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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, August 2, 2013 | 58 Jon Kuiperij Sports Editor sports@oakvillebeaver.com Sports ent environment, but it really kind of showed which clubs have the depth and the quality to be able to compete without the world championship team there." OAK's men's team earned 471.5 points despite combining for just six medals in individual action (Evan White had two gold and a silver, Gamal Assaad and Bryce Kwiecien-Delaney each earned a gold, Peter Serles claimed a bronze). Relay --worth twice as many points as individual races -- was a big factor in OAK's success. Men's relay teams won a gold (Grant Harding, White, Assaad and Kwiecien-Delaney in the 400-meter medley), a silver (Kent Kikot, Assaad, Harding and Kwiecien-Delaney in the 400m freestyle) and a bronze (David Whiteside, White, Kwiecien-Delaney and Assaad in the 800m freestyle). Annie Harrison led the OAK women with a gold and a silver. Marni Oldershaw, fresh off the World University Games in Russia, flew into Montreal in time to earn a gold, and Jacqueline Keire contributed a silver. The rest of OAK's points came from a bevy of top-20 finishes from Erin Assman, Mitchell Gour, Annika Grewal, Mac Hamill, Lauren Lalumiere, Matthew Mac, Victoria Munro, Olivia Strevett, Connor Wilkins, Mackenzie Mac, Sharalynn Missiuna and those who "Connected to your Community" OAK's senior national championship a rare feat for club swimming teams The Oakville Aquatic Club recently accomplished a rare feat for a non-university-affiliated swimming team, winning the overall championship at the senior nationals near Montreal. OAK racked up 707 points at the meet -- with two-thirds of those points coming from its male contingent -- to easily outdistance second-place Edmonton Keyano's total of 536.5. "In the Canadian swimming landscape, it is a landmark kind of victory because over the last 20 years, senior swimming has been dominated by university teams or teams with affiliations to national training centres," said OAK head coach Sean Baker, who believed a club team had not won the senior national crown since 1992. "It was a really good victory." OAK was a distant second to Vancouver's Pacific Dolphins -- a club affiliated with the University of British Columbia -- at last year's senior nationals. Some swimmers missed this year's meet because they were competing at the world championships, which opened the door a bit for OAK. "We've kind of been on the climb since my first year in Oakville," added Baker, who came to OAK in 2010. "Certainly the world championship athletes being away created a differmedalled in other events. In addition to the three medals the men's relay teams earned, OAK also finished fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth in other relay races. "That was the neat thing about this victory. Every single swimmer who went to nationals... scored points for the team legitimately, either swimming on a relay or making a final," Baker said. tionals, and we were third at the age group championships. It was kind of fun to look at it in that respect." White (three gold, two silver) and Kwiecien-Delaney (two gold, one silver, two bronze) paced OAK with five medals each. Kiere earned two gold and two silver, and Ali Baki --singled out by Baker as a swimmer who elevated his performance at the meet -- collected three bronze. Hamill added a pair of bronze. Winning one individual medal each were Assaad (gold), Emily Ramier and Serles (silver), Anaka Will-Dryden, Kristen Olvet and Wilkins (bronze). OAK's relay teams struck for four gold, a silver and two bronze. "I thought we did really well because we had a lot of key players who weren't at the meet," Baker said. "Marni (Oldershaw) was eligible to go but had just finished the university games and senior nationals and needed a break. One of our best 14-year-old boys who would have scored well in five or six events and influenced relays (Luka Tomic) broke his arm playing football. "We were handicapped a little bit... but it was a very good team performance." -- Jon Kuiperij Third at age group championships Following the senior nationals, OAK finished third at the age group national championships, also held near Montreal. OAK's 1,622.5 points ranked behind only meet winner Etobicoke (2,067.5) and secondplace Pointe-Claire (1,898). Olympian Swim Club was fourth (1,279.5). OAK was the defending overall champion of the meet, but Baker said it is difficult for clubs to repeat at an age group meet. "Every year changes. No team, to my knowledge, has ever won age group nationals in back to back years. That was the challenge we were trying to do," he said. "We were also half-jokingly and half-seriously talking about the swimming triple crown: can you win provincial championships, senior nationals and age group nationals? We won provincials and (senior) na- Don't miss these, and other great deals! Visit Proudly Canadian Follow us: @wagjag facebook.com/wagjag All equipment included in the registration fee. All you need to buy is cleats. Only $495.00 to play! Buy Online: 58% off $25.00 UP TO 58% OFF A GREG FREWIN MAGIC SHOW AND DINNER AT OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE (2 OPTIONS) REGISTER NOW FOR THE HOUSE LEAGUE TACKLE SEASON! 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