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Whitby Free Press, 14 Aug 1985, p. 16     In the last week's edition of the Whitby Free Press we reported that Lori Melien would be part of the Ontario delegation to the Canada Summer Games to be held in St. John, New Brunswick later this mo

Whitby Free Press, 13 May 1987, p. 16     Lori Melien of Whitby, who swims for the Ajax Acquatic Club, captured six events at an invitational meet May 8 - 10 at the University of Toronto. Melien, who competes in the girls' 13 - 14 category,

Whitby Free Press, 16 Mar 1988, p. 22     Lori Melien set an Ontario high record in the recent O.F.S.A.A. swim meet in Toronto. Melien, from Anderson C.V.I., won the 100 backstroke event in one minute three seconds, missing her personal best

Whitby Free Press, 22 Aug 1990, p. 23     Coming off knee surgery, Lori Melien's performance at the Summer Nationals showed she's returning to her top form. Melien had a first-place finish in the 100 metre backstroke at the Nationals, her fi

Whitby Free Press, 6 Dec 1989, p. 22     Lori Melien of Whitby will compete in the Commonwealth Games in Montreal Jan. 25 -30 after earning a place on the Canadian swim team with runner-up finishes in two events at the games' trials. Second

Whitby Free Press, 11 May 1988, p. 22     Whitby's Lori Melien travelled to Etobicoke on the weekend to participate in the Ontario Cup swimming championships at the Etobicoke Olympium. Melien had a strong performance at the championship with

Whitby Free Press, 8 Jun 1988, p. 20     Lori Melien of Whitby will compete in the third event at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. After winning the 100 backstroke in the Olympic swim trials in Montreal to qualify for both that ev

Whitby Free Press, 21 Dec 1988, p. 26     Lori Melien had three fourth-place finishes in the individual competition in a World Cup swim meet held in Etobicoke over the weekend. Melien began with a fourth in the 50 metre butterfly on Friday (

Whitby Free Press, 29 Apr 1987, p. 20     Lori Melien of Whitby had four first - place finishes at a swim meet in St. Catharines last weekend. Melien, 14, a member of the Ajax Aquatic Club, placed first in the 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre f

Whitby Free Press, 5 Aug 1987, p. 16     A Whitby swimmer has earned a spot on the Canadian team which will compete in the Pan Pacific Games in Brisbane, Australia, this month. Lori Melien, 15, won the 100 metre backstroke in the senior nat

Whitby Free Press, 30 Mar 1988, p. 18     Lori Melien had three first place finishes in a swim meet in Ajax last Sunday (March 27). Melien, of Whitby, swims for the Ajax Aquatic Club. The club hosted the C.A.M.O. Swim Club of Montreal. Melie

Whitby Free Press, 3 Jan 1990, p. 20     Lori Melien had runner up finishes in the 100 m. and 200 m. backstroke events at trials in late 89 to earn a spot on the Canadian swim team at the Commonwealth Games, to be held in January 1990. The

Whitby Free Press, 1 Feb 1989, p. 23     Lori Melien of Whitby was second in two swimming events and third in another over the first two days of the Canadian winter nationals swim meet in Montreal. In the 50 metre butterfly, Melien finished

Whitby Free Press, 17 Aug 1988, p. 16     For the second straight Summer Olympics, a Whitby resident will be competing in swimming. But when the inevitable comparisons are made, similarities between 1984 triple medalist Anne Ottenbrite and 1

Whitby Free Press, 10 Feb 1988, p. 18     Lori Melien of Whitby continued her quest for a berth on Canada's Summer Olympic swim team as she won three gold and two silver medals to earn honors as top female swimmer at the Canadian winter cham

Whitby Free Press, 2 Dec 1987, p. 30     Lori Melien of Whitby, a member of the Ajax Aquatic Club, had two third - place finishes in the Esso International swim meet and was part of the first - place relay team for Canada in a dual meet Sun

Whitby Free Press, 11 Jul 1990, p. 24     The words "knee surgery" have long evoked bitter memories for many athletes whose careers were cut short. But surgery has not held back Lori Melien of Whitby, as an Olympic bronze medalist who is tra

Whitby Free Press, 13 Apr 1988, p. 24     Several Whitby athletes are among the 1,000 from Central Ontario who will receive 1987 Athlete Achievement awards from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation. Awards are given for championshi

Whitby Free Press, 2 Feb 1983, p. 13     Ajax Aquatic Club fared well at A. A. Championships, winning 26 gold medals. Thirty swimmers from the Ajax Club competed at the Provincial Championship meet held in Etobicoke this past weekend, placi

appeared in Oshawa This Week, 27 Apr 2023, p. 30. Date of Event: 10 Apr 2023     87th year.