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Must have existing Furnace and A/C. SAME DAY INSTALLATIONS AVAILABLE Central A/ C 15.75 SEE R 37 Friday , A ugust 27, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m world championships in Italy with a three- match series against Cuba, ranked eighth. It dropped the opening match to the Cubans Tuesday in Mississauga, 25-18, 26-24, 25-20. As a libero, a defensive specialist who plays in the back row, Lewis plays a key role against a top team such as Cuba. Against a big serving team, youre the first line of defence, he said, but its impor- tant not to give them too much respect. Lewis has demonstrated the ability to rise to the occasion. While leading his Slovenian team to the semis, he was named the top receiver in the Champions League tournament. He has also embraced his leadership role. He prefers to lead by example and while he says that his teammates are his friends, he cant be afraid of calling someone out if they are not giving their best effort. Its about communication, he said. You have to demand from yourself first. Canada will play in a pool with Serbia, Poland and Germany with the top three teams advancing. Although the Olympic tournament may be more prestigious, Lewis said the worlds, held every four years, are the best representation of the best in the world, because some top teams are left out of the Olympics because of regional qualifications. It will be the third world championships for Lewis he helped Canada finish 11th in 2006 but despite being just one of two players on the Canadian team older than 27, he wont rule out it being his last. Ill keep playing as long as Im having fun, he said. FIVE FROM THREE: Dan Lewis (3) exchanges high fives with Canadian teammates after a point during Tuesdays match against Cuba. MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER Lewis Canadas first line of defence Continued from page 34 Assaad rules the pool at Ontario Games Openings available at volleyball camp at OT There are openings avail- able for the annual Oakville Trafalgar High School Red Devils Volleyball Camp, which will run Aug. 30-Sept. 3. The camp runs a morning program designed for younger players and an after- noon program for older, more experienced players. For more information or to register, call 905-335- 5993. MEDAL HAUL: Gamal Assaad displays an impressive collec- tion of medals from the Ontario Games in Sudbury. The Oakville Aquatics Club swimmer won six golds and a silver. MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER By Herb Garbutt OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Gamal Assaad was thrilled when he won a silver medal in the 50-metre freestyle at the Ontario Games in Sudbury. All that was going through my head was that I was going to stand on the podium, the 15 year old said. Over the next two days, Assaad would make the podium his second home, although he moved to the pent- house. The Oakville Aquatics Club (OAK) member would return to the podiums top step six times after win- ning gold medals in the 100m and 200m butterfly, the 200m and 400m freestyle, the 200m individual medley before capping his medal haul by help- ing the Central West team win the 4x100 medley relay. Im pretty happy with the results, he said. Ive never been in a meet like this, never been picked for a team. It was a completely new experience. In addition to his seven medals, Assaad established three personal best times, in the 50m freestyle (25.87 sec- onds), the 400m freestyle (4:17.86) and the 200m IM (2:16.10). Assaad started swimming in Saudia Arabia, where his family lived until he was 10. Swimming was part of the gym curriculum and when Assaad consistently won races against his classmates, his teacher encouraged him to get a coach and join a club. Tennis had occupied most of his sporting time until then but he took his teachers advice and joined the Falcons Swim Club. I love sports and it was one more to play, he said. Eventually, swimming surpassed ten- nis and when schedules started to con- flict, he chose the pool over the court. When the family moved to Canada, first settling in Toronto, he continued to swim and when they relocated to Oakville three years ago, he joined OAK. Practising six days a week, with morning and evening practices on three of those days, Assaad has continued to progress. Two years ago he won 11 gold medals and set a club record at the Hamilton McMaster Spring Invitational. The Grade 10 Iroquois Ridge student said he was unsure of how he would do at the Ontario Games. He knew many of his competitors from provin- cial meets and would have been happy to win one of the really nice looking medals. But after Robbie Gray narrowly edged him by two one-hundredths of a second in the 50m freestyle, Assaad was all but unbeatable. He won his next event, the 200m butterfly, by a full three seconds and the medley by more than two seconds. Assaad said he hopes to continue swimming at university. All that was going through my head was that I was going to stand on the podium. n Gamal Assaad, after winning the first of his seven medals at the Ontario Games