First Ever Races Swum In 2015 Pan Am Games Pool at Junior Racing Camp

A milestone has been passed in the history of the beautiful new pool on the campus of the University of Toronto – Scarborough, as the first ever heat has been raced in the new pool on Tuesday.

According to Red Deer Catalina Swim Club coach Mandi Smith, the first ever race to be swum came this morning as part of a Swimming Canada “Junior Team” race simulation, and included her swimmer Rebecca Smith (pictured below), who won the first heat of the girls’ 200 free.

Rebecca Smith from the Rec Deer Catalina Swim Club swam in the first heat in the new Pan Am Games pool. (Courtesy: Mandi Smith)

This camp includes 20 of Canada’s brightest young talents aged 14-16 (girls) and 14-17 (boys), and the camp is led by coaches Smith, Tom Rushton, Carl Simonson, Matt Bell, and Bill O’Toole.

The first races swum included heats of 200 frees (winners Javier Acevado and Rebecca Smith), 100 back (winners Tai Long Singh, Danielle Hanus) and 200 fly (winners Christian Ng, Sarah Darcel). The meet will move onto finals tonight.

The camp roster:

Girls

• Danielle Hanus, Newmarket Stingrays (16)
• Rebecca Smith, Red Deer Catalina Swim Club (14)
• Monica Babits, Mississauga Aquatic Club (16)
• Mary-Sophie Harvey, Megophias de Trois-Rivieres (15)
• Heather Lam, Vancouver Pacific Swim Club (16)
• Danika Huizinga, Ajax Swimming (15)
• Sarah Darcel, Island Swimming Club (15)
• Penelope Oleksiak, Toronto Swim Club (14)
• Lauren Crisp, Pacific Coast Swimming (14)
• Jordan Andrusak, Pacific Coast Swimming (15)

Boys

• Javier Acevedo, Ajax Swimming (16)
• Stephen Calkins, University of Calgary Swim Club (16)
• Carson Olafson, Spartan Swim Club (17)
• Kaelan Freund, La Swim Club (16)
• Alexandre Preeault, Ottawa Swim Club (15)
• Tai Long Singh, Winskill Dolphins (14)
• Ryder McGinnis, Edmonton Keyano Swim Club (17)
• Etienne Paquin-Foisy, E.N. Longueuil (17)
• Christian Ng, Markham Aquatic Club (17)
• Colin Gilbert, Kamloops Classic Swimming (16)