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OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, May 29, 2009 · 46 Hatherly surprised by success where she teamed with Gordon Hurd, Will that built up to the nationals, she decided McKinty and Sylvie Tremblay, the Oakville Boston could wait. Hatherly had not swam team broke the Canadian record. competitively -- not counting her triathlons Unfortunately, so did the two teams ahead -- since 1995. Based on her times at provin- of them. Hatherly has always felt that her swimcials, she expected to be in the hunt for medals at nationals, "but did I think five ming background has given her an edge in triathlon. golds? No." "If you can swim, you can set yourself up Hatherly considers the individual medley well," she said. "A lot of people to be her specialty and did nothwaste energy in the water ing to dispel that notion after "The stroke has because they don't swim effisweeping the 100-, 200- and changed over the ciently." 400-metre events in the last 15 years. It was After winning eight medals, women's 40-44 division. She like re-learning a it would hard to argue against won the 400m by more than 12 whole new stroke Hatherly's efficiency. seconds. Tremblay also had an outHatherly also considered -- a whole new standing meet, winning gold in herself a strong breaststroker, pull, a whole new the women's 40-44 50m breastbut found she had some work to kick." stroke and 50m freestyle as well do when she began competing as four silvers -- 50m, 100m again. Jackie Hatherly and 200m backstroke and the "The stroke has changed over the last 15 years," she said. "It used to 100m IM, where she and Hatherly gave be a lot flatter, now you're out of the water Oakville a one-two finish. Other Oakville medalists included more. It was like re-learning a whole new stroke -- a whole new pull, a whole new Michael Liepner, who won four silvers (men's 70-74 50m and 100m free; 50m fly; kick." She learned quick, winning both the 100m IM); Hurd, silver (men's 60-64 100m and 200m events. She added a 100m back) and McKinty, three bronze bronze medal in the 100m butterfly for (men's 50-54, 100m and 200m IM and good measure and then helped Oakville 50m fly). Hurd, Hatherly, McKinty and take bronze in the mixed 200-239 freestyle Mette Jensen Novais also earned the and medley relays. In the freestyle relay, bronze in the medley relay. STAR POWER: Gene Banks (right), pictured going up against Kareem AbdulJabbar while Banks played with the San Antonio Spurs, will attend Sunday's 3 on 3 Charity Basketball Tournament at Upper Oakville Shopping Centre. Banks, a Duke University Basketball Hall of Famer, played 468 games in the NBA. The 3 on 3 tournament is a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton and raised nearly $10,000 for the organization last year. Continued from page 45 Ex-pro Banks attending basketball tourney If any of the participants in this weekend's 3 on 3 Charity Basketball Tournament are struggling with their shot, they won't have to look far for some tips. Former NBA player and Duke University basketball legend Gene Banks will attend Sunday's second annual charity outdoor tournament, which will run from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Upper Oakville Shopping Centre and is in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton. Banks starred at Duke as a 6-foot-7 forward, winning team MVP on three occasions and receiving the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year award in 1978. He went on to play six seasons in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls, averaging 11.3 points per game over his 468-game NBA career. He then finished his professional career overseas in Italy and Israel, and was inducted into the Duke Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994. 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