with proceeds going to Bowmanvillc Lions Club. They are operating under the Summer Canada Student Employment Program, sponsored by the Solicitor General of Canada in conjunction with Durham Regional Police. Road Work Deferred on Holt Rd. A $300,000 reconstruction project on Hold Rd,, near the Darlington Nuclear Generating Generating Station has been deferred for 1983. However, town and hydro officials who met last week at the municipality's hydro liaison liaison committee agreed that some interim improvements will be made. The complete reconstruction reconstruction would occur between Baseline Rd, and Highway 401. However, Works Director Ron Dupuis recommended in a report from Town of Newcastle Newcastle staff that this project be delayed at least one more year. He noted that Holt Rd. has not deteriorated as yet due to any increase in traffic created by Ontario Hydro. The hydro liaison committee committee agreed last week that steps will be taken to improve the safety of the intersection at Holt Rd. and Baseline Rd, Discussions related to the final re-building of the road will contine, Good Crowd Attends Decoration Day at McCrea 9 s u-y •«nr T The weather was ideal for the annual Decora- Kewley, retired minister from Peterborough tion Day service at McCrca's Cemetery on Sunday Later, they attended a potiuck supper at Pon- afternoon when a good crowd brought their lawn typool Community Centre, chairs to hear an address by the Rev. Dr. Arthur