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Oakville Beaver, 10 Jun 2011, p. 43

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OkillSportsSPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2011 43Niki BozinoskiAbbey Park studentearns goldat nationalsAbbey Park High School stu-dent Niki Bozinoski recently helped Defensas under-16 team win gold at the Canadian volleyball MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVERchampionships.UP AND COMING: Dolphins Swim Club members Shannon Russell (left) and Zixuan Li are quickly becoming well-known on the provincial and national swim-The newly-formed Defensa ming scene.team had settled for a bronze medal at the provincial champion-ships after losing to Londons Forest City. But the team Younger Dolphins blazing their own trailsregrouped and came back to By Herb Garbutthouse as the Russell siblings. The other cameOakville from China two years ago has been avenge that loss with a 25-18, OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFfrom halfway around the world.rewriting the Canadian record book by setting 25-19 victory in the national final.Shannon Russell is showing the potential tonine national age group records in a span of four I think it was more exciting While the Dolphins Swim Club marqueefollow in her siblings footsteps, if not blaze hermonths and adding two provincial records.beating them than winning nation-swimmers Colin and Sinead Russell wereown trail. The nine-year-old was named the topThe scary thing about that is Li has yet to als, Bozinoski said.in China for the world championships, the nextswimmer for her age at the TOP (Tiny Olympicreach his peak.Defensa plowed through the wave of swimmers were back at home puttingProspects) Cup meet in Etobicoke last monthThere are still little areas he can improve first two days of pool play, winning up some impressive results of their own.after winning 16 gold medals.(his technique), said Dolphins coach Erin its six matches while dropping just See Young, page 47One of those swimmers See Championship, page 47grew up in the sameMeanwhile, Zixuan Li who moved to

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